Farewell

Oingo Boingo Farewell Lyrics
1.Ain't This The Life

Livin' way up now in a penthouse high
Our steaks are rare and our martini's dry
Folks below they say it ain't fair
Hell with them, i really don't care
Joie de vivre, mon amie
Ain't this the life

Having a party on a big jet plane
I got so drunk that i could feel no pain
Hangin' out in acapulco,
Drinkin' rum and sniffin' co-co
Pretty senorita look this way
Dancing through the night
Everything's alright
Girlfriend and a wife
Ain't this the life, ain't this the life
Ain't this the life, baby, baby, baby . . .

Tropical island in the deep blue sea
The natives are friendly and the lobster's free
Sipping cognac like a french king
Plenty of room, i own the whole thing
Joie de vivre, mon amie
Ain't this the life

Think i'll go out now on a shopping spree
Breakfast in new york, dinner in parie
Hangin' out with lynn and suzie
Have a massage and a jacuzzi
Climb into bed and see what's on tv
Dancing through the night
Everything's alright
Girlfriend and a wife . . .
Ain't this the life, ain't this the life
Ain't this the life, tell me, tell me, tell me . . .


2.Burn Me Up

I would like to be a martyr
Over time it's getting harder
Who do i have to go and kill
To get my face on a dollar bill.

Every single time i look
Someone else has beat me to it
Some poor bastard bites the dust
I really don't know who to trust.
But there's one thing i can't deny
I'd rather it was me they fried
Have a drink from an empty cup
Light a match and burn me up.

I'm exhausted, i'm committed,
I'm outsmarted, i'm out witted.
My head's filled with dynamite
It's coming out of my ears at night.

I think i am being watched
Electric eyes that never turn off.
Radar beams insinuating
Evil thoughts while i'm masturbating.
And even my old trinitron,
It's comin through when nothing's on.
Have a drink from an empty cup,
Light a match and burn me up.


3.Can't See(Useless)

We were both cast forth from the same pale hand
And we both moved freely in the shadowlands
And we both were sculpted by the same cold wind
And we both had armor that was made of tin
And i tried to find you, but it's useless
And i tried to speak, but it was useless
And i felt so bad and i didn't know why
And it didn't get better as time went by
I was there for you, but you turned away
And i tried to find you, but you turned away
And i tried to find you, but it's useless
And i tried to speak, but was useless
And i tried to find you, but it's useless
And you're so close, but i can't see you
And you're right there, but i can't see you
And i feel so dumb and i didn't know what to do
You were right there but i can't see you
And i realize that it's useless
And i want to fight, but it's useless
And i know you're there, but it's useless
And you're everywhere, but it's useless
And i tried to say it, but my tongue got tied
And i tried to say it, but i was numb inside
And i can't see you anymore
And my peace of mind has gone through the door
And i realize that it's useless
And i thought i was right, but it was useless
And i know you're there, but it's useless
And you're everywhere, but it's useless
And i can't see now in front of my nose
And i know you're there, and i know you're close
And you're fading away - now you disappear
And i try to focus, but i can't see clear
And i don't know why i feel this way
And i can't control myself anyway
And i don't know why i feel this way
And i can't control myself anyway
And i feel so bad, but it's useless
And i feel so bad, but it's useless
And i feel so bad, but it's useless
And i can't see... now in front of my face.


4.Change

Don't you ever wonder why, nothing ever seems to change
If it does it's for the worse, seems it's just a modern curse
Sometimes when i take a peek outside of my little cage,
Everyone looks so asleep, will they die before they wake

And, hey. . . don't you know? we're just products of our time
and hey . . .
What d'ya say? show me yours, i'll show you mine

Better dumb and happy than smart and without any friends
Better cute and better loud, better join up with the crowd
Keep up or be left behind, there's a dust storm in my mind
Seems i can't see straight these days, doesn't matter anyway
Hey . . . don't you know? we're just products of our times and
Hey, what d'ya say? show me yours, i'll show you mine

Hey, what d'ya say? hey, what d'ya say? please don't ever -
Oh god, here's that question now. the one that makes me go
insane
I'd gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never
change

Do you want to change? do you want to change right now?
Do you want to change . . . i like my stupid life, just the way
it is
And i wouldn't even change it for a thousand flying pigs

And i like you just the way you are, i like your face just the
way it is
And i wouldn't even change it for a herd of screaming kids
And i like you just the way you are, i like you though you may
not like me back
I would dazzle you with brilliance, if i only had the knack

'cause i like you just the way you are, i like this life just
the way it is
And the castles all around me, have been melting now for years
And it kills my brain to think of all the time i wasted here
All the efforts, sweat, and broken hearts, the screaming and the
tears

And i'm dreaming again . . . floating in a pool of mud
Try to get back where i was and i don't really care

Got a little talking to, by the mirror in my room, and i don't
really care . . .
Whispering voices from the dead, come from underneath my bed
And i don't really care . . .

