Man From Milwaukee
Words & Music by
Isaac Hanson/Taylor Hanson/Zac Hanson
Intro
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Verse 1
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It started at a bus-stop in the middle of nowhere
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Sitting beside me was a man with no hair
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From the look on his face, to the size of his toes
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He’s come from a place that nobody knows
Bridge 1
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Oh, maybe I’m hallucinating, hyperventillating
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Letting this big-toed bald man sitting here tell me about the sky
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Maybe I’m hallucinating, hyperventillating
(D)
If you asked me now then I couldn’t tell you why
Chorus 1
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I’ve been sitting here too long by the man from Milwaukee
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He’s talking too long on his yellow walkie-talkie
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He’s talking to Mars, but I think he’s wacky
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He says they’ll come get him, come get him someday
Instrumental
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Verse 2
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He says that where he’s from is called Albertane
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There they use more than ten percent of the brain
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But you couldn’t tell it from the way they behave
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They run around in underwear and they never shave
Bridge 2 As Bridge 1
Chorus 2
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I’ve been sitting here too long by the man from Milwaukee
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He’s talking too long on his yellow walkie-talkie
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He’s talking to Mars, but I think he’s wacky
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He says they’ll come get him, come get him someday, yeah
Middle-8
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Background lyrics:
This is Mother Bird calling Baby Bird; Baby Bird, come in, Baby Bird; for the love of Pete, come in!
This is Baby Bird - sorry, I was watching Court TV...do you copy? Do you copy?
Of course we copy! Twenty-four hours a day, in color...
Instrumental As Intro
Verse 3
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You wouldn’t believe me if I told you the rest
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This man sitting by me, who was just barely dressed
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Flew off to Milwaukee, or perhaps Albertane
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And left me at the bus-stop, just barely sane
Bridge 3
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Oh, maybe I’m hallucinating, hyperventillating
(D)
If you asked me now then I couldn’t tell you why
Chorus 3
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I’ve been sitting here too long thinking about Milwaukee
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I’ve been talking too long on my yellow walkie-talkie
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I’m talking to Mars, you might think that I’m wacky
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I know they’ll come get me, come get me someday
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I know they’ll come get me, come take me away
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I know they’ll come get me, come get me some day
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If not tomorrow, then maybe today.
Man From Milwaukee © 1997 Jam ‘n’ Bread Music (ASCAP) Administered by Heavy Harmony Music. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright secured.
Taken from Middle Of Nowhere (Hanson)
