Her name is Lola, she was a showgirl
But that was thirty years ago, when they used to have a show
Now it’s a disco, but not for Lola
Still in dress she used to wear
Faded feathers in her hair
I want to go where the people dance
I want some action, I want to live, action, I got so much to give
I want to give it, I want to get some too
Ooh I, I love the night life
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yeah
Oh, I love the night life
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yeah
I want to be seduced
I want a woman to take me out to dinner for two
I want to see her eyes gettin’ moody
Flirtin’ with the thought of what flirtin’ can lead to
I want to act real cool, have her think about gettin’ little me in bed
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry, before I go insane
I can’t control my fingers, I can’t control my brain
Oh no oh oh oh oh
Twenty twenty twenty four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, no where to go o,
I wanna be sedated
The preacher talked to me and he smiled,
Said, “Come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile.
Now for once in your life you’re alone,
but you ain’t got a dime, there’s no time for the phone.”
I’ve just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on.
One more hour and my life will be through, hold on, hold on.
All my trials Lord, soon be over.
Hush little baby, don’t you cry
You know your mama was born to die
All my trials, Lord, soon be over
And I think you better hang on for your life tonight
I think you better hang on for your life tonight
My body’s like an engine
Well tuned and runnin’ hot
Strap your seat belts on ya’
I’m gonna show you what I got
I’m driving in my car, I turn on the radio
I’m pulling you close, you just say no
You say you don’t like it, but girl I know you’re a liar
'cause when we kiss…fire
And now our bodies are, oh, so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we’re glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C’mon, hold on tight
C’mon, hold on tight
Though it’s cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Oh, it would’ve been
Could’ve been worse than you would ever know, oh!
(The dashboard melted, but we still have the radio)
Oh, we talked about nothing
Which was more than I wanted you to know-oh-oh-oh-oh
Now here we go!
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
And there’s nothing you and I won’t do
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
In my eyes, in my ears
Bring might
Love is only figured once in life
Tell the crowd, search the town
And we made it all meltdown
It’s a full meltdown
Did you hear that rumble? Did you hear that sound?
Well it wasn’t no eartquake, but it shook the ground
It made me think about power, like it or not:
I got to work for earth for what it’s worth
‘Cause it’s the only earth we’ve got
Shut ‘um Down!
If that’s the only way to keep them from melting down!
Shut ‘um Down!
But look around
Hear go the sound of the wreckin’ ball
Boom and pound
When I shut 'em down
I shut 'em down, shut 'em down, shut 'em shut 'em down
I shut 'em down, shut 'em down, shut 'em shut 'em down
I shut 'em down, shut 'em down, shut 'em shut 'em down
'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Well, I spent some time with the Mudville Nine, watchin’ it from the bench
You know I took my lumps when the Mighty Casey struck out
So say “Hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe Di Maggio”
Don’t say “It ain’t so”, you know the time is now
Oh, put me in, Coach, I’m ready to play, today
Put me in, Coach, I’m ready to play, today
Look at me, I gotta be Center field
I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was
Glory days
Well they’ll pass you by
Glory days
In the wink of a young girl’s eye
Glory days, glory days
I’ve got no emotions I’m living with thunder and steel
I don’t hear your lies all I hear are your battle cries
I’m a soldier of fortune I’m trained and I’m ready to die
To the power and the glory
Raise your glasses high
To the power and the glory
Be with me tonight
Here’s to the crabgrass,
Here’s to the mortgage,
In fact here’s to Suburbia.
Lay down your briefcase,
Far from the rat race,
Where nothing can disturb ya.
I heard about Maria, she hated the rat race
And she escaped to a beautiful place
Birds of neo-paradise groove in the trees
The name of her town is Tranquility
Protected by her mantra
Following the formula
In the sun thy will be done
And chasing her rainbows
Talking with her animals
Who say,“You see, it’s Tranquility”