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Tracks
We Are Scientists
After Hours
Best Behaviour

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We Are Scientists

Best Behaviour

Release date: 6th April 2008

From After Hours

Track 3

2:59

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About This Track

"Best Behaviour" is a track by We Are Scientists, from the album After Hours, released 6th April 2008. The track is 2:59 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about We Are Scientists.

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Lyrics

Best Behaviour

You gotta wanna be good
You gotta wanna be good
You gotta wanna be good
We'll see, but lately, I don't feel like behavin'

It's on the tip of my tongue
It's on the tip of my tongue
It's on the tip of my tongue
But if we say this, we're gonna have to face it

Stack up the casualties
It helps to keep them close
The last thing a villain needs
Is to wake up all alone

I hope you know what you've done?
I hope you know what you've done? Uh, uh, uh, uh
I hope you know what you've done?
Our best behavior is really not that great, so

I'm gettin' up and I'm gone
I'm gettin' up, and I'm gone, ah, ah, ah, ah
I'm gettin' up and I'm gone
Well, can you blame me?
When we can't stand to stay we

Stack up the casualties
It helps to keep them close
The last thing a villain needs
Is to wake up all alone

You've gotta wanna be good
You've gotta wanna be good
You've got to want to be good
We'll see, but lately, I don't feel like behavin'

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Track details

From After Hours

2:592008

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Album

We Are Scientists

Track number

3

Release year

2008

1After Hours (Radio Mix)
3:51
2After Hours (Acoustically Live from Union Chapel, London)
3:51
3Best Behaviour
2:59
4Dig Dug
4:14

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