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A Soapbox Opera
Supertramp; Supertramp
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I want to tell you something, listen to me
I'm trying to say I'm better than you, I am only what I am
May you not stand still
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For the night is coming
Every man, every woman, every child
Every boy and every girl
I hear only what I want to hear
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But I have to believe in something
Have to believe just one thing
I said, Father Washington, you're all mixed up
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
Spare a listen for a listless fool
There's something missing when I read your rules
Well hey there, you tell me you're a holy man
But although I am just a beginner
I don't see you as a winner
I said, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
If I could tell you what you need to know
If I could help you to get on with the show
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But Reverend Ebenezer, there's a storm in my head
Makes me think what you said just wasn't true
So what am I to do
(Well, what is he to do)
Oh, what is there to do
Whoa, whoa, whoa
All things bright and beautiful
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All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The lord God made them all
Mary tell me what I'm living for
'Cause I feel like I'm tossed in the river
Have you a son to deliver
I say, Father Washington, you're all mixed up
Collecting sinners in an old tin cup
You tell the children what they need to know
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But will they listen when it's time to go
Oh, Sister Robinson, you're all washed up
Collecting teardrops in a paper cup
Can someone tell me what I need to know
Can someone help me to get on with the show
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