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What You're Doing Lyrics
Well, I see you standing there with your finger in the air
Everything we do, you wanna leave it up to you
Who do you think you are? You think you are a star?
Trying to run the town, always trying to put us down
Well, you think that you're right, you think you're out of sight
Tell me something, mister, why you have to make us so uptight?
Well, you say you've been trying, you know that you're lying
I think you need some grooving
Who do you think you're fooling, now?
Well, you better start changing, your life needs rearranging
You better do some talking or you better do some walking now
Yah, you think that you're right, you think you're out of sight
Tell me something, mister, why you have to put us so uptight?
I know what you're doing
All that you been doing wrong
I don't know what you're feeling
Oh, but you been feeling long
Well, you think that you're right
Tell me something, mister, why you have to make us so uptight?
Oh yeah
Well, I know what you're doing
All that you been doing wrong
I don't know what you're feeling
Oh, but you been feeling long
Well, you think that you're right
Oh, tell me something, mister, why you have to put us so uptight?
Everything we do, you wanna leave it up to you
Who do you think you are? You think you are a star?
Trying to run the town, always trying to put us down
Tell me something, mister, why you have to make us so uptight?
I think you need some grooving
Who do you think you're fooling, now?
Well, you better start changing, your life needs rearranging
You better do some talking or you better do some walking now
Tell me something, mister, why you have to put us so uptight?
All that you been doing wrong
I don't know what you're feeling
Oh, but you been feeling long
Tell me something, mister, why you have to make us so uptight?
Oh yeah
All that you been doing wrong
I don't know what you're feeling
Oh, but you been feeling long
Oh, tell me something, mister, why you have to put us so uptight?
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At first I thought of it as a song about critics of the band in the early days.
I always thought this was about corrupt politicians and bad cops.
The "Tryin' to run the town" lyric reminds me a lot about home. Granted I lived in a medium-sized town, but I've been to a lot of small towns. Whenever I hear this song, I think about some old hillbilly trying to tell everyone what the right thing is. Small towns can be some of the worst places to live with people like that. And it's usually a group of people.
Kickass song, Great riff
Seems like the song is about someone who is trying to be the best at everything (try'n to run the town)and making everyone else feel like a lesser being than him. (always try'n' to put us down) However in the end, he is actually failing and attempting to make excuses which he also fails at.