Stan

Eminem

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clouds up my win d ow And I can't see at all And ev en if I could it would all

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be grey but your pic ture on my y wall It re minds s me that it's not so bad Not so bad d

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Dear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain't callin'

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Dear Slim, you still ain't called or wrote I hope you have a chance

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I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom
I ain't mad, I just think it's fucked up you don't answer fans

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I sent two letters back in autumn You must not've got 'em

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If you didn't want to talk to me outside the concert You didn't have to

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There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin'
But you could've signed an autograph for Matthew That's my

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Sometimes I scribble addresses
Little brother, man, he's only
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six years old We waited

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But anyways, fuck it, what's been up, man How's your daughter?
in the blisterin' cold for you For four hours, and you just said no

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My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm 'bout to be a father

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That's pretty shitty, man you're like his fucking idol

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If I have a daughter, guess what I'ma call her? I'ma name her Bonnie
He wants to be just like you man he likes you more than I do

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I read about your Uncle Ronnie too, I'm sorry

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I ain't that mad though, I just don't like being lied to

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I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn't want him
Remember when we met in Denver? You said if I write you you would

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I know you probably hear this every day But I'm your biggest fan

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write back See I'm just like you in a way; I never knew my

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I even got the underground shit that you did with Skam
father neither He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her

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I got a room full of your posters and your pictures, man I like the shit you did with Rawkus too, that shit was phat

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I can relate to what you're saying in your songs So when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put 'em on Cause I don't

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Anyways, I hope you get this, man, hit me back Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan

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really got shit else So that shit helps when I'm depressed I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest

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My tea's gone cold, I'm wond ering why yI got out of bed at all The morn ing rain clouds up my win d ow And I can't see at all

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And ev en if I could it would all be gray but your pic ture on my y wall It re minds s me that it's not so bad not so bad d

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Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds It's like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me

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See everything you say is real And I respect you 'cause you tell it My girlfriend's jealous 'cause I talk about you 24/7

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But she don't know you like I know you Slim, no one does She don't know what it was like for people like us growin' up

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You gotta call me, man I'll be thebiggest fan you'l ever lose ,sincerely yours, Stan P.S. We should be together too

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My tea's gone cold, I'm wond ering why y I got out of bed at all The morn ing rain clouds up my win

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It re minds s me that it's not so bad not so bad d Dear Mr. I'm Too Good to Call or Write My Fans

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Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner, but I just been busy

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This'll be the last package I ever send your ass It's been six months and still no word I don't deserve it?

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You said your girlfriend's pregnant now. How far along is she? Look, I'm really flattered you would call your daughter that

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And here's an autograph for your brother I wrote it on a Starter cap
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So this is my cassette I'm sending you, I hope you hear it I'm in the car right now, I'm doing 90 on the freeway

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I'm sorry I didn't see you at the show I must've missed you Don't think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you

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Hey Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka , you dare me to drive?

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But what's this shit you said about you like to cut your wrists too?

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You know the song by Phil Collins "In the Air of the Night"
I say that shit's just clowning dawg Come on, how fucked up is you?

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about that guy who could've saved that other guy from drowning

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You got some issues, Stan, I think you need some counselin'

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But didn't, then Phil saw it all then at a show he found him?
To help your ass from bouncin' off the walls When you get down some

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That's kinda how this is You could've rescued me from drowning

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And what's this shit about us meant to be together?

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Now it's too late, I'm on a thousands downers now, I'm drowsy
That type of shit'll make me not wants us to meet each other

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And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call

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I really think you and your girlfriend need each other

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I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
Or maybe you just need to treat her better I hope you get to read this letter

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I loved you, Slim, we could've been together...think about it!

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I just hope it reaches you in time Before you

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You ruined it now, I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it
hurt yourself, I think that you'll be doing just fine

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And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it

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If you relax a little, I'm glad I inspire you

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I hope your conscience eats at you and you can't breathe without me
But Stan, why are you mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan

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See, Slim...shut up, bitch! I'm trying to talk

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I just don't want you to do some crazy shit; I seen this

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Hey, Slim, that's my girlfriend screamin' in the trunk
one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick

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But I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up, see, I ain't like you 'Cause if she suffocates she'll suffer more And then she'll die too

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Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge And had his girlfriend in the trunk And she was pregnant with his kid

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Well, gotta go, I'm almost at the bridge now Oh shit, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this shit out?

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And in the car they found a tape But they didn't say who it was to Come to think about it, his name was... it was you

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My tea's gone cold, I'm wond ering why

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And ev en if I could it would all be gray but your pic ture on my y wall It re minds s me that it's

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