(Dale Griffin)
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Well, didya ever get the feelin' that the world ain't right?
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Like when you're standing in the dance-hall someone picks a fight
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He says, "Hey, c'mere long-hair I saw ya lookin' at my chick!"
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You gotta get away quick
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And as you turn to make a run he throws a punch at your head
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You know you gotta make the exit or you're gonna be dead
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But when you finally hit the sidewalk you can tell that you ain't going too far
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'Cos someone stole your car
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And it's the same play, each day, can't pay, no way
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They gotcha in a hole y'know.
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It's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
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And the snakes are out to bite you everytime
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But not me babe
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It takes one to know one,
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It takes one to know one,
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It takes one to know one,
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And I know you!
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You know I tried to call my baby, tried to make a date,
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She said, "I'm awful sorry, honey, but you called too late,
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Y'see I've gotta drive my Daddy to a meeting of the P.T.A.,
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I can't come out to play!"
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So then I took me off downtown and met this chick in a bar
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She took me back to her apartment in her Jaguar,
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But when we started rockin' she threw me straight outta the door,
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There oughta be a law
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And it's the same play, each day, can't pay, there's no way
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You're gonna get a break, y'know
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It's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
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She says she's got the feelin' but she ain't got the time,
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Don't gimme that jive, babe
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It takes one to know one
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And I know you!
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Well now it's Saturday night and I just got laid,
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But there's a shadow in the alley still gotta be paid.
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I heard it's tough at the top, but it sure looks good from the floor
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They won't let you score.
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Every day it's getting rougher and it's hard to survive
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When there's a lotta people round don't wanna see you alive,
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They wanna take you to the cleaners, and leave you in the gutter to bleed
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When they've got all they need.
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And it's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
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And the man still wants your life on the dotted line,
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But I got wise, babe
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It takes one to know one
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And I Know You (all of you).
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It Takes One To Know One
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