O Lord! don't give me success,
If it takes away my freedom;
Don't give me success,
If it pulls me in the ditch of pride;
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I led avery normal life,
Luck did have no strife,
The sunlight streams,
the garden creams,
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See those yellow grasses,
and those green trees;
See those pink flowers,
and those golden bees.
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I shouldn't believe you God,
sugars have turned rancid,
lemons have curdled
water's turned acid.
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The mothhour has died,
The wind is blowing mild,
The lawns are washed white,
and the leaves look bright.
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So many minds
treading the land,
So many leaves
dance the sky,
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Life is a lake
with ripples of happiness;
that make the mortal fake
beautiful and ageless.
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The sun was swallowed
the gale reappeared,
The light narrowed
deliriously disappeared.
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They sleep on gold,
but their souls are sold;
no sugar on their tongue,
yet their glories are sung!
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That night I was in bed,
That night I can never forget;
That night I heard a strange noise;
That night a peculiar voice
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