This is not a love song This is not a love song This is not a love song
CHORUS This is not a love song This is not a love song This is not a love song This is not a love song
Happy to have, not to have not Big business is very wise I'm crossing over into E-enter-prize Love song Love song Love song Love song I'm going over to the other side I'm happy to have not to have not Big business is very wise I'm inside free enterprise I'm adaptable I'm adaptable I'm adaptable and I like my new role I'm getting better and better And I have a new goal I'm changing my ways where money applies
CHORUS
Now are you ready to grab the cradle That tunnel vision-not television Behind the curtain-out of the cupboard YOu take the first train-into the big world Now will I find you-now will you be there
CHORUS
There's an army on the dancefloor It's a fashion with a gun my love In a room without a door A kiss is not enough in
CHORUS: Love my way It's a new road I follow where my mind goes
They'd put us on a railroad They'd dearly make us pay For laughing in their faces And making it our way There's emptiness behind their eyes There's dust in all their hearts They just want to steal us all Aand take us all apart, but not in
Love my way It's a new road I follow where my mind goes
So, swallow all your tears my love And put on your new face You can never win or lose If you don't run the race
It was only last June when her old man ran away She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone 2 stay It was 10:35 on a lonely friday night She was standin' by the bar Hmm, she was lookin' alright, yeah I asked if she wanted 2 dance And she said that all she wanted was a good man And wanted 2 know if I thought I was qualified, yeah And I said, baby don't waste your time I know what's on your mind I may be qualified 4 a one night stand But I could never take the place of your man
It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes (tears in her eyes) He was all she ever had and now she wanted 2 die He left her with a baby and another one on the way (yeah) She couldn't stop cryin' Cause she knew he was gone 2 stay (yeah) She asked me if we could be friends And I said, oh, honey baby that's a dead end U know and I know that we wouldn't be satisfied (no)
And I said, baby don't waste your time I know what's on your mind U wouldn't be satisfied with a one night stand And I could never take the place of your man
Such a drag to want something sometime One thing leads to another I know Was a time wanted you for mine Nobody knew You arrived like a day And passed like a cloud I made a wish, I said it out loud Out loud in a crowd Everybody heard 'twas the talk of the town
It's not my place to know what you feel I'd like to know but why should I? Who were you then, who are you now? Common labourer by night, by day highbrow Back in my room I wonder, then I Sit on the bed, look at the sky Up in the sky Clouds rearrange Like the talk of the town
Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday You've changed your place in this world You've changed your place in this world
Oh but it's hard to live by the rules I never could and still never do The rules and such never bothered you You call the shots and they follow I watch you still from a distance then go Back to my room, you never know I want you, I want you but now Who's the talk of the town?
We want to multiply, are you gonna do it I know you're qualified, are you gonna do it Don't be so circumscribed, are you gonna do it Just get yourself untied, are you gonna do it
Feel the heat pushing you to decide Feel the heat burning you up, ready or not
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you try Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fry
The girl is at your side, are you gonna do it She wants to be your bride, are you gonna do it She wants to multiply, are you gonna do it I know you won't be satisfied until you do it
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you try Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fry
Feel the heat pushing you to decide Feel the heat burning you up, ready or not
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you try Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fry
Some like it hot, some like it hot Some like it hot, some like it hot Some like it hot, some like it hot Some like it hot, some like it hot
Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only cheques I've left unsigned From the banks of chaos in my mind And when their eloquence escapes me Their logic ties me up and rapes me
De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you De do do do, de da da da Their innocence will pull me through De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you De do do do, de da da da They're meaningless and all that's true
Poets, priests and politicians Have words to thank for their positions Words that scream for your submission And no-one's jamming their transmission And when their eloquence escapes you Their logic ties you up and rapes you
De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you De do do do, de da da da Their innocence will pull me through De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you De do do do, de da da da They're meaningless and all that's true
De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you De do do do, de da da da Their innocence will pull me through De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you De do do do, de da da da They're meaningless and all that's true
You know I never, I've never seen you look so good You never act the way you should But I like it And I know you like it too The way that I want you I've gotta have you Oh yes I do I never, I never ever stay out late You know that I can hardly wait Just to see you And I know you cannot wait Wait to see me too I've got to touch you Cause baby we'll be
CHORUS: At the drive in In the old man's Ford Behind the bushes Til I'm screamin' for more Down in the basement Lock the cellar door And baby Talk dirty to me!
