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SpinTunes #13 - Round 1

by Spintunes

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Way down yonder, I should say, "down under," Came a man with a passion as loud as a thunderclap If you can imagine that Spent his days facedown in the mud Shoulders-deep where no sane man would ever go That's his job, you know. He taught us how to listen Taught us how to love Every living creature From deep in the ground to the branches above Turned fear to inspiration And always with a smile No I've never been to heaven, but hope it's full of crocodiles He'd take chances in the name of advances All the while with a drive that was truly outrageous Positively contagious Unafraid of a scratch or a bite Planning trips to the deadliest places on earth Sounds crazy, but for what it's worth He taught us how to listen Taught us how to love Every living creature From deep in the ground to the branches above Turned fear to inspiration And always with a smile No I've never been to heaven, but hope it's full of crocodiles Snakes, spiders, lizards, and crocs Dive in the water in his shoes and socks Freezing night or scorching day Undone by a stingray... He taught us how to listen Taught us how to love Every living creature From deep in the ground to the branches above Turned fear to inspiration And always with a smile No I've never been to heaven, but hope it's full of crocodiles No I've never been to heaven, but hope it's full of crocodiles No I've never been to heaven, but hope it's full of crocodiles
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VERSE 1 I'm the center square handsome and debonair they all love me, when I play the clown It starts with a smile and a wink and then I start to drink I got dressed up, just to dress you down CHORUS In teh center square each night you'll find me there I'm a man trapped in a box Without the center square this show’s a dull affair housewives love that kinky talk VERSE 2 So much fan mail for this confirmed bachelor people love it when I lisp and flounce Everybody knows and yes I let it show just can't say it, or let it get around CHORUS BRIDGE Everyone loves watchin' me until I get some scotch in me Then everyone's a target, friend or foe the same Kicking ass and taking names in the alco-hall of fame then next day I'm back on this stupid tic tac toe game CHORUS
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The line The straight and narrow life Was not your style Not your road Not how you were wired Saturday was your night Not ready for prime time Player in a New York venue. You were young, and you knew How to play to the crowd In a way that they wouldn’t forget you. All your roles on the stage were extensions of yourself With a white horse inspiration You were “riding the train” for a laugh And to keep the show going But no one’s laughing now The world awakened When you were wired What fans were saying You felt alive Joliet was a blues man, Came to Hollywood in a suit and Ray Ban glasses. You were already known for your charm And your tendency to flourish In a cocaine madness. Looking back, everything That you did with your friends Was just a part of the status quo. But the weight of the fame And the energy it took to maintain, Is how you lost control Line after line to the bottom Line after line to the bottom Line after line to the bottom Line after line to the bottom All they were saying Is how you were wired Your dream decaying Before your eyes There were those who could see that you were lost and they fought to keep up so they could protect you. Many times you had tried to return but the hooks that were set all refused to let you. Still your heart didn’t change, You were still just a kid on the stage Playing for love We were calling your name all along, But you were too far down That Lonesome Road. Line after line to the bottom Line after line to the bottom Line after line to the bottom Line after line to the bottom There was an innocence about the manic image you portrayed. Despite the needle-driven Animal that never could be caged. And many smiles return when thinking of King Bee or Samurai. There were no lessons learned ‘Cause 33 is much too young to die.
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19 hours is a while for the whole world to hold it’s breath You rolled the dice a thousand times hadn’t stared down snake eyes yet You could’ve been a castaway sleeping on a distant shore Could’ve gone from safe and sound to a prisoner of war Goodbye, Electra A calculated risk, a monumental task Failure was a question that no one thought to ask Your talent for laughing off the impossible Your ease for coming off as unstoppable Could’ve been a castaway sleeping on a distant shore Could’ve gone from safe and sound to a prisoner of war Could have fell a thousand miles from blue above to blue below The search party won’t stop until we know Goodbye… Burn the lights and break the clouds Watch the skies, north to south Send the signals burn the oil Set down on the Howland soil Could’ve been a castaway sleeping on a distant shore Could’ve gone from safe and sound to a prisoner of war Could have fell a thousand miles from blue above to blue below The search party won’t stop until we know You could’ve quit while you were ahead, beloved and slowly fading star But if that was who you were you’d not have gone so far Could have fell a thousand miles from blue above to blue below The search party won’t stop until we know Goodbye, Electra, goodbye Burn the lights and break the clouds Watch the skies, north to south Burn the lights and break the clouds Watch the skies
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Oh you guessed it would be nice If you could touch somebody And you know that Somebody You touched was me. A new song now begins But I’m never gonna dance again You knew you were a father figure to me. Now everything I’ve wanted Isn’t anything I need. But I’m happy that you finally: set your monkey free. Just when I thought I did not give a damn. Wham! Christmas morning, without a warning. I did not wake you up as I was told. I did not wake you up before I go go’d. Wake up. You put the boom boom boom into my heart - but that is something you need back. The boom boom’s what you need. Beats per minute true I’d gift my heart to you. It should have Andrew we all agree. I do not belong to you, you don’t belong to me. I hope that you finally got yourself some happy. I did not wake you up as I was told. I did not wake you up before I go-go’d. Wake up.
