Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Yardbirds
Canonical path: /yardbirds/an-original-man-a-song-for-keith
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An Original Man (A Song for Keith)
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An Original Man (A Song for Keith)
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A man I knew
Died too young
And in the end
His song unsung
He touched my life
He touched my soul
Given time he'd reach his goal
An original man that I knew
An original man right through
A sadness hidden
Behind his gaze
Before his time
In many ways
People copy,
Take and steal
But my friend he was for real
An original man that I knew
An original man right through
Time gives
And takes away
Everybody has their day
Even now
I see your face
You never left without a trace
An original man that I knew
An original man right through
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