生きなきゃならない。／愛さなきゃならない。／立派にならなきゃ。／押しのけなきゃ。／でもとてもしんどい、／本当にしんどい。／時々ダウンしたくなる。／／ - ジョン・レノン (1940 - 80): 『イッツ・ソー・ハード』
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You got to live; / You got to love; / You got to be somebody; / You got to shove. / But it's so hard, / It's really hard. / Sometimes I feel like going down. // - John Lennon (1940 - 80): It's So Hard
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