I like my stupid life just the way it is
And the chaos that surrounds me like a flock of screaming pigs
And it hurts my brain to think of all the stupid things i've
said
And if i could change the future i would change the past instead
And i'm dreaming again . . . and i'm dreaming again . . .

Baby - sometimes i worry about you
Sometimes you're so far away, tell me what to do
I say, baby . . . sometimes i worry about you
Sometimes i just can't believe everything you do
I say, baby . . . sometimes i worry about you
Every day i feel the same, don't you feel it too
I say, baby . . . sometimes i worry about me
Seems i'm falling down a lot, in between the scenes
I say, baby . . . sometimes i worry about me
Getting harder all the time, harder now to see
I say, baby . . . sometimes i worry about me
Light another cigarette, have another dream

It's the same thing every day, nothing ever seems to change and
i . . .

Do you really want to change?
Testaments and growing pains. tranquilizers for the soul.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained - evolution's cruelest joke
Why is everyone upset? i once knew but i forget. something
happened,
Something strange, something it appears has changed

Hey . . . don't you know? we're just products of our times
And hey, what d'ya say? show me yours, i'll show you mine

Hey, what d'ya say? hey, what d'ya say? please don't ever -
Oh god, here's that question now, the one that makes me go
insane
I'd gladly tear my heart out if you never, never, never, never
change


5.Cinderella Undercover

When i was young, my mind would always wander away
I couldn't talk, never had nothin to say
But now i'm grown, nothing much seems to have changed
I think i'm going insane yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Is this a fairy tale, are you the seven dwarves
Did snow white really die while fighting in the war?
They were the only friends i ever trusted
Now they're scattered, and livin' in the city
Unlisted numbers, huh

Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than dead

The war is coming, but there's nothing much that we can do
Stuck in a pay-phone, but the operator won't let me through
I close my eyes, but the memories burn in my brain
I think i'm going insane yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I heard a rumor, they said it's gone nuclear
I stockpile cigarettes, and double bold the door
A sanctuary for all my friends
We'll stay in bed until the world ends
So please don't wake me, i gotta get some sleep

Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than dead
I think i'm going insane, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Is this a fairy tale, this can't be real
There's fighting all around, they're shooting in the fields
They say that values change when hunger or ambition strikes
Survival is essential, at any cost or any price
The cartoon animals on old mcdonald's farm
Are nodding off in hotel rooms with needles in their arms
The seven dwarves, ha!, there's only four alive today
Cinderella's working for the cia

Cinderella, the fairy tale's over
You should know, you got the scars to prove it
And your skin isn't as soft as it used to
But i don't care, come on you said it baby

Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than
Cinderella undercover
I say, better alive than dead


6.Clowns Of Death

I'm the one who preys upon the weakest
And the weakest always preys upon the one who's underneath
I'm the one who doesn't see the waves of human kindness or the
tides that
Turn the day
I'm the one who always turns and looks away
Turns and looks away

Because after all, we are only boys
Because after all, we are only boys
Will be boys will be boys will be boys
Will be boys will be boys will be boys will be boys
Will be boys will be boys will be boys
Will be boys will be boys will be boys
Will be boys will be boys will be boys

I'm the one treads upon the weaker ones
Those that i can find
And there'll always be some others who could march along in
line, yeah
March along in line

And, we'll move upon the world in a massive tidal wave
And we'll shout and make some noise, yeah
Shout and make some noise


The clowns of death are marching on their hideous parade
Their glaring eyes are filled with hate, but i am not afraid
Their painted faces cracked with age, their makeup old and worn
With tattered wings and toothy grins to amplify their scorn
They're looking for the helpless ones
They're looking for the misbegotten
They prey upon the weak and fractured
The crippled and the freaks of nature

And when the come upon one who's lost or is alone
Their smiles get even bigger and their noses start to glow
Making snarling sounds to pantomime with furious abandon
And with a scream they pounce to kill and all the while they're
laughing

I'm the one treads upon the weaker ones
Those that i can find
And there'll always be some others who will march along in line

And, we'll move upon the world in a massive tidal wave
And we'll shout and make some noise, yeah
Shout and make some noise


Your sons and daughters, innocent, lay sleeping in their beds
They'll catch them when you're not around and smash their little
heads
If you think it just a dream, or that it isn't fair
Just look around outside your door, the clowns are everywhere


7.Controller

There's someone knockin' on my door
There's someone knockin' on my door
I think they're looking for me
I think they're looking for me
Pretend there ain't nobody home
Don't make a sound, don't even move
Don't give them nothing to see
I think they're looking for me

I got to run
I got to run
I got to run
I got to run
I got to run

There's someone crawling in my yard
There's someone creeping on my roof
There's someone tapping my phone
I feel it deep in my bones
They want to probe my intuition
They want to find out what i know
Why don't they leave me alone
Why don't they leave me alone

