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The Stranglers – Who Wants the World (1980) | Track profile | Dork

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The Stranglers
The Collection 1977 - 1982
Who Wants the World

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Who Wants the World

Release date: 29th May 1980

From The Collection 1977 - 1982

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About This Track

"Who Wants the World" is a track by The Stranglers, from the album The Collection 1977 - 1982, released 29th May 1980. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Who Wants the World

[Verse 1]

Came down on a Monday

Somewhere in the Midlands

Tasted man, tasted flea

Couldn't tell the difference

Asked around on Tuesday

Got nothing from a tree

The guide had said, "What talks is red"

That's all there is to see

[Chorus]

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Not me

(Please allow me to re-)

Not me

(Arrange your face some)

Not me

(Times, I'd really)

Not me

(Like to get to know you better)

[Verse 2]

Looked around on Wednesday

Took in all the sights

The Promised Land they'd left to man

Been ruined overnight

Peering through the portholes

With teardrops in their eyes

The ship they took for one last look

At Thursday's setting sunrise

[Chorus]

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Not me

(Please allow me to re-)

Not me

(Arrange your face some)

Not me

(Times, I'd really)

Not me

(Like to get to know you better)

[Instrumental breakdown]

[Outro]

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

Who wants the world?

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From The Collection 1977 - 1982

1980

Album

The Collection 1977 - 1982

Release year

1980

—Who Wants the World

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Credits

Writer: Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Jet Black
Producer: Martin Rushent