Joe Jackson

Pretty women out walkin' with gorillas down my street
From my window I'm starin' while my coffee goes cold
Look over there
(Where?)
There!
There's a lady that I used to know
She's married now or engaged or somethin', so I'm told

*Is she really going out with him?
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
Is she really going out with him?
Cause if my eyes don't deceive me
There's something going wrong around here

Tonight's the night when I go to all the parties down my street
I wash my hair and I kid myself I look really smooth
Look over there
(Where?)
There!
Here comes Jeannie with her new boyfriend
They say that looks don't count for much and so there goes your proof

*Repeat

But if looks could kill
There's a man there who's marked down as dead
Cause I had my fill
Listen you take your hands from her head
I get so mean around this scene
Hey, baby

*Repeat

Something going wrong around here
Something going wrong around - here

Don't you feel like trying something new
Don't you feel like breaking out
or breaking us in two
You don't do the things that I do
You want to do things I can't do
Always something breaking us in two

You and I could never live alone
But don't you feel like breaking out
just one day on your own
Why does what I'm saying hurt you
I didn't say that we were through
Always something breaking us in two

They say two hearts should beat as one for us
We'll fight it out to see it through
I say that won't be too much fun for us
Though it's oh so nice to get advice
It's oh so hard to do

Could we be much closer if we tried
We could stay at home and stare
into each other's eyes
Maybe we could last an hour
Maybe then we'd see right through
Always something breaking us in two

Now ?
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes

We ?
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

We ?
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find
Steppin' out tonight?

You ?
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Now ?
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes

We ?
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

We ?
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find
Steppin' out tonight?

You ?
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

The older I get the more stupid I feel
I don't know what's going on
Tired of trying to be strong
When I should be crying

The further I go the less distance I see
Leave behind another home
The harder I try the less people I please

The older I get the more lucid I feel
Let it go and let it come
Tired of trying to belong
When I could be flying

Now that you're gone
Nothing is wrong
But everything's changed
Words in your hand
Do I set them in stone
Or throw them away
Now everything we did
Like photographs that always moved
(and that wasn't strange)
Now they're in the can
Let's put them on a shelf
Let's put them in the ground
They'll never move again

Ever after
Ever after
Ever after

Over and done
All of the fun
And all of the pain
Why don't I laugh
Why don't I cry
It ends up all the same
Now that you're gone
Everything is wrong
Though nothing has changed
And everything we said
Is there on a tape
For the future to play
Let's put it in the ground
That's where it ought to stay

Ever after
Ever after
Ever after

And it'll be all right . . .

It happened one night
At three in the morning
The devil appeared in my studio room
And he said I'm your pal
And I'll make you a deal
Blow away your struggle
And take your soul for a toy

After rubbing my eyes
I looked all around me
At the half-finished drivel I'd worked on for days
And I told him my dream
Was to live for all time
In some perfect refrain
Like the man who wrote Danny Boy

And I said if you're real, then I'll ask you a question
While most of us turn into ashes or dust
Just you and that other guy go on forever
But who writes the history
And who do I trust?

He gave me a wink
And he said it was funny
How mortals would pour all their blood, sweat and tears
Onto tape, onto paper
Or into the air
To be lost and forgotten
Outside of his kind employ

Then I thought I could hear a great sound in the distance
Of whiskey-soaked singing
And laughter and cheers
And they're saying, that song could bring tears to a glass eye
So pass me the papers, I'll sign them in blood

And the smell of the brimstone was turned into greasepaint
And the roar of the crowd like the furies of hell
And I hear the applause and I hear the bells ringing
And the sound of a woman's voice from the next room saying

Come to me now
Come lay down beside me
Whatever you're doing you're too going to see
You can't hold onto shadows, no more than to years
So be glad for the pleasures
We're young enough to enjoy

So maybe I'm drunk
Or maybe a liar
Or maybe we're all living inside a dream
You can say what you like
When I'm gone, then you'll see
I'll be down in the dark
Down underground
With Shakespeare and Bach
And the man who wrote Danny Boy

Shall I stay or go
Through the door
Will the pen to flow
Watch the stars
Sleep's a chore

The moon is growing cold
It hangs like a sliver of tin
How do our dreams unfold
And why are my bones feeling thin

I watch my pen as though
My fingers could shatter like icicles
And before my eyes
Lie glittering and useless on a field of snow

Something's coming
Something big
Something I can't stand

Dark as the ocean
Secret and cruel
Something I can't command

Something's waiting
Down a mugger's alley
To see what's on my mind

Take a deep breath
Start walking faster
It's dark, but I'm not blind

You never know
If I push at this wall
My hand could pass through

So

This cloud of unknowing
Could disappear too

It's only the future

I'm sinking in
To a sea of secrets
Warm and green
Down and down
Back to times and places never seen

Now and then
I can wake and I remember
Just one secret thing
Through the rain
I can keep a candle burning
Under the skin of the world

It's sinking in
No need for fear of drowning
Drift away
These monsters here
Are only faces I don't wear by day

Now and then
I can wake, and in the mirror
Demons turn to friends
Through the pain
I can dig a little deeper
Under the skin of the world

There was a man in the jungle
Trying to make ends meet
Found himself one day with an axe in his hand
When a voice said "Buddy can you spare that tree
We gotta save the world - starting with your land"
It was a rock 'n' roll millionaire from the USA
Doing 3 to the gallon in a big white car
And he sang and he sang 'til he polluted the air
And he blew a lot of smoke from a Cuban cigar

And the stars are looking down
Through a hole in the sky
And if they can see, they cry
That's obvious

And the walls are coming down
Between the west and the east
You don't have to be a hippie to believe in peace
That's obvious... obvious

There was a kid in the city selling crack to get by
Got caught one day with a gun in his hand
When a voice said, "Okay, get 'em up in the air
You're too young to live like this
But you ain't too fast to die."
Just another foot-soldier in a stupid little war
Another sound-bite on the American scene
Caught between the supplier only dreaming of money
And the demand of the man with money
Who needs a little help to dream

So we starve all the teachers
And recruit more Marines
How come we don't even know what that means
It's obvious

And the walls are coming down
Between the eagle and the dove
You don't have to be a hippie to believe in love
That's obvious... obvious

I could cool out
I couls hang loose
I could lay my head back in this comfortable noose
I could watch the paint dry
On these rented walls
Or I could run wild with the first wild thing that calls

Goin' downtown . . . goin' downtown
Goin' downtown . . . to stand 'round and stare
And put people down for not being there
Goin' downtown . . . and I'll see you there

But I saw you laugh
At that girl having fun
To show some emotion . . . just isn't done
You can look but don't touch
That's as far as it goes
You're only as good as the cut of your clothes

Goin' downtown . . . goin' downtown
Goin' downtown . . . to stand 'round and stare
And put people down for not being there
Goin' downtown . . . and I'll see you there

Please mister can't you help me try to find my baby's house
It's three in the morning in the pouring rain
I can't find the house and i forgot the number
But I gotta give her these roses to relieve her pain
Don't laugh... just tell me you've been there before
So we fight but we fight every evening
And I tell you every morning I just love her more

And life goes on... filled with disasters and friction
And life can be strange
But love can be stranger than fiction
Only love can be stranger than fiction

Excuse me operator... tell me what time it is
Me and my lover been in bed all day
I think I strained a muscle
I didn't know I had
And tell me what day it is anyway
Don't laugh... just tell me you hear what I say
I love her so much I don't even know what planet I'm on
Love her so much I wish she'd just go away

And life goes on... filled with bizarre contradictions
And life can be strange
But love can be stranger than fiction
Only love can be stranger than fiction

I know that sometimes love goes
But sometimes it comes back to getcha
And when love grows
It grows like a flower or grows like a tumor
Love shows that God has a sense of humor

Life goes on... ever immune to prediction
And life can be strange
But love can be stranger than fiction
Only love can be stranger than fiction

I can't help about the shape I'm in
I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to

Oh well

And when I talk to God I know he'll understand
He says, "Stick by me, I'll be your guiding hand
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to"

Oh well

Jamie G. I want you
Even though I know that I can't have you
Even though
I don't know which way you go
I'm dying to come with you

What kind of times are these
A guy can't do what he pleases
But the way that you tease
I'd risk all diseases

Jamie G. I want you
Even though I know that I can't have you
Even though
I don't know which way you go
I'm dying to come with you

C'mon let's drink champagne
Before they bring back Prohibition
Smoke a pack or two
Then try another position

Jamie G. I want you
Even though I know that I can't have you
Even though
I don't know which way you go
I'm dying to come with you

You might have seen me hangin' around
I never miss one night I could be on the town
I used to be another one like you
Always running home to that special one or two
And when I think of all the years of finding out
What I already knew
Now I spead myself around
And you can have 3 minutes too
'Cause I'm a hit single
Lookin' out for number one

I got a line or two that never fail
And every time you look around I'll be there on your tail
I'm nothing special but I don't give in
Before you know it I'll be there right underneath your skin

And if you think that being serious and smart
Gets you where you should be
You must be not only joking
But way too heavy for me

'Cause I'm a hit single
Goin' straight to number one

And when I die and go to pure pop heaven
The angels will gather around
And ask me for my whole life story
And ask for that fabulous sound
But I know they're gonna stop me
As I start going through every line
And say please not the whole damn album
Nobody has that much time

Please . . .