I got to run
I got to run
I got to run
Might be the catcher
Or the controller
Can't be too careful
I take precautions
They're very clever
I got to run

Faceless surgeons armed with razors
Cut out our imagination

(repeat first verse)

(repeat chorus)

Faceless surgeons armed with razors
Cut out our imagination
It's a strange thing
Deadly reason
Razors cut with such precision
Probing deep without detection
Razors never lie
But it's all right

I think they're looking for me
I think they're looking for me
I think they're looking for me
I think they're looking for meeeeeeeeeee


8.Dead Man's Party

I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder

Waiting for an invitation to arrive
Goin' to a party where no one's still alive

Chorus
I was struck by lighting
Walkin' down the street
I was hit by something last night in my sleep
It's a dead man's party
Who could ask for more
Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door
Leave your body and soul at the door . . .
(don't run away it's only me)

All dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man
Waitin' for an invitation to arrive
With a dead man . . . dead man . . .

Got my best suit and my tie
Shiny silver dollar on either eye
I hear the chauffeur comin' to the door
Says there's room for maybe just one more . . .

Chorus

Don't run away it's only me
Don't be afraid of what you can't see
Don't run away it's only me . . .


9.Grey Matter

They say you're stupid
That you're too young to vote
They say you'll swallow anything
That they shove down your throat

They say you can't think
That you haven't got a brain
That you're just there to listen
That you're just being trained

Chorus
There's something inside your head
There's something inside your head
There's something inside your head
There's something inside your head

They say you lost the ability to even think
That your tiny little brain
Slipped down the kitchen sink

They say that you'll buy anything
That they turn your way
That you'll listen to everything
That they decide to play

Chorus
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .
Grey matter grey matter ooh . . .

Bridge
I think you like it--like it
To be told what to do--isn't that true
I think you're better--better--better off
Stone cold dead--without your head

They say you're stupid
That you're too young to vote
They say you'll swallow anything
That they shove down your throat

If they say lie down, you'll do it
If they say--buy it now--you'll do it
If they say--turn around--you'll do it
If they say--hit the ground--you'll do it
If they say--bite the big weenie--you'll do it
If they say--wasn't that good--you'll do it
If they say--bend over baby--you'll do it
If they say--take it and like it--you'll do it

Chorus


10.Helpless

Countless long nights
While i stare at the wall
I ask myself over again...

How did i end up
In this little hell?
How - did it ever begin?

Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess

Helpless to turn back the clock
That ticks on
With its cruel shiny face
It laughs while it watches
My every disgrace - i was
Born a sap - all the
Nurses laughed when they
Saw me the first time
They giggled and they said
'this poor little monster'd be
Better off dead.'

Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess

Helplessly trapped in a body
I'm sure -
Should have never been mine.
I bet that my real one's
Doing just fine - and i
Don't belong here, i
Don't belong here - i
Should be quite rich
With a big shiny car
A house with twelve rooms
I deserve to go far.

Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess

Helplessly falling in love
But does love
Really last through the night?
To love - to honor -
To kick and to bite! and i
Don't belong here, i
Don't belong here
It's all a mistake
I was destined for greatness
A leader, a prophet -
They're just too blind to notice.

Where did this whole silly story begin?
It seems that my mind has gone -
Blank.
I think that i've messed up a chapter or two.
Perhaps it is best if i'm frank!

Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess -

Helplessly lost like that
Poor chap who came
For an innocent dance.
He left with his brain smeared
All over his pants! cause he
Didn't belong here, he
Didn't belong here
He never should've left
That warm cage in a zoo!
His face was so ugly
What else could i do?
Can you - really blame me, i
Had to smash it.
He left me no choice,
He was just like the others.
I just had to kill him.
With my poor, dear, old
Mother.

Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess

Helplessly fucked in the ass
By a legion of forty ex-cons
That's what it feels like
When you walk all over me.
Don't belong here, i
Don't belong here
Your eyes burn right through me.
They fill me with fear.
I could've been at home
Watching football, and drinking beer.

Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess, so helpless.


11.Hey!

Hey, i've got a commentary without much to say
You know those damn kids drive me crazy every day
But all i ever think is something to complain...
And i wish that they would all just go away
'cause all i really want is to be just like them
Just wanna be just like them...
Just wanna be just like them...
Just wanna be them.

Hey, i've got a commentary without much to say
If you forgive me i'll be getting on my way
And i forgot the whole damn point of this whole song
And i'm complaining now, complaining for so long...
For so long...
For so long...
I really want all those things that i can't have
All i really want is to have you so bad.

Hey, those stupid kids have really gotten out of hand
And now i think it's time we all take up a stand
And then together we will raise our voices high...
Our voices high...
Our voices high.

Hey, though at this moment i can't think of what we'd say
I guess we really want to be just like them...
Just want to be just like them...
Just want to be just like them.

