He Watches It All The Boomtown Rats

He bought and sold a video 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

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

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

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...

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

Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats

The Saturday night city beat had already started The pulse of the corner boys sprang into action And young Billy watched it all under the yellow street light And said "tonight of all nights there's gonna

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

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

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds The Boomtown Rats

you never bite the hand that feeds I don't know what went wrong I couldn't understand You grew up much too fast for me, I wish it was before, like back when you were four I had you on my knee and I told

When The Night Comes The Boomtown Rats

Frankie takes the train and makes it home in time to catch the evening news, Opening a can of beans he learns the world has turned without much help from him. Hey Frank, why not get drunk tonight?

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

Mood Mambo The Boomtown Rats

I'm not in the mood" Somebody else pulled, I said "Don't be rude....just say Bongo Crazy man" Yah...been there Done that given every tit-for-tat I'm for me You're for you Let's keep it that way Okay??

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

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

Someone's Looking At You The Boomtown Rats

I got a friend over there in the government block And he knows the situation and he's taking stock, I think I'll call him up now Put him on the spot, tonight.

The Little Death The Boomtown Rats

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

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

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

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.

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."

Charmed Lives The Boomtown Rats

Charmed lives Nothing much to do tonight Charmed lives Oh no, oh no Charmed lives I think I'll do my hair tonight Charmed lives Cos it's so, it's so Well, it's OK, it's OK, it's OK But it drives me insane

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.

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

Diamond Smiles The Boomtown Rats

In the low voltage noise, Diamond seems so sure and so poised She shimmers for the bright young boys, And laugh's "Love is for others, but me it destroys" The girl in the cake Jumped out too soon by mistake

Keep It Up The Boomtown Rats

Oh, in her two pound coat She really thinks she's cloaked in mystery She's actin' like some character from Agatha Christie I got a pain in my shoes and all I wanna do is dance Uh-oh, I can remember

Like Clockwork The Boomtown Rats

She says she sees it all from her room And it looks so small from her room It's all right, it's all right, I'm on your side...for a while, She thinks time is a concept by which we measure our pain (She'll

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

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.

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 Toby Keith

Boomtown Written by Toby Keith ?1994 Songs of Polygram Int'l. Inc. Tokeco Tunes (BMI) All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. International Copyright Secured.

Talking In Code The Boomtown Rats

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 kiss where it

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

Having My Picture Taken The Boomtown Rats

I have it focused, From here to eternity. 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...

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

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

A Hold Of Me The Boomtown Rats

me Why don't you let me free 'cause you ain't got a hold on me You can take me to your bedroom You can take me to your heart You can take me to a climax I won't fall apart But don't count on me givin' it

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

Hurt Hurts The Boomtown Rats

I don't want to listen But I think I see you screaming And it hurts. Instant Solzhenitsyn I get salt mines when I hear your voice It hurts.

Fall Down The Boomtown Rats

Put your head between your knees and breathe real deep Let it in Let it out Until it's over.

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.

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

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.

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.

Skin On Skin The Boomtown Rats

bones of Skin on skin You can't teach me a thing about right or wrong London stops And everything's sweet You look out of your window But there's no street The cars are gone The night is dead And the

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.

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

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...

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)

Rats The Kinks

I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back Fat black rats holding me down I see rats in every direction