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It's Cold Out There
High rises down to to the inner city slums
Alley cats hustle with street math
And 11 year old kids selling drugs
Gamblers roll the dice
Hoping to strike it rich
Instead they lose their small fortunes
Or wind up buried in a ditch
Never get too many chances
To marry and grow old
They end up in the streets
Forgotten, thinking rotten
And usually very cold
Oh, how daring Mr. Risk-taker
Challenging fate strikes you pretty bold
(Chorus)
And the brightest ones turn to crime
Surounded by cheap sensations and the next big hit
But I guess that's just the irony of being next in line
Because the brightest flames burn oh so quick
Even an hourglass couldn't accurately predict
How long the clock will tock and tick
Times run out, and they find you blue in the gutter
Holding out your hands asking for some bread and butter
I never meant to find the darkness
Cause the darkness just found me
When you live a life behind the shadows
Only death will finally set you free
(Chorus)
And the brightest ones turn to crime
Surounded by cheap sensations and the next big hit
But I guess that's just the irony of being next in line
Because the brightest flames burn oh so quick
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