Nothing Ever Hurt Me

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Well I've had a splitting 
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headache from my eyebrows to my 
backbone
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Arthritis appendicitis brights 
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disease and gall stones
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Bleeding ulcers ingrown toe nails 
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swollen adenoids
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The Asian flu a time or two and 
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inflamed vocal chords
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I've had a toothache so severe my 
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jawbone split in two
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But nothing's ever hurt me half as 
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bad as losing you

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Well I've had the lit end of a 
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cigar pressed against my belly
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Whipped on with a crowbar till my 
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eyeball turned to jelly
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Accidentally nailed my index 
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finger to the wall
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Cut off all my toes and soaked my 
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foot in alcohol
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I've had my pelvis ruptured by an 
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angry kangaroo
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But nothing's ever hurt me half as 
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bad as losing you

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Well it's not because you measure 
fifty twenty forty four
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It's surely not because you own a 
chain of liquor stores
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It's not because your daddy is the 
richest man in town
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It's just that I've grown used to 
you and having you around

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I've had my parents tell me son we 
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don't love you at all
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I've seen my sister's name written
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 on a washroom wall
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My best friend set my barn on fire
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 burned my horse to death
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I went out with a girl who told me 
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that I had bad breath
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Last week I drew a crowd when I 
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went to the city zoo
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But nothing's ever hurt me half as 
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bad as losing you