Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
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A long long time ago
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Things were much harder then
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But I like the clothes they wore
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And the way they did their hair
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At least they took some care
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Then they all went off to war
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You can never have it all
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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
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Say 1924
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People didn¡¯t have much money then
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In fact most folks were poor
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But what about those cars
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And the sound of those guitars
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And the voice of Old King Cole
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Soothed me to my soul
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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
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Say 1754
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I¡¯d go drinking with old Robbie Burns
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Whose words are made of gold
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Oh Christ we need him now
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Said a talking Ayrshire cow
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Now he¡¯s drifted up to heaven
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He was only 37
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Just a young man really
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Cut down in his prime
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Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
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Long long time ago
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Things were much harder then
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But I like the clothes they wore
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And the way they did their hair
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At least they showed some flair
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And they all went off to war
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You can never have it all
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You can never have it all
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You can have some things some of the time
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You can have most things nearly all the time
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But you can¡¯t have it
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All of the time
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Sometimes I Wish
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Colin Hay |