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Artist: The Specials
Canonical path: /the-specials/night-on-the-tiles
Related lyric paths: 6
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Night On The Tiles
Read Night On The Tiles lyrics by The Specials on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Night On The Tiles
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Free me from this prison, just for a while
Let me out if only for one night on the tiles
From up on the roof I can see the girls so far away
I'm going over the wall, I need a holiday
This is a life sentence, what did you expect?
What you want is not always quite, what you're gonna get
You say you'll never love me
So you can't lock me away
I promise I'll come back
Let me go for just one day
Free me from this prison, just for a while
Let me out if only for one night on the tiles
You hold the key
Please don't throw it away
I promise to come back
Let me out for just one day
This is a life sentence, what do you expect?
What you want is not always quite, what you're gonna get
This is a life sentence, what do you expect?
What you want is not always quite, what you're gonna get
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