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[Verse 1]
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Her veins they run like tracks all across her skin
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She used to be an angel, but she traded that for sin
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And when she fell from grace she fell far, she fell hard
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The holes in her soul match the holes in her arms
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She tells me she loves me, but only when she's high
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I'd hate to see her go, but couldn't leave her if I tried
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So I'll just stay here by her side


[Verse 2]
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And I'll hold you in my arms so damn tight
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Wondering to myself, will we make it another night?
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As you look up at the ceiling with a cold stare in your eyes
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I can see your fate, and I can see you're losing the fight


[Chorus]
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Oh my sweet Josephine
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Oh how I wish that you could see
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How you're killin' yourself
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How your habits are hurtin' me
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Oh my sweet, sweet Josephine


[Verse 3]
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We had our whole lives to look forward to
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But you threw it all away for a needle and a spoon
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I know your stone will read "a girl gone too soon"
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We laid you in the ground today with a calm upon your face
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I kissed you one last time before he laid you in your grave
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You were my girl, my girl that slipped away


[Chorus]
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Oh my sweet Josephine
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Oh how I wish that you coulda seen
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How you were killin' yourself
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How your habits were hurtin' me
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Oh my sweet, sweet Josephine


[Verse 4]
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Oh Josephine
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Come back to me ,Josephine
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I'm beggin' you please
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Oh my sweet, sweet Josephine
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Oh how I wish you would have seen
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That you were killin' yourself
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Now your habits have killed me
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Oh my sweet, sweet Josephine


[Outro]
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Oh Josephine
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Sweet Josephine