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In the Long Grass

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Dave'd called me up yesterday
Everything he loved had moved away
I felt despair come crawling through that phone
I know the feeling but don't get me wrong
Dave I've always thought that you were touched by fate
It's never easy but why throw it away?
Maybe you were both chasing this
Flirt with death but never kiss her
Dave

Oh, I keep dreaming, I'll set the scene
So what's a fiver? Why so mean?
The golden moment, the blinding gleam
It's all over, that's too cheap

I see you bleed
I know you feel the squeeze
But please
Believe
The view from on your knees
Deceives
Keep going
Dave

I know you're empty, I know you're numb
And you can't function, I know that you're drunk
But Dave I've always felt that you were touched by fate
The thing that gets me is the stupid waste
So pick it up and don't put it down
A newer story in another town

I see you bleed
I know you feel the squeeze
Time heals
Believe
Then it will seem you dreamed these things
Long Ago

About “Dave” by The Boomtown Rats

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