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John Butler Trio
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What can I be?
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Make me so that I'm right for your society
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What do I have to sacrifice?
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There is no equal opportunity
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Don't even call this your democracy
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16,000 hours gone past this year and
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No one knows anything
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I'm of this earth right from her breath
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I'm from this land US, I don't regret
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You're telling me to obey what is wrong
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I'm gonna defy you, defy you strong.
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Defy you strong and on and on and on.
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A long time I'll be waiting.
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Give a girl a doll and stick her in a dress.
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Give a boy a gun teach him how to address
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And stick them in their place
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Stick them in the place
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Keep your system safe
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You stick us in your place
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Don't you let them bring you down,
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Keep your head up, move back on your feet
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It is your life that they are looking for
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You are infinite so superlative
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Let it all go
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Won't you let it be?
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Let it be.
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So what can I be?
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Make me so that I'm right for your society
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What do I have to sacrifice?
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There is no equal opportunity
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Don't even call this your democracy
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16,000 hours gone past last year
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And no, no one knows anything
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I'm of this earth right from her breath
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I'm of this land US, I don't regret
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But if you're telling me I'm doing something wrong
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When I'm not I will defy you strong
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No matter what nationality
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If you're suffering you've got to fight
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And I hope my brother's and sister's say
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That they're losing their rights...
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Stick a flag in a school room,
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And you make the children pledge
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To a country
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That was founded on an edge
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Of a knife in an Indian skin
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Don't even try, don't even begin
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Of telling me of your crusader deeds
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Your justification step up and lead
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Don't you let them bring you down,
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Keep your head up, move back on your feet,
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And if it's your life that they all been looking for,
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You got it infinite so superlative
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Let it all go
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Won't you let it be?
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Let it be
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So what can I be?
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Make me so that I'm right for your society
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What do I have to sacrifice?
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There is no equal opportunity
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Don't even call this your democracy
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16,000 hours gone past last year
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And no, no one knows anything
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I'm of this earth right from her breath
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I'm from this land and I don't regret
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But if you're telling me to obey what is wrong
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I'm gonna defy you, defy you strong
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Defy you strong..
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And on and on and on....
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Long time I'll be waiting..
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Long time long time
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Long time.. long time.. long time...
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...I'll be waiting.
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