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It Won't Be Long

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It Won't Be Long

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No bright lights

No big city

Went to my head

So I won't stick around in this town

No, I'm getting out instead

'Cause I can't find a thing here and get it done

To race my heart and ring my ears

So I won't stick around in this town

That's true

Cause I won't

And I can't

And I don't

Understand

You've become what you hate,

Or you hate what you've become?

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin' away

So I make my way through the quagmire

Who's glorifying me?

And as the peacocks in this city

So if I may be excused

Cause I won't

And I can't

And I don't understand

You've become what you hate,

Or you hate what you've become?

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin' away

Well I won't be around for the good times

Won't be around for the bad

And I won't stick around in this town

No I'm getting out instead

And I won't

And I can't

And I live cause I can

And I won't be back again

Well I got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin'

Got me a ticket and I won't be long

Cause I can't go on

And I gotta get goin' away

And I gotta get goin' away

Cos I gotta get goin' away

Gotta get goin' away

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