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My old man's got a problem, he lives with the bottle.
Tracy Chapman
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Tracy Chapman
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 30
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Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Who took away the part so essential to the whole Left you a hollow body Skin and bone.
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