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The garbage man is never going to come
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The cans out at the curb will bloat and stink
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The rock will work its way through cracks in the the foundation
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The water will grow stagnant in the sink
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And you, you will know
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Where it is that memories go

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The migratory birds will not come back
The charms that summer held will all turn sour
And from the treetops when the wind stops
Sweet blossoms will rain down and you will spin beneath the shower
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And it will be so clear
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You will never quite escape last year

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The wind will blow or else it won't
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Sometimes you just move on and sometimes you just don't
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You think the matter through, you try hard not to think
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The water all goes stagnant in the kitchen sink
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And you will know, and I will too
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What it was I might have left to you

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