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[Verse 1]
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Recently I've been struggling with anxiety
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To the point I find it hard to leave the flat
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The days drain away, scouring e-Bay
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Or looking on Zoopla at houses where I'll never live
[Chorus]
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I know I must be paranoid
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But every time I get the bus
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I feel the many pairs of eyes
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Weighing up my person surreptitiously
[Verse 2]
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I was offered and took volunt'ry redundancy
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From my role as counsellor at St. Cecilia's secondary school
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So I went back freelance as a graphic designer
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Business is ok but I miss working with the young folk
[Chorus]
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I know I must be paranoid
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When I pick up the groceries
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One of the girls who works the check-out
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Tuts under her breath and it destroys me for a week
[Verse 3]
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Dr. Shen prescribed me beta-blockers
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And recommended taking daily exercise
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So I've started jogging
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To my own great surprise
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Hundreds of miles go-o-o-ing nowhere
[Chorus]
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I know I must be paranoid
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This morning in memorial park
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I thought I caught a busker
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Sneak an ugly word into "Wonderwall" as I went by
[Bridge]
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Jogging, jogging, I'm jogging, jogging
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Jogging, jogging, jogging, jogging
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Jogging, jogging, I'm jogging, jogging
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Jogging
[Verse 4]
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There's a Kurdish family on the ground floor
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Had a brick put through their kitchen window
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The police know who did this, still they do nothing
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It's lonely up here in Middle-England
[Chorus]
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I know I must be paranoid
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But I feel the atmosphere
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'Round here is growing nastier
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People don't smile anymore
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There's no such thing as a quick-fix
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But jogging has provided me
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A base on which to mould my time
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And let my worries go a while
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I know I must be paranoid
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But I feel the atmosphere
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'Round here is growing nastier
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People don't care anymore
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Would you like to sponsor me
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For running the London Marathon?
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Though it's really daunting
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We're aiming to raise a thousand pounds for the British Red Cross
