Up to Me - Take 1

Everything went from bad to worse
 Money never changed a thing
 Death kept followin', trackin' us down
 At least I heard your bluebird sing
 Now somebody's got to show their hand
 Time is an enemy
 I know you're long gone
 I guess it must be up to me
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 If I'd thought about it I never would've done it
 I guess I would've let it slide
 If I'd paid attention to what others were thinkin'
 The heart inside me would've died
 I was just too stubborn to ever be governed
 By enforced insanity
 Someone had to reach for the risin' star
 I guess it was up to me
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 Oh, the union central is pullin' out
 And the orchids are in bloom
 I've only got me one good shirt left
 And it smells of stale perfume
 In 14 months I've only smiled once
 And I didn't do it consciously
 Somebody's got to find your trail
 I guess it must be up to me
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 It was like a revelation
 When you betrayed me with your touch
 I'd just about convinced myself
 That nothin' had changed that much
 The old rounder in the iron mask
 Slipped me the master key
 Somebody had to unlock your heart
 He said it was up to me
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 Well, I watched you slowly disappear
 Down into the officers' club
 I would've followed you in the door
 But I didn't have a ticket stub
 So I waited all night 'til the break of day
 Hopin' one of us could get free
 When the dawn came over the river bridge
 I knew it was up to me
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 Well, the only decent thing I did
 When I worked as a postal clerk
 Was to haul your picture down off the wall
 Near the cage where I used to work
 Was I a fool or not to try
 To protect your real identity?
 You looked a little burned out, my friend
 I thought it might be up to me
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 Well, I met somebody face to face
 And I had to remove my hat
 She's everything I need in love
 But I can't be swayed by that
 It frightens me, the awful truth
 Of how sweet life can be
 But she ain't a-gonna make a move
 I guess it must be up to me
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 We heard the sermon on the mount
 And I knew it was too complex
 It didn't amount to anything more
 Than what the broken glass reflects
 When you bite off more than you can chew
 You pay the penalty
 Somebody's got to tell the tale
 I guess it must be up to me
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 Well, Dupree came in pimpin' tonight
 To the Thunderbird cafe
 Crystal wanted to talk to him
 I had to look the other way
 Well, I just can't rest without your love
 I need your company
 But you ain't a-gonna cross the line
 I guess it must be up to me
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 There's a note left in the bottle
 You can give it to Estelle
 She's the one you been wonderin' about
 But there's really nothin' much to tell
 We both heard voices for a while
 Now the rest is history
 Somebody's got to cry some tears
 I guess it must be up to me
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 So go on, boys, and play your hands
 Life is a pantomime
 The ringleaders from the county seat
 Say you don't have all that much time
 And the girl with me behind the shades
 She ain't my property
 One of us has got to hit the road
 I guess it must be up to me
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 And if we never meet again
 Baby, remember me
 How my lone guitar played sweet for you
 That old-time melody
 And the harmonica around my neck
 I blew it for you free
 No one else could play that tune
 You know it was up to me