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Message In A Bottle
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Intro
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1st Verse
Just
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a
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cast-
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a-
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way,
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an
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is-
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land
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lost
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at
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sea,
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oh
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An-
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oth-
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er
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lone-
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ly
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day,
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no
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one
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here
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but
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me,
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oh
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More
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lone-
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li-
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ness
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than
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an-
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y
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man
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could
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bear
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Res-
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cue
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me
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be-
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fore
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I
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fall
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in-
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to
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des-
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pair,
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oh
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Bridge
I'll
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send
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an
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S.
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O.
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S.
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to
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the
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world
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I'll
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send
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an
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O.
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S.
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to
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the
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world
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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Chorus
Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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2nd Verse
A
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year
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has
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passed
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since
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I
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wrote
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my
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note
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But
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I
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should
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have
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known
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this
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right
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from
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the
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start
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Only
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hope
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can
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keep
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me
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to-
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geth-
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er
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Love
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can
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mend
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your
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life
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but
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Love
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can
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break
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your
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heart
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Bridge
I'll
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send
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an
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O.
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S.
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to
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the
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world
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I'll
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send
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an
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O.
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S.
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to
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the
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world
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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Chorus
Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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3rd Verse
Walked
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out
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this
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morn-
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ing,
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don't
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be-
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lieve
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what
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I
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saw
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A
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hun-
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dred
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bil-
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lion
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bot-
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tles
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washed
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up
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on
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the
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shore
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Seems
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like
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I'm
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not
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alone
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in
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being
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a-
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lone
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A
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hun-
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dred
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bil-
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lion
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cast-
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a-
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ways,
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look-
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ing
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for
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a
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home
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Bridge
I'll
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send
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an
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O.
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S.
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to
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the
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world
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I'll
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send
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an
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S.
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O.
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S.
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to
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the
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world
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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I
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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hope
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that
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some-
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one
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gets
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my
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Chorus
Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Mes-
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sage
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in
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a
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bot-
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tle,
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yeah
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Outro
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I'm
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send-
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ing
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out
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an
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O.
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I'm
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send-
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out
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I'm
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send-
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I'm
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send-
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