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I was feelin' important, feelin' in control

Felt like everywhere I went, folks said, "There he goes"

 I was beaming like a noon-day sun, my ducks all in a row

 When all a sudden in a flash, I saw it was not so

 Ain't goin' my way

 Ain't goin' my way

 There's no denyin' thing's ain't flyin' my way

 Ain’t goin' my way

 Ain’t goin' my way

 There's no denyin' thing's ain't flyin' my way

 I used to walk around a lot feelin' pretty small

People said, "You're not so bad" so I stood up tall

Then my inner Napoleon said, "You could have it all!"

 I hit a curb and strained a nerve and headed for a fall

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Now I am a lonely mole back in the underground

 Diggin' bigger hills and little hills cause I'm so tightly wound

Really am I all that bad takin' pennies for the pound

Cause even from the margins, lord, there comes a holy sound

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