Hey, i've really thought a thousand times about this day
I've been expecting it in each and every way
The possibilities preoccupy my mind
And i'm so fortunate to be so very kind...
So very kind...
So very kind.

What i really want is all those things that i can't have
What i really want is to have you so bad
I'm so jealous i can barely see straight from my head
And it burns from the inside 'til i wish i was dead.

Please, mama don't be angry with me.
Please, papa don't be angry with me.

And i'm so sick and tired of all those stupid things you say
And this monkey sitting on my back won't go away
And i'm standing here with my dick in my hand
Waiting for an invitation to the promised land.

Please, mother don't be angry with me.
Please, father don't be angry with me.

Hey, i've got a commentary without much to say
And all those damn kids drive me crazy every day
But all i ever think is something to complain...
To complain...
To complain.

Hey, i really wish that they would all just go away
'cause all i really want to be just like them
Just wanna be just like them...

And i'm so sick and tired of all those stupid things you say
And this monkey sitting on my back just won't go away
And i'm standing here with my dick in my hand
Waiting for an invitation to the promised land.

Please, mother don't be angry with me.


12.I Am The Walrus

(from beatles version)

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I'm crying.

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.

Mister city policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like lucy in the sky, see how they run.
I'm crying, i'm crying.
I'm crying, i'm crying.

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.

Sitting in an english garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the english rain.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.

Expert textpert choking smokers,
Don't you thing the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
See how they snied.
I'm crying.

Semolina pilchard, climbing up the eiffel tower.
Elementary penguin singing hari krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking edgar alan poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo.


13.I'm So Bad

Can't seem to find my way
Someone tell me what to say
Where am i going
Where did i come from
I don't know, i don't know

Almost got to paradise
But the smoke always gets
In my eyes
Everything i do is wrong
I'm so bad . . . so bad

Late at night, they're asleep
I'm awake, get the urge
Hit the street, jump a curb
Alleyway, dark and wet
Set the trap, i forget
Who i am. but i know
I'll get you . . i'm so bad

I was born inside a cage
Never knew anything but rage
Although i tried so hard to adjust
Love is something i don't understand
Take what i need and i get what i can
Oh . . . i'm so bad

I wake up in the morning so tired
Dreamt that i was walking through fire
The fire didn't hurt me though
We're old friends

Can't seem to find my way
Someone tell me what to say
Everything i do is wrong

Pass the time, lie in bed
Hotel room, t.v. set
Got to move, might be dead
Catch a ride, i'm awake
Join a crowd, hidden blade
Buy a drink, you better pray
I don't get you
I'm so bad . . . so bad


14.Insanity

I'm so sorry, please forgive me
Who do i pray to to straighten out this problem?
Straighten out this problem, straighten out my mind.
Straighten out this crooked toungue...
My mind has wandered, from the straight and narrow.
My mind has wandered from the flock you see.
My mind has wandered, the man just said so.
My mind has wandered, i heard it on tv.
And the flock has wandered away from me.

-chorus-
All around the world now
Like a big bright cherry cloud
Traveling from home to home
Tv sets and telephones
Here it comes just like a storm
Bathe in it and be reborn
Time to let the world know
Welcome madness, say hello
Like a wave we cannot see
Washing over you and me
Hiding here and hiding there
Madness hiding everywhere
Such a curiosity
Here it comes to set us free
Plenty left for you and me
Say hello insanity

I am the virus, are you the cure?
I am morally, i'm morally impure
I am a disease and i am unclean
I am not part of god's well oiled machine
Christian nation, assimilate me
Take me in your arms and set me free
I am part of a degenerate elite
Dragging our society into the streeet
Into the abyss and to the sewer don't you see
The man just told me, he told me on tv

Do you think you're better than me
Do you want to kill me or befriend me

And the alchoholic bastard waved his finger at me
His voice was filled with evanglical glee
Sipping down his gin and tonics
While preaching about the evils of narcotics
And the evils of sex, and the wages of sin
While he mental fondles his next of kin
My mind has wandered from the flock you see
And the flock has wandered away from me
And he waved his hypnotizing finger at me

Let's imitate reality
Let's strive for mediocrity
Let's make believe we're all the same
Let's sanitize our little brains
I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I'd love to hear you laugh tonight, i'd love to hear you weep
I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep

Christian sons, christian daughters
Lead me along like a lamb to the slaughter
Purify my brain and hose down my soul
White perfection, perfection is my goal

Do you think you're better than me
Do you want to kill me or befriend me

Christian nation, make us alright
Put us through the filter and make us pure and white
My mind has wandered from the flock you see
And the flock has wandered away from me
Let's talk of family falues while we sit and watch the slaughter
Hypothetical abortions on imaginary daughters
The white folks think they're on the top ask any proud white
male
A million years of evolution, we get danny quayle

