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Growing up I had it rough. |
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Although I hated work |
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it taught me just enough. |
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To know there ain't no application |
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for the job that I've been chasin' |
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and I'm looking for a diamond in the rough. |
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And as it seems to me |
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that if it was just a phase |
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it would've passed around eighteen |
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(but it didn't and I'm in it |
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past the point of giving in |
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so make your wagers |
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place your bets and |
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shut your mouths about regrets |
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and how we're screwed). |
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You climb the rung, |
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I'll keep my head |
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and I'll take all the crap |
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you're giving me instead. |
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Cause we'll be driving to a show |
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while you'll be working at the store |
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and checking out some lady buying wonder bread. |
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And as it seems to me |
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that there are lots of cool jobs |
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but just a few that interest me. |
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I never wanted to work |
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inside a shop as a clerk |
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or build my pension plan |
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by being a company man. |
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I want to be in a band. |
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My parents still don't understand. |
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Just add it up, you'll see the crux. |
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From all our arguments we've gathered |
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just enough to know we're quicker than a hare |
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and smarter than the average bear |
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and just because itself is reason just enough. |
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And as it seems to me |
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that the sheer volume of pay |
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is not a gauge of self-esteem. |
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I never wanted to work |
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inside a shop as a clerk |
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or build my pension plan |
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by being a company man. |
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I wanted to be in a band. |
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We've got a penchant for fun, |
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and groove for everyone. |
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I want to be in a band. |
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If you're concerned with the odds |
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you'd better never begin. |
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Veterinarian, garbage man |
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or public speaking from a stand |
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or pulling teeth or sweeping streets |
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are all real cool and need to be done |
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but not by me. |
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I want to be in a band (black coffee and wrong turns) |
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I want to make the supply |
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and then create the demand. |
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I want to be in a band (banned from all the big clubs) |
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Supply side economics |
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fit to make you happy... |
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be in a band (beer drinking and mayhem) |
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We've got a penchant for fun |
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and groove for everyone. |
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I want to be in a band (bandanas and make-up). |
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My children still don't understand. |
