On August first, nineteen-eighty-one
  I cycled to Scott's house with a BB gun
  We were almost twelve, but we looked thirteen
  He had baby-blue eyes that I shot him between
  Nature provides for us a safety net
  Whatever we do, we can never forget
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  I live with it every day
  Even though we moved away
  Our yesterdays are on a loop;
  A marathon of heartbreaking moments
  I live with it every day
  For every step I have to pay
  The only thing that they can't take:
  The guild that spirals in my wake
    The day they found me asleep on the floor
  Engine running, closed garage door
  Was the day the For Sale sign arrived on the lawn
  Two weeks later, and we were gone
  Everyone falls through time and the funnel it makes
  But I'm staying here inside my biggest mistake
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    The love I put away
  Like games that children play
  The hearts you choose to break
  Like cars dumped in the lake
  The laugh lines on your face
  The life I won't embrace
  The cold house I won't leave
  The guests I won't receive
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