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Hey, hey, hey... |
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Give the people what they want |
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Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage |
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A different performance with every age. |
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Open the history book to any old page |
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Bring on the lions and open the cage. |
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Give the people what they want |
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You gotta give the people what they want |
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The more they get, the more they need |
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And every time they get harder and harder to please |
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The Roman promoters really did things right. |
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They needed a show that would clearly excite. |
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The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight |
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Threw the Christians to the lions, sold out every night |
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Give the people what they want |
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You gotta give the people what they want |
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The more they get, the more they need |
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And every time they get harder and harder to please |
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Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape |
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Give 'em lots of violence, and plenty to hate |
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Give the people what they want |
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Give the people what they want |
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When Olswald shot Kennedy, he was insane |
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But still we watch the re-runs again and again |
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We all sit glued while the killer takes aim |
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"Hey Mom, there goes a piece of the president's brain!" |
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Give the people what they want |
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You gotta give the people what they want |
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Blow out your brains, and do it right |
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Make sure it's prime time and on a Saturday night. |
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You gotta give the people what they want |
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You gotta give the people what they want |
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Give the people what they want |
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Give the people what they want |
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Give the people what they want |
