And then perpatuate fictitious impressions
Courteous words like thank you, I'm sorry
Please, and would you forgive me
Which we once knew
Have now become a forgotten thing
Of the past
But convict and condemn in our minds
Our bosom pals, without a trial
But this wickedness, crookedness
Stupid and malicious guile is out of style
Can't people construct and try to engage
In something to alleviate this present shortage
Control the urge to damage
And as the people be less savage
In this day and age
Remember we pass that stage
We share disrespect and then we object
When people reject us and call us low class
Saturday night infidelity's a damn joke
We're cussing, we're whoring
We're smoking dope
Sunday morning we're holier than the pope
When we criticize we tend to dramatize
Thereby exercising ignorance and folly
Why can't we forget about the pride and scrimmage
Ignore the old talk and gossip in the village
Cease the damn wastage
And as the people be less savage
In this day and age
Remember we pass that stage
We don't hesitate to try and create And then perpatuate fictitious impressions Courteous words like thank you, I'm sorry Please, and would you forgive me Which we once knew Have now become a forgotten thing Of the past But convict and condemn in our minds Our bosom pals, without a trial But this wickedness, crookedness Stupid and malicious guile is out of style Can't people construct and try to engage In something to alleviate this present shortage Control the urge to damage And as the people be less savage In this day and age Remember we pass that stage We share disrespect and then we object When people reject us and call us low class Saturday night infidelity's a damn joke We're cussing, we're whoring We're smoking dope Sunday morning we're holier than the pope When we criticize we tend to dramatize Thereby exercising ignorance and folly Why can't we forget about the pride and scrimmage Ignore the old talk and gossip in the village Cease the damn wastage And as the people be less savage In this day and age Remember we pass that stage Explain Request ×
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