Catch a shooting star and put it in your pocket
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And your pants will start on fire
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One bird in the hand, or two birds in the bush
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Neither do you any good, when you're stuck in the quagmire
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Show everyone you're not sure that they're telling the truth
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Then you can be known as the universal cynic too
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Benefit your fellow man with good deeds for the day
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And you'll serve your life away
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Pennies saved today are pennies still tomorrow
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Strewn upon the desk, piled up in the paper weight
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Show everyone you're not sure that they're telling the truth
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Then you can be known as the universal cynic too
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Wipe your opaque eyes and restore your crystal vision
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Turn another cheek and exalt in your decision
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A bit of exercise for the universal cynic in you
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Early to bed and early to rise
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Precludes you from seeing the most brilliant starry nights
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Sticks and stones can break bones, words can't really hurt
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Unless you carry guns, and are hungry for a fight
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Challenging the standards, or questioning the established rules
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Trying to understand how they can benefit you
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Showing everyone you're not sure that they're telling the truth
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Just a bit of exercise for the universal cynic in you
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The universal cynic is you
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Universal Cynic
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