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The Next Big Thing

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The Next Big Thing Lyrics

[Intro]
I didn't have to do that, you know
I didn't have to show up here
With my vast financial holdings
I could've been basking in the sun in Florida
This is just a hobby for me
Nothing, you hear
A hobby

[Verse 1]
I used to shiver in the wings
But then I was young
I used to shiver in the wings
Till I found my own tongue

[Chorus]
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing
Cause you know baby
I'm the Next Big Thing

[Verse 2]
I knocked 'em dead in Dallas
And I didn't pay my dues
Yeah, I knocked 'em dead in Dallas
They didn't know we were Jews
[Chorus]
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing
Cause you know baby
I'm the Next Big Thing

[Bridge]
I'm a fuel injected legend
I don't wanna be a bore
I just wanna live a rich life
And I wanna die poor
Poor
Poor
Poor
Poor
Poor
Sorry baby, I just can't get it on anymore

[Verse 3]
But I won't be happy
Till I'm known far and wide
With my face on the cover
Of the TV guide

[Chorus]
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing
Cause you know baby
I'm the Next Big Thing
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing
Cause you know baby
I'm the Next Big Thing
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing
Cause you know baby
I'm the Next Big Thing
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing (oh, daddy)
Cause you know baby
I'm the Next Big Thing
I sock 'em everywhere that I sing
Cause you know baby

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