Intro: G A D A
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Miss Antoinette she went out with a song
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Selling booze and silver shoes and singing right along.
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Shotgun and a limousine while the baby dolls march on
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Miss Antoinette she went out with a song.


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And it's a long way down
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Yeah it's a long way down.


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Down at the Maple Leaf they pack 'em in
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We all get sauced, turn down the house, so we start all over again.
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And tonight we'll all get reborn to a couple fifths of gin.

(here we go)
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The rich boys get their money back when the banks go belly up
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But if you're downtown when the levees break well you're shit out of luck.

(shit out of luck)

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And over at the place they train the guards
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With Stanton on the drums you don't need no one on guitar
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And sometimes all it takes is going way too far


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And it's the long way down
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Yeah it's the long way down
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Aw it's the long way down
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A long way down


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And all the rich boys get their money back when the banks go belly up
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But if you're downtown when the levees break well you're shit out of luck.
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The penthouse paupers need your help so everybody lend a hand
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And maybe they'll get you a real sweet price on Louisiana land

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Now Christ down on the street with his trombone
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And even though the 12-year olds have got in their bones
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Above these 20 blocks no one's alone


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The rich boys get their money back when the banks go belly up
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But if you're downtown when the levees break then you're shit out of luck.
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The penthouse paupers need your help so everybody lend a hand
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And maybe they'll get you a real sweet price on Louisiana land

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