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"HEADED FOR THE BIG FALL"

SHORTLY AFTER WE'VE STARTED 
OFF OUR LIFE WITH A CLEAN PLATE
WE ARE TAUGHT TO BE WRONG 
TO SCREW UP
SO WE ARE EASY TO BLAME

AFTER A FEW YEARS 
ALL WE KNOW 
IS WHATS WRONG AND 
NOW PEOPLE TRY TO CORRECT US
WHEN WE SHOULD BE CORRECTING THEM 

THEY SCREWED US UP FROM THE START 
NOW WE MUST TRY OUR BEST NOT TO 
MAKE THIER MISTAKE 
AND TEACH OUR 
NEWBORNS RIGHT 

SO THEY MIGHT LIGHT THIER TORCHES
AND LEAD THE WAY 
THROUGH THE DARKNESS 
BECAUSE WE ARE ALL
HEADED FOR THE BIG FALL
Posted: 2006-12-26 00:52:27 UTC

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