I'm saying all the things that I know you'll like Making good conversation I gotta handle you just right You know what I mean I took you to an intimate
Sing, sing a song Sing out loud Sing out strong Sing of good things not bad Sing of happy not sad (*) Sing, sing a song Make it simple to last
He?s a rebel and a runner He?s a signal turning green He?s a restless young romantic Wants to run the big machine He?s got a problem with his poisons
A modern day warrior Mean, mean stride Today's Tom Sawyer Mean, mean pride Though his mind is not for rent Don't put him down as arrogant His reserve
Living on a lighted stage approaches the unreal For those who think and feel In touch with some reality beyond the gilded cage Cast in this unlikely
No one in the world Ever had a love as sweet as my love For nowhere in the world Could there be a boy as true as you, love All my love I give gladly
Such a feelin's comin' over me There is wonder in most every thing I see Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes And I won't be surprised if it
Let's take a lifetime to say "I knew you well" For only time will tell us so And love may grow For all we know
When I was young I'd listen to the radio Waitin' for my favorite songs When they played I'd sing along It made me smile Those were such happy times And
Long ago, and, oh, so far away I fell in love with you before the second show Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really here, it
It's going to take some time this time To get myself in shape I really fell out of line this time I really missed the gate The birds on the telephone
I hate the TV I hate the TV I hate the TV I hate the TV Y'know that it's killing me Y'know that it's killing me I hate the President I hate the President
Ladies and gentlemen The Violent Femmes Come witness the beauty of their degradation Fathers bring your sons, mothers bring your daughters To this most
We got the mother and the kids We got the guy and his date We all get mad We all get laid Looks like somebody forgot about us Standin' on the corner
America is America is America is America is America is the home of the hypocrite America is the home of the hypocrite America is the home of the hypocrite
{The violent femmes They bring all their equipment on the bus And you can't fuck with the violent femmes You cannot fuck with this band}
36-24-36 See a girl walkin' down the street Just the kind of girl that I'd like to meet It ain't her hair, her clothes, her feet Somethin' much more discreet
When I say dance, you best dance, motherfucker Dance, dance motherfucker dance Dance motherfucker dance Dance motherfucker dance I say dance, dance motherfucker
