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If you don’t have any knowledge of how things work out on the streets
You ain’t listenin’ to the Devil’s music, nothing more than hunnid-fifteen beats
If a song in two-two gets ya riled up, well, honey, I’ve news for you
You’ve got a three hour week, subtract when you’re asleep
You’re wasting three-eighty-two

Now I ain’t sayin’, throw your life to waste, forsake the Lord and turn away
But how’s it workin’ for you to preach to the choir if you can’t grant a sinner stay?
Say a man’s got a skull inked on his arm, is he doomed to a damning in Hell?
He makes the choice to do right, he turns toward the light
The Lord will forgive him as well

It’s still a risky thing to rock a baby bump in a singles’ ward
But she knows what she did, she’s gonna keep the kid
And she’s already confessed to the Lord
It don’t mean a thing if you glare real hard at a cigarette
Cuz it’s gonna burn anyway, I tell ya

There are benefits to growing up in Babylon
You’re more grateful for the gift
And you’ll learn what it means to truly judge
On the other side of the rift

If you grew up with a thousand different origin stories, then you know the one you know is true
If you grew up thinking alcohol was A-OK, then you’re surprised after a water or two
If you grew up with a book of animal pictures, then you’re truly in for a surprise
‘Cuz there’s a book or two, written specifically for you
“I don’t believe it,” well, open your eyes!

Now I ain’t sayin’, throw your life to waste, pretend you never learned the truth
But the Lamanites say they want evidence, well, my spirit is the proof
I went from a man who was full of himself to a humble man through and through
And if you don’t believe me, well, heck, I don’t believe me
But I know you can be humble too!

So it’s a risky thing to rock a question or two about the Word of God
It’s OK to have doubts, that’s what faith is about
And no question’s exceedingly odd
It don’t mean a thing if you drop a cuss every now and then
There’s this thing called repentance to save you from a sentence, man,
That’s why they killed the Christ!

There are benefits to growing up in Babylon
You’re more grateful for your life
And you’ll learn what it means to truly love
On the other side of the divide
There are benefits to growing up in Babylon
You’re more grateful for the gift
And you’ll learn what it means to truly judge
On the other side of the rift

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from Heartbreak, Sex, and Oompa​-​Loompas, released July 15, 2014

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Kevin Calaway Seattle, Washington

I could while away the hours conferring with the flowers, consulting with the rain - but who has time for that? I regulate my mood with musical catharsis and publish my diary on the internet for the whole world to hear, wearing my heart and my influences on my sleeve like a man who really needs to do laundry. ... more

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