Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Chris Whitley
Canonical path: /chris-whitley/can-t-get-off
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Can't Get Off
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Can't Get Off
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I ain't got no pride in my pants
I ain't got no poise or plans
Hear me out with your hands
Well it's nothing major sister
I can't get off
I ain't got no acid love
Ain't got no problem to solve
I'm doing my best to dissolve
Chorus
I been watching it go by
I been gone so long
Tell me who could slow down?
Entertain religion of law
Slave morality and the norm
I'm doing my best to conform
I been watching it go by
I been gone so long
I want to hear the new word now
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