Lyrics Imitation - Kid Creole And The Coconuts, August Darnell, Coati Mundi

Imitation

Some people live off other people’s dreams
Reciting lines in someone else’s scene
They reach the sky, never touch the dirt
Some other guy does all the work
Imitation
Imitation
Some people crave uncle’s pumpkin pie
They got the fruit, ain’t got the spice
Do all they can, take the recipe
Then take the prize for originality
Imitation, oh no, it’s not for me
Imitation, oh no, it’s not for me
Monkey, don’t mess around with me
Flunky, what’s mine is mine to keep
I got a '45 that’s itching to release
Some people see with other people’s eyes
They wish they came from a different drive
Spent so much time, taking from afar
They never know just who they are
Imitation
Imitation
Some people think similarity
Is just a form of flattery
I’m sorry man, I cannot agree
I’m not impressed by the common thief
Imitation, oh no, it’s not for me
Imitation, oh no, it’s not for me
Monkey, don’t mess around with me
Flunkey, what’s mine is mine to keep
I got a '45 that’s itching to release
Boom, boom!
Imitation