positively 4th street

you got a lotta nerve
to say you are my friend
when I was down
you just stood there grinning
/
you got a lotta nerve
to say you got a helping hand to lend
you just want to be on
the side that’s winning
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you say I let you down
you know it’s not like that
if you’re so hurt
why then don’t you show it
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you say you lost your faith
but that’s not where it’s at
you had no faith to lose
and you know it
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i know the reason
that you talk behind my back
i used to be among the crowd
you’re in with
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do you take me for such a fool
to think I’d make contact
with the one who tries to hide
what he don’t know to begin with
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you see me on the street
you always act surprised
you say, “How are you?” “Good luck”
but you don’t mean it
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when you know as well as me
you’d rather see me paralyzed
why don’t you just come out once
and scream it
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no, I do not feel that good
when I see the heartbreaks you embrace
if I was a master thief
perhaps I’d rob them
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and now I know you’re dissatisfied
with your position and your place
don’t you understand
it’s not my problem
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i wish that for just one time
you could stand inside my shoes
and just for that one moment
i could be you
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yes, I wish that for just one time
you could stand inside my shoes
you’d know what a drag it is
to see you