Independence Day David Byrne

I'm pullin' up my covers to the rain And down below cats are howlin' It's a family affair They're selling vegetables on Broadway A man is runnin' for the train Strollin' down 42nd Street On our Independence

What A Day That Was David Byrne

And on the first day, we had everything we could hold Ooh and then we let if all And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do Ooh what a day that was.

Carnival Eyes David Byrne

Gone away Someone else son's gone What a day For dreaming Hard hurt heart The holds the door Buried in time In hallways bleeding And all the time they walk the line And all the time in asking land Who's

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

anymore Its lousy science-fiction It's on your skin and seeps into your bones Come preacherman, shoot me with your poisoned arrow I dance on Vaseline And I'm tripping out working on a revolution Don't let day

Buck Naked ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Runnin' naked, down the state highway Runnin' naked, in the middle of the day Runnin' naked like a tom cat's behind Runnin' naked but the cat don't seem to mind Give me your heart I'll give you mine first

Astronaut David Byrne

The Western lands Day turns to Night Immaterial play of light It's very nice out here Poked my hand in a hornet's nest They flew out around my face I guess it's just self defense The camera pans The focus

Civilization David Byrne

I don't know - what was I supposed to say She wonders if I'll notice I should have brought some roses Her plate is full, she hasn't eaten all day Glasses collect we order some booze She looks at me, I

Lazy David Byrne

I'm Lazy when I'm loving I'm Lazy when I play I'm lazy with my girlfriend, a thousand times a day I'm lazy when I'm speakin I'm lazy when I walk I'm lazy when I'm dancin I'm lazy when I talk Open

Back In The Box ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny I'm terribly scared And now I need an oasis A place to hide from the day I'd like a little dark tiny room Where the music plays Maybe you just lost somebody Maybe your whole world

Nothing At All ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Lord knows we've become scientific It's nothing special at all Sometimes everything gets big and nothing is small We can live here every day We can be here whenever we play And the knife is near at hand

A Million Miles Away David Byrne

And the stars gonna fall from the sky Oh - Oh A million miles away from here And I ain't gonna work here no more Oh - Oh A million miles away from here And I ain't gon' be treated this way Some sunny day

Pirates David Byrne

The night is gone And the day is here The stupid sun is shinin' The moon reflects Your hair's a mess It's lovely imperfections My crew and I Th

Cities (David Byrne) phish

Cities (David Byrne) Think of London - small city Dark - dark in the daytime People sleep - sleep in the daytime If they want to - if they want to I'm checkin' 'em out I'm checkin' 'em out I've got

Lazy (featuring David Byrne) X-Press 2

Lazy I'm lazy when I'm lovin', I'm lazy when I play I'm lazy with my girlfriend a thousand times a day I'm lazy when I'm speaking, I'm lazy when I walk I'm lazy when I'm dancin' and I'm lazy when

Like Humans Do David Byrne

For millions of years, In millions of homes (폴 밀리언스 오브 이어스, 인 밀리언스 오브 홈스) A man loved a woman, A child it was born (어 맨 러브드 어 우먼, 어 차일드 잇 워즈 본) It learned how to hurt and it learned how to cry (잇 런...

Wicked Little Doll ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Wicked little doll, lovely to look at Wicked little doll, charming to hold Wicked little doll, you are not human Wicked little doll, you have no soul Wicked little doll, I'm not your victim Wicked...

Glass, Concrete & Stone (Album Version) David Byrne

Glass, Concrete & Stone Written by David Byrne ⓒ 2004 Now I'm wakin' at the crack of dawn to send a little money home from here to the moon is risin' like a discotheque and now my bags are

Glass& Concrete & Stone David Byrne

Glass, Concrete & Stone Written by David Byrne ⓒ 2004 Now I'm wakin' at the crack of dawn to send a little money home from here to the moon is risin' like a discotheque and now my bags are down

A Long Time Ago ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And in the land where I grew upInto the bosom of technologyI kept my feelings to myselfUntil the perfect moment comesThen into your bloodstream I will goUntil I turn into a part of youFlooding the ...

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

There are no angels left in America anymoreThey left after the Second World War heading westStopping briefly in Japan during the 60'sThen in Tianamen Square during the last decadeThey kept heading ...

Crash ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I met my love at a funeralI'm tired of good-byes and burialsFriends I have knownSome I just metStanding aroundIt's hard to forget - now isn't it?The war started in BethlehemA quarrel between holy m...

A Self-Made Man ( LP Version ) David Byrne

We're living in a dumpTrying to figure out what sex we areExchanging chromosomesTrying to bargain for a better futureWell i'll trade you my potential mental illnessFor your bad teethHow 'bout tradi...

Sad Song ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You may think I look sadBut I am just sleepingIt's my facial expressionI'm probably dreamingWould you like to be sad?Would you like me to teach you?Well, you can learn to be sadBut you must practic...

My Love Is You ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Some men desire a princessAnd others lust for a temptressWell I don't need one of those'cause, my love is youMy love is youSome men replace their mamasAnd some want a young baianaI have no use for ...

Lilies Of The Valley ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Momma she had complicationsThere's nothing very strange about thatNuns said "We can't kill that babyWe'll have to let your mother die"We are all just lilies of the valleyWe neither reap nor sowWe n...

