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Artist: The Strokes
Track: You Only Live Once

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Some people think they're always right
Others are quiet and uptight
Others they seem so very nice, nice, nice, nice, nice, oh
Inside they might feel sad and wrong, oh no
Twenty-nine different attributes
Only seven that you like, oh
Twenty ways to see the world, oh
Twenty ways to start a fight, oh

Oh, don't, don't, don't, get up
I can't see the sunshine
I'll be waiting for you, baby
'Cause I'm through
Sit me down
Shut me up
I'll calm down
And I'll get along with you

Oh, men don't notice what they got
Oh, women think of that a lot
One thousand ways to please your man, oh
Not even one requires a plan, I know
And countless odd religions, too
It doesn't matter which you choose, oh no
One stubborn way to turn your back, oh
Oh, this I've tried and now refuse, oh

Oh, don't, don't, don't, get up
I can't see the sunshine
Oh, I'll be waiting for you, baby
'Cause I'm through
Sit me down
Shut me up
I'll calm down
And I'll get along with you, alright

Shut me up
Shut me up
And I'll get along with you
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The Strokes - You Only Live Once Lyrics
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Genius Meanings
The Strokes – You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once is the opening track and third single from First Impressions of Earth, the third album from American rock band The Strokes. They have performed this song on
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This song was included as a B-side for the track, Heart In A Cage. Its lyrics and melody are similar to You Only Live Once being that it’s an early demo version of that song.
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The Strokes – Heart in a Cage
The second single off First Impressions of Earth, “Heart In a Cage” was released on March 20th, 2006 in the UK and April 18th, 2006 in the US. The vinyl 7" featured “I’ll Try
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The second single from Suicide Silence’s third album “The Black Crown” . Since Suicide Silence’s genre of music usually isn’t written in with structural verses or choruses, this
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Genius Traducciones al Español – The Strokes - You Only Live Once (Traducción al Español)
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First Impressions of Earth by The Strokes
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