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I
Am a working man
Pencil in my hand
Since I got back from lying off the cage
I'm
Burnin' outta time
Cuz every piece of mind I've built
Has got me rolling back the days

Some'll say we're all the same
Sliding up and down the chain
Luggin' misfortune to gather in the rain
Some say we wither as we blend into the night
So hand yourself another line
Try to hit it home in time
One by one, it's together that we grind
A new tomorrow while the sun is in our eyes

(Chorus)
But it's hard now lookin' up from Melody Road
When the block has already been sold
And you had to roll the dice to think about your life today
Hard now ringin' in the Ring of Fire
When you're comin' close to desire
With the talk of how to lead your life

I
Wear down my cause
In the name of God
Since everything was falling off the page
I
Push back the thought
That every path I walk
Is built upon the stones of my own Age

And with platitudes upon platitudes
Spread the culture and sing the news
Escape from everything, and pull your head inside
Underneath a starry sky
Build our hopes and passersby
It's like with everything you come into a lie

(Chorus)

I was taught
To not get caught
By words and thoughts
That have no meaning
Past the thought
Of you revealing
All your life

And I got a penny I wish it wasn't gone already
Don't you think heady to walk along the road so heavy
Only if you're steady to walk along the edge of night
And make yourself believe
Ignorance is pretty when dealin' with the nitty gritty
Don't you think it's shitty to take it on into the city
Like it's just a pity to make yourself a home and life
And find you cannot leave

And with platitudes upon platitudes
Spread the culture and sing the news
Escape from everything, and pull your head inside
Underneath a starry sky
Build our hopes and passersby
It's like with everything you come into a lie

(Chorus 2x)

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from The Phoenix Twin Sampler, released September 19, 2011

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