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Artist: The Black Keys
Track: The Desperate Man

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See her walkin' with a fella
Two of them so nice and mellow
Hey hey hey hey hey
My heart is broken, open wide
Feel so down, deep inside
Hey hey hey hey hey

Summer slipped by and still it's fall
Wonder what she done me for
Hey hey hey hey hey
I'm too far down the deepest ditch
To far gone to ever switch
Hey hey hey hey hey

Drivin' on now without a care
Hope to catch you there
Hey hey hey hey hey
Don't forsake a desperate man
Hop you know that's what I am
Hey hey hey hey hey
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Genius Lyrics
The Black Keys – The Desperate Man
[Intro] / Alright / [Verse 1] / See her walking with a fella / Two of them, so nice and mella / Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey-hey / My heart is broken, it's open wide / Feel so down
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AZ Lyrics
The Black Keys - The Desperate Man Lyrics
Hit it...alright...alright, Drive all night now, Without a care, Hope to catch you, Standin' there, Hey-hey, hey-hey hey-hey-hey, Don't forsake a desperate man,
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The Black Keys "Grown So Ugly": I got up this mornin', Put on my shoes, Tied my shoes, Went to the mirror, For to comb my hair,...
The Black Keys - Keep Me Lyrics
Keep my soul away from harm, Keep the night, Keep the day, Keep the in-between away, Hold that second, Hold the time, Hold that picture in your mind, Hold the ...
The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic Lyrics
The Black Keys "10 A.M. Automatic": What about the night, Makes you change, yeah, Oh, from sweet, To deranged? What about my voice,...
The Black Keys - Aeroplane Blues Lyrics
The Black Keys "Aeroplane Blues": I'm on an airplane, 'Cross the sea, Goin' nowhere, I wanna be, Distant land, Don't know who I...
The Black Keys - Stack Shot Billy Lyrics
The Black Keys "Stack Shot Billy": Stack shot Billy in the back of the head, Stack made sure Billy Lyons was dead, .45 pistol down in S...
The Black Keys - All Hands Against His Own Lyrics
The Black Keys "All Hands Against His Own": He found all hands against his own, He found all eyes were lookin' down, And the sun had left and...
The Black Keys - Girl Is On My Mind Lyrics
Down to work for my money and earn my keep, hunger's got a way to tame a man's pride. (Can we build it up?) I know that we... alt-J - "Left Hand Free" Ain't ...
The Black Keys - Just Couldn't Tie Me Down Lyrics
The Black Keys "Just Couldn't Tie Me Down": Will you let me know, How you've changed? I can't tell, In any way, Little village, is not a t...
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did The Black Keys release “The Desperate Man”?
The Black Keys released “The Desperate Man” on September 7, 2004.
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