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A Great Big Hole
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You, Me, and Everyone We Know
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I awoke stinking like a dead man does with time,
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not just from the waste I've strewn around the room.
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My will resigned, then I let it take to me like vines.
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I've got explaining to do
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and a greenish hue.
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It's a cold I'll always have,
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And, god, could I use a sneeze.
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But the Kleenex Corporation
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has long lost all its sympathy.
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To get this low
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I had to dig a great big hole
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Now, the only way out,
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cost me everything I know.
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This wasn't supposed to be part of the arc of the story.
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I've learned that spilling your guts will not, in every case, lead to glory.
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Stubborn as a mule in quicksand, you'll drown
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With every two steps forward comes two steps down.
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This was bound to unravel, that thread just needed a tug
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Cause only so much mess can be swept under a rug
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Between my "was"es and "am"s, I think I'd still choose the latter
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But seriously, speaking of which, just what the hell did I do with that ladder?
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I'm a boxer on the ground
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not sure if I should just stay down.
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I've been here a while, it's not lost on me
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that the seats have emptied,
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and there's no referee,
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but I swear I still hear a few people rooting for me.
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To get this low
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I had to dig a great big hole
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Now, the only way out,
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cost me everything I know.
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I could not lead with such a wound neglected
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So my comrades, they've all defected/
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Now the loss of troops, plus the ground to boot,
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leaves me just time to kill and trench to fill.
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I'm all dried out.
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My mind's grown fit.
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I've figured out how to live like this.
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Fifteen elephants sitting on my chest
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don't feel like much when I'm breathing my best.
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To get this low
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I had to dig a great big hole
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Now, the only way out,
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cost me everything I know.
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