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Artist: The Police
Canonical path: /the-police/deathwish
Related lyric paths: 6
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Deathwish
Read Deathwish lyrics by The Police on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Deathwish
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Deathwish in the fading light
Headlight pointing through the night
Never thought I'd see the day
Playing with my life this way
Gotta keep my foot right down
If I had wings I'd leave the ground
Buning in the outside lane
People think that I'm insane, insane
The day I take a bend too fast
Judgement that could be my last
I'll be wiped right off the slate
Don't wait up cause I'll be late, I'll be late
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