1 to the 2, 3 to the 4
There's a knock at the door (hey hey hey)
5 to the 6, 7 and 8
Look, the beast has awakened again
2, 3, 4

Look, I can do it, look, I can do it
Suddenly everything is different
They're camping outside the halls asking for autographs
Screaming my name
Fainting in the process
Having fainting spells before we've even started

I come from a redneck place,
They love NASCAR there like Chevy Ford
Where cousin Bob cooks his packages in a meth lab
Alone with a tape recorder there in a children's room
Raised on Peter Tosh, Dylan and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Always summer never winter, sand as red as the skin
Chirping crickets sound, mosquitoes as big as a fist
Ay Yo I came from there
City of Mardi Gras, land of all drum liners
Coo Coo like Voodoo, as damn hot as the Jambalaya

Hallelujah, Halle-Hallelujah
Finally, it's time again (hey hey hey)
A few wanted to try it, tried to copy him
But now it's finally time

For the original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So big can touch the sky
So cheers, it will never be like before

The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So big can touch the sky
So cheers, it will never be like before

8 to the 9, 9 to the 10
All after him can go now
2, 3, 4

First came the copy, then the copy of the copy
Indie-based beats, feigned melancholy
Diary poetry, cheap sounding melodies (yeah)
Everyone wants to be like my team, but unfortunately don't know how

I come with the Boom Boom Band in the back, walls trembling
Feel the bass pushing, like fans at the railing sweating to the end
Hours of handshaking, kisses for Mister Griffey
Came from Atlanta, Alabama to the swamps of Mississippi
Yo with buckshot in the shotguns, shooting at beer cans while drunk
Bit my way from the bottom to the top like a crocodile jaw
Ey Yo, from the trailer park to the scene star, think every year
How long, but look we're finally here!

Hallelujah, Halle-Hallelujah
Finally, it's time again (hey hey hey)
A few wanted to try it, tried to copy him
But now it's finally time

For the original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So big can touch the sky
So cheers, it will never be like before

The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So big can touch the sky
So cheers, it will never be like before

Hey hey hey
2, 3, 4

Hey hey hey
2, 3, 4

Now it's finally time

For the original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So big can touch the sky
So cheers, it will never be like before

The original!
He may, he may, he may
Do what he wants, do what he wants
So big can touch the sky
So cheers, it will never be like before

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