----------------- Psycho Killer ----------------- I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I Can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real live wire Psycho Killer Qu'est Que C'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away Psycho Killer Qu'est Que C'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away You start a conversation you can't even finish it. You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again? Psycho Killer, Qu'est Que C'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away Psycho Killer Qu'est Que C'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la Realisant mon espoir Je me lance, vers la gloire ... OK We are vain and we are blind I hate people when they're not polite Psycho Killer, Qu'est Que C'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away Psycho Killer, Qu'est Que C'est fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better Run run run run run run run away oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh.... -------------------------- Take Me to the River -------------------------- I don't know why I love her like I do All the changes you put me through Take my money, my cigarettes I haven't seen the worst of it yet I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river, drop me in the water Take me to the river, dip me in the water Washing me down, washing me down I don't know why you treat me so bad Think of all the things we could have had Love is an ocean that I can't forget My sweet sixteen I would never regret I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river, drop me in the water Push me in the river, dip me in the water Washing me down, washing me Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me Till I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it Take me to the water, drop me in the river Push me in the water, drop me in the river Washing me down, washing me down I don't know why I love you like I do All the troubles you put me through Sixteen candles there on my wall And here am I the biggest fool of them all I wanna know that you'll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river and drop me in the water Dip me in the river, drop me in the water Washing me down, washing me down. ----------------------- Once in a Lifetime ----------------------- And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here? Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/after the money's gone Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground. And you may ask yourself How do I work this? And you may ask yourself Where is that large automobile? And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful house! And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful wife! Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/after the money's gone Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground. Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was... Water dissolving...and water removing There is water at the bottom of the ocean Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean! Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/in the silent water Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground. Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/after the money's gone Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground. And you may ask yourself What is that beautiful house? And you may ask yourself Where does that highway go? And you may ask yourself Am I right?...Am I wrong? And you may tell yourself MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE? Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/in the silent water Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground. Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down Letting the days go by/water flowing underground Into the blue again/after the money's gone Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground. Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was... Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was... --------------------------------- Burning Down The House --------------------------------- Watch out you might get what you're after Cool babies strange but not a stranger I'm an ordinary guy Burning down the house Hold tight wait till the party's over Hold tight We're in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house Here's your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin' overboard The transportation is here Close enough but not too far, Maybe you know where you are Fightin' fire with fire All wet hey you might need a raincoat Shakedown dreams walking in broad daylight Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees Burning down the house It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself Gonna come in first place People on their way to work baby what did you except Gonna burst into flame My house S'out of the ordinary That's might Don't want to hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house No visible means of support and you have not seen nuthin' yet Everything's stuck together I don't know what you expect starring into the TV set Fighting fire with fire ------------------------------------------------- This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) ------------------------------------------------- Home is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me round I feel numb - burn with a weak heart (So I) guess I must be having fun The less we say about it the better Make it up as we go along Feet on the ground Head in the sky It's ok I know nothing's wrong . . nothing Hi yo I got plenty of time Hi yo you got light in your eyes And you're standing here beside me I love the passing of time Never for money Always for love Cover up + say goodnight . . . say goodnight Home - is where I want to be But I guess I'm already there I come home - -she lifted up her wings Guess that this must be the place I can't tell one from another Did I find you, or you find me? There was a time Before we were born If someone asks, this where I'll be . . . where I'll be Hi yo We drift in and out Hi yo sing into my mouth Out of all tose kinds of people You got a face with a view I'm just an animal looking for a home Share the same space for a minute or two And you love me till my heart stops Love me till I'm dead Eyes that light up, eyes look through you Cover up the blank spots Hit me on the head Ah ooh -------------------- Slippery People -------------------- Whatabout the time? You were rollin' over Fall on your face You must be having fun Walk lightly! Think of a time. You'd best believe This think is real Put away that gun This part is simple Try to recognize What is in you mind God help us! Help us loose our minds These slippery people help us understand what's the matter with him? He's alright! I see his face The lord won't mind Don't play no games He's alright Love from the bottom to the top Turn like a wheel He's alright See for yourself The lord won't mind We're gonna move Right now Turn like a wheel inside a wheel I remember when Sittin' in the tub Pulled out the plug The water was runnin' out Cool down Stop acting crazy They're gonna leave And we'll be on our own Seven times five They were living creatures Watch 'em come to life Right before your eyes Backsliding! How do you do? These slippery people Gonna see you through -------------------------- Life During Wartime -------------------------- Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, packed up and ready to go Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway, a place where nobody knows The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto, I've lived all over this town This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now Transmit the message, to the receiver, hope for an answer some day I got three passports, a couple of visas, you don't even know my real name High on a hillside, the trucks are loading, everything's ready to roll I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime, I might not ever get home This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B., I ain't got time for that now Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? Heard about Pittsburgh, PA? You oughta know not to stand by the window somebody might see you up there I got some groceries, some peant butter, to last a couple of days But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones, ain't got no records to play Why stay in college? Why go to night school? Gonna be different this time Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard, I can't write nothing at all This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you I ain't got no time for that now Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, we blended with the crowd We got computer, we're tapping pohne lines, I know that ain't allowed We dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie I changed my hairstyle, so many times now, I don't know what I look like! You make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, you ought to get some sleep Get you instructions, follow directions, then you should change your address Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day, whatever you think is best Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks? They won't help me survive My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive Try to stay healthy, physical fitness, don't want to catch no disease Try to be careful, don't take no chances, you better watch what you say ----------------- And She Was ------------------ And she was lying in the grass And she could hear the highway breathing And she could see a nearby factory She's making sure she is not dreaming See the lights of a neighbor's house Now she's starting to rise Take a minute to concentrate And she opens up her eyes The world was moving and she was right there with it (and she was) The world was moving she was floating above it (and she was) and she was And she was drifting through the backyard And she was taking off her dress And she was moving very slowly Rising up above the earth Moving into the universe Drifting this way and that Not touching ground at all Up above the yard CHORUS She was glad about it... no doubt about it She isn't sure where she's gone No time to think about what to tell them No time to think about what she's done And she was And she was looking at herself And things were looking like a movie She had a pleasant elevation She's moving out in all directions CHORUS Joining the world of missing persons (and she was) Missing enough to feel alright (and she was) ---------------------- Road to Nowhere ---------------------- WELL WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOIN' BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE KNOWIN' BUT WE CAN'T SAY WHAT WE'VE SEEN AND WE'RE NOT LITTLE CHILDREN AND WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT AND THE FUTURE IS CERTAIN GIVE US TIME TO WORK IT OUT We're on a road to nowhere Come on inside Takin' that ride to nowhere We'll take that ride I'm feelin' okay this mornin' And you know, We're on the road to paradise Here we go, here we go CHORUS Maybe you wonder where you are I don't care Here is where time is on our side Take you there...take you there We're on a road to nowhere We're on a road to nowhere We're on a road to nowhere There's a city in my mind Come along and take that ride and it's all right, baby, it's all right And it's very far away But it's growing day by day And it's all right, baby, it's all right They can tell you what to do But they'll make a fool of you And it's all right, baby, it's all right We're on a road to nowhere ------------------- Wild Wild Life ------------------- I'm wearin' Fur pyjamas I ride a Hot Potata' It's tickling my fancy Speak up, I can't hear you Here on this mountaintop Woahoho I got some wild, wild life I got some new to tell ya Woahoho About some wild, wild life Here comes the doctor in charge Woahoho She's got some wild, wild life Ain't that the way you like it? Ho, ha! Living wild, wild life. I wrestle, with your conscience You wrestle, with your partner Sittin' on a window sill, but he Spends time behind closed doors Check out Mr. Businessman Oh, ho ho He bought some wild, wild life On the way to the stock exchange Oh, ho ho He got some wild, wild life Break it up when he opens the door Whoahoho He's doin' wild, wild life I know that's the way you like it Wo ho Living wild, wild life Peace of mind? Piece of cake! Thought control! You get on board anytime you like Like sittin' on pins and needles Things fall apart, it's scientific Sleeping on the interstate Woah ho ah Getting wild, wild life Checkin' in, a checkin' out! Uh, huh! I got a wild, wild life Spending all of my money and time Oh, ho ho Done too much wild, wild We wanna go, where we go, where we go Oh, ho ho! I doing wild, wild I know it, that's how we start Uh, huh Got some wild, wild life Take