[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I'll tell you a story of a modern man
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A really funny story of a modern man
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Who spends all his time doing the best he can
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Even quits his job as singer in his rock and roll band
[Verse 2]
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So he goes out and finds himself a modern girl
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Gets himself in trouble with his modern girl
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And they bring a new life into the modern world
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And after one year, it's all over
[Chorus]
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And wow
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What can this philosophy bring?
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I said now
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Is this a 21st century thing?
[Break]
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[Verse 3]
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So we all want our freedom and we want our choice
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Better take responsibility for freedom's voice
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And then you pays your money and you takes your chance
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To live with a distinctive lack of permanence
[Verse 4]
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So the young and the lonely need a helping hand
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It may be hard to find in these shifting sands
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And who knows what it is that future history brings
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And who knows on what behaviour it all may hinge
[Chorus]
Am
I say wow
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What can this philosophy bring?
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I said now
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Is this a 21st century thing?
[Bridge]
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'Cause it's the 21st century way that carries on, yes it is
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And it's all that matters when all the other centuries are gone
[Verse 5]
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So we all want our remedies, we want our cures
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If we don't learn from history we're damned for sure
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You see monogamy makes economic sense
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But the nature of man is so against that expense
[Chorus]
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I say wow
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We'll see what future history brings
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I said now
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It's a 21st century thing
[Outro]
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