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When i was a young boy in brooklyn |
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Going to public school |
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During recess in the concrete playground |
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They lined us up by twos |
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In alphabetical order, reagan, reed and russo |
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I still remember the names |
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And stickball and stoopball were the only games |
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That we played |
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And i wanted to be like my old man |
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I, i wanted to grow up just like my old man |
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I wanted to be like my old man |
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I wanted to dress like, i wanted to be just like |
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I wanted to act like my old man |
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I wanted to be like, i wanted to act like |
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I wanted to be just like my old man |
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And then like everyone else i started to grow |
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And i didn't want to be like my father anymore |
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I was sick of his bullying |
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And having to hide under a desk on the floor |
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And when he beat my mother |
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It made me so mad i could choke |
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And i didn't want to be like my old man |
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I, i didn't even want to look like my old man |
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I didn't even want to seem like my old man |
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A son watches his father, being cruel to his mother |
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And makes a vow to return only when |
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He is so much richer, in every way so much bigger that - |
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- the old man will never hit anyone again |
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Like my old man (just like my old man) |
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Like my old man |
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Like my old man (just like my old man) |
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Like my old man |
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And can you believe what he said to me |
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He said, "lou, act like a man" (walk like a man) |
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Why don't you act just like a man |
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Act like your daddy, act like a man (just like my old man) |
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Oh, why don't you act just like a man |
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Like your old man (walk like a man) |
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(just like my old man) |
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(just like my old man) |