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A Life I'll Never Know
03:58
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They are driving in their SUVs
They are driving way ahead of me
They are headed down to Disneyland
They speak in a tongue I don't understand
It's a life
A life I will never know
It's a place
A place I will never go
A life I will never know
They play videos and toss their chicken bones
They look at themselves on their smart phones
They got peace signs sewn signs on their jeans
Don't even know what a peace sign means
I wish just this once
I could go along for the ride
I wish just this once
I was by your side
They live their lives in the land of the free
They don't see who they do as mediocrity
They are confident in their worth
They are like most people on this earth
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You talk about being caring
You talk about being kind
You talk about being loving
A loving state of mind
You talk about your compassion
To people who are under attack
You wanna offer them a helping hand
You say you have their back
You got a lotta generosity
Too bad you don't extend it to me
You talk about our government
And its sad, sad state of affairs
You talk about the downtrodden
And how no one ever cares
You got a lotta sincerity
Too bad you don't extend it to me
Battered wives and and butcher knives
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Battered wives and and butcher knives
Have a nice day
You talk about being gentle
You wanna seem humane
You talk about saving bunnies
Build a shelter from the rain
You talk about being helpful
To all creatures big and small
You talk about fighting back
With all your wherewithal
You got a lotta magnanimity
Too bad you don't extend it to me
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You talk continuously
And it sounds like BS to me
Don't know what is real
From all the things you don't reveal
Do you think that I am dense
That what you say makes some kind of sense
I'm not taken in
By you and and your shit-eating grin
If you could change my mind
Then I might believe you
If you could change my mind
Then I would not have to leave you
Come on I dare you
All your jibber-jabber
Sounds just like old baloney blabber
You got your believers
Who are taken in by sly deceivers
They take you at your word
Even when your word is totally absurd
Everyone wants a king
Someone who will promise every goddamn thing
Let's see you walk on water
Or maybe heal the blind
Let's see you cure ten lepers
Let's see you change my mind
You got all the angles
Whenever you're wrapped in tangles
You can cover up your tracks
Seal up all the gaping cracks
You're good at being obtuse
Sleight of hand, yank the noose
But I am not all that impressed
You have yet to pass my test
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Dirty Little Secret
05:14
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People think that I am good
And I don't wanna steer them wrong
I done some things I ain't too proud of
But I've hid them where they belong
I got a dirty little secret
Not telling, not telling you what
I got a dirty little secret
Gonna keep, keep it down in my gut
I would make a decent politician
I always have a ready smile
But beneath this smooth veneer
Lurks something strange and vile
There's a monster in me
Just below the surface
And I'm not gonna let him out
If you hear a noise
Coming from the bathroom
Don't ask what it's all about
Some people get away with murder
While some are hoisted on their own petard
The more sneaky you are the better
You will never catch me off guard
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You and Me, Kid
03:29
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I was there the moment you popped out
I was there when you cried and cried
I was there for all them terrible twos
And the time I first knew you had lied
It's you and me
You and me kid
Together like two peas in a pie
It's you and me
You and me kid
For now until I die
You and me
I was there when you went to school
The two of us on a subway train
We saw a guy pee on the platform
He left an indelible stain
Remember when I took you swimming
Over at the WMCA
Remember when I taught you how to ride a bike
You laughed and said hooray
I was there when you went to college
And you texted when your roommate was nuts
I was there when you got married
And I thought the dude was some kind of putz
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Don't Know You From Adam
05:38
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Can I see your papers
Do you have an ID
Will you fill out this form
And pay this here fee
I don't you from Adam
Sorry, I've never seen your face
And I'm pretty familiar
With everyone in this place
Where did you come from
What's your mother's maiden name
Where are you headed
Pay attention, this ain't no game
Why are you so nervous
Did you do something wrong
