Close As You'll Ever Be The Boomtown Rats

(I said) Down at the street around half past nine I heard someone scream I found someone dying His throat was slit from ear to ear He mumbled so low I could hardly hear I bent down low so I could hear

She's So Modern Boomtown Rats

Magenta is the best Magenta is the best You know whe really makes me laugh You know whe really makes me laugh She's always tryin' her impressions She's always tryin' her impressions She wants to be

I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats

The silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload And nobody's gonna go to school today She's gonna make them stay at home And Daddy doesn't understand it He always said she was good as

Boomtown The Book Of Knots

"(Chorus) It was a boomtown that was breaking my heart. This little boomtown has taken its part. I had a stake in this and I took it hard. It was a boomtown, boomtown...

Rats Devendra Banhart

One above Heaven under One for thirst One for hunger I am the dark You are the thunder I am the doubt You are the wonder Since time began You've been the long time man And mama ain't it grand That I get

Don't Believe What You Read The Boomtown Rats

As soon as I wake up every day, I look at the papers to see what they say, I know most what I read will be a lot of lies, But then you learn really fast to read between the lines, 'Cos I know (he knows

Someone's Looking At You The Boomtown Rats

I got a friend over there in the government block And he knows the situation and he's taking stock, I think I'll call him up now Put him on the spot, tonight.

I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats

The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobody’s gonna go to school today She’s gonna make them stay at home And daddy doesn’t understand it He always said she was good as gold

Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats

be a fight" He doesn't like it living here in this town He says the traps have been sprung long before he was born He says "hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors And pus and grime ooze from

When The Night Comes The Boomtown Rats

Chorus: And when the night comes It'll help you disappear And when the night comes Forget about the day that brought you here.

He Watches It All The Boomtown Rats

sold a video Made a fortune in between A thousand well-known faces Passed across that stupid screen He turned them down He never thought they had so much to say He watched those faces come and go Up close

The Little Death The Boomtown Rats

He's got cold feet He'd march to the drum But the drummer's Dead beat He's fragile tonight But he says he's clean He's uncertain when he's speaking But he knows what he means Ah he's shivering now But

House On Fire The Boomtown Rats

I heard Tarzan outside playing on the Jungle Blues I know 'cos I saw him shimmer in a Kenyan pool Coming on in the vines with his leopard-skin lioncloth cool Bony Watusi fingers Beating on the bark of

A Storm Breaks The Boomtown Rats

A storm breaks over our head We take shelter We do as we're told A storm breaks over our head We take shelter Come in from the cold Life's OK If you drink Oh Life's OK If you dream Oh I can hear

She's So Modern The Boomtown Rats

A modern girl, yeah (g-g-g-girl) A modern girl, now (oh, yeah) And Suzie is a jewel She flashes when she smiles She's cunning and she's clever She's got the lowdown in her files Magenta is the best You

Skin On Skin The Boomtown Rats

my teeth in Skin on skin But don't talk to me about right or wrong Skin on skin I want to crush your mouth And skin on skin I want to bruise your lips Tell me what do you know about right or wrong Skin

Fall Down The Boomtown Rats

I might scribble, I might scrawl I might claw at the wall I might storm and rage and thunder Oh Christ but then later In the incinerator Something inside seems to fall asunder.

Lucky The Boomtown Rats

Boomtown Rats Mondo Bongo Fall down Geldof put your head between your knees and breathe real deep let it in let it out until it's over I might scribble, I might scrawl I might claw at the wall I might

Boomtown The Steep Canyon Rangers

The rush is on & I should be gone Who am I to stay so long Words getting round ‘bout what they found Out there in boomtown The lights outshine the moon at night And dreams roll in on a high tide The shadows

I Can Make It If You Can The Boomtown Rats

Somewhere a screen door slammed Somewhere, someplace, somebody's killing a man Down the road I'm told five people died And I wonder are you making love to anyone tonight.

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds The Boomtown Rats

Tell us what you want, we'll give you what you need Just show respect for your daddy, little girl, You know you never bite the hand that feeds.

Drag Me Down The Boomtown Rats

I'll be home in rain and thunder) Bless the night before the day grows old (With pink and...With pink and gold) It's just a moment of terror A fraction of bliss Your hearts in my mouth and My soul's in

Having My Picture Taken The Boomtown Rats

Catch the moment, catch the light, catch your breath Let me freeze your frame. We'll synchronize machine and brain, But don't mind me... I'm having my picture taken.

Keep It Up The Boomtown Rats

She's actin' like some character from Agatha Christie I got a pain in my shoes and all I wanna do is dance Uh-oh, I can remember those carefully sharpened eyeballs Sparkling like bloodshot diamonds in the

Living In An Island The Boomtown Rats

Night fell fast, like it did in the past when the phone rang Twice and a voice said "I think I'm alone" I gave my advice and the voice said "Nice, but suicide leaves such a bad aftertaste on the soul."

