Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
   packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,
   a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
   I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto,
   I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
   this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
   I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver,
   hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
   you don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
   everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,
   I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
   this ain't no fooling around
This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,
   I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
   Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
   somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter,
   to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no
   headphones, ain't got no records to play

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
   we blended with the crowd
We got computer, we're tapping phone lines,
   I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
   or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
   I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
   we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
   you ought to get some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions,
   then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
   whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are
   notebooks? They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
   the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
   don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances,
   you better watch what you say

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, everything’s free
I don't care how impossible it seems

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 that’s 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? )

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...