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You didn’t know me, when you were a kid
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In trouble at school, alone at lunch again
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I didn’t know you, when I broke my knee
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Spent the summer on crutches, and everybody teased
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Except for this one friend I almost forgot
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You didn’t know me, but he knew me best
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The weight of my brain, the fear of my cold head
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You never saw me, interred in the ice
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My friend tried to melt, but he couldn’t thaw me out right
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So I got ditched freezing, alone with my thoughts
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And though I was sad, I was better off just being dead
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Better off just being dead, without my old friend
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True, I once said, I was better off just being dead
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But I didn’t know you yet
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You didn’t know me, but you got cold, too
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And your mind was heavy, and you thought you might lose it
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Well everything fucked up, we both felt before
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I’m glad for it all if it got us where we are
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With you in the boat there, I almost forgot
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How I once said, I was better off just being dead
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Better off just being dead, I didn’t know you yet
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And you might’ve said, you were better off just being dead
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But looking out for you, my friend, look out
Outro:
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I didn’t know you when you were a kid
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But swimming with you, it sure feels like I did
