Page type: lyric reference
Artist: David Wilcox
Canonical path: /wilcox-david/on-to-the-next
Related lyric paths: 6
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On to the Next
Read On to the Next lyrics by David Wilcox on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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On to the Next
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Someone said it was suicide
His empty chair is all - we see
Not that anyone knew him well,
But he sat behind me
Now they come with the questioning
Now they?re so sincere:
Do you remember anything
That he said to you here?
If you get close against the window
You can feel it
Closer
A trace of a breeze that makes it through
I remember you said
It?s almost enough that you could breath it
If you had to
That?s what I remember most of you
You can hear a pencil drop
And the fluorescent lights
Lean forward and keep your answers
out of sight
If you?re stuck on a tricky one
If the question?s too complex
Don?t try too figure it out, they say,
Just move on to the next.
CHORUS
Who?s to blame for a high-school suicide?
Ooh, they claim it?s the best years of our lives
CHORUS
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David Wilcox performs "On to the Next", and this lyric page sits inside the David Wilcox catalog on LyroVerse.
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