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Star 69R.E.M.

Released: September 27, 1994

Songwriter: Michael Stipe Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Peter Buck Bill Berry

Producer: R.E.M. Scott Litt

[Verse 1]
You don't have to take the bar exam to see
What you've done is Ignoramus 103
What've I got to hang my hat on, you don't have a pot to pee in
All this just to be your friend, I was there until the end
Extortion and arson, petty larceny

[Chorus]
I know you called, I know you called
I know you called
I know you called, I know you called
I know you hung up my line, star 69

[Verse 2]
I know all about the warehouse fire
I know squirrels didn't chew the wires
Three people have my number, the other two were with me
I don't like to tell-tale but I'm not your patsy
This time you have gone too far with me

[Chorus]
I know you called, I know you called
I know you called
I know you called, I know you called
I know you hung up my line, star 69

[Verse 3]
Why'd you put your quarter down on me?
This reads like some dark Inside Edition, Hard Copy
I can't be your character witness, I can't be your alibi
Doorbell rings, it's the FBI, we learned Spy vs. Spy
You, my friend, are guilty as can be

[Chorus]
I know you called, I know you called
I know you called
I know you called, I know you called
I know you hung up my line
I know you called, I know you called
I know you called
I know you called, I know you called
I can't be your alibi, star 69

R.E.M.

R.E.M. were an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.

Berry quit the band in April 1997, as they were getting together to record demos for the album Up. He was not replaced on a permanent basis, but the band used an assortment of drummers in his place.

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