Friendly Fire

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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An inspirational tirade against me
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How to explain my life
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Girls to the left of me
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Boys to the right of me
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Neither husband nor wife

[Verse 2]
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Though the days are filled with pain
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There is no one who’ll explain
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Why I’m coming under

Friendly fire
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Shot in the fatal cause
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Of rock ‘n’ roll

[Verse 3]
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But there’s no one
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Really no one
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To say why I endure
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Under force majeure
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Slander without shame or tact
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I who studied make up, mime and Buddha
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Who taught two generations to react

[Verse 4]
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About me the critics lied
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I ignored them and survived
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In spite of coming under

Friendly fire
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Shot in the fatal cause
Gm Cm
Of rock ‘n’ roll
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But there’s nothing
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Really nothing to deny

[Bridge]
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When I look back
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My eyes are filled with tears
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Danger to mascara
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Applause to my peers
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When fame sustained me
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And arenas acclaimed me
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I floated through life on a cloud
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Of love and insanity
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And pagan profanity
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Before a worshipping crowd

[Verse 5]
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Now my status is ill-defined
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As an icon I’m inclined
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To be coming under

Friendly fire
Abm Fm Bdim
Shot in the fatal cause
Gm Cm
Of rock ‘n’ roll

[Verse 6]
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But whatever
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Dull or clever
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Points they’ve scored
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I have never
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Oh no never
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Been ignored