You said the world was magic, I was wide eyed and laughin We were dancin up to the bright side Forget about your ego forget about your pride And you will never have to compromise You were only jokin You were only jokin brother We talked about our mothers kissed the wounds of our fathers I could have been your sister, I would have been your brother You kissed me like I was a soldier headed for a war Im a dyin man but I dont know what for And you were only jokin You were only jokin, brother And you were only jokin You were only jokin, brother Gravel and glass on the bottom of my feet I bruised my heels on the swollen street We were girls in bars, boys on the town Bumpin like a pinball off a careless crowd You said, Good friends are hard to come by I laughed and bought you a beer, its too corny to cry Well, sentiments given or sentiments lost You shook it off with a smirk and a toss And you were only jokin You were only jokin, brother And you were only jokin You were only jokin, brother You were only jokin You were only jokin, brother Well, you kissed me like a soldier heading for a war Im a dyin man You were only jokin You were only jokin, brother You were only, you were only And you were only jokin, brother Sha la, sha la, sha la Sha la, sha la, sha la Sha la, sha la, oh brother
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