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Take A Guess

what have we here
get a handle on yourself
can’t shut it up forever
get a handle on yourself
can’t shut it up forever

you pulled me aside and said
stop running from yesterdays lies
I know you know you’ve been
bottled up air tight blue in the face and bled white
now it’s time you spelled it out right

do you believe beyond the benefit of the doubt
benefit of the what
yes double-guess the obvious
if that's what you’re asking
we’ll see what we can do

(refrain)
our minds are made up
our minds are made up of whatever it takes
until the choices are making us
the choices are making us my friend

do you believe in justice and fairness
shorter end of the stick
all the better to beat the dead horse with
how is your appetite
face duct-taped at the head of the buffet

how do you sleep at night
still using a nightlight
how many fingers am I holding up
if that’s what you’re asking
we’ll see what we can do

(refrain)

how have things been going at home
the deed has been redone
they say it’s time brother john bought the farm
kid I’m not much for your psycho babbling
how is your concentration
there is something on the wall
I don’t know who wrote this
next one’s protocol
if you disappeared tomorrow
would anyone notice you’re gone

you say jump I say how far is the fall
I’ve been wondering if I’ve been wandering too far
how did I get here who’ll get me out alive

(refrain)

all the time I spent wishing I could fly
I could’ve built a rocket and sling shot it to the sky
but I lied cried brain fried landed by your side
kid you’ve got quite the imagination
do people clap when you survive a normal conversation
take a guess

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from Jump Roping in Chains, released November 15, 2005
Engineered and Mixed by Harold Pederson at Studio of Dreams in Mabel, MN

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Michelle Lynn Ptacek Decorah, Iowa

Here you will find Michelle's first five albums. She will soon record her history songs: The Inventors, The Explorers, and The Interrupted. Please sign up for the newsletter on her website for notifications.

Michelle owns an online education business and loves teaching in a variety of mediums about topics relevant to curious and passionate learners. ... more

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