[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Maybe it's because I'm only starting
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That I think it won't take too long
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Maybe it's because I can see you laughing
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That I think you've got it wrong
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Maybe I could be like Robin Hood
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Like and outlaw dressed all in green
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Someone said what's he gonna turn out like
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And  someone else said never mind
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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Well I was big and bold and more than twice as old
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As all the cats I'd ever seen
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I grew my hair and bought a suit
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Of shiny white or was it cream
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I shook and shivered danced and quivered
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And stood on a mountain top
 
[Chorus]
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No one came from miles around and said
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Man your music is really hot
 
[Verse 2]
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Well I knew what they meant because I was a freak
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My throat was tired and worn
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My pretty face just looked out of place
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As they poured on the scorn
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I wrote on yellow paper from a man who was the king
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He said my boy we'll have some crazy scenes
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There weren't any scenes at all like he was talking about
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He must've been the king of queens
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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Well I could write a million songs about the things I've done
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But I could never sing them so they'd never get sung
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There's a law for the rich and one for the poor
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And there's another one for singers
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It's die young and live much longer
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Spend your money and sit and wonder
 
[Chorus]
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No one came for miles around
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And said man your music is really funky
 
[Guitar Solo]
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[Organ Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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I believe that I must tell the truth
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And say things as they really are
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But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth
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Could I ever be a star
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Nobody knows who's real and who's faking
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Everyone's shouting out loud
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It's only the glitter and shine that gets through
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Where's my Robin Hood outfit
 
[Pre-Chorus]
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Well I've come and I've gone before you wink an eye
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No one ever cared enought to say goodbye
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The money's good and the time you have
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Fun and games galore
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But you spend your money and lie in bed forgotten
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And you wonder what you did it for
 
[Chorus]
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No one came from miles around
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And said man who's he?
 
[Outro]
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