20Th Of December Madison Avenue

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[VERSE 1]

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You walk me through the park where all the dark spots are lit by snow
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You talk me through my part as if you're starring the show
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I hate you 'cause of the way these goddamn snowflakes lick your hair
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I hate you 'cause I need you, 'cause I know that you don't  care
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You remind me I'm no longer young


[INTERLUDE]

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[VERSE 2]

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It's the 20th of Decem - ber, Santa's looking kind of worn
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The windows shine like em - bers and every year there's more
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I don't think I look much ol - der, but I'm not the one to ask
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Nostalgia's getting bold - er with every day that  passes
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It reminds me I'm no longer young


[CHORUS]

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Back then the streets were paved with light,
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As if this town was built by night
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And our steps like hyperspace  flight,
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In a universe that was ours by right


[INTERLUDE]

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[VERSE 3]

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You look at me through len - ses of ideas that were never mine
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You're shooting 'cross the tren - ches, in the world war of your mind
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You've gone and hit old San - cho between the halo and the eyes
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Bet he didn't see it coming just the tunnel and the light


[VERSE 4]

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So go away and pray baby, come back when you can cry
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It's Christmas time remem - ber, the least you should do is try
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The 90's like the weak link in the chain around my heart
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The peace I've built within it, it's like an island off the charts


[VERSE 5]

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You step in like a tow truck, and tear my world apart,
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Yawning like a house cat playing cruelly with the mouse
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You're shouting cross the tren - ches to steal my peace of mind
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It was you who killed the an - gels, you the greatest lover of all  time


[PD-C HORUS]

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You're just a petty thief now, in the universe of small  crime
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You remind me I'm no longer young


[CHORUS]

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Back then the streets were paved with light,
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As if this town was built by night
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And our steps like hyperspace  flight,
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In a universe that was ours by right


[OUTRO]

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