I was caught up in a fever
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In that summer of ¡®69
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And my heart was cryin¡¯ out for change
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And I knew time was comin¡¯ when I¡¯d get away.
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So I moved down to that city
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Where I met a friend of mine
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And I must admit he tried to warn me well
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With all those bad luck stories he could tell.
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He said "Take the money and run,
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Take the money and run
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Believe it, in this town you can¡¯t trust anyone
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You¡¯re gonna learn that lesson my son".
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"Take the money and run,
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Buy yourself a place in the sun
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Don¡¯t be a fool, don¡¯t you trust anyone
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You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run".
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He was broken, he was wasted
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He¡¯d been brought down to his knee
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And his heart was crying out for truth
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You could see the whole world¡¯s sadness in his eyes.
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So I took good care of business
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At least as far as I could see
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I could read the signs and I knew all the lines
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But so many times his voice came back to me.
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"Take the money and run,
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Get it at the point of a gun
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Believe it, in this town you can¡¯t trust anyone
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You¡¯re gonna learn that lesson my son".
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"Take the money and run,
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Buy yourself a place in the sun
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Don¡¯t be a fool, don¡¯t you trust anyone
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You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run".
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I¡¯ve been wanderin¡¯ through this wasteland
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Where the blind go leading the blind
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And the only sound on the money-go-round
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Was the million voices waiting to be found.
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I could only hear a whisper
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It was comin¡¯ from the one I loved
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And her heart was saying this can¡¯t be right
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All my wasted days and all her lonely nights.
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Take the money and run,
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Get it at the point of a gun
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Believe it, n this town you can¡¯t trust anyone
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You¡¯re gonna learn that lesson my son.
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Take the money and run,
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Buy yourself a place in the sun
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Don¡¯t be a fool, don¡¯t you trust anyone
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You gotta take the money and run, take the money and run.
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Drums: Liam Genockey
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Bass Guitar: Mo Foster
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Keyboards: Graham Preskett
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Fiddle: Graham Preskett
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Electric Guitar: Richard Brunton
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Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
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Percussion: Frank Ricotti
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Sax: Raphael Ravenscroft
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Accordion: John Kirkpatrick
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Penny Whistle: Richard Harvey
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Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
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Take the Money and Run
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Gerry Rafferty |