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From 'The Park Avenue Sobriety Test' (2015)
Chorus:
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This is the...Park Avenue sobriety test,
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it's a kick in the teeth, it's the hornets nest
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It's the Park Avenue sobriety test,
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It's the cold hard light of day.
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It's the pain in your heart, it's the look in your eyes,
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when all of your friends are dropping like flies,
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it's the hole in the sky when a young man dies...
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you just want to go to sleep.
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and when you finally sleep, you imagine a world
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that's a beautiful world filled with beautiful girls
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and the girls in your world, the one you imagined,
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they all want to know your name
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so you tell them your name, and they give you their number
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as you're calling them up you awake from your slumber
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'cause your landlord's outside, he's driving a Hummer,
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and you're starting to catch a cold.
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it's the kid on the street, he's having a ball
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and you're watching his feet,cos he's kicking a ball
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cause he don't need a phone and he don't need the mall
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and a tear rolls down your cheek
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it's the guy at the bank, he's cashing the cheque
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that't the government sent 'cause he's out on the deck
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some words will not autocorrect,
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like 'who the fuck will pay our rent!?'
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Some people are wealthy, others are rich
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some people complain others just bitch,
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it might take a second to see which is which
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but the devil is in the details.
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It's the girl at the bar,she's pouring a drink
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she's taking your dough and you think that she winks
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so you ask her her name, and she tells you a lie
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'cause Frank's not a woman's name.
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Last call has been called, and now 'Frank''s closing down
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you're out on the street and there's no-one around
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and it's raining outside and you're still drunk
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and now you're walking across a bridge.
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and you're sobering up and you get to the park
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and it's sketchy as hell and it's totally dark
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when you're one of a kind you can't get on the ark
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so zip up your jacket and go home.
Chorus (modulate to E):
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This is the Park Avenue sobriety test
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it's a kick in the teeth it's the hornet's nest
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it's the Park Avenue sobriety test,
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it's the cold hard light of day
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this is the cold hard light of day
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This is the cold...hard...light.....of day!