Post four lines of perfect lyrics from first verse

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Just four lines please



I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas
But it's all right. I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash



Fight amongst yourselves for second place

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As some day it may happen that a victim must be found
I've got a little list - I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground
And who never would be missed - who never would be missed!

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I met a gin-soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across shoulder
'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind

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On days like these when skies are blue and fields are green
I look around and think about what might have been
And then I hear sweet music float around my head
As I recall the many things we left unsaid

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fouronthefloor said:

It was a hot afternoon
Last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid

A good start to that song I agree, but the lyrics take a distinct turn for the worse after that, with some cringe-makingly set up rhymes. What if Billy Ray had driven a Ford, I wonder, how would Bobby have coped with that?

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Down the street you can hear her scream "you're a disgrace"
As she slams the door in his drunken face,
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool

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Strange beautiful grass of green,
With your majestic silver seas
Your mysterious mountains I wish to see closer
May I land my kinky machine?

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You tell me that you've got everything you want
And your bird can sing
But you don't get me, you don't get me

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Frank7 said:

I copied this from a U.S. Forum, it’s by Arika Sato, ignore it if you wish, it’s just an explanation of how and why, “I could care less” is accepted by a lot of people...

I expect John already knows this peculiarly American expression, he's probably asking, in a roundabout way, why YOU are using it. Do you also use expressions like 'reach out' when you meant contacting?

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Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all
But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball