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Artist: Midnight Oil
Canonical path: /midnight-oil/used-and-abused
Related lyric paths: 6
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Used And Abused
Read Used And Abused lyrics by Midnight Oil on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Used And Abused
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I was taken downtown for my part in the demonstration
I was used and abused
With the light in my eyes at the station I said
No no! You got the wrong man
No no! Don't pick on me again
No no! I'm going home to my family and friends
I'm too busy making a living to make any money
And the living ain't easy
And the money disappears in a hurry I said
No no! I'm going back to school
No no! They're treating me so curel
No no! I'm breaking all the rules
I was talking to the man
He said We're gonna make a deal
I was fooled into thinking
That the paper in my pocket was real I said
No no! You've been taken again
No no! You're losing all your friends
No no! It's just a matter of sense
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