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Don't let em take it all away |
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It's getting harder every day |
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Brothers, sisters, hear me say' |
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Til my very dying day |
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I'm down on my luck |
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I'm out on the streets |
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I'm at wits end and |
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I've nearly been beat |
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See they've taken my home |
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They've taken my wife |
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They've taken my job |
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And they've taken my life |
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But there's one thing that they will not take |
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That I will hold til the end |
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Until my dying day' |
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Cause it's part of me |
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And it's time that we say |
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They will not take it all away! |
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I'm pounding the pavement |
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Through thick and thin |
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Good times and bad |
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You know I just can't win |
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I've been beat on, kicked on, insulted to my face |
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The whole bleedin' world things |
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I'm a bleedin' disgrace |
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Yeah they can own my body but they'll never own my mind |
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So they better face the facts, 'cause now is the time' |
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Till we all join hands, and all of us say |
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They will not take it all away |
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Since the day |
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I was born |
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I've been runnin' uphill |
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I work my fingers to the bone |
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Just to get my fill |
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And they still want more |
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It's getting harder everyday |
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Until there's nothing left |
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Until they take it all away |
