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Grinning in your face

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Don't you mind people grinning in your face
Don't you mind people grinning in your face
There's one thing to bear in mind
A true friend is hard to find
Don't you mind people grinning in your face
Your mother she may talk about you
Your brothers and your sisters they will talk about you, too
No matter how you're trying to live
They will talk about you still
Don't you mind people grinning in your face
Don't you mind people grinning in your face
They'll jump you up and they jump you down
They'll try to turn you 'round and 'round
As soon as you turn your back around
They'll try and crush you down
Don't you mind people grinning in your face
Don't you mind people grinning in your face

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rut On Nov 06, 2006

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2006-11-06 20:00:36

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by tbboy13

19y ago

No matter what you do, someone's gonna hate you for it, so do what makes you happy.

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by Start

3y ago

You know your mother would talk about you Your own sisters and your brothers too They just don't care how you're tryin' to live They'll talk about you still.

TRUTH. I been there.

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