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IN THE BEGINNING Lyrics

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In The Beginning is a vibrant,crashing, but playful collection of The Slits live performances through out their short career. Some of these recordings are of such bad quality that it is something probably only fans of the band could appericiate. It includes a few guest apperances by Nina Hagen and Neneh Cherry. Also included on this album is a brilliant version of John Holt's 'Man Next Door'.

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NEW TOWN

Huh!
Got it got it! Right on!
New town where everybody goes along sniffing televisena
Or taking footballina
New town (x4)
Ah ah ah gimmie another fix
Ah ah ah ah gimmie another fix
If not I'll go sick
If not I'll go sick
I'll be sick
Ah ah ah gimmie another fix
Ah ah ah ah gimmie another fix
If not I'll go sick
I'll go sick
I'll be sick
Morning papers to bring you something flash
Make your bones shake
Keep busy your mind
New Town (x3)
Ah ah gimme another fix
Uuuuuuh gimmie another fix
If not I'll be sick
I'll be sick
I'll be sick
Morning in the city Mr.Simpson is a speedin freak
Or taking cuncholyna or taking cloudco-
Ahhhhhhhhhh!
If not I'll be sick
New town
Uh uh gimmie another fix
Uh ah gimmie another fix
If not I'll be sick
I'll be sick
I'll be sick
New
New

Number One Enemy
 
You sit up there deciding my future
What the fuck do you think you are
Changing buses raising taxes
Changing things as you please
You want me to take part of it
Like all the people did
You want to swallow me
But you might get indisgestion
 
Cuz I'm gonna be your nummber one enemy
Oh for the hell of it
I'm gonna be your number one enemy
Oh for the hell of it
 
If you like white I'll be black
If you like black I'll be yellow
If you like rational I'll be impossible
If you like reasonable I'll be insane
If you like peace and flowers
I'm gonna kill with knives and chains
 
(chorus)
 
Give me ten and I'll take a hundred
Give me a hundred I'll need a thousand
Never mind what you say
Never mind what people think
Don't try to be nice to me
Cuz I'll be your enemy
Don't be inflexible
Cuz I'm gonna kill
 
(chorus)

MAN NEXT DOOR


There is a man who lives next door
In my neighborhood
In my neighborhood
He gets me down
I play music late at night
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
All through the night
I've got to get away from here
Yeah, this is not a place for me to stay
I've got to take my family
Find a noiser place to be
Find a noiser place to be
Where is the sun
When there's no walls
Here the pots and pans they fall
Bang against the wall
Bang against the wall
No rest at all
I play music late at night
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
All through the night
I've got to get away from here
Yeah this is not a place for me to stay
I've got to take my family
Find a noiser place to be
Find a noiser place to be
Where is the sun
When there's no walls
There is a man who lives next door
In my neighborhood
In my neighborhood
He gets me down
I play music late at night
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
All through the night
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
Always fuss and fight
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Bum bum diddly
Bum bum diddly 1980
Ah this year shoulda been really crazy
1981 soon done
And 1982, turn it up
1983, all we must be free
Ah ah ah, bum diddly
1984, alive but yet poor
Bum diddly
1985...1985 we all twist and jive


Fade Away
 
 
He who seeks only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away
Fade away
 
The man who checks for only in wealth
And never forces physical health
Fade away
Here what I say
 
Though some believe in diamond and pearl
Think they should be on top of the world
Fade away
Fade Away
 
The rich is getting richer everyday yeah
And the little that the poor man got shall be taken away
So hear what I say yeah
Hear what I say
Hear what I say
 
The man that checks for only gold
Shall surely surely surely lose his own soul
And fade away yeah
 
The man who's always acting smart
But do not carry no love in his heart
Shall fade away yeah yeah
 
God is here and there
And everywhere
And he knows when you play the game unfair
So beware
Or else you'll fade away yeah
 
Can't ya see you gotta fade
Gotta fade, gotta fade, gotta fade, gotta fade
It's getting nearer, nearer
 
Fade...
Fade...
Fade...
Fade away yeah
Fade...

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