Goodbye 1989 I wanna be the one in control
Rock my white shoes polo tie
The next big thing for 5 years running

It's not your turn
It's not your turn....yet

Back off you little shit
Gnawing at my fists
I see they breed you by the boatload

Back off you little whores
Get em all onboard
And let me beat you to the fucking punch bowl

My body's not even cold
My act is just getting old

Goodbye 1989 I wanna be the one in control
Rock my white shoes polo tie
The next big thing for 5 years running

It's not your turn
It's not your turn....yet

Back off you little shit
Gnawing at my fists
I see they breed you by the boatload

Back off you little whores
Get em all onboard
And let me beat you to the fucking punch bowl

My body's not even cold
My act is just getting old

Some wanna get down like this
We hate what we like

Some wanna get down like this
We hate what we like

Back off you little shit
Gnawing at my fists
I see they breed you by the boatload

Back off you little whores
Get em all onboard
And let me beat you to the fucking punch bowl

My body's not even cold
My act is just getting old



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    Rock my white shoes polo tie The next big thing for 5 years running---talking of themselves.

    It's not your turn It's not your turn....yet---directed to pretentious bands. Its not your turn to make it big yet.

    Back off you little shit Gnawing at my fists "I see they breed you by the boatload"---they=record companys

    My body's not even cold My act is just getting old---he says body but maybe hes speaking of the same old cold hearted , unable to feel anything but pain" lyrics most bands sing about, including the "real" ones, i know. This is what i got from this part.

    a child foreveron October 08, 2005   Link

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