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[00:09.08]Johnny's in the basement mixin' up the medicine
[00:11.44]I'm on the pavement, thinkin' about the government
[00:14.17]The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off
[00:16.86]Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off
[00:19.80]Look out, kid, it's somethin' you did
[00:22.32]God knows when, but you're doin' it again
[00:25.17]You better duck down the alleyway, lookin' for a new friend
[00:27.98]The man in the coon-skin cap in the big pen
[00:30.46]Wants 11 dollar bills, you only got ten
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[00:39.17]Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
[00:41.61]Talkin' that the heat put plants in the bed book
[00:44.48]The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says, "The man, he say
[00:47.34]They must bust in early May, orders from the D.A."
[00:50.31]Look out, kid, don't matter what you did
[00:52.77]Walk on your tip toes, don't tie no bows
[00:55.26]Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
[00:58.03]Keep a clean nose, watch the plainclothes
[01:00.61]You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
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[01:08.96]Oh, get sick, get well, hang around a ink well
[01:11.82]Hang bail, hard to tell if anything is goin' to sell
[01:14.48]Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
[01:17.32]Get jailed, jump bail, join the army if you fail
[01:20.16]Look out, kid, you're gonna get hit
[01:22.68]By losers, cheaters, six-time users
[01:25.80]Hangin' 'round the theaters
[01:26.97]Girl by the whirlpool's lookin' for a new fool
[01:29.80]Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters
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[01:39.64]Ah, get born, keep warm, short pants, romance
[01:42.21]Learn to dance, get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success
[01:45.91]Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift
[01:49.28]20 years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift
[01:52.00]Look out, kid, they keep it all hid
[01:54.55]Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle
[01:57.55]Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals
[02:00.25]Don't want to be a bum, you better chew gum
[02:03.15]The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles
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