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1985 |
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A poor man trying to survive |
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He always made it through |
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Trying to live an honest life |
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Working on minimum wage |
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A little too grown up for his age |
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Sixteen and working hard |
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Newsboy on the Boulevard |
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He'd see the rich and famous |
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Never envied anyone |
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Behind their false joys |
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He saw that they had none |
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He was looking out of place |
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Held a smile on his face |
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Some looked down, asked him why |
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He'd look up and reply |
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I keep moving forward |
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When they try to rob me blind |
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Why waste a second when we're |
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All running out of time |
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I know, yes I know |
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I'm not a great man |
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But what you call \"great\" isn't part of my plan |
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I'll accept, and I'll deal with |
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The work and the strife |
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'cuz I guess that's |
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Just my slice of life |
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1986 |
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Still had a lot to fix |
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They shut his water off |
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He said \"I don't mind this\" |
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It could be so much worse |
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Than living the obverse |
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He knew he had a home |
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No matter how much it hurts |
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He'd see the rich and famous |
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They'd all just pass him by |
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That could have been his dream |
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But he knew it's a lie |
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He found his joy in sharing |
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The happiness he knew |
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They'd all ask him about it |
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He'd tell them what he'd do |
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I keep moving forward |
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When they try to rob me blind |
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Why waste a second when we're |
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All running out of time |
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I know, yes I know |
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I'm not a great man |
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But what you call \"great\" isn't part of my plan |
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I'll accept, and I'll deal with |
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The work and the strife |
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'cuz I guess that's |
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Just my slice of life |
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Not a regret to admit |
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It's everything he wanted |
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He tried follow through |
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And his dreams followed too |
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He took a look back one day |
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At the newsboy on Broadway |
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He was the same man inside |
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He had just come a long way |
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He told me all this so I |
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Could tell them all someday why |
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It's not the days that you live, it's not the day that you die |
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It's the difference that you make in your slice of life |
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I keep moving forward |
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When they try to rob me blind |
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Why waste a second when we're |
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All running out of time |
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I know, yes I know |
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I'm not a great man |
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But what you call \"great\" isn't part of my plan |
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I'll accept, and I'll deal with |
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The work and the strife |
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'cuz I guess that's |
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Just my slice of life |
