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Rancid – Detroit lyrics
I didn't know what time it was until the sun went down
Detroit Michigan on the bus downtown
Last night I was fighting on the street
But tonight I have a girl next to me in this cold world
She brings me heat

I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
I gotta good feeling everything's gonna be alright
Some run some fight
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight

Detained in illegal custody spent the night in jail
With a drunken priest and a hooker $500 bail
Nobody knew who was who standing in the street like that
I hit the ground to make a sound

I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight
I gotta good feeling everything's gonna be alright
Some run some fight
I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight

Bus droped me off and I had to cough I couldn't breath
'cuz I got ripped off I couldn't realize by being satisfied 'cause it runs so thin
And that's why I'm pissed off we had no money we had time
She had the champagne I had the cisco wine
She said do you want to come you better hurry because
We'll have hell to pay
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I didn't know what time it was until the sun went down Detroit Michigan on the bus downtown Last night I was fighting on the street But tonight I have a girl next to me in this cold world She brings me heat I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight I gotta good feeling everything's gonna be alright Some run some fight I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight Detained in illegal custody spent the night in jail With a drunken priest and a hooker $500 bail Nobody knew who was who standing in the street like that I hit the ground to make a sound I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight I gotta good feeling everything's gonna be alright Some run some fight I got a good feeling in a bad city tonight Bus droped me off and I had to cough I couldn't breath 'cuz I got ripped off I couldn't realize by being satisfied 'cause it runs so thin And that's why I'm pissed off we had no money we had time She had the champagne I had the cisco wine She said do you want to come you better hurry because We'll have hell to pay Explain Request ×



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