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I got to buy me a life
tap that dollar and save my stife
and I gotta wear a nice blue collar
and give the leash to my father, the boss, and man
and I will work and I will pray and I wont think not a day away
and ill get enough truth in my pocket
to get me to heaven on a devils rocket
and oh, ill leave the world behind

leave the poor to themselves
its their fault they dont want wealth
and lets talk about laize fair
and leave out the folks who just dont care
and lets set the status quo

lets dangle it in front of their heads
and watch the joneses get ahead
and lets make life a game to win
and lets make simplicity such a sin
until the cold war spreads

cause hey
its divine right
to have armies to fight
and to have that edge
with a corporate pledge
and youll see im right
cause the numbers have the might
and the majority rules
theyll have you a fool

and its a free country and you can do anything
there are no guns to your back
all there is is a one way track
towards blazing the same trails
and oh its the american dream
to be a cog in the same machine
and oh, ill spin around and around
and in prozac I will drown
cause oh its a brave new world

and theres no more sooth to seek
so dont you bother with a read
buddha, ghandi, david through
they cant get you a car or phone
so what good is enlightenment?
And if you choose to decent
your opinions wont play the rent
and if you value thought, not money
you better play guitar or be funny
and be a jester to the court

you better sing your days away
all to yourselves
you better entertain
for the good of your health
you better take good notes
and see what sells
you better do something
and do it well

and it doesnt matter right or wrong
you just better flow a long
cause its sink and cause its swim
and you better hold your breath if you dont give in
cause its a long way down

thats why I got to buy me a life
tap that dollar and save my strife
wear that nice pink collar
be a good little daughter

and oh, sell my soul
my individual
so I can keep hold
so I can grow old
and I will choose bliss
over transcendence
cause we ignorance is fine
we dont need the sublime

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from beat alice anthology (2009​-​2014) vol. 1, released July 23, 2015

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Currently based in Cottage Grove, Oregon Minor Cat is a DIY music project by compulsive songwriter and experimental enthusiast Mary Love.

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