A preacher shuns his brother
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Cause his bride’s a different color
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And this is not acceptable
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His papa taught him so
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It was love that he’d been preaching
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But this was overreaching
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The boundaries stretchin' further
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Than his heart would choose to go
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(Oh-oh)
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Like an angel with no wings
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(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)
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Like a kingdom with no king
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What have we become?
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Ooh, self indulgent people
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What have we become?
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Tell me where are the righteous ones, yeah?
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What have we become?
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In a world degenerating
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Oh, oh, What have we become?
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Speak your mind, look out for yourself (Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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The answer to it all is a life of wealth (Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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Grab all you can cause you live just once (Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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You got the right to do whatever you want (Oh-whoa-whoa)
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Don’t worry about others or where you came from
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(Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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It ain’t what you were, it’s what you have become
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(Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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Mom and Dad are fightin'
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While Rosie lies there crying
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For once again she’s overheard
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Regrets of their mistake
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With Christmas bells a-ringing (Ding, dong)
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Little Rosie’d leave them grieving (Ding, dong)
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The gift she’d give her family
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Would be the pills she’d take
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(Oh-oh)
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Inconvenient child
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(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh)
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She wasn’t worth their while
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What have we become?
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Oh, self indulgent people
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What have we become?
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Tell me where are the righteous ones?
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What have we become?
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In a world degenerating
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What have we become?
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Speak your mind, look out for yourself (Yeah) (Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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The answer to it all is a life of wealth (Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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Grab all you can cause you live just once (Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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You got the right to do whatever you want (Oh-whoa-whoa)
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Don’t worry about others or where you came from
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(Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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It ain’t what you were, it’s what you have become
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(Oh-whoa-whoa-oh)
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What about love? |
(Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh)
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What about God? |
(Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh)
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What about holiness? |
(Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh)
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(Ah, ah, ah, ahhh…)
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(Saxophone solo)
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What have we become?
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Ooh, self indulgent people
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What have we become?
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Tell me where are the righteous ones?
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What have we become?
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In a world degenerating (Oh, oh)
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Oh-whoa-whoa-oh, Oh-whoa-whoa-oh
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What have we become? |
Have we come undone?
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Oh-whoa-whoa, Oh-whoa-whoa-oh
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What have we become? |
Have we come undone?
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Oh-whoa-whoa-oh (Oh, oh)
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Speak your mind, look out for yourself
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The answer to it all is a life of wealth
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Grab all you can cause you live just once
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You got the right to do whatever you want
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Don’t worry about others or where you came from
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It ain’t what you were, it’s what you have become
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Selfish folks
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With selfish goals
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Selfish people
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When you gonna learn?
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Everyone of us
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Gotta learn to trust
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What have we become? |