Open up your suitcase
This won't take too long
I know how to spot 'em
I'm good at what I do
If you look suspicious
I will tighten the screw
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7. |
To Want for Nothing
03:00
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You told me lots of stuff
Yeah you filled my head
You told me lots of stuff
Would never be enough to satisfy
I would always need more
To fill up my unfillable void
I would always need more
Dependency on a steroid
So it’s best to want for nothing
You will never pay the cost
Yeah it’s best to want for nothing
Nothing lost
You told me lots of things
Yeah you had my ear
You told me lots of things
Would never give me anything that I want
I would always need more
‘Cause I just can’t feel no joy
I would always need more
Love’s whipping boy
But I just gotta tell ya
You’re being kinda rough
Yeah I just gotta tell ya
I know when enough’s enough
You told me lots of stories
Yeah you told me
You told me lots of stories
Would never be enough to tell it all
I would always need more
To slake my raging thirst
I would always need more
That would come first
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Nothing to Be Done
05:00
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Wish I had a plan
But I have none
Everything I try
Fails one by one
You don't see me
Never will
You are moving up
As I slide down the hill
No matter what I think
No matter what I do
Nothing to be done
Nothing to be done
No matter what I feel
No matter what is real
Nothing to be done about you
Am I fool
To think we can be
We will never be
It's a guarantee
But every time I see ya
The feeling grows
You gimme a look
And I decompose
Yeah I get it
What's not to get
Despite the fact
We're a perfect fit
This is not our world
This is not our time
Such a shame
Such a crime
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The Wrongful Crusade
04:34
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We meant to do the right thing
We did, we really did
We meant to change the world
Yes we did, we really did
We meant to set a good example
We did, we really did
We meant to show what love can do
Yes we did
But we got on the wrongful crusade
Cha-cha, cha-cha
But we got on the wrongful crusade
Cha-cha, cha-cha
We meant to be more generous
We did, we really did
We meant to turn the volume down
Yes we did, we really did
We meant to stop eating junk
We did, we really did
And we meant to stop being jerks
Yes we did
But we got on the wrongful crusade
Cha-cha, cha-cha
But we got on the wrongful crusade
Cha-cha, cha-cha
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That Ain't Me
03:07
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You can call me needy but that ain’t me
You can call me greedy but that ain’t me, no
You can call me lots of things
You can call me weak
You can gag me with a spoon
In the hope that I don’t speak
You can call me crazy
On that we might agree
Just don’t tell me who I am
‘Cause that ain’t me
You can call me manic but that ain’t me
You can call me tyrannic but that ain’t me
You can call me out of my mind
You can call me a dope
You can drag me through the mud
And take away my soap
You can call me dumb but that ain’t me
You can call me glum but that ain’t me
You can mess with my mind
And turn me upside down
You can say I’m king of the world
And then take away my crown
You can call me a fool but that ain’t me
You can call me a tool but that ain’t me
You can treat me like a dope
And know that I will take it
I'll tell you I love ya
'Cause you know I can't fake it
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Rise Up
04:37
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I know how it feels
What you feel, what you feel
I know how it feels
To be down so low, down so low
You're not alone
No not alone, not alone
I'm right here
In the undertow
C'mon, c'mon rise up
I know what it's like
What it's like, what it's like
I know what it's like
To be cast aside
Cast aside
Take my hand, take my hand
Take my hand
It's right here
It is open wide
I'm with you, you're with me
I won't leave
I'm with you, you're with me
You better believe
I know how it is
How it is, how it is
I know how it is
To be blown apart
Blown apart
Look at me, look at me
Look at me
Give me your soul
Give me your heart
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12. |
If I Can't Have You
06:51
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Oh you make me wonder
Wonder
Wonder
Oh you make me wonder about you
Oh you got me dreamin'
Dreamin'
I'm dreamin'
Oh you got me dreamin'
If I can't have you
If I can't have you
If I can't have you
I can't go on
Oh you got me feelin'
Feelin' these feelings
Oh you got me feelin' about you
Oh you got me bleedin'
Bleedin'
I'm bleedin'
Oh you got me bleedin' about you
If I can't have you
If I can't have you
If I can't have you
I can't go on
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