Breakin' outta school ain't really foolin' no one
I was sure I'd get my awards in time
Backin' up the street with the smell of sweet sensation
Didn't want to be another dime
Hidden in the pocket of some unfortunate nation
Didn't have no money, sure didn't have the time

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Unfortunate thing, such an unfortunate thing
Unfortunate thing, such an unfortunate thing
But I fought with nothing
But I fought with nothing, nothing, nothing

Laughin' at the rumor that you've been screwin' someone
Laugh and I cry, it could be your turn next time
Brother, what a lover, beyond the fourth dimension
He's got an ego that's bigger than yours and mine

Unfortunate thing, such an unfortunate thing
Unfortunate thing, such an unfortunate thing
But I fought with nothing
But I fought with nothing, nothing, nothing

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Don't call me Bwana, let it settle in your heart
We move from children into a business counterpart
Your head was shaking as I walked into the room
A spirit breaking, that's why I feel this way
That's why I feel this way
That's why I feel this way
That's why, why
That's why I feel this way

Breakin' outta school ain't really foolin' no one
I was sure I'd get my awards in time
Backin' up the street with the smell of sweet sensation
Didn't want to be another dime

Unfortunate thing, such an unfortunate thing
Unfortunate thing, such an unfortunate thing
But I fought with nothing
But I fought with nothing, nothing, nothing

Unfortunate thing