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I never asked for more than just what I have
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Now, what more can I do with that
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I see this fall to come, it's crashing all around
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No, I don't think that there's time to waste
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The last time was simply a little taste
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Now, I think it's just a matter of time
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Wide awake, we step to the fall point
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Never had thought I'd see this
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Why, why, empire cannot last forever
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside
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Why, empire cannot last forever
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside
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        Just because we all had our part to play
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Doesn't guarantee us just one more day
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We've seen the cost before, it's far too much to pay
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Desperate times require desperate measures now
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Ask a free man and he'll show you how
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Our fathers paved the way for us to lash out
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Wide awake, we step to the fall point
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Never had thought I'd see this
Fm           Eb
Why, why, empire cannot last forever
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside
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Keynesianism, live the lie
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Trapped in this prison, destroying lives
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Wide awake, we step to the fall point
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Never had thought I'd see this
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Why Why.. asing Why, why, empire cannot last forever
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside
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Why, empire cannot last forever
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Why, why, the best laid plans can all be cast aside