You gotta be bright
you gotta do everything just right
you gotta be modest and sublime
you gotta be smarter all the time
you gotta stand out from the rest
you gotta be the best you gotta ace your class
you gotta be relaxed
you gotta think before you act
you gotta drop your childish ways
you gotta grow up and act your age
you gotta dare to raise some hell
you gotta fuck the system, be a rebel
But there's this girl she's got strawberry breath
she's got a heartful of secrets deep down in her chest
so much I want but can not see
girl you know you really got me
you gotta be prepared
you gotta be reasonably aware
you gotta be mannered and correct
you gotta be nice and show respect
you gotta find love where it hides
it's gonna be true and bona fide
there's this girl she's got dance in her hair
she's got a luminous smile and a drop of sweat right there
she grants you power to forget
all the things that you regret
this girl she's got strawberry breath
she's got a heartful of secrets deep down in her chest
so much I want but can not see
girl you know you really got me
credits
from Popsongs for my poor self,
released February 1, 2006
written and performed by nils folke valdemar.
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