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Artist: The Strawbs
Canonical path: /the-strawbs/why
Related lyric paths: 6
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WHY
Read WHY lyrics by The Strawbs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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WHY
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Mirror, mirror, speak the truth
I see my age but not my youth
Pride comes before a fall
The winner's eye is ever small.
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I realise it's not too late
... (?) a penny on the plate
... (?) I feel so free
So blind eyes can never see.
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I keep on sliding down the wall
Till I can't slide no more at all
I can't climb back, I never could
And I just won't try but I know I should.
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