“Make believin in forever
Is just a lie.
And it seems a little sadder
Each time we try.
'Cause it's a shame to make
The same mistakes again,
And again.
It's over.
Nobody wins.”

—  Kris Kristofferson

Nobody Wins
Song lyrics, Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972)

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