About a Boy
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Jon Bon Jovi?
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Jon Bon Jovi. Too easy.
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And, if I may say so,
a complete load of bollocks.

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In my opinion, all men are islands.
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And what's more, now's the time to be one.
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This is an island age.
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A hundred years ago,
you had to depend on other people.

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No one had TV or CDs or DVDs or videos...
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...or home espresso makers.
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Actually, they didn't have anything cool.
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Whereas now, you see...
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...you can make yourself a little island paradise.
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With the right supplies and the right attitude...
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...you can be sun-drenched, tropical, a magnet...
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...for young Swedish tourists.
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Hi, it's Kristina.
I haven't heard from you.

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I had a great time last weekend.
So give me a call, okay? 'Bye.

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And I like to think that perhaps
I am that kind of island.

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I like to think I'm pretty cool.
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I like to think I'm Ibiza.
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There were people who had
a good time in life.

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I was beginning to realize I wasn't one of them.
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I just didn't fit.
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I didn't fit at my old school.
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I definitely didn't fit at my new one.
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I heard that some kids
got taught by their parents at home.

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Mum couldn't do that,
unless I paid her to teach me.

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Because it was just her and me.
And she went to work.

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She made £400 a week.
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Where was I gonna get that kind of money from?
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Maybe if I was like that movie kid,
Haley Joel Osment...

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...I could pay her that much.
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But if that meant being good at drama, forget it.
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I was crap at drama.
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'Cause I hated standing up in front of people.
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So, basically, I had to go to school.
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The sad fact is that,
like any island dweller...


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