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Ballad of a Thin Man (Bob Dylan cover)
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Elliott Smith
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You walk in the room
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With a pencil in your hand
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You see somebody naked
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And you say, "Who is that man?"
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You try so hard
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But you just don't understand
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What you're going to say when you get home
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Something is happening
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But you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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You raise up your head
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And ask, "Is this where it is?"
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Somebody points to you and says
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"It's his"
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You say, "What's mine?"
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And somebody else says, "Where what is?"
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And you say, "Oh my God
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Am I here all alone?"
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Something is happening
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But you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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You turn in your ticket
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And go watch the geek
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Who immediately walks up to you
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When he hears you speak
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And says, "How does it feel
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To be such a freak?"
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You say, "Impossible"
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As he hands you a bone
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Because something is happening
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But you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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You have many contacts
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Among the lumberjacks
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Who get you facts
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When somebody attacks your imagination
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But nobody has any respect
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Anyway they already expect
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You to write a check
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To tax-deductible charity organizations
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You've been with the professors
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And they all liked your looks
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With great lawyers you've
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Discussed lepers and crooks
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You've been through all of
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
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You're very well read
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It's well known
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But something is happening
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And you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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Well, the sword swallower walks up to you
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And then he kneels
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He crosses himself
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And then he clicks his high heels
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And without further notice
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Asks you how it feels
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And he says, "Here is your throat back
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Thanks for the loan"
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And you know something is happening
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But you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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Now you see a one-eyed midget
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Shouting the word "NOW"
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And you say, "For what reason?"
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He says, "How?"
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You say, "What does this mean?"
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And he screams back, "You're a cow
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Give me some milk
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Or else go home"
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You know something is happening
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But you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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Well, you walk into the room
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Like a camel and then you frown
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You put your eyes in your pocket
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And your nose on the ground
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There ought to be a law
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Against you coming around
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You should be made to wear earphones
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Something is happening
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And you don't know what it is
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Do you, Mister Jones?
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