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Artist: The Alarm
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Black Side Of Fortune
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Black Side Of Fortune
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Trapped by two straws
Of which the shorter was yours
You've had all that you want
But you still need some more
With a head that's too weak
And a heart that's too proud
You're raising the stakes
Of your funeral shroud
There's a black side of fortune
There's a black side of fortune
There's a black side of fortune
That's playing it's way to your heart
So have all you need
And go do as you please
I'm willing to bet
You'll be down on your knees
By the time that you finally
Catch up with fate
Or you're standin' in line
At the foot of the gate
And you make up
And wake up
And shake up
And try to relate
To the black side of fortune
To the black side of fortune
To the black side of fortune
That's playing it's way to your heart
There's a black side of fortune
There's a black side of fortune
There's a black side of fortune
That's playing it's way to your heart
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