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Diggin' Holes in the Water

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Diggin' Holes in the Water

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I will not wish that you would move to the sun

cause you're like diggin' holes in thin air

and we know that can't be done

I will not wish that you would cheat with someone

cause you're like diggin' holes in water

and we know that can't be done

bravery and stupidity go hand in hand

I guess that makes me the bravest man

I was quick to learn but slow to understand

well, what can you do?

theories are borrowed from somewhere else

and I never had too many to talk about

but you were real quick, you were quick to point out

well, that was borrowed too

I will not wish that you would move to the sun

cause you're like diggin' holes in thin air

and we know that can't be done

I will not wish that you would cheat with someone

cause you're like diggin' holes in water

and we know that can't be done

bravery and stupidity go hand in hand

and I guess that makes me the bravest man

I was quick to learn but slow to understand

well, what can you do?

rhetoric and small talk are marching on

and I probably am the biggest pawn

cause I was quick to talk and the first to carry on

well, what can you do?

you need a permit if you're gonna build shit

and you can't get one so nothing gets built

and your house is standing on a foot and a half of silt

I will not wish that you would move to the sun

cause you're like diggin' holes in thin air

and we know that can't be done

I will not wish that you would cheat with someone

cause you're like diggin' holes in water

and we know that can't be done

rhetoric and smalltalk are marching on

and I probably am the biggest pawn

cause I was quick to talk and the first to carry on

well, what can you do ?

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