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Artist: The New Pornographers
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Joseph, Who Understood
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Joseph, Who Understood
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rumors are flying
all over galilee these days
and mary i'm trying
to be cool
when my friends walk by 'em
they cannot look at me in the eye
baby i'm trying
you're asking me to believe in too many things
you're asking me to believe in too many things
i know this child
was sent here to heal our broken time
and some things are bigger
than we know
when somehow you find out
that you lost a father to a god
well mary that's life
you're asking me to believe in so many things
you're asking me to believe in so many things
oh mary is he mine
mary is he mine
mary is he mine
mary is he mine
oh mary is he mine
mary is he mine
tell me is he
you're asking me to believe in too many things
you're asking me to believe in too many things
now mary he is mine
mary he is mine
mary is he mine
now mary he is mine
mary he is mine
you're asking me to believe in so many things
you're asking me to believe in so many things
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