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She left the friends she had in school
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Slipped into the typing pool
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Gave herself up to dictation
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Barely sixteen years of age
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Taking home a working wage
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An envelope of expectation
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He was older
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He had a car
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The things he told her
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Made her feel the part
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She took a test when she was late
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Moved into the new estate
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Fingers wag behind the curtains
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She started out with intentions
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But life's demands were unrelenting
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To say that words are impotent
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Is a mouthful in itself, but it fits the bill
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Resorting to a family phrase
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Just grin and bear it
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Just grin and bear it
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She cut her hair and stayed at home
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Did the shopping on her own
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Subsidized by half price tokens
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Consoled herself with books on love
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Damp creeps in on the walls above
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The shower works when it's not broken
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He put paid
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To her trust
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Having fun
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With boys and toys of lust
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And now she's better on her own
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With the soaps and woman's own
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It's been an adult education
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And he reflects on what he's lost
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Took a gamble, paid the cost
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Sees the kids at graduations
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Resorting to a family phrase
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Just grin and bear it
Just grin and bear it
Just grin and bear it
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Just grin and bear it
