Lie To Me David Byrne

Talk show religion and Soap opera love Whatever happened to Heavens above? Well you can lie to me And I imagine you do If nothin's right What's wrong?

Marching Through The Wilderness David Byrne

looking at ladies I'm talking like men Don't work for the city I don't work for the state It's none of your business I'm doin' all right Marching through the wilderness Crying out for tenderness They call me

Pirates David Byrne

Got no idea, what time it is Delightfully confusing The trees outside, the morning light Arrives, like pirates on parade Surprise, it's pirates on parade A ray of light, between the blinds I lie

Carnival Eyes David Byrne

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 that girl Who like to

I Know Sometimes A Man Is Wrong David Byrne

I know sometimes I can be wrong I know sometimes I do believe I know sometimes I can be wrong I'll be wrong until you're next to me I'll be wrong until you're next to me I know sometimes the world is wrong

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

Lilies Of The Valley ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Momma she had 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

I Don't Remember David Byrne

I got no means to show identification I got no papers show you what I am You'll have to take me just the way that you find me What's gone is gone and I do not give a damn Empty stomach, empty head I got

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,

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I'm taking back the 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

Civilization David Byrne

I'm gonna be a civilized man someday Part of me wants to jump and shout Part of me wants to tear it down I thought you might prefer the cabernet Civilization, its all about sex Havin' a ball in a padded

She Only Sleeps David Byrne

She might dance all night In a topless bar Fool around, go too far But I don't mind You see things are not what they appear 'Cause she only sleeps with me.

Tiny Town David Byrne

It's a tiny town, you can hang around with me It's a tiny town, and everybody knows what you've been doin' So don't you mess around, cuz it's a tiny town Teeny weeny town, tiny town, tiny town And every

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

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

Glass, Concrete & Stone David Byrne

Now I'm waking at the crack of dawn To send a little money home From me to The moon Is rising like a discotheque And now my bags are down and packed For traveling Looking at happiness Keeping my flavor

They Are In Love ( LP Version ) David Byrne

it's blind that they'd rather be This town's destroyed more than one friend of mine Funny, they never leave They say that they are in love Some say it's rotten, some say it's wrong Some say it's hard to

Tiny Apocalypse David Byrne

A 3-tone carpet and a Jackie Chan spear Lookin' at a hairdo and a belly full of beer Well I ain't no poet, ain't got no rhyme Well I got me a car and I don't know how to drive In the event of a pressure

The Gates Of Paradise ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I am nothing like my sister I am nothing like my mom You can't see me in my father Wonder where did I come from?

Monkey Man David Byrne

Back from the war Covered in red, white and blue So here I am But I got nowhere to go Heaven help you now Heaven help you now Monkey man This is not Garden of Eden Take a look Who will eat and who gets

Nothing At All ( LP Version ) David Byrne

become scientific It's nothing special at all Sometimes everything gets big and nothing is small We can live here every day We can be here whenever we play And the knife is near at hand I cut myself to

A Walk In The Dark David Byrne

Oh silent night Oh holy night Sometimes you see me Sometimes you don't You'll get to know me better After a walk in the dark The monster in the mirror We'll take a walk in the dark Woah - we'll take a

Fuzzy Freaky ( LP Version ) David Byrne

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 It's my body and I'll eat it too To

Lazy David Byrne

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 up my mouth Air comes rushin out Nothin doin nada never how you like me

Sad Song ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You may think I look sad But I am just sleeping It's my facial expression I'm probably dreaming Would you like to be sad? Would you like me to teach you?

A Soft Seduction ( LP Version ) David Byrne

sweet as wine, as thick as blood Passionless moments and we are homeless Out on the street But life is cool and things aren't bad Got what he wants, lost what he had He's soon adjusted and got accustomed to

Wicked Little Doll ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Wicked little doll, lovely to look at Wicked little doll, charming to hold Wicked little doll, you are not human Wicked little doll, you have no soul Wicked little doll, I'm not your victim Wicked

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

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

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

Glass& Concrete & Stone 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 down

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

Dialog Box David Byrne

Makin' contact And you know that Need a tight fit To survive Romeo Said Juliette Got a dialogue box Hey look at me, that's my answer All Sparkly white Shiny bright A genuine smile The Renegade style Gonna

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

Somebody David Byrne

bed Somebody, somebody's gettin' herself dressed Somebody, somebody combin' back her hair Somebody, somebody dancin' down the stairs And on the TV and in magazines She sees the people she would like to

Why David Byrne

universes Touching here and there I stick my head outside and I can see - that Particles spin 'round a nucleus Planets encircle the sun Further out there is the Milky Way The coolest part of all cracks me

The Rose Tattoo David Byrne

Not enough, not enough, so it seems Lost in the Stars Venus and Mars And I'm in heaven again I'll drink to you The Rose Tattoo I'm the invisible man If all the dead are now living And all of the living

Back In The Box ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun shines on the living The sun shines on the dead The sun shines on you and me Wherever we lay our heads The sun shines on the evil The sun shines on the good It doesn't favour righteousness Although

Hanging Upside Down David Byrne

And I don't need to watch the news at night Anyone can see we're out of time Hangin' on Hangin' out Got my hundred dollar shoes Hangin' round Hangin' free And we got nothin' else to do What goes up Must

Glad David Byrne

I'm glad I've got skin, I'm glad I've got eyes I'm glad I got hips, I'm glad I've got thighs I'm glad I'm allowed to say the things I feel I'm glad Igot hair, glad I got ears I'm glad I got lungs, I'm

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

are no angels left in America anymore They left after the Second World War heading west Stopping briefly in Japan during the 60's Then in Tianamen Square during the last decade They kept heading west to

She's Mad David Byrne

darlin' Heaven's above Look out below B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B - Baby Fell on his back Rubbin' his head Pretty little girl; sure as hell she ain't no lady I'm mild as a bunny I'm meek as a lamb You lead me

Girls On My Mind David Byrne

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 tell me

Finite=Alright ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Three-hundred-fifty cities in the world Just thirty teeth inside of our heads These are the limits to our experience It's scary but it's alright And everything is finite Only one record, in this whole

Independence Day David Byrne

Now and then I get horny At night you do At night 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

The Cowboy Mambo ( Hey Lookit Me Now ) David Byrne

I can't find my way around this table And I can't find my way around your face And I can't find my way around your body And wasted days turn into wasted nights Hey lookit me now! Hey lookit me now!

Don't Want To Be Part Of Your World David Byrne

soldiers on patrol Singing Don't want Don't want Don't want to be part of your world And we don't want Don't want Don't want to be part of your world Underneath the floorboards In between the walls Ev'rywhere

The Dream Police David Byrne

Combing the snakes in his head Reading a book in his bed Getting ready for the night to begin Waiting for daylight to end In this court of law This court of common pleas The crimes that you've committed

Ain't Got So Far To Go David Byrne

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 envy In between the rich and poor Oh the water's rising How will we get to

The Man Who Loved Beer David Byrne

To whom can I speak today The brothers they are equal But the old friends of today They have become unlovable To whom can I speak today The gentleness has perished And the violent man has come down on