Lyric Geekiness

To pass the time, I offer you these AMAZING lyrics by Mr. Michael and Mr. Ridgeley. Holy crap. I used to know all the words to every song on this album! 

WHAM! BAM!
I AM! A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB,
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT.
DO! YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT, JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!

You got soul....
You got soul....
I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down.
I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down.

Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet "down on the line"

I said, I - DON'T - NEED - YOU
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?

HEY!

HEY - JERK - YOU - WORK
This boy's got better things to do

Hell,
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt,
I choose, to cruise.
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife,
I've found my groove and I just can't lose.

A.1. style from head to toe,
Cool cat flash gonna let you know,
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy,
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!

Chorus
Party nights, and neon lights,
We hit the floors, we hit the heights.
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls.
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot-damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!

One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!

Repeat Chorus

IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!

Now reach up high and touch your soul,
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal.
It's gonna break your mama's heart, (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart, (too bad)
But you'll throw the dice and take my advice,
Because I know that you're smart.
Can you dig this thing? - YEAH!
Are you gonna get down? - YEAH!
Say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Bam! - BAM!

Chorus x 3

Do you want to work? - NO
Are you gonna have fun? - YEAH
Do you want to be a jerk? - NO
Are you gonna stay young? - YEAH

Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Bam! - BAM!
Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Wham, Bam! - WHAM! BAM!

Can you dig this thing?
Are you gonna get down?
Said one, two, three, rap, c'mon everybody,
DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!

ENJOY WHAT YOU DO x 8

Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Bam! - BAM!
Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Wham, Bam! - WHAM! BAM!

ENJOY WHAT YOU DO x 12

Wouldn't it be good
if you could stay
But I know you can't
and I
know you wouldn't anyway

Wouldn't it be good
if you could stay
But I know you can't
and I
know you wouldn't anyway

Oh I know you have to go
Yes I know you have to go
But why won't you take me with you?

Oh I will wait
as long as it
will take me to
get back to you
I will wait
as long as it
will take me to
get back to you

Back
to you

[repeat]

Back
Oh back
Oh back
To you (to you)
To you (to you)

king saul fell on his sword when it all went wrong,
and joseph's brothers sold him down the river for a song,
and sonny liston rubbed some tiger balm into his glove.
some things you do for money and some you do for love love love.

raskolnikov felt sick but he couldn't say why
when he saw his face reflected in his victim's twinkling eye.
some things you'll do for money and some you'll do for fun,
but the things you do for love are going to come back to you one by one.

love love is going to lead you by the hand
into a white and soundless place.
now we see things as in a mirror dimly.
then we shall see each other face to face.

and way out in seattle young kurt cobain
snuck out to the greenhouse, put a bullet in his brain.
snakes in the grass beneath our feet, rain in the clouds above,
some moments last forever, but some flare up with love love love.


(I've been listening to this one a lot lately, as it was given to me on a mix, so it's got double the meaning for me)

This is a really simple, really good song.


Sail the seas from north to south
Sail your ship into my house
Hate the work, like the pay
9-to-5 my life away

Everything I thought was true
Fell apart when I met you
Hit the deck, walk the plank
Till you tempt the hand of fate

Sail the world,
would you be my girl?
Swallow the Sea,
could you fall for me?

Sail the world,
would you be my girl?
Swallow the Sea,
could you fall for me?

As the sun fell from the sky
There we said our last goodbyes
Hoist the sale, cut the line
I could wait till the end of time

Sail the world,
would you be my girl?
Swallow the Sea,
could you fall for me?

Sail the world,
would you be my girl?
Swallow the Sea,
could you fall for me?

Excuse me for this
I just want a kiss
I just want to know what it feels like to touch
Something so pure
Something I'm so sure of
What it feels like to stand outside your door
I'm unworthy
I can see you're above me
But I can be lovely given the chance

Don't move
I want to remember you just like this
Don't move
It's only a breath or two between our lips

I know why you left
I can't blame you myself
Must be hard living with ghosts and such an empty shell
I tried to warn you
I've been a mess since you've known me
I can't promise forever
But I'm working on it
If I can't hold you
Can I give you a kiss
Can I have a kiss

I see that you're torn
I've got some scars of my own
Seems I want what I know is gonna leave me hungry

Don't move
I need to remember you just like this

I know why you left
I can't blame you myself
Must be hard living with ghosts and such an empty shell
I tried to warn you
I've been a mess since you've known me
I can't promise forever
But I'm working on it
If I can't hold you
Can I give you a kiss
Can I

