High school seemed like such a blur
 I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections
 And in class I dreamed all day
 About a rock 'n' roll weekend
 And the girl in the front of the room
 So close yet so far 
 Y'know she never seemed to notice 
 That this silly school-boy [bad word] wasn't just pretend

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 Life goes by so fast
 You only want to do what you think is right
 Close your eyes and then it's past; 
 (it's the) story of my life

 And I went down to my old neighborhood
 The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to
 And the pool hall I loved as a kid is now a seven eleven

 I went downtown to look for a job
 I had no training, no experience to speak of
 I looked at the holes in my jeans and turned and headed back

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 Good [bad word] and good times go
 I only wish the good times would last a little longer
 I think about the good times we had and why they had to end

 So I sit at the edge of my bed
 I [bad word] my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song
 Wonderin' bout what you're doin' now and when [bad word]  back

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