| Once upon a time there was a concept
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| Someday we can all escape the nonsense
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| Work hard, let the rewards connect and
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| Maybe we can sweep up all the trash off them front steps
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| Silly man, he believed in that ethic
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| Seeds planted, the needle to the record
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| It’s in the plans that he set out to perfect
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| But every few steps was a feast with a message
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| Boost these up for them have-nots
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| Let’s separate the players and the mascots
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| Little bit of success is a backdrop
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| And you kind of look like a jackpot
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| Give me what you got or get got
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| Ain’t no getting off at the next stop
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| Don’t get caught with a wet top
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| I thought the best shop was the best spot
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| I guess not
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| They all get mad at you, so see-through
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| Not much they had to do but read through
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| Turn off that attitude, they need you
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| No time to act a fool, just be cool
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| Now keep your defence up right
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| No choice but to be tense, uptight
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| Not one type and the other just might
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| Throw shots at your body, character even love life
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| But why they got to turn your meals in?
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| Try and not to hurt them feelings
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| But burnt pride or burn that ceiling
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| In between the search and the curse of the dreams man
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| Girl, look at how they stare at ya
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| Pass judgement, together they’re chapters
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| Come back a year after, they’re happily ever after
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| And I wonder what the world will look like from their ladder
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| And now you had it up to right there
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| Hey mama, put the kid back in the high chair
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| Act like you care that life ain’t fair
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| Nah, let 'em finish up their nightmare
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| Open up them cracks, you can’t overreact
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| It don’t stop but you seem so relaxed
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| You know they gonna cross over them tracks
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| But it thoughts like that that keep holding you back
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| Is that really how it works now?
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| Is they hurt style ever worthwhile?
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| Return it with a smirk or a smile
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| Cause you took yourself off the dirt pile when you had your first child
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| It’s too easy to call it envy
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| Everybody want to be all they can be
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| New graffiti make 'em feel so heavy
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| But they all get friendly when your walls are empty
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| It’s always the same approach
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| They just want a little thing to hold
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| You can’t save they soul so just chase your goals
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| Let 'em hate far away or let 'em hate up close, now |