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I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love,

As she lies here beside me asleep with the night,

And her hair, in a fine mist floats on my pillow,

Reflecting the glow of the winter moonlight.

She is soft, she is warm, but my heart remains heavy,

And I watch as her breasts gently rise, gently fall,

For I know with the first light of dawn I'll be leaving,

And tonight will be all I have left to recall.

Oh, what have I done, why have I done it,

I've committed a crime, I've broken the law,

For twenty-five dollars and pieces of silver,

I held up and robbed a hard liquor store.

My life seems unreal, my crime an illusion,

A scene badly written in which I must play,

Yet I know as I gaze at my young love beside me,

The morning is just a few hours away.

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