John Prine – A Star A Jewel And A Hoax (Guitar)

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He's a star but he didn't get as far

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As those who idolized his ways and means

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To prepare themselves to be better human beings

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Well they understood more than he had meant to say

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In his day

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But that's O.K.

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She's a jewel but her tactics are so cruel

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And her past affairs smelled cheap

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Like the perfume in her hair

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She lives another life but not her own

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On an imaginary throne in the sky

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She's afraid to die

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Great thoughts don't come to those who try too hard

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To interpretate what's going on in the mind's backyard

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So I'll leave lest you think that I'm a hoax

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Like these other folks in my song

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Goodbye so long