All I have
All I can give to you I will
Just promise this
If I can't have forever
Can I have a kiss

I know why you left
I can't blame you myself
Must be hard living with ghosts and such an empty shell
I tried to warn you
I've been a mess since you've known me
I can't promise forever
But I'm working on it
If I can't hold you
Can I give you a kiss
Can I give you a kiss
Can I, can I
Can I have a kiss

(From My December, 2007)

There's a nail in the door
And there's glass on the lawn
Tacks on the floor
And the TV is on
And I always sleep with my guns when you're gone

There's a blade by the bed
And a phone in my hand
A dog on the floor
And some cash on the nightstand
When I'm all alone the dreaming stops
And I just can't stand

What should I do I'm just a little baby
What if the lights go out
And maybe and then the wind just starts to moan
Outside the door he followed me home

So goodnight moon
I want the sun
If it's not here soon
I might be done
No it won't be too soon 'til I say goodnight moon

There's a shark in the pool
And a witch in the tree
A crazy old neighbor and he's been watching me
And there's footsteps loud and strong coming down the hall
Something's under the bed
Now it's out in the hedge
There's a big black crow sitting on my window ledge
And I hear something scratching through the wall

What should I do I'm just a little baby
What if the lights go out
And maybe I just hate to be all alone
Outside the door he followed me home
So goodnight moon
I want the sun
If it's not here soon
I might be done
No it won't be too soon 'til I say goodnight moon

Well you're up so high
How can you save me
When the dark comes here
Tonight to take me up
To my front walk
And into bed where it kisses my face
And eats my head

What should I do I'm just a little baby
What if the lights go out
And maybe I just hate to be all alone
Outside the door he followed me home
So goodnight moon
I want the sun
If it's not here soon
I might be done
No it won't be too soon 'til I say goodnight moon

Bet you never had a million years
Of time here on your hands
Bet you never known just what to do
And made the final plans
It says right here you've never won
And nowhere that you've tried
Then goes on to say you've never stuck
To anything you like

From falling down
Hey falling on your hands
Take yourself up and away from where you land

Bet you wish you lost the list of names
Of all your high school friends
The scene you want to disappear
Goes on and never ends

From falling down
Hey falling on your hands
Take yourself up and away from where you land

Bet you want to close your eyes and go
When they make those demands
The job you wish you never had
Right now is on your hands

From falling down
Hey falling on your hands
Take yourself up and away from where you land

I tried in vain to drive myself insane
I talk to myself but I don't listen
I found out what I was missing
I miss talking in the dark
Without you, I'm not conversational
Without the sense of the occasional
Without you, I miss talking in the dark
When the barking and the biting is through
We can talk like we're in love or talk like we're above it
We can talk and talk until we talk ourselves out of it

I look for the news, somebody to abuse
I look at myself but it's so chancy
I see things that I don't fancy

I miss talking in the dark
Without you, I'm not conversational
Without the sense of the occasional
Without you, I miss talking in the dark
Without you, I miss talking in the dark

the last of the repercussions died off real slow
and the sky was still
and the cold sun sank down beneath the snow
I hung by my hand from the tree outside
and I looked at the whole wide world.

when the voices came quietly.
I shut them down.
when a tricky young southerly wind
came at me with its high whistling sound.
I turned around to face it
with real arrogance burning inside.
and I drank in the whole wide world

I don't want to fall in love
I don't want to see the stars up above in the sky
I just wanna catch your eye
I don't want to be wined and dined
I just want to bump and grind with you here tonight
Because you move so right

And we Dance (Dance)
And we move a little closer
Dance (Dance)
Oh yeah with that triple motion
Dance (Dance)
And we move a little closer
Touch a little tighter
Eyes a little brighter

Because it's not love
But it's still a feeling
No it's not love
But my body's reeling
To move closer next to you

I don't want to hold your hand
I don't want to go walking in the sand every day
So won't you come out to play
And I don't care what people say
I don't care what your friends will think anyhow
'cos you've got me here right now.

And we Dance (Dance)
And we move a little closer
Dance (Dance)
Oh yeah with that triple motion
Dance (Dance)
And we move a little closer
Touch a little tighter
Eyes a little brighter

Because it's not love
But it's still a feeling
No it's not love
But my body's reeling
To move closer next to you
To move closer next to you
To move closer next to you
To move closer next to you
To move closer next to you