Twentieth Century

Intro: 
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[Verso 1]
 
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Standing on this intersection, yelling for my change 
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Watching personalities collapse and re-arrange 
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I got to smile about it, I got to surf it out or drown 
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The twentieth century 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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Some guy selling liberty, you've heard it all before 
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Let's take some pet minority to fame in '84 
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Lots of fortunes and reputations to be found 
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In the twentieth century 
 


[Ponte]
 
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Yankees lookin' east and west 
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Before they cross the autobahn 
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It's a Hollywood democracy 
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It really doesn't bother me 
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It's entertainment, baby it explodes  


Solo: 
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[Verso 3]
 
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Let the K.G.B. devise, just what comes after civilised 
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This intersection's big enough for me 
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And when I get some change 
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I'll disappear, it's tricky, but, thank God, it's never organised 
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I'm talking about this twentieth century 
 

Outro:
 
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