09. The Ghost of Corporate Future
like a nursery rhyme...
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words and music by Regina Spektor
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A
man walks out
of his
a - part - ment
it is rain -ing he's
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got no um- bre -lla
he starts run ning beneath the aw nings
try -in to save his suit
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try - in to save his suit
try -in to dry-in 'n' try - in to dry but no good
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When he gets to the crowd ed subway platform he takes off both of his shoes
he
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steps right in - to some-bo -dy's fat loo - gie and ev' - ry - one who sees him says ew
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ev' ry - one who sees him says ewww
but he does -n't care cuzlast night he got a vi - sit from the
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ghost of cor por -ate fu - ture the ghost said take off both your shoes whatever chances you
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get
e - spe -cially when they're wet he al so said
i - ma - gine you go a - way
on a
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busi - ness trip one day
when you
come
back home
your
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chil - dren have grown and you've
ne - ver made your
wife
moan your
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chil - dren
have grown and you've ne - ver made your
wife
moan and
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peo - make you ner vous you'dthink theworld was ending and ev' ry - bo dy's fea tures have ple
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some how star -ted blen-ding and ev' - ry - thing is plas - tic and ev' - ry - one's sar - cas - tic and
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all your food is fro - zen it needs to be de - fros - ted you'd think the world was end ing you'd
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think the world was end - ing you'd think the world was end - ing right now
you'd
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think the world
was end - ing
you'd
think the world
was end - ing
you'd
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think the world was end - ing right now
Well may - be you should just
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drink alotless cof - fee and ne -ver e ver watch the ten o' clock news
may - be you should
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kiss some - one nice or
lick a rock
or both
may - be you should
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cut your own hair
cuz that can be
so
fun - ny
it does - n't cost a - ny
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mo - ney and it al - ways grows back hair grows e - ven
af - ter you're dead
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peo - ple are just peo - ple they should - n't make you ner - vous the world is ev - er - last - ing it's
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com - ing and it's go - ing
if you don't toss yourplas - tic thetreets won't be so plast - ic s
and
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if you kiss some - bo - dy then both of you'll get prac - tice the world is e - ver -last - ing put
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dirt - balls in your pock - et
put dirt - balls in your pock - et and take offboth yourshoes
cuz
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peo - ple are just peo - ple
peo - ple are just peo - ple
peo - ple are just peo - ple like
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you
peo - ple are just peo - ple
peo - ple are just peo - ple
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slowly, freely
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peo - ple are just peo - ple like
you
The world
is e - ver - last - ing
it's
p
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com - ing
and it's go - ing
the world
is e - ver - last - ing
it's
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co - ming and it's go - ing
it's
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