John Appleseeds Lament

INTRO
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I stepped out the front door into winter and the world outside
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I stepped out the door to New York City, my hair was barely dry
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I could not remember where I was going, so I went back inside


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Nothing happening in the elevator, nothing happening on the stairs
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Nothing ever happen when I am sleeping, I cannot stay there
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How'd you find a party when you're in your room
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How'd you find the action man, the action is everywhere

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If you decide to climb outside your bedroom window, paint a picture on a cloud
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Oh if you decide that you can't hide inside your mind
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Provide the slide to get you out
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Feels just like you're falling and you're going down
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But everybody loves you when you hit the ground

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I say a prayer, I say a prayer, I say a prayer to Pocahontas
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I pray to John Appleseed
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Oh I cigarette the winter air, then I Fred Astaire my way down seventh street
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Some chick yells Jesus love me more than I know but less than I need

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I parade down the valley to the battery and then I step off into the air
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Point my sunglasses east towards Jerusalem and then follow all the Pharaohs there
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They're building pyramids in Leicester Square
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Driving in circles round the circus 'til the circles in the air
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My love says come on Adam tell me what the hell is wrong with you
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She says, come on Adam tell me, what the hell am I supposed to do?
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She says, I could love you, I could leave you, I can't live what you put me through

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I call the wind Maria because I do not know her face
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I call the endless sky Emilia because she stays with me from place to place
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I call the sun my love Emmanuel because she cradle me in her embrace

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Oh no, nothing happening in the kitchen, nothing happening on the floor
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Nothing happening in my bed, she don't sleep there no more
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How’d you find the bottom when you're in the air?
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Hey man, how’d you find a circus man, the circus is everywhere