The man who stayed alive

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People came to see me

Self-destruct on stage

Tickets for the circus

And the masquerade

Come a little closer

See what you might find

Stepping from the shadows

the man who stayed alive

And all the papers headlines

That I wouldn’t last the day

and when the city woke up

That I’d probably passed away

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I am

The man who stayed alive

I am

The man who stayed alive

look who came to visit

sitting in my chair

all the years he didn’t

suddenly he cares

isn’t it ironic

running thru my veins

all this medication

strangely feels the same

and all the papers carried

was a bitter sweet goodbye

an obituary written

for the man who stayed alive

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I am

The man who stayed alive

I am

The man who stayed alive

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Oh, it’s a lovely day

To walk thru Stephens green

And hear the children play

when the ice cream van is near

Lazy Sundays

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I am

The man who stayed alive

I am

The man who stayed alive

I am

The man who stayed alive

I am

The man who stayed alive

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Don Mescall

Notting Hill Music Publishing