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What This Whole Thing's About
I know a girl she looks a little like me
but she wears her hair up
a touch of lipstick on her cheeks
She kisses boys just to prove she can be
wanted by someone
I know a man who smiles with his teeth
He stands taller than everyone just to be seen
He must think if he looks bigger than everyone else
He'll make up for the smallness inside of himself
And we'll all die trying to figure it out
I know a girl who likes kissing girls
Maybe we'd hold hands in an different world
She says, "Why should it matter if they grow
whiskers or not?
When someone brings you to life, give them
all that you got"
I know a boy who is always alone
He doesn't say much about where he's from
But when they cut down a tree, he was spitting words
like a spout
Even when they all told him
there was no reason to shout
And we'll all die trying to figure it out
I know a woman who works at a bank
Counting money all day doesn't make you a saint
But at night she goes home to her brushes and paint
To let art lift her up and away from this place
I know a lady the size of the moon
We all know she's expecting, and it better come soon
She says she'll smoke a cigar when the baby is out
But bringing new life, that's what this whole thing's about
And we'll all die trying to figure it out
Yeah we'll all die trying to figure it out
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