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lyrics

Well, I calculate that it’s time to get my clothes on
My make-up, my nylons, my lipstick and my little black dress
I calculate that it’s time to be more gorgeous
I’m going to strut and pout, mince and flaunt with all that I’ve been blessed

You may calculate that I’m feeling just a little bit nervous
About my make-up, my nylons, my lipstick and my new stiletto heels
But I calculate that it’s time to provoke a reaction
I’m going to strut and pout and spit and snarl with a new-found resolve of steel

Chorus
Well you can bet your life that I know just what I’m doing
And you can bet your life that I’m doing it for myself
There’s method in my madness, goodness comes from badness
In my fuck-me shoes and a fuck you smile, my fuck-me shoes and a fuck you smile

Well you may calculate that I’m no ordinary soldier
In my battledress, my warpaint and these shoes
But I calculate that I’m serving on the frontline
Where I’ll strut and pout and shoot from the hip in a war we must not lose

Well, I calculate that you might be ready to join me
In your make-up, your nylons, your lipstick and a dress you can borrow off of me
I calculate that together we will shine like diamonds
We’re going to strut and pout, mince and flaunt and spit and snarl in the name of liberty

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from Are you thinking what I'm thinking?, released October 1, 2012
James Bar Bowen

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
Original, unusual, controversial, political, heart-felt, tear-jerking, angry, inspired, humorous, iconoclastic, sentimental, anti-fascist, engaging, intelligent ... more

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