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It's a little too late, I'm a little too gone; A little too tired of this hangin' on: So I'm lettin' go while I'm still strong enough to. It's got a little too sad, I'm a little too blue; It's a little too bad you were too good to be true. I'm big-t

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Here, Grab a broken branch With a sunburnt hand In a washed up land Soon, We should rest a while We're like a tired child It's been a lot of miles. I might fall down And my back is bad We might fall down On a sleeping back. So you should hold my hand