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To Cure What Ails

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To Cure What Ails

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So I tried a new direction

Ooh, a new mindset, a new state

But running's what it is

It's hard when you're a kid

To find your place

I know a gang of clever fellows

We built a fort out in the woods

We cuss and spit at all the girls

Without a care in all the world

Yeah, the living is good

But now I'm supposed to grow

Big and tall

Seems like I dont get to wear my bare feet at all

But when the storm is through

My feet know what to do

All roads lead to you

I think I've grown a little thinner

Without you riding my coattails

I will trade it in all again

For a nice stroll in your skin

Just to cure what ails

And I can see a palm tree

From my chair

So I don't really feel like going anywhere

And even if I do

It really is of no use

Cause all roads lead to you

I can see a palm tree

From my chair

So I dont really feel like

Going anywhere

But even if I do

Its really of no use

Cause all roads

Lead to you

I always try to please you

I'm never getting any sleep (??)

Love seems easier when it comes

But the coming's just the first part

Of having to leave

So maybe ill die

A happy minstrel

Or just a shadow of my former self

I'd undo what I have done

But lamenting's much more fun

Guilt is bad for your health

Oh, but now I'm supposed to grow

Big and tall

Seems like I dont get to wear my bare feet at all

But when the day is through

Theres nothing left to do

Baby, all roads lead to you

Yeah baby when my life is through

I know just what to do

Cause all roads lead to you

Oh

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