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The World is a Wonderful Place
Richard Thompson

Intro:
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Lovers pair off and they fall into bed
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The same old lies trip off the tongue
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A few lonely hearts stand and prop up the room
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the night is young

Envy the bodies asleep on the floor
Dreaming some comfortable dream
And envy the drunk as he falls through the door
For the world is drunk I see

Chorus
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You live and you die
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there's no reason why
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The world is a wonderful place
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The poor live in pain
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They're sick and insane
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Ah, the world is a wonderful place

Bridge
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How does it feel to be nothing
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How does it feel to be small
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Oh hard on that pine, It's the end of the line
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Ah, the world is a wonderful place

Another year older and nothing to show
Is this what I grew up to be?
Oh you birthday boy here's a pat on the back
YouUre a sight to see

Am I just a clown like the fools gathered here
Am I nothing special at all
If this is called living, IUm folding my hand
IUm sick of the same brick wall

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