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I KNOW THESE WORDS ARE OFTEN SAID
FOUND FACE DOWN DRUNKEN OR DEAD
I TELL YOU THAT I'VE STARTED THINKING
NO WAY IN HELL I'LL DIE FROM DRINKING

TELL ME WHAT'S THE PRICE TO PAY
TO FEEL HAPPINESS FOR JUST ONE DAY
A DOLLAR HERE, TWO-FIFTY THERE
THESE HANGOVERS ARE NO LONGER RARE

AN ANSWER IN THIS BOTTLE I'VE FOUND
WRONG ANSWER, NO MORE FRIENDS AROUND
THE LAUGHTER THAT I USED TO HEAR
HAS SINCE BEEN DROWNED IN THIS DAMNED BEER

MY LIFE YOU SEE IS TOTALLY WASTED
LONLINESS IS THE ONLY FOOD I'VE TASTED
LOOKING AROUND IT'S TWO IN THE MORNING
THIS DIZZY FEELING MY ONLY WARNING

SHORTNESS OF BREATH, MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT
DRINKING I REALIZE IS NOT SUCH A TREAT
MY FAMILY GONE, MY FRIENDS FORSAKEN
MY MIND IS ALIVE, BUT REALLY IT'S TAKEN

THE COST TOO HIGH NO PRICE TO GIVE
I REALIZE NOW HOW MUCH I WANT TO LIVE
I AM NOW REPAIRING ALL I HAVE UNDONE
ONLY WHEN IT'S OVER WILL I HAVE WON

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The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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