Seven Nation Army was created by Jack White, inspired by his childhood nostalgia and his desire to create a classic song that featured a distinctive guitar riff. The songs name stems from Jack Whites childhood mispronunciation of Salvation Army as Seven Nation Army.
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I'm gonna fight 'em off
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A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
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They're gonna rip it off
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Taking their time right behind my back
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And I'm talking to myself at night
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Because I can't forget
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Back and forth through my mind
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Behind a cigarette
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And a message coming from my eyes says leave it alone
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Don't want to hear about it
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Every single one's got a story to tell
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Everyone knows about it
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From the Queen of England to the hounds of Hell
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And if I catch it coming back my way
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I'm gonna serve it to you
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And that ain't what you want to hear
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But that's what I'll do
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And a feeling coming from my bones says find a home
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I'm going to Wichita
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Far from this opera, forever more
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I'm going to work the straw
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Make the sweat drip out of every pore
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And I'm bleeding and I'm bleeding and I'm bleeding
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Right before the Lord
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All the words are going to bleed from me
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And I will think no more
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And the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home **************************