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Like The Proverbial

from Took A Shine by dwarf band

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The rock'n'roll rhymes with dole. Great feeling to leave a long-term job, knowing on Monday you don't have to mouth all the right words to anyone. Mind you, sooner or later most of us have to go and get another one. Work, what is it good for? Off, like a chop in the sun, or like a chop on a Strat.

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LIKE THE PROVERBIAL

I worked for fifteen years, I never made it pay
I never got the buzz, that made some others rave
But I'm not going to play by those rules
I'm not going to stay here like a fool
I'm off, like a chop, on the rock'n'roll - rock, rock'n'roll

I talked and talked for years, I never made it pay
I never hit the mark, despite what others say
But I'm not going to talk as before
I'm not going to walk back through that door
I'm off, like a chop, on the rock'n'roll - rock, rock'n'roll

Rock, rock'n'roll, so good for your soul
Once beloved dole, now rock'n'roll - rock, rock'n'roll

I've thought and thought for days, I still can't make it pay
Yet something's shining through, emerging from the haze
And I'm not going to sleep all the time
I'm not going to keep repeating rhyme
I'm off, like a shot, on the rock'n'roll - rock, rock'n'roll

Rock, rock'n'roll, so good for your soul
Once beloved dole, now rock'n'roll - rock, rock'n'roll

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from Took A Shine, released November 1, 1996

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