strike the tent
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unpop the paintbox
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and pack the carriages
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with the flesh freaks of fear
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at the beach
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we left them shell shocked
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lining up the avenue
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in view of next year
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high steppin'
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like a brigade
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down the block
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don't be shocked
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to hear somebody say "wake up doomsday"
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it's time to join the big parade
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come and march in time with the band
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playing loud fighting crowds
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to see the matinee (it's tailor made)
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because it's gonna be a brighter day
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for the seeker of thrills
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behind the ferris wheels
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there's a man with one foot in the
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grave and one foot on a
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banana peel
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he's an actor of sorts
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who sold himself too short
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so now he travels door to door
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performing 'death of a salesman'
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oh my country tears of thee
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how the circus makes the world
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safe for anarchy
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in a cage with an uneasy chair
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atop a merry go round
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he wears that clown crown
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can't you see that you can
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come as you are
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as you were
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if you prefer you can change
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(yes it can be arranged)
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when you come and join the big parade
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but you can leave your bagage
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at home don't you pack
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don't look back
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then you can truly say
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'goodbye highway'
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that what then and this is nowadays
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come on you big shot and enjoy
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the rain
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take a class in pumping blood into
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those weathered veins
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and i bet you'd still come out as
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a teacher's pet
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(ice cream and you cause it come to
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being watertight scream but you'll
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wrote that book you own the
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copyright and clown costume
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always be a plumber,
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i saw it hanging in the closet of
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your elbow room with a pipe dream)
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if you've had it up to here with
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what's real
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i'm here to tell you that it's no big deal
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because it's not too late
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if you hurry up you can
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come on and join the big charade
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line up shut up clean up and shave
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cause right behind you in the back
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of the fray
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is a blade he's a renegade
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turning bullshit into marmalade
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don't you know there's gonna be
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a heavy price to pay
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for pushing all these clouds away
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it's bound to be a brighter day
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it can't help but be a brighter day
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Brighter Day
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Jellyfish |