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Artist: Vampire Weekend
Canonical path: /vampire-weekend/the-kids-don-t-stand-a-chance
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The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
Read The Kids Don't Stand A Chance lyrics by Vampire Weekend on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
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A devastating backstroke
All the way from France
With shiny, shiny cufflinks
A shirtsleeve to enhance
The pin-striped men of morning
Are coming for to dance
With pure Egyptian Cotton
The kids don't stand a chance
You criticize the practice
By murdering their plants
Ignoring all the history
Denying them romance
The pin-striped men of morning
Are coming for to dance
Forty-million dollars
The kids don't stand a chance
I didn't like the business
But that was at first glance
Your pillow feels so soft now
But still you must advance
The pin-striped men of morning
The partners in the dance
The paper's shot to pieces
The kids don't stand a chance
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