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Artist: My Dad Is Dead
Canonical path: /my-dad-is-dead/world-on-a-string
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World on a String
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World on a String
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I've got the world on a string in my back pocket
And you ain't gonna get it from me
My head is screwed on like a lightbulb in it's socket
And you ain't getting nothing from me
I am right, you are wrong, end of conversation
I don't want to hear anymore
I've got the world on a string in my back pocket
So how come I'm feeling so poor?
I can't change
No matter how I try
I can't change you
No matter how I wanted you to change
We're at crossroads, honey
And either way we're lost
I've got the world on a string in my back pocket
And you ain't gonna get it from me
My head is screwed on like a lightbulb in it's socket
And you ain't getting nothing from me
I am right, you are wrong, end of conversation
I don't want to hear anymore
I've got the world on a string in my back pocket
So how come I'm feeling so poor?
I can't change
No matter how I try
I can't change you
No matter how I wanted you to change
We've got to face the facts now
And the facts ain't forgiving
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