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,WORN ,B"R """"""""""""""""""""""""" #BJ
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WE ALL "K IS "UFOOT
DEEP] ?AN ! ROOTS WE "W
ONLY TOO D>K & TOO QUIET














                 ,SORRY              #AG

,"O OLD F>M] :O _H ONLY DAU<T]S
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N"O ( U LOCAL BOYS "E Q GD 5

=A :ILE "! LABOR+ 6DECIDE
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F A *]RY BOMB OR BALL BAT

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SAIL 9 ! DIT* OR ! CORNFIELD
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F\R ( U BOYS ALL PRETTY %AK5 UP

& "EY"O S SORRY SORRY
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Z HE PICK$ UP & HELD E "O ( U

Z IF WE 7 8 [N
TE>;L & ?ANK;L & AMAZ$
AT :AT 8 LIFE _H RUN UP AG/









               ,WORN ,B"R            #BJ

,"EY?+ IS OLD & BACKW>D
BROK5 TWICE M5D$ WORN B"R
& ,I AM ! BIGC;Y KID
GETT+ 8 H&S BLACK ACQUIR+
! S-CALL$ C.TRY FACTS ( LIFE

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LICKS X %UT FLICKS A MAT*
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SAYS ,I MAY N H M* (A BITE LEFT
B ,I C / GUM X 6D1?








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T :5 Y TAKE X
FEEL T;GUE & HIT* /RET*              #BD
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,UP 6! MO;T ! SEMI L[]S XS RAMP
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SCRAWNY FE$] CALVES BL9K+ & BAWL+

L ANY BOY ALL ,I WANT IS 6BE
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  EYE

!N LET X UP H]D X (F 6A P5
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