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OGnce aAmgain CI havGe forgotten my final destination after chasing it down too
many suns
SCo tonGight you Dand I bring desperation to this highway, and we're not the only
ones
OGutsiAmde a sCtilGlness that could only be summer and we are Mendicino bound
FCeeliGng out oDf place as the ship that keeps on forward long after it's run
aground
ACnd I'm thDinking ahead too much, but what are we then, when we're not thinking
at all
IC've got Dso many loose ends, dragging behind me, mysteries that want to be
solved
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LAmike a maCze where you cAmould taCke a thousand paths, Like all the questions
that it does no good to ask
SAmome miDght accept Cit, sGome might complain, It's a great puzzle, but you've
gotta like games
LGike a AmcandCle Gthat's been recently blown out, I can still smell the smoke
>CFrom Ga chanDce turned to missed opportunity, my latest enemy of hope
A GgambAmler knCows Gexactly how much you give away with a smile and it's real
BCut I Gonly Dgamble on myself these days, I prefer the way it feels
ACnd I'm thDinking aloud too much, giving too much up, I can't wait to see the
world as it is
ACnd have a Dwhole perception turn from ruins to exception, with the one tiny
detail I miss
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YouC've gGotta like games, and working them through
FiguDrinAmg out whGy some win and some lose, and where does that leave me and you
IC've met coal Dminers who hate coal, thieves who hate what they stole, and they
think they've figured it out
RCich men who sleep preserved in warmth, who can't be hurt by any storm,
ADnd they think they know what life is about
BAmut it's Ca maze wherAme you Ccould take a thousand paths It's all the questions
that it does no good to ask
SAmome miDght reject it, some go insane
ICt's a great Gpuzzle, but youC've gotta like games, It's a great puzzle, but
GCGCG
you've gotta like games
Once Gagain I have forgottAmen my final desCtination after chasiGng it down too
many suns
So toCnight you and I brinGg desperation to this highway, and Dwe're not the only
ones
OutsiGde a stillness Amthat could only be sCummer and Gwe are Mendicino bound
FeeliCng out of place Gas the ship that keeps on forward Dlong after it's run
aground
And IC'm thinking ahead too much, but what are Dwe then, when we're not thinking
at all
I've Cgot so many loose ends, dragging beDhind me, mysteries that want to be
solved
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Like Ama maze where you could take a Cthousand paths, AmLike all the questionsC  
that it does no good to ask
Some Ammight accept it, somDe might complain, ICt's a great puzzle, but yGou've
gotta like games
Like Ga candle that's been Amrecently blown Cout, I caGn still smell the smoke
>From Ca chance turned to Gmissed opportunity, my laDtest enemy of hope
A gamGbler knows exactly hAmow much you give awaCy with a sGmile and it's real
But I Conly gamble on Gmyself these days, I preDfer the way it feels
And IC'm thinking aloud too much, giving too mDuch up, I can't wait to see the
world as it is
And hCave a whole perception turn from ruins tDo exception, with the one tiny
detail I miss
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You've gotta liCke games, and workinGg them through
Figuring out why somDe win and Amsome lose, and where does that Gleave me and you
I've Cmet coal miners who hate coal, thieves who hate what they stDole, and they
think they've figured it out
Rich Cmen who sleep preserved in warmth, who can't be hurt by any storm,
And tDhey think they know what life is about
But iAmt's a maze where you could takCe a thousand paths AmIt's all the questioCns
that it does no good to ask
Some Ammight reject it, somDe go insane
It's Ca great puzzle, but you've Ggotta like games, It's Ca great puzzle, but
GCGCG
you've gotta like games
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