I am just a poor boy.
Though my story's seldom told,
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises.
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. (Simon and Garfunkel)

I am just a poor boy. Though my story's seldom told, I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises. All lies and jest Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.

Simon and Garfunkel

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