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Don't worry about what came before Fake diamonds can't buy you friends A mouth of gold, a penny earned Is its own sick kind of sense He was afraid of guns, but he knew just how to use one Thunder ball was fun (that was Sean Connery) But it was no Cannonball Run Eyebrow cocked, another martini Making love in the deepest of space A star to cross as a young man, he was known as the big knit A (k)night at home, his gum explodes Before you die, there is wit He was afraid of guns, but he knew just how to use one Thunder ball was fun (that was Sean Connery) But it was no Cannonball Run Eyebrow cocked, another martini Making love in the deepest of space Yes, there was blaxploitation But he was the bond for my generation he gave Duran Duran inspiration "Shall we shag now, or shall we shag later baby? YEAH!" "Wait, was that Austin Powers? Yeah that was Austin Powers" He was afraid of guns, but he knew just how to use one Thunder ball was fun (that was Sean Connery) But it was no Cannonball Run Eyebrow cocked, another martini Making love in the deepest of space
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Nine o clock is a fire Your body warm in the glow A million miles at midnight Feels like yr gonna explode But six am is a prison Can’t get out of yr bed Are you the gift that you offer Or are you just the voice in your head? But you bailed me out While you were still in chains You drowned it out for me But you were still in pain You had to travel in darkness to find the source of the light While everybody was laughing You fought a hell of a fight (chorus) Maybe it’s not that simple I’m sorry if I got it all wrong Your sadness made you brilliant Your weakness made you strong (chorus)
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You were a step ahead All the things unsaid written across your face We didn't need the words we still heard everything you were trying to say You were genius, you were magic You were always a surprise You were joyful, you were manic You were all of us sometimes You lit up the room You were gone too soon and we felt like we'd lost a friend You made us laugh 'til we cried broke our hearts all the while right up until the end You were genius, you were magic You were always a surprise You were joyful, you were manic You were all of us sometimes Always a smile behind your eyes But you were never the fool we were on your side You were genius, you were magic You were always a surprise You were joyful, you were manic You were all of us sometimes You were all of us sometimes
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At the start Machines were dinosaurs Very hard to use Nothing you could lift yourself or carry Not a lot to choose One had hope To build a thing of wonder A glimmer of a peek And so he tried To implement a future The rest of us would seek With one more thing You didn't know you need Without it you'd survive But with it you'll succeed Just one more thing To reinvent yourself You'll keep it on a desk There's one on every shelf One more thing Over time Each year we'd reassemble A presentation Rapture for the nerds He'd convey his vision of the future We listen for the words So now they fit in envelopes or pockets Soon everyone has heard Of one more thing You didn't know you need Without it you'd survive But with it you'll succeed Just one more thing To organize your life You'll want one for the kids Your husband or your wife Just one more thing All too soon his time with us was over We wonder if we'll see his like again And though we never really knew him We miss him like a friend The show goes on A little less exciting With turtlenecks and sneakers hard to fill And still we try To capture back the magic Perhaps we always will Want one more thing We didn't know we need Without it we'd survive But with it we'll succeed Just one more thing To fill the empty time You never will be bored When waiting in a line With one more thing One more thing To help the world along I even used it here In writing this new song Just one more thing
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I could never sing like you did I wouldn’t dare, even if I had the choice It was tarnished, and faded, and muted But it was always the golden voice I sort of thought you were immortal So preternaturally ancient and wise Till the day that you stepped through that portal To some kind of other side And now I hope you run into the Sisters of Mercy again Yes and I hope that they sweeten the dark of your unending night I know you’ll have greeted the darkness just like an old friend Oh but I hope there’s a big enough crack to let in some light You’d been to the past and the future You knew how the cycle repeats And this chaos, deception and murder Well it wasn’t something you needed to see But now I hope you run into the Sisters of Mercy again Yes and I hope that they sweeten the dark of your unending night I know you’ll have greeted the darkness just like an old friend Oh but I hope there’s a big enough crack to let in some light Yes now I hope you run into the Sisters of Mercy again Oh and I hope that they sweeten the dark of your unending night Now I never did catch you to tell you that you were my man But your fingerprints are on every song that I write
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Hello You've been idolized You've been victimized So much bigger than you knew So much bigger now you're through You've been played a million times Everyone knows your lines We all know what it smells like Adolescent minds Hello Since you've come and gone Your songs have all lived on Everyone knows your name You left behind a pain You've been played a million times Everyone knows your lines We all know what it smells like Adolescent minds I've got one complaint It was such a waste I've got one complaint Such a waste Hello Though you've gone away You're a ghost that's syaed You've been played a million times Everyone knows your lines We all know what it smells like Adolescent minds I've got one complaint It was such a waste I've got one complaint Such a waste
