| she want a string of pearls
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| all i got her was a necklace
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| made of flowers from the trash can
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| she wanna make me pay for it yeah while i’m at i t guess i’ll take another bath man
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| and the records out
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| holding steady gaining on last place
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| and in a moment’s notice
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| we’ll be ready for the next new phase
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| another stupid craze
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| she want a string of pearls
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| all i got her was a necklace
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| made of flowers from the trash can
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| she’s gonna make me pay for it i start to sing and cry and then it makes me laugh man
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| yeah we’ve all got doubts
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| might not be winning but still in the race
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| and in a moment’s notice
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| we’ll be ready for her next new face
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| it might be hard to sell
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| still never giving in have i given… so deep… oh. |
| well
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| will you give it all to me when you’re dead
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| you can keep the scent on my pillow
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| to settle your broken heart in head
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| will you think of me when you die
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| holding steady
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| moment’s notice
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| again she left with my heart in hand
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| she says she hates me yeah she’s lied before
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| again it’s time to play me yeah it just adds up that same sad melodic score
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| i wrote another one
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| does this one count
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| and did it cost as much as all the other ones
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| so much more.
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| she want a string of pearls
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| all i got her was a necklace
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| made of flowers from the trash can
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| she wanna make me pay for it yeah while i’m at i t guess i’ll take another bath man
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| yeah the record’s out
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| holding steady gaining on last place
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| and in a moments notice
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| we’ll be ready for her next new face
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| so i state my case
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| would you want a string of pearls
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| 'cause all i got you was a necklace
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| made of flowers from a trash can
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| and she want a string of pearls
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| ain’t that enough, ma’am?
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| i think it’s worth so much more |