Lyrics to
You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming

This version of You’Re Gonna Get What’S Coming was released by Bonnie Raitt in 1979.

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You came up on me like a landslide
Once in a while I get taken like that and I like it
I’ve got a Thunderbird parked right outside
Give me a minute to finish this thing and we’ll light it

In all this heat it’s a job keepin’ cool
And I could fry an egg on you

You came up on me like a landslide
Once in a while I get taken like that and I like it

You’re gonna get what’s comin’
You been asking for it two days running
You’re gonna get what’s comin’
You’re gonna get what’s comin’ to you

I hope that you’re half as intrepid as you make out
Often or not, but you never got what you asked for
Keep on pouring until you hear me shout
And turn up the sound if you want me to drive any faster

Caution went out when you walked in the room
If it never came back it would be too soon.

You came upon me like a landslide,
Once in a while I get taken like that and I like it

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The lyrics for You’Re Gonna Get What’S Coming are defined as the words making up the song released by Bonnie Raitt in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to You’Re Gonna Get What’S Coming have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Bonnie Raitt and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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