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Don't Go Changing To Try And Please Me You Never Let Me Down Before Don't Imagine You're Too Familiar And I Don't See You Anymore I Would Not Leave You In Times Of Trouble We Never Could Have Come This Far I Took The Good Times, I'll Take The Bad Times I'll Take You Just The Way You Are Don't Go Trying Some New Fashion Don't Change The Color Of Your Hair. [...] I Could Not Love You Any Better I Love You Just The Way You Are.

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Don't Go Changing To Try And Please Me You Never Let Me Down Before Don't Imagine You're Too Familiar And I Don't See You Anymore I Would Not Leave You In Times Of Trouble We Never Could Have Come This Far I Took The Good Times, I'll Take The Bad Times I'll Take You Just The Way You Are Don't Go Trying Some New Fashion Don't Change The Color Of Your Hair. [...] I Could Not Love You Any Better I Love You Just The Way You Are.

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You Can Speak Your Mind But Not On My Time.

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Some Love Is Just A Lie Of The Heart, The Cold Remains Of What Began With A Passionate Heart.

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I Won't Be Righteous Again. I'm Not Sure Anymore.

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She's Got A Smile That Heals Me.

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Streetlife Serenaders Have No Obligations Hold No Grand Illusions Need No Stimulation.

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And You Know That When The Truth Is Told That You Can Get What You Want Or You Can Just Get Old.

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What Will It Take For You To Believe In Me, The Way That I Believe In You?

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It's Alright, You Can Afford To Lose A Day Or Two

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I Definitely Prefer Being A Lover Than A Fighter.

It's Ok If You Mess Up. You Should Give Yourself A Break.

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No Matter What Culture You're From, Everyone Loves Music.

I Was Listening To Stuff And I Realized That I've Had A Lot Of Different Lives. You Know The Theory [that Says] Every Seven Years, You Have A Different Life? I Think That's True.

People Pay A Lot Of Money To Go See Shows Now, They Don't Wanna Know About Your Technical Problems, Or If You're Not Feeling Good, They Don't Wanna Know We Have A Glitch. It's Their Night, You Better Do Something To Earn That Money.

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I Have A Theory That The Only Original Things We Ever Do Are Mistakes.

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I See The Winos Talking To Themselves And I Can Understand.

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Do What's Good For You Or You're Not Good For Anybody

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I'm Kind Of Putting My Toe Back In The Water And Seeing How It Feels. We're Going To Be Doing Stuff We Haven't Done For Years And Years And Years. So I'm Looking Forward To Seeing How This Stuff Flies.

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Sweetness Flows From Your Appearance And Your Beauty Makes Me Fall More In Love With You. Anytime I Feel Low, I Think About The Good Times You Have Given Me And Everything Seems Good Again.

We're Only Human, We're Supposed To Make Mistakes.

Making Mistakes

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We Might Be Laughing A Bit Too Loud, But That Never Hurt No One

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All She Wanted Was Sax.

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There's A Deep-seated Paranoia That Americans Have About Not Being Americans Or Something.

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Lawrence Of Arabia

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The Whole World Loves American Movies, Blue Jeans, Jazz And Rock And Roll. It Is Probably A Better Way To Get To Know Our Country Than By What Politicians Or Airline Commercials Represent.

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Hot Funk, Cold Punk, Even If It's Old Junk, It's Still Rock And Roll To Me.

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You Only Beat Me If You Get Me To Hate.

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Call Me A Joker, Call Me A Fool, Right At This Moment I'm Totally Cool.

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Some People Find It's Easier To Hate.

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I'm Not Sure About Life After This; God Knows I'm Not A Spiritual Man.

Forced To Recognize Our Inhumanity, Our Reason Coexists With Our Insanity. And Though We Choose Between Reality And Madness, It's Either Sadness Or Euphoria.

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