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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bill Berry
Bass
Michael Stipe
Lead Vocals
Mike Mills
Keyboards
Peter Buck
Mandolin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Michael Edward Mills
Songwriter
Peter Lawrence Buck
Songwriter
William Thomas Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
R.E.M.
Producer
Scott Litt
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
George Cowan
Additional Engineer
Jay Healy
Mixing Engineer
Thom Cadley
Additional Engineer
Tom Laune
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
I am not the type of dog
That could keep you waiting
For no good reason
Run a carbon-black test on my jaw
And you will find it's all been said before
I can swing my megaphone
And long arm the rest
It's easier and better
To just beat it from the chest
Of desire
I could walk into this room
And the waves of conversation are enough
To knock you down in the undertow
So alone, so alone in my life
Feed me banks of light
And hang your hairshirt on the lowest rung
It's a beautiful life
And I can hang my hairshirt
Away up high in the attic of
The wrong dog's life chest
Or bury it at sea
All my life I've searched for this
Here I am, here I am
In your life
It's a beautiful life
My life
It's a beautiful life
Your life
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry
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