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Next door, there's an old man who lived to his nineties and one day passed away in his sleep. And his wife, she stayed for a couple of days and passed away. I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong.
Ben Folds
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Ben Folds
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: September 12
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Benjamin Scott Folds
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