You know I call you, I call you on the telephone I'm only hopin' that you're home So I can hear you When you say those words to me And whisper so softly I've gotta hear you Cause baby we'll be
CHORUS
C.C. Pick up that guitar, and-a-talk to me, yeah
Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!
Cause baby we'll be
At the drive in In the old man's Ford Behind them, bushes Til I'm screamin' for more, more, more! Down in the basement And lock the cellar door And baby, talk dirty to me, yeah And baby, talk dirty to me yeah And baby Talk dirty to me
Uh! Whoo! That's the way I like it, baby Ooh, yeah
Friday night I'd just got back I had my eyes shut Was dreaming about the
past I thought about you while the radio played I should have got
moving For some reason I stayed
I started drifting to a different
place I realized I was falling off the face of your world And there was
nothing left to bring me back
I'm a million miles away A million miles
away A million miles away And there's nothing left to bring me back
today
I took a ride, I went downtown Streets were empty There was
no one around All the faces that we used to know Gone from the places that
we used to go
I'm at the wrong end of the looking glass Trying to hold
on to the hands of the past and you And there's nothing left to bring me
back
I'm a million miles away A million miles away A million miles
away And there's nothing left to bring me back today
Sitting up here watching all the lights blink below The earth is turning, why does it go so slow? Thinking about the girl I left behind Houston can you hear me, or have I lost my mind? Why me? Why me?
I was waiting on the pad, all systems were go The man up in the tower was enjoying the show Then I got this feeling that I never had before Hey let me out of here, what am I here for? Why me? Why me?
There must be a thousand other guys Must be some other way to look good in your eyes Why am I up here? What do they see in me? Must be one thousand other places to be Why me? Why Me?
The last man to be here was never heard from again He won't be back this way till 2010 Now I'm riding on a fountain of fire With my back to the earth, I go higher and higher Why me? Why me?
There must be a thousand other guys Must be some other way to look good in your eyes Why am I up here? What do they see in me? Must be one thousand other places to be Why me? Why me? Take anyone but me. Why me? Take anyone but me. Why me?
Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back A flight of fancy on a windswept field Standing alone my senses reeled A fatal attraction is holding me fast How can I escape this irresistible grasp?
Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Ice is forming on the tips of my wings Unheeded warnings, I thought I'd thought of everything No navigator to find my way home Unladened, empty and turned to stone
A soul in tension that's learning to fly Condition grounded but determined to try Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer, My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air Across the clouds I see my shadow fly Out of the corner of my watering eye A dream unthreatened by the morning light Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night
There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, a state of bliss Can't keep my mind from the circling skies Tongue-tied and twisted just an earthbound misfit, I
Oh baby don't it feel like heaven right now Don't it feel like something from a dream Yeah I've never known nothing quite like this Don't it feel like tonight might never be again Baby we know better than to try and pretend No one coulda ever told me 'bout this I said yeah yeah
Chorus The waiting is the hardest part Every day you see one more card You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part
Well yeah I might have chased a couple women around All it ever got me was down Then there were those that made me feel good But never as good as I'm feeling right now Baby you're the only one that's ever known how To make me wanna live like I wanna live now I said yeah yeah
Chorus The waiting is the hardest part Every day you get one more yard You take it on faith, you take it to the heart The waiting is the hardest part
Oh don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you Don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you I'll be your bleedin' heart, I'll be your cryin' fool Don't let this go too far Don't let it get to you
Sometimes you're better off dead There's a gun in your hand it's pointing at your head You think you're mad too unstable Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables In a restaurant in a West end town Call the police there's a mad man around Running down underground To a dive bar in a West end town
In a West end town a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls In a West end town in a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls West end girls.
Too many shadows whispering voices Faces on posters too many choices If when why what how much have you got Have you got it do you get it If so how often Which do you choose A hard or soft option (How much do you need)
In a West end town a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls In a West end town in a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls West end girls.
