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Roxanne (The Police cover) Lyrics
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Those days are over
You don't have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Roxanne
Ever since I knew you
I wouldn't talk down to you
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won't share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make up
Told you once I won't tell you again
It's a bad way
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to
Those days are over
You don't have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Roxanne
I wouldn't talk down to you
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won't share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make up
Told you once I won't tell you again
It's a bad way
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to put on the red light
Put on the red light
Put on the red light
You don't have to
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My verison is better....fuck this version
This cover is mediocre. The original is better. At least they didn't completely butcher this song like the did with "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
DUDE. THE POLICE = life.
zomg. I was like; @_@ THEY DID NOT.
I'm going to find this rendition ASAP and then kick FOB's asses.
(I truly love FOB, but The Police is untouchable.)
http://wwwmyspace.com/policia , Check it out!
Yeah this is a Police song.. Loved it b4 i even heard of Fall Out Boy (a few years ago) awesome cover tho..
^^ loved the original not the cover
Me too, despite the fact that it's basically a song about a man who claims to be in love with a prostitute, but then decides to show his boundless love by making her quit her job and presumably become financially dependant on his income - because of his emotional issues with regards to jealousy and possessiveness and all...
Me too, despite the fact that it's basically a song about a man who claims to be in love with a prostitute, but then decides to show his boundless love by making her quit her job and presumably become financially dependant on his income - because of his emotional issues with regards to jealousy and possessiveness and all...
Or, maybe he's simply the kind of guy who simply doesn't want his womenfolk working/making more money than him, regardless of occupation, because of religious views or whatever - the person the song is sung about sounds like a comple jerk in...
Or, maybe he's simply the kind of guy who simply doesn't want his womenfolk working/making more money than him, regardless of occupation, because of religious views or whatever - the person the song is sung about sounds like a comple jerk in the middle of the song - he implies she should be grateful he didn't disrespect her but tells her to but her stuff away and to stop working because "it's a bad way" and he doesn't want to "share" her (which implies he's either very jealous and thinks she'll magically fall in love with a client - highly unlikely - or he doesn't seem to understand that prostitutes deal in sex not love)
i can't get enough of this song. i love it. i have never heard Patrick's voice sound this good ever. it's incredible. way better than Sting if you ask me.
^^ cool good for you slim gringo
this cover is awesome.... i got it on a demo reel from the studios they recorded it at props to my sisters bf.
Sorry, but I really hate that Fall Out Boy had to remake this song.