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.

Civilization David Byrne

What time is it now? Is this the right place? Do I fit with her crowd?

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

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

Independence Day David Byrne

smile And though we struggle for our freedom Our need for others still remains We know what will make us happy We know what will ease our pain We'll pretend we are married At night we do At night

Poison David Byrne

What? Before we lose it. Uhhuh. Uhhuh. We just let things slide. All the way home. Over all these years. And nothing was done. Turn over once. Turn over twice.

A Long Time Ago ( LP Version ) David Byrne

And in the land where I grew up Into the bosom of technology I kept my feelings to myself Until the perfect moment comes Then into your bloodstream I will go Until I turn into a part of you Flooding the

Dance On Vaseline ( LP Version ) David Byrne

poisoned arrow But I dance on Vaseline And I'm slipping out I'm working on a revolution Don't let the music in And war is all around us Your Gods are dead and buried underground I was a silly putty Your

Pirates David Byrne

A distant car, a quiet night Like starin' at the ceiling My sleepy eyes, you smell so nice It's such a funny feeling Got no idea, what time it is Delightfully confusing The trees outside, the morning

Lie To Me David Byrne

It's a beautiful world and a beautiful dream And you know I don't care if things are not what they seem Making up stories that you know aren't true But you know it's all right 'cause I know it too Who

A Self-Made Man ( LP Version ) David Byrne

We're living in a dump Trying to figure out what sex we are Exchanging chromosomes Trying to bargain for a better future Well i'll trade you my potential mental illness For your bad teeth How 'bout trading

Hanging Upside Down David Byrne

Window shoppin' Finger poppin' Hangin' in our fav'rite shopping mall Looky looky A little cutie A little kitten she deserves a home Tell you dudes when I get old enough You bet that I am gonna try some

Ain't Got So Far To Go David Byrne

I am young, but I remember It was not so long ago In a line so bright and shiny This is how the story goes In the kingdom, there was chaos And the land was filled with fear There was hatred, there was

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

You & Eye ( LP Version ) David Byrne

(Isn't that the way) It's supposed to be?

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

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

You're looking at me but you can't see me I'm invisible to the naked eye I'm a part of everything you're doing I'm a part of you down deep inside I'm the part that sings those gooffy love songs I'm the

She Only Sleeps David Byrne

She might dance all night In a topless bar Fool around, go too far But I don't mind You see things are not what they appear 'Cause she only sleeps with me.

Good And Evil David Byrne

Singing : Good and evil, good and evil They turn 'em loose and they turn into people Singing : Good and evil, good and evil They turn 'em loose and they turn into people You know that roses and lilacs

Angels ( LP Version ) David Byrne

in America anymore They left after the Second World War heading west Stopping briefly in Japan during the 60's Then in Tianamen Square during the last decade They kept heading west to who knows where What

Tiny Town David Byrne

It's a tiny town, you can hang around with me It's a tiny town, and everybody knows what you've been doin' So don't you mess around, cuz it's a tiny town Teeny weeny town, tiny town, tiny town And every

Twistin' In The Wind David Byrne

A taste of what will be The weatherman is wrong again It looks like rain to me I heard the whistle blow The train has jumped the track The mighty engine's outa gas Bureaucratic heart attack My sister likes

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun sinks low in the western lands Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And a woman's heart is like the wind Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And he could not put her from his

They Are In Love ( LP Version ) David Byrne

She put the scar on the side of his face When he disappeared for three days And they say that they are in love He took her cocaine when she was asleep Friends say he gave half away And they say that they

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

Office Cowboy David Byrne

I can see an office cowboy How he turns and smiles, watching the girls go by (ride'em cowboy) He knows how to ride a pony If laughter makes you well, what if the well runs dry?

Lilies Of The Valley ( LP Version ) David Byrne

Momma she had complications There's nothing very strange about that Nuns said "We can't kill that baby We'll have to let your mother die" We are all just lilies of the valley We neither reap nor sow We

Crash ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I met my love at a funeral I'm tired of good-byes and burials Friends I have known Some I just met Standing around It's hard to forget - now isn't it?

