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Artist: Alain Souchon
Canonical path: /souchon-alain/j-etais-pas-la
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J'étais pas là
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J'étais pas là
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Mon papa qui venait me border,Moi,
déjà,
dans mon pays rêvé,Moi,
déjà,
dans l'baba au rhum,Les petits poils sur les jambes de la bonne,Les copains de cibiches de Claude BernardQui venaient à la maison pour me voir.Ils regardaient mes bouquins en attendantPuis ils repartaient au bout d'un moment.J'étais pas là.
{3x}J'étais pas là non plus pour Martine.Est-ce que je me cachais dans la cuisine ?J'avais peur car les filles,
quand elles passent,C'est bien souvent pour qu'on les embrasse.J'étais pas là.
{3x}On m'en a raconté,
des histoires.Elle a jamais marché,
ma mémoire.Le bon Dieu et toutes ces cloches qui sonnent,C'est le père Noël pour les grandes personnes.J'étais pas là.
{8x}
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