We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About Lyrics

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I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or a Naval Academy gradThat was
the way that my parents perceived meThose were the plans that they
hadThough I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smartAin't it funny
how we all turned outI guess we are the people our parents warned us
aboutYou know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big Or
hopped a freighter south to TrinidadAnd when they tried to draft me I earned
a college degreeBuyin' time till things were not so badBut when I got a
guitar found a job in a bar, playin' acid rock til I was numbTell me where
are the flashbacks they all warned us would come.Chorus:We are the
people they couldn't figure outWe are the people our parents warned us
aboutHey hey, Gardner McKay, take us on the leaky Tiki with youClear
skies bound for Shanghai, sailin' on the ocean blueNow I got quarters in
my loafers tryin' to fight inflationWhen it only used to take a
centSometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days before I knew what cash
flow meantSeems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shitDon't
tell me that I ought to get rolffed'Cause I love cajun martinis and
playin' afternoon golfChorus:We are the people there isn't any
doubtWe are the people they still can't figure outWe are the people who
love to sing "Twist and Shout"(Shake it up, Baby now)We are the people
our parents warned us about