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| Alexander, | our older brother |
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| set out for | a great adventure |
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| He tore our images | out of his pictures |
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| He scratched our names out | of all his letters |
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| Our mother | shou | lda |
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| Just named you | Lai | ka |
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| Come on Alex, | you can do it |
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| Come on Alex, | there's nothin' to it |
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| If you want somethin' | don't ask for nothin |
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| if you want nothin' | don't ask for somethin' |
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| Our mother | shou | lda |
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| Just named you | Lai | ka! |
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| It's | for your | own | good |
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| It's | for the | neighbor | hood! |
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| The neighborho | od |
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| Our older brother | bit by a Vampire |
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| For a year we caught his | tears in a cup |
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| And now we're gonna | make him drink it |
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| Come on Alex don't | die or dry up |
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| Our mother | shou | lda |
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| Just named you | Lai | ka! |
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| It's | for your | own | good |
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| It's | for the | neighbor | hood! |
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| the neighborho | od! |
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| When daddy comes | home |
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| you always | sta | rt a | fight |
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| So the neighbors can | dance |
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| In | the pol | ice d | isco | lights |
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| The po | lice | disco l | ights |
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| Now the neighbors can | dance! |
| Now the neighbors can dance! |
| Now the neighbors can dance! |
| Now the neighbors can dance! |
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| Look at 'em dance |