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Well, the shoeshine boy’s got lines around the block<br>
The bloodhound’s let the convicts get away<br>
And after you’re asleep, all the cheerleaders weep<br>
And the ham-and-eggers win the Irish Sweepstakes every day<br>
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The paper boys make headlines and the janitors are winking<br>
As they’re filling up their dustpans full of hundred dollar bills<br>
The never-do-wells and stingy-pins all ride around in taxis<br>
In the style that they have grown accustomed to<br>
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And the parking lot attendants leave the money in the drawer<br>
And take that Corvette Stingray with a four-on-the-floor<br>
And pull into the filling station and instead of gasoline<br>
Say, 'Hey buddy, can you fill it with a nickel’s worth of dreams?'
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