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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Something's
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got to give I'm working hard just to make time
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Girl, I wanna live,
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not just stand on the sidelines
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Something's going on when
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we exist just to get by
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But can we pay the rent when
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our cash is spent
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And   the baby's on standby
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Something's got to change
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From this succession of false starts
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Too much to arrange,
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are we conspiring to lose heart?
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Girl you know it's true,
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I'm working hard to persuade you
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To break out of these cells,
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run off to somewhere else
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If it all overtakes you
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I've  been on the backwoods just for you
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To be optimistic
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Move those sideways far too soon
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To be all statistic
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I see what we're trying for
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But we're not supposed to
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break out of this world
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There is  a space where we're not
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supposed to go
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Something's in the way,
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but she came to my rescue
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Cause girl I wanna play,
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not just stand in the dorky
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Another hit and run,
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but the remains of a good one
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Forever on the take
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For a lucky break and   the dawn of a new sun
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I've been over backwoods just for you
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To the optimist thing
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Moved over sideways far too soon
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To be your statistic
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I've seen what we're trying for
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But we're not supposed to
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break out of this world
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There is  a space where we're
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not supposed to go
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