| Met you in a dark town, I was living under a stone
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| In the desert of my mind it was night and I was alone
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| You took me to the cold black top, you laid me flat on my back
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| And you slithered as I shivered 'til the sun it rose
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| And my muscles relaxed
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| Oh, we could be friends
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| Thanks for the venom
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| Oh, we could be friends
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| (You are a rattle snake!)
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| You, you are a rattle snake
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| You told me that your name was Legs and you hated the irony
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| Soon I moved into your place
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| And we talked about getting some cats
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| 'Til we came home on a Saturday night, our cats were your snack
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| And I watched just how your jaw bone grinds
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| Swore I’d never go back to you
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| Oh, we could be friends
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| Thanks for the venom
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| Oh, we could be friends
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| (You are a rattle snake!)
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| You, you, you are a rattle snake
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| When the daylight is getting low
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| I look right into your eye of fear
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| All that I’m letting go
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| When I get out of here
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| By the end of that summer I had crawled back to your kitchen floor
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| Covered in the feather and bones of all the meals before
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| And you yelled about the dirty dishes I had left in your sink
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| And your fangs found my flesh
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| Before I had one second to think about it
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| Oh, you were my friend, we had a simple love
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| As simple as nature gets
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| Oh, we could be friends, we had a simple love
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| Oh, you were my friend
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| (You are a rattle snake!)
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| Thanks for the venom
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| Oh, you were my friend
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| But you are a rattle snake
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| (You are a rattle snake!)
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| You, you, you are a rattle snake |