Paul Simon :
Maybe I'm wrong again. Wrong again. I could be wrong again. I remember once in August 1993, I was wrong, and I could be wrong again. I remember one of my best friends turned enemy. So, I was wrong, and I could be wrong again.
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Friends and Friendship
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Enemies
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Memory
Gift it
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