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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Talk Talk
Talk Talk
Performer
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
Vocals
Tim Friese-Greene
Tim Friese-Greene
Organ
Robbie McIntosh
Robbie McIntosh
Dobro
David Rhodes
David Rhodes
Guitar
Martin Ditcham
Martin Ditcham
Percussion
Ian Curnow
Ian Curnow
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
Songwriter
Tim Friese-Greene
Tim Friese-Greene
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tim Friese-Greene
Tim Friese-Greene
Producer
Dennis Weinrich
Dennis Weinrich
Engineer
Dietmar Schillinger
Dietmar Schillinger
Engineer
Paul Schroeder
Paul Schroeder
Engineer
Pete Wooliscroft
Pete Wooliscroft
Engineer

Lyrics

From the place that I stand
To the land that is openly free
Watching rivers run black
By the trees that are vacant to greed
Gotta give it up
Gotta get a second chance
Gotta give it up
Gotta get a second chance
And the joke's just started
Gotta give it up
Give it up
Give it up
Gotta give it up
Or tell me: why I'm so wrong
Where does love come from
If you've sold your reasoning out?
How can I learn
If I don't understand what I see?
If I'm given this mess
Take a walk through a nightmare so real
Gotta give it up
Gotta get a second chance
Gotta give it up
Gotta get a second chance
And the joke's just started
Gotta give it up
Give it up
Give it up
Gotta give it up
Or tell me: if I'm so wrong
Where does luck come from
When you've never been without?
Give it up
Give it up
Give it up
Gotta give it up
Give it up
Give it up
Gotta give it up
Tell me: if I'm so wrong
Where does love come from
If you've sold your reasoning out?
Or tell me: if I'm so wrong
Where does luck come from
When you've never been without?
Can do it
You can do it
You can do it
Gotta give up
Written by: Mark Hollis, Tim Friese-Greene

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