Cover art for Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium) by The Clash

Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium)

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Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium) Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh!

[Verse 1]
Darling, you got to let me know
Should I stay or should I go?
If you say that you are mine
I'll be here 'till the day I die
C'mon and let me know
Should I stay or should I go?

[Verse 2]
It's always tease, tease, tease
You're happy when I'm on my knees
One day it's fine and next it's black
So if you want me off your back
Come on and let me know
Should I stay or should I go?

[Chorus]
Should I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go, there will be trouble
And if I stay it will be double
So you've got to let me know
[Verse 3]
This indecision's bugging me (Esta indecisión me molesta)
If you don't want me, set me free (Si no me quieres, librarme)
Exactly whom I'm supposed to be (Dígame que tengo ser)
Don't you know which clothes even fit me? (Sabes que ropa me "quedrá"?)
Come on and let me know (Me tienes que decir)
Should I cool it or should I blow? (Me debo ir o quedarme?)

[Joe Strummer]
"Oooh"

[Mick Jones]
Split

[Joe Strummer]
"Ok wise guy, so what's the big solution?"

[Chorus]
Should I stay or should I go now? (Yo me enfrío o lo soplo)
Should I stay or should I go now? (Yo me enfrío o lo soplo)
If I go there will be trouble (Si me voy va a haber peligro)
And if I stay it will be double (Si me quedo sera el doble)
So ya gotta let me know (Me tienes que decir)
Should I cool it or should I blow? (Tengo frío por los ojos)
Should I stay or should I go now? (Tengo frío por los ojos)
If I go there will be trouble (Si me voy va haber peligro)
And if I stay it wil be double (Si me quedo será el doble)
So ya gotta let me know (Me tienes que decir)
Should I stay or should I go?

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What did The Clash say about "Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium)"?
Genius Answer

[“Should I Stay or Should I Go”] wasn’t about anybody specific and it wasn’t pre-empting my leaving The Clash. It was just a good rockin' song, our attempt at writing a classic. […] When we were just playing, that was the kind of thing we used to like to play.

Mick Jones

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October 13, 1982
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