[Chorus:] You must be, a radio station And who are we, we must be The number 1 songs, spinning all day long And over again, and over again, and over again, and never again, and never again And we know when, When we call in, And nothings free, Sounds to me like, State run radio
[Verse 1:] We now interrupt this broadcast, To bring you a special message about the forecast, The futures cloudy and it's raining on the poor class, The roads to peace are closed, and the traffic's on the war paths, Love is balling on a budget, the military's stressing We need more cash, to keep fighting for your gas Keep us in our hoods and hope we never explore pass, Stay inside of your half, believe the lies you learn in your class, That there's no treasure in your trash, & the ceiling has the same feeling, That the floor has, and that's where you should stay, And this is what they play
[Chorus:] And over again, and over again, and never again, and never again, and never again And we know when, When we call in, And nothings free, Sounds to me like, State run radio
[Verse 2:] You're now tuned into the weakest, Frequency of fear, keep you locked right here, And hope you never leave this, never be a leader, Think inside the box, and follow all procedures, Never ever believe that, you will never need this, Hit up all your friends and tell them to repeat this, Hi, your on the air, now what you want to hear? Well we ain't got the truth, but how about a remix, Different is never good, good is only what we pick, You ain't got a hit, unless it sounds like these did, Not too smart you will be a superstar, And if you dumb or something maybe you could be number one
[Chorus:] You must be, a radio station, And who are we, we must be, The Number 1 songs, spinning all day long, And you put me, on daily rotation, You on the air, We know you're scared, But we don't care, Well bleep this here, And over again, and over again, and over again, and never again, and over again And you know when, When we call in, And nothings free, Sounds to me like, State run radio
Got my sweet sweet love, And my blistered feet, In the easy heat, Come away,
I was feeling fine, I'm the waters friend, I could stay here, For the day,
We still need more than anyone can give, We still have more, cos here it comes, here it comes, There's a music show, Hear the distant sound, As the wild sun, Meets the sky,
See the smoke rise up, Through the heavenly clouds, We're together, For the day,
We still need more than anyone can give, We still have more, cos here it comes, here it comes,
I feel so free, In the easy heat, As the sun falls, From the sky,
I feel so right, In the evening light, I could stay here, For the day.
In my dusty house In my dirty clothes Seated in a town on the verge of extinction Struggling with a tune Alone I compose a bittersweet ditty About an ex-girlfriend But why bother with painful memories? Why tear out my heart for all the world to see? Why not paint by number Catchy melody Burn it up the charts with sweet simplicity Then do it again
Gotta get away Maybe we should stay Seated in a town on the verge of explosion New York and LA Noone listening anyway Busy predicting the next big thing So why bother with changing scenery? Why pack up the car and move to California? Why not paint by number Catchy melody Playing all the parts in deadly harmony Then do it again
Put the keys into the car Put the car into drive You can take us to the moon Just take us for a ride
In his dusty house In his dirty clothes Seated in a town overrun by tourists Struggling with a tune so alone he composes A bittersweet ditty in the 3rd person So why star in your fictional stories? Why try to deny your criminal and thieves? Go ahead Paint By Number Phony fake I.D.'s Burn it up the charts with sweet simplicity, then do it again
Like a kung fu maniac drunk on the blood of a thousand victims My case in point is I don't have a system No need to knock them down What's that sound or uplift them, yeah Well maybe in space no one can hear you scream Now is it yourself or is it a team Think fast 'cause you might get caught while you're asleep The forces of evil run deep, they're so deep Gettin' organizized Confusion is the heart of stability Stability is the heart and soul of insanity It's going, it's going what's going's got you gone There ain't nothing' here so move along When it rains it pours it pours, it rains insanely Logic is the strength of the truth but the pain sees it all I'd tell you why but I cannot recall Gettin' Organizized Possessions possess they kill you distress I know what's here and that is a mess When you recreate the fact, you recreate the factual What was never here becomes the actual Seven thousand words scripted out in rhyme And I've got some too but in the meantime I'll step from the flow 'cause that is my way I know what's when hey what can I say
Woke up this morning, going back to bed Alarm clock ringing in tune with my head The booze I abuse to leave my boredom I don't do drugs 'cos I cannot them The Pye TV is my TV 'Cos the council bailiffs are after me And when it's on it's pictures on me I'm numb to the war in a distant country
I'm only sleeping I'm only sleeping Oh yeah now!
