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Artist: Robert Cray
Canonical path: /robert-cray/1040-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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1040 Blues
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1040 Blues
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Worried, you betcha ya'
Discouraged I don't know
Every time I see a 1040
Out of my pocket it goes
Ow!
I hate taxes
I work hard for my money
Every April you take it all away
Don't you know I work hard for my money every day, people
You take it all away from me
Ow!
Owwww!
I hate taxes
Taxes gonna break my back I swear
Don't you know I pay a lot more than my share?
I hate taxes
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Can't have any fun anymore
Gotta make plans for everything now
Gotta plan for every thing I do, people
Can't go out and have a real good time
Now I've gotta worry about everything
That my little money can buy
Ohhhh!
OWWWWW!
I hate taxes
Taxes gonna break my back I swear
Don't you know I paid a lot more than my share
I hate taxes
You know I've thinkin' about movin' somewhere else
But I can't because I love america too much
Especially California
Yeah
I guess I'm gonna have to pay these taxes
If I'm gonna live here
Ohhh!
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