Just the hit single
You gotta love that number one

It's All Too Much

Some days I can't get started
Wondering which shoe to put on first
Or should I brush my teeth
Before or after I put on my shirt
So many big decisions
Boiled or scrambled, fried or even raw
I'm so damn open-minded
Used to think I'm lucky but I'm cursed

I hate this supermarket
But I have to say it makes me think
A hundred mineral waters
It's fun to guess which ones are safe to drink
Two hundred brands of cookies
87 kinds of chocolate chip
They say that choice is freedom
I'm so free it drives me to the brink

And you know why - it's all too much

It's all too much for me to bear
What kind of shampoo suits my hair
It's all too much (1) for me to do (1)
Especially without you
Won't you please come home
Honey please come home

I read the morning paper
But it all changes by the evening news
The world got so much smaller
I don't know which piece of it to choose
I'd like to fight apartheid
Wish that I could fight the guy upstairs
I'd solve a dozen cases
If only there weren't so many clues

What shall we do this evening
Send out for some sushi and champagne
Stay in and watch TV
50 channels can't all be the same
Maybe go to a movie
50 films on 50 tiny screens
They say that choice is freedom
I'm so free it's driving me insane

And you know why - it's all too much

It's all too much for me to stand
So much supply and no demand
There's just too much (2) to struggle throu (2)
Especially without you
Won't you please come home
Honey please come home

I'd like to get to know
All the many people I could be
If I just had the time
I'm sure I could find out which one is me
Maybe I need religion
Or meditation 'til I disappear
They say that choice is freedom
I'm so free I'm stuck in therapy

And you know why - it's all too much

It's all too much for me to take
Try to be real, feel like a fake
It's all too much to follow thru
Especially without you
Please come home
Honey please come home
Won't you please come home

You come into my life
And then you go away
You make me feel like a fool
For wanting you to stay
But I'm a busy guy
A lot of things to do
But there's a reason why
Some of them just seem to lose their flavor

I feel like death warmed up
I can't taste the coffee in my cup
I feel so low I'm underground
Every time you're not around

And if I didn't feel so high
And if I didn't feel so proud
Then I wouldn't cry
I wouldn't feel so down
When you're not around

You come and fill me up
With ecstasy and pain
And then I run on empty
'Til I see you again
But I've got things to do
And places I can go
I guess I can't blame you
If some of them just seem to feel like nowhere

No, I don't feel so great
I can't taste the sandwich on my plate
I try to sing but there's no sound
Every time you're not around

And if I didn't feel so high
And if I didn't feel so proud
Then I wouldn't cry
I wouldn't feel so down
When you're not around

I guess we can still be friends
I guess we can talk at least
But if we were seventeen
Imagine the things we'd do
I know that those days are over
I'm glad that those games are won
And the winners ride off into the sunset
But it's not the same for you

And I don't want to play
Those nasty games that adults play
But I can't let you go
And I can't see another way

And I know that she's the only one for me
But you know that if I could split in two
The other me - would stay all night
The other me - would hold you tight
The other me - would be the only one for you

When I see you there alone
It almost breaks my heart
But it doesn't break enough
For me to break my whole life apart
I guess we could still be friends
And we can talk all night
But I have to bite my tongue
And sometimes words don't come out right

We're old enough to know
What we can think or say out loud
To know that hearts are not just
Cards to play when two's a crowd

And I know that she's the only one for me
But you know that if I could split in two
The other me - would stay all night
The other me - would hold you tight
The other me - would be the only one for you

The other me . . .
Would take you so far away from here
And he'd be . . .
A man with a mission . . .
The other me . . .
Might even be better than this one

And I know that she's the only one for me
But you know that if I could split in two
The other me - would stay all night
The other me - would hold you tight
The other me - would be the only one for you

See the guy in the corner
The one who's drinking another glass
There's a look in his eye
That I've seen so many times in the past
I've seen it in the mirror
And I've seen it in my friends
When we realize we've lost ourselves
And we try to make amends
He'll drink another two or three
And the room will start to spin
Then he'll try to let the feelings show
But he'll find he can't give in

You remember what your brother said
Remember what your brother said
"I'll tell the whole class if I see you"
You remember what your mother said
Remember what your mother said
"Never be a man if you do"

See the guy in the corner
Putting out another cigarette
Maybe someone is dying
From something that they can't cure yet
Maybe a lover is cheating
Maybe a lover just left
But something's gone, maybe forever
And it's something that he can't forget

You remember what your brother said

I'm moving my car forward a foot at a time
Another red light another warning sign
Is that rain on the windshield
Wonder if it's raining on the Jersey side
Tapping my fingers to the radio
But I don't hear a thing
Watching the hookers move in and out of the light
One of these days one of these days . . .

One of these days
I'm gonna smash somebody's car
And smash the copper's face
As they take me away . . .

But I gotta go home now
(don't wanna go to my house)

Only forty minutes to the Jersey side
Me and Suzy used to read the news and stay up all night
We used to see a lot of people then we just got tired
And gave birth to a perfect little alibi
I take a sip of diet soda and loosen my tie
Another red light another warning sign
Hey that Puerto Rican hooker must be six feet tall
One of these days one of these days . . .

One of these days
I'm gonna turn the car around
And keep on going
'Til I lose track of time . . .

But I gotta go home now
(don't wanna go to my house)

Thirty five minutes to the Jersey side

Another red light another warning sign

One of these days one of these days

There goes another one
Another happy couple on the road to emptiness
I think of my father and mother
Can they imagine how two people can get in this mess

But the old songs say - love's forever
And the old songs never say die
But a song can't keep us together
How can that beautiful song be a lie

Me I blame the old songs
Filling hearts with rebellion and romance
Our book of revelations
And all we had to do was dance

Play us another one
Play us the hopes and dreams of twenty years ago
They're all over the bloody radio
It's like they're telling us there's nowhere left to go

And the old songs say - "be my baby"
And the old songs say - "she loves you"
All the songs we'll sing come what may be
I like those songs
But I'd like something new

Me I blame the old songs
Protect us all against a change of course
All our great expectations
Turn to alimony and remorse

I don't love you
But I'm lost
Thinking of you
And the ghosts
Of so many special moments
That passed so quickly at the time
And now they come and track me down
And echo round and round and round
And time goes quickly
Or disappears completely
And I feel like I fade away
Like drowning

I don't need you
But it's so hard
To be without you
Though you're not far away
I censor my emotions
And tell myself to bide my time
But every time you come around
You batter my defenses down
But so gently
Like some sweet hypnosis
And the world just slips away
I'm drowning

It's dark
My heart is pounding
I'm sinking down
Into a pool of passion
There's laughter as I drown
Like so many lost before me
Damned by lust and gone to hell
And then I look into your eyes
And something melts
I shake inside
And cool water
Washes me all over
Washes me away
And still I'm drowning

Don't let her down
Just 'cause you could before
She stole the crown
You don't rule anymore

