What can I be?
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Make me so that I¡¯m right for your society
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What do I have to sacrifice?
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There is no equal opportunity
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Don¡¯t even call this your democracy
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16,000 hours gone past this year and
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No one knows anything
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I¡¯m of this earth right from her breath
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I¡¯m from this land US, I don¡¯t regret
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You¡¯re telling me to obey what is wrong
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I¡¯m gonna defy you, defy you strong.
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Defy you strong and on and on and on.
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A long time I¡¯ll be waiting.
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Give a girl a doll and stick her in a dress.
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Give a boy a gun teach him how to address
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And stick them in their place
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Stick them in the place
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Keep your system safe
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You stick us in your place
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Don¡¯t you let them bring you down,
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Keep your head up, move back on your feet
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It is your life that they are looking for
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You are infinite so superlative
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Let it all go
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Won¡¯t you let it be?
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Let it be.
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So what can I be?
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Make me so that I¡¯m right for your society
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What do I have to sacrifice?
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There is no equal opportunity
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Don¡¯t even call this your democracy
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16,000 hours gone past last year
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and no, no one knows anything
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I¡¯m of this earth right from her breath
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I¡¯m of this land US, I don¡¯t regret
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But if you¡¯re telling me I¡¯m doing something wrong
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When I¡¯m not I will defy you strong
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No matter what nationality
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If you¡¯re suffering you¡¯ve got to fight
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And I hope my brother¡¯s and sister¡¯s say
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That they¡¯re losing their rights¡¦
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Stick a flag in a school room,
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And you make the children pledge
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To a country
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That was founded on an edge
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Of a knife in an Indian skin
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Don¡¯t even try, don¡¯t even begin
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Of telling me of your crusader deeds
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Your justification step up and lead
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Don¡¯t you let them bring you down,
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Keep your head up, move back on your feet,
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And if it¡¯s your life that they all been looking for,
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You got it infinite so superlative
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Let it all go
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Won¡¯t you let it be?
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Let it be
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So what can I be?
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Make me so that I¡¯m right for your society
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What do I have to sacrifice?
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There is no equal opportunity
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Don¡¯t even call this your democracy
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16,000 hours gone past last year
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and no, no one knows anything
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I¡¯m of this earth right from her breath
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I¡¯m from this land and I don¡¯t regret
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But if you¡¯re telling me to obey what is wrong
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I¡¯m gonna defy you, defy you strong
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Defy you strong..
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And on and on and on¡¦.
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Long time I¡¯ll be waiting..
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Long time long time
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Long time.. long time.. long time¡¦
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¡¦I¡¯ll be waiting.
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What Can I Be?
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John Butler Trio |