My Oldest Friend

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I remember watching my dad lose a part of himself and break
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Then, I watched, as my mother carried on with the back-up plan
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So, I followed, and I mistook an important lesson for a
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soul mate; and then I did it again and again

[Chorus]
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Oh, I was a fool; got fooled again. Are you ashamed of this fool man?
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No! I'm not a fool? Why feel ashamed when I stood back up on weak legs legs?
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Consequences of my own choices: oh, my ol - dest
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friend; we'll try again, but let's not rush in my oldest friend

[Break]
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I remember thinking that I got it right this time and that
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and, again, I had to tear down the walls that they helped me build
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and I believed that these old boards wouldn’t hold up when you said, “I’ll
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help you. Let’s build them together again.”

[Bridge]
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Is love always doomed to fail?
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Is there poison in my blood? No-oo-oh-oh
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My soul's got cavities, but I see you’ve got them too; so let’s
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line them up and see if the light shines through

[Chorus]
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Oh, look at us fools falling again; trying to climb when we can’t stand
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No! We are not fools. It’s not the same when we both started this lame.
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Consequences of hopeless romance: here we  are a-
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-gain. Now take a deep breath; there's no time for rest my oldest friend

[Break]
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[Bridge]
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No, I’ve never failed at lo-ove
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I've only learned more about whats in - side
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And what gives me purpose now is not by happenstance
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It's your laugh; your smile; now can I have this dance

[Chorus]
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No, we are not fools; never again. We've both just been futher down this
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road, and falling down is part of the game and getting back up’s how we play
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Consequences of my own choices: my old ne - me -
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-sis. Well now you can rest, but I won't forget my oldest friend

[Break]
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[Chorus]
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Consequences of my own choices: oh, my  ol- dest
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friend. I'll never forget
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