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How Can You Be Sure? Lyrics — Radiohead | Dork

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How Can You Be Sure? Lyrics

Lyrics

How Can You Be Sure?

From Fake Plastic Trees1995

Written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke

Produced by John Leckie, John Leckie

Lyrics

How Can You Be Sure?

Seen all good things and bad Running down the hill All so battered and brought to the ground I am hungry again I am drunk again With all the money I owe to my friends When I'm like this How can you be smiling, singing How can you be sure How can you be sure If you walk out the door Will I see you again If so much of me lies in your eyes I am hungry again I am drunk again With all the money I owe to my friends When I'm like this How can you be smiling, singing I don't want you, I don't want you How can you be sure I don't want you, I don't want you How can you be sure I don't want you, I don't want you How can you be sure I don't want you, I don't want you How can you be sure I don't want you I don't want you anymore I don't want you I don't want you anymore

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About this track

"How Can You Be Sure?" is a song by Radiohead from the album Fake Plastic Trees, released in 1995. The song was written by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke. It was produced by John Leckie, John Leckie.

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Dianne Swann— 1 credits as additional vocals →
Ed O’Brien— 691 credits as songwriter & producer →
Colin Greenwood— 583 credits as songwriter →
Philip Selway— 569 credits as songwriter & producer →
Chris Brown (8)— 2 credits as engineer →
Nigel Godrich— 849 credits as songwriter & producer →
Thom Yorke— 1,231 credits as songwriter & producer →

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