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Friend Bargaining
Crinkle
 Rip
 Slide
 Another friend made
 
 Hide behind your facade
 Cower beneath that smile
 That doesn't reach your eyes
 
 Crinkle
 Rip
 Slide Slide
 Two more friends made
 
 Go on, pretend your shoulders aren't hunched
 Say that those eyes are downcast
 For no apparent reason
 
 Crinkle
 Rip
 Tug
 Five more friends made
  
 Just continue causing a scene
 Claim you don't need the attention
 And melt down when you don't get it
 
 Crinkle
 Rip
 Slide
 Crinkle
 Rip
 Tug
 
 You've lost count at this point
 But there's only one left
 I stick out my hand
 
 Crinkle
 Rip
 Slide
 One true friend made
 
 And I didn't even want the gum.

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