| I was a rich man, I was a thief
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| I was a sailor, shipwrecked on a reef
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| I was a coward, I was afraid
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| I was couragious, man I was brave
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| Until the oceans dry
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| Until the day you die
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| Until the stars fall out the sky
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| Welcome to the real world baby
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| Welcome to the way things are
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| Welcome to the real world darling
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| Step on for shangri-la
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| Welcome to the real world baby
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| Paradise guarantee
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| Welcome to the real world
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| Come and see what we’ve bequeathed
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| I was an angel, idolised
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| I was a devil in a disguise
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| I was a stalion, I was a mule
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| I was misguided, but nobody’s fool
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| (Chorus)
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| The day that I was born, daddy placed me on his knee
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| Said son you’ve got to be, a better man than me You’re inherriting the world, make your mark on history
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| Welcome to the real world, be what you’ve got to be Welcome to the real world |