Nothing In Common

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[Verse 1]
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There was this kid a few years back,
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A little older than me,
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Who lived in my house and looked a 
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lot like my mother.
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There was this kid I knew back 
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then and I was sure he would be
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The greatest star I'd ever known.
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I'd watch him walk into a room and
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 he was never out of place,
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He knew the answer to every 
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question.
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The square and cube of every prime
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A name to go with every face,
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Like he was king upon a throne.

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[Chorus 1]
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And we had nothing in common,
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Nothing in common.
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My mother was convinced that I 
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failed english out of spite.
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We had nothing in common
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Nothing in common.
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And 30-some years later i'm still 
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tortured and amazed
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By how Daivd always got the 
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answers right.

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[Verse 2]

      C   G                Am
Now later on, I knew this guy,
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He was in high school I think,
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Had lots of friends and was the 
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pride of the family.
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He'd call me names and punch my 
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head and made me feel like a dink
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And I would hide from him all day.

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But if I couldn't find a friend
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(Which happened more than i'd have 
liked)
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I'd go where he was and sulk 
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around him.
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He'd say, "You don't know how to 
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throw, and just don't play your 
stupid songs,"
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And then he'd toss the ball my 
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way.

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[Chorus 2]

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We had nothing in common,
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Nothing in common.
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I thought he was a jerk and who 
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knows what he thought I'd be.
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We had nothing in common,
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Nothing in common.
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But 20-some years later I'm still 
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grateful and surprised
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By the little gifts that David 
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gave to me.

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[Verse 3]

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I knew this guy before I wed
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He had a vision in his head
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Of how his life would play out and
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 his dreams would come true
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But he was stumbling, he was stalled
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And every year after he called
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I'd just think man, there goes the 
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lonliest guy I ever knew

[Bridge]

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People think i'm failing
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They never understand
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But temporary set backs
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Are part of what I planned

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And David had his vision
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And David played his game
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We have nothing much in common
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But we are more or less the same

[Break]
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[Verse 4]

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There was a guy who met a girl 
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who had a cat that fell in love
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That got a home and made a vow
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He took her hand and they lived 
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happily ever after

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Happily ever after

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Here's to happily ever after
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Happily ever after