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hey, listen, listen |
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you know |
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i don't mean to be |
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i don't mean to be mean |
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but i'm just asking everybody to just |
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i want everybody to just |
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bear with me for one minute |
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i know you want to have some fun |
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you know everybody come from their home |
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and they, they come to do their thing |
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and i ain't stopping you from doing your thing |
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i just want to say one thing |
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if you step out of your door one evening |
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and you got yours, and you got yourself a case |
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and you think you took it to a place |
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and when you get to that place |
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and when you're settled down to do something |
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and you look around |
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and you can't find no case |
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now tell me, friends, what are you going to do? |
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no, hold it, hold it, man |
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i said what are you going to do? |
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you see this here happened to me today |
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and i don't mean to take up your time |
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i just want to tell you my case |
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now listen to the case, man |
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you don't have to be so loud |
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when you don't have to be so smart |
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i just want to tell you a story |
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what happened to me today |
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you see i stepped out my door |
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i got myself a little square case |
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i took it in the car |
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i went down the road |
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i stopped by my friends |
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well, i didn't take the case out the car |
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i went inside |
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i said, hello, vince |
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he said, hi |
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well, he came in the car |
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we sat down and we talked |
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we drove up to richmond |
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well, i didn't know what to do |
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you say i'm feeling bad |
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well, i'm feeling bad |
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you see i got in the house |
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i'm sure i took out that case |
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well, i took it upstairs |
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i asked my friend |
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i said, hey, man, can i make a phone call? |
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he said, yeah, you can make a phone call |
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well, i took out the case |
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i went in the room |
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i took out my book |
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and i look at a number |
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well, i telephoned my lawyer |
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and he said, well, it's all right |
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you don't have to worry |
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'cause everything is going to be the way you planned it |
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well, well, i was feeling okay |
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i put my book in the case |
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i closed the case |
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i go downstairs |
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i look at those two girls who are sitting down by the steps |
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i said to my friend, well, it's time to go |
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he said, oh all right, all right, don't say no more |
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well, i, i took out my case |
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i will swear to god i took out that case |
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i went out through the door |
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i put the case in the car |
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i said, man, we ain't got much time |
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we got to go |
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we got to go |
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you see, listen |
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oh shit |
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well it's been on my mind |
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it's been a bothering me a long, long time |
