Key: A major
Verse 1
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They tell me I've paid
back the debt I owed
Forty- four months since
the slammer door closed
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They give me a suit and put
me back on the road
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And my thoughts are racing
Verse 2
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Where do I go? What am
I supposed to live on?
What happens when the twenty-
five dollars is gone?
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That leaves me lots of time to
wonder why I was born
Verse 3
But the countdown is on
The music sounds entrancing but
human time bombs
Verse 4
but the story's the same
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Add it all up and then divide it by zero
Verse 5
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I can't stand the strain of this job no more
I must have forgot what I took it on for
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I make lots of money, yet still I want more
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And my head is blazing
Verse 6
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I think that I'll check out
the shops downtown
Sometimes it helps to buy things
when I feel brought down
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At this hour I might dodge those
hippie low- life's around
Verse 7
But the countdown is on
looking for a handout
green ball in your pocket
Verse 8
but the story's the same
Verse 9
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Em
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Back on the street again
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Said, "You're back on the
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D
street again"
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The countdown is on
Interlude 1
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Verse 10
Looking for the answer in
Verse 11
but the story's the same
Verse 12
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Back on the street again
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Said, "You're back on the street again"
The countdown is on
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