Lyrics Pay Rent - The Slits

Pay Rent

We wanna pay rent with a passion
No, we don’t wanna follow fashion
We make our own style up to dress
And do what we’re known to do best
Yea, we wanna pay rent with a passion
And dance to our drum with percussion
Yea, that’s how me measure success
And do what we’re known to do best
Don’t want any 9 to 5 job everyday
Get up for something boring, get paid
From some regular we don’t feel
Not part of our live but just a means
We’re not some artist’s death sentence
Going there don’t even make no sense
Survival is different from living
Specially for those who are giving
We wanna pay rent with a passion
And we don’t wanna follow fashion
We make our own style up to dress
And do what we’re known to do best
Yea, we wanna pay rent with a passion
And dance to our drum with percussion
Yea, that’s how me measure success
And do what we’re known to do best
Living for the art and music
Coming from the heart, let’s use it
Make money with music
At … we confuse it
Living for the art and music
Coming from the heart, let’s use it
Make money with music
At … we confuse it
We wanna pay rent with a passion
No, we don’t wanna follow fashion
We make our own style up to dress
And do what we’re known to do best
Yea, we wanna pay rent with a passion
And dance to our drum with percussion
Yea, that’s how me measure success
And do what we’re known to do best
Wanna spend time in the jungle
With just a few … and a bongo
Keep us free, not a …
Nobody there just jungle
Wanna spend time in the jungle
With just a few … and a bongo
Keep us free, not a …
Nobody there just jungle
Need a break from technology
And when not in stage get family
Time good and quality
Fight for equality
Need a break from technology
And when not in stage get family
Time good and quality
Fight for equality
We wanna pay rent with a passion
No, we don’t wanna follow fashion
We make our own style up to dress
And do what we’re known to do best
We wanna pay rent with a passion
No, we don’t wanna follow fashion
We make our own style up to dress
And do what we’re known to do best