Intro
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Verso
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She don't want nobody near but you can't get away from that

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They appear and disappear and they all get a string attached

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Pretty soon they've got you hanging on the line
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Pretty soon they're singing one by one, the same old rhyme
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They say, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"

Verso
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She don't want nobody home cause it's a little too crowded then
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But she don't want to be alone so they just keep pouring in

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Pretty soon they've got her headed for the door
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She comes home to find that they're not hanging 'round no more
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She says, "I'm alright, you just can't get home tonight"

Pre-refrão
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Don't you wonder what she looks like in the light?
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She says "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"

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Ponte
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Pretty white-washed lies, endless alibis
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And reasons that need cleaning every night
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Half a world away you can't wash away
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The stain of the deceiving and the things that you cannot believe

Verso
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And well, she don't want no one around cause she don't want anybody to see
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What she looks like when she's down cause that's a really sad place to be

Chorus
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Pretty soon she gets them crawling up the walls
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Then she wonders why they beg her please to never call
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She says "I'm ok, it's alright, hey look who's on TV tonight"
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She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"

Pre-refrão
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Don't you wonder why it's dark outside at night?

Refrão
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She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
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She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"