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Artist: Garbage
Canonical path: /garbage/not-my-idea
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Not My Idea
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Not My Idea
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I bit my tongue and stood in line
With not much too believe in
I bought into what I was sold
And ended up with nothin'
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea
You thought that I would never see
What was meant for you was meant for me
I was distracted at the time
Forget about yours, now what about mine?
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea
You thought I was a little girl
You thought I was a little mouse
You thought you'd take me by surprise
Now I'm here burnin' down your house
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea of a good time
This is not my idea
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