I've been shakin' like a flies wings,

Up and down my head is bound to fail,

(Why don't you cry about it!)

Made of stale beer and brine,

My mind wound loose, I say, "This isn't fair."

(Why don't you cry about it!)

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Hey starstruck shooter in the box seat.

(Hey starstruck, shoot him in the box seat)

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Hey oh, hey oh,

I can't be near you,

Hey oh hey,

I can't be stayed.

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Strapped my boots on, ran alone,

With brittle bones I fractured every step,

(Why don't you cry about it!)

Made it by the wedding bells,

The girl I love is there with someone else.

(Why don't you cry about it!)

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Right hand man cutter in the congress.

(Right hand man, cut him in the congress)

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Hey oh, hey oh,

I can't be near you,

Hey oh hey,

I can't be stayed.

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Can't be stayed since I was a small egg,

Inside a serpents throat,

I can't be stayed, not this time,

I'm on my last leg counting signs,

My penance plea has been denied.

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And the grassy knoll will decompose.

(Hey, you'll feel it in the morning)

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Hey oh, hey oh,

I can't be near you,

Hey oh hey,

I can't be stayed.

(One more time)

Hey oh, hey oh,

I can't be near you,

Hey oh hey,

I can't be stayed.

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