All together now, This is dedicated to FORMERAGENT and The Seeker, I mean the Finder
Life During Wartime
Talking Heads
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, packed up & ready to go
Heard of some gravesites out by the highway, place that nobody knows
The sound of gunfire off in the distance, I’m getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, I lived in a ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no foolin’ around
No time for dancing or lovey-dovey, I ain’t got time for that now
Transmit the message to the receiver, hope for an answer someday
I got three passports, a couple of visas, don’t even know my real name
High on a hillside trucks are loading, everything’s ready to go
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime, I might not ever get home
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no foolin’ around
This ain’t the Mudd Club, or CBGB’s, I ain’t got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughtta know not to stand by the window, somebody see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter, to last a couple of days
But I ain’t got not speakers, ain’t got no headphones, ain’t got no records to play
Why stay in college? Why go to night school? Gonna be different this time
Can’t write a letter, I can’t send a postcard, I can’t write nothing at all
This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no foolin’ around
I’d love to hold you and I’d like to kiss you but I ain’t got time for that now
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, we blend in with the crowd
We got computers, we’re tapping phone lines, I know that that ain’t allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle so many times now I don’t know what I look like (!)
You make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team
Don’t get exhausted, I’ll do some driving, you oughtta get you some sleep
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks? They won’t help me survive
My chest is aching and it burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive