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R.E.M.

Good Advices

Release date: 10th June 1985

From Fables of the Reconstruction
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"Good Advices" is a track by R.E.M., from the album Fables of the Reconstruction, released 10th June 1985. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about R.E.M..

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Lyrics

Good Advices

[Verse 1]

When you greet a stranger

Look at his shoes

Keep your money in your shoes

Put your trouble behind

[Verse 2]

When you greet a stranger

Look at her hands

Keep your money in your hands

Put your travel behind

[Chorus]

Who are you going to call for?

What do you have to say?

Keep your hat on your head

Home is a long way away

[Post-Chorus]

At the end of the day

I'll forget your name

I'd like it here if I could leave

And see you from a long way away

[Verse 3]

When you greet a stranger

Look at his shoes

Keep your memories in your shoes

Put your travel behind

[Chorus]

Who are you going to call for?

What do you have to say?

Keep your hat on your head

Home is a long way away

[Bridge]

At the end of the day

When there are no friends

When there are no lovers (When you greet a stranger)

Who are you going to call for? (Look at their shoes)

What do you have to change? (Keep your memories in your shoes)

(Keep your trouble behind)

[Post-Chorus]

A familiar face, a foreign place

I'll forget your name

I'd like it here if I could leave

And see you from a long way away

[Chorus]

Who are you going to call for?

What do you have to say?

Keep your hat on your head

Home is a long way away

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Track details

From Fables of the Reconstruction

1985
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Fables of the Reconstruction
Fables of the Reconstruction
R.E.M.
Release year
1985
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Writer
Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck
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Engineer
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