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Kangaroo Cry

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Kangaroo Cry Lyrics

so why can't i be fine
so why just get by
so why just get by
so i..

i kissed her on the cheek and then i waved goodbye
it was the saddest look i've seen in years - a kangaroo cry
a warm pathetic ocean flow we have to live by
we have to live by
we have to live by..

so why
can't i
just be fine?

i kissed her on the cheek and then i waved goodbye
it was the saddest look i've seen in years - a kangaroo cry
a warm pathetic ocean flow we have to live by
we have to live by
we have to live by..

i know it's so hard
i know it's hard to..
keep hanging on
just keep hanging on

yeah, i know it's so hard for us to
keep hanging on
just keep hanging on
just hang on

just keep hanging on

and i thought for a second
what if that was us?
did i tell the one i love..

and i thought for a second
that could've been us
and did i tell the one i love..

so for now i'll just hang on
for now i'll just keep hanging on
just hanging on
hanging on

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jnoelle On Dec 08, 2005

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2005-12-08 03:41:14

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by aronmauk

18y ago

The version of the song i have has Justin saying that the song was "sponsored" by 9/11.

He thought what it would have been like to have been the family member of someone who died that day and not getting to say "i love you" one last time.

Certainly adds to the effect.

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by Ryllick 17y ago

where did you get this version of the song?

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by dlang103

17y ago

At a concert in DC, Justin said that travelling, they see so many soldiers leaving their families to go do their jobs. He said that this song was for the families of the soldiers. He got pretty irritated when people were yelling things during his intro at one point, saying he would wait for them to be quiet....

For either interpretation, this song made me even more of a blue october fan than I already was....

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