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[Verse 1]
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This is my life and this is how it reads
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For every chapter, a thousand memories
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A murder, a mystery where everybody bleeds
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A fantasy, a thriller with romance and disease
[Pre-Chorus 1]
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Diary entry, 9th of May '62:
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We've had some ugly babies but none were quite like you
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Diary entry, '62, end of May:
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It looks as if the nose and chin are definitely here to stay
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They're here to stay, they're here to stay...
[Chorus]
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If my lips start smiling and my knees start a-knocking
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I'm a failure (You are, you are)
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And if I seem half hearted, it's because I'm broken hearted
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And I'm a failure (You are, you are, you are)
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I am (You are, you are, you are)
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I am...
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[Verse 2]
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This is my life and this is how it reads
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A documentary that nobody believes
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Albert Steptoe in Gone With The Breeze
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Mother played by Peter Beardsley, father by John Cleese
[Pre-Chorus 2]
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Diary entry '68, end of the year:
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A cardboard Apollo 6 has given the all clear
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11th December '68, Captain's log:
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Proposed trip to Mars was cancelled due to fog
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It's due to fog, it's due to fog...
[Chorus]
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If my lips start smiling and my knees start a-knocking
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I'm a failure (You are, you are)
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And if I seem half hearted, it's because I'm broken hearted
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And I'm a failure (You are, you are, you are)
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I am (You are, you are, you are)
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I am...
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[Verse 3]
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This is the play, it was I who wrote the script
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Terry meets June in Tales From The Crypt
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It was going to be a film but the camera person slipped
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They later found him scolding a banana
[Pre-Chorus 3]
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Diary entry, 10th of April '89:
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The world is going mad but me, I'm doing fine
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I'm doing fine, I'm doing fine...
[Outro]
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Back to bed, back to reality
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Back to bed, back to reality
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Back to bed, back to reality
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(Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup)
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Back to bed, back to reality
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Hmmm, back to bed, back to reality
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(Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa)
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Back to bed, back to reality