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Gotta Work

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I gotta work or go nuts
I gotta work or go nuts
I gotta work
I gotta work
I gotta work or I'll go nuts

I get dangerous if I don't work
I get mean if I don't work
I go screwball
Go loco
I go crazy if I don't work

I hurt people if I don't work
Kill people if I go nuts
I hit people
Scratch people
Bite people if I go nuts

I gotta work
I gotta work
Gotta work or I go nuts
I go screwball
Go loco
Crazy if I don't work
Hit people
Scratch people
Bite people if I don't work

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mellow_harsher On Oct 16, 2015

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