[Intro]
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Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
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Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
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Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
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[Verse 1]
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They say Im too young to love you
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I dont know what I need
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They think I dont understand
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The freedom land of the seventies
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I think Im too cool to know ya
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You say Im like the ice, I freeze
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Im churning out novels like
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Beat poetry on amphetamines
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[Pre-Chorus]
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I say
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I say
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[Chorus]
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Well, my boyfriends in a band
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He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
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Ive got feathers in my hair
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I get down to Beat poetry
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And my jazz collections rare
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I can play most anything
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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[Post-Chorus]
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Da-da-da-da-da-da
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Da-da-da-da-da-ya-da
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Pa-da-da-da-da-da-da
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[Verse 2]
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They say Im too young to love you
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They say Im too dumb to see
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They judge me like a picture book
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By the colors, like they forgot to read
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I think were like fire and water
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I think were like the wind and sea
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Youre burning up, Im cooling down
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Youre up, Im down
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Youre blind, I see
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[Pre-Chorus]
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But Im free, ooh
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Im free
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[Chorus]
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Well, my boyfriends in a band
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He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
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Ive got feathers in my hair
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I get down to Beat poetry
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And my jazz collections rare
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I can play most anything
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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[Bridge]
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Im talking bout my generation
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Im talking bout my newer nation
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And if you dont like it, you can beat it
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Beat it, baby
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You never liked the way I said it
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If you dont get it, then forget
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‘Cause I dont have to fucking explain it
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[Chorus]
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And my boyfriends in a band
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He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
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Ive got feathers in my hair
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I get high on hydroponic weed
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And my jazz collections rare
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I get down to Beat poetry
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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[Post-Chorus]
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Pa-da-pa-pa, pa-de-da
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Te-de-de, da-da-ah
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Ooh, oh, woah-ah
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[Chorus]
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Yeah, my boyfriends pretty cool
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But hes not as cool as me
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‘Cause Im a Brooklyn baby
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Im a Brooklyn baby
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[Outro]
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Pa-da-da-da-da-da-da
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Da-da-da-da-da, baby
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Ah-ta-da-da-da-da
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Da-da-da-da, baby
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Pa-da-da-da-da-da
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Pa-pa-da-pa-da, yeah
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Yeah, yeah
