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[Verse 1]
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‪I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day
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‪Of the most dangerous month of the year‬‬‬
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At the worst time, at the worst place
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That’s all I seem to hear‬‬‬
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 I got up early so I could greet the goddess of the dawn
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 I painted my wagon, ‬‬abandoned all hope‬‬‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

[Verse 2]
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‪Well, the Rubicon is a red river‬‬
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Going gently as she flows
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Redder than your ruby lips‬‬‬
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And the blood that flows from the rose
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Three miles north of purgatory
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One step from the great beyond
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‪I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls
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‪And I crossed the Rubicon‬

[Verse 3]
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‪One of these dark days I’ll see‬‬‬
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In this world so badly bent
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How can I redeem the time‬‬?‬
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The time so idly spent?‬‬
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How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?‬‬
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I embraced my love, put down my head‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

[Verse 4]
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I can feel the bones beneath my skin ‬‬‬
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And they’re trembling with rage ‬‬‬
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I’ll make your wife a widow‬‬‬
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You’ll never see old age ‬‬‬
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Show me one good man in sight‬
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That the sun shines down upon ‬‬‬
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I pawned my watch, I paid my debts ‬‬‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

‪[Verse 5]
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I put my heart up on the hill‬‬‬
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Where some happiness I’ll find‬‬‬
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If I survive then let me love‬‬‬
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Let the hour be mine‬‬‬
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Take the high road, take the low‬‬‬
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Take any one you’re on
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I poured the cup, I passed it along ‬‬‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

‪[Verse 6]
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Well you defiled the most lovely flower‬‬‬
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In all of womanhood‬‬‬
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Others can be tolerant‬‬‬
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Others can be good
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I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife ‬‬‬
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Lord, and I’ll miss you when you’re gone ‬‬‬
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I stood between heaven and earth ‬‬‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

‪[Verse 7]
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You won’t find any happiness here‬‬‬
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No happiness or joy‬
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Go back to the gutter, try your luck‬
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Find you some nice pretty boy‬
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Tell me how many men I need‬
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And who can I count upon‬
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I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat‬‬‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon‬

‪[Verse 8]
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I feel the Holy Spirit inside‬‬‬
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See the light that freedom gives‬‬‬
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I believe it’s in the reach of‬
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Every man who lives‬
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Keep as far away as possible‬‬‬
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It’s darkest ‘fore the dawn (O Lord)‬‬
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I turned the key then broke it off‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon‬

[Verse 9]
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Mona, baby, are you still in my mind?
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I truly believe that you are‬‬‬
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Could it be anybody else but you‬‬?‬
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Who’s come with me this far‬‬‬
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The killing frost is on the ground‬
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And the autumn leaves are gone‬
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I lit the torch, I looked to the East‬
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And I crossed the Rubicon‬‬

[Outro]
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