Total Devo Lyrics
Baby Dollgirl of my dreams she don't love me
always the way it seems to be
my baby doll
light of my life she turns it on
over my head not close enough
my baby doll
baby doll
you look so good
baby doll
you feel so big
baby doll
you let me have it
why did you do it baby doll
quick tempered queen knows what she wants
and what i got is what its not
my baby doll
Disco Danceri'm a disco dancer
but i've got no place to go
(i'm a disco boy i'm a disco boy)
i'm a disco dancer baby
but my feet won't touch the floor
(i'm a disco boy i'm a disco boy)
oh no
i've been sleeping twenty years or more
i remember long time ago
(i'm a disco boy i'm a disco boy)
nya nya nya nya
now i'm back to change your mind
now i'm moving right in time
in a world that's turned unkind
i see what's going on behind my back
i'm a disco dancer
and i keep dancin' on and on
(i'm a disco boy i'm a disco boy)
oh no
i'm a disco dancer baby
but i think that something's wrong
Some Things Never Changesome things never change
hang your head
i saw the news today oh boy
a thousand stories that we've seen before
small minds play at some big time games
and everybody else pays
make no mistake they're on the take
they like to keep it that way
some things never change
i saw the light today oh boy
it came on flashing bright in red and blue
the man steps in with a terminal grin
blue skies turn to grey
young men die and the children cry
why is it always the same?
life must be eaten
or at least bitten into
to get past the surface
the moment of truth
you know when it's right
it's sweet deep inside
it's real and it's better
that some things don't change
i saw the news today oh boy
a thousand pictures of the lies we live
small minds play at some big time games
and everybody else pays
they're on the take and they don't give breaks
they like to take it away
Plain Truthwho are you and who am i
except a couple of people
wasting lots of time
worrying about the future
forever asking why
some people go on living
while others die before their time
yet there's never been a reason
whatever is is right
if only just because
it's much too big to fight
like the painter who is way ahead
or worse still far behind
you only punch yourself out
when you start swinging blind
these are the things too often gone unsaid
these are the things keep you better off than dead
these are the things that keep running through your head
waa oooo
these are the things too often gone unsaid
who am i and who are you
except a couple of people
with nothing else to do
but follow vain obsessions
making gestures towards the truth
while trying to ignore it
when it's convenient to
the symbols we believe in
sometimes turn inside out
reshaping each dimension
we're so sure about
dreams get so frustrated
fantasies turn pranks
a simple ounce of common sense
is money in the bank
Happy Guywell it's an open road
and it's full of life
stretching on and on
but it stops somewhere
because time keeps ticking away
time keeps on ticking away
let me tell you about a boy
an average spud
he was twice in love
with two very different girls
knowing life is short
he told them both the truth
but they already knew
hey
now he's a happy guy
well it's a random turn
on a game show wheel
unpredictable
but it stops somewhere
because time keeps ticking away
time keeps on ticking away
let me tall you about a man
a tragic case
love kicked in his face
he shriveled up and died
from a broken heart
reincarnated as a work of art
he's got a brand new start
hey
now he's a happy guy
Don't Be Cruelyou know i can be found sitting home all alone
if you can't come around at least please telephone
don't be cruel to a heart that's true
well baby, if i made you mad something that i might have said
please just forget the past the future looks bright ahead
don't be cruel to a heart that's true
well i don't want no other lover
baby it's just you i'm dreaming of
don't be cruel to a heart that's true
ah let's go to a preacher and let us say i do
then you'll know you have me and i'll know i got you
don't be cruel to a heart that's true
well i don't need no other lover
baby it's just you i'm dreaming of
don't be cruel to a heart that's true
well i don't want no other lover
baby it's just you i'm dreaming of
The Shadowdr jekyll
and mr hyde
a real nice guy with a n-n-n-n-nasty side
in trouble
he tried to hide from himself
good gawd
sad man
couldn't face up to the yin and the yang
everybody
all of us got a shadow
who knows what lurks in the hearts of men
the shadow knows
we become what we do not what we pretend
between the intention and the expression
between the emotion and the response
falls the shadow
sometimes i fail to follow through
on things that i want to do
and other times i find myself doing the very things i hate
reverend jimmy
and tammy belle
big time pumpers with a story to sell
wait a minute
their finger's pointin' at you
pay attention
listen up
don't try to deny it or cover it up
everybody
all of us got a shadow
I'd Cry If You Diedhell is where you put me
and hell is where you're going to
until the next life
i say this twisted prayer for you
may the torment you put out
come back around twice multiplied
even though you let me go
i have to let you know
i'd cry if you died
the past is where you see me
the past is what will bring you down
destiny a moon eclipsed
in the shadows all is darkness now
may the evil in your heart
be your one and only friend for life
you pretend i don't exist
i've got to let you know
i'd cry if you died
somewhere special
voices form words
and the words have meaning
so i reach out for someone new
and i wonder
will it ever be alright
(then i hear your secret radio
signaling that its time to go)
hell is where you put me
and hell is where we'll meet again
i will be waiting
to repeat a scene that never ends
molten pools of mockery
reflect a million sleepless nights
even though you acted low
i've got to let you know
i'd cry if you died
Agitatedi grew up in a typical way
so i keep trying to unwind
but i'm agitated agitated
in this place so full of hate
i keep trying to unwind
you might think it's pretty obvious
so tell me what i say hey
i was born in the typical way
so i keep trying to go back
'cause i'm agitated agitated
in this life so full of pain
i keep trying to go back
you might think it's pretty infantile
so tell me what i know hey
day and night forever trading places
good and evil sleeping side by side
in this world full of plenty of stuff
you'd think there'd be enough love to go around
hey
i was picked in a random way
to be a singing dancing fool
and i'm agitated agitated
in this place going less than great
i'm just a singing dancing fool
if you don't like what i keep talking about
then tell me what i say hey
i'm agitated
if you think you got it all worked out
then tell me what i know ho
i'm agitated
well tell me what i say
do the mashed potatoes
well tell me what i say
i'm feeling amputated
educated
i'm agitated
Man Turned Inside Outif you ever had a clue
you never acted like you knew
when you took away the reasons
and you chopped my heart in two
once you start to doubt
when you don't know what it's about
it's time to read the warning signs
of a man turned inside out
for a guy needs a good reason
something to prod him on
when you chopped me up like liver
it all started going wrong
so i bought a fiberglass helmet
some goggles to match
i'm a human bullet baby
and you haven't seen the last
of a man turned inside out
i'm a man turned inside out
so i got myself a position
and i'm working my way up
took a three way lucky number
now i'm heading for the top
Sexi Luvremember luv
sexi luv
it's a breath of fresh air
on a day when the sun isn't shining
it's like a rose that grows
through the concrete in the middle of a parking deck
remember luv
it's all around you
so let your sexi feelings show
remember luv
it's all around you
so let your sexi feelings grow
luv
sexi luv
a smile as wide as a semi
burning bright as the lights on a highway
it's the city that would never sleep
where i wander like a tourist with my camera in hand
Blow Uplet's go!
when i see you
i want to holler
you make me steamy
under the coller
you you know you're my
sweet hot chihuahua
if i can't have you
i'm gonna blow up
said blow up
i said blow up
hot chihuahua
yeah that's right
why don't you treat me to
your secret flavors
i can reciprocate with
some special favors
you're such a hazard but
you are my pleasure
don't get me balled up or
i'm gonna blow up
go get 'em!
i'm gonna get blowed up