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Artist: Violent Femmes
Canonical path: /violent-femmes/chinese-rock
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Chinese Rock
Read Chinese Rock lyrics by Violent Femmes on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Chinese Rock
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Verse 1:
Somebody call me on the phone
Say hey hey hey it's arty home
You wanna take a walk, you wanna go cop
You wanna go get some chinese rock
Chorus:
I'm living on a chinese rock
All my best things are in hock
I'm living on a chinese rock
Everything is in the pawn shop
Bridge:
Verse 2:
The plaster fallin' off the wall
My girlfriend's cryin' in the shower stall
It's hot as a bitch, i should've been rich
But i'm just diggin' a chinese ditch
Repeat chorus:
Bridge:
Verse 3:
The plaster fallin' off the wall
My girlfriend's cryin' in the shower stall
It's hot as a bitch, i should've been rich
But i'm just diggin' a chinese ditch
Repeat chorus:
I'm living on a chinese rock
I'm living on a chinese rock
I'm living on a chinese rock
I'm living on a chinese rock
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