I like walking by the sea
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Between late afternoon and dusk
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That flash of autumn inside summer
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Far from the crowded beaches
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I like your eyes, kind yet cunning
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Your quiet voice while the world around us yells
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Those poems you write without even realizing
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I like your awkwardness
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I like whoever fights for something and still hits the street
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Whoever's got a dream in a drawer and chases it, come what may
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I like people who read, I like people who think
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Who ask questions and won't settle
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Who look ahead; I like those who put themselves out there
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Who don't always need to be right
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I like the night with its silence
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That makes no sound but the sea's
Which lays itself down softly
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And, like Narcissus, lets itself be admired
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I like this tormented life
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Among yellow, green, red and blue wires
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You must pull them slowly and stay careful
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Or else the one who blows up will be you
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I like friendship that survives time and is therefore real
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I like common sense that wins and breaks every barrier
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I like people who read, I like people who think
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Who ask questions and won't settle
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Who look ahead; I like those who put themselves out there
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Who don't always need to be right
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I like the night with its silence
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That makes no sound but the sea's
Which lays itself down softly
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And, like Narcissus, lets itself be admired
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I like people who read, I like people who think
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Who ask questions and won't settle
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Who look ahead; I like those who put themselves out there
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Who don't always need to be right
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I like the night with its silence
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That makes no sound but the sea's
Which lays itself down softly
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And, like Narcissus, lets itself be admired