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

Strong sexy smart
Slim sassy super-cool
She gets the parts
You get to play the cool
Mean drunk or dumb
We're not casting boys today
Braveheart or bum
Who needs you anyway

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

Don't feel so down
You'll find some job to do
Gangsta or clown
She'll keep a place for you
You feel her touch
Fingers like icicles
She needs you so much
Like fish need bicycles

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

You turned me upside down and turned my insides out
But that's alright
You made me laugh then made me cry then made me shout
But that's alright
But something keeps on beating in there
I guess my heart survived
I know I said I couldn't live without you
But I'm still alive

Still alive
Still alive

You took me out there on a trip that tripped me out
But that's alright
I'm still confused about what it was all about
But that's alright
They say it's better to be travelling than to arrive
But then they said I couldn't live without you
But I'm still alive

Still alive
Still alive

In the beginning we were there till the end of time
It isn't sinning to prepare for the kind of murder
That's not a crime

I guess I knew you guessed I knew when we were through
But that's alright
I'd tell you what to do if I could tell what's true
But that's alright
I think I'd better think it over
For a year or five
But then I thought I couldn't live without you
And I'm still alive

I should have known you were only just fifteen
You had a scowl like a Klingon beauty queen
Old enough to stand out but too young to stand with pride
So uncomfortable in your messed-up skin
And the cool parties never let you in
I can still relate to being left so high and dry
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward age

We'll all be fine
Disgraceful under pressure
Don't tow the line
You're just at an awkward age
Don't cry - Just at an awkward age
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward...

You look at me like I know what's going on
I'm looking back and I wonder what went wrong
I really thought by now a few things might just clarify
I got a mind that goes out to lunch for days
And a body that sometimes disobeys
I get into the parties but I hate them 'cause I'm shy
Oh my
I'm still at an awkward age

We'll all be fine
Disgraceful under pressure
Don't tow the line
You're just at an awkward age
Don't cry - Just at an awkward age
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward...

We're supposed to be happy
Supposed to be tough
Supposed to be flawless
And buy the right stuff
They want us all swimming
Don't care if we drown
So don't let them take you down

It's a scary mountain to climb up without a guide
Besides ...
We live in an awkward age

We'll all be fine
Disgraceful under pressure
Don't tow the line
You're just at an awkward age
Don't cry - Just at an awkward age
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward... age

You always were the special one
The breath of air, the heap of fun
You always had a kind of light
That might dismay, or might delight

I thought about you all along
I used to doubt you
Guess I was wrong

Now you shine like chrome
You're a star and bold like chrome
And from Tokyo to Rome
We're all aware of you
Now you shine like chrome
You're so hard and cold like chrome
And I'd like to take you home
But I'm scared of you

It's nice to see you looking well
I know your age, but I won't tell
You always had a kind of glow
You're luminous
But I guess you know

I see it clearly
You're gonna shine
I never really thought you'd be mine

Now you shine like chrome
You're a star and bold like chrome
And from Tokyo to Rome
We're all aware of you
Now you shine like chrome
You're so hard and cold like chrome
And I'd like to take you home
But I'm scared of you

Here
See the little queer
There's a volunteer
Don't you think that he should get haircut
Now
Like in the Marines
All the magazines
Got a way for everyone to shape up

You don't wanna fall behind
Choking on a cloud of fairy dust - fairy dust
Now it's only greed and lust
And pride and lust
And a few other sins

No
See the cherry lips
Hands on the hips
Anyone would think your name was Oscar
Wilde
Think you're pretty smart
Poetry and art
Put him on testosterone and vodka

Calling for the man of steel
To blow you faggots into fairy dust - fairy dust
Now it's only greed and lust
And pride and lust
And a few other sins

We're
Happy to be gay
Showing you the way
Gotta get your head your heart your torso
Hard
Join another gym
Lose your pseudonym
Soon we'll all be straight but only more so

Tell me who you're gonna find
To sprinkle on a little fairy dust - fairy dust
Now it's only greed and lust
And pride and lust
And a few other sins

You stole a wig from your sister
And a gun from your dad
I guess I knew when I kissed ya
You're a little bit mad
You don't care if you get sick
Living on a bubble gum
Maybe too much lipstick
Made your mouth go dumb

I have to say that we were suited
But you know what they say about Cupid
Little bit stupid
Little bit stupid

So we got ourselves messed up
And we did it with style
And they way we were dressed up
Was a little bit wild
Stack heels and tiaras
We were oh so redefined
Or maybe too much mascara
Made my eyes go blind

I don't know if we were deluded
But I know what they say about Cupid
Little bit stupid
Little bit stupid

I guess to do what me and you did
You have to be just a bit like Cupid
Little bit stupid
Little bit stupid
Little bit stupid
Just a little bit...

I've got some walls around me too
But they're not much compared to your house
Fifty feet high with barbed wire
Guards on the top
Aiming rifles at your lovers one by one
And friends too

I've come with hands above my head
But I'm damned if I'll try to break your door down
If you ever come out, just call me
I'll still be armed
With the memory of one evening when you smiled
At something

Sadness spreads like a black stain
But I know by now
That's not all there is

There's a blue flame inside of you
So beautiful and rare
Love's not something we decide to do
You'd be so hard to love
If love was not just...
There

You tell me women get you down
And as for men, well they're all bastards
I wonder what world you call home
And I wish I could learn their language
Just enough to make you laugh
Just one time

Yes it was nice to see you too
Although I'm never sure you mean it
I'll pick up the tab, and you won't thank me
Not that I mind
But in my dreams it's all so different, we even kiss
Imagine this

Bitterness is a black hole
Don't you know by now
You've got more to give

There's a blue flame inside of you
So beautiful and rare
Love's not something we decide to do
You'd be so hard to love
If love was not just...
There

Impossible to love
If love was not
For some strange reason
There

Two in the morning, there's a drink in my hand
(Dirt Dirt, Dirty Martini)
Nothing moving in this place but sweat
I heard a rumour 'bout a Cajun band
(Dirt Dirt, Dirty Martini)
The bartender says it's early yet
Wait, the bartender says it's early yet

Too many olives in too much gin
Steppin' out in the City of Sin
Too much dirty rice and too many beans
Gettin' down and dirty down in New Orleans
Gettin' down and dirty down in New Orleans

Have another, I believe I will
(Dirt Dirt, Dirty Martini)
And you can stir it with a dirty spoon
There's a prescription that I've got to fill
(Dirt Dirt, Dirty Martini)
And the doctor's gonna be here soon
Jimmy says the doctor's gonna be here soon

Too many olives in too much gin
Steppin' out in the City of Sin
Too much dirty rice and too many beans
Gettin' down and dirty down in New Orleans
Gettin' down and dirty down in New Orleans

Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus
Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
We don't want no trouble
Unless you make a fuss

Out in the suburbs
Life is gettin' tough
Me and my posse
Necks are gettin' rough
Down in the Boys' School
Life is gettin' hard
Know what I'm sayin'
Fightin' in the yard

We got wide-arsed hippie mums
We look smart but we wanna be so dumb

Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus
Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
We don't want no trouble
Unless you make a fuss

I got some mash-ups
With Snoop and Dr Dre
I play 'em louder
When my dad's away
We got a Volvo
And plastic chandeliers
Know what I'm sayin'
It's boring me to tears

We got tight-arsed drippy dads
We look good but we wanna be bad

Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
Wearing hoods and baggy trousers on the bus
Thugz R Us, Thugz R Us
We don't want no trouble
Unless you make a fuss

We got beer but we want some crack
We look white but we wanna be black

Thugz R Us

She says that he's pouring fuel on the fire
He turns around and calls her a liar
She says I'm trying to get to a higher plane
Someone around here's sane
God only knows if it's you or me

He says that she's jealous just like a female
She says I caught you, I went through your e-mail
He says it's getting hard just to be male now
Somebody tell me how
God only knows why we're enemies

Hey - why doesn't someone say
This dull black and white should fall away
Please - tell me it's not just me
Can't wait until we're all bright grey
Bright grey

She packs her baggage and goes home to mother
He says go on 'cause he's sick of being smothered
She says I'm saving revenge for another day
How did it get this way
God only knows how it used to be

Hey - why doesn't someone say
This dull black and white should fall away
Please - tell me it's not just me
Can't wait until we're all bright grey
Bright grey

Now ?
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes

We ?
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

We ?
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find
Steppin' out tonight?

