Get Down

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[Verse]
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He was young and he was proud
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He was strong and unafraid
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And he walked alone where others feared to tread
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And all the treasures of the land
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He could hold them in his hand
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And where others always followed he would lead

[Verse]
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But when the others came to lead
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They were driven on by greed
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And they forced him to believe his way was wrong
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In his simple way he tried
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But his spirit slowly died
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And he knew his weary journey had begun

[Chorus]
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And he had to get down
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Get down on the ground
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He had to get down
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And leave his pride behind

[Verse]
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And he had to come to terms
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With the things he had to learn
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And his innocence destroyed itself with age
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When he stopped to turn around
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The path was nowhere to be found
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And he was guided like a puppet on a stage

[Verse]
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And the proud and noble savage
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Took his turn at being scared
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Whereas before he never knew the taste of fear
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He had to grovel in the sand
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And hold an open hand
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For he knew within, the end was drawing near

[Chorus]
              D
And he had to get down
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Get down on the ground
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He had to get down
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And leave his pride behind

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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And he cried aloud with pain
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For to walk in the light again
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And he begs for someone close to lend an ear
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And he's turned the other cheek
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But now he's much too weak
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And no one stops to listen though they hear

[Verse]
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And now an age has passed away
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And we are left to pay
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For the wrongs inflicted on this man
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And if the burden weighs us down
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We'll have to kneel upon the ground
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And pray for forgiveness from this man

[Chorus]
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'Cause he had to get down
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Get down on the ground
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He had to get down
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And leave his pride behind

[Chorus]
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Oh, we'd better get down
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Get down on the ground
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We'd better get down
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And leave our pride behind