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Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - When Sex Was Dirty (audio only)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Performer
Claire Wadsworth
Claire Wadsworth
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Producer
Juan Nelson
Juan Nelson
Co-Producer
Jason Yates
Jason Yates
Co-Producer
Oliver Charles
Oliver Charles
Co-Producer
Leon Mobley
Leon Mobley
Co-Producer
Michael Ward
Michael Ward
Co-Producer
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
Co-Producer

Lyrics

To all the sons and daughters
of the boulevard
who learned to go without sleep
and to hide all the scars
who believed in the vagrant
on hollywood and vine
when he said a mile of gold
won't buy you an inch of time
I remember when sex was dirty
and the air was clean
and everything worth knowing
was in a magazine
We made everything we have
out of nothing at all
way back when marijuana
was against the law
we were always outnumbered
we were always outmanned
went down a road of ruin
but here we stand
I remember when sex was dirty
and the air was clean
and everything worth knowing
was in a magazine
Written by: Ben Harper, Jason Yates, Juan Nelson, Leon Mobley, Michael Ward, Oliver Charles

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