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The Avenue

[Intro] [strummed acoustic guitar, steady kick drum, eighth-note hi-hats] [Refrain] [male vocals, melodic chanting] And I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha And I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha And I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha And I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha [Verse 1] [clean electric guitar enters with melodic fills] Drench myself in lies But all I need is true And everything felt fine on the avenue I throw myself into the fire 'Cause that's just what I do And everything felt fine on the avenue [Chorus] [bass guitar enters, fuller drum kit sound] I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha [Verse 2] Drench myself in lies But all I need is true And everything felt fine on the avenue I throw myself into the fire 'Cause that's just what I do And everything felt fine on the avenue [Bridge] [drums pull back, bass holds a low pulse] I kept the receipt in my jacket Taped to a gum wrapper and a bus pass If I lose it, I lose it No clean break, no map back But I can hear my name in the static Right between the hiss and the clap So I step in, hands shaking Still betting on the catch [Chorus Outro] [vocals become more emphatic] I bet it all, bet it all I bet it all, bet it all I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha I bet it all, bet it all, bet it all, ah-ha [acoustic guitar fades out]