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Hush, keep very still, for the strangest things are about to happen

Oh, I was 17
when I heard the countdown start
It started slowly
and I thought it was my heart
But then I realised
that this time it was for real
There was no place to hide
I had to go out and feel
that there was time to kill
But I walked my way round town
and I tried to love the world
Oh, but the world just got me down
Oh, so I looked for you
in every street of every town
I wanna see your face
I wanna, I wanna see you now
Yeah, I wanna see you now

Oh and so it went
Oh, so it went for several years
I couldn't stand it
Oh, it must be getting near
Oh no, you just don't know
No, you just don't understand
how many times I've seen you
in the arms of some other man
I've got to meet you
and find you
and take you by the hand
My god, my god
you've got to understand
that I was 17
I didn't know a thing at all
I've got no reason
No reason at all
Oh no

Oh, the time of my life
I think you came too soon
(You came too soon there)
And it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room)
Oh, oh, oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(So I'm gonna go, really, bye bye)

Yeah, you can leave me
You can go some other place
You can forget it
Oh, that it's okay
because I own this town
I've brought it to its knees
Can you hear it crying? Yeah?
Can you hear it begging to me "please"
I know it's coming, so soon now
It's on its way
Oh no, my god, my god, I can hear them say
They say it's all a lie
They say I'll never leave the ground
They say I can't survive
But it's coming down
Oh baby now, please

Oh, the time of my life
I think you came too soon
(Yeah, you came too soon there)
And it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room)
Oh, oh, oh wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(So you want me to go, yeah. Really, see you. Bye bye)

Okay, you don't have to care
Really, really I swear
You owe nothing, you owe nothing to me
And if I messed it up babe then
then that's all up to me
And if you go
then I won't follow, no
So many times, I've been thinking
I've been thinking maybe I should
No, I'm gonna stay
I'm gonna make my way
I'm gonna get on through babe
I'm gonna make it all some day

Oh baby now, time of my life
I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon babe)
And it could be tonight
Oh, if I ever leave this room
(I never, ever leave this room)
Oh, oh, oh wasting all the time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
And I'm gonna leave this town
Oh, Jesus Christ now baby
Now time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
And I'm gonna leave this town
Oh, Jesus Christ now baby
Now time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
And this time, this time, I'm gonna go
I'm gonna leave this town
Oh

Ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma

I'm not gonna hang around, no
Oh

Fly and fly and move and fly and never, ever land
Leaves and stars and moon are falling down

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