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Held on to hope like a noose, like a rope
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God and medicine take no mercy on him
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Poisoned his blood, and burned out his throat
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Enough is enough, he's a long way from home  

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Days of my youth wasted on a selfish fool
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Who ran for the hills from the hand you were dealt
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I flew far away, as far as I could go
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Your time is running out and I'm a long way from home

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Laid up in bed, you were laid up in bed
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Holding the pain like you're holding your breath
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I prayed you could sleep, sleep like a stone
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You're right next to me but you're a long way from home

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Hospital gowns never fit like they should
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We yelled at the nurse, didn't do any good
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More morphine, the last words you moaned
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At last I was sure that you weren't far away from home