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I used to live in a world
Really be in the world
Free and sweet talkin
Good mornin and thank you and nice day
Uh huh
I can’t now
I can’t be nice to nobody
Nice is such a rip off
Regular beauty and a smile in the street
Is just a set up
—Ntozake Shangeza