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Artist: Tom
Track: Waits

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They say love is blind, well if I can't see
I can still feel your hands hold onto me
Well who am I and who are we
To try to dictate the views of our beauty
Cause every rose should bloom, every bird should fly
Burn up our love 'til the day we die
So bury our hearts, preserve our energy
And forge it to something much better than me
And forge it to something much better than me
I've come for you, my love, so fall into me
I'm gonna take you away, and out of this place
Darling someday I'll come and see your face
You see my maker called, I said come on in
Cause I'd never try to hide away from him
Well he drew his sword, and he stuck it in
And I saw my colours pour over my skin
He said life is short and time flies by
Then with each passing day of my whole life
I'm gonna think that we must be right
For each other in this short space of time
I've come for you, my love, so fall into me
I'm gonna take you away, and out of this place
Darling someday I'll come and see your face
I've come for you, my love, through a hole in the void
Gonna take some time, till I make things right
Darling you don't have a choice
Well I cannot say, that I accept this end
If I close my eyes, will I see it again
And I'll watch it flash by, right out of my arms reach
It's never enough for me to feel complete
But they say love is blind, well if I can't see
I can still feel your hands hold onto me
And I'll say goodbye, if you could hear me speak
And try to forge it to something much better than me
I've come for you, my love, so fall into me
I'm gonna take you away, and out of this place
Darling someday I'll come and see your face
I've come for you, my love, through a hole in the void
Gonna take some time, till I make things right
Darling you don't have a choice
No, I've come for you, my love, so fall into me
I'm gonna take you away, and out of this place
Darling someday I'll come and see your face
I've come for you, my love, through a hole in the void
Gonna take some time, till I make things right
Darling you don't have a choice
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Tom Waits
Thomas Alan Waits is a two-time Grammy Award winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted American singer-songwriter, composer and actor born in Pomona, California on December 7
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Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
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Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
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Frank's Wild Years by Tom Waits
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Blue Valentine by Tom Waits
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