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I'm sick to death
I'm a nervous wreck
This business is killing me
you know
This business is killing me
you know
it's really killing me
yeah

(repeat)

oh-no oh-no oh-no
oh-no oh-no oh-no
oh-no oh-no oh-no
oh-no-ho

This business is killing me
and so they say

run around, run around
love giving you
the run around
it really makes you crazy
run around, run around
love giving you
the run around

oh-no oh-no oh-no oh-no
oh-no oh-no oh-no oh-no
oh-no oh-no oh-no oh-no

This business is killing me
and so they say
hey, hey

You work, you work
You write all night
until the early morning light

Can't please all the people
all the time
all the people
all the time
but then they don't
please me

Well I can't take it no more
no, I can't take it no more

run around, run around

(repeat)

Well I can't take it no more
no, I can't take it

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black_cow_of_death On May 12, 2002

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2002-05-12 16:19:22

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by quamp

6y ago

Urban legend has it this song was written in reaction to all the pressure the label was putting on them to have a big American hit at the time. They were scoring hits in the U,K., but not the USA. Not sure if it's true or not.

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