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4 - 5 : Joe / When A Kid Goes BadJoeMy name's Joe, I'm the CEO Yeah, I'm the man makes the big wheels roll I'm the hand on the green light switch You get to be famous I get to be rich Go get me a kid with a good-looking face Bring me a kid can remember his place Some hungry poet son of a bitch He gets to be famous I get to be rich Or bring me a girl they’re always the best You put ‘em on stage and ya' have ‘em undress Some angel whore who can learn a guitar lick Hey, now that’s what I call music Yeah they’ll come looking for money when the public gets bored I will fight ‘em with lawyers they could never afford Yeah I’ll make her look like a spoiled little bitch She gets to be famous I get to be rich Or bring me a girl they’re always the best You put ‘em on stage and ya' have ‘em undress Some angel whore who can learn a guitar lick Hey, now that’s what I call music So burned out Johnny thinks the books are shifty What good’s that alkie to me when he’s fifty Well we could move catalog if he’d only die quicker Send my regards to the gig and a case of good liquor He gets to be famous I get to be rich He gets to be famous I get to be rich My name’s Joe. I’m the ceo I’m the man makes the big wheels roll. ----------------------------------------------------- When A Kid Goes Bad You got a different kind of Look in your eye Something about you That I don't recognize These things are talked about In quiet tones I never saw a person So all alone Some momma's cryin' Some daddy's sad When a kid goes bad Makes you wonder What made him mad When a kid goes bad You built for innocence You built for joy Suddenly evil's all that You enjoy But if you shoot at every One you see, well you Can't be my friend 'cause You might shoot at me Some momma's cryin' Some daddy's sad When a kid goes bad Makes you wonder What made him mad When a kid goes bad When a kid goes bad When a kid goes bad Somewhere along the way Did we let you down Did you cry out for help and None was around Don't try to tell me That you don't know the score Are you so shut down You can't feel anymore? Some momma's cryin' Some daddy's sad When a kid goes bad Makes you wonder What made him mad When a kid goes bad When a kid goes bad |