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Chasing What Sparkles

by Marcus Alan Mercer

All my friends are drinking their money They think it's funny Losing their money All my friends are playing with marbles don't think it's harmful losing their marbles All my friends think life is a party They will be sorry Life's not a party All my friends are taking for granted Their home's built with granite Their parents' granite All my friends are killing themselves Their lives will be shelved They're killing themselves All my friends are chasing what sparkles Just cuz it sparkles Don't make it marble
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