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Artist: Peter Doherty
Canonical path: /peter-doherty/hell-to-pay-at-the-gates-of-heaven
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Hell To Pay At The Gates Of Heaven
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Hell To Pay At The Gates Of Heaven
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Come on, boys, you gotta choose your weapon
J-45 or AK-47
There's hell to pay at the gates of heaven
And the whole show it comes tumbling down
There's hell to pay at the gates of heaven
Come on, choose your weapons
J-45's or AK-47's
There's hell to pay at the gates of heaven
And the whole show it comes tumbling down
The only way out of the dustbowl or the farm for thee
Join a band or join the army
It's a hell of a kickback from the grind
Kick back and blow your tiny mind
Three-page advert on the LA Times
They want religious fanatics with a military mind
They want from London to Bangkok
Moscow to Palestine
Hopping and praying in time
Come on, choose your weapons
J-45's or AK-47's
It's all aboard for Armageddon
And the whole damn show it comes tumbling down
The only way out of the dustbowl or the farm for thee
Join a band or join the army
It's a hell of a kickback from the grind
Kick back and blow your tiny mind
How you're gonna provide for your vast idle family?
Start a band or start the army
London, Hamburg, and Palestine
Hopping and crawling and praying in time
Come on, you gotta choose your weapon
J-45 or AK-47
There's hell to pay at the gates of heaven
And the whole show comes tumbling down
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