You ?
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Tell me one more time, as I hold your hand, that you don't love me
Tell me one more time as teardrops start to fall
Shout it to me and I'll shout it to the skies above me
That there was nothing after all

Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving
Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye

Tell me one more time we never had a thing in common
Tell me one more time as you turn and face the wall
Tell me I should know you never were my kind of woman
And tell me we were fools to fall

Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving
Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye

Tell me one more time your tears are only sad confusion
And tell me it's just been so long and that is all
Tell me one more time that love was only my illusion
You never answered to my call

Baby, baby, tell me that you never wanted my loving
Baby, baby, tell me that you never, tell me, tell me
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye
One more time, one more time, say you're leaving, say goodbye
One more time

Don't let her down
Just 'cause you could before
She stole the crown
You don't rule anymore

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

Strong sexy smart
Slim sassy super-cool
She gets the parts
You get to play the cool
Mean drunk or dumb
We're not casting boys today
Braveheart or bum
Who needs you anyway

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

Don't feel so down
You'll find some job to do
Gangsta or clown
She'll keep a place for you
You feel her touch
Fingers like icicles
She needs you so much
Like fish need bicycles

Oh no - take it like she did before
Oh no - take it like a man

I should have known you were only just fifteen
You had a scowl like a Klingon beauty queen
Old enough to stand out but too young to stand with pride
So uncomfortable in your messed-up skin
And the cool parties never let you in
I can still relate to being left so high and dry
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward age

We'll all be fine
Disgraceful under pressure
Don't tow the line
You're just at an awkward age
Don't cry - Just at an awkward age
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward...

You look at me like I know what's going on
I'm looking back and I wonder what went wrong
I really thought by now a few things might just clarify
I got a mind that goes out to lunch for days
And a body that sometimes disobeys
I get into the parties but I hate them 'cause I'm shy
Oh my
I'm still at an awkward age

We'll all be fine
Disgraceful under pressure
Don't tow the line
You're just at an awkward age
Don't cry - Just at an awkward age
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward...

We're supposed to be happy
Supposed to be tough
Supposed to be flawless
And buy the right stuff
They want us all swimming
Don't care if we drown
So don't let them take you down

It's a scary mountain to climb up without a guide
Besides ...
We live in an awkward age

We'll all be fine
Disgraceful under pressure
Don't tow the line
You're just at an awkward age
Don't cry - Just at an awkward age
Don't cry
You're just at an awkward... age

Big shot, tell you what
Tell me what goes on around here
Go on and get me in the corner
Smoke my cigarettes and drink my beer
Tell me that this world is no place for the weak
Then you can look me in the eye
And tell me if you see a trace of fear

You gotta look sharp
You gotta look sharp
And you gotta have no illusions
Just keep going your way looking over your shoulder

Okay, what you say
Tell me what they're wearing this year
Go on and laugh at me 'cause you don't see
That I got something going right here
Say I'm just a dreamer, say I'm just a kid
Well ace, shut your face
Maybe you will see or hear

You gotta look sharp
You gotta look sharp
And you gotta have no illusions
Just keep going your way looking over your shoulder

Big shot, thanks a lot
Gotta go, it's getting late
I got a date with my tailor now
Thanks for putting me so straight
Tell me how they robbed me blind on every street
But check your watch and wallet now
Before I go and you're too late

You gotta look sharp
You gotta look sharp
And you gotta have no illusions
Just keep going your way looking over your shoulder
Yeah

Stop - what's that sound
It's the death rattle of this rusty old town
Stop - listen again
It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames

Hey - what's my line
Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time
I'm - good lookin' and bright
I wanna see life after ten at night

So if they ask you where I am
I'm in the back of a Transit Van
In a squat on the Earls Court Road
Gone down to London turning coal into gold
Down to London - Down to London
Gone down to London to be the King

Hey - what's your name
The boys back home all seem to look the same
You - should stick with me
and one of us will make it, just you see

Stop - what's that sound
Seems like the sixties are still swingin' around
Hey - can you hear me back there
or is there anybody left to care

So if you ask me where they are
They're hanging tough in a Soho bar
Playing guitars in the Underground
Gone down to London tryin' to chase that sound
Down to London - Down to London
Gone down to London to be the King

So I ask you should I cry or laugh
Drinking tea in a Kings Cross Caff
A leather jacket against the cold
Gone down to London turning coal into gold
Down to London - Down to London
Gone down to London to be the King

What do you want - blood?

Kids today - they're all the same
All call themselves - some crazy name

Monks and Rockers and Beatle freaks
Punks and Skunks and Kooks and Geeks
Look in a mirror but you can't see your face
Look in a mirror but you can't see your face

All those drugs - they can't be sane
All that noise - affects their brains

Sniffin' pot - smoking glue
Whatever terrible things they do
Smokin' LSD and such
It must be the reason why they can't talk much

And it's such a crime
How they waste their time
They can't get nowhere
They've all gone Beat Crazy

Beat Crazy!

They say the world - is in a mess
But they can talk - the way they dress

See the knee through the hole in their jeans
A hole in their pocket and it looks so mean
Hole in the T Shirt - what's that you said?
You're about as clever as a hole in the head

Can't get no jobs - can't get careers
With safety pins - stuck through their ears

Cut your hair - dye it green
See it shine - with Brylcreem
A little dabble here - a little dab a day
Or rub a dub it in a dreadlocks way

And it's such a crime
How they waste their time
They can't get nowhere
They've all gone Beat Crazy

Beat Crazy!

And if the Russians ever come
They'll all be beating bongo drums

Damn - beatniks rule!
Dropped out of kindergarten
Dropped out of school
Really hot on my bongo drums
Really hot on my bongo drums

So who'll defend - in World War III
Where could we turn - where would they be

Tell her!

Down the cellar - filled with smoke
Laughing at the latest joke
Doing the latest dance to do
The Fug and the Sheeny and the Suzi Q

And it's such a crime
How they waste their time
They can't get nowhere
They've all gone Beat Crazy

Look in a mirror but you can't see your face

Beat Crazy!

Fools in love, well are there any other kind of lovers?
Fools in love, is there any other kind of pain?
Everything you do, everywhere you go now
Everything you touch, everything you feel
Everything you see, everything you know now
Everything you do, you do it for your lady love
Your lady love, your lady love, your lady love

Fools in love, are there any creatures more pathetic?
Fools in love, never knowing when they've lost the game
Everything you do, everywhere you go now
Everything you touch, everything you feel
Everything you see, everything you know now
Everything you do, you do it for your lady
Everything you do, you do it for your lady love
Your lady love, your lady love, your lady love

Fools in love, they think they're heroes
'Cause they get to feel more pain
I say fools in love are zeros
I should know
I should know because this fool's in love again

Fools in love, gently hold each other's hands forever
Fools in love, gently tear each other limb from limb
Everything you do, everywhere you go now
Everything you touch, everything you feel
Everything you do, even your rock 'n' roll now
Nothing mean a thing except you and your lady love
Your lady love, your lady love, your lady love

Fools in love, they think they're heroes
'Cause they get to feel more pain
I say fools in love are zeros
I should know
I should know because this fool's in love again

Fools in love, they think they're heroes
'Cause they get to feel more pain
I say fools in love are zeros
I should know
I should know because this fool's in love again

It's the crack of noon
And I sit here watching you sleeping
I only wish that I could remember your name
But I know it's written on a matchbook somewhere
So maybe I'll find it, and maybe you'll care
Or maybe you'll fix me with one of those stares
And put up a fight

So when you awake I admit I'm relieved
As you flash me a smile like a diamond
And just for a moment I almost believe
In love at first light

I propose a breakfast of coffee and aspirin
You laugh, suggesting a raw egg or two
But oh was it ever so good being bad
Like a couple of vampires, deliciously mad
Saying this is the best blood that we've ever had
So we drank it all night

And if we untangle the webs that we weave
Then maybe there's room for more laughter
'Cause just for a moment I almost believe
In love at first light

