| Hard working man, he’s got his hopes set high
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| The city pays him so the rich don’t cry, his
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| Practice of settlement will keep their pockets full, but
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| There in the end he never got used to it
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| Sometimes I feel like I wanna die
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| It’s starting up
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| I’m sure that I’ll get used to anything but this
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| And all the wait-and-see's
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| They never really came to me
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| Should I hide-and-seek?
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| My mother taught me not to cheat
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| Oh, would you shut him up?
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| Oh, would you please shut up?
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| 'Cause I’m starting up
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| Upstart, you know I’m down
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| For anything I’ve missed
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| Now it’s starting to get old and he’s getting pretty tired
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| Only living his life on the sunny side
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| He’s got a real sweet lady, gonna soon make her his wife
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| But this money-making mindset has put a thorn in his side, you know
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| Sometimes I feel like I’m gonna cry
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| It’s starting up
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| Not sure that I’ll get used to anything like this
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| And all the wait-and-see's
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| They never really came to me
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| Should I hide-and-seek?
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| My brothers taught me how to cheat
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| Oh, did I
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| Oh, would you shut him up?
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| Oh, would you please shut up?
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| 'Cause I’m starting up
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| Upstart, you know I’m down
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| For anything I’ve missed
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| Whoa-oh, would you shut him up?
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| Oh, would you please shut up?
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| 'Cause I’m starting up
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| Upstart, you know I’m down
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| For anything I’ve missed
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| He says, «I miss those days when the going was easy
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| Got a soda in my hand and my pocketbook’s empty»
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| Says, «I wanna go to heaven, but I ain’t in a hurry
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| Love the land and all we fools and know that God is my witness»
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| Sometimes I feel I can’t get started up
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| Left my heart in my stomach so I feel ill everyday
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| The wait-and-see's
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| They never really came to me
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| Should I hide-and-seek?
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| My brothers taught me how to cheat
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| We are the fools and we’re running this town
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| So let’s listen to Bob Dylan and watch the walls falling down
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| Right now!
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| Oh, would you shut him up?
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| Oh, would you please shut up?
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| 'Cause I’m starting up
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| Upstart, you know I’m down
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| For anything I’ve missed
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| Right now!
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| Oh, would you shut him up?
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| Oh, would you please shut up?
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| 'Cause I’m starting up
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| Upstart, you know I’m down
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| For anything I’ve missed
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| Yeah! |