The importance of being idle
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1. I sold my soul for the second time, cos the
man don't pay me.
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I begged my landlord for some
more time,
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he said, "Son the bills
are waiting".
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My best friend called me the
other night, he said, "Man, are you crazy"
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My girlfriend told me to get
alive, she said, "Boy - you lazy."
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But I don't mind, as long as
there's a bed beneath the stars that shine.
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I'll be fine, if you give me a
minute, a man's got a limit,
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I can't get alive if my
heart's not in it.
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3. I've lost my faith in the summer time, cos
it don't stop raining.
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The sky all day is as black as
night, but I'm not complaining.
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I begged my doctor for one
more line, he said, "Son - words fail me.
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It ain't
no place to be killing time." I guess I'm just lazy.
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