(How much do you need)
In a West end town a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls Ooh a West end town in a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls West end girls.
You got a heart of glass or a heart of stone Just you wait till I get you home We've got no future We've got no past Here today built to last In every city and every nation From Lake Geneva to the Finland station (How far have you been)
In a West end town a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls In a West end town in a dead end world The East end boys and West end girls West end girls.
One very happy warm summer night I saw your face, what could I do So carefully I walked straight up to you
And in the shadows of a moonlit nite I saw those eyes a shinin' through Oh heart of gold, I love you misty blue Oh blue
Oh, it's hard to love somebody Especially when they don't belong to you 'Cause they're lovin' someone else Strung out and hung up on you
I feel like Bogart in a crazy movie Ah, Bogie and me, we never beg But this time maybe I've got voices in my head
They're sayin' that he's never been good to ya And he's always hurt and let you down If what you need is good lovin', I'll be around
It's hard to love somebody Especially when they don't belong to you 'Cause they're lovin' someone else Strung out and hung up on you
Strung out Strung out...my my my my my my
Hey
Well, it's hard to love somebody Especially when they don't belong to you Because they're lovin' someone else Strung out and hung up on you, hey
It's hard to love somebody Oh when they don't belong to you Because they're lovin' someone else Strung out and hung up on you Strung out and hung up on you...
Yeah Strung out Yeah Strung out Strung out Strung out Strung out Strung out
To believe
Or not to believe
That is the question
It just takes a street degree
You've lied your last lie
And I've cried my last cry
I'm out the door, babe
There's other fish in the sea
Girl, make a list
Go out and find yourself a new bad thing
Girl, you need a trip
'Cause he's not worth the misery and pain
Just remember how he would tell you lies
And then pretend that everything is so sweet
Why should you sacrifice
If you're not satisfied
He's just a canine runnin' 'round in heat
CHORUS:
Girlfriend
How could you let him treat you so bad, oh
Girlfriend
You know you were the best he ever had, oh, oh, oh
Girlfriend
How could you let him treat you so bad, oh
Girlfriend
You know you were the best he ever had, oh, oh, oh
Girl, you must resist
Don't let him squirm his way into your heart
No, girl, I must insist
You've got to stop the fool before he starts
Just remember how he was so untrue
With all the tacky things he did to you
No need to signify
'Cause he's not worth your time
You need to find someone that's true to you
CHORUS:
To believe
Or not to believe
That is the question
It just takes a street degree
You've lied your last lie
And I've cried my last cry
I'm out the door, babe
There's other fish in the sea
Cute (cute, cute, cute)
Hey Deele - sing
To believe
Or not to believe
That is the question
It just takes a street degree
You've lied your last lie
And I've cried my last cry
I'm out the door, babe
There's other fish in the sea
Girlfriend How could you let him treat you so bad
Girlfriend
You know you were the best he ever had
CHORUS:
Don't let him put you down
Girl, he's been messing around
You've been used, abused
Baby, make your move
You've learned your lesson now
So turn this hurt around
You ain't no fool, 'cause you've got to bust loose
Girlfriend
How could you let him treat you so bad, oh
Girlfriend
You know you were the best he ever had, oh, oh, oh
Don't let him put you down
Girl, he's been messing around
You've been used, abused
Baby, make your move
You've learned your lesson now
So turn this hurt around
Don't be no fool, 'cause you've got to bust loose
I'm in love (I'm in love) With the other woman My life was fine (Life was fine) Till she blew my mind, oh, shucks
I'm just the average guy I fooled around a little on the side Never thought it would amount to much Never met a girl whose love was so tough
Who'd have though a one night stand Could turn into such a hot romance Mmm, well she did it to me I slipped and fell in love
I'm in love (I'm in love) With the other woman My life was fine (Life was fine), yes, it was Till she blew my mind, mmm
