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Intro

 I've been hanging round for days

 still confused about the way you came

 Take the portraits from the wall

 take them down and burn them all

 I know what I've become

 By the marks upon their arms

 there was nothing that they lacked in charm

 But now I've got to choose

 who from you is gonna lose

 and who is going through

 By the stories that were told

 I decided to reject the bold

 embrace the cowardly and the weak

 we had laughs that lasted weeks

 they're inside and I sing here

 Now I would swear this life is you

 You've been around since we were twenty two

 but now you've got the rush

 when you're cold and when you're touched

 I know things don't mean much

 'Cause we don't know we're strong enough

 and chances come too soon

 But people, people, we're not in love

 and now we're singing out of tune

 Just go out and get it straight

 There are questions here that just can't wait

 Leave romantics to their spite

 leave the footballs to their pints

 alternatives we'll find

 But there's nothing we can find

 while our lives are plush and kind of fine

 So we'll all call it a day

 people follow in our wake

 a nothing's hall of fame

 'Cause we don't know we're strong enough

 and chances come too soon

 But people, people, we're not in love

 and now we're singing out of tune

 Come on babies, find a vein

 Roll your sleeves up, find your arms insane

 Walking out in little lines

 down the corridors of life

 and on to what you'll find

 Out the door and down the street

 over fences glens and ditches deep

 And who from us is gonna choose

 who will win and who will lose?

 I know it won't be me

 'Cause we don't know we're strong enough

 and chances come too soon

 But people, people, we're not in love

 and now we're singing out of tune

 'Cause we don't know we're strong enough

 and chances come too soon

 But people, people, we're not in love

 and now we're singing out of tune

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