Let's walk on by, this time, this time

Let's keep it right, just like it used to be

It's such a long and wasted ride

When you're on your own, when you're all alone

I throw a word in for the real men

Hey driver man, hey cardboard man

On a cardboard scene you know it's never make-believe

Now, do you believe in me?

And freedom's only what they strip away from you

You fight back

But what you gain is nothing like it



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Let's walk on by

It's a mellow song and I mean it well

So don't you trample me down!

Cause it took a lot of nerve

For me to try and come across

Let's do it, let's do it right

I tried, I tried so hard I could only fail

Let's do it, let's do it right



Right now, right now

And don't you ever walk away from me

I'm gonna need you round for the rebound

I search myself for sheets of paper

Some little stain, some little stain

And this is all conclusive evidence

Everybody rise, I rest my case



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Right now, right now

I find it hard being strong these days

I find it very hard, hard

And even harder in the night-time

When all these clouds come down

I find I'm very, very, hard to define

I could not be electric animal's, front-man

All distorted, all noise

And this is never, ever, my familiar voice



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