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Should I try and hold you close
When all the while you're bleeding from your throat?
Escaping every seed we've sown
But you still fear the hunger
And in my father's eyes
We must look at the way we live our lives
Oh, the body may die but man will live forever
And I could never just let you go
But these hands I held have grown so cold
I could never just let you go
But you might be the one that got away
The rain may pour, oh, the wind it may blow
But your sweet tar heart still shines like gold
Sometimes I wish I'd just given up
You might make it worth my while
So it seems I've built this fire
Now should I just walk away or piss it out?
But now your headlights burn like fire in the night
I feel like an escaped criminal
Keeping so far out of sight that I lose myself
But even from these hills
I still hear my sweet Laura cry, oh I
Send me dark blue roses when I die
And I see right through those crystal eyes
The dark dens you're born of
And don't you think that I don't know
Those crooked paths you may follow
Even lying there, left shattered upon the floor
You're still no better than that golden calf
You represented incarnate
Oh, I know you are a liar
Still, take a seat by this fire for just a little while
Laura, oh, Laura
I have tried to leave you behind me
But I remained more faithful than I had intended to be
I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street
I go to the movies or a bar, I buy a drink
I speak to the nearest stranger
Anything that can blow your candles out
Nowadays these are lit by lightning
So blow out your candles, Laura
And say goodbye

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from I Oughta​.​.​. (Deluxe Reissue), released March 18, 2012

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