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We All Gotta Be a Prostitute Sometimes

from We Shall Not Flag or Fail, We Shall Go On To The End by Geoff Berner

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A lot people think that I'm a lousy no-good bastard
They sensitive enough to realize
Just how bad I needed that money - yeah
I don't want to go into it - just want to emphasize

That I don't feel bad that I did it
No I don't feel bad that I did it
I don't have to cringe when the dinner bell chimes
Because we all gotta be a prostitute sometimes
We all gotta be a prostitute sometimes

I know that last verse probably didn't convince you
Not to judge me so I just want to let you know
When you come round with a tear stained face and scuffed up knees
I'm not a gloating man and so...

I won't make you feel bad that you did it
No I won't make you feel bad that you did it
You can give me your shame - I'll put it with mine
Because we all gotta be a prostitute sometime
We all gotta be a prostitute sometimes

I know a lot of you out there think I'm making a general statement about humanity
Well nothing could be further from the truth
I'm speaking to each and every one of you individually
When I said, You're no better than a bunch of whores.
And you're still in denial!
There's a psychological phenomenon at work there
Which I will elucidate in the bridge...

Don't you know that the twenty dollar whores
Look down their noses at
The ten dollar whores
Look down their noses at
The five dollar whores
Who look down on the volunteers
'Cause they ain't got careers...

A great man once said
You gotta serve somebody
He didn't mention sometimes you gotta service them too
But after a while I hope you get used to it
You could always pretend it's performance art

And then you won't feel bad that you did it
No you won't feel bad that you did it
If you get scurvy just suck on a lime
Because we all gotta be a prostitute sometimes
We all gotta be a prostitute sometimes.

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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia

Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more

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