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[00:34.36]See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans
[00:39.76]Wearin' yesterday's misfortunes like a smile
[00:46.37]Once he had a future full of money  love  and dreams
[00:51.69]Which he spent like they was goin' outta style
[00:57.57]And he keeps right on a-changin' for the better or the worse
[01:03.68]Searchin' for a shrine  he's never found
[01:08.82]Never knowin' if believin' is a blessin' or a curse
[01:14.93]Or if the goin' up was worth the comin' down
[01:20.29]He's a poet and he's a picker  he's a prophet and he's a pusher
[01:26.49]He's a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he's stoned
[01:31.90]He's a walkin' contradiction  partly truth and partly fiction
[01:38.03]Takin' every wrong direction on his lonely way back home
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[01:47.85]He has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars
[01:53.74]And he's traded in tomorrow for today
[02:00.07]Runnin' from his devils  Lord  and reachin' for the stars
[02:05.92]And losin' all he's loved along the way
[02:10.98]But if this world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worse
[02:16.81]And all he ever gets is older and around
[02:22.68]From the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearse
[02:29.15]The goin' up was worth the comin' down
[02:34.01]He's a poet and he's a picker  he's a prophet  he's a pusher
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[02:40.17]He's a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he's stoned
[02:45.43]He's a walkin' contradiction  partly truth and partly fiction
[02:51.70]Takin' every wrong direction on his lonely way back home
[02:59.52]There's a lotta wrong directions on that lonely way back home