(chorus)

I'd love to take you home with me, i'd love to tuck you in
I wish i could protect you from the wages of our sin
I'd love to hear you scream tonight, i'd love to hear you cry
Protect you from the madness that is raining from the sky

(chorus)

I'd love to take you home with me and tuck you into bed
I'd love to see what makes you tick inside your pretty head
I wish that i could keep you in a precious chinese box
On sundays i would pray for you so it would never stop
I'd love to hear you laugh tonight, i'd love to hear you weep
I'd love to listen to you while you're screaming in your sleep
I'd love to soothe you with my voice and take your hand in mine
I'd love to take you past the stars and out of reach of time
I'd love to see inside your mind, to tear it all apart
To cut you open with a knife and find your sacred heart
I'd love to take your satin dolls and tear them all to shreds
I'd love to mess your pretty hair, i'd love to see you dead.


15.Insects

Tiny insects in my hair
Tiny insects everywhere
Tiny insects in my pants
Watching insects make romance
Insects make me make me want to dance dance dance
They make want to dance . . .

Flying insects everywhere
Flying insects buzzing buzzing buzzing thru the air
Just like little diamonds in the sky
Insects buzzing in my eye
Buzzing insects make me want to dance dance dance
They make me want to dance . . .

Insects crawling all around
Insects squirming in the ground
Insects gooey squeaky chewy
Should i eat them--no
I'd rather stomp them hurt them stomp
Stomp them while i dance dance dance
I hurt them while i dance dance dance
I stomp them while i dance dance dance . . .

Insects make me scream and shout
They don't know what life's about
They don't have blood
They've got too many legs
They don't have brains in their heads
They know they'll rule the world some day
They bite and sting me anyway
They bite and sting and suck
They bite and sting and suck suck suck
They bite and sting and
Suck suck suck suck suck . . .
Dance dance dance


16.Little Girls

i love little girls they make me feel so good
I love little girls they make me feel so bad
When they're around they make me feel
Like i'm the only guy in town
I love little girls they make me feel so good

They don't care if i'm a one way mirror
They're not frightened by my cold exterior

They don't ask me questions
They don't want to scold me
They don't look for answers
They just want to hold me
Isn't this fun
Isn't this what life's all about
Isn't this a dream come true
Isn't this a nightmare too

(repeat first verse)

They don't care about my inclinations
They're not frightened by my revelations

Uh oh take a second take
Uh oh it's a mistake
Uh oh i'm in trouble
Uh oh the little girl was just to little
Too little, too little, too little
Isn't this what life's all about
Isn't this a dream come true
Isn't this a nightmare too . . .

And i don't care what people say
And i don't care what people think
And i don't care how we look walking down the street

(repeat chorus)

(repeat first verse)


17.Mary

Oh mary wasn't happy with the life that she led
She was a simple girl without much to say
So one day she just upped and left her dreary home
And she left all her friends behind to wander all alone
And at first she was afraid, she was so far away
From her home but slowly she got to like it anyway
Oh mary won't you please come...

Well in time she found that
The mountain that she had been taught
Her whole life, that she must avoid
And though at first it hurt, and no one could comfort her
She finally came to appreciate it
And she like it, she like it - oh wasn't she surprised
And though still alone, she grew so much inside
Oh mary won't you please come...

And after a time, she became so sublime
She could look in peoples eyes and read their minds
Though her hands would sometimes bleed and occasionally
She would long for her past and the memories they bring
She decided to return to her old home town
And her heart was burning with all the things she found
Oh mary won't you please come...

So, mary came back and at first no one recognized her face
And her friends were all a little bit afraid
When they heard what she had to say
They all slowly backed away
And her family took her aside and put their arms around her
They said mary won't you please come back to us now
There is still time to repent for all your sins
And mary started to cry when she realized
That she'd never come home again in her life

Oh mary won't you please come
Mary won't you please come home...


18.Nasty Habits

Here's something to think about
Where would we be without nasty habits, nasty habits
Makes me want to scream and shout
Life would be so dull without nasty habits, nasty habits
All those naughty little things that we don't discuss publicly
Nasty habits, nasty habits
Tell me your secrets, tell me your name, tell me your secrets

Does it please you to employ little girls or little boys
Nasty habits, nasty habits
Do you like to romp and play by yourself when they're away
Nasty affair what do i care
Do you peek at magazines filled with doggies and leather queens
Nasty habits, nasty habits
Tell me your secrets that no one should hear
Whisper them softly into my ear i won't tell, i won't tell

People act so proper when they're going 'bout their business
Cup of coffee, lfriendly conversation
'til they get home,
'til they get home

Turn the phone off, lock the door and shut the curtains
Make sure that the neighbors are without suspicion
No one will know
No one will know
Nasty habits i must condone
No one knows what i do when i'm all alone
Nasty habits i'm so ashamed

Nasty habits here to stay now they'll never go away
Try and stop you'll have to pay
Nasty habits are here to stay

(repeat chorus)

Nasty habits i must condone
No one knows what i do when i'm all alone
Nasty habits i'm so ashamed
But we must not let that stop our little game
Nasty habits are so much fun

Nasty habits here to stay now they'll never go away
Try and stop you'll have to pay
Nasty habits are here to stay


19.No One Lives Forever

You worry too much / you make yourself sad
You can't change fate / but don't feel so bad
Enjoy it while you can / it's just like the weather
So quit complaining brother . . . . . . .
No one lives forever!!

