John Mellencamp – Longest Days (Ukulele)

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Seems like once upon a time ago

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I was where I was supposed to be

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My vision was true and my heart was too

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There was no end to what I could dream

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I walked like a hero into the setting sun

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Everyone called out my name

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Death to me was just a mystery

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I was too busy raising up Cain

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But nothing lasts forever

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Your best efforts don't always pay

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Sometimes you get sick

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And don't get better

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That's when life is short

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Even in its longest days

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So you pretend not to notice

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That everything has changed

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The way that you look

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And the friends you once had

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So you keep on acting the same

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But deep down in your soul

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You know you, you got no flame

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And who knows then which way to go

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Life is short even in its longest days

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All I got here

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Is a rear view mirror

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Reflections of where I've been

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So you tell yourself I'll be back up on top some day

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But you know there's nothing waiting up there for you anyway

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Nothing lasts forever

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And your best efforts don't always pay

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Sometimes you get sick

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And you don't get better

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That's when life is short

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Even in its longest days

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Life is short

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Even in its longest days