Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Tricky:
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Once upon a time not long ago
When people wore pajamas
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Lived a little boy he was misled
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By another little boy and this
is what he said:
"Me and you tonight are gonna
make some cash
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Robbin' old folks and makin' the dash."
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They did the job, money came with ease
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it's like he had a disease
He robbed another and another
a duty undercover
The cop grabbed his arm,
he started acting erratic
He said "Look kid,
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no need for static"
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But little did he know the
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little boy was strapped
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he said "Why'd ya hit me?"
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The gun was hang right
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he starts to figure
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"I'll do years if I pull this trigger"
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around the block
Radios it to another lady cop
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He ran by a tree,
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there he saw the sister
A shot for the head,
he shot back but he missed her
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And due to expectations
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He decided he'd head for
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till he was out of breath
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He knocked an old man down
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and swore he killed him
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Then he made his move to an
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abandoned building
Verse 2
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He ran up the stairs up to the top floor
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And guess who he saw?
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Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope
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Who don't know the meaning
of water nor soap
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He said "Hurry, hurry up and run!"
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The dope fiend brought back
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a spanking shotgun
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He went out side but
He dipped into a car, a stolen Nova
He raced up the block doing 83
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Escaped alive though
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the car was battered
Rat- a- tat- tatted and all
the cops scattered
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Ran out of bullets but still he had static
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got out the automatic
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Pointed at her head and he said
he starts to run on
Before long the little boy
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He dropped the gun,
so went the glory
And this is the way I have to end my story
He was only seventeen,
in a madman's dream
I still hear him scream
This ain't funny so don't
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Just another storye 'bout
the wrong path
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soul gets cash
Outro 1
Goodnight
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