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When I was small, I saw you on the screen showing us a hundred billion stars talking of long ago, talking of far away how vast the black surrounding us, how very small we are In my imagination, I traveled in your ship flying, though my feet stayed on the ground captivated by galactic mysteries miracles and secrets out there, waiting to be found Star man, star man how you tried to open up our eyes Then I grew older, and came to know the other part of what you had to say this small blue marble, our only home if we don't take care of it, we might slip away We're masters of creation, dragons of eden saints and scholars, liars, lovers, fools butterflies who live one day, and think that it's forever survival's the exception here, extinction is the rule Star man, star man we hold it in our hands, we need to understand Many others do their best, to follow in the path you set and carry on your message faithfully we're all made of star stuff, but some shine brighter than the rest to light the way for all of us to see Star man, star man what would you say if you were here today?
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I took a look at the future, failed to see how it could beat today I sang my heart out for you girl then I went and threw it all away And so a dead star becomes a black hole Now no light will escape And you can't save my soul Because a dead star becomes a black hole Yeah no light will escape No you can't save my soul I flew too close to the sun and didn't notice my wings start to melt So I fell back down to Earth then left you playing with the hand I dealt And so a dead star becomes a black hole Now no light will escape And you can't save my soul Because a dead star becomes a black hole Yeah no light will escape No you can't save my soul Save yourself
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born a carpenter in the sunflower state drawn to the silver screen by a flying magnate burned up so fast but you will last baby you are missed you're still on my list you’re the true Blonde Bombshell you’re the first Blonde Bombshell you're the only Blonde Bombshell we’ll never forget you my platinum blonde you played an angel from hell only fate could break the spell bright flames burn out fast but if you're an actress your fame might last in my dreams we're on a date dinner at eight?
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Under the rainbow, wishful drinking even though First screen love the tender age of eight Queen of the Nile stole Dad away but still you know Mommy kept on singing in the rain Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own I wish I never knew this feeling of losing you Though I know I'll see you won't be long A dizzy princess now didn't stop the pain somehow Instant gratification takes too long Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own A long time ago, oh it seems so far away And I know the pain that you battled has seen it's final day gone away He sang right through it all, she was curled up in a ball And you were just along for the ride And now the doctors say self medication paved the way We know you were fighting your dark side Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own Drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own Drowned in moon
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Mork Garp Adrian Cronauer John Keating Dr. Sayer Peter Banning The Genie   Walter Brennan   William Buckley   Cab Calloway   Carol Channing   Rodney Dangerfield   Robert DeNiro   Arsenio Hall   Mary Hart   Peter Lorre   Groucho Marx   Jack Nicholson   Ed Sullivan   Arnold Schwarzenegger   Señor Wences   and you . . . Leslie Zevo Daniel Hillard Mrs. Doubtfire Alan Parrish Armand Goldman and Sean Chris Nielsen Patch Adams Andrew Martin Dr. Know But through it all . . . You
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Gloria Gloria In excelsis Deo In excelsis Deo Hörst du auf das Wort deines Gottes: schreibst du was du sehst und hörst. (Ich will nicht) Ich will! The healing of the sick is known to her The structure of the heavens is known to her The journey of the soul is known to her In spiritus sanctus In spiritus sanctus Amen
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I was still in diapers when your spaceship crashed to earth Alien in warpaint and silver platform boots Flamboyant, experimental Androgynous, bisexual Cocaine troubles in LA The characters took over Phoenix bursting into flames And rising from the ashes Chameleon of many names Pushing fame and fashion Flaunting convention Living as performance art Constant reinvention Another Blackstar Fallen [Deathstar] Another Blackstar Fallen Satan was living in your indoor swimming pool Heavy drinking Berlin scene, throwing up in alleys Hitler as a rock star Low Eno synthesizers Voracious offstage sexuality Commercial suicide [CH] And now Shiny crabs sing in imitation Lazarus With Coraline black button eyes Dissolve the corporation [CH]​
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He was too young for a skiffle band We all age way too soon Content to be known as "The Quiet One" the Dark Horse will ride in June It's not that easy When you're bothers with the sun and the moon You just have to wait for dusk or a cloudy day Useless words don't deserve, (but) sliding notes touch a nerve Whimsical, magical, beautiful sadness And just for fun (he) formed a "Super Group" with heroes new and old "The Quiet One" played a mean guitar that gently wept with gold Just like Lord Buckley your palace was a Crackerbox the sun set too early and the Starr never got in your way Useless words don't deserve, (but) sliding notes touch a nerve Whimsical, magical, beautiful sadness "it's been a long cold winter......"
