The Kinks - The Contenders Lyrics

The Kinks Lyrics

"The Contenders"

Hush little mammy don't you cry
Got to see what it's like on the world outside
Got to get out of this life somehow
Got to be free, we got to be free now

I don't want to be a constructor of highways
A sweeper of sidewalks, I got to do it my way
I'm too ill-equipped for a mathematician
A shrewd politician, a maker of petitions

We're not the greatest when when we're separated
But when we're together I think we're going to make it
I don't want to be like a fascist dictator
A saint or a sinner, I want to be a winner

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Writer(s): Raymond Douglas Davies

album: "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One" (1970)

The Kinks - Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One album cover

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"The Contenders" lyrics

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