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Barely Legal

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Barely Legal

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I didn't take no shortcuts

I spent the money that I saved up

Oh, mamma running out of luck

But like my sister, don't give a fuck

I wanna steal your innocence

To me, my life, it don't make any sense

These strange manners, I loved'em so

Why won't you wear your new trenchcoat?

I should have worked much harder

I should have just not bothered

I never show up on weekdays

That's something that you learned yesterday

Drive you to work and you'll be on time

These little problems, they're not yours, they're mine

Come on, listen to what I say

I've got some secrets that'll make you stay

I just want to turn you down

I just want to turn you around

Oh, you ain't never had nothing I wanted, but

I want it all, I just can't figure out

Nothing

And all together it went well

We made pretend, we were best friends

Then she said "Oh you're a freak"

They ordered me to make mistakes

Together again, like the beginning

It all works somehow in the end

The things we did, the things you hide

But for the record it's between you and I

I didn't take no shortcuts

I spent the money that I saved up

Oh, mamma running out of luck

And like my sister, don't give a fuck

I wanna steal your innocence

To me, my life, it just don't make any sense

Oh, strange manners I loved'em so

Why won't you wear your new trenchcoat?

I just want to misbehave

I just want to be your slave

You ain't never had nothing I wanted, but

I want it all, I just can't figure out

Nothing

And all together it went well

We made pretend we were best friends

Then she said: Oh I can wait

They ordered me to make mistakes

Together again, like the beginning

It all works somehow in the end

The things we did, the things you hide

But for the record it's between you and I

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