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it's easier to drink on empty stomach
than to eat on a broken heart
figures of art
that kind of thing will only bring you apart

i'll give it just one more chance
i need to go get some leg, get some shine on my shoes
i need a new pair of pants and take part in it too
figures of art, yeah

dodo dodo dodo do
dodo dodo dodo do

it's easier to eat on a broken stomach
than to drink on an empty heart
figures of art
at quarter to three, where you want to be is hard

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gyroscope On Dec 22, 2004

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