Quote #24

Hey farmer, farmer, Put away that DDT now Give spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please!

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  1. They took all the trees And put them in a tree museum And they charged all the people A dollar and a half just to see 'em.
  2. I remember the time you told me, you said 'Love is touching souls,' Surely you've touched mine, cause Part of you pours out of me In these …
  3. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone. They paved paradise, And put up a parking lot.
  4. I wanna be strong, I wanna laugh along, I wanna belong to the living. Alive, alive, I wanna get up and jive, Wanna wreck my stockings in so…
  5. They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot.
  6. Secrets and sharing soda, That's how our time began. Love is a story told to a friend It's second hand.
  7. By the time we got to woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration. And I dreamed I saw the bomber…
  8. Some are friendly Some are cutting Some are watching it from the wings Some are standing in the centre giving to get something.

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