From the recording THE CROP
Lyrics
Once we believed all we were told,<br />
All our heroes were brave and bold,<br />
They always came in from the cold,<br />
And all our rules were made of gold.<br />
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Football heroes never faltered,<br />
Lovers made it to the altar,<br />
Women were safe from assaulters,<br />
All our news came straight from Walter.<br />
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Now, we’re laughing at life’s last big joke,<br />
Watching our world go up in smoke,<br />
Sitting here tired, hungry, and broke,<br />
Laughing at life’s last big joke.<br />
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You always got to here from there,<br />
Felt the sunlight upon your hair,<br />
Never wanted to be a millionaire,<br />
Just reached out for your fair share.<br />
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Once we lived in make-believe,<br />
Better to give than to receive,<br />
Fathers chose to stay, not leave,<br />
We never felt the need to grieve.<br />
<br />
Now, we’re laughing at life’s last big joke,<br />
Watching our world go up in smoke,<br />
Sitting here tired, hungry, and broke,<br />
Laughing at life’s last big joke.<br />
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Once we were safe behind school walls,<br />
We all walked freely through the halls,<br />
We never heard our good friends cry,<br />
We never saw a teacher die.<br />
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Somewhere, someone turned us around,<br />
Left us scrambling for higher ground,<br />
We never counted how many drowned,<br />
We never questioned who we crowned.<br />
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Now, we’re laughing at life’s last big joke,<br />
Watching our world go up in smoke,<br />
Sitting here tired, hungry, and broke,<br />
Laughing at life’s last big joke.<br />
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