Eight years old with flour sack cape <br />
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Tied all around his neck <br />
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He climbed up on the garage <br />
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Figurinwhat the heck <br />
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He screwed his courage up so tight <br />
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The whole thing come unwound <br />
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He got a runninstart and bless his heart <br />
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He headed for the ground<br />
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Chorus <br />
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He? one of those who knows that life <br />
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Is just a leap of faith <br />
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Spread your arms and hold you breath <br />
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Always trust your cape <br />
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All grown up with a flour sack cape <br />
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Tied all around his dream <br />
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He? full of piss and vinegar <br />
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He? bustinat the seams <br />
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He licked his finger and checked the wind <br />
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It? gonna be do or die <br />
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He wasn? scared of nothin Boys <br />
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He was pretty sure he could fly <br />
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Chorus <br />
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Old and grey with a flour sack cape <br />
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Tied all around his head <br />
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He? still jumpinoff the garage <br />
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And will be till he? dead <br />
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All these years the people said <br />
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He? actinlike a kid <br />
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He did not know he could not fly <br />
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So he did <br />
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Chorus
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