a picture, here in the daylight Oh, ho! And it's a wild, wild life You've grown so tall, you've grown so fast Oh, ho ho Wild, wild I know that's the way you like it Oh, ho! Living wild wild wild wild, life. ------- Blind ------- Signs Signs are lost Signs disappeared Turn invisible Got no sign Somebody got busted Got a face of stone And a ghostwritten biography Dogs start to run in, Hungry for some food Dogs start a-twitching And they're looking at you It was light By five Torn all apart All in the name of democracy He's hurt He's dying Claimed he was a terrorist Claimed to avert a catastrophe Someone should'a told him That the buck stops here No one ever said That he was involved with thieves And they're blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind No sense of harmony, No sense of time, Don't mention harmony, Say: What is it? What is it? What is it? Give a little shock, and he raises his hand Somebody shouts out, says: What is it? What is it? What is it? He was shot down in the night! Peop- ple ride by but his body's still alive The girl in the window what has she done? She looks down at me ... says: "I don't want to die!" And I'm blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind Somebody could have told us where they go Crawling all around looking for foot, foot, footprints Now tell me what the Hell have we become? Some dirty little bastards What the Hell is going on?u No sense of harmony, No sense of time, Don't mention harmony, Say: What is it? What is it? What is it? Give a little shock, and he raises his hand Somebody shouts out, says: What is it? What is it? What is it? He was shot down in the night! Peop- ple ride by but his body's still alive The girl in the window what has she done? She looks down at me ... says: "I don't want to die!" They're blind and they're blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind blind, blind blind, blind, blind, blind, blind ---------------------------- (Nothing But) Flowers ----------------------------- Here we stand Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Garden of Eden Two fools in love So beautiful and strong The birds in the trees Are smiling upon them From the age of the dinosaurs Cars have run on gasoline Where, where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers There was a factory Now there are mountains and rivers you got it, you got it We caught a rattlesnake Now we got something for dinner we got it, we got it There was a shopping mall Now it's all covered with flowers you've got it, you've got it If this is paradise I wish I had a lawnmower you've got it, you've got it Years ago I was an angry young man I'd pretend That I was a billboard Standing tall By the side of the road I fell in love With a beautiful highway This used to be real estate Now it's only fields and trees Where, where is the town Now, it's nothing but flowers The highways and cars Were sacrificed for agriculture I thought that we'd start over But I guess I was wrong Once there were parking lots Now it's a peaceful oasis you got it, you got it This was a Pizza Hut Now it's all covered with daisies you got it, you got it I miss the honky tonks, Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens you got it, you got it And as things fell apart Nobody paid much attention you got it, you got it I dream of cherry pies, Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies you got it, you got it We used to microwave Now we just eat nuts and berries you got it, you got it This was a discount store, Now it's turned into a cornfield you got it, you got it Don't leave me stranded here I can't get used to this lifestyle ------------------ Sax & Violins ------------------ Falling, falling Gonna drop like a stone I'm falling through the atmosphere On a warm afternoon If lovers discover That ev'ryone dies So don't tell me, please hold me It's a dangerous life Daddy dear Let's get outta here I'm scared Ten o'clock Nighttime in New York It's weird If you're looking for trouble Well, that's what you will find Mom & Pop They will fuck you up For sure Love so deep Kills you in your sleep It's true Love keeps us together And love keeps us alive And we - are criminals that never broke no laws And all - we needed was a net to break our fall They're searching for diamonds They're grabbin' at straws Sex 'n' sin Sax 'n' violins It's hell Wooden heads Furniture with legs For sale Love keeps us together And love will drive us insane And we - are criminals that never broke no laws And all - we needed was a net to break our fall Going home Back where I belong To stay Rays of light They will turn the light To day Birds travel together Birds follow the sun And I - am watching as the birds go flying home ----------------------- Lifetime Piling Up ----------------------- I have tried marijuana I get nervous every time There will come a knockin' at the door Why is everybody makin' eyes at me? I don't want to know Excuse and pardon me Stay for a while Maybe we'll never meet again I can see my lifetime piling up I can see the days turn into nights I can see the people on the street Open those windows up A hundred floors below me Pilin' those houses up Pilin' them higher, higher, higher I can feel them swayin' back and forth Building it higher, higher This tower's learning over I got bad coordination Stuck a pencil in my eye I can hardly wait to get back home Why is everybody gettin' paranoid? I's only havin' fun Scum-bags and superstars Tell me your names I'll make a bet, you're both the same I can see my lifetime pilin' up Reaching from my bedroom to the stars I can see the house where I was born When I was growin' up - they say that I could never keep my trousers up I remember days and crazy nights Are there any pirates on this ship? And if they sober up - they'll have us Home by morning Cry, cry, cry It's just you and I Like an automobile with no one at the wheel Spinning out of control We're all over the road In our sexy machine All the passengers scream Scream, scream! I can see my lifetime pilin' up I can see it smashin' into yours It was not an accident at all Open your window up - I hear you laughin' Goin' one, two, three, four, five Goin' from the bottom to the top Maybe I'm holding on too tight And now I'm growin' up I got a funny feeling Pilin' those houses up Pilin' them higher, higher, higher Building that highway to the stars And turning the music up - Hey! I got a winning number
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