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1. |
I'm in the Band
02:05
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I can see what you're going to say to me
If I don't explain it away
I'm in the band
And I deserve to be here and I do anyway
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
We don't listen to what you say
Girls get busy, not in the way
Girls make music, we're here to stay
Hey, hey, hey
No, I'm not a tortured artist
Torture you with one of my songs
It's not market tested to impress you until you move on
You can have anything you want
Without a heart, you're always wrong
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
We don't listen to what you say
Girls get busy, not in the way
Girls make music, we're here to stay
Hey, hey, hey
We don't need sophistication
We just make the things we like
Every reason to make music
9 to 5 don't make you right
We'll be playing every night
And I'll be punk for the rest of my life
Alright, alright
Alright, alright
We don't listen to what you say
Girls get busy, not in the way
Girls make music, we're here to stay
Hey, hey, hey
Alright, hey
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2. |
Shop for America
02:20
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You're not allowed to say a thing at all
If you can't prove now what you're for
But hey man, if I know one thing
Well, I won't fight your fuckin' war
This ain't our town
No, this ain't our town
This ain't our town
Go tell them I lost friends in Texas
So what's the meaning and what's the message?
Don't mess with Texas
Don't mess with Texas
Don't mess with Texas
The whole country's Texas
This ain't our town
No, this ain't our town
This ain't our town
Kids in America shop for America
Kids in America shop for America
Kids in America shop for America
Well, I don't cater to Republicans
Who say they're punk when they're just drunk
And I don't cater to the other party
Who makes amends with bodies in the trunk
This ain't our town
No, this ain't our town
This ain't our town
And the sun is going down
This ain't our town
No, this ain't our town
This ain't our town
Na na na na na na na na na
Kids in America shop for America
Kids in America shop for America
Kids in America shop for America
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3. |
Shut Your Face
02:49
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You know it's just a piece of ass
When girls are dying
It's all hype and selling news
When boys are lying
Close your mouth and shut your face
To keep from crying
Ask if it's a girl thing, yeah
‘Cause girls are dying
Yeah, another girl's gone missing
Sure don't know what you're missing
Grace the river or in the ground
You never cared if she was found
How many deaths does it take to make you
Feel something too?
Girls are dying while men are lying
It's nothing to you
You don't wanna hear about it
Just something to do
Run your mouth all over town
Well, we don't need you
Say she's getting too much press
This time at the wrong address
Even if her pockets’ lined
Don't mean she deserved to die
I can't believe it's true
That dead girls are old news
When bombs are falling
And you quit calling
Us girls have a right to know
Us girls have a right to care
When women die anywhere, anywhere
You know it's just a piece of ass
When girls are dying
It's all hype and selling news
When boys are lying
Close your mouth and shut your face
To keep from crying
Ask if it's a girl thing, yeah
‘Cause girls are dying
Yeah, another girl's gone missing
Sure don't know what you're missing
Grace the river or in the ground
You never cared if she was found
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4. |
Don't Ask Don't Tell
03:22
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Now you're calling me half-hearted
But I can tell that you never cared
Why should we meet?
Why should we talk?
I can already see what's not there
Fuck you working both me and her
Your cake and eat it, well, that's absurd
And not so fast, it bites you in the ass
'Cause you ain't so cute, and you got no class
I don't mean a money thing
I mean anything, anything
Oh, no, oh, no
No, I don't like you, as you can see
But, you know, all I want is an apology
Alright, you done me wrong
And you know all I can do is just sing this song
Now you go with every redhead in town
How dare you give me the run around
Think I ain't got nothing better to do
Than wait around for you, wait on you
Waste not, want not, don't ask nothing
What do you call your brand of nothing?
I don't ask and you don't tell
Don't ask, don't tell. Go to hell
Oh, no, oh, no
Now you're telling lies that I don't believe
The things you say don't mean anything to me
Alright, you done me wrong
And you know all I can do is just sing this song
What she don't know sure won't hurt her
But I'll find a way to let her know
Girls have a right to know something
You know, you know, you know what I mean
Easier than this loudmouth whore
Well, I made you talk, but you made me snore
Why don't you just take it easy?
