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Fifty-Fifty Chance

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50-50 chance
The doctor said
In the cardiac room
As she's lying in bed

There's a pan on the floor
Filled with something black
I need to know
I'm afraid to ask

I hug you
I hum to you
I've come to you
I touch you

I tell you
I love you
I sing to you
Bring to you
Anything

Her little heart
It beats so fast
Her body trembles
With the effort to last

I hug you
I hum to you
I've come to you
I touch you

I tell you
I love you
I sing to you
Bring to you
Anything

She's going home
Tomorrow at ten
The question is
Will she try it again?

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iconnu On Apr 18, 2002

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Cover art for Fifty-Fifty Chance lyrics by Suzanne Vega

by mila77

21y ago

I think this song is about a friend or even relative of hers who tried to commit suicide.

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by BadWisdom

13y ago

Suzanne on Fifty-Fifty Chance: "50-50 Chance" is based on a real incident. Someone I'm close to had that experience last year. A suicide attempt. She's okay now. She hasn't tried it again."

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