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Athena
By The Who
Written by Pete Townshend

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Athena, I had no idea how much I need her
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In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her
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My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong
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But I think I'll get along

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She's just a girl, she's a bomb

Athena, all I ever want to do is please her
My life has been so settled and she's the reason
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
But I think I'll get along

She's just a girl, she's a bomb
She's just a girl, she's a bomb

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Just a girl, just a girl
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Just a girl, just a girl
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Just a girl, just a girl
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She's just a girl

Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath
I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path
I'd have topped myself to give her time, she didn't need to ask
Was I a suicidal psychopath?

She's just a girl, she's a bomb
She's just a girl, she's a bomb

Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage
He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his ribcage
And I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed
You've got me requisitioned blondie

She's just a girl, she's a bomb
She's just a girl, she's a bomb

Just a girl...

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She's just a girl...

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Look into the face of a child
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Measure how long you smiled before the memory claimed
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How long would children remain, how long could children remain?

Athena, you picked me up by my lapel and screamed leave her.
I felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter
And now you're stuck with a castrated leader
And I hate the creep

I didn't mean that....

Athena, I had no idea how much I need her
My life has been so settled and she's the reason
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
But I think I'll get along

She's just a girl...
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