Feeling cold
You put a robe round my shoulders
Smile and pull one of your favourite books from my shelf
Let's open the curtains and let out the dark
And if the sun doesn't melt us and there's still a spark
And we do something human like walk in the park
The spark could ignite

So maybe I'm moonstruck, or maybe naive
But I know there's a God and a Devil
So maybe I'm crazy enough to believe
In love at first light

Here
See the little queer
There's a volunteer
Don't you think that he should get haircut
Now
Like in the Marines
All the magazines
Got a way for everyone to shape up

You don't wanna fall behind
Choking on a cloud of fairy dust - fairy dust
Now it's only greed and lust
And pride and lust
And a few other sins

No
See the cherry lips
Hands on the hips
Anyone would think your name was Oscar
Wilde
Think you're pretty smart
Poetry and art
Put him on testosterone and vodka

Calling for the man of steel
To blow you faggots into fairy dust - fairy dust
Now it's only greed and lust
And pride and lust
And a few other sins

We're
Happy to be gay
Showing you the way
Gotta get your head your heart your torso
Hard
Join another gym
Lose your pseudonym
Soon we'll all be straight but only more so

Tell me who you're gonna find
To sprinkle on a little fairy dust - fairy dust
Now it's only greed and lust
And pride and lust
And a few other sins

Mother doesn't go out any more
Just sits at home and rolls her spastic eyes
But every weekend through the door
Come words of wisdom from the world outside

If you want to know about the bishop and the actress
If you want to know how to be a star
If you want to know about the stains on the mattress
You can read it in the Sunday papers, Sunday papers

Mother's wheelchair stays out in the hall
Why should she go out when the TV's on
Whatever moves beyond these walls
She'll know the facts when Sunday comes along

If you want to know about the mad punk rockers
If you want to know how to play guitar
If you want to know about any other suckers
You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers

Sunday papers don't ask no questions
Sunday papers don't get no lies
Sunday papers don't raise objections
Sunday papers ain't got no eyes

Brother's heading that way now I guess
He just read something made his face turn blue
Well I got nothing against the press
They wouldn't print it if it wasn't true

If you want to know about the gay politician
If you want to know how to drive your car
If you want to know about the new sex position
You can read it in the Sunday papers, read it in the Sunday papers

Sunday papers don't ask no questions
Sunday papers don't get no lies
Sunday papers don't raise objections
Sunday papers ain't got no eyes

Sunday papers don't ask no questions
Sunday papers don't get no lies
Sunday papers don't raise objections
Sunday papers ain't got no eyes

Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your
Read all about it, Sunday papers
Get your Sunday paper, get your Sunday paper, get your
Read all about it, Sunday papers

OK let me tell you 'bout some of the things I'm going through
I know you think that you know but how do you know
That what you know is true
Well maybe it's time for getting out of line
It seems like the done thing to do
Some people get crazy
Some people get lazy
Some people get hazy
Some people get out

Take me away I said take me away
I don't wanna be like that
Don't wanna be like that

Now the cocaine dens says welcome
You're in college now not in school
But I'm sorry to say that I'm going out to work
While you're going to the swimming pool
Where the L.A. sun can turn your brains
To scrambled eggs it's true
Some people get crazy
Some people get lazy
Some people get hazy
Some people get out

Take me away I said take me away
I don't wanna be like that
Don't wanna be like that

Some people think that they know about some girls
Some people think they're cool
And some girls think they know about me
Some girls think I'm some fool
And American girls that put their tongue in your ear
When they talk on the telephone
And the stars only come out at night
When the press and photographers moan and groan
And the Playboy centerfold leaves me cold
And that ain't 'cause I'm a fag
So you playboys can just go play with yourself
That's your style
'Cause that's a drag

Take me away I said take me away
I don't wanna be like that
Don't wanna be like that

Wake up, got another day to
Get through now, got another man to see
Got to call him on the telephone
Got to find a piece of paper

Sit down, got another letter to write
Think I got to get a letter just right
There's a ringing on the telephone, oh no --
Got to write a little later

No such day as tomorrow, only one two three go!

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head

If I tell you what I'm doing today
Will you shut up and get out of my way?
Someone asked me what the time is, I don't know
Only know I gotta go now

No time: trying to get a watch repaired
No time: never got a thing to wear
Hear the ringin' of the telephone, no no
Hear a ringin' in my head now

No such thing as tomorrow, only one two three go!

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head

Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Time - got the time tick-tick-tickin' in my head
Tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head, tickin' in my head

Hey ? can you hear me now
As I fade away
And lose my ground
Maybe you'd like to know
What I'd have to say
If I was still around

Now I'm made of smoke
You see through me
It's the strangest joke

Can't touch the Invisible Man
Can't stop the Invisible Man

Why did the lights go down
Or onto someone new
Well let them learn
I used to own this town
Now I'm watching you
Now it's my turn

Now I'm made of mist
Will you know
When you've been kissed

Can't touch the Invisible Man
Can't stop the Invisible Man

Now I'm almost free
Disappearing
Don't cry for me

Can't touch the Invisible Man
Can't stop the Invisible Man

I know you think that I protest too much
I'm like a Diva with the tragic touch
But if I wanna hide from the pouring sun
It has to be alright
And I can have my pride, but I'll turn and run
When a fool would stand and fight

And if I try ? hard enough
To do or die ? and push and shove
I know that I would be too tough
Too tough to fall in love
With you

You've really gotten underneath my skin
Must have been easy, it was always thin
So if I wanna cry in the burning rain
Don't worry, I'll survive
But even when you're high, I can feel your pain
That's what I call being alive

So if I fall ? I'll get back up
And there'll be tears ? and blood and stuff
Still I stand tall ? but not too tough
Too tough to fall in love
With you

And I can see your point of view
But I can't see a way to be tough too
Tough too

You know I hate it when you talk this way
'Cause you don't listen to a word you say
And it took a lot of time to grow your shell
Maybe enough's enough
And I could tell you why you should go to hell
But I don't want to be that tough

And if I try ? hard enough
To do or die ? and push and shove
I know that I would be too tough
Too tough to fall in love
With you

If you want to
Live forever
Ask a doctor
Someone clever
He can put you on
Or get you off
Of the drug du jour

(Chorus)
All you kings and martyrs
All the little girls and boys
Will thank you when you start us
Safely on the way to be Citizen Sane

If you want to
Make your mind up
Ask a preacher
Where you'll wind up
He can take you in
Or shut you out
Of the final door

Hooray to be Citizen Sane in a world gone mad
Please may we just switch all our brains
On to good from bad
All we want's the Word
And we want it now
No way do we want any pain or to feel too sad

If you want to
Join a mission
Ask the leader
For permission
He can put you down
Or pick you up
Off the killing floor

Maybe it would be better
If we never said goodbye
Maybe I'd grow much older
With you in my life
Maybe we'd come out winners
Putting the world to rights
Maybe I should be sorry
For wasting your time

So who's right
Who'll take my side
And call it spite or call it pride
Call it love that never died
Call it anything but wasted time

After the party's over
After the dream has died
Some people keep returning
To the scene of the crime
Try to rewrite the story
Tell you you never tried
Tell you you should be sorry
For wasting their time

So who's right
Who'll take my side
And call it spite or call it pride
Call it love that never died
Call it anything but wasted time

Maybe we could have done better
Maybe, maybe not
Maybe we could have made better use of time
Maybe if anyone knew better how much time we've got
It wouldn't be so hard
To make the words all rhyme

So who's right
Who'll take my side
And call it spite or call it pride
Call it love that never died
Call it anything but wasted time

If I stop ? and think about it
I'm either stone cold certain
Or more inclined to doubt it
But when you jump into the darkness
Well I take off my hat

You've changed
They say ?
You can know when to play or to hold
And they think they can show all that glitters is gold
And they don't care to go where you go 'cause they know you're insane
When you change
To the Uptown Train

Well I knew ? that you were trouble
You were a ten time loser
Or maybe even double
But you pulled some kind of rabbit
From your hippie hat

You've changed
They say ?
Take it slow when you're breaking the mold
Got to pay what you owe or be out in the cold
And they don't care to know what you know or to go through the pain
To change
To the Uptown Train

King Pleasure ? is on a mission
To take the power from the Pope and politicians
He's come to party ? and he shows it
He rules the world but not everybody knows it

It's King Pleasure Time
So show respect ? get on your knees
You can't reject his right to please

King Pleasure ? is gonna get you
He don't give a damn about who wants to let you
They try to nag him ? they try to scold him
They build cages but no one can ever hold him
He knows your secret ? he's got your number
He'll stop you working but he'll stop you getting dumber
You wanna hold him ? you wanna kiss him
You can deny it but it's futile to resist him

It's King Pleasure Time
So show respect ? get on your knees
You can't reject his right to please

King Pleasure ? will live forever
You can't control him though you think you're pretty clever
And after every computer crashes
He'll be laughing as he's dancing on your ashes

In King Pleasure Time

Of all the streets in the world
You walk down this one
And I see three hundred girls
But just want to kiss one
Someone that we've loved before
Is a love for ever
But I never thought you'd floor me again
Maybe I should...

