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Tight Roping Fences by Carpet Room

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VERSE:
Crowds gather
When there’s something to see
Many stand there
Staring up at me
I am up here to contemplate life
More keep coming
At me from all sides

Pictures
Murals
Senseless speech
The masses crave
What they can’t reach
I am up here
To contemplate life
And more keep coming
At me from all sides

PRE-CHORUS:
I’m not coming down
No matter what you say
No I’m not coming down
Unless it’s six feet under the ground

VERSE:
Puzzled faces often greet me
Many stand there
Staring up at me
I stand alone
No place to hide
And more keep coming
At me from all sides

Ice is broken
Questions fly
How’d I get up here
When and why
I stand alone
No place to hide
More keep coming
At me from all sides

PRE-CHORUS:
I’m not coming down
No matter what you say
No I’m not coming down
Unless it’s six feet under

CHORUS:
I’m tight roping fences
Searching for a field of dreams
And I’m not coming down
I’m tight roping fences
Searching for a field of dreams
And I’m not coming down

BRIDGE:
We’re talking downtown
Ground town
Way downtown
Six feet under the ground
They’ve never heard of a smile
Never seen a frown
We’re talking way downtown
Six feet under the ground

CHORUS:
I’m tight roping fences
Searching for a field of dreams
And I’m not coming down
I’m tight roping fences
Searching for a field of dreams
And I’m not coming down

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