GONE AT LAST Words & music by Paul Simon 1975


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The night was black, the roads were icy

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Snow was fallin', drifts were high

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And I was weary, from my driving

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And I stopped to rest for a while

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   I sat down at a truck stop

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I was thinking about my past

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I've had a long streak of bad luck

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But I'm praying it's gone at last


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Gone, gone at last, gone at last

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Gone at last, gone at last

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I had a long streak of that bad luck
 
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But I'm   prayin' it's gone at last

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00, oo, oo, oo, oo


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I ain't dumb

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I kicked around some

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I don't fall too easily

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But that boy looked so dejected

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He just grabbed my sympathy

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   Sweet little soul now, what's your problem?

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Tell me why you're so downcast

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I've had a long streak of bad luck

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But I'm praying it's gone at last



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Gone, gone at last, gone at last

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Gone at last, gone at last

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I had a long streak of that bad luck
 
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But I'm   prayin' it's gone at last

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00, oo, oo, oo, oo



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Once in a while from out of nowhere

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When you don't expect it, and you're unprepared

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Somebody will come and lift you higher

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And your burdens will be shared

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   Yes I do believe, if I hadn't met you

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I might still be sinking fast

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I've had a long streak of bad luck

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But I'm praying it's gone at last


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Gone, gone,  gone at last

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Gone at last, gone at last

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I had a long streak of that bad luck
 
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But I'm   prayin' it's gone at last

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Gone, gone,  gone gone gone gone 

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Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

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I had a long streak of that bad luck
 
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But I'm   prayin' it's gone at last


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