A Long Time Ago ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And in the land where I grew up Into the bosom of technology I kept my feelings to myself Until the perfect moment comes Then into your bloodstream I will go Until I turn into a part of you Flooding the

Buck Naked ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Runnin' naked, down the state highway Runnin' naked, in the middle of the day Runnin' naked like a tom cat's behind Runnin' naked but the cat don't seem to mind Give me your heart I'll give you mine first

You & Eye ( LP Version ) David Byrne

the touch We drink way too much And darling, I think you'll like it here You might like it here You and I - we ain't no saints You and I - we can see our fates We'll be the faces in the clouds We'll be a

Fuzzy Freaky ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Rose is tattooed in a perfect place She bears the burden of a pretty face The monkey boy, the leopard girl The strange is also beautiful It's summer time and the grass is high Fuzzy freaky, funny family

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

A messiah who never comes? A virgin birth? A perfect drug? A sign, any kind of sign?

Crash ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I met my love at a funeral I'm tired of good-byes and burials Friends I have known Some I just met Standing around It's hard to forget - now isn't it?

Amnesia ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Peace on earth, soon we will beWhere nothing worries usLazy days, cool is the breezeAcross the universeArmies of soldiers are sleeping tonightAnd moonlight is kissing their eyesWhen you awake you w...

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

knowledge I'm taking back the gentleness I'm taking back the ritual I'm giving in to sweetness Come preacherman, shoot me with your poisoned arrow But I dance on Vaseline And I'm tripping out working on a

Strange Ritual ( LP Version ) David Byrne

A man sits in a field - contemplating his crops In his mind he travels all over the world I see hairstyles, strange rituals Scenes of beauty, scenes that disgust me I see, I see me I felt awe, felt disgust

Burnt By The Sun ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Atom-smashers in the cocktail lounge tonight Opera singers in the graveyard keeping time And the DJ mixes them all And the music rhymes but it crawls And the music comes from hydrogen bombs Rock bands

Sad Song ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You must follow directions And learn it right from the start There isn't a short cut It must come from your heart Well there are those who are happy And there are those who are wise But it's the truly

Finite=Alright ( LP Version ) David Byrne

wide world Where Jimi Hendrix sings House Burning Down Another Elvis will not come along He got wasted but it's alright And everything is finite Yeah, wasted - it's alright Everything is finite I'm just a

Miss America ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I love America, her secret's safe with me And I know her wicked ways The parts you never see Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model Although you have a reputation Can I afford to move above my station

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun sinks low in the western lands Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And a woman's heart is like the wind Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And he could not put her from his

The Civil Wars ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I got a right to be out on my mind I got a right to be who I am Love me, love my problems The good times and the rotten The war is in me, the war is in you The war is in everybody now Shake this tone,

A Soft Seduction ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Strange days, she said to me Being in love don't mean you're free But night reveals what daytime hides Who lingers on, who sleeps outside The soft seduction, the strong attraction Somewhere downtown A

Nothing At All ( LP Version ) David Byrne

He can stop on a dime I guess there's just too many supposes For me to put out that fire Skin so soft, feels so light Guess I'll stay home tonight From the Rockies to the Rio Grande Big shadow falls across

Wicked Little Doll ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I surrender Wicked little doll, your perfect body Anyone can see you're never wrong And isn't it a world worth taking over?

A Self-Made Man ( LP Version ) David Byrne

We're living in a dump Trying to figure out what sex we are Exchanging chromosomes Trying to bargain for a better future Well i'll trade you my potential mental illness For your bad teeth How 'bout trading

Lilies Of The Valley ( LP Version ) David Byrne

complications There's nothing very strange about that Nuns said "We can't kill that baby We'll have to let your mother die" We are all just lilies of the valley We neither reap nor sow We need to get our hands a

You Don't Know Me ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You're looking at me but you can't see me I'm invisible to the naked eye I'm a part of everything you're doing I'm a part of you down deep inside I'm the part that sings those gooffy love songs I'm the

My Love Is You ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Some men desire a princess And others lust for a temptress Well I don't need one of those 'cause, my love is you My love is you Some men replace their mamas And some want a young baiana I have no use for

The Gates Of Paradise ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And the laws of men are not the laws of heaven And angel's breath is like the desert wind And terrorists are acting out of love, sweet love To bring us home again It's a sin to seek perfection It's a sin

Back In The Box ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny I'm terribly scared And now I need an oasis A place to hide from the day I'd like a little dark tiny room Where the music plays Maybe you just lost somebody Maybe your whole world

They Are In Love ( LP Version ) David Byrne

sleeps with the lamb Only love let's me forget who I really am This land is small, it's cold and it's damp There's no place that I'd rather be I know that I am in love Ethnic divisions, screaming demands A

Somebody David Byrne

See how we are There ain't no four-leaf clover In the blink of an eye Ev'rything changes We gotta start all over Down in that deep muddy river (so long ago) Blood is much thicker than water (the angels

