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Like a blue bird with his heart removed, lonely as a train   I've run just as far as I can run
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If I never see the good old days shinin' in the sun    I'll be doin' fine and then some
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How long, how long    Woman will you weep   How long, how long   Rock yourself to sleep   
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Well I been doin' time in lonesome prison,   where the sun don't shine   Just outside, the freedom river runs
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Out there in that shiny night, with blood hounds on your mind
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   Don't you know it's the same sad situation?    ....Tell me
How long, how long    Woman will you weep  How long, how long   Rock yourself to sleep
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Everybody feels alright you know, I heard some poor fool say (Somebody Oo) Everyone is out there on the loose
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Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, no one knew my name      But what you get is not quite what you choose..     
 Tell me How  long, how long    Woman will you weep   How long, how long   Rock yourself to sleep
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How.... long..... how..... long      ...      Muddy River runs so deep
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How..... long.....  how.... long.....    ...    Good night baby, rock yourself to sleep,
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Sleep tight baby, rock yourself to sleep,   B-B-B Bye bye baby, Rock yourself to sleep