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Drive (Demo)

R.E.M.
Track 13 on Automatic for the People [25th Anniversary Edition] 

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R.E.M. & Scott Litt
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Drive (Demo) Lyrics

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Smack, crack, bushwhacked
Tie another one to the racks, baby
Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
Oh

Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe you rock around the clock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I tried to get off, baby?
Oh

Smack, crack, bushwhacked
Tie another one to the racks, baby
Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Oh

Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe you rock around the clock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I tried to get off, baby?
Oh

Hey kids, rock and roll
Nobody tells you where to go, baby
Ollie, Ollie, Ollie, Ollie, Ollie
Ollie, Ollie in come free, baby
Oh

Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby
Baby

Smack, crack, shack-a-lack
Tie another one to the racks, baby
Oh
Ollie, Ollie, Ollie, Ollie, Ollie
Ollie, Ollie in come free, baby
Oh

Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe you rock around the clock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Maybe I am
Maybe I'm not
Maybe I tried to get off, baby
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I tried to get off, baby?
Oh
Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
Maybe I tried to get off, baby?
Oh
Baby
Oh
Baby

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Automatic for the People [25th Anniversary Edition] (2017)
R.E.M.
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    Drive
  2. 2.
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  3. 3.
    The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
  4. 4.
    Everybody Hurts
  5. 5.
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  6. 6.
    Sweetness Follows
  7. 7.
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  8. 8.
    Ignoreland
  9. 9.
    Star Me Kitten
  10. 10.
    Man on the Moon
  11. 11.
    Nightswimming
  12. 12.
    Find the River
  13. 13.
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  15. 15.
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  18. 18.
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  19. 19.
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  20. 20.
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  21. 21.
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  22. 22.
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  23. 23.
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  24. 24.
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  25. 25.
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  26. 26.
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  27. 27.
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  28. 28.
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  29. 29.
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  30. 30.
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  31. 31.
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