Key: G
Introduction: G
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AG
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Well I get into the game but it's always the same
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I'm the man with the name Hip Eponymous Poor Boy Poor Boy
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Call me whatever you may I ain't stoppin' the train
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I get a feel for the fame Hip Eponymous Poor Boy poor boy
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And I know that I can't defeat you
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Yea you don't worry now I ain't going to preach to you
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Well there ya go
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But I'll be going right there with you
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Yeah wherever you'll be you'll be lookin' at me
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But don't get out of your chair
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Put a bow in your hair you might be makin' 'em stare
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So leave the care to the poor boy the poor boy
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And that's the name of the game
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Keep on stayin' the same ain't nobody to blame
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Nobody but the poor boy the poor boy
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Well okay so you fell asleep today
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What's funny to me though is that you did that yesterday
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You might think I'm mad
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For doing all the things that I don't need to do
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G
But while you're laughin' at me well I'll be laughin' at you
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So I get into the game but always keep it the same
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And I'll be usin' your name
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but they'll be yellin' at me Poor boy poor boy
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But I'll be happy for you cause you got nothin' to do
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And I'll be singin' the blues walkin' around singin' Poor boy poor boy
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Sometimes a cold shiver comes over me
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And it turns me on when the song takes over me
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But alright I can't fight it the odds are against me
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But I can't sit still
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Because I know that I will
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And you'll be watching me girl takin' over the world
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Let the stripes unfurl gettin' rich singin' Poor boy poor boy
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And I'll be comin' to play I do it every day
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And the title will stay Hip Eponymous Poor Boy poor boy (Yeah)