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Deep Purple

Wrong Man

Release date: 1st November 2005

From Rapture of the Deep
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About This Track

"Wrong Man" is a track by Deep Purple, from the album Rapture of the Deep, released 1st November 2005. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Lyrics

Wrong Man

[Verse 1]

I wasn't in the room when the action was going down

I may have been there once but at the time I was out of town

I'm seeing strange fruit, they're saying off with his head

One way or another I'll end up dead

[Chorus]

You got the wrong man

You don't understand

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong man

I do what I can

[Verse 2]

I plead not guilty to the charges you've laid out on your desk

I know what you're thinking:

"Oh yes, this is a DSF"

I think I'm prime ministerial material but I can't lie to you

So I'm out of the running

But from here in my cell I imagine

Oh, wouldn't that be something?

[Chorus]

You got the wrong man

You don't understand

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong man

I do what I can

[Bridge]

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

Can you hear me out there?

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

Can you hear me out there?

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

You got the wrong man

You don't understand

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong man

I do what I can

[Outro]

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong guy

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong man

You got the wrong man

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Track details

From Rapture of the Deep

2005
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Album
Rapture of the Deep
Rapture of the Deep
Deep Purple
Release year
2005
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  5. —Junkyard Blues
  6. —Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
  7. —Things I Never Said
  8. —Before Time Began
  9. —Back to Back
  10. —Clearly Quite Absurd

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