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Artist: Six60
Canonical path: /six60/desperado
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Desperado
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Desperado
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Chur! woo! mmm
So you brush up your stuff too as they take him higher
But they always try to water out his fire
He was a desperado, whoa
Trying to kill my flow - no! mmm
He was a desperado, whoa
Trying to grab a hold - woo! mmm
And so the single man, he looks out from his window
As he takes another swig from his whiskey bottle
He was a desperado, whoa
Trying to grab a hold - woo! mmm
He was a desperado, whoa
Trying to kill my flow - no, no, yeah
Say, whoa, what is there left to do, yeah - ooh! oh, yeah, yeah
Maybe his luck, it will change through - ooh!
Well, he took-a one step forward, two steps back
Well, they're mad that we said that he ain't worth jack - oh, no, no
Well, he took-a one step forward, two steps back
Well, they're mad that we said that he ain't worth jack - no, no! ooh! chur!
Mmm
And so the single man, he looks out from his window
As he takes another swig from his whiskey bottle
He was a desperado, whoa
Trying to kill my flow - no, you don't
He was a desperado, whoa
Just trying to grab a hold - yeah, ooh
Say, whoa, what is there left to do, yeah - ooh! oh, yeah
Well, maybe his luck will change through - ooh!
Well, he took-a one step forward, two steps back
Well, they're mad that we said that he ain't worth jack - oh, no, jack-sh*t! whoa, yeah
Well, he took-a one step forward, two steps back
Well, they're mad that we said that he ain't worth jack - oh, no, no, yeah
Woo!
I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce the band…
At first, on the drums is the prophet, the silent assassin,
Coming at you from dannevirke - it's eli paewai! (woo!)
Chur! mmmmm hmm!
One more time please!
Eli! yeah, boi!
Next up, all the way from christchurch (yeah, boi!)
It's the big man on the bass, mr hoani matenga! (woo!)
Heh!
Hoani!
Chur, boi! next up, originally from gisborne, now in kinloch,
It's the ji, the auburn destroyer on lead guitar, mr james fraser!
Woohoo! yeah, baby!
Now coming from napier on the synthesizer, it's the 'woop woop',
Mr marlon gerbes!
Yeah, woohoo!
Hit me one more time please, marlon! yeah, we love this stuff!
Woo-hoo!
My name's matiu all the way from auckland and lead vocals.
We are six60 coming live from dunedin. cheers everybody! woo!
Whoa
Oh, yeah, yeah
Whoa, yeah
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