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I wonder who I left behind on the other side of fame.

Phil Ochs

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Phil Ochs
Age: 35 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 19
Died: 1976
Died: April 9
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Singer-Songwriter
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El Paso
Texas
Philip David Ochs
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I'm gonna give all I've got to giveCross my heart, and I hope to live.
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One legged veterans will greet the dawn, and they're whistling marches as they mow the lawn, and the gargoyles on sit and grieve.
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Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend.
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Some people never get their feet on the ground, They're either sitting in a chair or theyre laying down.
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Oh you tell me that there's danger to the land you call your own, And you watch them build the war machine right beside your home, And you tell me that you're ready to go marchin' to the war, I know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?
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God isn't dead - he's just missing in action.
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In the courtroom, watch the balance of the scalesIf the price is right, there's time for more appealsThe strings are pulled, the switch is stayedThe finest lawyers fees are paidAnd a rich man never died upon the chair
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