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Richard Ashcroft
Keys to the World
Why Not Nothing?

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Richard Ashcroft

Why Not Nothing?

Release date: 23rd January 2006

From Keys to the WorldTrack 14:09

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"Why Not Nothing?" is a track by Richard Ashcroft, from the album Keys to the World, released 23rd January 2006. The track is 4:09 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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Richard Ashcroft

Richard Ashcroft

Lyrics

Why Not Nothing?

I ain't got time for your politics
Or your masqueraded machavellian tricks
Goodbye, you know I ain't got time
don't deny it its abuse of the cross
Lets get some of god squad in the dock where they belong
Ah where's ya song ?
Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice don't let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, I'm gonna look you in the eye
That's when we started singing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Tonight I need survival through your everyday
Who the fuck are you when you take that mask away ?
Friend I don't know, ahh where do we go ?
I do not know what's real on the screen
Hollywoods directing world war 3
What's going on?, ahh pass me the gun
Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice don't let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, I'm gonna look you in the eye
That's when we started singing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
[Repeat: x2]
'cause its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice don't let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, I'm gonna look you in the eye
That's when we started singing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Why not, why not nothing
Its a- I know that your wrong you gotta learn the way you do
Take my advice don't let em treat you like a fool
Hey babe, I'm gonna look you in the eye
That's when we started singing
Why not nothing
Why not nothing
Why not nothing
Why not nothing

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Track details

From Keys to the World

4:092006

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Album

Keys to the World

Richard Ashcroft

23rd January 2006

Track number

1

Release year

2006

1Why Not Nothing?
4:09
2Music Is Power
3:58
3Break the Night With Colour
3:57
4Words Just Get In the Way
4:54

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Richard Ashcroft — Words Just Get In the Way (from Keys to the World) [4:54]
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5:10
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5:59
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4:58
Bright Lights
5:15
Bring on the Lucie (FREDA PEEPLE)
Buy It In Bottles
4:40
C'mon People (We're Making It Now)
5:03

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5Keys to the World

6Sweet Brother Malcolm

7Cry Til the Morning

8Why Do Lovers?

10World Keeps Turning

11Break the Night With Colour (Live At Kings College)

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