You have to learn to pace yourself (pressure)
you're just like everybody else (pressure)
you've only had to run so far, so good
but you will come to a place
where the only thing you'll feel
are loaded guns in your face
and you'll have to deal with pressure

You used to call me paranoid (pressure)
but even you cannot avoid (pressure)
you've turned the tapdance into your crusade
but here you are with your faith
and your Peter Pan advice
you have no scars on your face
and you cannot handle pressure

All dressed up and no place to go
psych one, psych two, what do you know?
All your life is channel 13
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
Pressure

I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale
but here you are with your faith
and your Peter Pan advice
you have no scars on your face
and you cannot handle pressure
one, two, three, four, pressure

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