Blue Rodeo - The Ballad Of The Dime Store Greaser And… lyrics

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As the seconds are ticking in the corner of her eye<br />

Nothing comes as fast as a glib reply<br />

Like a kid who's tired of a busted old toy<br />

The pleasure's worn thin so she makes a little extra noise<br />

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So the dime store greaser and the blonde Mona Lisa<br />

Twist on smiles just to please each other<br />

Until one of them finds that someone new<br />

Well the other one is just going to have to do<br />

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Sometimes you get what you want<br />

So be careful what you ask for<br />

Remember what you got<br />

Tossing her pennies in the wishing well<br />

Mona Lisa reaches over for the sleeping pills<br />

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Like a jerk that butts into the front of the line<br />

She's got her reasons and he don't mind<br />

Absence is supposed to make the heart grow fonder<br />

He's hoping her vacation lasts a little bit longer<br />

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And they both have their tickets for the promised land<br />

Still they don't appreciate what they have<br />

They can't see what's right in front of their eyes<br />

They've been looking so long they finally went blind<br />

And they lost what was right in front of their eyes