Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Clash
Canonical path: /the-clash/play-to-win
Related lyric paths: 6
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Play To Win
Read Play To Win lyrics by The Clash on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Play To Win
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Spoken
Voice: hey (???) piranah
Joe: yup and the piranah got it
V: yeah, well if it's hooligan you want
J: we british will tear upon the street
V: (???)
J: i see you've lived in germany.
V: yankee (???)
J: (???)
V: (???)
Sung
I long for the prairie
Of the wild frontier
We got to take it to the space age
(???) back at pioneers
V:i thought i'd call a taxi
J: well what you got is a police car
V: are you gonna (???) cleanin'?
J: (???) use a burglar
V: (???)
J: i'll say to give you a kiss
V: no (???)
J: come on lets go out get smashed
I long for the prairie
Of the wild frontier
We got to take it to the space age
(???) back at pioneers
V: what kind of food for the picnic
J: hey don't worry about our (???)
V: (???) obviously then
J: well everyday seems the same
V: no. i don't want (???)
J: look at you. turn your plastic into gold.
V: (???)
J: just get your face in a centerfold
V: 2,3,4
I long for the prairie
Of the wild frontier
We got to take it to the space age
(???) back at pioneers
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