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verse 1
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It was the second day of spring and sunbeams made love to windows in all the houses
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And I was Jesus and I decided to come down to earth in the shape of a woman this time
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And I was Jesus, and I went into the sea, and I took two fishes, and I turned them to millions
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...And I took five loaves of bread, and fed a country with them, and I said: "Do you believe me now?"
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"Sorry", they said, "We focused on your wet white clothes as you bent over to pick up the fishes!"
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And I was bitter for a while, but then decided to go at it again
Interlude
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Aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah
verse 2
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And I was Ghandi and I went back to earth in the shape of a woman this time
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.....And the river Ganges it cleared my vision and I, well, I guess I was a woman again
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.....And I started my quiet, friendly revolution and they said: "Oh, a quiet friendly woman, super rare"
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And I tried to convince them "it's not a personality, it's choice and a belief"
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And "would you give me credit for it and please follow me"
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And they said: "Speak louder, we can't hear you when we're screaming
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you look nice now that you don't eat"
verse 3
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And I was Martin Luther King and I came back to earth in the shape of a woman this time
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And I was both black and a woman so I had two fights to fight so I was burned out and well, that was it
verse 4
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And I was Jesus and I went up to heaven Easter Sunday and I said: "I'm never going back to earth"
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...And Mother said: "oh Jesus up 'til now, you've been paying for Adam's sins
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Soon is when the fun begins"
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And then, she gave me a date for when this would occur
Outro
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