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   I guess you have to have a problem, if you want to invent a contraption
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   First you cause a train wreck, then they put me in traction
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   Well, first came an action and then a reaction
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     but you can't switch around for your own satisfaction
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   Well, you burnt my house down and then got mad at my reaction

   Well, in every complicated situation there's a human relation
   Makin' sense of it all takes a whole lot of concentration
   Well, you can't blame her baby for her pregnant ma
     and if there's one of these on her auto applause
   It's just that you can't just take the effect and make it the cause

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                   Well, you can't take the effect and make it the cause
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                   I didn't rob a bank because you made up the law
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                   Blame me for robbing Peter, don't you blame Paul
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                   Can't take the effect and make it the cause
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   I ain't the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call
   You built a house of cards and got shocked when you saw them fall
   Well, I ain't saying I'm innocent - in fact the reverse
     but if you're heading to the grave, don't blame the hearse
   You're like a little girl yelling at her brother coz you lost his ball

   Well, you keep blaming me for what you did and that ain't all
   The way you clean up the wreck is enough to give one pause
   Well, you seem to forget just how this song started
     I'm reacting to you, cause you left me broken hearted
   It's just that you can't just take the effect and make it the cause

                   Well, you can't take the effect and make it the cause
                   I didn't rob a bank because you made up the law
                   Blame me for robbing Peter, don't you blame Paul
                   Can't take the effect and make it the cause...
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