[the Writing of Kuypers]
and we make sure we’re dressed well,
and we don’t talk to anyone we don’t know
and as soon as the party is starting to decline
this is how we keep our friends
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because this what we do
we arrive to our parties and hour after they start
we know full well when we are supposed to be there
but we show up late anyway
we don’t have any prior engagements
but we act like we do
but not too well
enough to impress,
but not enough to be over-dressed
you can’t overdo it
you have to look good, you know
but not like you tried to
and we make sure our gaze
doesn’t wander for too long
because we have enough friends and lovers
and we don’t need you
we make our way to a bar,
bring a few friends with us
because we can’t stay in one place too long
because we have other places to go
we must move on to bigger and better things
we must get out of here
and this is how we keep our social standing
because this is the way it is
because this what we do
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  Watch the YouTube video below(or click on the video image to view this video in another window)  (1:47) at the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO 06/15/07
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 Watch the YouTube video below(or click on the video image to view this video in another window) (2:08) live at the Cafe 07/10/07
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