Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Hey have you heard the news?
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Somebody stole my shoes
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And I can smell the booze
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How indiscreet
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And though I had a plan
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After that thief outran
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Into another man
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Who had no feet
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I swear to god that day
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That guy with no feet say
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"You got to walk my way"
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"That's how it's planned"
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That's when I thought, "good grief"
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J-Just ain't my belief
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Until I saw the holes
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Inside his hand
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[Chorus]
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[Verse 2]
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Come on, come on, what you think about life?
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Demon in heaven gotta carry a knife
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You said to me, "no, that ain't the plan"
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With a smile on his face and the holes in his hand
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Wise man tell ya what they're reading from a scroll
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But things kinda change when the story gets told
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They tell it like it is to everybody they meet
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Just to sing it in the church what they're preaching in the street
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Placate and vacate your mind
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Too late to make hate you'll find
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[Verse 3]
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Good God Almighty, s'posed to be about love
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You must've wished upon me by kissing the glove
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I'm a high-stepping lover, sharp as a knife
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I'm a pink flamingo on a great long life
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B wise man, poor man, beggar man too
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You bet your bottom dollar but whatcha gonna do?
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I can make up daylight jealous of the night
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I try to play the game but I never get it right!
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Placate and vacate your mind
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Too late to make hate you'll find
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[Verse 4]
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When you wonder what's up
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With your half empty cup
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Say tell him "don't give up"
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"Reach for the stars"
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You think you're so street wise
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Just pray and close your eyes
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Until we colonize
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The moon and stars
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But wouldn't it be great
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If we could wipe the slate
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When we all live in hate
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And all this fear
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So please don't call me "sir"
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If your whole life's a blur
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And Mr. Bartender
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Another beer
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[Verse]
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Sometimes it's hard trying to keep up the pace
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The train kept a rolling when you're trying to win the race
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If you don't believe me, wanna stay in the game
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You gotta know who from the heavens came
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They tell it like it is to everybody they meet
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Cause they're singin in the church what they're preachin in the street
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If you wanna give 'em hell then you tell it from the steeple
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But I'd rather be a priest so I can scream it to the people
[Chorus 2]
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Placate and vacate your mind
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Too late to make hate you'll find
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You won't get too many tries
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Love is the love of my life
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