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 This song recently infected my brain and when I looked up the lyrics I was struck by two things. This song recently infected my brain and when I looked up the lyrics I was struck by two things.
  
-  *  A "women's man" with no time to talk.  Isn't that a big complaint that women have about men? And it's so simple to fix.+  *  A "women's man" with no time to talk.  Isn't that a big complaint that women have about men? And it's so simple to fix. The "I" is soft or even optional.
   * The ad for a newspaper.  Why?  I'm sure it fit the beat and they didn't overthink it but overthinking things is what I do.  My initial thought was something about social media and I landed on "technology" as a close word that fit the beat and current events. (tech•nol•o•gy)   * The ad for a newspaper.  Why?  I'm sure it fit the beat and they didn't overthink it but overthinking things is what I do.  My initial thought was something about social media and I landed on "technology" as a close word that fit the beat and current events. (tech•nol•o•gy)
     * I also asked ChatGPT 3.5 for ideas and it came up with [[https://chat.openai.com/share/52bbb1a1-faba-43b7-8c18-7b072c26e51e|some decent suggestions]] although it clearly doesn't know how to count.   I think "**the city lights** effect on man" would better fit the vibe of the song.     * I also asked ChatGPT 3.5 for ideas and it came up with [[https://chat.openai.com/share/52bbb1a1-faba-43b7-8c18-7b072c26e51e|some decent suggestions]] although it clearly doesn't know how to count.   I think "**the city lights** effect on man" would better fit the vibe of the song.
  
-My tweaks are in **bold**.  The "I" is soft or even optional.+My tweaks are in **bold**.  
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-Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk \\ +<poem> 
-I'm a woman's man: **(I) take** time to talk   \\ +Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk 
-The music loud and the women warm   \\ +I'm a woman's man: **(I) take** time to talk 
-I've been kicked around since I was born   \\+The music loud and the women warm 
 +I've been kicked around since I was born
      
-And now it's all right. It's OK   \\ +And now it's all right. It's OK 
-And you may look the other way   \\ +And you may look the other way 
-But we can try to understand   \\+But we can try to understand
 **technology's** effect on man   **technology's** effect on man  
      
-Whether you're a brother   \\ +Whether you're a brother 
-Or whether you're a mother   \\ +Or whether you're a mother 
-You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Feel the city breakin'   \\ +Feel the city breakin' 
-And everybody shakin'   \\ +And everybody shakin' 
-And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive   \\+Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive
 Oh, when you walk  Oh, when you walk 
  
-Well, now, I get low and I get high   \\ +Well, now, I get low and I get high 
-And if I can't get either, I really try  \\  +And if I can't get either, I really try  
-Got the wings of heaven on my shoes   \\+Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
 I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose   I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose  
  
-You know it's all right. It's OK   \\ +You know it's all right. It's OK 
-I'll live to see another day   \\ +I'll live to see another day 
-But we can try to understand   \\+But we can try to understand
 **technology's** effect on man   **technology's** effect on man  
  
-Whether you're a brother   \\ +Whether you're a brother 
-Or whether you're a mother   \\ +Or whether you're a mother 
-You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Feel the city breakin'   \\ +Feel the city breakin' 
-And everybody shakin'   \\ +And everybody shakin' 
-And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive   \\+Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive
 (Hey, yeah)   (Hey, yeah)  
      
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me   \\ +Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me 
-Somebody help me, yeah   \\ +Somebody help me, yeah 
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah   \\+Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah
 I'm stayin' alive   I'm stayin' alive  
      
-Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk   \\ +Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk 
-I'm a woman's man: **(I) take** time to talk   \\ +I'm a woman's man: **(I) take** time to talk 
-The music loud and the women warm   \\+The music loud and the women warm
 I've been kicked around since I was born   I've been kicked around since I was born  
      
-And now it's all right. It's OK   \\ +And now it's all right. It's OK 
-And you may look the other way   \\ +And you may look the other way 
-But we can try to understand   \\+But we can try to understand
 **technology's** effect on man   **technology's** effect on man  
      
-Whether you're a brother   \\ +Whether you're a brother 
-Or whether you're a mother   \\ +Or whether you're a mother 
-You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Feel the city breakin'   \\ +Feel the city breakin' 
-And everybody shakin'   \\ +And everybody shakin' 
-And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive   \\ +Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive 
-Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive   \\+Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive
 (Hey, yeah)   (Hey, yeah)  
      
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me   \\ +Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me 
-Somebody help me, yeah   \\ +Somebody help me, yeah 
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah   \\+Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah
 I'm stayin' alive   I'm stayin' alive  
      
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me   \\ +Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me 
-Somebody help me, yeah   \\ +Somebody help me, yeah 
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah   \\+Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah
 I'm stayin' alive   I'm stayin' alive  
      
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me   \\ +Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me 
-Somebody help me, yeah   \\ +Somebody help me, yeah 
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah   \\+Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah
 I'm stayin' alive   I'm stayin' alive  
      
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me   \\ +Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me 
-Somebody help me, yeah   \\ +Somebody help me, yeah 
-Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah   \\+Life goin' nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah
 I'm stayin' alive I'm stayin' alive
 +</poem>