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Key to the Universe
01:53
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I'm the new Entertainment Commander-in-Chief
My phone's blowing up, there's no relief
I'm friends with the mayor and friends with his mom
When I'm around, no one can stay calm
Receding hairline and scraggly beard
I'm on top of the world, does this seem weird?
While Congress debates if aliens exist
They're hanging out at my house 'cause they think I'm the shit
I've already got the key to the city
Now I want the key to the universe
Should spend more time writing ditties
Without so many syllables in each verse
There's a statue of me at city hall
And a ten foot mural of me on the wall
I'm an economic engine beyond belief
Got too much to do, so the song will be brief
I've conquered the world and done my part
Now they've come from other worlds to hear my art
I'd like to take a day off to get some rest
But these crazy gray dudes want me to be their guest
I've already got the key to the city
Now I want the key to the universe
I ain't got time to look pretty.
Gotta get this huge crowd of fans to disperse
I've already got the key to the city
Now I want the key to the universe
I ain't got time to look pretty.
Won't be long before I'm in the back of a hearse
I've already got the key to the city
Now I need the key to the universe
When everything's looking pretty shitty
Hang out with me and it won't get worse
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Always Partyin'
01:56
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Play half-assed bass in a part time band
Not giving a damn is your personal brand
Main income stream is from stuff you pawn
Rarely in bed before break of dawn
Don't seem to have a care in the world
And can roll with however a night unfurls
It's exhausting to watch for just one night
How in hell can this be your life?
You're always partying
Don't know the last time you had a job
You're at the center of every festive mob
Shouldn't be feasible to do it all
Yet you never seem to hit the proverbial wall
Can talk to anyone, regardless of station
Speak the language of every generation
Uncanny knack to make new friends
While the old ones wonder how it ends
You're always partying
Adored for your charm
Beloved for your wit
Admired for your stamina
You'll never quit
You're always partying
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When I close my eyes, I don't sleep, I don't dream
Trying to get meaningful rest is like swimming upstream
What used to be early is now way too late
And the 24th hour is by far the longest of the day
Because it's two minutes to two minutes to midnight
And every minute feels like a lifetime
Yeah it's two minutes to two minutes to midnight
It's really late, and I'm still wide-eyed
11:56 didn't used to be late
Now I'm watching the clock, I'm wide awake
And falling asleep is like an endless mountain to climb
While running on a giant hamster wheel of time
Because it's two minutes to two minutes to midnight
And every minute's an eternal lifetime
Yeah it's two minutes to two minutes to midnight
It's dark outside but my brain's still burning bright
Because it's two minutes to two minutes to midnight
And every minute feels like a lifetime
Yeah it's two minutes to two minutes to midnight
It's really late, and I'm still wide-eyed
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Can't Take it Back
01:52
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Another morning I'm working hard to minimize my path of destruction
But we all know that if I'm around, I add an element of dysfunction
The dynamic gets wacky and things get out hand
Things are said that shouldn't be said without some kind of plan
And I can't take it back
No I can't take it back
No I can't take it back
Without warning, I'll say something that obviously hasn't been thought through
And once it's out there in the ether it's almost impossible to undo
Might be funny, might be awkward, might make someone cringe
I might not be totally tactless, but I'm definitely on the fringe
And I can't take it back
No I can't take it back
No I can't take it back
I put my foot in my mouth
Now someone's yelling really loud
Wish I knew what it was all about
Yet inevitably it's gonna come out
And I can't take it back
No I can't take it back
No I can't take it back
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The Lousy Hitchhikers Winston Salem, North Carolina
Rock from Winston-Salem, NC.
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