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Believe Quote by Paul Simon

“We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.” quote by Paul Simon — Download Open image

“We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away.”

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