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Paris At 21

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Peter Allen Canonical path: /peter-allen/paris-at-21 Related lyric paths: 6
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Paris At 21

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Paris in 21, at 21

Paris in 21, at 21

Paris in 21, at 21

Sweet mirrired illusions,

Keeping on rolling along

Between the past and the present

All that's felt in an old song

Then lovers were younger than i

They never let their chance go by

They believed what we would call a lie

(chorus)

Would have been there

But i wasn' born

Would have had the time of my life

Would have sinned there

'cause that's when sin

Was cheating on your wife

Not like today, it's all, o.k., olé, olé

Sweet mirrored illusions

On an old mirrored bed

In a hotel in paris

Wishing time wasn't dead

Took a train instead of speed

Took colette and proust to read let down my guard and made friends with loy reed

(repeat chorus)

Paris in 21, at 21

Paris in 21, at 21

Sweet mirrored illusions

They all end here

Some settle for champagne

Some hunger for beer

Boats sail for distant shores

You always want what isn't yours

Off to see the wizard because

Because, just because

Because would have been there

But i wasn't born

Would have had the time of my life

Would have sinned there

'cause that's when sin was cheating on your wife

Would have been there, but i wasn't born

Would have been the toast of the town

Would have sinned there

'cause that's when sin was...

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