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The Clash – Mark Me Absent (Live) (1976) | Track profile | Dork

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Going to the Disco: Live at the Roundhouse, ’76
Mark Me Absent (Live)

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Mark Me Absent (Live)

Release date: 1976

From Going to the Disco: Live at the Roundhouse, ’76

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About This Track

"Mark Me Absent (Live)" is a track by The Clash, from the album Going to the Disco: Live at the Roundhouse, ’76, released 1976. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Mark Me Absent (Live)

[Verse 1]

School always lies

It's just about time that I got wise

Mark me absent, baby

Don't bother to look for my name

I got away

[Verse 2]

Can't tell that the school has been?

Think about a time that it's ever been?

Mark me absent now, baby

Don't bother to look for my name

I got away

[Chorus]

I got away

I got away

[Verse 3]

School lies

It's just about time I got wise

Mark me absent, baby

Don't bother to look for my name

I got away

[Chorus]

I got away

I got away

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Track details

From Going to the Disco: Live at the Roundhouse, ’76

1976

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Album

Going to the Disco: Live at the Roundhouse, ’76

Release year

1976

—1977 (Live)
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—Deny (Live)
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