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from diamondcutters & fingerprints by Manny McGuffin

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You break the heart you don't know
In a bar, dancing like a puppet show
I'm a wooden boy on a wooden floor

That guy you're with is a half-wit
He likes the Smiths, but he hates fags n shit
Hangs out behind the liquor store

I waited all night to see you
I had to work til nine at the DQ
Starkist all the while

Tonight I'll wear three tshirt, I've got
one for the drive-thru and two for after work
I'm cotton on cotton on and on

Your burlap smile, satin smile
You break a sweat like dew on tile
You never sleep before the dawn

You got my heart when you caught my eye
You got the part of me that keeps me alive
The band was ok, but the reason I stayed
You were a perfect dancer

Dropped ten bucks on Moxy Fruvous
Just to watch you rock the Jerry Lewis
All the French boys know your name

You break the heart you don't know
In a bar, dancing like a puppet show

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from diamondcutters & fingerprints, released January 1, 2001

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