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17 versions of the roo-roo joke
Each one ends with there’s no hope
Stuck in the jungle what’s to do
but laugh the whole day through?

17 ways to say goodbye
two that end in please don’t cry
One you never heard before
you were too far out the door

And the other world
that calls your name
ringing in your ears
it always sounds the same
And the other you
you tried to be
That’s the only one they’ll see

Welcome to the Liar’s Club
grab a number, step right up
stuck in the jungle, what’s to do
c’mon you know it’s true

17 years you didn’t know
then it hits you kinda slow
it’ll find you anywhere you go

And the other world
that calls your name
ringing in your ears
it always sounds the same
And the other you
you tried to be
That’s the only one they’ll see …

see I don’t
see the invisible
things I used to see
it’s all so solid now
falling down
around me

17 rules in the book of life
one that keeps you up all night
Stuck in the jungle what’s to do
but laugh the whole day through

17 hours in any day
til they let you get away
Turn out the light
it’s brighter than they say

And the other world
that calls your name
You hear it in your heart
it always sounds the same
And the other you
you couldn't be
that’s the only one they’ll see

see I don’t
see the invisible
things I used to see
it’s all so solid now
falling down
around me