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He's having a good time
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But he's on the dole
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He never has no money
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But he's into rock 'n' roll
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An' you know he's great
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You know he's gonna make it
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So you, don'tcha stand around and hate it, cos he's
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24 hour people
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Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
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I said he's 24 hour people
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Won't take that same old jive
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You know that she is living
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In the fallout zone
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Of new wave music
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An' a broken home
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But she’s got a young money
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And she’s got a young mind
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So mister, don’t you treat her unkind cos she's
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24 hour people
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Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
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I said he's 24 hour people
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Won't take that same old jive
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stop
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They're living in the city
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They know the whole thing's trash
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They don't want their new sub-culture
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Messed around for cash
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An' you know he's great
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You know he's gonna make it
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So you, don'tcha stand around and hate it, cos he's
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24 hour people
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Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
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I said he's 24 hour people
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Won't take that same old jive, I said
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24 hour people
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Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
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I said he's 24 hour people
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Won't take that same old jive