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What I Must Do by DEVO

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DEVO

What I Must Do

From Oh, No! It's Devo / Freedom of ChoiceTrack 92:35
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"What I Must Do" is a track by DEVO, from the album Oh, No! It's Devo / Freedom of Choice. The track is 2:35 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about DEVO.

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DEVO

DEVO

Lyrics

What I Must Do

I used to plan and plot
And try to live correct
Lately I do a lot
Of things that don't make sense

Now I must do what I must
Now why do you think that a man
Jumps out of the frying pan
Into the fire when he can

Find a way not to get burned?
I must do what I must do
And I do though I know better
I must do what I must do
(Even though hes gonna get it)

Below the sky above
Beyond whats good and true
Some thing as loud as love
Calls out I cant refuse

I must do what I must do
And I do though I know better
I must do what I must do
(Even though he might regret it)

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Track details

From Oh, No! It's Devo / Freedom of Choice

2:35
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Oh, No! It's Devo / Freedom of Choice
Oh, No! It's Devo / Freedom of Choice
DEVO
1993
Track number
9
  1. 1Time Out for Fun
    2:47
  2. 2Peekaboo!
    3:01
  3. 3Out of Sync
    3:34
  4. 4Explosions
    3:04
  5. 5That's Good
    3:25
  6. 6Patterns
    2:58
  7. 7Big Mess
    2:44
  8. 8Speed Racer
    2:39
  9. 9What I Must Do
    2:35
  10. 10I Desire
    3:14
  11. 11Deep Sleep
    3:25
  12. 12Girl U Want
    2:58
  13. 13It's Not Right
    2:22
  14. 14Whip It
    2:38
  15. 15Snowball
    2:29
  16. 16Ton O' Love
    2:31
  17. 17Freedom of Choice
    3:28
  18. 18Gates of Steel
    3:28
  19. 19Cold War
    2:31
  20. 20Don't You Know
    2:15
  21. 21That's Pep
    2:17
  22. 22Mr. B's Ballroom
    2:47
  23. 23Planet Earth
    2:47
  24. 24Turn Around
    2:13
  25. 25Peekaboo! (Dance Velocity Mix)
    4:39
  26. —Whip It
    2:38

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