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People think that we don't understand
What it takes to want to be a man
I don’t care much for that
I don’t know why
Just a fight or just a waste of time
Hiding things that no one wants to find
I don’t know much of that
I don’t care why
Goin’ against your mind (16x)
When I was a kid I saw a light
Floating high above the trees one night
Thought it was an alien
Turned out to be just God
If you’re not sure who not to believe
Who has better reasons to deceive
They're really good at it
That's all they do
Goin’ against your mind (16x)
And he was there
No he was there
What it takes to want to be a man
I don’t care much for that
I don’t know why
Just a fight or just a waste of time
Hiding things that no one wants to find
I don’t know much of that
I don’t care why
Goin’ against your mind (16x)
When I was a kid I saw a light
Floating high above the trees one night
Thought it was an alien
Turned out to be just God
If you’re not sure who not to believe
Who has better reasons to deceive
They're really good at it
That's all they do
Goin’ against your mind (16x)
And he was there
No he was there
Lyrics submitted by Dramamine01, edited by trinitone
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