Intro: E
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Tonight will be the last night of my record-breakingly successful run
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in the lead role of the greatest play of the century
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Unprecedentedly warm praise from critics and public alike
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has met my portrayal of a man at his desk who gives a damn
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"Oh, oh, oh, if I could only see the clear blue sky from my office window
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Oh, oh, then it would only take a steel grey day and I'd take my bow"
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I'd like to thank all my friends and fans for always pushing me to soldier on
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So one last time (for the cameras), my greatest soliloquy
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"Oh, oh, oh, if I could only see the clear blue sky from my office window.
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Oh, oh, then it would only take a steel grey day and I'd take my bow"
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To whom it may concern:
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I'd like to nominate myself to receive an award.
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As a small symbol of recognition for my body of work
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A lifetime of selling my body to pay the bills
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But my heart and my mind are mine,
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Mine, you will not win this war
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This is just a battle
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Oh, oh, oh, well, I've surrendered you my physical attendance here
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But no, no, no, you will not take my soul
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Lest we forget why I'm sitting here
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My letter to the Human Resources Department said:
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"You started a war so you'll get what you started"
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I'm only working here cause I need the fucking money
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I'm only working here cause I need the fucking money
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I'm only working here cause I need the fucking money
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I'm only working here cause I need the fucking money
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