Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Well, your ED collection looks shiny and costly
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How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi?
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And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket
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Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket?
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Now tickets to concerts
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And drinking at clubs
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Is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of
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And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
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That proves you were there
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That you heard of them first?
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Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
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How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
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How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar?
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The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show
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And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar?
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One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show
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And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
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As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
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And how long will the workers keep building him new ones?
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As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Aging black leather
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And hospital bills
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And tattoo removal
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And dozens of pills
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Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments
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But rock on completely with some brand new components
[Chorus]
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Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
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How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle?
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How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Excess ain't rebellion
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You drinkin' what they're sellin'
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Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them
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Your chaos won't convert them
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They're so happy to rebuild it
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You'll never really kill it
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Excess ain't rebellion
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You drinkin' what they're sellin?
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Excess ain't rebellion
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You drinkin', you're drinking
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You're drinkin' what they're... sellin'