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 They built the Titanic to be one of a kind, but many ships have ruled the seas They built the Eiffel tower to stand alone, but they could build another, if they pleased The Taj Mahal, the pyramids of Egypt are unique, I suppose, but when the built you brother, they broke the mold The world is filled with many wonders under the passing sun But sometimes something comes along and you know, it's for sure the only one The Mona Lisa, the David, the Sistine Chapel, Jesus, Mary and Joe and when they built you brother, they broke the mold When they built you brother they turned this dust to gold When they built you brother they broke the mold They say you can't take it with you but I think that they're wrong All I know's I woke up this morning and something big was gone Gone in to that dark ether Where you're still young n' hard and cold Just like when they built you brother and broke the mold Now your death is upon us And we'll return your ashes to the Earth And I know you'll take comfort in knowin' You've been roundly blessed and cursed But love is a power Greater than death Just like the songs and stories told And when she built you brother She broke the mold A bad attitude is a power stronger than death Alive n' burnin' or stone cold And when they built you brother ...
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Copyright © 2007 Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)
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