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The Mango TreeWe sit beneath the mango tree / You say, “I’ve got to go one day, you see…” / I nod and smile for that’s far away…
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Once There Was a Little Boy...Once there was a little boy / With dreams that touched the sky / He was the darling first born son
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My PaintbrushFor years so jealous I have been / Of those who excel with the brush / And envy those who make beautiful
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FoolFor years / I was afraid to play the fool / So I built up walls
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Record ScratchThere is nothing so obnoxious as a memory / Persistent and begging for constant attention / Poking its head out of every corner
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Trapped in the DuskThis is the world / That I escape to when I’m desperate / A world where dreams
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LilyLily was a pretty girl / With eyes a shining blue / And copper hair, much like the sun,
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I Like You LikeI like you like I like to / Refrain from breaking a hip / I like you like I like to
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MountainsMy thoughts sometimes travel back / To that cool, midsummer’s night / Under that diamond canopy
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The Living DeadIt’s quite a thing for us to have / A beating, working heart / To inhale, exhale, inhale again
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