Walmart, Just After Midnight
D.S. Benson, Oct 2, 2016

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My family we ain’t much to look at
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My pa cursed the day I was born
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But that ain’t no matter, he curses a lot
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It's one of the several twitches he's got
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And the reason he stays off the phone


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My ma is a bearded lady
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I got her a cream to take care of her hairs
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Now she waxes her mustache with pride
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And she keeps herself tidy with clippers and works
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The security office upstairs

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In my grandparents day, people called us all freaks
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We’d be run out of town on a rail
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Or displayed in a circus tent, living on dimes
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Like my relatives did in the dark ages times
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To avoid being tossed into jail


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But today, we’re okay
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And we’re all well adjusted
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And gainful employed every night
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Just take a short ride and venture outside
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To the Walmart, just after midnight


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Leo, my brother, the dog faced boy
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His hair is the color of wheat
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Pretends he’s a werewolf and howls at the moon
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And he barks at the cars and he sleeps until noon
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He’s an absolute whiz with a spreadsheet


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And I am the lizard lady
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I manage the cosmetics shelf
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My boss says that I am the best that she’s seen
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For I know every ointment, each shampoo and cream
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And have tried every one on myself


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And today, we’re okay
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And we’re all well adjusted
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And gainful employed every night
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And we're thankful to go to our modern day freak show
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At Walmart, just after midnight


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