If I'm your noose, I cut you loose
Oh, no, oh, no
Now you say you changed, but I don't believe
The things you say don't mean anything to me
Alright, you done me wrong
And you know all I can do is just sing this song
I don't ask and you don't tell
Now you're telling me
Now you're telling me
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5. |
That's Happening
02:12
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Why should I talk to you if you can't admit
Things you did like talking shit
Now I got something to say
But I don't want you to take it that way
Oh no, what do you think you get?
Don't take it politically, no not yet
I can say whatever I want
I don't like you, no I don't
I can do whatever I want, whenever I want
Ain't that what you did?
Don't you worry or flatter yourself
You were never worth talking about
Believe me I don't think much of you
Or think of you, not so much
This much that I know for sure
I won't waste my mouth on your
Personal political problem, it's yours
Don't break it to me anymore
You were right about one thing
I don't like you, know what I mean
I don't like you made sure of that
And you can't take it back
Now you tell me to let go
You should let go of your lying
Sudden case of amnesia
Lasted seven years and counting
Lost your memory to suit your needs
What you did anyone can see
Not that I care anymore
Can't change me or change the score
You were right about one thing
I don't like you, know what I mean
I can say whatever I want
I don't like you, no I don't
Now you tell me to let go
You were young so long ago
Now you tell me not to see
What you hurt, well, that was me
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6. |
Cryin' Tryin' Lyin'
03:09
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I can't take this anymore
Never thought you'd walk out the door
Cut your losses, you're going down
Cut my losses, I cut you down
Don't try, don't lie, don't cry, don't
You know what I'll say to you
You're so young and it's so new
You don't know now what to do
I don’t know, too, I don’t know
Don't try, don't lie, don't cry, don't
You said that I give you nothing
But what do you offer me?
I never ask you for nothing
But just believe in me
I think you've learned a lot from me
Now what else can it be?
I try to give you everything
But this ride, it ain't free
I don't want to make you cry
I don't want to make you lie
You can't make me feel something
I can't make you feel it too
Don't try, don't lie, don't cry, don't
You don't know yet what you want
You don't know now what you've got
Baby, I'll just set you free
Remember me, just remember
Don't try, don't lie, don't cry, don't
You said that I give you nothing
But what do you offer me?
I never asked you for nothing
But just believe in me
I think you've learned a lot from me
Now what else can it be?
I try to give you everything
But this ride, it ain't free
I don't want to make you cry
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7. |
What's Wrong With You
02:05
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Don't feel sorry for you in the suburbs
I don't believe you were oppressed that way
Life's too short to go cowering through it
I don't believe in your moderate ways
Cry all the time, but you're just boring
Try to be normal, but what can you do?
Give me a hand just to wash the other
The mess you made is much bigger than you
Baby, I don't hate men
Just all the things they do
Baby, I don't hate men
Maybe I just hate you
One, two… What's wrong? You
Where did you get your sense of entitlement?
Cower in my presence and feel my rage
Don't promise much or show much promise
I should've known you would turn out that way
Don't try to be my friend or rival
I’m dodging this bullet for the final time
Ladies like me got to think about survival
So many cowards and so little time
Baby, I don't hate men
Just all the things they do
Baby, I don't hate men
Maybe I just hate you
One, two… What's wrong? You
What do you mean against the feminine form?
It's girls like you who are always torn
Between self-hatred and one of the boy toys
Give them what they want, but I want more
Come on get together girls and do something
'Cause hating your body's just something to do
Searching for friends, and I'm thirsting for something
Starving for love and I'm hungry for you
One, two… What's wrong? You
Baby, what's wrong with you?
