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Reason 41

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Reason 41

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"ok this is a song called reason 41.

One two three four"

Well I used to wonder why that

When it’s black there is no white

And why that when it’s day

There is never any night

I got talking to a soldier and he tried to set things right

He said, "if you want peace them you will always have to

fight"

Hey

I went searching in the desert

Where it just began to rain

And I met up with this drunken bum who said he’d "lost his

name"

He said, "i put it in this bottle and it drifted out to

sea".

I said, "there is no water here" and he walked away

from me

So then I asked for help from a very clever man

He kept looking down at his figures

He was a very busy man

I told him what the problem was he said, "that’s sad. I’d

like to help you boy but there is nothing I can add"

"guitar"

Now my throat was getting dry and I was feeling kinda rough

But I just kept on searching ’till that I’d had enough

I came across a doctor he said, "his cure was the

best"

He diagnosed my troubles, but I didn’t get no rest

"one more time"

Now I was really kind of puzzed

By the things that had been said

And all the people that I’ve mentioned started spinning round my

head

I gave it up for lost and it suddenly was clear

The only reason you are there is ’cos I’m over here

Hey!

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