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Artist: Motörhead
Canonical path: /motorhead/cradle-to-the-grave
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Cradle To The Grave
Read Cradle To The Grave lyrics by Motörhead on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Cradle To The Grave
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Ain´t so bad, ain´t so bad, could´ve been a loser
Ain´t so bad, ain´t so bad, rather be a boozer
Standing at the crossroads, see where the wind blows
Following the white line, following my nose
You´ve been living on a razor´s edge, soon as you learned to shave
Make sure you live, be a long time dead
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Ain´t too good, don´t look good, but it´ll get worse
Don´t look good, don´t feel good, it´s gonna take years
Life drives you nuts, babe, ´cos you ain´t certain
Kicks you in the guts, babe, and leaves you hurting
Don´t matter up or down, sideways, in or out
If it makes you feel good, do it, and then get out
Don´t spend your life on your own bed
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Ain´t so bad, ain´t so bad, could´ve been a junkie
Ain´t so bad, ain´t all bad, could´ve had a monkey
You can´t take it with you, not even if you earn it
So find out what you need babe, then you´d better learn it
It don´t matter who you are, millionaire or whore
Just get out and scrape that jar, that´s what they´ve got it for
You´ve been living on a razor´s edge, one way to behave
Make sure you do it, it´ll cut you dead
Cradle To The Grave
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