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"Doin' the Cockroach (Live 2004)" is a track by Modest Mouse, from the album Baron Von Bullshit Rides Again, released 13th August 2004. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Modest Mouse.
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[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I was in heaven I was in hell Believe in neither But fear them as well This one's a doctor This one’s a lawyer This one's a cash thief Taking your money Back in the Metro Ride on a Greyhound Drunk on the Amtrack Please shut up Another rider He was a talker Talking about TV Please shut up This one's a crazer Daydreaming disaster The origin of junk food Rutting through garbage Tasty but worthless Dogs eat their own shit We’re doing the cockroach, yeah [Chorus] Doin' the cockroach, yeah Doin' the cockroach, yeah Yeah All right, not bad Doin' the cockroach, yeah Doin' the cockroach, yeah Yeah All right, not bad Not bad, no [Verse 2] One year Twenty years Forty years Fifty years Down the road in your life You'll look in the mirror and say "My parents are still alive" [Verse 3] You move your mouth You shake your tongue You vibrate my eardrums You're saying words But you know I ain't listening [Verse 4] You’re walking down the street Your face Your lips Your hips Your eyes They meet You’re not hungry though [Bridge] Well, late last winter Down below the equator They had a summer that would make you blister Oh, my mind is all made up So I'll have to sleep in it [Outro] Oh, my mind is all Oh, my mind is all Oh, my mind is all made up So I’ll have to sleep in it
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