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Artist: Devo
Canonical path: /devo/later-is-now
Related lyric paths: 6
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Later Is Now
Read Later Is Now lyrics by Devo on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Later Is Now
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MC yells, "I'm free"
Hey, dude
Coming through
As he mows 'em down
In his truck
Pedal's stuck
To the floor
4 x 4
Burning oil by the ton
I walked outside
It hit me on the dome
If you don't want trouble
You should stay at home
In the day-glo sky
Above the devolved city
I looked up and saw
The banner big and bold
Later is now
Sooner or later everybody gets it, right?
Later is now
Sooner or later everything comes to light
Later is now
Lotta gold
On the phone
Dishing dirt
'til it hurts
Sends 'em all to hell
Stalks her prey
Every day
Nasty blog
It's her job
Makin' trouble pays her well
I walked outside
It hit me on the dome
If you don't want trouble
You should stay at home
In the day-glo sky
Above the devolved city
I looked up and saw
The banner big and bold
Later is now
Tomorrow is a replay
So tonight I'll try to sleep
I'll deal with it later
I'll deal with it later
I'll deal with it later
Later is now
Sooner or later everything comes to light
Later is now
Sooner or later everybody feels the bite
Later is now
Sooner or later everybody gets it, right?
Later is now
Sooner or later everything comes to light
Later is now
Later is now
Later is now
Later is now
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