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"Battle for Britain (The Letter)" is a track by David Bowie, from the album Earthling in the City, released 1st November 1997. The track is 4:49 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about David Bowie.
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[Verse 1] My, my, the time do fly when it's in another pair of hands And a loser I will be for I've never been a winner in my life I got used to stressing pain, I used the sucker pills to pity for the self Oh, it's the animal in me, but I'd rather be a beggar man on the shelf [Pre-Chorus] Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff It's the rain before the storm On a better day, I'll take you by the hand And I'll walk you through the doors Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff It's the rain before the storm [Chorus] Don't you let my letter get you down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you [Verse 2] My, my, but time do fly when it's in another pair of pants And illusion I will be, for I've never been a sinner, la di da [Pre-Chorus] Don't be so forlorn, it's just the payoff It's the rain before the storm [Chorus] Don't you let my letter get you down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you [Bridge] England *gibberish* [Chorus] Don't you let my letter get you down, down, down, down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you Don't you let my letter get you down, down, down, down Don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you [Outro] Down, down, down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down, down, down
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