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This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading* blankets on the beach                                                                           *(déployer, étendre, étaler)

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Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind* before I met you                                                                                                                *(aveugle)
Now I don’t know where I am
I don’t know where I’ve been
But I know where I want to go

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And so I thought I’d let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home

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Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning ?
And I thought it was strange you said “everything’s changed”
You felt as if you just woke up
And you said “this is the first day of my life
I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you
But now I don’t care I could go anywhere with you
And I’d probably be happy”

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So if you want to (wanna) be with me
With these things there’s no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I’d rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me