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Artist: Cat Power
Canonical path: /cat-power/real-life
Related lyric paths: 6
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Real Life
Read Real Life lyrics by Cat Power on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Real Life
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I met a doctor, he want to be a dancer
I met a mother, she want to be alone
I met a preacher, he want to be sinister
I met a kid, he want to be unknown
Nothing's wrong with helping the strong
Nothing's wrong with helping the strong
Nothing's wrong with helping the strong
Nothing's wrong to live your day long
Nothing's wrong to live your day long
Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong
Real life is ordinary
Sometimes you don't wanna live (want to live)
Sometimes you gotta do what you don't wanna do
To get away with an unordinary life
I met a teacher, he want to be a dreamer
I met a sister, she want to meet her maker
I met a poet, he wanna be a joke
I met a dog, he just wanna bone
Real life is ordinary
Sometimes you don't wanna live (want to live)
Sometimes you gotta do what you don't wanna do
To get away with an unordinary life
Real life
(Get away, get away, get away)
Is ordinary
Sometimes you don't wanna live (want to live)
Sometimes you gotta do what you don't want to do
To get away with an unordinary life
Real life
(Get away, get away, get away)
Is ordinary
Sometimes you don’t wanna live (want to live)
Sometimes you gotta do what you don’t wanna do
To get away with an unordinary life
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