It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, an…

Eddie Van Halen
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It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different. ✨ Readers recommend: chicken-and-egg songs by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. April 02, 2015.
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It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different. ✨ Readers recommend: chicken-and-egg songs by Peter Kimpton, www.theguardian.com. April 02, 2015.

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