Respectable

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Lyrics

There's a rich boy
 But he doesn't spend
 He just drinks his Poland Spring
 He's a quick boy walkin' round the bend
 Or at home alone reading
 And he tries to do good
 And he tries to do right
 So he does what he should
 But he's got to subscribe
 To the rules of the tribe
 Now you're playin' for the team
 Everybody loves to love a winner
 And you're bustin' the beguine
 Everybody knows you're no beginner
 But ah the bums say oh
 Things ain't what they seem
 You're the respectable member of society
 But you don't have nothin' on me
 You gotcha east side certified pedigree
 But you won't have nothin' you'll see
 Because I warned you
 They would scorn you
 But you never did a thing
 When you go in for the kill
 Everybody wants to make it happen
 And you make a hundred mil
 Everybody wants to scratch your back then
 But ah the freaks say oh
 Things ain't what they seem
 You're a respectable member of society
 But you don't have nothin' on me
 You gotcha uppercrust dinner tux sanctimony
 But you won't have nothin' you'll see
 Because I told you
 They would mold you
 But you never did a thing
 Are you gonna tell
 Are you gonna hide
 Are you
 Gonna join the crowd or split
 Who are you payin'
 Ah what are you sayin'
 Are you gonna sell
 Are you gonna buy
 Are you gonna fizzle out or hit
 Where are you layin'
 Ah what are you sayin'
 He's a grown man
 And he wears a tie
 And his laugh is hard and fast
 He's a old man
 Far before his time
 And his jacket holds a flask
 And he tried to do good
 And he tried
 To do right
 So he did what he could
 But he had to subscribe
 To the rules of the tribe
 Now you're lookin' for a queen
 Everybody talks too much and argues
 And it makes you wanna scream
 Don't these little punks
 Realize who they're talkin' to
 But ah the scrubs say oh
 Things ain't what they seem
 You're a respectable member of society
 But you don't have nothin' on me
 You gotcha caterers and prada and your maitre'd
 But you won't have nothin' you'll see
 Because I warned you
 They would burn you
 But you never did a thing
 You're the respectable members of society
 But you don't have nothin on me
 You're the respectable members of society
 You're so respectable
 You're the respectable members of
 You're so respectable

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Duration
04:06
Key
7
Tempo
93 BPM

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