Common Folk

Intro 

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 Long story short, I met a hero yesterday 
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Yeah, he was cutting grass over someone else's grave 
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Newport in his left hand, firm shake on his right 
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It just takes a lifetime to get here but it can happen overnight 
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He was looking over someone who was looking over him 
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There was thunder in the distance, a storm came rolling in 



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He said, friend, I'm not above you, sure as hell I'm not below 
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I'm somewhere in the middle with all the common folk 
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I got friends in both places, some I love the most 
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I'm somewhere in the middle with all the common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk



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 Long story short, underneath cheap halogen lights 
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Night shift nurses drinking coffee after saving someone’s life 
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He was screaming down the hallway, she was leaning on the wall 
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Heard her singing out a pray, Lord I surrender all 
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She was looking up for someone who was looking down on her 
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There was thunder in the distance and she sang to him these words 



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Friend, I'm not above you, sure as hell I'm not below 
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I'm somewhere in the middle with all the common folk 
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I got friends in both places, some I love the most 
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I'm somewhere in the middle with all the common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk 



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 Long story short, Dad had nothing left to hide 
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Spent his whole life serving something that kept him all locked up inside 
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They thanked him for his service when the army sent him back 
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He was fighting for his country, they were using him for scraps 
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I asked them for the reasons why they sent him off at all 
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Said go be with your family, good to see you standing tall 



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Friend, I'm not above you and I'm not below 
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I'm somewhere in the middle with all the common folk 
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I got friends in both places, some I miss the most 
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I'll be here in the middle with all the common folk 
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Friend, I'm not above you, sure as hell I'm not below 
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I'm somewhere in the middle with all the common folk 
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I got friends in both places, some I love the most 
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I'll be here in the middle with all the common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk 
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Common folk 


Outro 

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