In the year 2000
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My age was 53
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Born in the first half
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Of the last century
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I always was post-modern
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But that's ancient history
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Now I'm the last man on Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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I guess I'm old fashioned
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Retro to a degree
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You could say I'm a throw-back
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Anachronistically
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Air conditioning is here to stay
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And that makes me unhappy
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Cause I'm the last man on Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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I don't have a portfolio
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I gotta pleed guilty
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The best things are the worthless now
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That's just because they're free
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And if your not a millionaire yet
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Boy, you better be
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Now, I'm the last man on Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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I should be optimistic
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And go buy some bonds and stocks
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They'll find a cure for Cancer soon
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We may get trigger-locks
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Existence is no picnic
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As statistics all have shown
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We learn to live together
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And then we die alone
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Everybody's got a website
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But that's all Greek to me
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I don't own a computer
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I hate that letter "e"
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I don't pack a cell phone
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Or drive an SUV
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Yes, I'm the last man on Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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I'm the last man standing
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Save the last dance for me
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I've taken the last train to Clarksville
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I'm the fifth monkey
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Nice guys always finish last
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No one's nicer than me
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Yeah, I'm the last man on Earth
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That's what the matter is with me
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Kid's used to say their prayers at night
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Before they went to bed
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St. John told us that God is love
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Nietzsche said he was dead
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This thing we call existence
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Who knows what it all means?
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Time and Life and People
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Are just glossy magazines
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I sat and watched those guys
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Debate each other on TV
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Politicians, wrestlers
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They're all the same to me
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Hey, I don't give a damn
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Which idiot runs this country
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Since I'm the last man on Earth
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It don't matter to me
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In the year 2000
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My age was 53
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I know that I'm grumpy
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Middle-aged crazy
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But if you are a woman
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You might have to sleep with me
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Since I'm the last man on Earth
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And I can guarantee
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I'm the last man on Earth
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And there ain't nothing wrong with me
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Last Man On Earth
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| Loudon Wainwright III |
