Listen to Trash by New York Dolls

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New York Dolls

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

David Johansen

Vocals

Arthur Kane

Bass

Jerry Nolan

Drums

Johnny Thunders

Johnny Thunders

Guitar

Sylvain Sylvain

Sylvain Sylvain

Guitar

Todd Rundgren

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sylvain Sylvain

Sylvain Sylvain

Songwriter

David Johansen

Songwriter

New York Dolls

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Todd Rundgren

Producer

Jack Douglas

Engineer

Ed Sprigg

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Trash, won't pick it up, take them lights away

Trash, won't pick it up, don't take your life away

Trash, won't pick it up, don't try to take my knife away

[Verse 2]

And please, don't you ask me if I love you

If you don't know what I'm doing

What you know is

[Verse 3]

Trash, go pick it up, take them lights away

Trash, won't get it up, don't throw your love away

Trash, won't pick it up, don't try to take my knife away

[Verse 4]

And please, don't you ask me if I love you

'Cause I don't know why I do

Up my nose

[Verse 5]

Trash, pick it up, take them lights away

Trash, pick it up, don't take my knife away

Trash, won't pick it up, forgot to take them all away

[Verse 6]

And please, don't you ask me if I love you

'Cause I don't know if I do

I want to wipe it out here with you

And take a lover's leap with you

[Verse 7]

I'm gonna talk alone with you

I'm gonna talk and be with you

But I just don't know if I do

I just don't know if I do

[Verse 8]

Ah, how do you call your loverboy?

[Verse 9]

Trash, pick it up, take them lights away

Trash, pick it up, go put that knife away

Trash, pick it up, don't take your life away

Trash, go get it up, don't throw your love away

Trash, won't pick it up, don't take my knife away

Trash, won't pick it up, try to take them all away

Trash, pick it up, don't take my knife away

[Verse 10]

Oh, trash

Whoa, whoa

My sweet baby

Yeah, yeah

Oh-oh, trash

Whoa, whoa

Baby, you're the one

[Verse 11]

Trash, pick it up, take them lights away

Trash, won't pick it up, don't take my knife away

Trash, won't pick it up, go on, take them lights away

Trash, won't pick it up, don't take my knife away

[Verse 12]

Oh, trash

Don't kick my knife away

Oh, trash

Don't kick my knife away

Oh, trash

Don't kick my knife away

Oh, trash

Written by: David Johansen, Sylvain Mizrahi

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