I get violent when I'm fucked up
I get silent when I'm drugged up
Want excitement, don't get none, I go wildI don't know what can be done about it
If you play the game you get nothing out of it
Find out for yourself try bein' a goody-goodyYou better cheat-cheat
No reason to play fair
Cheat-cheat or don't get anywhere
Cheat-cheat if you can't winNobody knows what they are doing
It's beyond your control, an' Friday night's a ruin
If you want to survive you better learn how to lieYou better cheat-cheat
No reason to play fair
Cheat-cheat or don't get anywhere
Cheat-cheat if you can't winDon't use the rules
They're not for you, they're for the fools
And you're a fool if you don't know that
So use the rules, you stupid fool
Songwriters
JOE STRUMMER, MICK JONES, PAUL SIMONON, TOPPER HEADONPublished by
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group