Glad David Byrne

I'm glad I've got eyes I'm glad I got hips, I'm glad I've got thighs I'm glad I'm allowed to say the things I feel I'm glad Igot hair, glad I got ears I'm glad I got lungs, I'm glad I got tears Glad that

A Walk In The Dark David Byrne

Oh silent night Oh holy night Sometimes you see me Sometimes you don't You'll get to know me better After a walk in the dark The monster in the mirror We'll take a walk in the dark Woah - we'll take a

Strange Ritual ( LP Version ) David Byrne

A man sits in a field - contemplating his crops In his mind he travels all over the world I see hairstyles, strange rituals Scenes of beauty, scenes that disgust me I see, I see me I felt awe, felt disgust

Glass, Concrete & Stone David Byrne

Now I'm waking at the crack of dawn To send a little money home From me to The moon Is rising like a discotheque And now my bags are down and packed For traveling Looking at happiness Keeping my flavor

His Wife Refused David Byrne

A great big house with nothing in it He comes home says "Now wait a minute" He's comin' in She's goin' out He turns around says, "What's that about?"

Why David Byrne

I don't have any philosophy Why do I know what I know? I see the world in a coffee cup And when I drink it down there I go We have our own kind of universe Sometime but not always true How come?

The Cowboy Mambo ( Hey Lookit Me Now ) David Byrne

The future isn't quite what you imagined Ev'rything you valued has been sold And ev'ry heart that takes a chance is broken Now I don't see you laughin' at us no more Hey look at you now!

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

She's Mad David Byrne

Bangin' his head Stab in the back Look her in the eye and Buddy, you can tell she's crazy Smack in the face Look at 'em go Take a look around and you can see I don't mean maybe If sex is a weapon Who's

Girls On My Mind David Byrne

like ev'rywhere I go Seems like ev'rything I do Seems like ev'rything I dream about Seems like ev'rywhere I look Well I got girls, girls on my mind I think about them mostly all the time Oh - so tell me what

A Soft Seduction ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The words of love are not enough Though sweet as wine, as thick as blood Passionless moments and we are homeless Out on the street But life is cool and things aren't bad Got what he wants, lost what he

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

The Red House David Byrne

Well it ain't my fault My fault that things gone wrong And it ain't my fault, Some things are sticking out. My big hands Keep my big hand to myself.

My Big Hands ( Fall Through The Cracks ) David Byrne

Well it ain't my fault My fault that things gone wrong And it ain't my fault, Some things are sticking out. My big hands Keep my big hand to myself.

I Don't Remember David Byrne

I got no means to show identification I got no papers show you what I am You'll have to take me just the way that you find me What's gone is gone and I do not give a damn Empty stomach, empty head I got

Miss America ( LP Version ) David Byrne

I love America, her secret's safe with me And I know her wicked ways The parts you never see Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model Although you have a reputation Can I afford to move above my station

The Call Of The Wild David Byrne

A bird who tries to fly higher Flies into the blue A lady who strives to rise higher She wears a high heel shoe Como un pajaro que vuela Vuela alto al ciela azul La mujer por mas que suba Nunca lo puede

A Million Miles Away David Byrne

, come and dance with me 'Cause I ain't gonna work here no more I feel like I'm walkin' on air I feel like I'm walkin' on air I can see your house from here And I feel like I'm walkin' on air Oh - Oh A

Tiny Apocalypse David Byrne

Raise up - shake them lazy bones Read the T-shirt but still don't understand Comin' home with a little apocalypse It comes, now do you have time for this?

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

Make Believe Mambo David Byrne

It was a pretty picture It almost made me cry He's got big imagination It's better than real life He can be a macho man And now he's a game show host Well one minute hilarious comedian Now he's an undercover