Rush across the road
Leave my heavy load behind
It just takes a second to know your mind
And do what you've got to do
I'll ? rush across the road to catch up with you
Catch up with you

Some things come to an end
Before they're done with
Were we too young to be friends
That you just have fun with
What were all our fights and fears
'Cause I can't remember
And I've had enough of tears anyway
So I think I'll...

Rush across the road
Leave my heavy load behind
It just takes a second to know your mind
And do what you've got to do
I'll ? rush across the road to catch up with you
Catch up with you

Time after time I'm reminded that it's a crime to say I've lost
When I decline just to find out the final score
Why can't I pass the line and defy the sign that says Don't Cross
Or what am I living for

Funny how the blink of an eye
Can last forever
And how we think ourselves dry
When it's now or never
If I wait for one more sigh
You could turn and see me
Then I'll never know what I would have done
So I'm going to...

Rush across the road
Leave my heavy load behind
It just takes a second to know your mind
And do what you've got to do
I'll ? rush across the road to catch up with you
Catch up with you

We hear you, we see it
You do it like you wanna be it
And we're the guys to guarantee it
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

We got it, we're on it
And we can write you like a sonnet
But you can't fight us if you want it
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

You're our kind of rebel
It's your kind of time
'Cause everyone gets one chance

So scowl for the camera
But don't howl at the moon
Be a Good Bad Boy

We move it, we shake it
And we're not asking you to fake it
But we know just how far to take it
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

Come on now, the first thing
We got to get your body working
You're gonna sweat until you're hurting
Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

We'll take off some clothes then
We'll take off some pounds
And then we can start to dance

So snarl for the camera
But don't large it too soon
Be a Good Bad Boy

So pout for the camera
But don't shout out the tune
Be a Good Bad Boy

Get in the line and be a Good Bad Boy

Turn off the TV and turn off the light
Turn off the street lamps as well
Turn off the billboards that scream through the night
And dream the policemen to Hell

Close all the windows and close all the doors
Close all the shutters and blinds
Close down the churches and pray to the whores
Lay down and then close your eyes

It's amazing what comes into view
As we're finally breaking the chains
When the temperature rises
We'll go to our place in the rain

Take down the pictures and take out the trash
Take up the tattered old rugs
Take up the mattress and count all the cash
And laugh with the last of the drugs

Burn all the papers and burn all the wood
Burn what we can't understand
Run up a flag for the old neighbourhood
Sit back and then take my hand

It's amazing what lovers can do
With just a kiss and a glass of champagne
When the rivers run dry
We can go to our place in the rain

Pay off the piper and pay all the bills
Pay for the getaway car
Blow out the candles and head for the hills
Pray that we make it that far

Run from the poison and run from the flames
Run from the maddening crowd
Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame
And sing all the sinners out loud

It's amazing what crazy can do
When every good citizen's sane
When heaven's a desert
We'll go to our place in the rain

It's amazing what comes into view
When you just connect your heart back to your brain
When heaven's a desert
We'll go to our place in the rain

Did you do me right?
Did I do right by you?
When I bare my soul it seems you do not hear
Can this be true?
Am I a fool to fight?
I could do just what you say
But I'm following my heart and that takes me another way
It's not easy when there's no one giving prizes at the end

Waiting in the wings
Wishing that the band would start to play
As the show begins
Wonder what the critics have to say

Waiting
Waiting
For the verdict

Some people live so fast
They're so scared of getting old
Some people keep on working
All they do is line their graves with gold
We don't know what happens when we die
We only know we die too soon
But we have to try or else our world becomes a waiting room
Would you testify for me?
I think I'd do the same for you

Waiting in the dark
Waiting for the phone to ring all day
My witness disappears
Wonder what the jury has to say

Waiting
Waiting
For the verdict

Waiting
Waiting
Waiting
Waiting

You've tied the knot ?
Don't bite the hand or it won't feed
What she ain't got
Is sure to make sure you don't need
You can't go back
You've booked the band
So take your partner by the hand

Baile
Enjoy the food ? so many courses
Baile
Enjoy the dance ? they don't shoot horses
Baile
Cha cha loco

You like the dress ?
It's out of mothballs once a year
The good champagne ?
Tomorrow night it's back to beer
But now you're here
You'll dance all night
But never get the steps quite right

Baile
Enjoy the food ? so many courses
Baile
Enjoy the dance ? they don't shoot horses
Baile
Cha cha loco

Cha cha cha loco
Cha cha cha loco
Cha cha cha loco
(Cha cha loco, cha cha cha loco)
Cha cha cha loco
(Cha cha loco, cha cha cha loco)
(repeat)

Baile
Enjoy the food ? so many courses
Baile
Enjoy the dance ? they don't shoot horses
Baile
Cha cha loco

These words of love so hard for me to find
How can I change my mind if you can only lie?
These shattered dreams I try to build again
But looks could kill again and I'm too young to die

Smiling faces all around us
You don't wanna make a scene
Not here, not now
And I don't wanna cry

We drink the wine like we were really friends
But can our sadness end and work turn into play?
We dress so fine and step out on the town
And friends may gather round but soon will turn away

Smiling faces all around us
You don't wanna make a scene
Not here, not now
And I don't wanna cry

Smiling faces all around us
You don't wanna make a scene
Not here, not now
And I don't wanna cry

Sometimes you start feeling so lost and lonely
Then you find it's all been in your mind
Sometimes you think someone is the one and only
Can't you see it could be you and me?
But if there's any doubt
Then I think I'll leave it out

'Cause I'll tell you one thing
You can't get what you want
Till you know what you want
Said you can't get what you want
Till you know what you want

Sometimes you keep busy reaching out for something
You don't care, there's always something there
Sometimes you can't see that all you need is one thing
If it's right you could sleep at night
But it can take some time
But at least I'm here in line

'Cause I'll tell you one thing
You can't get what you want
Till you know what you want
Said you can't get what you want
Till you know what you want

Sometimes you can't see that all you need is one thing
If it's right you could sleep at night
But it can take some time
But at least I'm here in line

'Cause I'll tell you one thing
You can't get what you want
Till you know what you want
Said you can't get what you want
Till you know what you want

I'll tell you one thing
You can't get what you want, what you want
I'll tell you one thing
You can't get what you want, what you want

Everybody's wasting time
Everybody stands in line
Think of Babe Ruth and you think of hot dogs and beer
But if he could hit a home run so can you
And your weight is just nowhere near
Am I making myself quite clear?

Is that the best you can do?
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it
If that's the best you can do
Get out of my place
Take anyone's face
Come last in the race, but
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh

The clock is ticking on the wall
Everybody has to take a fall
Think of Ray Charles and you think of sunglasses at night
But if he can play piano so can you
And you can tell black from white
Can you tell me that I'm not right?

Is that the best you can do?
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it
If that's the best you can do
Get out of my life
Be anyone's wife
And do what you like, but
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh

Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it,
go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it,
go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it

Think of Babe Ruth and you think of hot dogs and beer
But if he could hit a home run so can you
And your weight is just nowhere near
Am I making myself quite clear?