Let's have a party there's a full moon in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf and i don't want to die

I'm so happy dancing while the grim reaper
Cuts, cuts, cuts
But he can't get me (i'm as)
Clever as can be, and i'm very quick, but don't forget
No one lives forever!!!

You think you got it rough / what about your darling doggy?
Ten short years / and he's getting old and groggy
I don't think it's very fair
Cold, chop, low, but it's all relative my friend 'cause
No one lives forever!!!
Let's have a party there's a full moon in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf and i
Don't want to die (but) . . .

No one beats him at his game
For very long but just the same
Who cares, there's no place safe to hide
Nowhere to run--no time to cry
So celebrate while you still can
'cause any second it may end.
And when it's all been said and done . . .
Better that you had some fun
Instead of hiding in a shell-why make your life a living hell?
So have a toast, and down the cup
And drink to bones that turn to dust ('cause) . . .
No one, no one, no one, no one . . . . . . . (etc.)
No one lives forever!! (hey!)


20.No Spill Blood

(what is the law?)
(what is the law?)

Animals came from miles around
So tired of walking so close toe the ground
They needed a chance, that's what they said
Life is better walking on two legs
But they were in for a big surprise
'cause they didn't know the law!

Chorus
(what is the law)
No spill blood
What is the law
(no spill blood)

(who makes the rules)
Someone else
Who makes the rules
(someone else)

The rules are written in the stone
Break the rules and you get no bones
All you get is ridicule, laughter
And a trip to the house of pain!

Chorus (in reverse order)

We walk on two legs not on four
To walk on four legs breaks the law
What happens when we break the law?
What happens when the rules aren't fair?
We all know here we go from there
To the house of pain!
To the house of pain!

(what is the law)
What is the law

(who makes the rules)
Who makes the rules

We walk on two legs not on four
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
To the house of pain
(no spill blood)


21.On The Outside

They laugh at me aloud
They say i'm just a clown
That i ain't got no pride
I'm on the outside
The girls look really cute
They really make it work
They think i'm just a jerk
I'm on the outside
I never could sit still
I never was too hip
I never caught the ride
I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside, i'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins right here
On the outside lookin' in, i'm on the outside

I never was a punk
I never shot junk
I never even tried counter
Culture passed me right by
(i'm on the outside)

Don't talk to debutantes
Don't eat in restaurants
The patrons sit and stare
The waiters make wise cracks behind my back
(i'm on the outside)

Teachers there in school
They flunked me by the rule
They say i had no motivation, brains or dedication
I guess the imbeciles were right i'm on the outside

I'm on the outside, i'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins on the outside looking in
Looking in
At you
I'm just an alien through and through
Tryin' to make believe i'm you
Tryin' to fit
Just a stranger on the outside looking in

The disco makes me sick i
Wear the wrong clothes
I say the wrong things
You know i can't dance
My feet are much too wide (i'm on the outside)

You think you set the trends
You wear your hair just right
Your clothes are out-a-sight
Your house is modern really kitch
You get so macho when you're with your bitch
(i'm on the outside)

I see them go to work
I see them go to sleep
I see them on t.v.
I see them laugh and cry
I'm on the outside. i'm on the outside. i'm on the outside

(repeat chorus)

I'm on the outside. i'm on the outside now
I'm on the outside
I'm on the outside now


22.Only A Lad

Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said if you don't get straight
You'll surely go to hell

But johnny didn't care
He was an outlaw by the time that he was
Ten years old
He didn't wanna do what he was told
Just a prankster, juvenile gangster

His teachers didn't understand
They kicked him out of school
At a tender early age
Just because he didn't want to learn things
(had other interests)
He liked to burn things

The lady down the block
She had a radio that johnny wanted oh so bad
So he took it the first chance he had
Then he shot her in the leg
And this is what she said
Only a lad
You really can't blame him
Only a lad
Society made him
Only a lad
He's our responsibility
Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

His parents gave up they couldn't influence his attitude
Nobody could help
The little man had no gratitude

And when he stole the care
Nobody dreamed that he would
Try to take it so far
He didn't mean to hit the poor man
Who had to go and die
It made the judge cry

Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

It's not his fault that he can't believe
It's not his fault that he can't behave
Society made him go astray
Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Perhaps he'll go away
He'll go away

(repeat chorus)

Hey there johnny you really don't fool me
You get away with murder
And you think it's funny
You don't give a damn if we live or if we die
Hey there johnny boy
I hope you fry!


