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Allied Forces covered up war crimes
The aliens have joined the Russian’s side
Hostile forces got me on the run
I’m the victim, I’m the chosen one
The aliens have joined the Russian’s side
The West has fallen into decline
Christian and Muslim diehards unite
I trust my friends I put them first
The mainstream media, haven’t you heard?
Christian and Muslim diehards unite
Post Consumerist Age is nigh
The aliens joined the Fundamentalist side
I trust my friends I put them first
The mainstream media, can you take their word?
The aliens have joined the Fundamentalist side
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Allied Forces covered up war crimes
The aliens have joined the Fundamentalist side
Hostile forces got me on the run
I’m the victim, I’m the chosen one
The aliens have joined the Fundamentalist side
I trust my friends I put them first
The mainstream media, can you take their word?
The aliens have joined the Fundamentalist side x 3
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Your chance to go to Bali, or a Hamilton Island Cruise
Were your drunk at the Shutzenfest, Festival of Food
Maybe you forgot your gave your number and your name
Now just watch me close the sale
CHORUS
How did I get your number, how do I know your name?
Did you miss the small print, were you carried away?
How did I get your number, how do I know your name?
Telemarketer stakes her claim
Coax your credit card number when I recite the script
Too late to cancel now your 3000 dollar trip
Caught up in the moment no consulting with the wife
2 grand Gold Coast stop off to add to the surprise
The only work in this town, weekends and nights
Hard backed chairs packed in cubicles tight
When I’ve got rent and power bills overdue
You got disposable income, I’m happy to screw you
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Pinocchio
03:42
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King of the Caryard
02:43
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Ooh wah ooh wah – ah ah shang a lang
Ooh wah ooh wah – ah ah shang a lang
Make it look like stock is moving, shift around the cars
Hot air to spare for balloons, come join the salesman party
12 hours a day all commission, can’t break the drought
Dealership lets me draw against them it’s a bucket you can’t get out of
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Trust me, I know what I’m/talking about
(He’s a king in his caryard corner)
Trust me, I know what I’m/talking about
(He can sell a lemon in a citrus orchard)
You can puppy-dog the car, won’t make up his mind
Loan it to him overnight, works every time
Friends n neighbours will fuss, save you lots of trouble
He’ll fall in love with the car, he’s a kid bringing home a puppy
CHORUS
Ooh wah ooh wah – ah ah shang a lang
Ooh wah ooh wah – ah ah shang a lang
Carrying car specs and clippings, the professor with his notes
And this one has no credit rating, you can’t sell to a ghost
Another one-legged shopper, waste of time and space
Has to go home, check everything with the ol’ ball and chain
Some walk in customers don’t wanna be approached
Grunt and turn their backs, just gotta let’m go
Feel free to browse, wander up and down
When they hover near a car, there’s a sucker you can pounce on
CHORUS
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The Generation Gap
02:24
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Cutting edge youth culture, this old rocker was the one
Does the outsider have the street cred? Is youth culture just for the young
Leather jacket, stove pipe jeans, Mum and Dad were so ashamed
All these years later kids disown me just the same
Step up, step it up all you youngsters
The generation gap
The generation gap
Bring it on, bring it back!
Such a lack of respect/look at the youth of today
They don’t care about electric guitar/let alone how to play
Bang out distorted chords/stream your own DJ
I wanna score party pills too/scroll down the groupchat page
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I love it when the young folk/step up call me dude
Makes an ol’ fella/feel included
All my friends are fat and content/poor things! I envy that
At least they’re happy/I’m just fat
My father served in both world wars/for liberty and nation
I fought in turn for a voice/ against that whole damn generation
The young now have the power/how could I object?
I’m gonna rebel against the kids/like they’re my parents all over again
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Do You Want Street Cred?
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The Hammer Will Fall
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The Songs of Tom Smith Brisbane, Australia
The Songs of Tom Smith is a recording and performance project created by Tom in 2012. It has a large pool of musicians across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
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