{Intro]
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And I broke my promise on a very sharp rock
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And I was possessed by something quite unfriendly
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And I was haunted by a demon in my sleep
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And that's how I learned how to survive
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And I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking
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And I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking
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And I gave water to all I thought were thirsty
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And that's how I learned how to survive
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And I gave my money to the bank for safe keeping
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And I gave my money to my landlord he was needing it
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And I gave attention to the T.V. that was bleeding
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And that's how I learned how to survive
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But if you ain't got the do-re-mi boys
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If you ain't got the do-re-mi
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Well you better go back to beautiful Texas
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Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
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California's a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see
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But believe it or not you won't find it so hot
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If you ain't got the do-re-mi
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And we totally ripped off a man named Woody Gutherie
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And I bought a restaurant for his son named Alice
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And I fed false information to the audience
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And that's how I learned how to survive
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And I give a thank-you to my father for not raising me
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And I give a finger to my step-father for beating me
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And I give props to myself for achieving
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And god damn I'm glad that I survived
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I just handed you a giant load of gibberish
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And I give love to a lover quite deserving of it
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And I give thanks to all of you for listening
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To the story of how we learned how to survive