So I cover myself beneath my quilt My power's run down and so is my guilt At times like this I'm at a loss Drifting in dreams of Ocho Rios The cat crosses my face, I remember the fact The DSS is on my back I used to care a lot Now the world spins before me
These days consist of sleep and daytime TV So whaaaa?
I'm only sleeping I'm only sleeping Oh yeah now! I'm only sleeping So whaaaa?
Uh wrap it, uh wrap it up Eh, eh
Me a dream-a, me a dream-a, me a dream after you Mi-ni me a dream, mi-ni me a dream-a, mi-ni me a dream after you
So whaaaa?
Yeeee-aaaah!
So whaaaa? So whaaaa-aaaaa-aaaa?
I'm only sleeping Oh yeah now! I'm only sleeping Don't wake me, don't wake me I'm only sleeping Don't call me, don't wake me I'm only sleeping Oh yeah now!
Me a dream-a, me a dream-a, me a dream after you Mi-ni me a dream, mi-ni me a dream, mi-ni me a dream, mi-ni me dream Me a dream-a, me a dream-a, me a dream after you Mi-ni me a dream, mi-ni me a dream, mi-ni me a dream after you
Dream pon a Monday Ah dream pon a Tuesday Dream pon a Wednesday Ah dream pon a Thursday Dream pon a Friday Dream pon a Saturday Some ah da people wen me look at dem dream pon a Sunday!
I'm only sleeping Don't wake me, don't shake me I'm only sleeping Don't wake me, don't wake me I'm only sleeping I'm only dreaming....
There's people who get away with what you're trying to do But I see we might not have your luck There's people who take away what I don't have to give And maybe that's still not quite enough
So how can you say what we have done has been misguided? And how can you say that you're the judge?
Don't you let me down this time I know you can carry that weight
Please try and understand the reasons why I'm trying to explain, now gimme some reply
So, baby, we're walking in the dark So, baby, we're guessing between the light I'm taking all I've had, place in my bag
I'm taking my chances
Don't you let me down this time I know you can carry that weight
Please try and understand the reasons why I'm trying to explain, now gimme some reply
Like walking in the dark, please realize and try And understand, now gimme some reply
So try and understand the reasons why I'm trying to explain, now gimme some reply
Oh what do children do with these colours so hallow Yes I know their will is true but their throats hurt to swallow An orphan will his gruel in a theatre oh so cruel What do children do
I saw some faces today, they smiled yeah they smiled at me and you And the bay in the maple trees Nothing in their faces looked real real real to me and you I'm gonna keep it with me anyway
What do children do do do What do children do do do
So when the curtain parts for you The tiers are full of the laughter You will come in bloom I'll be up there somewhere Just a-hanging from the rafters I'll be swinging from the rafters for you
And we'll make the movie with Victorian steeples My heart under all these people Like a sugar cake can look so good on a china plate It makes the world seem sweeter now Mary's on the swings but I'm on the grass Nothing will pass forever So give me my coat and hand me my camera
And we'll shoot the film, with the lighting right A beautiful hymn how I like to remember The perfect pretender whose movie is about 'bout to begin Another lovely hymn And I'm ready now and the show was oh so precious Oh so precious tonight
pour yourself a strong drink she said thats all i needed have a seat with a cold trick that spun for days with out you turn around theres a new spring that lifts the weight of wanting empty ships will slow sink themselves in blue and chasing follow through with a strong swing im told saw stars forever walk around with a slow step behind those streets gone nowhere take a bow you can fly far with all that luck your saving empty ships will slow sink themselves in blue and chasing put it down your all done for now lets walk in wonder take a dive in a clear thought slow down say help im shaking change your name to a lost cause tuned out for years left sailing empty ships will slow sink themselves in blue and chasing
Golden years, gold whop whop whop Golden years, gold whop whop whop Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel Come here baby Look at that sky, life's begun Nights are warm and the days are young Come here baby There's my baby, lost that's all Once I'm begging you save her little soul Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come here baby
Last night they loved you, opening doors and pulling some strings, angel Come here baby In walked luck and you looked in time Never look back, walk tall, act fine Come here baby
I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years, gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come here baby
Some of these days, and it won't be long Gonna drive back down where you once belonged In the back of a dream car twenty foot long Don't cry my sweet, don't break my heart Doing all right, but you gotta get smart Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day, I believe oh lord I believe all the way Come here baby
There's my baby, lost that's all Once I'm begging you save her little soul Golden years, gold whop whop whop Come here baby
Don't let me hear you say life's taking you nowhere, angel Come get up my baby Run for the shadows, run for the shadows Run for the shadows in these golden years
I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years, gold Golden years, gold whop whop whop