Is that the best you can do?
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh
If that's the best you can do
Get out of your shell
Be anyone's pal
Do bad or do well, but
Go for it, go for it, go for it, go for it, ooh

I'm in a movie where boy meets girl
What happens to me in this brave new world?
Do I listen to my heart, do I listen to my head?
Do I look at what I see, or remember what I read?
When I tell you how I feel, do I wonder what I've said?
Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone
Anyone can be so hard hearted
But everyone
Still everybody wants a happy ending

It's not so easy, it's '84 now
How tough must we be to ask for more now?
Do I listen to my head, do I listen to my heart?
Do I try to feel the same as I feel when we're apart?
Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?
Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone
Anyone can be so hard hearted
But everyone
Still everybody wants a happy ending

I get so scared when I see the evidence against our case
Each movie so far this year ends up with someone crying
Or even someone dying

Do I listen to my head, do I listen to my heart?
Do I try to feel the same as I feel when we're apart?
Do I think about the end when it's only just the start?
Is there nothing we can do about it?

Anyone
Anyone can be so hard hearted
But everyone
Still everybody wants a happy ending

Won't you be my number two?
Me and number one are through
There won't be too much to do
Just smile when I feel blue

And there's not much left of me
What you get is what you see
Is it worth the energy?
I'll leave it up to you

And if you got something to say to me
Don't try to lay your funny ways on me
I know that it's really not fair of me
But my heart's seen too much action

And every time I look at you
You'll be who I want you to
And I'll do what I can do
To make a dream or two come true
(If you'll be my)
If you'll be my number two

And if you got something to say to me
Don't try to lay your funny ways on me
I know that it's really not fair of me
But my heart's seen too much action

And every time I look at you
You'll be who I want you to
And I'll do what I can do
To make a dream or two come true
(If you'll be my)
If you'll be my number two

Take a knife
Cut out this heart of ice
Hold it high
Walk into the sun

Take a knife
Cut out this heart of ice
Hold it high
Walk into the sun

Take a knife
Cut out this heart of ice
Hold it high
Walk into the sun

I was so low
People almost made me give up trying
Always said no
The I turned around saw someone smiling

I stepped into
I stepped into
Into another
Into another
I stepped into
I stepped into
Into another
Into another world

There was no light
I was going to all the wrong places
Like day from night
Suddenly I saw a thousand faces

I stepped into
I stepped into
Into another
Into another
I stepped into
I stepped into
Into another
Into another world

Trying to find Chinatown
Trying to find Chinatown

A hungry man
Can hold out a long time
For some soul food
Good food, whole food
I know I was that man
Maybe sometimes hold out a little too long

I took a right
Then I took a wrong turn
Someone asked me for a quarter
It didn't seem to fit
He didn't look much like a Chinaman

Trying to find Chinatown
Trying to find Chinatown

An old black man
Pushing a shopping trolley
Filled with tin cans
Avoided his glance
I'm nervous and I'm lost
And I don't see too many restaurants

A guy laid out
With a knife in his back
A cop came along
Told him, move on
Go home and sleep it off
I didn't know if I should get involved

Trying to find Chinatown
Trying to find Chinatown

Here we stand ?
(remote control buttons in our sweaty little hands)
As one man ?
(we're lining up and waiting for someone's command)
We don't move ?
(we sent out for food, get the news on video)
I can prove ?
(there's no need for movies, we got HBO)
In the
T.V. age

They're out there somewhere
(you know the force has got a lot of power ?
but what makes you think it gives a shit about you…
who are you anyway?)
They're taking over
(and I believe ?
the aliens have to take a physical form on our planet ?
so why not one with 13 channels…)
They're out there somewhere

Times must change
(this ain't the stone age, we don't have rocks in our heads)
What's so strange ?
(we don't work no more, so why get out of bed)

T.V. rules ?
(pretty soon you won't be able to turn it off at all)
All you fools ?
(then it'll turn you off ? your back's against the wall)
In the ?
T.V. Age

Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white ? day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Somebody say I'm crazy
Walking in this neighbourhood
Say you can't be too careful
But that won't do no good

I'm no one special
But any part of town
Someone could smile at me then
Shake my hand then gun me down

Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white ? day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Somebody say I'm crazy
Living in this crazy town
I say maybe you're just lazy
Got to either swim or drown

I know what I'm doing
I'm happy day to day
But then something happens
Takes my nerve away

Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white ? day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Now ?
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes

We ?
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

We ?
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find
Steppin' out tonight?

You ?
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Don't you feel like trying something new
Don't you feel like breaking out
or breaking us in two
You don't do the things that I do
You want to do things I can't do
Always something breaking us in two

You and I could never live alone
But don't you feel like breaking out
just one day on your own
Why does what I'm saying hurt you
I didn't say that we were through
Always something breaking us in two

They say two hearts should beat as one for us
We'll fight it out to see it through
I say that won't be too much fun for us
Though it's oh so nice to get advice
It's oh so hard to do

Could we be much closer if we tried
We could stay at home and stare
into each other's eyes
Maybe we could last an hour
Maybe then we'd see right through
Always something breaking us in two

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Don't touch that dial
Don't try to smile
Just take this pill
It's in your file

Don't work hard
Don't play hard
Don't plan for the graveyard
Remember ?

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Don't work by night
Don't sleep by day
You'll feel all right
But you will pay

No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember ?

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember ?

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed
to be just us and them
Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue
Boys that always grew up better men
than me and you

What's a man now ? what's a man mean
Is he rough or is he rugged
Is he cultural and clean
Now it's all change ? it's got to change more
'Cause we think it's getting better
but nobody's really sure

And so it goes ? go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs
Golden earring golden tan
Blow-wave in the hair
Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line
All the gays are macho
Can't you see the leather shine

You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend
So don't call me a faggot
Not unless you are a friend
Then if you're tall and handsome and strong
You can wear the uniform and I could play along

And so it goes ? go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

Time to get scared ? time to change plan
Don't know how to treat a lady
Don't know how to be a man
Time to admit ? what you call defeat
'Cause there's women running past you now
and you just drag your feet

Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war
Man can kill and man can drink
and man can take a whore
Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds
And if there's war between the sexes
then there'll be no people left

And so it goes ? go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

Music has charms they say
But in some people's hands
It becomes a savage beast
Can't they control it
Why don't they hold it back

You see my friend and me
Don't have an easy day
And at night we dance not fight
And we need the energy
If not the sympathy

But I'm brutalized by bass
And terrorized by treble
I'm open to change my mood but
I always get caught in the middle

And I get tired of DJs
Why is it always what he plays
I'm gonna push right through
I'm gonna tell him too
Tell him to
Play us
Play us a slow song
Play us a slow song

It's late ? I'm winding down
Am I the only one
To want a strong and silent sound
To pick me up and undress me
Lay me down and caress me

I feel you touch my hand
And whisper in my ear
Ask me how I'm feeling now
And I want to get near you
But I can't even hear you

But this is a fine romance
If we have to be so demanding
We need just one more dance to
Leave here with an understanding

And I get tired of DJs
Why's it always what he plays
I'm gonna push right through
I'm gonna tell him too
Tell him to
Play us
Play us a slow song
Play us a slow song

Hey - did you ever see so many stars in the sky
Yeah - and can you imagine how many we can't even see
Imagine we're in the jiddle of the Galaxy
Yeah - Imagine how many blazing stars there'd be

We're gonna fly in Tomorrow's World
and there'll be cities on the moon
No one'll die in Tomorrow's World
and miracles will happen soon
In Tomorrow's World

Hey - d'you remember that rocket they blasted into God knows where
Yeah - with the pictures for someone to find
with chemical symbols saying
Hi how you doin' to the folks out there
Yeah - they put the Bach music in
left all the shit behind

Sometimes I think we should be sending out an SOS
But mostly I just think of all the things I can't wait to see

We're gonna live in Tomorrow's World
We'll live on power from the sun
We're gonna live in Tomorrow's World
And there'll be food for everyone
In Tomorrow's World

Stop - what's that sound
It's the death rattle of this rusty old town
Stop - listen again
It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames

Hey - what's my line
Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time
I'm - good lookin' and bright
I wanna see life after ten at night

So if they ask you where I am
I'm in the back of a Transit Van
In a squat on the Earls Court Road
Gone down to London turning coal into gold
Down to London - Down to London
Gone down to London to be the King

