Burning Down The House

Watch out  you might get what you're after
Cool babies  strange but not a stranger
     I'm an ordinary guy
     Burning down the house

Hold tight  wait till the party's over
Hold tight  We're in for nasty weather
     There has got to be a way
     Burning down the house

Here's your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin' overboard
     The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, Maybe you know where you are
     Fightin' fire with fire

All wet  hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown  dreams walking in broad daylight
     Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees
     Burning down the house

It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself
     Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work  baby what did you except
     Gonna burst into flame

     My house  S'out of the ordinary
     That's might  Don't want to hurt nobody
     Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
     Burning down the house

No visible means of support and you have not seen nuthin' yet
     Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect starring into the TV set
     Fighting fire with fire

Making Flippy Floppy

Nothing can come between us
Nothin gets you down
Nothing strikes your fancy
Nothing turns you on
     Somebody is waiting in the hallway
     Somebody is falling down the stairs
     Set someone free, break someone's heart
     Stand up  help us out

Ev'rything is divided
Nothing is complete
Ev'rything looks impressive
Do not be deceived
     You don't have to wait for more instructions
     No one makes a monkey out of me
     We lie on our backs, feet in the air
     Rest and relaxation, rocket to my brain

Snap into position
          Bounce till you ache
Step out of line
          And you end up in jail
Bring me a doctor
          I have a hole in my head
But they are just people
          And I'm not afraid

Doctor Doctor
We have nothing in our pockets
We continue
But we have nothing left to offer
     Faces pressed against the window
     Hey! they are just my friends
     Check this out  don't be slick
     Break our backs  it goes like this . . .

We are born without eyesight
          We are born without sin
And our mama protects us
          From the cold and the rain
We're in no hurry
          sugar and spice
We sing in the darkness
          We poen our eyes (open up)

I can't believe it
          And people are strange
Our president's crazy
          Did you hear what he said
Business and pleasure
          Lie right to your face
Divide it in sections
          And then give it away

There are no big secrets
          Don't believe what you read
We have great big bodies
          We got great big heads
Run-a-run-a-run it all together
Check it out - still don't make no sense
Makin' flippy floppy
          Tryin to do my best
Lock the door
          We kill the beast
               Kill it!

Girlfriend is Better

I . . . Who took the money?
  Who took the money away?
I . . . It's always showtime
  Here at the edge of the stage
I, I, I, wake up and wonder
  What was the place, what was the name?
We wanna wait, but here we go again...

I . . . takes over slowly
  But doesn't last very long
I . . . no need to worry
  Evr'ything's under control
O - U - T  But no hard feelings
  What do you know?  Take you away
We're being taken for a ride again

I got a girlfriend that's better than that
  She has the smoke in her eyes
She's moving up, going right through my house
  She's ginna give me surprise
Better than this, know that It's right
  I think you can if you like
I git a girlfriend with bows in her hair
  And nothing is better than that

Down, down in the basement
  We hear the sound of machines
I, I, I'm driving in circles
  Come to my senses sometimes
Why, why, why, why start it over?
  Nothing was lost, everthing's free
I don't care how impossible it seems

Somebody calls you but you cannot hear
  Get closer to be far away
Only one look and that's all that we need
  Maybe that's all that it takes
All that it takes, all that it takes
All that it takes, all that it takes
I got a girlfriend that's betther than that
  And she goes wherever she likes. (there she goes...)

