Born To Laugh At Tornadoes

Was (Not Was) Born To Laugh At Tornadoes Lyrics
1.Betrayal

You can't think of what to say
When people talk to you
Oh no, now what will you do?
There's nothing new to chat about
So when in doubt drop a name
It never fails
Betrayal's just a game

Tell a secret on a friend
The facts will bend to suit your need
Disloyalty's your creed
Turn the knife a little more
What are friends for after all
When all else fails
Betrayal's just a game

Does it make you feel a little bolder
To stand on someone else's shoulder
Do you have to bring somebody down
To walk taller in this town
You told Jack and he told Steve
Steve told Gwen and they believe your lies
Aren't you proud?
You don't talk loud but your words shout
You're so easy to figure out
Betrayal's just a game


2.Knocked Down, Made Small

(Treated Like A Rubber Ball)

My daddy took a look
On the day that I was born
And said he looks like corn
And his feet are made of clay
And then he walked away

And when I began to crawl
He knocked my head against the wall
And said you're much to small
And you don't get no ice cream
Not even if you scream

Don't you know that I was knocked down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball

On the day I turned sixteen
I drove his car into the river
He stood and watched me shiver
As they dragged me to the shore
Wouldn't look me in the eye no more

When I finally hit the streets
I had my share of hard defeats
Every time I took a step
I felt the shackles on my feet
I was facing odds that I could never beat

Don't you know that I was knocked down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball

I finally woke up
And put my conscience on the shelf
I turned to crime
Started living for myself
Didn't care about no one else

Don't you know that I was knocked down
Made small
Treated like a rubber ball


3.Man Vs The Empire Brain Building

In my life there's just three things:
Man versus nature,
Man versus woman
and man versus The Empire Brain Building

Pontiac, pontiac
Drive your car across the sky

In my life there's just three things:
Man versus nature,
Man versus woman
and man versus The Empire Brain Building

I walked the line with Johnny Cash
I walked the line with Johnny Cash


4.Professor Night

Professor Night haunts a bar
Where he says that there are
Two chicks for every guy
He says hi and gets laid
He's got it made
And he hardly has to try

And they don't put up a fight
With Professor Night
Oh no they don't put up a fight
With Professor Night
Meet Professor Night

Professor Night has a flair
Combs his hair with something
The barber recommends
He blends right in and takes control
He really plays the role
At least he tries with all his might

And they don't put up a fight
With Professor Night
Oh no they don't put up a fight
With Professor Night
Meet Professor Night

He's the Professor
Professor Night
He's the Professor
He professed the night

He's got a million lies on top
Got to keep the ladies happy
He says anything that makes the river flow
Is good to know
Professor Night

Professor Night has no love
And a driving glove won't keep you warm
When the storm comes down
Pound for pound he's a loser
A destroyer not a cruiser
Johnny on the spot not mister right

And they don't put up a fight
With Professor Night
Oh no they don't put up a fight
With Professor Night
Meet Professor Night


5.Return To The Valley Of Out Come The Freaks

Eddie Harold used a tape recorder
When he had one of his girlfriends over
He didn't want to miss a single scream
His friends all laughed when he played it later
You had to wonder, did he really hate her?
Girls always made him nervous, that's to blame
And makin' love was just a crazy game
The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks

In her apartment was a plastic altar
She'd light a candle when her courage faltered
Sometimes the world got a little hard to bear
It wasn't easy living in the city
She wasn't clever and she wasn't pretty
She chanted in the night but no one cared
The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks

Freddie's wife became a topless dancer
Had bondage parties with a Turkish bouncer
She's been evicted, the police have got her car
She tried to sell an antique shotgun
She said she knows some crazy guy who wants one
Her parents said 'You're not our daughter, you're a whore.
It's over and you don't live here anymore.'
The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks

The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks
The woodwork squeaks and
'Strangers In The Night'
The woodwork squeaks and
'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag'
The woodwork squeaks and
'The Shadow Of Your Smile'
The woodwork squeaks and
'Take The Last Train To Clarksville'
The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks


6.Shake Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)

You can't stare into the sun
You can't pretend to have fun
Shake your head
You can't read a robot's mind
Can't expect vultures to be kind
Shake your head
Can't tune a radio to heaven
You can't live seven lives
Shake your head
You can't win money at the horses
You can't fight the armed forces
Shake your head

Shake your head (let's go to bed)

