A Brand New Book — текст песни (Graham Parker)

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I once read the story of somebody`s life I had a few moments to spare
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He was a good man who lived with his wife With the usual kids in his hair
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There was happiness a lot of weirdness And a sprinkle of tragedy
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I pulled it by chance from a second hand bin
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But it could`ve been written just for me

CHORUS
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Because the words came out Not twist and shout
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Cause that`s not what a grown man writes about
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That chapter`s over, let it blow over
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I found that I`ve become the owner Of a brand new book
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a brand new book (then)
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I`ve travelled far and I`ve travelled wide And I guess I`ll be
travelling on
Fill another suitcase up with possessions And put on a Badfinger song
I`ve got much more than most people have And a little less than a few
But you can`t measure these things by weight
They either drag you down or they lift you

REPEAT CHORUS (then) BRIDGE
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I don`t read between the lines I`m not ready for what I`ll find
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I don`t believe that love is blind
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It just can`t see straight, it just can`t see straight oh yeah
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Read all about it, read all about it yeah
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a brand new book (twice)

I read that book for an hour or two And then I looked up at the night sky
I saw the Big Dipper and then the Big Bopper And I realised how
much time had gone by
Every page had something to say But one thing that struck me as true
The clock just keeps ticking as if you`re not there
Man it either drags you down or it lifts you CHORUS