You're doing everything your people said to.
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I'd hate to be the one to break it to you.
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It's only sad 'cause it's true;
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They misled you when they bred you.
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Somebody said some things they had no right to
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Somehow they stuck, then you were known as someone who
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could simply not follow through if he had to
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(but you have to, don't you?)
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You don't have to be a genius, but it helps to (it helps to)
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Fools and charlatans, they may get wise
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But only cream and bastards rise -- and you can see it in their eyes
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You followed good advices to the letter
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You know your friend?
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He's doing so much better than you are ever likely to do
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He'll eclipse you but he will not miss you
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You don't have to be a genius but it helps to (helps to)
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All the also-rans are real nice guys
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But only cream and bastards rise:
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People who could buy and sell you
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Sharing a joke that they will never tell you
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You think you're dialed in
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Someone has to win, and you know what that means...
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It means someone's gotta lose
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It's probably you, oh whoa ho ho ho,
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It's probably you, oh whoa ho ho ho.
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It's not a race, it's not a competition
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And if it were you'd be in no position to
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Get them to listen to you if you had to
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Not even if your life depended on it
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You don't have to be a genius, but it helps to, (it helps to)
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Some are aliens, the rest are spies
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But only cream and bastards rise -- and you can see it in their ah, ha, ha, ha,
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Ah, ha, ha, ha,
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Ah-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha,
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Ah-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha,
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Ah-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha,
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Ah-ha ha-ha!
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Cream And Bastards Rise (Writing Snippet)
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Harvey Danger |