You can't sing underwater
You can't have the boss' daughter
Shake your head
You can't make missles out of mud
You can't purify bad blood
Shake your head
You can't sue Buddah for libel
You can't rewrite the Bible
Shake your head
You can't hit homers like Babe Ruth
Can't put your finger on the truth
Shake your head

Shake your head (let's go to bed)

You can't feed the hungry
Can't talk Shakespeare to a monkey
Shake your head
You can't bounce a square ball
You can't fight city hall
Shake your head
You can't argue with death
Can't break a burly sailor's neck
Shake your head
You can't drink lava from plastic glasses
You can't influence the masses
Shake your head
You can't become invisible
Can't bullshit the devil
Shake your head
You can't ban the bomb
And there's no way to stay calm
Shake your head

Shake your head (let's go to bed)


7.Smile

Keep your distance I haven't got a thing to say
Where's the exit, what time is it anyway
You said there was gonna be a party
But I don't see a thing
Where's this happening, in your head?

Still you better wear a
Smile when they watch you
Smile like you're in control
Smile like you mean it
Smile baby you're on a roll
Smile, smile, smile

What's the matter with you people
Can't I even get a drink in here
There's something evil going on in this place
But what it is ain't exactly clear
Everybody's making jokes in French
Nobody dances, nobody sweats
But they x-ray every inch of your flesh
As you walk by

And they say you gotta
Smile when they watch you
Smile like you're in control
Smile like you mean it
Smile baby you're on a roll
Smile, smile, smile

Yeah you only got to
Smile when they watch you
Smile like you're in control
Smile like you mean it
Smile baby you're on a roll
Smile, smile, smile


8.The Party Broke Up

Jason came in from Peoria
Wearing silk sunglasses
His girlfriend Gloria wore metal shoes
That emitted poison gases from the heels
One drink of that stuff and -Zam!-
The walls became floors
Became ceilings became doors
The singer just kept singing 'Feelings'
That's right when I snapped
Needless to say, the party broke up

That flashing tie was a riot!
And what was that other remark that you made?
Oh yes, you're unemployed.
Me too. I know what you mean
Someone began to discuss paranoia
When lightning destroyed half the room
With one blast
The last of us killed off the wine
And went home
Needless to say, the party broke up


9.Zaz Turned Blue

Zaz had red hair, he didn't care
He always laughed loud, he wasn't proud
Just a real easy guy who wouldn't tell a lie
But then one day Zaz turned blue

Zaz turned blue, what were we supposed to do
Zaz turned blue, what were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue

One night in the park for a lark
Zaz let Steve Brown fool around
Steve squeezed his neck, figured what the heck
But Zaz hit the ground, he was downed

Zaz turned blue, what were we supposed to do
Zaz turned blue, what were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue

After high school Zaz seemed cool
He worked on cars, went to bars
But then one day he went away
And became a Marine at the age of eighteen
But he didn't want to fight
Didn't do it out of spite
And he didn't want to die
No, he didn't want to die
And he seemed kind of strange
Could it be that he changed
On that night in the park
When he fainted in the dark

Zaz didn't die, lucky guy
There were no parades, how the glory fades
Now he shoots lots of pool and as a rule
He wears a silly grin on his chin
It all started when
Zaz turned blue, what were we supposed to do
Zaz turned blue, what were we supposed to do
When Zaz turned blue


10.Bow Wow Wow Wow

Gotta comb my hair, find something to wear
Where the hell are my shoes?... I aint got no time to lose
I gotta get up now,. bow wow wow wow

Bow wow wow wow, like a dog on the prowl
Bow wow wow wow, like a dog on the prowl
Bow wow wow wow, bow wow wow wow

Running down the street, through the snow and the sleet
Breath turnin' into steam, jus' like a cartoon dream
Walkin back to the dance, gotta get her tonight

Bow wow wow wow, like a dog on the prowl
Bow wow wow wow, like a dog on the prowl
Bow wow wow wow, bow wow wow wow

I gotta scratch this itch..something bout that lil bitch
I love a hound dog's tail, .make her whimper and howl
When I Feel this way, there's only one thing I can say

Bow wow wow wow, like a dog on the prowl
Bow wow wow wow, like a dog on the prowl
Bow wow wow wow, bow wow wow wow
Bow wow wow wow, bow wow wow wow
Bow wow wow wow, bow wow wow wow
Bow wow wow wow, bow wow wow wow