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lyrics
EVER SINCE I HIT THE CRADLE
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE
TO RECOGNIZE JUST WHEN AND WHERE TO STRIKE
I GOT A CHINESE ZODIAC
I GOT A TARGET PAINTED: DIAMOND BACK
BUT IF I MOVE SIDE TO SIDE I MIGHT SURVIVE
RATTLE UNTIL
I JUST CAN’T SEEM TO SHAKE IT
SO MUCH COLD BLOOD
BUT I CAN’T AFFORD TO WASTE IT.
BY THE TIME I LEFT THE WOMB
‘TIL I WAS COILED UP INSIDE MY TOMB
I DECIDED I’D TAKE THIS WORLD BY STORM
‘CAUSE IT’S ME OR THEM
JUST ANOTHER CASE OF HERE-WE-GO-AGAIN
BUT I’LL PULL MY OWN PLUG BEFORE I’M A PLUG FOR YOU
ON THE RUN… ON THE MAKE
THERE’S NEVER BEEN SO MUCH AT STAKE
BUT IT’S ALL GIVE/NO TAKE
IN THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
SINCE 1989
I’VE BEEN CONSTRICTED BY DESIGN
BUT THIS MORTAL COIL
IS JUST WHAT I CALL HOME
CHECK THE CHARTS… CHECK THE STARS
ANOTHER LIFE CYCLE RESTARTS
IT’S ALL PART OF YOUR FATE
IN THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE
credits
from Year of the Snake,
released April 17, 2020
S. ALLEN AND D. FELDMAN
CONTRABAND PUBLISHING CO. (BMI)
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