The universe is runnin' away
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I heard it on the news just the other day
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There's this new stuff called dark energy
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We can't measure and we can't see
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It's some elemental mystery
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Train that we can't catch
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But our heads are in the oven
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And somebody's 'bout to strike a match
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Meanwhile back on our big round ball
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Things are getting serious as cholesterol
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Permutations, calculations,
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Greedy piggies at the trough
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Arrogance and ignorance
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Just to top it off
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I just can't keep up with the Nasdaq
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Who got sold and bought
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I've got to take my lunch break
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But I'll leave you with a little for thought
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Maybe it's all too simple
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For our brains to figure it out
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What if the hokey pokey
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Is all it really is about
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What if life is just a cosmic joke
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Like spiders in your underwear or olives in your coke
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My life can get as messy as a day old sticky bun
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So I arm myself with punch lines and a big ol' water gun
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They say it's not that simple but just maybe it should be
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It's time to change the subject, would you join me in a cup of herbal tea?
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Maybe it's all too simple
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For our brains to figure it out
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What if the hokey pokey
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Is all it really is about
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I still believe in rock 'n' roll
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It pays my bills and soothes my soul
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There really really isn't
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A whole lot more around
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Except for Frank Sinatra and the Big band sound
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I want music in the music
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I want chicken in the soup
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I want caffeine in my system let's revive the hula hoop
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Maybe it's all too simple
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For our brains to figure it out
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What if the hokey pokey
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Is all it really is about
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What If The Hokey-Pokey Is All It Really Is About?
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| Jimmy Buffett |
