They call this the end of the world
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But it's actually not that far
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And there's nothing to do
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But that's fine for a bit, one bar and one church
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There's nothing worth writing home about
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And that's okay if I can stay home
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I know every last name and every square
Wouldn't wanna be anywhere else
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It's quiet here on the other side
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But this is where I'm from
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Where you can still leave your bike unlocked
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And every now and then the taste of the city can still tempt me
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But my thoughts tell me I should've stayed here
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Far from everything, everyone's close to me there
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And it's true what they said
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It's quiet here on the other side
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But that doesn't really matter
I feel at home nowhere else
And trains still run here
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Along the banks of the IJssel
If you wanna build a career
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You don't have to stay here, but
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Here the roads don't lead to Rome, they head into the woods
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To where the party of the year is the Zwarte Cross
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Where the glass isn't half empty but half full
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And an open door is unlocked
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There's nothing worth writing home about
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And that's okay if I can stay home
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I know every last name and every square
Wouldn't wanna be anywhere else
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It's quiet here on the other side
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But this is where I'm from
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Where you can still leave your bike unlocked
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Beside the road
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And every now and then the taste of the city can still tempt me
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But my thoughts tell me I should've stayed here
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Far from everything, everyone's close to me there
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And it's true what they said
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It's quiet here on the other side
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Here happiness is still very ordinary
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And the air's d*mn clean
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It's quiet here on the other side
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Because everyone went to study
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Trying their luck somewhere else
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It's quiet here on the other side
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No nightclub to be found here
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But it's far from boring
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It's quiet here on the other side
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Best regards to the West, where they say
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That it's quiet on the other side
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But this is where I'm from
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Where you can still leave your bike unlocked
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And every now and then the taste of the city can still tempt me
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But my thoughts tell me I should've stayed here
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Far from everything, everyone's close to me there
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And it's true what they said
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It's quiet here on the other side