Intro
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Verse
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Now I don't disagree, it's a hell of a scene
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Jackson Square dropouts avoiding police
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If the 80's were tough, the 90's were mean
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All that was left for the desperate
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Were these fast cash machines
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That easy money never helped anything
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With that kind of juice, man, it ain't worth the squeeze
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But month by month I feel a change in the breeze
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So start moving on make your own history
Chorus
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
Break
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Some people can't shake the weight of the past
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Some people's hearts remain at half-mast
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It's downtown where it all intersects
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Some came from the mountains
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College kids from the west
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And not every suit lies right through their teeth
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There's good and there's bad, and then there's some in between
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As I wait for the bus coming from the east
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There's generations of pride and elbow grease
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
Break
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I understand if it's all a bit much
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It's a bit of a circus; it's a little bit rough
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I heard this place was run by the mob
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Buying everyone off down at city hall
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Those Oakville moms, they stick up their nose
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Those Burlington dads keep their daughters at home
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If you're the kind with nothing to say
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You heard about this party, but you're praying for rain, what?
Chorus
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, get out town now
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If you want me to boil it down, all you cynical bastards, move a little faster, move a little faster
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