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It's getting harder these days

To keep my cool

Don't get me wrong

I was never great

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 But I remember days when money didn't matter

I was building forts and swamps in the summers

 And you were serving tea to the queen

 And everything was beautiful

 Yeah we'd run around like animals

 And I, I, I, I heard you say

It's getting harder these days

It's getting harder these days

We ran around into the night

Chasing trains like crazies out of our minds

With no more to lose than our Sunday shoes

We packed our bags and said goodbye

 We were not afraid, we were not afraid

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 But I remember days when money didn't matter

I was building forts and swamps in the summers

 And you were serving tea to the queen

 And everything was beautiful

 Yeah we'd run around like animals

 And I, I, I, I heard you say

Look outside the sun is rising

 Every cloud in the sky is gone

Gone (x2)

We ran around into the night

Chasing trains like crazies out of our minds

With no more to lose than our Sunday shoes

We packed our bags and said goodbye

 You said look outside the sun is rising

Look outside the sun is rising (x2)

And you were serving tea to the que-en