The night closes in on another day
As the oldest game's gettin' underway
On the minds of a million people
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So you climb on the carousel and then take a chance
The same old ritual, the same old dance
The hardest thing to resist is
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If the fire down below's gettin' worse and worse
You're so close to shootin' that you want to burst
Somebody's sponge needs squeezin'
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What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya

Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
Won't solve the problem

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Away in the distance a baby cries
But you know somebody's by her side
The night drags on forever
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You can hear the tickin' of a lonely clock
The howlin' wind that just won't stop
Somebody's cherries need pickin'
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What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya

Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
Won't solve the problem

It'll tear you apart like an angry sea
Keep you warm like a summer breeze
It's all we've got in a cold cold world
Is to love someone

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Somethings happenin' in the air
It feels so close but you don't know where
The poorest people's riches
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And the cheatin' hearts never learn
Someday somewhere's gonna be your turn
Don't start what you can't finish
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What do I say?
Nobody gonna tell ya
Where do I go?
Somewhere someone'll have ya

Who do I tell?
Anybody that'll listen
No one should know
That won't solve the problem

Where do I run?
Anywhere that'll hide ya
Who'll be the one?
Yeah

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