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When Life Was Worrying About A Car Payment Or A Rent Payment And A Bill, You're So Consumed With That, You Really Don't Have Time To Know Yourself. That's Surviving And Getting By.

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When Life Was Worrying

Fred Durst

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When Life Was Worrying About A Car Payment Or A Rent Payment And A Bill, You're So Consumed With That, You Really Don't Have Time To Know Yourself. That's Surviving And Getting By.

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