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After the Operation

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After the operation
I was in a lotta pain
But I look fondly on it
Just passin' all the days in a haze
Layin' on the couch
And watchin' TV
After the operation
I didn't have a care
I'd spend whole afternoons
Just layin' there
While I stared
At things in the room
That made me think
After the operation
I ate a lotta junk
I'd drift off and fall asleep
And have these little dreams
Where I'm feeling
Back to my old self again

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deckers On Aug 03, 2005

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2005-08-03 12:08:27

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by Eamon

18y ago

Says E of this song:

"In 2003 we did 80 shows in a few months. We went around the world twice and I kept losing my voice and getting sick. When I got back home I discovered that I had developed a giant cyst in my sinus and had to have surgery. It was a brutal experience and recovering seemed like a long haze of pain. But once I was better, I realized that I kind of missed those days of laying on the couch not worrying about all the usual stuff."

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