Words & music by Paul Simon 1986
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Over the mountain
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Down in the valley
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Lives a former talk show host
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Everybody knows his name
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He said "There's no doubt about it
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It was a myth of fingerprints
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I've seen them all and man
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They're all the same
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Well, the sun gets weary
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And the sun goes down
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Ever since the watermelon
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And the lights come up
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On the black pit town
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Somebody says "What's a better thing to do?"
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Well, it's not just me
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And it's not just you
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This is all around the world
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Out in the Indian Ocean somewhere
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There's a former army post
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Abandoned now just like the war
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And there's no doubt about it
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It was the myth of fingerprints
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That's what that old army post was for
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Well, the sun gets bloody
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And the sun goes down
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Ever since the watermelon
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And the lights come up
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On the black pit town
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Somebody says "What's a better thing to do?"
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Well, it's not just me
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And it's not just you
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This is all around the world
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Over the mountain
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Down in the valley
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Lives the former talk-show host
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Far and wide his name was known
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He said "There's no doubt about it
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It was the myth of fingerprints
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That's why we must learn to live alone
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Oo----------- Whoa, live on, live on, live on.
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