I'm told night brings advice
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That Alice has left Wonderland
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I'm told out of sight, out of mind
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That guys are all smooth talkers
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They say after rain comes sunshine
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That truth comes out of children's mouths
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They say liars won't look you in the eye
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That girls love flowers
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I'm told Earth is overcrowded
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That we'll love opera when we're old
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I'm told clothes don't make the man
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That musicians live in caravans
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They say the grass isn't greener elsewhere
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And that one day we'll learn from our mistakes
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I'm told life's better in twos
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And that times are tough
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Lost in all these words that linger
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We repeat ourselves till we're out of breath
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All these images we sow
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In speeches, in poems
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These prejudices that chain us
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And sometimes drag us along in chains
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I'm told night brings advice
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That Alice has left Wonderland
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I'm told life's better in twos
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That times are tough