[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I've got a little black book with my poems in.
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Got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in.
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When I'm a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone in.
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I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on.
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Got those swollen hand blues.
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I got thirteen channels of shit on the T.V. to choose from.
[Verse 2]
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I've got electric light.
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And I've got second sight.
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I got amazing powers of observation.
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And that is how I know
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When I try to get through
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On the telephone to you
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There'll be nobody home.
[Verse 3]
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I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm.
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And the inevitable pinhole burns
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All down the front of my favourite satin shirt.
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I've got nicotine stains on my fingers.
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I've got a silver spoon on a chain.
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I've got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains.
[Verse 4]
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I've got wild staring eyes.
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And I've got a strong urge to fly.
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But I got nowhere to fly to.
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Ooooh, Babe when I pick up the phone
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There's still nobody home.
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I've got a pair of Gohills boots
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And I got fading roots.