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The Calling

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The Calling

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I am

I am

I am calling

I am calling you out

I am

I am calling

I am calling you

I am calling you out

I am

I am calling

I am calling you

I am calling you out

I am

I am calling

I am calling you

I am calling you

I am calling you out

I saw you first of all

Leaning into the wall through the crowd

And it was a circus of purposeful glances

And drunken advances

And laughing out loud

And hey haven't I seen this obscenery

Don't I abuse all the very same lines

You caught my attention

Hey what's your extension

I'm thinking we should play music some time

But I am calling you out of the hustle

Calling you back to the muscle and blood

Cause I want you free when you come to me

And I want you naked

Cause I know you, baby

You think women are crazy

You talk them up and down

You like them to look and to touch

But not feel too much

You can't take all the talking about it

Less talk about this when you kiss me

Just let the justice of kissing be done

I don't want your taste laced with the sweet lies

That you keep at the tip of your tongue

That's why I'm calling you out of the hustle

Calling you back to the muscle and blood

You can start with your shoes if you want to

Come on and get naked

Cause hey hey how long do I get a body

How long do I (unintelligible)

I can't afford any less than nakedness

Can't afford to feel any more shame

So tell me what is your weekliest secret

Show yours to me and I'll show mine to you

We'll have a few mavering moments of radical romance

And see if we can't serve (unintelligible)

That's why I'm calling you out of the hustle

Calling you back to the muscle and blood

I'm calling you out of the hustle

Calling you back to the muscle and blood

I'm calling you out of the hustle

Calling you back to the muscle and blood

Let's not be afraid of what we're made of

Come on and get naked

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