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And You Love It

from Don't Be Scared (1982) by Daniel Johnston

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...We've just produced a great big lazy bum! And you have no shame; you like it that way
You're an unprofitable servant!
What do you contribute? Well, you say 'I don't contribute anything'... well Daniel, we're contributing 10% of our earnings, and we're working hard for our earnings
We aren't unprofitable
And we're trying to set an example in other things, but
Even if you earned money, you won't contribute to God. You just run out and buy a bunch of rubbish

And you love it that way

You have really important things to do, Dan
"But I can't see anything worthwhile or very important at all. I can't see why Dad has to work
I'm stuck in my bed all the time, just because I like it. Worry about yourself. I'm not going to be bothered with anybody except my own pleasure. That's what you do. "Thou Shalt Know his purpose". Except you don't have anything to do and you're LAZY. Just LAZY
I bet when you have a home of your own, it'll be a big rubbish dump because you don't CARE
You're too lazy to pick up and straighten up.
You have no pride. You just like your shaggy old ugly self. You go around wearing the dirtiest and torn-up jeans you can get, and then you even go to Church in them. You're proud of it

Well, I can tell you one thing, I'm not proud of it. I'm ASHAMED of it. You think you're pretty cool, and you're bringing me lots of sorrow.

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from Don't Be Scared (1982), released July 1, 1982

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Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas

An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.

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