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'Cuz the simple man baby pays for the bills,
the bills, the bills that kill
'Cuz the simple man baby pays for the thrills,
the bills, and the pills that kill
And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin', I can remember when you could starve a block."
And he looks at her and says,"Hey darlin', I can remember when you could stop a clock."
And he looks at her and says,"Hey darlin', I can remember when you could stop a plow."
And he looks at her and says,"Hey darlin', I can remember when you could stop a clock."
And he looks at her and says,
"Hey darlin', I can remember when
you could stop a block."
And he looks at her and says,
"Hey darlin', I can remember when
you could stop a clock."
And he looks at us and says: hey darling
I can remember when you could carve a block.
And he looks at her and says: hey darling
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
And vacation down in Tacoma makes it cool.
And vacation down in the Gulf of Mexico.
But a Superman baby pays the tills,
The belts, the pews that kill
'Cuz the simple man baby pays for the thrills,
The bills and the pills that kill
But the simpleton man baby pays the 'fills,
The bills, the dues that care
'Cuz the simple man baby pays for the thrills,
The bills and the pills that kill
Cousin told me when I was younger
'Cause they told me when I was younger
Go to work and somehow rise
And vacation down at Togoa, Mexico
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the gull o' Mexico
Go to work in some high rise
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Go to work in the sun hot rise and vacation down in Gold Man's Cove
Go to work in some high rise and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
Hate that America
Ain't that America
He looks at her and says:
Hey, darling, I remember when you could start with flour
And he looks at her and says:
Hey darling I can remember when you could stop a clock.
He's got an estate runnin' through his front yard
You know he thinks his God is so good.
He's got [an] interstate runnin' through his front yard
You know he thinks he's got it so good.
I can remember when you could start a flood.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I can remember when you could starve a block.
I rcan emember when you could stop a clock.
I can remember when you could starve a flower.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I can remember when you could starve a fly.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I can remember when you could stop a plow.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I remember when you could slop a hog.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I remember when you could start a blog.
I remember when you could stop a clock.
Editor's note: However, blogs did not exist when this song was made!!
I remember when you could start with flour
I can remember when you could stop a clock
I remember when you could starve a clock
or
I remember when you could starve a cloak
I remember when you could stop a clock
I remember when you could starve a crowd
I can remember when you could stop a clock
I remember when you could starve a flower
I can remember when you could stop a clock
I remember when you could starve a fly.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I remember when you could starve a glove.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
I remember when you could stuff a block.
I can remember when you could stop a clock.
In a stable through his front chow
Interstate running through his front yard
Interstate going through his front 'ciao'.
Interstate running through his front yard.
Little brick houses for you and me
Little pink houses for you and me
Little pigs and cows-es
For you and me
Little pink houses
For you and me
Little pink trousers for you and me.
Little pink houses for you and me.
Livin' in a bland neighborhood
Livin' in a black neighborhood
Living in a blind mans world
Living in a black neighborhood
Living where blind men hurled
Living in a black neighbourhood
The bears and the pears that kill
The bills and the pills that kill
There's a black man
With the black hair
Living in a blind man's home
There's a black man
With a black cat
Living in a black neighborhood
There's a blind man with a black cap
Living in a bland neighbourhood
He's got an inner sanctum runnin' from his front porch
You know, he think, that His God is so cool
There's a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighbourhood
He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard
You know, he think, that he's got it so good
There's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' the every day slobs
And he looks at her and says: 'Hey Donna, I can remember when you could stop a truck.'
And there's a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says: 'Hey darling, I can remember when you could stop a clock.'
There's a young man and a teacher,
Listening to a rotten roll station
There's a young man in a T-shirt,
Listening to a rockin' rollin' station
Well there's a young man with his teacher
Well there's a young man in a t-shirt
You know he thinks he's Daddy's little girl.
You know he thinks he's got it so good.