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I was feelin' important, feelin' in control

Felt like everywhere I went, folks said, "There he goes"

I was beaming like a noon-day sun, my ducks all in a row

When all a sudden in a flash, I saw it was not so

Ain't goin' my way

Ain't goin' my way

There's no denyin' thing's ain't flyin' my way

Ain’t goin' my way

Ain’t goin' my way

There's no denyin' thing's ain't flyin' my way

I used to walk around a lot feelin' pretty small

People said, "You're not so bad" so I stood up tall

Then my inner Napoleon said, "You could have it all!"

I hit a curb and strained a nerve and headed for a fall

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Now I am a lonely mole back in the underground

Diggin' bigger hills and little hills cause I'm so tightly wound

Really am I all that bad takin' pennies for the pound

Cause even from the margins, lord, there comes a holy sound

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