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Artist: The Mountain Goats
Canonical path: /the-mountain-goats/crane
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Crane
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Crane
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Picked up a fat, gold watch for you
Down where the river washes over the avenue.
And i listened to it tick away the minutes.
Looked out at the awful sky.
I was afraid that my arm was broken,
But it was only kinda run down.
I went walking after two last night,
Felt like i was the only guy in town.
And i'm not.
I know.
And i don't need you to tell me so.
Look at this watch.
Look at this watch.
You won't believe what this thing can do.
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