You said, "If I ask you a question
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Are you going to lie to me?"
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I said, "Honey, is that your question?
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'Cause, honey, that one's easy"
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'Cause half the truth is
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Just how much there is
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The kids don't get it
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No, the kids don't get it
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I'm going to be an expert stranger
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Better than the giant squid
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I'm going to leave the stranger experts
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Scratching their heads saying, "How'd he do it?"
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When half the truth is
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Just how hard it is
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But the kids don't get it
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No, the kids won't get it
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I'll be the antlers
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And I'll be the elk
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I'll be the right whale
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And I'll be parallel
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The kids don't get it
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that's right, the kids don't get it
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I'll feel more than human
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When the work's hitting home
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I'll be aped by my ancestors
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I'll state the plan as my own
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I'll be gripping the city
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I'll be hitting the town
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You'll say, "I'd be hurt if you didn't"
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When I come around
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Yeah, that's right, the kids don't get it
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I'll be as careless as you are certain
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I'll get out of my own way
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I'll stop to cry into the curtains
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And like the greats before me go on stage
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And if half true it's
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Good enough for this
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'Cause the kids don't get it
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No, the kids don't get it
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If I ask you a question
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you going to lie to me?
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Ah, honey, is that your question?
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'Cause that one's easy
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The kids don't get it
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Just how hard it is
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The kids don't get it
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Just how much there is
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The Kids Don't Get It
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Tragically Hip |