Boomtown Toby Keith

The people came here from parts unknown Sleepin' in their cars 'cause they didn't have homes Thought this place was the promised land If you could roughneck, we could use a good man Come on boy let

Kicks The Boomtown Rats

I don't get my kicks no more from cake or lemonade Bud I can't get served no smokes or drinks They tell me that I'm underage At sixteen years old I don't stand a chance but on Saturday when I get to the

Mood Mambo The Boomtown Rats

He said "I know you, you know me, heyheylezzosee.....

Another Piece Of Red The Boomtown Rats

I was reading in New Zealand about Ian Smith I was thinking they were lucky to be rid of that shit.

Tonight The Boomtown Rats

sand, oh You scratch my back And maybe I'll claw yours You understand being used And if you feel a little itchy now You won't mind being abused Tonight...the towers crumble Tonight...the mountains fall

Dave The Boomtown Rats

Dave'd called me up yesterday Everything he loved had moved away I felt despair come crawling through that phone I know the feeling but don't get me wrong Dave I've always thought that you were touched

Never In A Million Years The Boomtown Rats

I'll tear down the sky Don't stop now No never in a million years I'd spit in their eye Don't stop now But I won't be a volunteer And now I'm always dreaming of dreams That lie in state Waiting for me

Neon Heart The Boomtown Rats

Life pours down into the neon heart (It's late at night) Cement City is all a-spark (Yeah, that's right) The whores are loose and the dames are abroad (My pants are tight) A price on their hearts you can't

Hurt Hurts The Boomtown Rats

I don't want to listen But I think I see you screaming And it hurts. Instant Solzhenitsyn I get salt mines when I hear your voice It hurts.

Banana Republic The Boomtown Rats

Chorus: Banana Republic Septic Isle Screaming in the Suffering sea It sounds like crying Everywhere I go Everywhere I see The black and blue uniforms Police and priests And I wonder do you wonder While

Please Don't Go The Boomtown Rats

I was walking down the street I was walking down the street with the queen of hearts She does the monkey, the polish and the spit, I do the all-age favorite the epileptic fit.

A Hold Of Me The Boomtown Rats

AC/DC '74 Jailbreak You Ain't Got A Hold On Me You can roll me round your finger You can roll me if i'm blind You can roll me tally ho ho I'm easy rollin' kind But don't think i'm facin' down hill 'cause

Nice N Neat The Boomtown Rats

Through tunnel vision watch him rant and rave He says there's life beyond the grave He lost his slice of the eternal cake Well, God's in His Heaven and He's on the take That's nice (that's nice) that's

Talking In Code The Boomtown Rats

Why are you talking in code?

Under Their Thumb ... Is Under My Thumb (Rolling Stones Cover) The Boomtown Rats

Kicked and beaten like an angry rabid dog Under their thumb Squashed and squeezed like a dried-up, rinsed out worm You can\'t do a thing Best lie still \'til you wait your turn Can\'t do a thing

Blind Date The Boomtown Rats

On blind dates You meet in corners, You take a jump into the unknown They're classified, they're top secret, An antidote to being on your own.

Cheerio The Boomtown Rats

I've been standing here five minutes And you haven't said a word Maybe you did Maybe I haven't heard Well you better hurry up and say something Or else i'm gonna go (long pause) Ok, that's fine by me

The Bitter End The Boomtown Rats

To the bitter end We go all the way It isn't too far It isn't too far To the bitter end With our wills of iron Souls of coal Hearts of gold To the bitter end Sit on a fence all day Looking for change Any

Mary Of The 4th Form The Boomtown Rats

out her black hair Starin' at the teacher Openin' her lips wide Shiftin' in her seat, yeah She slowly moves her hips aside But in the middle of the night She wakes her mom to put out the light Her makeup's

Up All Night The Boomtown Rats

Up all night Ooh za za Ooh staying up all night African jungle Big city street The only real difference is in The people you meet Up all night Ooh za za Ooh staying up all night It's an agreeable town

Like Clockwork The Boomtown Rats

I'm not disconnected I'm not unaware I'm in one place at one time I'm neither here nor there I'm hooked to the mainstream, Tuned into the world Plugged into my surroundings, I'm not out on a limb.

Nothing Happened Today The Boomtown Rats

Turn on the TV Turn on the radio. Turn down that sound Turn down that sound Open the curtains Open the windows.

Diamond Smiles The Boomtown Rats

Everybody tries, It's Dale Carnegie gone wild, But Barbara Cartland's child long ago perfected the motionless glide.

Me And Howard Hughes The Boomtown Rats

Hand me down a strong panacea, One that's guaranteed to make me feel like Hercules, There's flies everywhere, buzzing in the air, Filling my body with filth and disease....and I think, He thinks he should

Straight Up The Boomtown Rats

Hey, she'll set the world alight She's looking lost with life But no-one's on fire And still she burns She waits her turn Straight up.