Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
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packed up and ready to go
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Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,
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a place where nobody knows
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The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
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I'm getting used to it now
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Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,
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I've lived all over this town
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This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
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this ain't no fooling around
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No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
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I ain't got time for that now
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Transmit the message, to the receiver,
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hope for an answer some day
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I got three passports, a couple of visas,
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you don't even know my real name
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High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
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everything's ready to roll
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I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,
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I might not ever get home
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This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
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this ain't no fooling around
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This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,
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I ain't got time for that now
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Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
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Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
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You oughta know not to stand by the window
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somebody might see you up there
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I got some groceries, some peant butter,
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to last a couple of days
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But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no
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heaphones, ain't got no records to play
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Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
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Gonna be different this time
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Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard,
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I can't write nothing at all
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This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
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this ain't no fooling around
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I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you
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I ain't got no time for that now
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Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
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we blended with the crowd
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We got computer, we're tapping pohne lines,
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I know that ain't allowed
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We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
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or in a suit and a tie
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I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
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I don't know what I look like!
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You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
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we make a pretty good team
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Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
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you ought to get some sleep
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Get you instructions, follow directions,
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then you should change your address
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Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
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whatever you think is best
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Burned all my notebooks, what good are
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notebooks? They won't help me survive
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My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
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the burning keeps me alive
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Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
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don't want to catch no disease
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Try to be careful, don't take no chances,
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you better watch what you say
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Life During Wartime (Live)
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Talking Heads |