Chorus:
I never was sad
I never got down
I was relieved
Cause I was so tired
It was six years‚ time
And it was six too long
Now you were gone
Now you were gone

Hey, kid, you're a liar
You better backtrack your story
There's a faulty wire
And nobody wants to listen to you rambling on
It's been a non-stop party ever since you've been gone
Corduroy Sam, you better count your money
You got a buck three eighty
Short of being funny
Kicking on your floors
And banging on your walls
Locked up in your closet
Reading valley of the dolls
You ain't bona fide
You gotta cover up your tracks
You got miles too high
Driving down the street on your harley hog
Bend over backwards like the Spine Of A Dog

Chorus:
I never was sad
I never got down
I was relieved
Cause I was so tired
It was six years‚ time
And it was six too long
Now you were gone
Now you were gone

Now's not mourning time
Looking for a reason to get out of line
You messed my mind and you sang my song
No more time, tired and wrong
No more crazy eyes
Living and giving out a world of lies
King of dog gone monkey lines
Show time not for Lord of the Flies
Good bye pal of mine
So out of sight you were out of your mind
Did you eat the bar or did the bar eat you?
Good luck doing all the stuff that you do

(Chorus x2)

(JAM)

(Chorus x4)


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