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Robert Pollard – Do Something Real (1999) | Track profile | Dork

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Robert Pollard
Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department
Do Something Real

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Do Something Real

Release date: 5th November 1999

From Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department

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About This Track

"Do Something Real" is a track by Robert Pollard, from the album Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department, released 5th November 1999. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Robert Pollard

Robert Pollard

Lyrics

Do Something Real

Do something real

Sidewalks chasing citizens racing

Do something real

Bloodhounds closing in on opposing men

Do something real

Crows like rats, like cats on vacation

Do something real

You've been scrapped, I'm trapped at the station

Small claims courts, community snorts

It's fine when it's so concealed

Extra special happiness

Defined by an endless field of nothing real

Do something real

Crap stripe exits examiners inspect it

Do something real

Plot of rockets holy ghost markets

Do something real

Small claims courts, community snorts

It's fine when it's so concealed

Extra special happiness

Defined by an endless field of nothing real

You'll die or you won't

You try or you don't

Do something real

Do something real

Do something real

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Track details

From Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department

1999

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Album

Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department

14th December 1999

Release year

1999

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