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Artist: Devo
Canonical path: /devo/what-i-must
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What I must
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What I must
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I used to plan and plot
And try to live correct
Lately I do a lot
Of things that don't make sense
Now I must do what I must
Now why do you think that a man
Jumps out of the frying pan
Into the fire when he can
Find a way not to get burned?
I must do what I must do
And I do though I know better
I must do what I must do
(even though he's gonna get it!)
Below the sky above
Beyond what's good and true
Some thing as loud as love
Calls out I can't refuse
I must do what I must do
And I do though I know better
I must do what I must do
(even though he might regret it)
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