Ourselves to know
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D
1. We left Constantinople in a thousand ninety-nine,
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to
restore the one True Cross was in this heart of mine.
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To bring it to Jerusalem and
then sail home to Rhodes,
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we
took that holy ride ourselves to know.
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We took that holy ride
ourselves to know.
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2. Everyone got famous, everyone got rich,
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everyone went off the rails and ended in the
ditch.
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Oh, we had to take that long,
hard road to see where it would go,
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yeah,
we took that holy ride ourselves to know.
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D
We took that holy ride
ourselves to know.
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2 (lines 1 to 4)
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3. Now if you make a pilgrimage, I hope you find your grail,
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be
loyal to the ones you leave with, even if you fail.
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Be chivalrous to strangers you
meet along the road,
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as
you take that holy ride yourselves to know.
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D
You take that holy ride
yourselves to know.
(Warren Zevon)