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| It u | sed to s | eem to | me |
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| That my l | ife ran | on too f | ast |
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| And I | had to t | ake it sl | owly |
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| Just to ma | ke the g | ood parts l | ast |
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| But w | hen you're b | orn to r | un |
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| It's so h | ard to j | ust slow d | own |
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| So don't | be surpr | ised to s | ee me |
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| Back in that b | right pa | rt of t | own |
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| I'll be b | ack | in the h | igh l | ife a | gain |
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| Al | l th | e d | oors I closed one time will open up again |
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| I'll be b | ack i | n the | high l | ife a | gain |
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| All | the | eyes that watched me once will smile and take me in |
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| A | nd I'll drink and dance with one hand fr | ee |
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| Let the world back into | me |
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| And oh I'll be a sight to s | ee |
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| Back in the high li | fe again |
| (play intro again) |
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| You u | sed to | be the | best |
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| To make l | ife be l | ife to | me |
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| And I | hope that y | ou're still o | ut there |
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| And you're l | ike you u | sed to | be |
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| We'll h | ave ourse | lves a t | ime |
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| And we'll d | ance 'til the | morning | sun |
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| And we'll l | et the g | ood times c | ome in |
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| And we won't | stop 'til w | e're d | one |
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| We'll be b | ack in the | high life a | gain |
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| All the doors I c | losed one time will | open up ag | ain |
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| We'll be b | ack in the | high life a | gain |
| C | |
| A | ll the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in |
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| And we'll drink and dance with one hand f | ree |
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| And have the world so e | asily |
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| And oh we'll be a sight to s | ee |
| F | C | |
| Back in the high li | fe |
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| We'll be b | ack in the | high life a | gain |
| Bd | F | C | F | C | |
| All the doors I c | losed one time will | open up ag | ain |
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| We'll be b | ack in the | high life a | gain |
| C | |
| A | ll the eyes that watched us once will smile and take us in |
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| Back in the h | igh life...... |