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I told Althea I was feeling lost, lacking in some
direction.
Althea told me upon scrutiny that my back might need
protection.
I told Althea that treachery was tearing me limb
from limb.
Althea told me better cool down boy, settle back,
easy Jim.
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Verse 2 You may
be Saturday's child, all alone, moving with a tinge of grace.
You may be a clown in the burying ground, or just
another pretty face.
You may meet the fate on Ophelia, sleeping every
chance to dream.
Honest to the point of recklessness, self‑centered
in the extreme.
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Verse 3 Ain't nobody messing with you, your friends are getting
most concerned
Loose with the truth, baby, it's your fire, but baby
don't get burned.
When the smoke has cleared, she said, that's what
she said to me.
Gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little
sympathy.
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There are things you can replace, and others you
cannot.
The time has come to weigh those things.
This space is getting hot, you know this space is
getting hot.
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Verse 4 I told Althea I'm a roving son, and I was born to be a
bachelor.
Althea told me, okay, that's fine, so now I'm trying
to catch her.
Can't talk to you without talking to me, we're
guilty of the same old thing
Been talking alot about less and less Forgetting the
love we bring.
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