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What You Know (EXPLICIT)
03:36
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When I was a young girl, my mother told me
You can grow up to be anything you want to be
Study hard, stay in school, practice every day
And if you do, then success will surely come your way
Well I did every damn that thing my mother said
Oh yes, I worked myself sick just to get ahead
And now I’m all grown up, and I see the proof
That the things my mother told me were not the truth
It doesn’t matter how good you are, yeah
Talent is only going to take you so far, yeah
Life is like high school, it really does suck
It isn’t what you know, it’s only who you fuck, oh yeah!
I showed up early - I played for free
I thought if I was good that they would notice me
I was ignored and rejected, even brushed aside
But I couldn’t show the anger that I felt inside
I thought perhaps at last I’d found the place for me
But of course, it turned out it was not meant to be
So here I am, all alone, wishing I was dead
No matter how hard I run, I never get ahead
(Chorus)
So fuck me - ‘cuz I’m sick of this shit
I’ve worked hard - with nothing to show for it
My days of running after my dreams are through
Because it really doesn’t seem to matter what I do, oh
I thought I was broken - that it was just me
But it might be something wrong with our society
Yeah, I thought that it was pretty self-evident
When I watched the way my country chose a president
Oh yeah, it really didn’t matter who was qualified
No, that wasn’t a factor that was used to decide
No one listened to a word that she had to say
And now I guess it looks like all of us are going to pay
(Chorus 2x)
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I don't really care what you think
No, you know I wanna do my shrink
Yeah, I don't really care what you think
No, you know I wanna do my shrink
Yeah, I don't really care if it's unethical
He never said that I was neurotypical
Well, I know I'm always sad, and always angry
I think I just might be a little crazy
I'm thinking that it just might be the pills that will save me
I walked into his office, and to my surprise,
The doctor that I saw was easy on the eyes
He asked me lots of questions while he had the chance
But all I’m thinking ‘bout is how to get into his pants, oh
(Chorus)
Well now, he told me that I should use my wizard brain
Oh yes, he told me I should not use my lizard brain
He said that if I did that it would cause me a whole lot of pain
He gave me some pills to swallow every day
He said that if I did that I would be okay
He didn't say when and he didn't say how
But God, I only wish that he would do me now
(Chorus)
Well, I took those pills just like the doctor said
But I don't really think they fixed my head
I think the only thing to do is get him into my bed
I walked into his office and said, “Doctor, please
I think I know the way to cure this damn disease
I know that I'll get better, just you wait and see,
If you would only make sweet love to me
Well now, his days as a shrink, I think they are all done
But now you'd best believe he's having way more fun
He's given up his practicing psychiatry
And now he's always traveling on the road with me
(Chorus)
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Easy For You
03:05
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You're living in Pacific Beach with your wife
You have everything you need to live a comfortable life
You're an old, white man who can do no wrong
'Cuz you know you came of age when the country was strong
You were a raging alcoholic until that day
When you got down on your knees to pray
You asked God to relieve you of the urge to drink
And you were zapped before you can even blink
You tell me that my problem
Is that my will is just too strong
I must surrender everything to a mysterious God
Who can't wait to tell me that I'm wrong
You really are an authority
On how to overcome adversity
If I want to know the way that I can succeed
You're the only example I will ever need
Well, I know it's always been so easy for you -
Why don't you tell me what you think that I should do?
You're a wealthy lady living in NYC
You make a lot of money off of women like me
You tell us if we do everything you say
That the world's gonna start to go our way
You shop at Bergdorf-Goodman when you're feeling down
You take a taxi when you need to get around
Okay, so you're divorced, yet still you claim
To be the leading expert on the man-woman game
You tell me I'm a whiny victim
When I call you on your scam
You use me and abuse me and then throw me away
Yeah, you treat me like the sucker that I know I am
(Chorus)
I've had enough of teachers
I've had enough gurus
I've had enough of taking classes
If you all have some advice that you'd like to give
You can all go right ahead and shove it up your…
(Chorus)
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Queen Mab San Diego, California
drummer, percussionist, singer/songwriter, and sometimes comedian. If Adele f*cked Frank Zappa in the Amazon rainforest...this is what it would sound like. Visit queenmabmusic.com for more info!
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