The Key To Life On Earth

 Intro
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Verse 1:
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Gold, let it unfold
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And imagine you're dressed in gold
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Roaring crowds in Manchester will manage to be told

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Oh, and your king, the boy you loved in spring
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 The way she looks at him
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The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go

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But we've been held back for after-school meetings
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They've got it in for me
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For all it's worth
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The key to life on Earth

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Jokers, happy go xenophobe locals
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Have got it in for me
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For all I'm worth
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The key to life on Earth

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Verse 2:
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 Holy smokes
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 You kids and your jokes
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 Asking where we got our jeans and where the hell we found our coats
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 'Cause dirty streets these days are graced by Nikes of black and green
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 And headstrong boys in chinos barely grasp what that could mean

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And they lie, the men that wrung us dry
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The boys who poked your eye
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The common fool, the walk to school for you and I

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But we've been held back for after-school meetings
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They've got it in for me
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For all it's worth
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The key to life on Earth

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The thing is, these out-of-touch scrounging rich kids
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Are living here for free
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On my home turf
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The key to life on Earth

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Verse 4:
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Call in to wake you up in the morning
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Iron your suit and tie forever until you die
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Join forces, like carousels and their horses forever spinning 'round
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And never coming down

Outro:
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Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
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Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
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Come work in Sainsbury's babe until you've had enough
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Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
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Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
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Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
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Come work in Sainsbury's babe until you've had enough
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Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out