[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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When I was young, I played video games
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Castles and dungeons and damsels to save
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Every night in the dark I would play

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I played on a flickering color TV
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I played with my forehead pressed up to the screen
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And I played until I would catch fire

[Refrain]
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And for a little while I knew that I couldn't lose
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Nothing in the world could tear me away

[Verse 2]
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When I grew up, I played video games
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In basement apartments and empty arcades
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And I learned it was all just a joke

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There were no kingdoms or damsels to free
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No guardian angels that I'd ever seen
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And no gods but the ones that we make

[Refrain]
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But for a little while I knew that I couldn't lose
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Nothing in the world could tear me away

[Verse 3]
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Life isn't much like a video game
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Sometimes it's hard and there's nowhere to save
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And you can't start it over again

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So every day i play video games
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I guess I don't know what you want me to say
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I just don't want to cry anymore