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Artist: Joseph Arthur
Canonical path: /joseph-arthur/the-termite-song
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Termite Song
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The Termite Song
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I couldn't make it up as we go along
I don't have any words to put into your song
Looking through the junkyard of your heart
I need to find an engine for my car
I don't know where you are
I don't know where you are
When I drive, when I drive around the bend
Singing bye, bye, bye, bye
And though I really tried I've never have been good
And for my missing heart I carved one out of wood
Now I see the termites crawling in on me
And after they are finished I wonder where you'll be
I wonder where you'll be
I wonder where you'll be
When I drive, when I drive around the bend
Singing bye, bye, bye, bye
You never have been young
you never have been sane
And though you say that you don't care
In your eyes I see the shame
Looking through the window of your mind
I see a lonely shadow running out of time
Running out time, running out of time
When I drive, when I drive around the bend
Singing bye, bye, bye, bye
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