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Artist: Rancid
Canonical path: /rancid/detroit
Related lyric paths: 6
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Detroit
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Detroit
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I didn't know what time it was til the sun went down
Detroit, Michigan on the bus downtown
Last night i was fighting on in the street
But tonite i have a girl next to me in this cold world
She brings me heat
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
I gotta good feeling everything is gonna be alright
Some run some fight
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
Detained in illegal custody spent the night in jail
With a drunken priest and a hooker 500 dollars bail
Nobody knew who was who standing in the street like that
I hit the ground to make a sound and it just goes like that
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
I gotta good feeling everything is gonna be alright
Some run some fight
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
Bus dropped me off and i had to cough
I couldn't breathe cause i got ripped off
I couldn't realize by being satisfied cause it runs so thin
And that's why i'm pissed off
We had no money we had time
She had the champagne i had the cisco wine
She said "do you want to come you better hurry because
We'll have hell to pay"
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
I gotta good feeling everything is gonna be alright
Some run some fight
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
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