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The World Won't Wait

from Higher Learning by The Napoleon of Crime

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Some people need a little more than you can give them. It's not because they're broken or clingy, or because you're cruel and indifferent; it's just sometimes what they need and what you've got don't match.

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you keep getting defeated
by the things you try to save
you keep running into burning buildings
from which there's no escape
you say if things would slow down
then you'd just kick down the doors
stop the clocks for one hot minute
but that's time you can't afford

honey, I'm sorry that the world won't wait
but the world won't wait (no, the world won't wait)
you can't catch your breath without an even break
and you deserve better than that
honey, I'm sorry that the world won't wait
but the world won't wait (no, the world won't wait)
it's got nothing to do with justice or fate
but one day will be better than that

I can't change your mind about
the universal plan
don't look too close if you don't want to see
something you can't stand
like a world that just won't let up
or a world that won't let you be
or a world that doesn't break a sweat
over folks like you or me

honey, I'm sorry that the world won't wait
but the world won't wait (no, the world won't wait)
you can't catch your breath without an even break
and you deserve better than that
honey, I'm sorry that the world won't wait
but the world won't wait (no, the world won't wait)
it's got nothing to do with justice or fate
but one day will be better than that

you shouldn't have to go without
and for a while you didn't need to wonder
who will kiss you on the mouth
to bring you air when your head goes under
but who could do that every day
and keep themselves afloat as well?
I'm sorry that the world won't wait
but you might need to catch up yourself

honey, I'm sorry that I couldn't wait
for the world to wait ('cause the world won't wait)
I've seen what happens when the spirit breaks
and I can't stick around for that
honey, I'm sorry that the world won't wait
but the world won't wait (no, the world won't wait)
it's got nothing to do with justice or fate
but one day will be better than that

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from Higher Learning, released July 10, 2013
written by David Gassmann

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"He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected in this great city. He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker. He has a brain of the first order . . . My horror at his crimes was lost in my admiration at his skill." -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Final Problem" ... more

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