sebastian

now a friend he came to me

and told me this little story

how his girl had up and gone

she left him in a hurry

he wanted my advice

something to put his hope in

i'll tell you what i said

yes this is what i told him

i know what you need, ten thousand dollars

go to las vegas, see rick james boogie down

sometimes in this life

things can get so heavy

that's when i take a drive

i drive down to the levy

i sit up on the bank

and think about my problems

that's how i clear my head

that's how i like to solve them

i know what you need, ten thousand dollars

go to las vegas, see rick james boogie down

that's the same advice

every day he'd give

it is a simple axiom

by which sebastian lived

and no i never did complain

when his lips uttered those words

because they came so natural

like a song does to the birds

i know what you need, ten thousand dollars

go to las vegas, see rick james boogie down

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