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I broke my promise on a very sharp rock

and I was possessed by something quite unfriendly

and I was haunted by a demon in my sleep

and that's how I learned how to survive

and I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking

and I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking

and I gave water to all I thought were thirsty

and that's how I learned how to survive

and I gave some money to my bank for safe keeping

and I gave some money to my landlord he was needing it

and I gave attention to the TV that was bleeding

and that's how I learned how to survive

If you ain't got the do re mi boys

If you ain't got the do re mi

Well you'd better go back to beautiful Texas

Oklahoma Kansas Georgia Tennessee

California is a garden of eden

a paradise to live in or see

but believe it or not you won't find it so hot

If you ain't got the do re mi

and I just ripped off a man named Woodie Guthrie

and I bought a restaurant for his son named Alice

and I fed false information to the audience

and that's how I learned how to survive

and I give a thank you to my father for leaving me

and I give a finger to my step father for beating me

and I give props to myself for achieving

goddamn I'm glad that I survived

goddamn I'm glad that I survived

and I just handed you a giant load of gibberish

and I give love to a lover quite deserving of it

and I give thanks to all of you for listening

to the story of how we all learned how to survive