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Artist: Marvin Gaye
Canonical path: /marvin-gaye/you-re-the-man
Related lyric paths: 6
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You're the Man
Read You're the Man lyrics by Marvin Gaye on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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You're the Man
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Talkin', talkin' to the people
Tryin' to get them to go your way
Tellin' us, not to worry
That we won't be led astray
So blind, unsignified
Your opponents always lie
Think about the mistakes you make
I believe America's at stake
You know, busin', busin' is the issue
If you have a plan with you
If you have a plan
If you've got a master plan
Got to vote for you
Hey hey, got to vote for you
You're the man
We don't wanna hear no more lies
About how you plan to economise
We want our dollar value increased
and Employment to rise
The nation's taxation
Is causin' all, all this inflation
Don't give us no peace sign
Turn around and rob the people blind
Economics is the issue
Do you have a plan with you?
'Cause if you've got a master plan
Got to vote for you
You're the man
(8 times, over scat singing):
Don't you understand?
There's misery in the land
(One version fades out during this; read further for a longer version)
People marching on Washington
when i hear what they have to say
'Cause the tables just might turn against you, brother
Set around Election Day
Politics and hypocrites
Is turning us all into lunatics
Can you take the guns from our sons?
Right all the wrongs this administration has done?
Peace and freedom is the issue
Do you have a plan with you?
'cause If you've got the plan
If you've got the master plan
Got to vote for you
Hey hey, got to vote for you
'Cause you're the man
(repeat and fade):
Got to vote for you
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