Talking Heads - Life During Wartime текст песни

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,

Packed up and ready to go

Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,

A place where nobody knows

The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,

Im getting used to it now

Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,

Ive lived all over this town

This aint no party, this aint no disco,

This aint no fooling around

No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,

I aint got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver,

Hope for an answer some day

I got three passports, a couple of visas,

You dont even know my real name

High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,

Everythings ready to roll

I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,

I might not ever get home

This aint no party, this aint no disco,

This aint no fooling around

This aint no mudd club, or c. b. g. b.,

I aint got time for that now

Heard about houston? heard about detroit?

Heard about pittsburgh, p. a.?

You oughta know not to stand by the window

Somebody might see you up there

I got some groceries, some peant butter,

To last a couple of days

But I aint got no speakers, aint got no

Heaphones, aint got no records to play

Why stay in college? why go to night school?

Gonna be different this time

Cant write a letter, cant send a postcard,

I cant write nothing at all

This aint no party, this aint no disco,

This aint no fooling around

Id like to kiss you, Id love you hold you

I aint got no time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,

We blended with the crowd

We got computer, were tapping pohne lines,

I know that aint 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 dont know what I look like!

You make me shiver, I feel so tender,

We make a pretty good team

Dont get exhausted, Ill do some driving,

You ought to get some sleep

Get you instructions, follow directions,

Then you should change your address

Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,

Whatever you think is best

Burned all my notebooks, what good are

Notebooks? they wont help me survive

My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,

The burning keeps me alive

Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,

Dont want to catch no disease

Try to be careful, dont take no chances,

You better watch what you say