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First Born
Rufus Wainwright
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The silver spoon's in the mouth
Baby's clothes are baby blue
Nothing's ever handed down
Everything's brand new
Newspaper notices
Herald in that great event
Daddy's buddies send the flowers
Mother's friends the baby showers
Welcoming that heaven sent
The first-born son is always the one
The first to be called and the last to come
He's his mother's favorite
His grandmother's too
He'll break their hearts
And he'll break yours too
For he's the first to creep
And the first to crawl
The first to walk
And the first to fall
Every bruise is kissed
Every cry is heard
Every doubt's cast out
With soothing words
'Cause he's that first-born son
He's that special one
No matter what comes next
No matter what comes along
He's another boy
For a sweet baby girl
The family is the oyster
And he is the pearl
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Some of them make it
Some of them don't
Some of them can
Others won't grow up
In the Bible of old
According to Exodus
Every first-born son
Of a Jew got Xed
But the one who survived
With the help of God's hand
Led his people to the promised land
Yes, he's that first-born son
He's that son-of-a-gun
He don't like to walk
He just likes to run
He loves to run
Just as fast as he can
With life held tight
In the palm of his hand
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With life held tight
In the palm of his hand
With life held tight
In the palm of his hand
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