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This is an ode to the sportsman You were seen by some as just a brute, in fact But you're the one who shamed Goliath by choosing the hero's path You wrestled your demons for years and years For years and years Admirers of yours far and wide sing your praise And it carries on for days and days For days and days You masked your anguish despite knowing that people in masks cannot be trusted But you just did You had to make your way by aligning with any criminal genius who showed interest But it wasn't your fault for being the biggest and strongest You did something right You didn't let it go to your head Or compromise your giant capacity for loyalty The biggest part of you was always your heart When the pain drove you drunk with grief You didn't let it defeat you, it fueled you And it freed you to find relief by saving the day You helped find your princess You did it with purpose, you did it with pride You loved with all your remarkable might The biggest part of you was always your heart You walked softly and carried a big everything You did something right You didn't let it go to your head Or compromise your beautiful humility You could best any other pirate on any other day But it takes a greater kind of courage to ensure a fair fight come what may You did something right You were so sportsmanlike
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Toward the unknown The girl he left behind Shootout at Medicine Bend Sayonara He made the worst place A little better for me It's what a man is Darby's Rangers Up Periscope Alias Jesse James Cass McCall The Children's Hour Boys night out Boys night out The Great Escape The Ultimate Gift The Battle for Terra Superman/Shazam
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She said "let's talk", she wore a frown A pearl necklace and her hair down She said her piece, then turned her back and walked on I went home, her things were gone I went and put your record on Tomorrow's romance ends just the same now that she's gone It's over again, I'm hurtin' again, now she said we're through When I have no one else, at least I have you Ever since you wrote them, I've words that hold the truth Ever since you sang them, there's an angel in my blues They say be a man, show bravado if you can Never let them see your pain But you're the tender bard who set down your guard To write songs against the grain Others preen, you tell a tale In three minutes, you bleed and wail You stood still but they still laugh, weep and sway Talent you had in spades, hidden behind your shades You were gone much too soon How could I ever mourn when you died 'fore I was born? Well at least I can write you a tune Ever since you wrote them, I've words that hold the truth Ever since you sang them, there's an angel in my blues Alone again, heartache again, crying overdue When I have no one else, at least I have you
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did your conversations kill was it the world that called you a creep did it leave you searching for a piece of bliss beyond your reach did you sign that autograph the one that meant you sold your soul took that southern train because the limelight never lasts, the limelight never lasts Sour boy, sour boy why’d you run away Sour boy, sour boy why’d you run away, why’d you run away constantly falling to pieces in the end what still remains your blue friend, he ran the show a momentary cure for all the pain when the dogs finally found you did they lead you down to the depths fire flicker burns a paper heart did you sell your soul for the moment Sour boy, sour boy why’d you run away Sour boy, sour boy why’d you run away, why’d you run away
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E! Equals 'M' 'C' squared Said the scientist With the crazy hair Relativity, dominates your frame Keeping us together on the same space plane Space-time, is my one true vice God doesn't mother f'n roll the dice! Space-time, is my one true vice, God doesn't mother f'n roll the dice! Fission, is the power you need everything else is up to your speed Entanglement, spooky action at a distance,, your ancient theories only serve as a hindrance! Shift!.......Shift!....... Shift!........Shift! Red shift! Blue shift! Me shift! You shift!
