Twenty-five Years

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I can't remember 
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When the moment started 
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It creeps up 
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When you least expect to fail 
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You try to tell yourself 
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That you are selfless 
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But that's the big mistake 
     A         C#m 
That sets your sail 

    B 
The signs are all around you 
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But you miss them 
    B 
You turn your back 
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On every friend you know 
    A 
The games you play 
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To justify your madness 
     A 
Will leave you crying 
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For the pain that grows 

 
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Twenty-five years, twenty-five years 
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I tried to be a man and face my fears 
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Twenty-five years, twenty-five years 
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I've had the devil on my back for twenty five years 

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For when you fall 
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You have to reach the bottom 
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And count your blessings 
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That you're still alive 

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That's when you look 
           A       C#m 
To someone who was with you 
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At every single step 
      A       C#m 
Right by your side 

B 
It's said from this you grow 
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Inside much stronger 
     B 
That may be true 
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But I am still so weak 

        A 
There's days that seem 
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So endless makes me wonder 
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Will something come 
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To close this losing streak 

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Twenty-five years, twenty-five years 
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I tried to be a man and face my fears 
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Twenty-five years, twenty-five years 
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I've had the devil on my back for twenty five years 

    B 
I'm tired and so lonely 
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From this journey 
    B 
And still can't figure out 
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Some things I've said 

    A 
But all I know 
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Is there's a place that's calling 
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I'll find that place 
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And rest my weary head 

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Twenty-five years, twenty-five years 
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I tried to be a man and face my fears 
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Twenty-five years, twenty-five years 
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I've had the devil on my back for twenty five years