Why Must I Always Explain

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[Verse 1]

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Have to toe the line, I've got 
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to make the most
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Spent all the years going, from 
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pillar to post
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Now I'm standing on the outside 
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and I'm waitin' in the rain
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Tell me why must I always explain


[Verse 2]

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Bared my soul to the crowd eh 
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but oh what the cost
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Most of them laughed out loud 
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like nothing's been lost
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There were hypocrites and 
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parasites and people that drain
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Tell me why must I always 
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explain


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[Verse 3]

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Why, why must I always explain
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Over and over, over again
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It's just a job you know and 
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it's no sweet Lorraine
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Tell me why must I always 
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explain (alright)

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 4]

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Well I get up in the morning and
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 I get my brief
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I go out and stare at the world 
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in complete disbelief
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It's not righteous indignation 
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that makes me complain
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It's the fact that I always have
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 to explain


[Verse 5]

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I can't be everywhere at once, 
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there's always somebody to see
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And I never turned out to be the
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 person that you wanted me to be
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And I tell you who I am, time 
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and time and time again
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Tell me why must I always 
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explain


[Verse 6]

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Well it's out on the highway and
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 it's on with the show
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Always telling people things 
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they're too lazy to know
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It can make you crazy, yeah it 
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can drive you insane
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Tell me why must I always 
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explain?

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