Lamb to the Slaughter

by a-ha

From the album: Memorial Beach

Track 8 of 10 on Memorial Beach (1993).

Duration: 4:20

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Lyrics for Lamb to the Slaughter

I went down to the water Like a lamb to the slaughter And didn't know what was waiting for me there Nobody warned me Nobody told me My excuse is I wasn't prepared I drank deep from the river And sealed up my fate I should have seen the trap, baby Before it was too late We go down We go down We go down It's the only way out Who is this fool Who believed all the stories I wish I could say, it's not me You polluted my head With all the things that you said I became what you wanted to see All of these years I've built up this hate I had my chance coming But now it's too late We go down We go down We go down It's the only way out We go down We go down We go down It's the only way out I drank deep from the river And sealed up my fate I had my chance coming But now it's too late We go down We go down We go down It's the only way out We go down We go down We go down It's the only way out Down, is the only way out Down, is the only way out Down, is the only way out ...

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