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A Distant Figure of Jon

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I'm staring through this window pane
At a figure in the rain
A man who's walking far away
A man who can't hear me say
I want him to give me love
I want him to hold me near
A distant figure of Jon
A distant figure of Jon

I wish he was my father
But he is just 'Jon'
I wish he'd kiss me on the cheek
And call me his long-lost son
A distant figure of Jon
Yeah!

I'm staring through this window pane
And I am in pain
At a person who I can't see
Who is the boss of me

A distant figure of Jon
(A distant figure of Jon)

Tell him that I love him true
And tell me, where's he gone?
I can't live with this broken heart
And a distant figure of Jon

A distant figure of Jon
A distant figure of Jon
A distant figure of Jon
A distant figure of Jon
A distant figure of Jon
A distant figure of Jon

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2005-09-17 04:57:56

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