Papa was a rolling stone
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But I wanna be the cover of a rolling stone
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Only I know that I can do it alone
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Only I know that I can do it alone.
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August 6th, 1981 I took my first breath.
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They said I smiled and cried until it was none left.
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I guess I knew what I was in for before hand.
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Miniture grown man ha.
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Third of three sons. Big bird and squirt guns.
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Aunt Tammy dressed up like a clown when I turned one.
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Scared the shit out of me but thanks for trying.
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Sitting in my highchair throwing cake and crying.
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I remember everything, every single detail,
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Clinging on daddy's leg like don't leave I'll be good. I promise.
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I'll do anything Dad honest.
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But he had to go to work and bust his ass for them dollars.
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Now it all makes sense, back then I wasn't havin it,
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Obsessed with He-Man so young and so adimit.
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More concerned with Castle Greyskull than baseball
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And I learned that if I worked a little that I could have it all.
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All of my friend's had allowances, I had a paper route.
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And when no one was looking I threw the papers out.
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I got caught made dad was furious
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And if your gonna do something do it right, thats what earnest is.
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Papa was a rolling stone
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But I wanna be the cover of a rolling stone
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Only I know that I can do it alone
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Only I know that I can do it alone.
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Papa was a rolling stone
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Working hard while I'm at home alone
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On some Macaulay Culkin shit so bit.
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Little man had a plan and had to follow through with it
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But moms was so inconsiderate.
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Illiterate? Nope. I read the dictionary daily.
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Give the gap the rap and set sailing
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Step moms get the poop end of the stick nothing new to me.
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Don't act like my momma because my dad bought you some jewlery.
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Oh the tom foolery
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I sat back and watched pops play with women like chess, check mate.
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Six sibilings, three different moms. Can you imagine
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Simply seeing your paycheck broken down into fractions.
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Papa was a pimp, married four times,
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Indicisive, trynna strike a gold mine.
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Siftin through the sand something like a fortyniner
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Up to the point where my chest becomes a coal mine.
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But when they come and go,
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I'll be here at the bitter end Pop I'mm just letting you know.
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I never understood temptation
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But I guess we both got a little David Rufus in us.
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Everybody sing it with us now.
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Papa was a rolling stone
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But I wanna be the cover of a rolling stone
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Only I know that I can do it alone
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Only I know that I can do it alone.
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Papa was a rolling stone
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But I wanna be a cover of the rolling stone
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Only I know that I can do it alone
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Only I know that I can do it alone.
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Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song)
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| Gym Class Heroes |
