The Clash — Cheat

[Verse 1] I get violent when I'm fucked up I get silent when I'm drugged up Want excitement, don't get none, I go wild I don't know what can be done about it If you play the game you get nothin' out of it Find out for yourself try bein' a goody goody [Chorus] You better cheat cheat, no reason to play fair Cheat, cheat or don't get anywhere Cheat, cheat if you can't win Hey [Verse 2] Nobody knows what they are doin' Beyond your control, Friday night's a ruin You wanna survive, you better learn how to lie [Chorus] You better cheat cheat, no reason to play fair Cheat, cheat or don't get anywhere Cheat, cheat if you can't win [Verse 3] Don'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 rule, you stupid fool