The children sit upon the stairs
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High above a valley of tears
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Don't let them see you crying that way oh no
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Oh no Joe Porterhouse
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Is not gone forever
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He'll be back another day
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Don't let them see you crying that way
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[Chorus:]
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Please don't wake him let him sleep
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It's a moment she can keep
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Like an old bus ticket or a photograph
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Resting on the mantlepiece
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While for the wicked there is no peace
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She says it's not his time to go
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Why we were nearly lovers years ago
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Now what is left for me
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Among the broken branches of the family tree
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Heart like an anchor
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Arms like cable
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He stood all alone on an iron turntable
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Don't let them see you crying that way oh no
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The sun beats down
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It's cracking the flags
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Boys who should know better
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Are stamping out fags
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Don't let them see you laughing that way
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[Chorus]
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Oh no Joe Porterhouse
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Is not gone forever
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He'll be back another day
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Don't let them see you crying that way
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Joe Porterhouse
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Elvis Costello |