Kaiser Chiefs

What Did I Ever Give You?

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What Did I Ever Give You? Lyrics

Head down, keep your head down
Keep the rent down over time
Hold tight to your Red Stripe
Why do we fight every time
I wish that you could see me in the day
I hope that you'll remember me that way
Night club, Malborough light stub
Stuck to my gob all the time
I treat you like you're see through
I don't mean to every time
What did I ever give you when you wanted me to
All I gave you was grief are you sick to your teeth
Disgraced back to my place
I'm a complete waste of your time
I'm asleep before the first sheep
Until the last beep of all time

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whatsername1251 On Mar 11, 2005

I Predict a Riot

Ruby

Everyday I Love You Less And Less

Oh My God

Na Na Na Na Naa

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Whatsername1251

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2005-03-11 22:40:03

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by Fexsiv3

21y ago

uh. MORE wrong lyrics. "I don't mean to every time.......

what did i ever give you when you wanted me to, all i gave you was pain and a look of disdain what did i ever give you when you wanted me to, all i gave you was grief are you sick to your teeth"

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by Whatsername1251

21y ago

I have the album and I just copied them from there so I thought the album would have the right ones

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by Fexsiv3

21y ago

yeah i copied them from the album too...:S from the little booklet. also if you listen to the song you can hear that the previous lyrics missed a line.

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by JeffKaos71

21y ago

This song Kicks a$$! Its obviously about a guy telling a girl straight out that he treats her badly.

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by The_Decockster

21y ago

I don't think he's just straight out telling her he treats her badly, but he also feels bad about it, he's breaking up with her, and he wants her to remember her in a better way, but he's also giving her an excuse about why they should break up.

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by LEEFUCKINGJONES

21y ago

An STD

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by Clover114

11y ago

Creep

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by Clover114

11y ago

This song tells me everything I need to know about the person who wrote this song, in that he cares for nothing and no-one but himself

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