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[Verse 1] Back in the 80s, a new administration Rose from the ground in the heart of our nation He wasn’t a saint, he wasn’t a pagan Just a white actor with the last name of Had a crazy idea about the way money works If you’re off for the better, it’s better for the worse It don’t flow up, it don’t flow down. It don’t flow at all, it [Chorus] Trickles doooooown! Son wipe that frown Doooooooooooown! All the clowns in the crowns say it Trickles down [Verse 2] Well it didn’t work, needless to say The rich got richer, the poor just paid But our man don’t care, because he’s dead Into the ground his body is laid It trickles down. (Chorus)
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Vines behind the vines, A voracious glow, Adumbrating tines, Rubiginous river flow, Ophis slither-wove, Fevered iridescence, Scales darkling grove, Into clay goes the essence, Now the Lantern walks along, Born for burning chains, Smoking high the song, Toxic blood in the veins, Saturnalia transmission, The man is the mission, The whole of a dragon, Seeping in through the mouth of the flagon! Call of the Delirious Lord made flesh! An echo carried on tumult and woe, Sustained by wisdom's venom, He wears the Conquerors crown, And claws jut from mercy's hand!
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Good Mooorrrrning! It’s time to seize the day! You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. Fly and be free! The world’s open for play, and everyone and everybody is mockable in a wonderful way." You know what music is? Do you know? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, everywhere, everywhere everywhere, even the stars. "You have this idea… that you'd better keep working… otherwise people…people will forget. All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an injured soul and they’ll never no… tice how broken How broken you are. I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people With people With people who make you feel alone. It’s not your fault It’s not your fault I believe in destiny. There must be/ a reason that I am as I am. There must be.” I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless, and they don’t want anybody anybody else… to feel like that There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world! “What some folks call impossible, is just stuff they haven’t seen before “You’re a good man. I know that. Even if you’ve forgotten it.” So make a wish and think of me. So make a wish and think of me. Make your life spectacular. I know I did.
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What goes around comes around Just deliver the news Oh, deliver the news And you’ve run the ship to ground Deliver the news Just deliver the news You’ve messed with pundits and presidents And now I wonder where my country went Now were furious at the sound When you deliver the news Yes deliver the news So fair and balanced so you say, you’re just another fox in the henhouse You got a chance to say your piece though the words didn’t come from your mouth You talked a lot, wouldn’t listen much Won’t read the signs that say “Do Not Touch” The spotlight is finally on you Now the yelling will not stop Just deliver the news Oh, deliver the news Set up the sides like a traffic cop Deliver the news Just deliver the news Though they loved you and your plans You did not care for the common man And they still haven’t heard the other shoe drop When you deliver the news Yes deliver the news You played your games behind the scenes, what did it finally get you? A legacy of fear and hate, we all talk but nobody gets through. You talked a lot, wouldn’t listen much Won’t read the signs that say “Do Not Touch” The spotlight is finally on you So fair and balanced so you say, you’re just another fox in the henhouse You got a chance to say your piece though the words didn’t come from your mouth You talked a lot, wouldn’t listen much Won’t read the signs that say “Do Not Touch” The spotlight is finally on you +++++ Welcome, Roger. I hope you find the accommodations pleasing to you... Oh Yeah! Look at all these women! It's going to be great! Oh, no. You work for them...
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"Play On" lyrics: We gather together here under the lights To sing and to dream of sweet midsummer nights We sit on a tree branch reciting your words We tell you you saved us and hope that you heard And under the costumes and makeup We love and we dance and we break up We feel and we kill and we die Again and again just to figure out why [chorus] You know us You know me You know us And so we Say and say and say and say on And we play and play and play and play on And sometimes I wonder what you'd think of us all You'd probably just point and laugh while we fall You'd write ten more stories of fools and of kings You'd write about me, you, and sorts of things And under the masks and attire We love like we're dancing on fire We feel like we're then, there, and now Again and again just to figure out how [chorus] I think it might be better if we don't know who you are Cause you could be a hero or a villain or a star A tyrant or a lover or an extra down below It's like you could be one of us for all that we know And under all guises and pretense And under all layers of defense We make laughter and sorrow and strife Again and again just to figure out life [chorus] And we say and say and say and say on And we play and play and play and play on
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He's nothing but a bully All his lies, they never stick His narcissistic attitude Proves he has a little dick He's nothing but a Cheeto You can see he has orange hair You can ask him his opinion Oh, but you can tell there's nothing there He's nothing but a liar Even though he's sometimes right Even a blind squirrel can find an acorn In the middle of the night He's nothing but a Cheeto You can tell by his bright orange hair I heard he once got his facts right But you can tell there's nothing there Well, you can blame the American people But it isn't really our fault When both sides nominate liars All the people lose by default But he's nothing but a Cheeto With that neon bright orange hair By our rules he won the election But you can tell there's nothing there

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