Willy Mason - Oxygen
Intro
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Verse
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I wanna be better than oxygen....
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And weak at the knees....
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I wanna speak louder....
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Think that they've got a disease....
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I wanna be cooler than tv....
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Wonderin' what they're goin to be
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We can be stonger than bombs
Pre-chorus B7
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Cause we speak in silence every time our eyes meet....
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Chorus
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On and on and on it goes....
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The world it just keeps spinnin.....
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Til im dizzy, Time to breathe....
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So close my eyes and start again anew
Verse
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Chorus
(Same as before)
Bridge
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If im afraid to catch a dream, I weave your baskets and
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Ill Float them down the river stream..
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Each one i weave with words i speak to carry love to your relief
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