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The Damned – I Need a Life (1999) | Track profile | Dork

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I’m Alright Jack and the Beanstalk
I Need a Life

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I Need a Life

Release date: 1999

From I’m Alright Jack and the Beanstalk

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"I Need a Life" is a track by The Damned, from the album I’m Alright Jack and the Beanstalk, released 1999. Full lyrics are available below.

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The Damned

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Lyrics

I Need a Life

I need your time, I need your soul

I need this temperature to go down low

Got to realize my word's the truth

I never thought that I could lose

But when I get you on the phone

My heart is so alone

I need a life, I need a life

I've watched you stumble

I've seen you fall

I've picked you up

When you could only crawl

Got to realize my word's the truth

I never thought

That I could lose

But when I get you on the phone

My heart is so alone

I need a life, I need a life

I need your time, I need your soul

I need this temperature to go down low

Got to realize my word's the truth

I never thought that I could lose

But when I get you on the phone

My heart is so alone

I need a life, I need a life

I've watched you stumble

I've seen you fall

I've picked you up

When you could only crawl

Got to realize my word's the truth

And I never thought that I could lose

But when I get you on the phone

My heart is so alone

I need a life, I need a life

But when I get you on the phone

My heart is so alone

I need a life, I need a life

And when I get you on the phone

My heart is so alone

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From I’m Alright Jack and the Beanstalk

1999

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I’m Alright Jack and the Beanstalk

Release year

1999

—Not of This Earth
—Tailspin
—I Need a Life (BBC session 25/11/1993)
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—Never Could Believe
—Running Man
—Shadow to Fall
—My Desire
—Heaven... Can Take Your Lies
—Never Could Believe (BBC session 25/11/1993)
—Neat Neat Neat (BBC session 25/11/1993)
—Testify
—I Need a Life

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