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Lyric corrections, un-capitalized improper nouns
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*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' | ||
*''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' (chorus) | *''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' (chorus) | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{{lyrics}} | {{lyrics}} | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I try to follow the Commandments, of course | I try to follow the Commandments, of course | ||
But, I'm committing all the | But, I'm committing all the deadliest sins | ||
I'm up all day in the confessional booth | I'm up all day in the confessional booth | ||
So that no other sinners even get in | So that no other sinners even get in | ||
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I think I'd seen this place before | I think I'd seen this place before | ||
Don't wanna see it anymore | Don't wanna see it anymore | ||
Just wanna reach the | Just wanna reach the pearly gates | ||
And it feels like such a long way to | And it feels like such a long way to heaven, heaven | ||
Whoa | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
And it feels like such a long way to go, go | And it feels like such a long way to go, go | ||
Whoa | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
I go to church, but end up falling in love | I go to church, but end up falling in love | ||
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Wish you would straighten me right out | Wish you would straighten me right out | ||
I know it's gonna be worth it | I know it's gonna be worth it | ||
When I | When I do finally get in | ||
Unless I take the other route | Unless I take the other route | ||
And it feels like such a long way to | And it feels like such a long way to heaven, heaven | ||
Whoa | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
And it feels like such a long way to go, go | And it feels like such a long way to go, go | ||
Whoa | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
My mom didn't raise me up like this | My mom didn't raise me up like this | ||
So how did I end up like this? | So how did I end up like this? | ||
Must be the trickster in the ??? | |||
He's just too cunning for me, I fall for it every time | |||
And it feels like such a long way to heaven, heaven | |||
Whoa-oh-oh | |||
And it feels like such a long way to | |||
Whoa | |||
And it feels like such a long way to go, go | And it feels like such a long way to go, go | ||
Whoa | Whoa-oh-oh | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||