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Nights Become Days

We saw in the dawn from the roof of the bar
When nights become days then you've gone too far
We listened to songbirds and rush hour cars and welcomed in the day
He said "London in summertime is great
On days like this I feel like I can escape
From the things that I've done and mistakes that I've made
I can wash it all away"

We bathed like swimmers in the morning sun, and waiting for our night to end
We knew that one of us would come down hard and one of us would start again

We started out curious, it started out fun
We smoked in the woods when we were young
And secretly slipped something under our tongues
And danced the night away
But everyone stumbles on old cocaine
It burns out the best, and it burdens the brain
Til brown comes and whispers away the pain and you find you've lost your way

We bathed like swimmers in the morning sun, and waiting for our night to end
We knew that one of us would come down hard and one of us would start again

You'd sink in the river for your death
You'd sleep with the fishes, and draw no breath
You'd swallow forever, till nothing's left
Take no rest

Oh my friend, if you made for the shore
You'd see us here, we're all waiting
Just cast your eyes down to the floor
You'll see us here, we're waiting

Don't sink in the river for your death
You can sleep in the shade, and draw some breath
You could start fresh tomorrow, and leave what's left
Please draw breath, please draw breath

Let's let nights become days
So come down kid the roofs not safe now
All your friends are waiting for you to get some rest

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