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Terminal

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Terminal

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I've come back this mornin' to where I first came alive

Here within this terminal where the buses arrive

I was a commuter on the 804

Work for a computer on the 19th floor and

You came down the aisle of the bus and you sat by my side

Shoulder up to shoulder we shared that 9 O' clock ride

Oh, my heart was screamin' as you left your seat

Followin' your movements I was at your feet and

Oh, down into the terminal both of us smiled

So we entered the terminal just as you smiled

"Won't you leave out work for today?" You ask of me then

So, I phoned in sick on the way to the home of a friend

We were all alone from 10 am till 3

Really thought the fire had gone out of me but

You awoke the sleep of my life from gray into red

Made the weary wonder of wall street rise from the dead

Could have held up budding my entire life

But I had to get home to the kids and the wife and

So, I left for the terminal where I began

Baby, no, I wouldn't have left if I'd been half a man

So here I am this morning where love had asked for the dance

Here within this terminal where I passed on a chance

Lord, I'll never find her though I've truly tried

Probably she's found another bus to ride and

I am now about to begin the last of my days

I'm within what others would call a terminal phase

I myself can only say it's livin' dead

Ridin' to the office with a song in my head that goes

La da da and you know it grows

La da da, oh, la da da, oh, la da da

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