I know the rules of the game You hit once, then break away clean I should have never gone back, I know But I had to have just a little bit more
My friends laugh, but that's alright I may be a fool, but I know what I like Now I hate to have to cheat But it feels better when I sneak, oh
I'm in love (I'm in love) With the other woman My life was fine (Life was fine), yes, it was Till she blew my mind, somebody help me
I'm in love (I'm in love), oh With the other woman (With the other woman), hey, hey My life was fine (Life was fine), yes, it was Till she blew my mind, mmm, hmm, whoa, oh
Oh, this affair is unique All my life I never met such a freak She keeps going strong for so long When I get home it's all gone
Makes me want to grab my guitar And play with it all night long Oh
I'm in love (I'm in love) With the other woman My life was fine (Life was fine), yes, it was Till she blew my mind, mmm, tell me
Has anybody else out there Ever fell in love (Fell in love) With the other woman (With the other woman), oh With the other woman (With the other woman), oh
Said I'm in love (I'm in love) With the other woman With the other woman (I'm in love), ooh With the other woman (With the other woman)
Josie's on a vacation far away Call her and I'll talk it over So many things that I wanna say You know I like my girls a little bit older
I just wanna use your love tonight I don't wanna lose your love tonight
I ain't got many friends left to talk to No one's around when I'm in trouble You know I'd do anything for you Stay the night, but keep it under cover
I just wanna use your love tonight, woh! I don't wanna lose your love tonight
Try to stop my hands from shaking Something in my mind's not making sense It's been awhile since we've been all alone I can't hide the way I'm feeling
As you leave me, please, won't you close the door And don't forget what I told you Just cause you're right, that don't mean I'm wrong Another shoulder to cry upon
I just wanna use your love tonight, yeah I don't wanna lose your love tonight Yeah, I just wanna use your love tonight I don't wanna lose your love tonight I just wanna use your love tonight I don't wanna lose your love tonight
(Use your love, lose your love) Your love (Use your love) Well I don’t wanna lose (Lose your tonight) I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna I don’t wanna lose (Use your tonight) Your love (Lose your tonight) Your love, your love (Use your tonight) Your love (I don’t lose your love tonight) Aaaahh (Use your tonight) Your love
Crazy,but that's how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it's not too late To learn how to love And forget how to hate
Mental wounds not healing Driving me insane I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I've listened to preachers I've listened to fools I've watched all the dropouts Who make their own rules One person conditioned to rule and control The media sells it and you live the role
Mental wounds still screaming Driving me insane I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I know that things are going wrong for me You gotta listen to my words Yeah
Heirs of a cold war That's what we've become Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb Crazy, I just cannot bear I'm living with something that just isn't fair
Mental wounds not healing Who and what's to blame I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
Your name was Patty but now it's Kay Girl, you seem to change it every day. Your hair was long but now it's short You say, "I got it cut!" but I don't see no hair upon the floor.
Whenever I go out with you I find out something new. You're a fake, baby you can't conceal it Know how I know 'cause I can feel it. You're a fake, baby no rhyme or reason 'Cause in your mind it's lyin' season.
You had brown eyes but now they're blue Those false eyelashes that you're wearin' too. In bed this morning you called me CIyde Alex is the name that I go by!
If women could be counterfit then you'd be it. You're a fake, baby you can't conceal it You're a fake, baby I've blown your cover The iig is up, 'cause I discovered You're a fake, baby no need to hide it Can't change my mind 'cause I've decided You're a fake, baby and I'm disgusted The game is through and girl, you're busted.
Fake!
