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Taken For A Fool by The Strokes

Sister, visited us yesterday,
Sister, don’t you (1)____________ my number, on the door.
You’ve got something and it’s so (2)________ to see,
Something wonderful that I could not be.
Everybody (3)______________ on for their lives,
But you can’t help them ‘cos you don’t (4)________ the time.

I know, everyone (5)________ any (6)________ place they like.
I hope (7)________ goes over well, on the toxic radio. Yeah.

You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t (8)________ why.
You’re so gullible but I don’t mind.
That’s not the problem.
And I don’t (9)________ (10)____________ with me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get taken for a (11)________ all the time.
I don’t know why.


I can’t let you do those (12)____________ when it means,
It’s so (13)__________ I don’t want to wake up.
I wish I left you (14)____________ we (15)__________ (16)________ up.
Mama, it feels (17)________ just yesterday.
Mama, don’t you (18)____________ my number
I don’t want to be the one at the door.

I know, everyone goes any (19)________ place they choose.
And I hope (20)________________ well on the toxic radio.
Jewish, in the ghetto, not (21)____________ of anything.
Except that, on anything else, that could maybe hurt the most. Yeah.

You get (22)__________ all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You’re so gullible but I don’t mind.
That’s not the problem.
And I don’t (23)________ anyone with me right now.
Monday, Tuesday is my weekend.
You get (24)__________ all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
You get taken all the time for a fool.
I don’t know why.
I don’t know why.

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