The Bolter

Intro C 


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 By all accounts, she almost drowned 
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When she was six in frigid water 
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And I can confirm she made 
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A curious child, ever reviled 
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By everyone except her own father 
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With a quite bewitching face 
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Splendidly selfish, charmingly helpless 
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Excellent fun 'til you get to know her 
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Then she runs like it's a race 
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Behind her back, her best mates laughed 
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And they nicknamed her "The Bolter" 


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Started with a kiss 
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"Oh, we must stop meeting like this" 
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But it always ends up with a town car speeding 

Out the drive one evening 
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Ended with the slam of a door 
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Then he'll call her a whore 

Wish he wouldn't be sore 
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But as she was leaving 

It felt like breathing 
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 All her fuckin' lives 
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Flashed before her eyes 
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 It feels like the time 
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She fell through the ice 
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Then came out alive 


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He was a cad, wanted her bad 
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Just like any good trophy hunter 
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And she liked the way he tastes 
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Taming a bear, making him care 
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Watching him jump then pulling him under 
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And at first blush, this is fate 
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When it's all roses, portrait poses 
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Central Park Lake in tiny rowboats 
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What a charming Saturday 
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That's when she sees the littlest leaks 

Down in the floorboards 
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And she just knows 

She must bolt 


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Started with a kiss 
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"Oh, we must stop meeting like this" 
                                      F 
But it always ends up with a town car speeding 

Out the drive one evening 
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Ended with the slam of a door 
                      G 
Then he'll call her a whore 

Wish he wouldn't be sore 
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But as she was leaving 

It felt like breathing 
G                Am 
 All her fuckin' lives 
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Flashed before her eyes 
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 It feels like the time 
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She fell through the ice 
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Then came out alive 


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She's been many places with 
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Men of many faces 
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First, they're off to the races 

And she's laughing drawin' aces 
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But, none of it is changin' 
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That the chariot is waitin' 
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Hearts are hers for the breakin' 

There's an escape in escaping 


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Started with a kiss 
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"Oh, we must stop meeting like this" 
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But it always ends up with a town car speeding 

Out the drive one evenin' 
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Ended with the slam of a door 
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But she's got the best stories 

You can be sure 
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That as she was leaving 

It felt like freedom 
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 All her fuckin' lives 
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Flashed before her eyes 
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And she realized 
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It feels like the time 
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She fell through the ice 
                 
Then came out alive