Artist: The Clash
Track: I Fought the Law

Lyrics
Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the

Robbin' people with a six-gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the

I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the

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The Clash - I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover) Lyrics
The song, which of course the Clash didn't write, seems to be about someone regretting their life of crime because (among other reasons) they lost their ...
Dead Kennedys - I Fought The Law Lyrics
This version of the Bobby Fuller song is about Dan White, a right-wing San Francisco politician who killed Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk, who was the ...
Thug Murder - I Fought the Law (Dead Kennedys cover) Lyrics
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
Green Day - I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover) Lyrics
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Bruce Springsteen - I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover) Lyrics
5 Comments · General Comment. Mike Ness from Social D did this song too, its a classic song and kicks ass no matter who does it · General Comment. The Clash did a ...
Lou Reed - Dirt Lyrics
Both Curtis and Fuller were from Texas. "I Fought the Law" was an unlikely punk hit when it was covered by British punk band, The Clash, who had been performing ...
Metric - Monster Hospital Lyrics
This is a modern day update on the Bobby Fuller song "I Fought the Law" (also covered by the Clash). It seems that Bobby Fuller's rebel character has been ...
The Clash - Jail Guitar Doors Lyrics
You can tell that this along with I Fought the Law were recorded with the same producer as Give 'Em Enough Rope. It sounds like it could've been put on that ...
The Clash - Lose This Skin Lyrics
... Clash references to Sid: 1) I fought the law (live) - “killed my girl and feel so bad” 2) Hateful (song is about drug addiction) - “this year I've lost some ...
The Clash - Gates of the West Lyrics
... Lyrics powered by LyricFind. Gates of the West song meanings. Add Your Thoughts ... (N.b.... also on that EP: their classic rendition of "I Fought the Law.)" So ...
The Clash - Police on My Back Lyrics
This song is classic. So underrated; it shows once again that The Clash can do kick ass covers (same as "I Fought the Law"). The blaring siren-like guitars ...
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The Clash Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! song lyrics, song meanings, albums, music and more ... Hitsville U.K. · 15 · I Fought the Law (The ...
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Baller discusses the meanings of Police on My Back lyrics: Are you kidding? This song is classic. So underrated; it shows once again that The Clash can do kick ass covers (same as

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Genius Meanings
	The Clash – I Fought the Law
	“I Fought the Law” is a song written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets which became popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four, who had a top-ten hit with it in 1966. In mid-1978, the
	Dead Kennedys – I Fought the Law
	The original lyrics to “I Fought the Law”, which was first recorded by the Crickets in 1960, popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966 and turned into a punk staple by the Clash
	The Clash – I Fought the Law (Live)
	[Verse] / Breakin' rocks in the hot sun / I fought the law and'a the law won / I fought the law and'a the law won / I needed money 'cause I had none / I fought the law and'a the
	The Crickets – I Fought the Law
	After the Bobby Fuller Four’s 1965 version popularized the song, “I Fought The Law” became a rock n' roll standard. With the Clash’s 1979 cover, it was given a second life as a
	Green Day – I Fought the Law
	On February 1, 2004, Green Day released a cover of “I Fought the Law” which made its debut on a commercial for iTunes during NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII.
	Bobby Fuller Four – I Fought The Law
	Popularized by Texas rockers the Bobby Fuller Four in 1965 and covered by countless artists in the decades since, “I Fought the Law” is one of rock’s most enduring anti-authority
	The Jolly Boys – I fought the law
	Breakin' rocks in the hot sun / I fought the law and the law won (twice) / I needed money 'cause I had none / I fought the law and the law won (twice) / I left my baby and it feels
	The Clash – I Fought the Law (live at the Lyceum)
	Breaking rocks in the hot sun / I fought the law and the law won, I fought the law and the law won / I needed money 'cause I had none / I fought the law and the law won, I fought
	Beastie Boys – Rhymin & Stealin
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Artist: The Clash Track: I Fought the Law

Artist: The Clash
Track: I Fought the Law