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Genesis
Illegal Alien

Song Information
Song Artist(s):Genesis
Song Title:Illegal Alien
Year:1983

Album Information
Album:Genesis
Track:5

Track Classification
Genre:Rock 1980s
MusicBrainz Genre:Rock

Audio
20 sec. sample

Lyrics
Original Source:LyricWiki
Got out of bed, wasn't feeling too good
With my wallet and my passport, a new pair of shoes
The sun is shining so I head for the park,
With a bottle of Tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes

I got a cousin and she got a friend,
Who thought that her aunt knew a man who could help
At his apartment I knocked on the door,
he wouldn't come out until he got paid.

Now don't tell anybody what I wanna do
if they find out you know that they'll never let me through.

It's no fun being an illegal alien, no
It's no fun being an illegal alien

Down at the office had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose,
Up to the counter to see what they think
They said 'It doesn't count man, it ain't written in ink'.

I don't trust anybody, least not around here, cos

It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no no
It's no fun being an illegal alien, I mean it when I tell ya that
It's no fun being an illegal alien,
An illegal alien, O.K.

Consideration for your fellow man
Would not hurt anybody, it sure fits in with my plan
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand

Keep your suspicions, I've seen that look before
But I ain't done nothing wrong now
Is that such a suprise?
But I've got a sister who'd be willing to oblige
She will do anything now to help me get to the outside

So don't tell anybody what I wanna do
If they find out you know that they'll never let me through.

It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's no fun being an illegal alien, and it's getting me down
It's no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no no
It's no fun being an illegal alien, yeah yeah yeah

It's no fun (not much fun) being an illegal alien, I tell ya that
It's no fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya

It's no fun being an illegal alien, no no no no
It's no fun (not much fun) being an illegal alien, no no no
It's no fun (not bloody much fun) being an illegal alien,
It's no fun being an illegal alien, and that's what I am.

Track Information
Published Time:5:15
Measured Time:5:15
Traktor Peak dB: 0.182
Traktor Perceived dB: 5.329

Mix Information
Mixmeister BPM:144.2
Traktor BPM: 72.1 (100.0%)
Mixmeister Key:A#m

External Cross-Referencing
MusicBrainz PUID:01968bcd-3258-a138-a87f-4c1b82cc6641

MusicBrainz MusicDNS
Song Artist:Genesis
Song Title:Illegal Alien
First Release Year:1983

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