PRIVILEGE
fast black Pontiac headspins
Neal Cassady rides again
Edgar Allan Poe and Jesse James
on the street corner begging for spare change
a dumb kid with a black guitar
on the stage in a rock n roll bar
rope burns around his neck
waiting to see what happens next

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and you see what you see
you see how much you can take of it
you drink it all down, oh yeah
you get a little drunk 'cause that's your privilege

find a girl who's young and firm
go to church and marry her
a guy named Charlie is the chaplain
first the honeymoon then the fun begins
late movies on your TV
patriotic poverty
you're working hard for a big backyard
and barbecues on Sunday

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we got high on the 4th of July
with a prostitute who played the flute
she's a wine taster famous painter
she dresses up like the Jack of Spades
she's a psycho killer prescription filler
she's a mad big mean roller derby queen
she's an alcoholic who just can't solve it
she's a transvestite housewife

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dollar sign messiah
cash register bible
fast food salvation
God is Ronald McDonald
give me a Christ burger with resurrection sauce
a Virgin Mary milkshake
crucifixion french fries
to go could you put that in a bag

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