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Riot Act by Elvis Costello
from the album *Get Happy*


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Forever
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doesn't mean forever anymore
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I said forever
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But it doesn't look like I'm gonna be around much anymore
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When the heat gets so tropical
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And the talk gets  so topical
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Riot act - you can read me the riot act
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You can make me a matter of fact
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Or a villain in a million
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A slip of the tongue is gonna keep me civilian
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Why do you talk such stupid nonsense
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When my mind could rest much easier
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Instead of all this dumb dumb insolence
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I would be happier with amnesia
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They say forget her
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Now it looks like you're either gonna be before me or against me
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I  got your letter
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Now they say I don't care for the color that it paints me
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Trying to be so bad is bad enough
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Don't make me laugh by talking tough
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Don't put your heart out on your sleeve
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When your remarks are off the cuff

Chorus . . . . . .

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michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR   # 1.541.884.3278
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