There was darkness, there was light,
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There was day and there was night,
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There was wrong and there was right...
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And then there was me.
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You didn't even know me, but you treated me like dirt.
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(And then there was me)
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You didn't even know me, but you called me a jerk.
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(And then there was me)
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I'm from a planet near a star
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You wouldn't know (it's very far).
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They're calling me the man from Mars
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And I think they're insulting me.
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They tried to take my special suit.
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(Insulting me)
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They said my head looks like fruit ? what is fruit?
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(Insulting me)
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Put your hands up or I'll shoot! I don't have hands...
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Across the galaxy I flew,
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Heard a peaceful message sent by you.
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Now I find you're judged by color and size.
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I can't believe what you call my...
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I'm the guy who sails the sky, but I think I'd like to live here.
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I'd like to share your mountains, share your trees, and share your rivers.
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I've never seen so many beings of so many colors.
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I'd like one day for you to say that I can call you brothers.
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(And then there was we)
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I'd like to learn about your pizza and your weather,
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(And then there was we)
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Then we could learn about how beings live together.
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(And then there was we)
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So if you're thinking about being a spaceman,
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It don't matter if you're black or white
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Or purple or green or blue or red
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Or yellow with polka dots on your head
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Or made of snow or made of wheat
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Or looking like something that's kind of a treat.
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The Ballad of Gordon
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Barenaked Ladies |