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1. In this song, a man compares his state of mind to a place known for its rainy weather. "I could sit in a bar, where the cocktails are / but I really don't feel like talking," he sings. "I've got no sense of direction, / I guess I've got no sense at all." What is the title?
2. In this song, a young man tells us about the trouble he's going through. "In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man / Now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can." He finds a girlfriend, but "when I whispered in her ear," she leaves him. What song is this?
3. This song is based on the true story of a terrible event at Kent State University. During an antiwar protest, four students were shot and killed by members of the National Guard. "We're finally on our own / this summer I hear the drumming / four dead in..." What is the name of the song?
4. In this song, a man looks for advice from friends, but nothing they tell him seems to help. "Born to be down / I think that I've said this before now... And you just don't get it, keep it copacetic." What is the song?
5. In this song, we learn about a man who doesn't know that he's about to get some bad news. He "had cancer in his lungs and his colon." The vocalist reminds us, "If you love someone, you should tell them often / You never know when they'll be laying in a coffin." What song is it?
6. In this song, we hear about a woman who must face her own mortality. "She's walking to the end of the line / and there she meets / faces she sees in her own heart and mind / They say, good try..." What is the title?
7. In this ominous song, we hear, "Consider this a sign / This is a train in the night / And now it's time for you to go / You know you had a healthy life, boy." It's about someone who fails to recognize the reminders of failure and trauma in his life. What song is it?
8. In this song, we hear about a man who wants to get away from it all, to soothe his soul. "To talk in rhyme with my chaotic soul / As sure as life means nothing / And all things end in nothing / And Heaven I think is too close to Hell." What song is it?
9. In this song, we hear from a man who's grown suspicious of the stories he hears from his lover, and other people. "The truth has become merely half-truth... like they do it in the factory / Make me think that at the end of the day / Some great reward will be coming my way." What song is it?
10. In this song, we hear about a woman who is torn between opposing feelings when she runs into an old boyfriend. "Hello, Marc, long time no see... Time flies so fast, you missed a lot / It was two years the other night, and I forgot."
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