When I was young and they packed me off to school
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and the taught me how not to play the game.
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I didn't mind if they groomed me for success
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or if they said that I was just a fool.
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So I left there in the morning with their God tucked underneath my arm -
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their half - assed smiles and the book of rules.
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And I asked this God a question and by way of firm reply
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He said - I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.
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So to my old headmaster (and to anyone who cares):
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young - jovem
wrong - errado
whole - todo
underneath - por baixo
tucked - escondido
through - através
thing - coisa
their - deles
taught - ensinado
sunday - [object Object]
success - sucesso
smiles - sorrisos
reply - resposta
poorer - mais pobre
these - estes
packed - embalado
around - por aí
birth - nascimento
rules - regras
accident - acidente
question - questão
groomed - preparado
better - melhor
death - morte
asked - perguntei
before - antes
prayers - orações
bishops - bispos
assed - Assed
measure - a medida
headmaster - diretor
anyone - alguém
believe - acreditam
compose - compor
morning - manhã
worth - que vale a pena
boots - chuteiras
rather - em vez
cares - se preocupa
there - há
excommunicate - excomungado
sundays - domingo
glory - glória
honest - honesto
school - escola
lines - linhas
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