Hush my little one don't cry so
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You know your daddy's bound to go
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They took his pride
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They took his voice
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Don't upset him now, don't make a noise
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They said "You're lucky son you've still got a choice"
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Last boat leaving
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Don't waste your tears
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It's not as if I'm in chains
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I don't want to go now, it would be better for
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you, too, if I don't look back when we sail
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Hush my dear, while I whisper it in your ear
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We're not going to sail tonight
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We're going to disappear
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And it feels like a punishment, but I don't know what for
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Take care of your mother, son, it's you that she adores
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'Cos no matter how long we sail we'll never reach the shore
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Last boat leaving
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So dry your tears
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It's not as if I'm in chains
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When you go to school, son, you'll read my
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story in history books
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Only they won't mention my name
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So hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
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I hope that you never have to do what I've done
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Do you know what I've done?
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Why I'm going away? On the last boat leaving
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this stinking town
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It's the last boat leaving, it's the last boat leaving
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You've had my innocence, you've had my heartbreak
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You've taken the place where I once belonged
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Now what more can you take?
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Last Boat Leaving
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Elvis Costello |