I got a girlfriend that's better than that
  Now everyone's getting involved
She's moving up going right through my heart
  We might not ever get caught
Going right through     (try to stay cool)  going through, staying cool
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
And nothing is better than you

I got a girlfriend thats better that this
  And you don't remember at all
As we get older and stop making sense
  You won't find her waiting long
    Stop making sense, stop making sense...stop making sense, making sense
I got a girlfriend that's better than that
  And nothing is better that this
                        ( is it? )

Slippery People

Whatabout the time?
You were rollin' over
Fall on your face
You must be having fun
     Walk lightly!
     Think of a time.
     You'd best believe
     This think is real

Put away that gun
This part is simple
Try to recognize
What is in you mind
     God help us!
     Help us loose our minds
     These slippery people
     help us understand

what's the matter with him?             He's alright!
I see his face                          The lord won't mind
Don't play no games                     He's alright
  Love from the bottom to the top
Turn like a wheel                       He's alright
See for yourself                        The lord won't mind
We're gonna move                        Right now
  Turn like a wheel inside a wheel

I remember when
Sittin' in the tub
Pulled out the plug
The water was runnin' out
     Cool down
     Stop acting crazy
     They're gonna leave
     And we'll be on our own
Seven times five
They were living creatures
Watch 'em come to life
Right before your eyes
     Backsliding!
     How do you do?
     These slippery people
     Gonna see you through

I Get Wild or Wild Gravity

Fooled around enough with numbers
Let's not be ourselves today
Is it just my imagination
Is it just someone's fave
     Pleasantly out of proportion
     It's hard to hold on to the ground
     Now I didn't come to run
     And this is everything
     And gravity lets you down

I get wild, wizing up
  I just can't let go
I get wild  when I get ready
  I can hardly talk
Living lights
Special lights
Yellow turns blue
I get wild  It's automatic
  I can hardly move

     Go ahead and pull the curtains
     Check to see if I'm still here
     Let me lose my perspective
     Something worth waiting for
     Somewhere in South Carolina
     And gravity don't mean a thing
     And all around the world
     Each and ev'ryone
     Playing with a heart of steel

I get up climbing out
How did I get home?
I'll survive the situation
Somebody shut the door
Beautiful
Beautiful
Climbing up the wall
I get by on automatic
No surprise at all

     No one here can recognize you
     Here is ev'rything that you like
     Feelings without explanations
     Somethings are hard to describe
     The sound of a cigarette burning
     A place there where ev'rything spins
     And the sounds inside your mind
     Is playing all the time
     Playing with a heart of steel


I get wild, wizing up
  I just can't let go
I get wild  when I get ready
  I can hardly talk
Red 'n' white  black to gold
Yellow turns blue
I get wild  It's automatic
  I can hardly move

I get up pushing up
How did I get home?
I'll survive the situation
Somebody shut the door
Shut the door
Shut the door
Climbing up the wall
I get by on automatic
No surprise at all

Swamp

Now lemme tell you a story
The devil he has a plan
A bag a' bones in his pocket
Got anything you want

No dust and no rocks
The whole thing is over
All these beauties in solid motion
All those beauties, gonna swallow you up

Hi hi hi hi hi,
     One time too many
     Too far to go
     I- We come to take you home

And when they split those atoms
It's hotter than the sun
Blood is a special substance
They gonna pray for that man

So wake up young lovers
The whole thing is over
Watch but touch monkeys
All that blood, gonna swallow you whole

Hi hi hi hi hi
     What's that?  Who's driving?
     Where we goin'?  Who knows?
     I- We come to take you home

     How many people do you think I am
     Pretend I am somebody else
     You can pretend I'm and old millionaire
     A millionaire washing his hands
     Rattle the bones, dreams that stick out
     A medical chart on the wall
     Soft violence and hands touch your throat
     Ev'ryone wants to explode

And when your hands get dirty
Nobody knows you at all
Don't have a window to slip out of
Lights on, nobody home

Click click- see ya later
Beta beta- no time to rest
Pika pika- risky business
All that blood, will never cover that mess.

Hi hi hi hi hi
     So soft hard feelings
     What's that, who's driving
     No tricks lets go
     I- We come to take you home
     I- We come to take you home

Hi hi hi hi hi
etc.

