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.

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

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

The people came here from parts unknown Sleepin' in their cars 'cause they didn't have homes Thought this place was the promised land If you could roughneck, we could use a good man Come on boy let

A Hold Of Me The Boomtown Rats

AC/DC '74 Jailbreak You Ain't Got A Hold On Me You can roll me round your finger You can roll me if i'm blind You can roll me tally ho ho I'm easy rollin' kind But don't think i'm facin' down hill 'cause

Keep It Up The Boomtown Rats

feel nice, does it feel right, does it feel alright Does it feel good - quite nice Can you keep it up, can you keep it up - upright Does it let you down, I heard it let you down - sometimes Snap me

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

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

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."

When The Night Comes The Boomtown Rats

Chorus: And when the night comes It'll help you disappear And when the night comes Forget about the day that brought you here.

Talking In Code The Boomtown Rats

You talk so 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

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...

Mood Mambo The Boomtown Rats

He said "I know you, you know me, heyheylezzosee.....

Another Piece Of Red The Boomtown Rats

I was reading in New Zealand about Ian Smith I was thinking they were lucky to be rid of that shit.

Under Their Thumb ... Is Under My Thumb (Rolling Stones Cover) The Boomtown Rats

Kicked and beaten like an angry rabid dog Under their thumb Squashed and squeezed like a dried-up, rinsed out worm You can\'t do a thing Best lie still \'til you wait your turn Can\'t do a thing

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.

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

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

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds The Boomtown Rats

Your mother's driven up the walls, you make too many calls Who do you phone?

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

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...

ROAD RATS Alice Cooper

We work this band 'cause they make it rock, but we're the guys that make it roll. We move the drums and amps and junk. Road rats: we're a pack, and the road's our home.

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

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

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

Skin On Skin The Boomtown Rats

my teeth in Skin on skin But don't talk to me about right or wrong Skin on skin I want to crush your mouth And skin on skin I want to bruise your lips Tell me what do you know about right or wrong Skin

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.

Tonight The Boomtown Rats

Oh, I don't wanna have to take your arm But I will, said I will Don't wanna have to damage anyone But I'd kill, kiss and kill I don't intend to take this lying down With my head between my hands, no I

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

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

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.

Rats Devendra Banhart

One above Heaven under One for thirst One for hunger I am the dark You are the thunder I am the doubt You are the wonder Since time began You've been the long time man And mama ain't it grand That I get

Diamond Smiles The Boomtown Rats

She looks at her wrist to clock the passing time. Weather's mild tonight She wonders do they notice her eyes, She wonders will her glamour survive, And can they see she's going down a third time.

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

This Is My Room The Boomtown Rats

I can sleep alone I know how I stay here on my own And now.

Mary Of The 4th Form The Boomtown Rats

on and her jeans are skintight And she's heading to the Pillar Bar She walks into the pool hall room The music's playing, you can see in the gloom The boys are hanging out around table number five Well

The Little Death The Boomtown Rats

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

Like Clockwork The Boomtown Rats

I'm thinking in a straight line, I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine, My heart is beating oh so fast I feel the hours crashing Because my mind keeps time like clockwork, And I think in sync like

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

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.

Rats Sonic Youth

When the rats run riot And the screen door slams When the trees grow quiet Nothing but cats and cans When the breeze says try it But you can hardly see When your love has died And you rat on me I see your

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

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.

Kicks The Boomtown Rats

At sixteen years old things have gone too far I wanna be a movie rocker soccer star But when you're around I know you'll treat me good I get my kicks from you I dream of you at night Do you really mean

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...

Never In A Million Years The Boomtown Rats

I'll tear down the sky Don't stop now No never in a million years I'd spit in their eye Don't stop now But I won't be a volunteer And now I'm always dreaming of dreams That lie in state Waiting for me

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.

He Watches It All The Boomtown Rats

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 and go Up close He saw the

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)

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