Independence Day David Byrne

you do Smile - from side to side At night you do At night you do She'll be comin' round the mountain Six white horses by her side No stops for gas, food or lodging She's wearing nothing but a

Glass, Concrete & Stone (Album Version) David Byrne

Glass, Concrete & Stone Written by David Byrne ⓒ 2004 Now I'm wakin' at the crack of dawn to send a little money home from here to the moon is risin' like a discotheque and now my bags are

Ain't Got So Far To Go David Byrne

I am young, but I remember It was not so long ago In a line so bright and shiny This is how the story goes In the kingdom, there was chaos And the land was filled with fear There was hatred, there was

A Million Miles Away David Byrne

, come and dance with me 'Cause I ain't gonna work here no more I feel like I'm walkin' on air I feel like I'm walkin' on air I can see your house from here And I feel like I'm walkin' on air Oh - Oh A

Twistin' In The Wind David Byrne

Now Washington, DC's A funny little town The further you look into it The further things stick out You oughta be ashamed You oughta be destroyed I'll chop you into little bits And feed you to my dogs Well

Power (LP Version) David Phelps

No mountains ever moved one inch at my command No waters parted at my feet I'm just a witness to the wonders God can do Through willing instruments like me And when my best seems insignificant and

Dirty Old Town David Byrne

there are sixteen people in danny's apartment Sixteen people are living in there Remember the days of rent control Grandpa remembers rock and roll These days won't last forever These days won't last for long

Rabbit Hole (LP Version) Year Of The Rabbit

I fell asleep about a year ago I'm dreaming now with the coma fools I hit my head on the rabbit hole Long way down Is this the dream that I always had Cold sweats with some cocktail jazz Never thought

Carnival Eyes David Byrne

Gone away Someone else son's gone What a day For dreaming Hard hurt heart The holds the door Buried in time In hallways bleeding And all the time they walk the line And all the time in asking land Who's

Tiny Apocalypse David Byrne

Raise up - shake them lazy bones Read the T-shirt but still don't understand Comin' home with a little apocalypse It comes, now do you have time for this?

Au Fond du Temple Saint David Byrne

La foule est a genoux! Oui, c'est elle! C'est la deesse plus charmante et plus belle! Oui, c'est elle! C'est la deesse qui descend parmi nous! Son voile se souleve et la foule est a genoux!

Girls On My Mind David Byrne

Seems like ev'rywhere I go Seems like ev'rything I do Seems like ev'rything I dream about Seems like ev'rywhere I look Well I got girls, girls on my mind I think about them mostly all the time Oh - so

Office Cowboy David Byrne

I can see an office cowboy How he turns and smiles, watching the girls go by (ride'em cowboy) He knows how to ride a pony If laughter makes you well, what if the well runs dry?

Hanging Upside Down David Byrne

Window shoppin' Finger poppin' Hangin' in our fav'rite shopping mall Looky looky A little cutie A little kitten she deserves a home Tell you dudes when I get old enough You bet that I am gonna try some

The Rose Tattoo David Byrne

And they were imagining Roses As if life itself were a dream Is a gift not a reason for living?

Lazy David Byrne

I'm Lazy when I'm loving I'm Lazy when I play I'm lazy with my girlfriend, a thousand times a day I'm lazy when I'm speakin I'm lazy when I walk I'm lazy when I'm dancin I'm lazy when I talk Open

Cities (David Byrne) phish

Cities (David Byrne) Think of London - small city Dark - dark in the daytime People sleep - sleep in the daytime If they want to - if they want to I'm checkin' 'em out I'm checkin' 'em out I've got

Gentle Savior (LP Version) David Phelps

I planned each step but now I don't know Tomorrow is a chasm of uncertainty But, I will fo there, if You'll go with me Chorus Gentle Savior, lead me on Let Your Spirit light the way Gentle Savior

Civilization David Byrne

What time is it now? Is this the right place? Do I fit with her crowd?

Pirates David Byrne

A distant car, a quiet night Like starin' at the ceiling My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice It's such a funny feeling Got no idea, what time it is Delightfully confusing The trees outside, the morning

What A Day That Was David Byrne

Startin' over in another place Lemme tell you a story Big chief with a golden crown He's got rings on his finger And then he walks up, up to the throne He's makin' shapes with his hands An' don't choo

She's Mad David Byrne

Bangin' his head Stab in the back Look her in the eye and Buddy, you can tell she's crazy Smack in the face Look at 'em go Take a look around and you can see I don't mean maybe If sex is a weapon Who's

Poison David Byrne

When time is tight. Huh? You can use it. Uhhuh. Gonna break this up. What? Before we lose it. Uhhuh. Uhhuh. We just let things slide. All the way home. Over all these years. And nothing was done.

Where Have All The Flowers Gone (LP Version) Peter, Paul & Mary

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Gonr to young girls, every one!