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A Man Could Get Arrested Lyrics

Do it (do it do it do it do it do it...)
Do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it...
Do it now do it now do it now do it now do it now do it now do it now
Do it (do it do it do it do it...)

Late on Tuesday evening, such a commotion in the street
Someone broke a window, and someone's head got beat
A wave of breaking bottles, crashed across the city street
And someone got arrested, for the breach of the peace

If you wanna walk (walk walk walk walk)
Don't talk (talk talk talk talk)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna earn (earn earn earn earn)
Learn (learn learn learn)
how to do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

And if you wanna ride (ride ride ride ride)
don't hide (don't hide)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna stay (stay stay stay)
Don't say (say say say)
Prove it! (prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it)

How much longer are you gonna sit and talk to me?
You got so many problems and a split personality
You want to see a doctor before our love is tested
How much longer a man could get arrested?

If you wanna walk (walk walk walk walk)
Don't talk (talk talk talk talk)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna earn (earn earn earn earn)
Learn (learn learn learn learn)
how to do it! (do it do it do it do it do it)

And if you wanna ride (ride ride ride ride)
don't hide (hide hide hide hide hide)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

And if you wanna stay (stay stay stay)
Don't say (say say say)
Prove it! (prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it)

You've got your health, you've got everything, that's what my doctor said
You may not have much cash, but you've got a roof over your head
Of course I said I loved you, not just 'cause you insisted
How much longer a man could get arrested?

If you wanna walk (walk walk walk walk)
Don't talk (talk talk talk talk)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna earn (earn earn earn earn)
Learn (learn learn learn learn)
how to do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna ride
don't hide
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

If you wanna stay (stay stay stay stay stay)
Don't say (say say say say say say)
Do it! (do it do it)
Do it! (do it do it do it do it do it do it)

Why don't, why don't we do it now?
Do it now?
Why don't, why don't we do it now?
Why don't we do it now?

Why don't, why don't we do it now?
Why don't we do it now?
Why don't we do it now?
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Cover art for A Man Could Get Arrested lyrics by Pet Shop Boys

When I was a HUGE PSB fan, I read that Tennant/Lowe didn't have a song for the B side of West End Girls - so they wrote this in 5 minutes so they had something else to put on the other side of the vinyl.... ...tho it has homosexual overtones harking back to the days when it was still illegal and seems to have a heavy FGTH's "Relax" influence

 
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