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Cheat (The Clash cover) Lyrics
I get violent when I'm fucked up
I get silent when I'm drugged up
I want excitement
When I don't get none I go wild
I don't know what the fuck can be done about it
If you play the game, you get nothing out of it
You'll find out for yourself tryin' to be good
You gotta cheat, cheat
No reason to play fair
Cheat, cheat
You can't get anywhere
Cheat, cheat
If you can't win
Nobody knows what the fuck they're doing
It's beyond your control and Friday night's a ruin
If you wanna survive you better learn how to lie
Don't you use their rules
They're not for you, they're for the fools
You're a fool if you don't know that
So use the rule you fucking fool
I get silent when I'm drugged up
I want excitement
When I don't get none I go wild
If you play the game, you get nothing out of it
You'll find out for yourself tryin' to be good
No reason to play fair
Cheat, cheat
You can't get anywhere
Cheat, cheat
If you can't win
It's beyond your control and Friday night's a ruin
If you wanna survive you better learn how to lie
They're not for you, they're for the fools
You're a fool if you don't know that
So use the rule you fucking fool
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I didn't know Rancid did a cover of this song. Like it as an original + I like Rancid, so I guess it must sound nice.
Its pretty close to the original. Rancid is a great Clash fan, so as I. In this song MAtt Freeman do a pretty good bass solo.