<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When you own so much more than you can pay<BR>You find your life-long soul mate died yesterday<BR>When you search all your life for a beautiful dream<BR>And when you catch a star it leaves the scene<BR>It’s another night where anxiety will rule<BR>There’s a masquerade going and you are the fool<BR>It’s a million more miles before you get there<BR>Only to find your car beyond repair<BR>It’s a black dog at a conference of ghosts<BR>Where there’s none left grinning except the host<BR>You stand in line and wait your turn<BR>You’re left holding a candle that refuses to burn<BR>The kindred spirit you thought was your kind<BR>Was substance to see it was all in your mind...</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Copyright (C) 1997, Laura Wright.</SPAN></P>

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