Whenever I go out with you
I find out something new. You're a fake you always have a good excuse
But girl that ain't no use. You're a fake, baby you can't conceal it
This is the last day of our acquaintance I will meet you later in somebody's office I'll talk but you won't listen to me I know what your answer will be
I know you don't love me anymore You used to hold my hand when the plane took off Two years ago there just seemed so much more And I don't know what happened to our love
Today's the day Our friendship has been stale And we will meet later to finalise the details Two years ago the seed was planted And since then you have taken me for granted
But this is the last day of our acquaintance I will meet you later in somebody's office I'll talk but you won't listen to me I know your answer already
But this is the last day of our acquaintance I will meet you later in somebody's office I'll talk but you won't listen to me I know your answer already I know your answer already I know your answer already
Baby, I-I-I can't wait
My love, tell me what it's all about You've got somethin' that I can't
live without Happiness so hard to find Hey baby tell me what is on your
mind
'Cause I can't wait Baby 'til you call me on the telephone I can't
wait Baby 'til we're all alone I can't wait
You know I love you even when you don't try I know that our love can never
die Hey darlin' when you look into my eyes Please tell me you'll never
have to say goodbye
'Cause I can't wait This is what I've been waitin' for I can't
wait Baby, 'til my love walks in the door I can't wait Baby, true love
is so hard to find I found yours you found mine I can't wait Tell me
what is on your mind
I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait I can't wait I can't
wait I can't wait
No, I can't wait Tell you one more time Baby tell me what is on your
mind 'Cause I can't wait This is what I've been waiting for I can't
wait Baby, 'til my love walks in the door
You don't know me, I'm not just one of your little toys You don't own me, don't say I can't play with other boys And don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say Please when I go out with you, don't put me on display
Because you don't know me, don't try to shame me in any way You don't own me, don't tie me down 'cause I never stay And don't tell me what to say, don't tell me what to do Just let me be myself, that's all I ask from you [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/k/klaus_nomi/you_dont_own_me.html ] I'm young and I like to be young I'm free and I like to be free To live my life the way I want To say and do whatever I please
You don't know me, I'm not just one of your little toys You don't own me, don't say I can't play with other boys And don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say Please when I go out with you, don't put me on display
I'm young and I like to be young I'm free and I like to be free To live my life the way I want To say and do whatever I please
Here's another great video with Klaus Nomi's 1978 debut at the New Wave Vaudeville Show at Irving Plaza in NYC:
Welcome into my Queendom (My Queendom), come one come all When
it comes to lyrics I bring them (I bring them) In spring I sing, in fall I
call out to All the ones who had a hard day I prepared a place on my dance
floor The time is now for you to par-tay I thought it would be a good
chance for you to move (One nation under a groove) House music always
soothes So get with the flow, let's go, yo Can you rock to a house groove
tempo? If so, then shall we let the games begin? What better off position
can you be in? I'm on fire, the flame's too hot to douse The pool is over,
come into my house Don't make me wait, come into my house Give me body
Don't make me wait, come into my house Give me body Don't make me
wait, come into my house Give me body
Here's a dance step, from
now I'll kick a Bass and treble flow through the speakers Ride the rhythm,
I know it's gonna reach ya I'm the Queen, Latifah Now it's time to run
through it 45 King? (Yeah, baby?) Cue it Yeah, there you go, I told you
you could do it Now did you enjoy it? (That was cool) I knew it Dance to
the beat of the drum, give me some With the Flavor Unit I've come to say
"Ride the grooveline" Don't swing the pipeline, listen to the smooth
line Throw away the white line It's a house party I'm hosting
(What?) Come and rock with the one that's chosen It can't turn me inside
out (Uh uh) For those that dare, come into my house
Don't make me
wait, come into my house Give me body Don't make me wait, come into my
house Give me body Don't make me wait, come into my house Give me body
It's a new fusion I'm using You ask what is it I'm doing? Hip-hop
house, hip-hop jazz, with a little pizzazz From the Queen, the Queen of Royal
Badness Remember me from "Wrath of My Madness?" It's my rap that rocks
this party I'm a hijack and jack your body This is not an erotic
interlude Keep in mind I move multitudes The asiatic black woman, hardcore
beat drumming It's hard to keep a good woman down, so I keep coming Blow
for blow, I take and I get some Still I rise in a civilized wisdom I hope
the lyrical display has you around It's an open invitation, come into my
house
Got money? I'll do anything for you. Got money? Just tell me what you want me to. Got money? Nail me up against the wall. The god of money don't want everything he wants it all.
No you can't take it No you can't take it No you can't take that away from me No you can't take it No you can't take it No you can't take that away from me
Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve.
God money's not looking for the cure. God money's not concerned about the sick among the pure. God money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised. The god of money's not one to choose
No you can't take it No you can't take it No you can't take that away from me No you can't take it No you can't take it No you can't take that away from me
Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve.
Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control. Head like a hole, Black as your soul. I'd rather die than give you control.
Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve. Bow down before the one you serve, You're going to get what you deserve.
