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Joe Strummer
Performer
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Joe Strummer
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
E.T. Thorngren
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Walking out of England, thinkin' you were king
Take on all this world
On that bus that goes through Mexico
A killer lover finds a sweet Mexican girl
[Verse 2]
But in Mississippi, we rushed into the room
Down in Dixie, you were cryin' for dope
Down in Alabama, they like home-cooked fare, yeah
So we gonna strap you to the fryin' chair, yeah
[Verse 3]
I don't know what love is, is there something else givin' me the chills?
But if my hands are the color of blood then I call tell ya, sure, I can tell ya
Love kills, love kills
Love kills, love kills
[Verse 4]
Do you wanna hear the sirens, all the sirens of the city
Drown in arguing?
We're on Ryker's Island on a population board
They don't care about your fame
[Verse 5]
I don't know what love is, is there something else givin' me the chills?
But if my hands are the color of blood then I call tell ya, sure, I can tell ya
Love kills, love kills
Love kills, love kills
[Verse 6]
On the Rio Grande, they'll tie you to a tree
(Oh, oh)
You can't call the lawyers 'cause the whorehouse is asleep
(Oh, oh)
You never go away
(Oh, oh)
They'll throw you in a cell where you can barely breathe
(Oh, oh)
[Verse 7]
I don't know what love is, is there something else givin' me the chills?
But if my hands are the color of blood then I call tell ya, sure, I can tell ya
Love kills, love kills
Love kills, love kills
Love kills, love kills
Love kills, love kills
Written by: Joe Strummer