The Rake's Progress

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lyrics

Give me an inch and I'll take a mile
You crack a joke and I won't crack a smile
I'm an opportunistic self-serving shill
But for brevity's sake
Call me Bill
I'll sell you nothing for 10 percent down
As I tip-toe the rooftops of old London town
I'll rob you blind in your sleep
Fleecing your pockets as if they were sheep
'Cause I'm bad
Yes I'm bad
And I do believe you've been had
And life's just a lolly shop my friends
With thousands of treats for us to see, taste, smell and sense
And I know I shouldn't rob the till
But I will
I'm running rackets and I'm running schemes
Running up totals with other peoples' means
Smiling politely through my disguise
While pulling the wool right over your eyes
And to think
While you blinked
You were hornswoggled and hoodwinked
Why do I do the things I do?
Should I blame my mother or the father I never knew?
Is it too late for me to be good
Maybe I should
But I don't know where to start
My cold heart
Long ago died
But I'm willing to try
Maybe love
Is just what I need
To make me good
And free me from greed
Greed
Greed

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from Actionslacks, released October 2, 2012
produced by Actionslacks; recorded by Ian Pellicci at Tiny Telephone, SF; mixed by J. Robbins

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