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Created on: September 24, 2009
The shame
Don't air out dirty secrets
Nobody has to know
She's crazy
He is lonely
Dependant
Desparate
Sad
She's jealous
He's a drunk
He beats her
Steals her wallet
And still they band together
For ever in the fold
And oh, how so surprising
You know just what I mean
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