23.Piggies

Piggy met baby in a disco bar
Baby said, what a cute little piggy you are
When he took one look at her rocket tits
He smiled real wide and said 'baby, you're it'

Piggy said baby won't you come with me
My little place is three steps away
Piggy gonna take us both to paradise
He said 'come on little baby, won't you please be nice'

So piggy and baby sauntered into his crib
Said, 'here it is baby, this is where i live'
Won't you take a load off, can i fix you a drink
Baby turned real slowly and said, 'piggy you stink'

Piggy said baby, do you have a smoke?
Baby said no, she was tryin to quit
Piggy was speechless for a couple of beats
When his jaw dropped open and he said... 'shit'

Now piggy and baby had some swingin times
And though piggy was stupid,
Baby sure didn't mind
Baby said, 'lets go straight to the stars'
And piggy said
'huh? .... whatever'

Baby and piggy took a walk in the park
It seems that piggy was in kind of a fix
He owed seven bills to a couple of sharks
Who were gettin kind of itchy in their finger-tips

So they figured it was best to clear out for a while
Piggy had lots of friends, or so he would boast
And his little piggy habit was kind of out of control
So they packed up his lincoln, and head for the coast

Baby started smokin again on the way
Piggy's little habit was making him sweat
So they stopped off in vegas for a couple of days
To scam some cash up and make a few bets

They went and shacked up in a place on the strip
Piggy made some calls and baby got sick
Baby turned to piggy with a desparate plea
'c'mon piggy, you know what we need'

But the problem, you see, was that they were broke as shit
So piggy asked baby if she'd turn a few tricks
She argued at first, but she finally agreed
With a couple of shiners, she hit the street

Now piggy felt good, and piggy felt mean
And piggy was high on his self esteem
So he pulled out his piece, in front of a cop
But the cop said 'fuck you' and piggy got popped


24.Reptiles And Samurai

Reptiles and samurai
Inhabit my head
Invading my dreams
Sleeping in my bed
They battle but they never die
They hear what i hear
Watching thru my eyes
They don't like what they see

Reptiles and samurai
Are under my skin
They hide in my mind
They speak with my tongue
They run amuck in my terrain

They are not friends
But they are forced reluctantly
To share my brain

1st bridge
Reptiles have silly grins
Dark eyes--shiny teeth--some have fins
Samurai they smile never
Serious--pretty swords--very clever

Chorus
Sometimes i watch you from this place way in the sky
Your face is young and shiny transformed right before my eyes
Without warning, without reason
To samurai and lizards
Reptiles and samurai
Samurai and lizards
Reptiles and samurai

Reptiles and samurai
Inhabit my head
Invading my dreams
Sleeping in my bed
They battle but they never die

2nd bridge
Reptiles have pretty scales
They run real fast--they like to bite--some have tails
Samurai like their water hot--very brave
They eat raw fish--they fight alot

Chorus


25.Stay

This is not the first time--you tried to get away
This is not a party--where people know your name
This is not a classroom--with teacher at the board
This is not a catshow--with prizes at the door

Chorus
Go--don't you go
Won't you stay with me one more day
If we get through one more night
If we get through one more night

This is not a horse race--where winners beat the time
This is not a funeral--with mourners in a line
This is not a sitcom--where everything's alright
This is not a prison--with terror through the night.

Chorus


26.Water

Now everybody tells me you're the dog's best friend
I'm the cat's meow since i don't know when
I'm an instigator from a dead man's town
So when did the whole world turn upside down
When did you change your mind, when did you lose the juice
Now where did you get your attitude
When did you give it away, what did the old man say
And how many babies did you kick today
Now how many nights can the full moon shine
How many bottles of water can you turn to wine
When the blood has flowed against the tides of time
And the water flows forever
Hey hey hey!
Now i'm gonna build a boat, i'm gonna make it float
'cause i'm getting the chase for a faraway place
Gonna set the sail, gonna catch some wind
And the big red sky's gonna be my only friend
With a boat for two, just me and you
You can be my teacher, i can teach you too
Gonna try a few things that i've never done
Maybe talk to the fishies, maybe have some fun
Maybe shake my pale fist at the angry stars
While i dance a jig under the eyes of mars
When we get to an island where no one's ever been
We can get down and dirty in our animal skins
And i stand with my thing hanging out in the wind
Where the water's sweet like honey
Hey hey yeah hey hey yeah!
I've been feeling a chill, from the east wind blue
It's been creeping up slow, have you felt it too?
Have you noticed the look? have you felt the feel?
Did it make you blush when the piggy squealed
Have you heard what they say, did you read the news
Said the old man's coming home a-singing the blues
Gonna whack your fanny, gonna tan your hide
Make your ears turn red, make you gonna cry
Now how many children gonna lose their minds
How many crying girls will be left behind
When the dead start walking and the full moon shines
When the dead start walking and the full moon shines
When the dead start walking and the full moon shines
When the dead start walking and the full moon shines
When the dead start walking... yeah
Now everybody sing to the heavens above
And everybody dance to the sounds of love
Won't you clack your teeth, won't you smack your hands
Won't you dig your little heads right out of the sand
Won't you jiggle your butt, won't you wave your arms
Won't you look like you just came off of the farm
Won't you stop your fighting for a second or two
Won't you help your neighbors, won't you do the do
Won't you taste the sugar, won't you eat the cake
Won't you get your ugly mug right out of my face
Won't you tell your brothers and your sisters tonight,
That you tasted the water and the water was right
Won't you taste the sugar, won't you dance the dance
Won't you wake up please, come on out of your trance
Everybody make believe that you disappear
For a second or two, gonna feel so queer
And you left behind all your rage and fear
And it made you feel like water


