Graham Parker – Success lyrics

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The dreams and hopes of men are powered by addiction
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And who am I to say that this is an affliction
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When everybody gets suckered in and lives their lives like fiction
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Writing their own stories of success

They say they want you for your colourful evocation
The way you turn a cliche into a sensation
But all they ever wanted was that same vibration
The one that shimmers round success

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Success success success success
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Success success success success
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All you ever need... success

[Repeat intro]

You can't be happy while some one else has a fistful
They glow from TV screens healthy strong and fiscal
And everybody slaps their back while you're alone with a wristful
Jerking to the rhythm of success

[Chorus]

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