Tom: G
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Standing in line marking time waiting for the welfare dime
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'cause they can't find a job
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The man in the silk suit hurries by, as he catches the poor old lady's eye
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Just for fun he says: get a job!
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That's just the way it is
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Some things will never change
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That's just the way it is
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Ah, but don't you believe them
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They say hey little boy you can't go where the others go
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'cause you don't look like they do
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Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way
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Did you really think about it, before you made the rules
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He said son
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Well they passed a law in '64, to give those who ain't got a little more
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But it only goes so far
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Because the law another's mind, when all it sees at the hiring time
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Is the line on the color bar, oh no
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