We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About

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I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest
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or a Naval Academy grad
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That was the way that my parents perceived me
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Those were the plans that they had
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But I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smart
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Ain't it funny how we all turned out
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I guess we are the people our parents warned us a bout

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You know I coulda worked the rigs when the money was big
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Or hopped a freighter south to Trini dad
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And when they tried to draft me I earned a college degree
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Buyin' time 'til things were not so bad
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But then I got a guitar found a job in a bar
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Playin' acid rock 'til I was nu mb
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Tell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would come

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We are the people, they couldn't figure out
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We are the people our parents warned us a bout
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Hey hey, Gardner Mc Kay
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Take us on the Leaky Tiki with you
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Clear skies bound for Shanghai
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Sailing cross the ocean blue

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Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation
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When it only used to take a cent
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Sometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days
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'Fore I knew what cash flow meant
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Seems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health s**t
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Don't tell me that I ought to get rolfed
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'Cause I love cajun mart inis and playin' afternoon golf

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We are the people there isn't any doubt
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We are the people they still can't figure out
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We are the people who love to sing "Twist and Shout"
SHAKE IT UP BABY

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We are the people our parents warned us a bout
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Id'n' any doubt
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Hey hey hey
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Gardner Mc Kay
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I wanna sail away to day
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They warned us a bout
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Hey hey hey
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C'mon now Gardner Mc Kay
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I wanna sail away to day