Backing Out

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        A E                         A      E      A
        Been living in the city too long now
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        Even my lungs have started to groan
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        Everybody is singing their own song
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        Sometimes I want  to sing alone


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        Never been a prima donna
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        I never seem to want to be the one to complain
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        Enough's too much and now I'm a goner
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        Stop the madness scene before it drives me insane


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        Take me where the sun won't shine on me
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        Take me where my conscience won't go now
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        Take me where the sun won't shine - on me
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        Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
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        Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

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        Everyone around this town is so angry now
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        Blaring horns and swearing; shaking fists
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        If everybody in the world was a hit man
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        We'd wipe each other off each other's hit lists


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        Who wants to stand and be counted
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        Or anger every man until there's lines on your face, now
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        I don't want to be the one to start the shouting
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        I'm part of this society and I know my place


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        Take me where the sun won't shine on me
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        Take me where my conscience won't go now
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        Take me where the sun won't shine - on me
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        Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
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        Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know


        A E
        Everything around this town is so boring

        Well nothing changes; Nothing doesn't stay the same
        A E
        Ten years when we had high ideals

        We couldn't wait to play the protest game


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        But now we have our thing together
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        Our brand new leathers, three bank accounts
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        Who cares about the starving millions
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        We're just happy that our cheques don't bounce


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        Take me where the sun won't shine on me
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        Take me where my conscience won't go now
        E                          A
        Take me where the sun won't shine - on me
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        Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know
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        Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to ...
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        No, Don't tell me I'm backing out 'cause I don't want to know

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