Mister Chen

Words and Music - Gary Morrell

unreleased

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There's the trains, there's the cars 

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And the bridge is shaking 

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It's like a dream of someone else 

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it's like the opposite of waking 

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Four miles to choose your launching spot 

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Four miles to pick your burial plot 

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He won't really talk to you 

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unless you need his help 

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If you're down and you’re sad 

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and you're almost done 

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Four miles to choose your launching spot 

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Four miles to pick your burial plot 

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He patrols the bridge 

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It's his jurisdiction 

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If you near the edge 

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There's an interdiction 

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Four miles to choose your launching spot 

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Four miles to pick your burial plot 

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Mister Chen gets it done 

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Mister Chen is the one who gets it done 

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He talks them down he gives them hope 

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Mister Chen cuts the rope which held them bound 

Musical Interlude 

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Db 8 beats 

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Mister Chen gets it done 

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Mister Chen is the one who gets it done 

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He talks them down he gives them hope 

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Mister Chen cuts the rope which held them bound 

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The angel of Nanjing 

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Just doing his thing 

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It’s not easy for anyone 

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in this world

 

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