27.We Close Our Eyes

We close our eyes
We close our eyes and dream and the world has turned around
again

When everybody is running in the big race
And having a good time
Who am i to cast a shadow
Who am i?
I looked death in the face last night
I saw him in a mirror
And he simply smiled
He told me not to worry
He told me just to take my time

Chorus:
We close our eyes and the world has turned around again
We close our eyes and dream and another year has come and gone
We close our eyes and the world has turned around again
We close our eyes and dream ...

And if you come to me
And if you touch my hand
I might just slip away
I might just disappear
Who am i?
And if you think i'm worth it
And if you think it's not too late
We might start falling
If we don't try to hard
We might start falling in love

(chorus)

We're on the healing path
We're on a roller coaster ride
That could never turn back
And if you love me
And if you really try
To make the seconds count
Then we can close our eyes

(chorus)

We close our eyes and the world has turned around again


28.Who Do You Want To Be?

Chorus
Who do you want to be today?
Who do you want to be?
Who do you want to be today?
Do you want to be just like someone on t.v.?

Oh boredom is so terrible, it's like a dread disease
Nothing could be worse
Than when there's nothing on t.v.
I'd rather be a cowboy than to stare blank at the walls
I've been reborn so many times
I can't remember them all
(and i say)

Chorus

Just like someone on t.v.!

I think i'll be a teddy boy, i think i'll be a hunk
I think i'll be a tough guy and i think i'll be a punk
I might just be a fashion star
All dressed in frilly rags
Or perhaps i'll cross the other side
And walk around in
Drag!

Chorus

Just like somebody on t.v.!

Do you like to be just like a rock
In the middle of the sea
Do you want to suffer by yourself
In a pool of blissful misery
Do you want to feel like a saint in artists' clothes
With a rosary in your hand
Do you wanna be crazy like van gogh like a
Stranger in a
Strange, strange land

Would you rather push the buttons
And be feared by all humanity
Or perhaps you'd like to be a bum
Do you wanna be stupid, just like me

Chorus

Just like somebody on t.v.!
Who do you want to be . . . . . . .


29.Whole Day Off

Have you seen my girlfriend
She lives in a pig pen
Have you seen my girlfriend
I can't seem to find her
Perhaps she is hiding
Underneath a blade of grass

Chorus
Let's take the whole day off
Let's take the whole day off
Let's take the whole day off . . .

Have you seen my new house
Looks just like a dog house
Have you seen my new house
Someone saw it walking
Straight into the ocean
He thought it was an ivory boat

Chorus

Bridge
Maybe--it's just a bad dream and i'll wake up soon
But i don't think i'll be so lucky
Maybe--it's just one of those strange days when nothing seems
right
No nothing seems right at all
Went up to a pay phone on a bathroom wall
But i can't remember who i want to call
Operator can you help me

Have you seen my garden
It is most peculiar
Have you seen my garden
Nothing there that grows
Looks anything at all like plants
I hear their voices . . .
Let's take the whole day off . . .

Chorus
Have you seen my girlfriend
Have you seen my girlfriend . . .


30.Wild Sex(In The Working Class)

I work so hard trying to make a few buck
I pass the hours in a dream
The sweat keeps rolling off the tip of my nose
There's only one thing keeps me on my feet

Bridge
I may be greasing the wheels in a noisy factory
I may be hunched over metal machines
Watching the gears as they move
Just reminds me
Of bodies in motion
The sweat and the sound

Chorus
Wild sex in the working class
After five it's a gas
Wild sex in the working class
Counting minutes gonna get home fast

Thinking of your warm skin
While i touch cold steel
The days go by to the pounding beat
My back is aching so bad
But i'm grinning inside
Thinking of you keeps me on my feet

Bridge

Chorus
I work so hard i'm thinking of you
I work so hard but i'm thinking of you
I work so hard

Chorus