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8. |
Idiot Lover
03:03
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You thought you could use me and go away
But you never gave me a clue
I wanted to lose you and throw away
Everything you say but don't do
You lied to me about the way you feel
I know what I saw, and I know what's real
You said you couldn’t be yourself with me
But you don't even know who you are
You can run
But you can't hide
You were not a nice guy
With words like sugar, you're not so sweet
Don't bother me
Just say you're sorry
Stop calling me; don't cyber me; just say you're sorry
Stop blaming me; quit calling me; just say you're sorry
I don't want your charity
Just save yourself
Can't change history and everything
To accommodate a laundry list
Why should I be reading minds
When you can't even say what you think
Afraid of girls and afraid to protest
Everything you said had to be a contest
Threatened by a girl who can travel the world
Because you can’t navigate a basement
You can run
But you can't hide
You were not a nice guy
With words like sugar, you're not so sweet
Don't bother me
Just say you're sorry
Stop calling me; don't cyber me; just say you're sorry
Stop blaming me; quit calling me; just say you're sorry
I don't want your charity
Just save yourself
You laughed at me when I cried to you
You couldn't spare me a cent
Deserving none of your agony when
When I couldn't even pay the rent
I wasn't allowed to participate in
Taking it over, now it's too late
Tell me you still want to be friends
But I don't even know who you are
You can run
But you can't hide
You were not a nice guy
With words like sugar, you're not so sweet
Don't bother me
Just say you're sorry
Stop calling me; don't cyber me; just say you're sorry
Stop blaming me; quit calling me; just say you're sorry
I don't want your charity
Just save yourself
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9. |
Are You a Lady?
02:25
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Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Tell me who taught you how to behave
Everything proper, talking in place
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Every time you're in the office
You've got that 2D in a whirl
You make us see you; you don't see me
Because you see, I'm just a girl
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Can I blame you? Why can't I behave you
See what all of this is for
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
It's not all about Gloria Steinem
Get your news between the lines
We're not fighting in your system
Wish you weren’t wasting time
I’ll never forget the moment you discovered you were not a feminist
Can you explain to me how a woman somehow becomes the enemy of women?
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Can I blame you, why can't I behave you
See what all of this is for
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Giving all us girls a bad name
You all look and fuck the same
So what about People magazine
Bought your 15 pounds of fame
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Where are you going? Where have you been?
Are you a lady? Are you a girl?
Are you a lady?
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10. |
Pagan Baby
02:08
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When every breath is for you
Every mistake too
I stay up late at night
To think of ways to impress you
I'm struggling to have impact
On the scale of my dreams
When you call me
When you wake me up
It's not over
I'll just sit and listen to your record
Let's fight in the bathroom
And walk to some hotel
In Paris in the summer
But we survived it well
What will it take for us to know?
We will always rule together
When you call me
When you wake me up
It's not over
I'll just sit and listen to your records
Send me everything
Forever
And I'll always
Listen to your records
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11. |
Chicken or the Egg
01:46
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I don’t know if I should say this
I don’t want to wake the dead
I don’t wanna hurt your feelings
But we can’t believe what you said
We’re too late, and you’re the greatest
Don’t believe what you just read, what you said
It ain’t right; it ain’t right
What if I said it’s not like chicken
What if I said there was no egg
How many stars it takes to see us
How many times you walk away
We don’t know you anymore
Still backstage but in the way, not today
It ain’t right; it ain’t right; it ain’t right
Sing for a dollar, sing for free
Sing for your dollar, sing for me
Why do you think they came before us
What makes you think we don’t know
Where we went and where you’re going
With ideas we know you stole
How can you call it “revolution”
It’s the same old, oh oh oh oh
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12. |
United We Don't
02:36
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I won’t go to your store
I won’t work here no more
Nothing left to lose
On your 24-hour news
Don’t wanna hear the sound
Of cowboys all around
I won’t go; I won’t go; I won’t go
United we, united we, united we
United we don’t
We won’t fly your flag
For the rights we never had
We don’t buy your lies in disguise
The Right side pushing down
And it doesn’t make a sound
You’re going down; you’re going down; you’re going down
United we, united we, united we
United we don’t
You stole the work; you stole the land
Now you want a helping hand
Is it a game? Is it a test
Wealthy nations will contest
It’s not fair, and what for?
Isn’t it all fair in war?
Now what for? Now what for? Now what for?
United we, united we, united we
United we don’t
You’ve been bought, you’ve been sold
Don’t say that you weren’t told
I saw you turn in one week
Into a flag-waving freak
Wave a flag, wave your flag
That only shows you’ve been had
You’ve been had, you’ve been told, you’ve been sold sold sold
United we, united we, united we
United we don’t
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13. |
Take the Pain and Use It
02:06
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Take the pain and use it
Take the pain and use it
Take the pain and use it
Take the pain and use it
Take the pain and use it
Take the pain and use it
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