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Artist: Kanye West
Track: School Spirit Skit 1

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Now beat that
And your mother's saying, "Go to college"
So you finish college and it's wonderful
You feel so good
And after all the partying and craziness
And don't forget about that drug habit you picked up at school
Being around your peers, hey
Now you'll get that twenty-five thous' job a year
And you'll spend all your money on crack cocaine
But, it'll be your money
No more borrowing from mom for my high

So now you get your degree tattooed on your back
You're so excited about it
If you continue to work at The Gap
After several interviews, oh my God
You'll come in at a entry-level position
And when you do that, if you kiss enough ass
You'll move up to the next level
Which is being a secretary's secretary
And, boy, is that great
You get to take messages for the secretary
Who never went to college
She's actually the boss's niece
So now you're part of the family
You know what college does for you?
It makes you really smart, man
All you kids wanted to talk in the back of the class
Not me, I listened, okay?
I was a hall monitor, this was meant to be
You know how many classes I took?
Extra classes, extra classes
No, I've never had sex, but you know what?
My degree keeps me satisfied
When a lady walks up to me, she say
"Hey, you know what's sexy?"
I say no, I don't know what it is
But I bet I can add up all the change in your purse very fast
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Genius Meanings
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[Esquete 1: DeRay Davis] / Agora supera isso! / E a sua mãe tá dizendo "Vai pra faculdade" / Então você termina a faculdade e é maravilhoso / Você se sente tão bem / E depois de
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[Letra de "Kanye West - School Spirit (Skit 2) (Traducción al Español)"] / [Skit] / Sigue así hombre / Mantienes esos libros rodando / Recoges todos esos libros que vas a leer y no
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[Letra de "Kanye West - School Spirit (Skit 1) (Traducción al Español)"] / [Skit 1: DeRay Davis] / ¡Ahora supera eso! / Y tu madre dice "Ve a la universidad" / Entonces terminas la
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