“The lifetime we've left behind with strangers
Promises and lies both have their dangers.
I just can't be wrong enough and I can't hide for long enough
So far away, but I still feel your pain.”

—  Ben Harper

Fool for a Lonesome Train
Song lyrics, Lifeline (2007)

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