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Seems like once upon a time a go 
 
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  I was where I was supposed to  be  
 
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  My vision was true and my  heart was too  
 
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There was no end to what I could  dream  
 
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  I walked like a hero into the setting  sun  
 
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  Everyone called out my  name  
 
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  Death to me was just a  mystery  
 
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  I was too busy raising up  Cain  
 
 
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  But nothing lasts forever  
 
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  Your best efforts don't always  pay 
 
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  Sometimes you get sick And you  don't get better That's when  life is short  
 
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  Even in its  longest  days  
 
 
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  So you pretend not to  notice  
 
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  That everything has  changed  
 
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  The way that you look And the f riends you once had  
 
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  So you keep on acting the  same  
 
 
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  But deep down in your  soul  
 
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You know you,  you got no  flame  
 
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  And who knows then which  way to go  
 
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  Life is short  even in  its longest  days 
 
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  All I got here  
 
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  Is a rear view mirror  
 
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  Reflections of where I've  been  
 
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  So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day  
 
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  But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you  anyway    
 
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  Nothing lasts  forever  
 
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  And your best efforts don't always  pay  
 
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  Sometimes you get sick And you  don't get better  
 
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That's when  life is short  
 
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  Even in its longest  days  
 
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  Life is short  
 
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  Even in its  longest  days