Playing cops and robbers 'neath Ginza signs All who chance to prosper shall go blind Won't you buy me a Ric to play What I got ain't enough to pay
I'll play a riff
Plug me into Marshall, I'll blow out your window And trip my way up to eternal heights RAT and I will lay down and shake out your eardrums A hit of this distortion makes me high
My pay’s flat-lined ever since I was hired I love Tokyo, but there’s nothin’ here for me
Write me up a receipt I’m having no luck with tax accountants, Kourakuen
I'll rip into those robes and pursue the Dharma A Buddhist monk of my own would feel fine Selflessness and cessation get you Nirvana If Kurt would beat my Gretsch, I think I'd fly
In the future, become a monk and then marry me We’ll just play games in our bedding every night I wanna be one of those pizza place girls Then hit me with your Gretsch, Benji
I'm looking for a good way to fly I'm searching for a way you can't buy You know I know a kickin' way to die It's rock and roll, martyrs keep the fans high Still floating, as time rolls by
Playing cops and robbers 'neath Ginza signs All who chance to prosper shall go blind Won't you buy me a Ric to play What I got ain't enough to pay
I'll play a riff
Plug me into Marshall, I'll blow out your window And trip my way up to eternal heights RAT and I will lay down and shake out your eardrums A hit of this distortion makes me high
houshuu wa nyuusha-go heikousen de toukyou wa ai sedo nannimo nai
ryoushusho wo kaite choudai zeirishi nante tsuite inai kourakuen
I'll rip into those robes and pursue the Dharma A Buddhist monk of my own would feel fine Selflessness and cessation get you Nirvana If Kurt would beat my Gretsch, I think I'd fly
shourai sou ni natte kekkon shite hoshii maiban shingu de yuugi suru dake piza-ya no kanojo ni natte mitai soshitara benji-, atashi wo gurecchi de butte
I'm looking for a good way to fly I'm searching for a way you can't buy You know I know a kickin' way to die It's rock and roll, martyrs keep the fans high Still floating, as time rolls by
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