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

She's So Modern Boomtown Rats

La-la-la-la La-la-la-la She's so 20th century She's so 20th century She's so 1970's She's so 1970's She knows the right things to say She knows the right things to say She's got the right clothes to

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

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...

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.

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

He Watches It All The Boomtown Rats

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 He saw the

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

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

Skin On Skin The Boomtown Rats

Skin on Skin Nothing more or less than Skin on skin I want to lick the sweat off Skin on skin But don't talk to me about right or wrong Skin on skin I want to cut in deep in Skin on skin I need to sink

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

Hurt Hurts The Boomtown Rats

Kiss the hurt off her Kung Fu tongue I turn off when she turns on That's why I'll say Hurts hurts. Who an' what an' where an' when an' why an' how an' Which you bitch It hurts.

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."

Someone's Looking At You The Boomtown Rats

On a night like this I deserve to get kissed at least once or twice You come over to my place Screaming blue murder, needing someplace to hide.

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

Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats

There was an awful lot of rocking going on that night, Cruising time for the young bright lights, Just down past the gasworks, by the meat factory door, The five lamp boyswere coming on strong.

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.

Mood Mambo The Boomtown Rats

Meanwhile Later on underneath the river Some frogman slipped On his black beret Over his skin Tight rubbersuit.

Mary Of The 4th Form The Boomtown Rats

Sittin' in the front row Mary of the fourth form Turnin' all the boys on She's turnin' all their heads around Hitchin' up her short skirt Stretchin' out her long legs Pullin' up her stockings She's combing

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.

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

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.

Charmed Lives The Boomtown Rats

Spray it on? Grease it straight back? Charmed lives Nothing much to do today Oh no, oh no Think I'll see some friends today Cos they're so...they're so...

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.

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.

Talking In Code The Boomtown Rats

You talk so loud sometimes we don't understand C'mon give us a sign Wave us a flag or flash me an eye Cos I need you tonight I need you right now I got sweat on my mind But you're taking your time Yeah

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds The Boomtown Rats

Your mother's driven up the walls, you make too many calls Who do you phone?

When The Night Comes The Boomtown Rats

The offices are emptying their pale-faced wards into the street, Flickering their strip-light eyes, shivering they readjust their lives From the air-conditioned heat.

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

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.

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

This Is My Room The Boomtown Rats

I can sleep alone I know how I stay here on my own And now.

The Little Death The Boomtown Rats

So I turned on the radio and everyone was listening to chicken jazz... See that man over there...

Another Piece Of Red The Boomtown Rats

The people here can still believe in stiff lips and stiff collars They're speaking deals in English But they're making deals in dollars.

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

Can't Stop The Boomtown Rats

Can't stop And face the facts I'm high strung and I can't relax. Tune me down cause I'm feeling sharp. My blood's too weak and it strains my heart. And hearts of gold can turn to grey.

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

Drag Me Down The Boomtown Rats

Bring me home in rain and thunder) Bless the night before the day grows old (Like a ship that's going under...

Diamond Smiles The Boomtown Rats

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

She's So Modern The Boomtown Rats

La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la (She's so) 20th century (She's so) 1970s (She knows) the right things to say (She's got) the right clothes to wear 'Cause she's a modern girl (oh, yeah)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best lie still \'til you wait your turn Can\'t do a thing Your day will come You\'re under their thumb Under their thumb And now you feel you\'re not alone Under their thumb And now you feel the