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Man of the People

from Grow Young by The Future

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    A high quality optical disk with a glossy single gatefold digipak container. The disk features original music by The Future and the packaging features original artwork by Michael Bailey.

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can't you see I'm a man of the people,
can't you see i'm a man
can't you feel I'm the one who should lead us
feel it when I shake your hand
and I'm turning on a dime everytime
spinning like a little kid
I got wheelies on
going round my mom
can't you see what I just did?

all i got is my word
all i need is my word

can't you see that I'm wearing three pieces
going round the neighborhood
can't you feel the warmth of my intentions
turning everything to good
and I do what I can
however I must
keeping a lid on the lust
on and on and on and on
seeing gold where you see rust

all I got is my word
I don't know what that's worth
to anyone, anything

we've all got skeletons in the closet
all got skeletons in the closet
just so happens that mine's a walk in
doesn't make you better than me

we've all seen blood flow from the faucet
all watched the blood flow from that faucet
just so happens that mine ain't stopping
it doesn't make you better than me

it doesn't make you better
but it sure don't make you worse

can't you see I'm man of the people
can't you see I'm a man
can't you feel I'm the one who should lead us
feel it when I shake your hand
and I'm going round
door to door
making sure the babies are kissed
I write em down, I check em off
I keep a real good list

all I got is my word
I know just what that's worth

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from Grow Young, released July 26, 2011

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The Future Nashville, Tennessee

If you fused the dynamic vocal style of Prince with Spoon's tight minimalist pop hooks and a bit of Arcade Fire's heights of grandeur, you'd kindle a spark that is the Future.

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