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Riot Gear Lyrics by Regina Spektor

Far (Bonus Track Edition)

2009

[Verse 1]
Wake up
Put on my riot gear
But in the study of my house
I've got a smoking jacket passed to me from Grand Daddy
It's made of bow and arrow meat

Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do

[Verse 2]
Come home
Take off my riot gear
Put on my smoke jacket
But in the library of my house I have a laugh
Medieval jokes are just as funny now
If you've got a degree

[Chorus]
Heaven help the ones who know
What makes the world go slow

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock

[Verse 3]
The night comes
Time to go on the town
And in my best
Sashimi dress
And marble arch supporting shoes
I am a vision in my horse-drawn tank

Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da

[Verse 4]
Stay out
Drinking into the night
And they are saying those same things
And I'm like "Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee, hee"
Until half-past three
And then it's time for me to go

[Chorus]
Heaven help the ones who know
What makes the world go slow
What makes the world go slow

[Verse 5]
Come home
Take off my tuna dress
Put on my collard greens
And in my sleep
What dreams may come
Before I'm woken by alarms
Put on my riot gear

About “Riot Gear” by Regina Spektor

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"Riot Gear" is credited to Regina Spektor. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Riot Gear" appears on "Far (Bonus Track Edition)" in 2009.

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