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300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour
The White Stripes
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I'm bringin' back ghosts that are no longer there
I'm gettin' hard on myself, sittin' in my easy chair
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Well, there's three people in my mirror
And I'm wonderin' which one of them I should choose
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Well, I can't keep from laughin'
Spittin' out these 300 mile-per-hour outpour blues
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I'm breakin' my teeth off tryin' to bite my lip
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There's all kinds of red-headed women
That I ain't supposed to kiss
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And it's that color which never fails to turn me blue
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So I just swallow it and hold on to it
And use it to scare the hell out of you
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I have a woman, says "Come and watch me bleed"
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And I'm wonderin' just how I can do that
And still give her everything that she needs
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Well, there's three people in my head that have the answer
And one of them's got to be you
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But you're holdin' tight to it, the answer
Singin' these 300 mile-per-hour outpour blues
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Put on gloves, a tight scarf, and wrap up warm on this winter night
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Every time you get defensive, you're just looking for a fight
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It's safe to say somebody out there's
Got a problem with almost anything you'll do
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Well, next time they stab you, don't fight back
Just play the victim instead of playin' the fool
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And the roads are covered with a million
Little molecules
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Of cigarette ashes and the school floors are covered
With pieces of pencil eraser, too
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Well, sooner or later
The ground's gonna be holdin' all of my ashes, too
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But I can't help but wonder if after I'm gone
Will I still have these 300 mile-per-hour, finger breaking
No answers, broken back, dirty cancer, bee stung, and busted up
Empty cup torrential outpour blues
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One thing's for sure, in that graveyard
I'm gonna have the shiniest pair of shoes
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