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Sheer Fall

Top of the world, Ma —
See those little fingers down there?
Those tiny rivers runnin’ thru the valley —
You fall, you won’t be repaired 

Gimme pickaxe, gimme rope-ladder
Gimme both McKinley and Everest 
I think best at highest altitudes
I’m hottest at my grooviest 

Sheer fall —
You’re goin down
You’re goin down all the way
(2x)

You know the Donner Party was up in these parts 
And they ate each other up
Much like those handsome boys from Brazil
Who were tryin’ to win the World Cup

When you finally scale that mountain,
Of course there ain’t nobody to witness 
And then your ego sends the avalanche down 
And you’re a sacrifice to physical fitness 

Sheer fall —
You’re goin down
You’re goin down all the way
(2x)

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