Hard To Make A Stand

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Old James Dean Monroe
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Hands out flowers at the shop-n-go
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Hopes for money but all he gets is fear
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And the wind blows up his coat
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And this he scribbles on a perfume note
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"If I'm not here, then you're not here"


[Pre-Chorus]

And he says,
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"Call me miscreation,
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I'm a walking celebration"


[Chorus]
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And it's hard to make a stand
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Yeah, it's hard to make a stand
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Ohh, it's hard to make a stand


[Verse]
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My friend, o Lawdy
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Went to take care of her own body
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But she got shot down in the road
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She looked up before she went
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Said, "this isn't really what I meant"
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And the daily news said, "two with one stone"


[Pre-Chorus]

And I say,
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"Hey, there, miscreation,
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Bring a flower, time is wasting"


[Chorus]
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And it's hard to make a stand
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And it's hard to make a stand
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Oh, it's hard to make a stand
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Oh, it's hard to make a stand

Yes it is


[Bridge]
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[Verse]
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We got loud guitars and quite suspicions
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Big, big guns and small ambitions
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And we still argue over who is God


[Pre-Chorus]

And I say,
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"Hey there, miscreation
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Bring a flower, time is wasting"

I say,
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"Hey there, miscreation
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We all need a celebration"


[Chorus]
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It's hard to make a stand
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And it's hard to make a stand
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Oh, it's hard to make a stand
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Yeah, it's hard to make a stand
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I think it's hard to make a stand


[Outro]
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