Moon Rocks

Flying saucers, levitation
Yo! I could do that
Get ready, for heavy duty
Go one, give it a chance
I saw your hair start to curl
So get up, write it down
You better wait for a while

So take your hands out of your pockets
And get your face adjusted
I heard it, somebody lied
And I'm staring out the window
Gonna let this thing continue
In it's natural time
Roundheads squareheads
Get settled in
You can hear my belly rumble
There's a voice that starts to mumble
Woo! It's starting to sing

Protons, neutrons
I ate a rock from the moon
Got shicked once; shocked twice
Let's see, what it can do
Man in the moon, moon in the man
I got a rock in my throat
Upside, up side down
My tummy start to talk . . . (what it say?)

Gonna rock it 'till I shock it
Gonna kick it 'till I drop it
Woo!  Love at first sight
You can kick it, You can poke it
Ooh, I think you broke it
What about that!
Skin from a snake, blood from a stone
You know, that ain't no lie
I got hundreds of expressions
Try to make a good impression
Woo!  Right between the eyes

I don't mind - let me go
Sounds inside - I don't know
Let me be - why not stay
I feel numb - let me play

I got wild imagination
Talkin' transubstantiation
Any version will do
I got mass communication
I'm the human corporation
I ate a rock from the moon
Moon in the rock, rock in the moon
There's a moon in my throat
You might think I'm wasting time
You might laugh but not for long
Hey! I'm working it out . . . (work it out)

I don't mind - let me go
Sounds inside - I don't know
Let me be - why not stay
I feel numb - let me play

Pull up the Roots

     Hello agaon
     Yes indeed my friend
     I can tell
     Goin' get together again
     I could be right
     I could b ewrong
     I feel nice when I sing this song
     And I don't mind
     Whatever happens is fine

Baby likes to keep on playing . . .
     What do I know, what do I know?
Wilder than the place we live in . . .
     I'll take you there, I'll take you there
I don't mind some slight disorder . . .
     Pull up the roots pull up the roots
And I know ev'ry living creature . .
     Pull up the roots, pull up the roots

     And I know you
     I understand what you do
     Yes, indeed
     I put the hat on my head
     Come outa your mess
     Bring yourself in
     I feel nice when I start to sing
     And I can see
     Ev'ryone else is like me

Towns that dissapeared completely . . .
     Pull up the roost, pull up the roots
Miles and miles of endless highway . . .
     Pull up the roost, pull up the roots
Colored lights and shiney curtains . . .
     I'll take you there, I'll take you there
Ev'rything has been forgiven . . .
     Pull up the roost, pull up the roots

     Well I have a good time . . . when I go out of my mind
     And it's a wonderful place . . . and I can't wait to be there
     And I hear beautiful sounds . . . coming outa the ground
     Gonna take us a while . . . but we'll go hundreds of times

Baby likes to keep on playing . . .
     What d'you know?  what d'you I know?
Wilder than the place we live in . . .
     I'll take you there, I'll take you there
And I don't mind some slight disorder . . .
     Pull up the roots pull up the roots
And no more time for talkin' it over . . .
     Pull up the roots, pull up the roots

     Well I have a good time . . . when I go out of my mind
     And it's a wonderful place . . . and I can't wait to be there
     And I hear beautiful sounds . . . coming outa the ground
     Someone musta been high . . . but I guess it's alright

This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)

Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me round
I feel numb - burn with a weak heart
(So I) guess I must be having fun
The less we say about it the better
Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground
Head in the sky
It's ok I know nothing's wrong . . nothing

Hi yo  I got plenty of time
Hi yo  you got light in your eyes
And you're standing here beside me
I love the passing of time
Never for money
Always for love
Cover up + say goodnight . . . say goodnight

Home - is where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there
I come home - -she lifted up her wings
Guess that this must be the place
I can't tell one from another
Did I find you, or you find me?
There was a time Before we were born
If someone asks, this where I'll be . . . where I'll be

Hi yo  We drift in and out
Hi yo  sing into my mouth
Out of all tose kinds of people
You got a face with a view
I'm just an animal looking for a home
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me till my heart stops
Love me till I'm dead
Eyes that light up, eyes look through you
Cover up the blank spots
Hit me on the head   Ah ooh