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You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, but soon you'll cage me on your shelf. I'll never learn to be just me, first by myself.

Carly Simon

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
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Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
The Bronx
New York City
Carly Elisabeth Simon
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