Intro
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[Verse]
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Back in my schooldays, acting the fool days
One and one and one is three
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And the man said, "Hey, come and cut yourself a piece of the big time"
Armor-clad forces, riding Trojan horses
Never made sense to me
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I didn't want to be a part of the great debate on moonshine
[Chorus]
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"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
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"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
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I said, "Stop, hold the phone
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This has to be cut to the bone
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Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"
[Verse 2]
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Sly man stumbles, twists and he tumbles
He always lands on his feet
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And he sets his face towards the far horizon
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Won't you come this way? Can't you go that way?
But his rhythm don't miss a beat
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'Cause he's doing everything he can to keep surviving
[Chorus]
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"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
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"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
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I said, "Stop, hold the phone
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This has to be cut to the bone
Gm7
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"
[Chorus]
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"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
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"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
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I said, "Stop, hold the phone
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This has to be cut to the bone
Gm7
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"
[Verse 2]
Gm7
So who wants a riot? People should be quiet
Don't we give them good TV?
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You can learn to love your lifetime of distraction
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Nothing on the inside, nothing on the outside
Ell the way from A to Z
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I can live without that kind of satisfaction
[Chorus]
Eb6 Ebmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
Eb Cm7 Gm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
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I said, "Stop, hold the phone
Eb Cm7
This has to be cut to the bone
Gm7
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"
[Chorus]
Eb6 Ebmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
Eb Cm7 Gm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
Eb6 Ebmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
Eb Cm7
This has to be cut to the bone
Gm7
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"
[Chorus]
Eb6 Ebmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
Eb Cm7 Gm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
Eb6 Ebmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
Eb Cm7
This has to be cut to the bone
Gm7
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"
[Chorus]
Eb6 Ebmaj7
"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
Eb Cm7 Gm7
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
Eb6 Ebmaj7
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
Eb Cm7
This has to be cut to the bone
Gm7
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"