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Something for Nothing (Live)
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Traditional Folk
Something for Nothing (Live) was released on August 19, 2003 by Sanctuary Records as a part of the album So Damn Happy (Live)
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Release DateAugust 19, 2003
LabelSanctuary Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM152

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III
Composer

Lyrics

You can pull one of my songs right out of thin air
Go ahead and download me, see if I care
In love, war, and cyberspace everything's fair
And it's okay to steal, 'cause it's so nice to share
You're in luck 'cause last night it happened again
I was feeling creative about twenty to ten
So I sharpened a pencil, then I wore down its end
And now soon you'll have something to share with your friends
It took twenty minutes to write down this song
The tune's public domain, but I didn't do wrong
I chewed up the pencil and the eraser's all gone
Scratched my head and my balls, but it didn't take long
Songwriting's not so hard, it's well understood
Anyone can do it and everyone should
I'm sure you could write and sing something as good
With some balls and a pencil, I'm sure that you would
A PC's like a crowbar: it's only a tool
Music flows like water from a big public pool
But I want to get paid for my work, but I'm a fool
Because trading and sharing's so awesome and cool
I don't mean to be flip, I don't want to be packed
And those Metallica guys are all getting too fat
Free information, yeah, what's wrong with that?
Something for nothing, that's where it's at
And those moguls run labels and you call 'em all crooks
'Cause they crunch the numbers and they cook the books
But I signed that contract and I got my hand shook
Shaking hands with the devil, it's not as bad as it looks
You can pull one of my songs right out of thin air
Bootleg and download me, just see if I care
In love, war, and cyberspace everything's fair
And it's okay to steal, 'cause it's so nice to share
Written by: Loudon Wainwright III
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