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Never Trust A Man Who Plays Guitar

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So I dip this pen in arsenic
I write a song for every president
that wont ever get shot in the face
And I wrap these strings in plastic explosives
I walk down to the court house
with one chord I level the place
But hasn't anybody learned
don't ever trust a man who plays guitar
The day I rob a banks the first day I'm not lying
to you or me about what I believe
So when I die then let my gravestone read
rest in peace cause no pulse is no excuse not to dance
If I live then let my heart be like a beating picket line
they'll sooner see a corpse than see a scab
Hasn't anybody learned
the last to make the moves are the first to say the words
the day I rob a banks the first day I live my life
as an honest man, as an honest man
the day I go to jail trying to rob a banks the day I finally get what I deserve

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cemetaryparty On May 10, 2008

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Just Because I Don't Say Anything Don't Mean I Got Nothing To Say

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2008-05-10 00:17:13

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by armalite

16y ago

It's "rest in P-Funk", not "rest in peace"

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by ninjawalrus

15y ago

i dont know if this bothers anyone else, but banks should be bank's

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by Tiejaz

16y ago

I only heard the Never Trust A Man (Who Plays Guitar) version and thought it said "Rest in peace, punk" but in the Burn The Earth version he clearly says P-Funk.

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