You & Eye ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You and I - may kill ourselvesYou and I - go straight to hellWhere they have barbeque and beerBetter than they do up hereAnd you know all the words to the songsYeah - we smoke cigarettesWe dance wi...

Strange Ritual ( LP Version ) David Byrne

A man sits in a field - contemplating his cropsIn his mind he travels all over the worldI see hairstyles, strange ritualsScenes of beauty, scenes that disgust meI see, I see meI felt awe, felt disg...

Fuzzy Freaky ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Rose is tattooed in a perfect placeShe bears the burden of a pretty faceThe monkey boy, the leopard girlThe strange is also beautifulIt's summer time and the grass is highFuzzy freaky, funny family...

Miss America ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I love America, her secret's safe with meAnd I know her wicked waysThe parts you never seeOh super-girl, you'll be my super-modelAlthough you have a reputationCan I afford to move above my stationI...

A Soft Seduction ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The words of love are not enoughThough sweet as wine, as thick as bloodPassionless moments and we are homelessOut on the streetBut life is cool and things aren't badGot what he wants, lost what he ...

The Gates Of Paradise ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I am nothing like my sisterI am nothing like my momYou can't see me in my fatherWonder where did I come from?And the laws of men are not the laws of heavenAnd angel's breath is like the desert wind...

Amnesia ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Peace on earth, soon we will beWhere nothing worries usLazy days, cool is the breezeAcross the universeArmies of soldiers are sleeping tonightAnd moonlight is kissing their eyesWhen you awake you w...

You Don't Know Me ( LP Version ) David Byrne

You're looking at me but you can't see meI'm invisible to the naked eyeI'm a part of everything you're doingI'm a part of you down deep insideI'm the part that sings those gooffy love songsI'm the ...

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun sinks low in the western landsGo down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-downAnd a woman's heart is like the windGo down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-downAnd he could not put her from h...

Finite=Alright ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Three-hundred-fifty cities in the worldJust thirty teeth inside of our headsThese are the limits to our experienceIt's scary but it's alrightAnd everything is finiteOnly one record, in this whole w...

Burnt By The Sun ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Atom-smashers in the cocktail lounge tonightOpera singers in the graveyard keeping timeAnd the DJ mixes them allAnd the music rhymes but it crawlsAnd the music comes from hydrogen bombsRock bands d...

The Civil Wars ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I got a right to be out on my mindI got a right to be who I amLove me, love my problemsThe good times and the rottenThe war is in me, the war is in youThe war is in everybody nowShake this tone, ou...

They Are In Love ( LP Version ) David Byrne

She put the scar on the side of his faceWhen he disappeared for three daysAnd they say that they are in loveHe took her cocaine when she was asleepFriends say he gave half awayAnd they say that the...

Glass, Concrete & Stone David Byrne

NowI'm waking at the crack of dawnTo send a little money homeFrom me toThe moonIs rising like a discothequeAnd now my bags are down and packedFor travelingLooking at happinessKeeping my flavor fres...

The Man Who Loved Beer David Byrne

To whom can I speak todayThe brothers they are equalBut the old friends of todayThey have become unlovableTo whom can I speak todayThe gentleness has perishedAnd the violent man has come down on ev...

Au Fond du Temple Saint David Byrne

Au fond du temple saintPare de fleurs et d'or,Une femme apparait!Je crois la voir encore!Une femme apparait!Je crois la voir encore!La foule prosterneeLa regarde, etonnee,Et murmure tous bas:Voyez,...

Empire David Byrne

In national electionsIn songs raised on highWith stirring emotionsAs tears fill your eyesIn democratic feverFor national defenseI am a mountainLike birds upon a fence [x2]Young artists and writersP...

Tiny Apocalypse David Byrne

Raise up - shake them lazy bonesRead the T-shirt but still don't understandComin' home with a little apocalypseIt comes, now do you have time for this?A 3-tone carpet and a Jackie Chan spearLookin'...

She Only Sleeps David Byrne

She might dance all nightIn a topless barFool around, go too farBut I don't mindYou see things are not what they appear'Cause she only sleeps with me.She might drink a bitLose her wayCrash the carB...

Dialog Box David Byrne

Picture thisBumping lipsEveryone talksDo a dialogue boxThey shake and bakeMake a cranky faceThey got rocks in the headGot rocks in the bedPull the hood downGrab the fold outIs it too loud?Is it all...

The Other Side of This Life David Byrne

I don't have any more problems All of my worries are gone Beautiful angels appear at my side And corporate sponsors will act as my guide Agents

Why David Byrne

I don't have any philosophyWhy do I know what I know?I see the world in a coffee cupAnd when I drink it down there I goWe have our own kind of universeSometime but not always trueHow come? Wait! Ma...

Glad David Byrne

I'm glad I've got skin, I'm glad I've got eyesI'm glad I got hips, I'm glad I've got thighsI'm glad I'm allowed to say the things I feelI'm glad Igot hair, glad I got earsI'm glad I got lungs, I'm ...

Un di felice, eterea David Byrne

Un di, felice, eterea,Mi balenaste innante,E da quel di tremanteVissi d'ignoto amor.Di quell'amor ch'e palpitoDell'universo, Dell'universo intero,Misterioso, Misterioso altero,Croce e, Croce e deli...

I Don't Remember David Byrne

I got no means to show identificationI got no papers show you what I amYou'll have to take me just the way that you find meWhat's gone is gone and I do not give a damnEmpty stomach, empty headI got...