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The Long Haul

from LUCKY'S TUNE by REID PALEY

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THE LONG HAUL (Reid Paley)

Sometimes I wake up in the day
And all my fears have gone away
There’s got to be some sense here
But it’s not between the lines
You say you like the looks of me
But that’s because you’re blind
I will probably keep thinking
Til I drink away my mind
And I don’t know if I’m gonna come again

Sometimes I try to get some sleep
But there’s some things that just don’t keep
Can’t never be a villain
Cos I don’t know how to play
Won’t never be no hero
Cos my feet are made of clay
Who really gives a fuck
How this thing turns out anyway
And I don’t know if I’m gonna come again

Someday I will go away
And all my friends will come and play
I’ve ground my teeth to powder
Trying to keep myself in check
From the day I started teething
You’ve been breathing down my neck
I’ve fucked it and I’ve fucked up
And I’ll die a fucking wreck
And I don’t know if I’m gonna come again



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from LUCKY'S TUNE, released September 7, 1999

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