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Artist: David Bowie
Canonical path: /david-bowie/the-last-thing-you-should-do
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The Last Thing You Should Do
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The Last Thing You Should Do
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What have you been doing to yourself
What have you been doing to yourself
What have you been doing to yourself
It's the last thing you should do-oh-oh-oh-oh
Nobody laughs anymore
Nobody laughs anymore
Nobody laughs anymore
It's the worst thing you can do-oh-oh-oh-oh
Save the last dance for me
Catch the last bus with me
Give the last kiss to me
It's the safest thing to do-oh-oh-oh-oh
Yeah!
Yeah!
What have you been doing to yourself
What have you been doing to yourself
What have you been doing to yourself
It's the last thing you should do-oh-oh-oh-oh
Nobody laughs anymore
Nobody laughs anymore
Nobody laughs anymore
It's the worst thing you can do-oh-oh-oh-oh
Save the last dance with me
Catch the last bus with me
Give the last kiss to me
It's the safest thing to do-oh-oh-oh-oh
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
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