Why can’t the English teach their children how to speak?
ALAN JAY LERNERBack home everyone said I didn’t have any talent. They might be saying the same thing over here, but it sounds better in French.
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Just look at it. No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother.
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England still will be here without you.
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On a clear day, on a clear day, you can see forever, and ever, and ever more.
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You write a hit the same way you write a flop.
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