[Verse 1]
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Dear John
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He spent a lifetime counting money
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So long
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The years, they all merge into one
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68, 79, 82 and 95
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He made a living from accountancy
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But then he cried, “Ive had enough”
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[Chorus]
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He said, “Baby,”
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“Do you read me?”
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“I think these numbers are
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Beginning to eat me”
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He said, “Baby,”
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“Do you read me?”
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“I think these numbers are
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Beginning to eat me”
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[Verse 2]
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Dear John
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Why dont you answer your calls?
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Hes had enough of doing your tax returns
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Whats wrong?
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Youre not at work or at home
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Hes on a train heading down to the coast
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Picked up your leather briefcase on the beach
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And a message on your dictaphone
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[Chorus]
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And it said, “Baby,”
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“Do you read me?”
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“I think these numbers are
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Beginning to eat me”
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It said, “Baby,”
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“Do you read me?”
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“I think these numbers are
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Beginning to eat me”
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[Bridge]
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Some say he made the swim to Normandy
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And lost his heart to a local girl
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They lived with 25 of her family
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One mother, one father
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Three sisters, four brothers
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Eight nephews, eight nieces
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Two uncles, three aunts
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Plus three dogs
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Equals
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Hell
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[Outro]
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Goodbye, farewell
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Cheerio, see ya
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Adieu, au revoir
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Toodle pip
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So long
