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The Pretender |
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I知 going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I知 going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I値l go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I値l get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen
I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I致e been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it痴 the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You値l get up and do it again
Amen
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there
Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight
I知 going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we値l fill in the missing colors
In each other痴 paint-by-number dreams
And then we値l put out dark glasses on
And we値l make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We値l get up and do it again
Get it up again
I知 going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Thought true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender
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