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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
Jim Scott
Jim Scott
Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The beast in me is caged by frail and fragile bars
Restless by day and by night, rants and rages at the starts
God help the beast in me
[Verse 2]
The beast in me has had to learn to live with pain
And how to shelter from the rain
And in the twinkling of an eye might have to be restrained
God help the beast in me
[Verse 3]
Sometimes it tries to kid me that it's just a teddy bear
And even somehow managed to vanish in the air
And that is when I must beware of the beast in me
That everybody knows they've seen him out, dressed in my clothes
Patently unclear, if it's New York or New Year
God help the beast in me, the beast in me
Written by: Nick Lowe

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