Treetops spinning at the outskirts of my vision
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In the back yard of a stranger on the edges of my mind
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I lay broken with my belly up to heaven, I guess
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Drinking hard for seven days can turn your blue eyes blind
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Held that tragic destiny
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Like a puppet on my knee
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Blurred the line 'tween him and me
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And nearly lost my soul
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'till I realized I could
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Get that puppet, get him good
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I used that doll for kindling wood
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To warm me from the cold
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Chorus:
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Oh my Dylan Thomas days are finally over
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I'm through with all those self-destructive ways
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And though I ain't exactly clean at least I'm sober
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I made it through my Dylan Thomas days
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Lord have mercy, it's a sunny, Sunday morning
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And I am not in a coma and there's nothing I regret
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I did not wake up thirsty or to the sound of my own snoring
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And the not so faint aroma of tequila on my breath
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What a concept, can it be?
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I feel a little like Dorothy
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When she woke up and found that she
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Was safe in her own bed
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But oh that nightmare sure seemed true
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And you were there and you were too
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I don't know how I made it through
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Thought sure I'd end up dead
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Chorus
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God rest his soul, and his broken heart
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"Time has ticked a heaven 'round the stars."
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Watch over me now, wherever you are
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Probably drinking whiskey in the Sweet Hereafter Bar
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There's angels in the atmosphere
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Crying sympathetic tears
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To wash away our doubts and fears
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And help us on our way
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I used to run from their concern
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Light the bridge and watch it burn
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I took a while, at last I learned
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That ain't the only way . . .
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Chorus
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Dylan Thomas Days
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The Gathering Field |