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Sunken Rags

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It's a shame it's sunken rags
The way you play me down
It's a shame the way you hide me in the electric school
I was brave to call your name
Down in the alleyway
It's a shame the way you treat me like a fool
So ride on, fight on
Love is gonna win
It's gonna beat your sins
Fight on, ride on
Love is gonna win
It's gonna beat your sins
It's a game with broken brain
The way you smile on me
I'm a bird that rides upon your window fools
It's a shame how you unzip my winter poetry
It's a shame the way you treat me like a fool

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oofus On Jun 25, 2001

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2001-06-25 03:30:13

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by TrebleStardust

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A song about trying to get a girl and being rejected.

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