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1. When you're young and so in love as we,

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and bewildered by the world we see,

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Why do people hurt us so, only those in love would know,

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What a town without pity can do.

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2. If we stop to gaze upon a star,

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People talk about how bad we are,

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Ours is not an easy age, we're like tigers in a cage,

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What a town without pity can do.

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Bridge: The young have problems, many problems,

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We need an understanding heart.

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Why don't they help us, try to help us,

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Before this clay and granite planet falls apart.

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3. Take these eager lips and hold me fast,

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I'm afraid this kind of joy can't last.

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How can we keep love alive, how can anything survive,

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When these little minds tear us in two,

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What a town without pity can do.

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4. How can we keep love alive, how can anything survive,

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When these little minds tear you in two,

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What a town without pity can do.

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Outro: No it isn't very pretty...what a town without pity

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caaaan dooo.