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Artist: The Red Sun Band
Canonical path: /the-red-sun-band/the-shiralee
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Shiralee
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The Shiralee
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I was the shiralee, always following
Always discontent, always hollering
But what could I do
When I was lonely?
But turn back to you
Like the sailor drawn by the siren
A suicide deep in your arms
So what did I do
When I was lonely?
But turn back to you
To die in your arms
And skin is paper
Hand writing's messy
I can't read a letter
That says goodbye
I was the Shiralee, always following
Always discontent, always hollering
So what did I do
When I was lonely?
But turn back to you
To die in your arms
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