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Artist: John Lennon
Canonical path: /john-lennon/instant-karma-we-all-shine-on
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Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
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Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
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Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right in the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon your gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of?
Laughing in the face of love
What on Earth you try'na do?
It's up to you
Yeah, you
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right in the face
You better get yourself together, darling
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see?
Laughing at fools like me
Who on Earth d'you think you are?
A superstar?
Well, right you are
And we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Well, we all shine on
Everyone, c'mon
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognise your brothers
Everyone you meet
Why in the world are we here?
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on Earth are you there
When you're everywhere
Gonna get your share
Well, we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Yeah, we all shine on
C'mon and on and on, on, on
Yeah, yeah
Alright
Well, we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Yeah, we all shine on
On and on and on, on and on
And we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Well, we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Yeah, we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Yeah, we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
Yeah, we all shine on
Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun
(And we all shine on)
(Like the Moon and the stars and the Sun)
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