The Bear

	  		
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verse 1 
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I was first attracted by your scent 
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Your heart must be a caramelised onion 
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By the time I saw your flame 
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It was all over for you and what's his name 

Instrumental 
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verse 2 
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I think it was Algonquin park 
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It was so cold and winter dark 
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A promised hibernation high 
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Took me across the great black plate of ice 
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Now I'm the islander 

Instrumental 
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verse 3 
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I found a place to call my den 
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And dreamt of the ferry and the enormous man 
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Huge as were his children 
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Following around after him 
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I'm the islander 

Bridge 
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I woke up in the furtive spring 
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More capable of anything 

Instrumental 
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verse 4 
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I waited for more men to come 
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They docked their boats and cocked their guns 
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The time for truth and reconciliation's gone 
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But with my belly full I intended to get something done 

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I'm the islander 

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Bridge 
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I woke up in the dead of spring 
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More hungry than anything 

Outro 
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I'm the islander 
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I'm the islander 

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