By Dan Bern
Transcribed by Justin
(tune down 1/2 step)

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We pulled into Rome with blood in our eyes
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After days of traveling, months of lies
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Taking our various turns at the wheel
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Taking booze, pot and cigarettes, anything not to feel

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No one had slep, no one had eaten
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Our bodies were bad, our spirits were beaten
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Together we dragged all of us down
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As we staggered through Rome blaming the town

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Blaming the students for worship of others
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Blaming the cops and blaming their brothers
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And never quite looking ourselves in the heart
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And minute by minute growing further apart

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Julia, Julia
F
Where have you gone?
Dm
Why have you vanished
E
Off of my lawn?
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where is your truck?
Am
Where have you driven
E
With all of my luck?

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But even old bull fighters, their grave stones in sight,
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Must search 'till they unearth one last bull to fight
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And so it was with us, so near to the end
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One last story to tell, one last hill to defend

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One glance to avoid, one guitar to strum
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One untruth to be told, one last song to be sung
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And you, the most brilliant, most driven, most keen,
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Jewel of a bastard I ever have seen

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And you and your turn, the good bitch of the Nile
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So real to the end nothing left to defile
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And me in the middle, along for the ride,
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The unwilling distraction grom familiacide

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And knowing our weaknesses, no one refrained
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From picking and prodding 'till nothing remained
 

Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where have you gone?
Dm
Why have you vanished
E
Off of my lawn?
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where is your truck?
Am
Where have you driven
E
With all of my luck?

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And now in this kitchen, miles from home
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Miles from anything, miles from Rome
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Rome was a bust, Rome was a scream
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Rome was the final rapid eye movement to this dream

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We scattered like leaves like pieces of dust
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Warriors watching their swords and shields rust
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And now as we descend to couches and clocks
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To closets and appointments let us drink to the rocks

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Let us drink to the sand to the winds which have blowed us
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Let us drink to the rivers, let us drink to the road

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And if you travel this far from either conscience or greed
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Have one piece of advice that I think you should heed
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If ever your travels take you this far from home
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Consult your map carefully, steer clear of Rome
 

Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where have you gone?
Dm
Why have you vanished
E
Off of my lawn?
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where is your truck?
Am
Where have you driven
E
With all of my luck?