Some find it odd
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that at forty I'm not married
Others swear that I drink
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and that in person I'm worth nothing
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that it's been two or three sizes
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that I don't fit into my jeans
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And sometimes I feel like turning around and saying
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if you don't know anything about me
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not where, not with whom, not when
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if I hang God or the devil on the wall
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what I dared, what I'll never do
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How much do you sell the truth for?
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Who gave you a candle at this funeral?
I'm not looking for a burning nail
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And if I look back you're not there
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with those who'll put their hand in the fire for me
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Many don't understand what they know
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or sharpen a dagger on every pedestal
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Where are those who help?
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Who's the ugly, the good, and the bad?
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Which of the twelve is Judas?
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Who sleeps on the other side?
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Who said 'no' and who 'yes'?
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Who am I going to tell?
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if you don't know anything about me
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not where, not with whom, not when
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if I hang God or the devil on the wall
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what I dared, what I'll never do
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How much do you sell the truth for?
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Who gave you a candle at this funeral?
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I'm not looking for a burning nail
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And if I look back you're not there, and you never will be
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Mine never lower their arms
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Mine jump when I jump
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Mine will be by my side just the same if I roll a three
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For them I throw myself to the canvas
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For them the Ferris wheel still turns
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For those who were born to believe
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that to die of love is to live standing
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if you don't know anything about me
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not where, not with whom, not when
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if I hang God or the devil on the wall
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what I dared, what I'll never do
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How much do you sell the truth for?
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Who gave you a candle at this funeral?
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I'm not looking for a burning nail
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And if I look back you're not there, and you never will be
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if you don't know anything about me
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not where, not with whom, not when
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if I hang God or the devil on the wall
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what I dared, what I'll never do
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How much do you sell the truth for?
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Who gave you a candle at this funeral?
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I'm not looking for a burning nail
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And if I look back you're not there
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if you don't know anything about me
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not where, not with whom, not when
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if I hang God or the devil on the wall
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what I dared, what I'll never do
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How much do you sell the truth for?
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Who gave you a candle at this funeral?
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I'm not looking for a burning nail
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And if I look back you're not there
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with those who'll put their hand in the fire for me