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he hit me right in the face.
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i drove the falcon uptown.
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hung out in the library parking lot.
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the swelling'll never go down.
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tied a hiram walker in the lining
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of my father's old corduroy coat.
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big, big plans hatching in my brain and a
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big ugly lump in my throat.

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i drove up to harvey mudd and i played pinball
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'till i didn't want to kill anyone.
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polished off all my cheap whiskey
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and stepped out into the california sun.

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singing bainne na mbó is na gamhna,
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and the juice of the barley for me.
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singing bainne na mbó is na gamhna,
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and the juice of the barley for me.

Break:
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my thirst carried me up the coast,
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where it only got sharper god damn it.
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in a small room that got even smaller
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a block away from the wilamette.

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there was nowhere i needed to go.
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and nowhere i wanted to be.
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in my window looked out upon nothing.
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and nothing looked right back at me.
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i had a couple of things on my mind.
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a couple of problems to think through.
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and i drank 'till i couldn't see straight anymore --
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until there was nothing to drink to.


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singing bainne na mbó is na gamhna,
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and the juice of the barley for me.
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singing bainne na mbó is na gamhna,
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and the juice of the barley for me.
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