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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.

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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
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Pomona
California
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