Society¡¯s got us by the you-know-what we¡¯ve been livin¡¯ way too high
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We got champagne taste and a beer pocketbook and it¡¯s all we can do to get by
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I keep sayin¡¯ I¡¯ll never bring it up again but I just can¡¯t keep still
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Who ever heard of people poor as us drive a Cadillac Coupe DeVille
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We wear fancy clothes that we can¡¯t anyway afford than anything else we do
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There outta be a law against living this way when we need little things like food
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And I¡¯m gonna have to spend my birthday money to pay the telephone bill
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That¡¯s what I get for feeling the kind of hopes I can¡¯t afford to fill
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¡®Cause society¡¯s got us by the you-know-what we¡¯re been livin¡¯ way too high
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We got champagne taste and a beer pocketbook and it¡¯s all we can do to get by
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And we can¡¯t afford this kind of rent but I know you wouldn¡¯t move
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And who am I kiddin¡¯ I wouldn¡¯t either
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This is what you call in a groove
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Oh, it¡¯s our little way of feelin¡¯ big when you can¡¯t be big for real
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And we do deserve these material things we just can¡¯t pay the bills
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We¡¯re afflicted with a love and high class dreams
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And we can¡¯t afford to dream
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But knowin¡¯ all that and doin¡¯ somethin¡¯ ¡®bout it are two different things
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¡®Cause society¡¯s got us by the you-know-what we¡¯re been livin¡¯ way too high
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We got champagne taste and a beer pocketbook and it¡¯s all we can do to get by
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Yes, society¡¯s got us by the you-know-what we¡¯re been livin¡¯ way too high
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We got champagne taste and a beer pocketbook and it¡¯s all we can do to get by
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Yes, society¡¯s got us by the you-know-what we¡¯re been livin¡¯ way too high
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We got champagne taste and a beer pocketbook and it¡¯s all we can do to get by
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Society's Got Us
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| Donna Fargo |
