It's like when you stumble one day
The paper's yellowed a little
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Then, eyes closed
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I hope I'll always be
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And the Old Port that seemed to stretch
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Both arms toward the sea
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Does it remember that already
I was singing to please it
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I didn't love it every day
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But I suffered far from it
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I hope I'll always be
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So often I forget the distance
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That made me leave the childhood streets
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I went far away to grab my chance
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But not far enough to quit thinking about it
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It's like when you stay too long
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You gently open your eyes
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And the colors come back
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Like those years of misery and joy
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I hope I'll always be
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So often I forget the distance
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That made me leave the childhood streets
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I went far away to grab my chance
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But not far enough to quit thinking about it
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I'm home in Marseille
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So often I forget the distance
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That made me leave the childhood streets
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I went far away to grab my chance
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But not far enough to quit thinking about it
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No, not far enough to quit thinking about it
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I'm home in Marseille
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I'm home in Marseille