Richard Ashcroft

Why Not Nothing?

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Why Not Nothing? Lyrics

I aint got time for your politics
Or your masqueraded machavellian tricks
Goodbye, you know i aint got time

Dont deny it its abuse of the cross
Lets get some of god squad in the dock where they belong
Ah wheres ya song ?

Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye
Thats when we started singing

Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing

Tonight i need survival through your everyday
Who the fuck are you when you take that mask away ?
Friend i dont know, ahh where do we go ?

I do not know whats real on the screen
Hollywoods directing world war 3
Whats going on?, ahh pass me the gun

Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye
Thats when we started singing

Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
X2

Cos its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye
Thats when we started singing

Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing

Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye
Thats when we started singing

Why not nothing
Why not nothing
Why not nothing
Why not nothing

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joekubrick On Mar 04, 2006

Break The Night With Colour

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Science of Silence

A Song For The Lovers

You On My Mind In My Sleep

I aint got time for your politics 
Or your masqueraded machavellian tricks 
Goodbye, you know i aint got time

Dont deny it its abuse of the cross 
Lets get some of god squad in the dock where they belong 
Ah wheres ya song ?

Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do 
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool 
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye 
Thats when we started singing

Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing

Tonight i need survival through your everyday 
Who the fuck are you when you take that mask away ? 
Friend i dont know, ahh where do we go ?

I do not know whats real on the screen 
Hollywoods directing world war 3 
Whats going on?, ahh pass me the gun

Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do 
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool 
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye 
Thats when we started singing

Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
X2

Cos its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do 
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool 
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye 
Thats when we started singing

Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing 
Why not, why not nothing

Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do 
Take my advice dont let em treat you like a fool 
Hey babe, Im gonna look you in the eye 
Thats when we started singing

Why not nothing 
Why not nothing 
Why not nothing 
Why not nothing

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2006-03-04 16:56:02

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by mally1

19y ago

i thought the chorus was 'its a hard road on your own you gotta learn the way you do',... which is why he's giving advice on the next line

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by Stolenrose

17y ago

Brilliant rant. Far from complicated musically, but a crackin one to listen to when ya walkin through the town. Whack it up full belt, goosebumps! It is 'hard road on your own, you gotta learn the way ya do. . . . Hey pain i'm gonna look you in the eye. . ' And it's 'denial is survival for ya everyday' I think he's on about the plastic bullshit falseness that everybody acts out every single day. Politics, religion and all the lies n Bollocks that goes with it.

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by kempe

20y ago

2 chord rant full on rockn roll

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by RacingRat

17y ago

Sounds a bit like REM in my opinion. Great rant.

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