Little Boxes

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[Verse 1]

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Little boxes on the hillside, 
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little boxes made of ticky-tacky
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Little boxes on the hillside, 
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little boxes all the same
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There's a green one, and a pink 
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one, and a blue one, and a yellow 
one
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And they're all made out of 
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ticky-tacky, and they all look 
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just the same


[Verse 2]

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And the people in the houses, all 
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went to the university
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Where they were put in boxes, and 
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they came out all the same
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And there's doctors, and there's 
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lawyers, and business executives
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And they're all made out of 
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ticky-tacky, and they all look 
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just the same


[Verse 3]

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And they all play on the golf 
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course, and drink their martinis dry
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And they all have pretty children,
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 and the children go to school
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And the children go to summer 
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camp, and then to the university
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Where they are put in boxes, and 
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they come out all the same


[Verse 4]

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And the boys go into business, and 
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marry and raise a family
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In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and 
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they all look just the same
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There's a green one, and a pink 
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one, and a blue one, and a yellow 
one
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And they're all made out of 
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ticky-tacky, and they all look 
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just the same