Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Ma cried like a Pa
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cried like a man
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1963, one less Kennedy
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And I was too young
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to understand
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And the years flew by in colors,
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each one a little faster than before.
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And when the war calls some to cry,
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I'd identify my TV
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keeping score.
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Growing up in the shadow of the USA,
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You're the hero, you're the villain
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You're every move is on display
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Screamed the un derground
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It being black meant more than race,
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meant more than pride
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Before 1968, some said it was too late
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Two friends I'd never met had died
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I felt so fast growing older
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As I studied politics in junior high
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So foolishly profound,
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With the awareness I
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thought I'd found.
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Then the moon came crashing
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from the sky.
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Growing up in the shadow
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of the U .S .A.
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Trying to find the meaning
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of a life today
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Oh, America, it's a heavy kind
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of throw you play
You're the hero, you're the villain
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Your every move is on display
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Ma cried like a Pa
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cried like a man
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1963, one less candy
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And I was too young to understand
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We were all too young to understand
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Outro 1
Understand
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Growing Up
Dan Hill, Various
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