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What's keeping the White House white |
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Is it chalk, Is it fog, Is it fear? |
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Are they staying up most of the night |
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And sending somebody out for a beer? |
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Is it bed-time for Bonzo? |
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Is it time for a change? |
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Is it flavour-free TV dinners? |
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It's a hard thing to take, when they make a mistake |
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America for Beginners. |
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The sound of a bell with a crack |
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Even the swingers are swinging right |
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The vigilantes are on the way back |
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With prime-time 'fight the good fight'. |
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What a start to a day |
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It starts three times with a "K" |
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There's no sponsored hour for sinners |
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They'll bring back the hot seat |
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And turn up the heat |
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America for Beginners |
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That's America for Beginners. |
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You wear designer jeans after dark |
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And your shirts are sharp-cut in satin |
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But won't you watch out for Central Park |
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And apartments in uptown Manhattan. |
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It's a sign of the times |
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Better stay out in front |
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Because they've only got time for winners. |
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Just keep living for fun, you son of a gun |
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America for Beginners. |
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Everywhere there's stripes and stars |
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Men in dark suits in unmarked cars |
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Sipping Jack Daniels in Third World bars |
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They're close to the edge. |
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They're as close as you can get. |
