Come on, Rick, I'm not a prize.
I'm not a cynic or one of those guys.
Come on, Rick, I'm not a rope,
Now pull your socks up.
Come on, Rick, I'm not a child,
I'm not special or one of a kind.
Come on Rick, I'm not a drunk,
I know my own worth,
And then I don't.
And then I don't.

A common purpose,
A common goal.

Come on, Rick, I'm not a prize.
I'm not a cynic or one of those guys.
Come on, Rick, I'm not a rope,
Now pull your socks up.
Come on, Rick, I'm not a child,
I'm not special or one of a kind.
Come on Rick, I'm not a drunk,
I know my own worth.
And then I don't.
And then I don't.

A common purpose
Gains value as a common goal.
Let's flail together
If we must flail at all.

Deep in the heart of the battle,
Caught in the switch of the flow,
Freedom from notes, she sells freedom from songs,
She sells freedom and arms Eritrea.

I could have made these excuses in my sleep,
As if anyone had doubted them at all,
But if we arm Eritrea then we won't have to pay her
And everyone can go home.

I've got to seek paranoia where I find,
As if anyone had doubted it at all,
But if we arm Eritrea then we won't have to pay her
And everyone can go home.
Yeah.



Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit

Track duration: 02:57


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  • +2
    General Comment:I'm an ADULT!
    I'm an ADULT!
    Flag Peekybooon May 04, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"But if we arm Eritrea then we won't have to pay her" How very politically charged are these lyrics. But they are spot on tho, cuz Europe and America have been arming and dividing African countries for decades and even China is getting in on the act (Sudan). They do it because it's easier to strip away the mineral wealth from Africa when the worlds attention is diverted by an artificial civil war/s.

    I reckon Rick is any of those corporate douchebags who do underhanded things on the sly to keep the shareholders happy and to make sure they get their golden handshake when their tenure is over.
    Flag rockman_exeon January 05, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Hmm.. I wonder who's Rick? He sounds like a d*ck.
    Flag mchrisseeon December 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Ethiopia, not Kenya.
    Flag JAStewarton August 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Eritrea is a county in Eastern Africa, bordering Sudan and Kenya.
    Flag JAStewarton August 20, 2009   Link

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