Pleasure Pain Lyrics - Sandy Denny

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Pleasure and pain is like profit and gain 

Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose 

Be kind to yourself when you're tired of yourself 

Don't go mixing the reds along with the blues 

The coach that I ride has a horseman who's tired 

The reins to his hands they are tied 

The one to alight, if he's lucky, he might 

Learn to slow down and drift with the tide 

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It's ever so low when there's nowhere to go 

And your spirit lies close to the ground 

Take a long look behind, I'm sure you'll find 

A friend there who'll help pull you round 

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You have to agree, it's not easy to see 

A sheep underneath all that fleece 

If you'll take my advice, stick with people you like 

It's a big world, you're only one piece 

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