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Artist: Motörhead
Canonical path: /motorhead/name-in-vain
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Name in Vain
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Name in Vain
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Don´t you say a word to me
Always barking up my tree
I don´t need no more grief, no more third degree
Turn sunshine into rain
Turn pleasure into shame
Turn everything I say, inside out again
It seems, it seems the same
It seems, I ain´t to blame
It seems, that you´re insane
Don´t you take my name in vain
Tell me what a dog I am
Tell me it´s ´cause I´m a man
Tell you what, who gives a damn
Just another scam
Ain´t me that´s wrong this time
Ain´t me that´s out of line
Ain´t me, it ain´t my crime
Your rap, ´cause it ain´t mine
It seems, it seems the same
It seems, I ain´t to blame
It seems, that you´re insane
Don´t you take my name in vain
Seems like you know the rules
I know you ain´t no fool, you think you´re somethin´ else,
You look pretty cool,
You ought to reconsider, I ain´t no Indian giver
I been as fair as I know how so shut your mouth
You know it all seems
It´s only in your dreams
I´m getting sick to death of swimming up the stream
I´m gonna ask you nice, and then I´ll ask you twice
If that don´t work you get your ass back in your jeans
Seems to me, seems the same
Seems to me, I ain´t to blame
Seems to me that you´re insane
Don´t you take my name in vain
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