Verse 1
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Give up on your dream of becomin' a baker 
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You gotta give up on your dreams 
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I got a cool roommate who loves to bake 
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Wants to make it his job, but that's a big mistake 
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Startin' a bakery? How much could that take? 
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But it's way harder than it seems 
 
Verse 2
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A physics doctor is a thing to be 
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Academia and knowledge bring security 
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Go to MIT, get your PhD, 'cause it's time to give up on your dreams 
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Got a sourdough starter inside of a jar 
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But startin' sourdough's not gettin' you far 
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And this yeasty concoction is a little bizarre 
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So I think you're goin' to extremes 
 
Verse 3
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Why not get yourself a lucrative position? 
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Become a teacher or mathematician? 
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Not that I think you lack the ambition 
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Be like me; give up on your dreams 
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I used to think that I wanted to write 
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But that kind of thinkin' made money quite tight 
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You can't pay rent while seeking the limelight 
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So why keep seeking those beams? 
 
Verse 4
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I'd love to make videos and joke around 
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But instead I got a corporate job downtown 
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And I edit copy for a living now 
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So just give up on your dreams 
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You've been baking bread all through the night 
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You made a loaf of wheat, you made a loaf of white 
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And since you insist, I'll take a bite 
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But I don't think it's in 
 
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Brian David Gilbert, spoken
N.C. 
It's the best bread I've ever had