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When I saw him last he had that look in his eyes
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I said, "Do you need to talk?", he said, "No."
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So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while
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he began to speak, then he started to cry
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You know some things are best left unspoken
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and some things just never work out
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Sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do
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There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out
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He said, "I need your help, I need it now
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Give me the strength to go on"
Though I didn't know what I knew that something was wrong
He still had his pride, he'd tell me in time
Well this feeling inside kept eating at me
I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news
So I rushed to be by his side
And we said goodbye for the last time
I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye
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He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now.
Give me the strength to go on."
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We were always laughing, I just remember laughing, mama
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We were always laughing
Oh I need your help, I need it now
Give me the strength to go on
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Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear
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We can see the deceit, we see the lies
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So I asked myself, over and over, and over again
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What did they know? What did they hide?
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Fools, leading the innocent blindly
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Fools, turning away
And I know that when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes
And if they told the truth, he might be here today
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I need your help, I need it now
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Just give me the strength to go on
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I remember the laughing, We were always laughing
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Oh no, it's just strength we need now
Just the strength to go on...