Hey - what's your name
The boys back home all seem to look the same
You - should stick with me
and one of us will make it, just you see

Stop - what's that sound
Seems like the sixties are still swingin' around
Hey - can you hear me back there
or is there anybody left to care

So if you ask me where they are
They're hanging tough in a Soho bar
Playing guitars in the Underground
Gone down to London tryin' to chase that sound
Down to London - Down to London
Gone down to London to be the King

So I ask you should I cry or laugh
Drinking tea in a Kings Cross Caff
A leather jacket against the cold
Gone down to London turning coal into gold
Down to London - Down to London
Gone down to London to be the King

We always were the kind of people
To take it hard when things would go wrong
Little things would bother me
And little things would make you cry

And after all the confrontations
When it comes time for saying goodbye
All that I can wonder
Is what do I do with these flowers

And what do I do with my evenings
And what do you do with that ring
I'm gonna go now
No you can't hold me
Not with such a sentimental thing

So tell me why I'm feeling nothing
And tell me how you can't even cry
Little things are logical
But if there's a god above then
can it be that love was
Just another sentimental thing

Johnny was a young boy
with nothing much except a certain kind of look in his eye
He was discovered one day - you see he had a certain kind of appeal
for a certain kind of guy
Who gave him some advice on what to wear
and sent him out to make the young girls cry
And all the young boys who'd just been dumb and restless
now they could identify

So tell me who'll take the blame
for the way things turned out

Well six long months passed and Johnny was the biggest thing alive
And we loved Johnny and we owned Johnny
and no one knew how Johnny felt inside
And Johnny was so beautiful, he was like a god
and we all went along for the ride
And the ride started to go too fast
and Johnny just conveniently died

And he went up in flames
He did what he had to do

And they say it's a tragic story
he just wasn't there one day
but he went out in a Blaze of Glory
and you and I - you and I just fade away

Well nowadays there's a lot of guys like Johnny
they got it all worked out - like working 9 to 5
But they're all just cartoons - all think they're Superman
but they can't even fly
And they say that Johnny's ghost walks 'round in Memphis
when the moon is full and high
And I wonder if he sees these jokers
and I wonder if he laughs or if he cries

Now he's an angel in flames
But what about you and me

And they say it's a tragic story
he just wasn't there one day
but he went out in a Blaze of Glory
and you and I - you and I just fade away

I'm gonna rant and rave
I'm gonna lose control if they get me mad
I'm staring at the TV screen
They're staring right back
I got a bottle in my hand
I think I'll blow them up

I'm gonna weep and wail
I'm gonna gnash my teeth
at the lies they tell
and half the people in the world
don't even know where they are
don't even know they're being had
I'm gonna wake them up

(Believe me you'll find out
that everything's rotten
from bottom to top through and through
All gold is just glitter
all gains are ill-gotten
But now what the hell do we do . . .)

I'm gonna scream and shout
I'm gonna stamp my feet
'til a policeman comes
I don't care what they say
Don't care what they write down
Book of Rules or Book of Life
I'm gonna tear them up

(now who wants to be just
a bug that they trample
Well you see what has happened of course
'cause instead of using the force of example
Now it's just the example of force...)

Sometimes I feel so alive
Sometimes I see so clear
Just like the way we always were
So young and free from fear

I lose my fear of war and dying
and all the clouds just disappear
Only my mirror sees me crying
Each time I lose another year...

Wouldn't be a drag to be like you
Settling down and having kids
and telling them what to do
Well I'm gonna stay...19 forever

We can do magic in these times
be what we want to be
We'll all be rock 'n' roll stars
immortal on TV

And if you see me looking tired
I've just been sleeping thought the day
But I got something to keep me wired
So we can dance the night away

Wouldn't it be a drag to be like them
They're gonna sell out everything
But I won't get fooled again
'Cause I'm gonna be... 19 forever

You better believe it - you know my dream's still alive
You can love it or leave it
But I'm never gonna be 35

I'll try to protect you
If Idon't get too scared
I'll never neglect you
If my feelings are shared

I'll be right behind you
If you don't move too fast
And I'll try to remind you
that some things can last

I'll love you forever
or at least many years
If you know I'll never
take away all your fears

And I'll never roam
not unless I have to
But I'll always come home
that's the best I can do

It's the best I can do

There's a country where no one knows
what's going on in the rest of the world
There's a country where minds are closed
with just a few asking questions

Like what do their leaders say
in sessions behind closed doors
and if this is the perfect way
why do we need these goddamn lies

This doesn't go down too well
"We give you everything and you throw it back
Don't like it here you can go to hell
You're either with or against us . . ."

There's a country that's great and wide
It's got the biggest of everything
Try to attack it and you can't hide
Don't say that you haven't been warned

You can't hide in a gunman's mask
or kill innocent folks and run
But if you're good at it they might ask -
come on over to the other side

There's a country that's tired of war
There's a country that's scared inside
But the bank is open and you can draw
for guns to fight in their backyard

I could go on but what's the use
You can't fight them with songs
But think of this as just
another tiny blow against the Empire

Another blow against the Evil Empire

Just another blow against the Evil Empire

Some say the world is spinning faster
Some say it isn't fast enough
Some people say they've got the answer
and some are scared to say they can't keep up

I read the paper but it still isn't clear
The bombs are falling but I'm still here
I know all the figures and I know all the facts
But all I can do is keep trying . . . .
To look for the Human Touch

Life is hard when you've got nothing
Life can be hard when you've got too much
Sometimes I wonder what's the difference
It's only better with someone to touch

I got the telephone stuck to my ear
I keep yelling but you don't hear
In all the universe I'm just a speck of dust
But all I can do is keep trying . . . .
To give you the Human Touch

You know we're nothing in the scheme of things
Just microchips in big machines
And the world is spinning round and round
but I know that we can slow it down
And I know that I can make you see
I'm on the side of you and me

and all I want to do
listen to me . . .
Is give you . . . give you

Give you the Human Touch

Now ?
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes

We ?
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

We ?
Are young but getting old before our time
We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind
Don't you wonder what we'll find
Steppin' out tonight?

You ?
Can dress in pink and blue just like a child
And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile
We'll be there in just a while
If you follow me

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light
You babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Me babe ? steppin' out
Into the night
Into the light

Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white ? day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Somebody say I'm crazy
Walking in this neighbourhood
Say you can't be too careful
But that won't do no good

I'm no one special
But any part of town
Someone could smile at me then
Shake my hand then gun me down

Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white ? day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Somebody say I'm crazy
Living in this crazy town
I say maybe you're just lazy
Got to either swim or drown

I know what I'm doing
I'm happy day to day
But then something happens
Takes my nerve away

Uptown ? downtown
No one's fussy I'm a target
Black, white ? day, night
No one's fussy I'm a target

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Don't touch that dial
Don't try to smile
Just take this pill
It's in your file

Don't work hard
Don't play hard
Don't plan for the graveyard
Remember ?

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Don't work by night
Don't sleep by day
You'll feel all right
But you will pay

No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember ?

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember ?

Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
There's no cure, there's no answer
Everything gives you cancer

Take your mind back ? I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed
to be just us and them
Girls that wore pink and boys that wore blue
Boys that always grew up better men
than me and you

What's a man now ? what's a man mean
Is he rough or is he rugged
Is he cultural and clean
Now it's all change ? it's got to change more
'Cause we think it's getting better
but nobody's really sure

And so it goes ? go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

See the nice boys ? dancing in pairs
Golden earring golden tan
Blow-wave in the hair
Sure they're all straight ? straight as a line
All the gays are macho
Can't you see the leather shine

You don't want to sound dumb ? don't want to offend
So don't call me a faggot
Not unless you are a friend
Then if you're tall and handsome and strong
You can wear the uniform and I could play along

And so it goes ? go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are

Time to get scared ? time to change plan
Don't know how to treat a lady
Don't know how to be a man
Time to admit ? what you call defeat
'Cause there's women running past you now
and you just drag your feet

Man makes a gun ? Man goes to war
Man can kill and man can drink
and man can take a whore
Kill all the blacks ? kill all the reds
And if there's war between the sexes
then there'll be no people left

And so it goes ? go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are