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The official music video for "Love for Sale" by Talking Heads, taken from the album True Stories on Warner Records. Uploaded by Talking Heads, the artist's official channel.

Dork has covered Talking Heads 11 times across news, features and reviews — full coverage below. Tagged on Dork's New York scene. The full lyrics and album page are linked above. If you like Talking Heads, scroll for similar artists below.

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Lyrics

Talking Heads — Love for Sale

One, two

One, two, three

I was born in a house with the television always on

Guess I grew up too fast

And I forgot my name

We're in cities at night, and we got time on our hands

So leave the driving to us

And it's the real thing

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