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Artist: Great Big Sea
Canonical path: /great-big-sea/nothing-out-of-nothing
Related lyric paths: 6
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Nothing Out Of Nothing
Read Nothing Out Of Nothing lyrics by Great Big Sea on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Nothing Out Of Nothing
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I left my home and my family by the ocean
Out on my own, to seek my fortune
But there is no work to occupy these young hands
So look out boy you're heading for the mainland
(Chorus)
What do you do? You can't make nothing out of nothing
Everbody needs a start
What do you do? You can't make nothing out of nothing
Give my country back it's heart.
Well, I was born on a St.John's street
Where all my hopes could meet with defeat
I hide my fear in higher education
Now I am so smart I could rule this content-nation
Chorus
Now I'm alone but I'm working everyday
I'm getting stoned and I'm blowing all my pay
Just to survive I'll do whatever I can
Now, I'm alive, but how can I be a real man?
Chorus
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Great Big Sea performs "Nothing Out Of Nothing", and this lyric page sits inside the Great Big Sea catalog on LyroVerse.
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