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Artist: Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
Canonical path: /empire-empire-i-was-a-lonely-estate/we-were-not-small-or-great-but-grown
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We Were Not Small Or Great But Grown
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We Were Not Small Or Great But Grown
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I have not done in my five years what you did in yours
(Your 22 versus my 29)
I know it does no good comparing lives
But I am such a slow, slow learner
(And at times, not at all)
Should I stop writing now?
I could give me life to better things:
A house, a steady job, a family
Still, I am not sure if I can see myself like that yet
(And I am so afraid I never will)
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