Problem Child

Album: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
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  • I'm hot
    And when I'm not
    I'm cold as ice
    Get out of my way
    Just step aside
    Or pay the price
    What I want I take
    What I don't I break
    And I don't want you
    With a flick of my knife
    I can change your life
    There's nothing you can do

    I'm a problem child
    I'm a problem child
    I'm a problem child

    Make my stand
    No man's land
    On my own
    Man in blue
    It's up to you
    The seed is sown
    What I want I stash
    What I don't I smash
    N' you're on my list
    Dead or alive
    Got a .45
    N' I never miss

    I'm a problem child
    I'm a problem child
    I'm a problem child

    Just watch your step

    Every night
    Street light
    I drink my booze
    Some run
    Some fight
    I win they lose
    What I need I like
    What I don't I fight
    N' I don't like you
    Say bye bye
    While your still alive
    Your time is due

    'Cause I'm a problem child
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    Problem child Writer/s: Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Ronald Scott
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganThe version from DDDDC is slightly different than the one on Let There Be Rock. I mean, it's the same recording, but on the DDDDC version, after the song ends, the band starts up again with a drum fill and then they play the main riff again until the song fades out. On the LTBR version there is no false ending, when the song ends that's when the song ends, they just cut off the extra part with the fade out. This song is awesome.
  • Xxx from Miami BeachLove the intro when he says cop this, sounds like he is saying f*** this, love towards the end of the song when he says even my mother hates me, I bought my very first AC DC album live if you want blood you got it from the 1978 tour this song was on it
  • Zero from Nowhere, NjThe boys in Judas Priest apparently loved this song so much they made a song called "Devil's Child" and nicked the main riff.
  • Nick from Cairns, AustraliaI AM HOT!!! AND WHEN I'M NOT, I'M COLD AS ICE! GET OUTTA MY WAY!!! JUST STEP ASIDE, OR PAY THE PRICE!..................................................................................................AWESOME DAMN SONG!! if you ever experience great music like this, use my slang and call it acca dacca stuff! :)
  • Austin from Bristow, VaDamn great song. No wonder it appeared on three AC/DC albums (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Let There Be Rock, and If You Want Blood, You've Got It) great for guys like me who tend to snub their schoolmates (which I really enjoy) after a awhile.
  • Jeff from Austin, TxGreat song. As usual, a killer minimalist riff.
  • Selina from Perth, AustraliaOh god great song- AC/DC are a bunch of Problem Children, just like they're fans...such an inspiration :P
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