Cant Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers

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[Verse 1]

Can't stop, ad

dicted to the 

shindig 

Chop top, he s

ays I'm gonna 

win big 

Choose not a l

ife of imitati

on 

Distant cousin

 to the reserv

ation 

Defunct, the p

istol that you

 pay for 

This punk, the

 feeling that 

you stay for 

In time I want

 to be your be

st friend 

Eastside love 

is living on t

he westend 

Knocked out, b

ut boy you bet

ter come to 

Don't die, you

 know the trut

h as some do 

Go write your 

message on the

 pavement 

Burn so bright

, I wonder wha

t the wave mea

nt 

White heat is 

screaming in t

he jungle 

Complete the m

otion if you s

tumble 

Go ask the dus

t for any answ

ers 

Come back stro

ng with 50 bel

ly dancers 

[Chorus]
     
The world I lo

ve
     
The tears I've

 dropped
   
To be part of
     
the wave can't

 stop
            
Ever wonder if

            
 it's all for 

 
you
     
The world I lo

ve
      
The trains I h

op
   
To be part of
     
The wave can't

 stop
             
Come and tell 

             
me when it's t

  
ime to

[Verse 2]

Sweetheart is 

bleeding in th

e snowcone 

So smart, she'

s leading me t

o ozone 

Music, the gre

at communicato

r 

Use two sticks

 to make it in

 the nature 

I'll get you i

nto penetratio

n 

The gender of 

a generation 

The birth of e

very other nat

ion 

Worth your wei

ght, the gold 

of meditation 

This chapter's

 going to be a

 close one 

Smoke rings, I

 know you're g

oing to blow o

ne 

All on a space

ship, persever

ing 

Use my hands f

or everything 

but steering 

Can't stop the

 spirits when 

they need you 

Mop tops are h

appy when they

 feed you 

Jay butterfly 

is in the tree

top 

Birds that blo

w the meaning 

into bebop

[Chorus]
     
The world I lo

ve
     
The tears I've

 dropped
   
To be part of
     
the wave can't

 stop
            
Ever wonder if

            
 it's all for 

 
you
     
The world I lo

ve
      
The trains I h

op
   
To be part of
     
The wave can't

 stop
             
Come and tell 

             
me when it's t

  
ime to

[Interlude]
            
Wait a minute,

             
 I'm passing o

            
ut, win or los

              
e, just like y


ou 
            
Far more shock

             
in' than anyth

            
ing I ever kne

             
w, how 'bout y

ou 
            
Ten more reaso

             
ns why I need 

            
somebody new, 

          
just like you 
            
Far more shock

             
in' than anyth

            
ing I ever kne

             
w, right on cu

e 

[Verse 3]

Can't stop, ad

dicted to the 

shindig 

Chop top, he s

ays I'm gonna 

win big 

Choose not a l

ife of imitati

on 

Distant cousin

 to the reserv

ation 

Defunct, the p

istol that you

 pay for 

This punk, the

 feeling that 

you stay for 

In time I want

 to be your be

st friend 

Eastside love 

is living on t

he westend 

Knocked out, b

ut boy you bet

ter come to 
 
Don't die, you

 know the trut

h as some do 

Go write your 

message on the

 pavement 

Burn so bright

, I wonder wha

t the wave mea

nt 

Kick start the

 golden genera

tor 

Sweet talk but

 don't intimid

ate her 

Can't stop the

 Gods from eng

ineering 

Feel no need f

or any interfe

ring 

Your image in 

the dictionary

 

This life is m

ore than ordin

ary 

Can I get two,

 maybe even th

ree of these?

Comin' from sp

ace to teach y

ou of the Plei

ades 
N.C.
Can't stop the spirits when they need you 
N.C.
This life is more than just a read-thru