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	The Shallow End of Life   That county line could be a wall for all the times he's never crossed it He's too afraid to find his way out in the world--what if he lost it? His seven year old truck has still got all the tread on every tire He tells himself the town's not boring but he knows that he's a liar Yes he is... Spent his life playing it safe No adventure in his days No excitement in his nights Just round and round in the shallow end of life Can't ever win if you don't play Nothing ventured, nothing gained Take a chance and roll the dice And get on out of the shallow end of life He's not an unattractive man, you know, he's seen his share of flirtin' He says "Why should I ask them out when everything is so uncertain?" "If she said yes, we'd mess it up and it would prob'ly be my fault If she said no, then I'd feel worse than if I never asked at all Yes I would..." Spent his life playing it safe No adventure in his days No excitement in his nights Just round and round in the shallow end of life Can't ever win if you don't play Nothing ventured, nothing gained Take a chance and roll the dice And get on out of the shallow end of life Let the current just take you away Let the current just take you away Spent his life playing it safe No adventure in his days No excitement in his nights Just round and round in the shallow end of life Can't ever win if you don't play Nothing ventured, nothing gained Take a chance and roll the dice And get on out of the shallow end of life Get on out of the shallow end of life Copyright Jeffrey L. Stillman