Life During Wartime

life  during  wartime  (alternate  version)  -  talking  heads

  heard  of  a  van  that

  is  loaded  with  weapons

  packed  up  and  ready  to  go

    heard  of  some  gravesides,

  out  by  the  highway

    a  place  where  nobody  knows

    the  sound  of  gunfire  off  in  the  distance

    i'm  getting  used  to  it  now

    lived  on  brownstone,

  lived  in  the  ghetto

    i've  lived  all  over  this  town

    this  ain't  no  party,

  this  ain't  no  disco

  this  ain't  no  fooling  around

    no  time  for  dancing  or  lovey  dovey

    i  ain't  got  time  for  that  now

    transmit  the  message  to  the  receiver

    hope  for  an  answer  some  day

    i  got  three  passports,

  couple  of  visas

  you  don't  even  know  my  real  name

    high  on  a  hillside,

  the  trucks  are  loading

  everything's  ready  to  roll

    i  sleep  in  the  daytime,

  i  work  in  the  nighttime

    i  might  not  ever  get  home

    this  ain't  no  party,

  this  ain't  no  disco

  this  ain't  no  fooling  around

    this  ain't  no  mudd  club,  or  c.b.g.b.

    i  ain't  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  see  you  up  there

    i  got  some  groceries,

  some  peanut  butter

  to  last  a  couple  of  days

    but  i  ain't  got  no  speakers,

  ain't  got  no  headphones

  ain't  got  no  records  to  play

    why  stay  in  college?

  why  go  to  night  school?

  gonna  be  different  this  time?

    can't  write  a  letter,

  can't  send  no  postcard

  i  ain't  got  no  time  for  that  now

  trouble  in  transit,

    got  through  the  roadblock

    we  blended  in  with  the  crowd

    we  got  computers,

    we're  tapping  phone  lines

    i  know  that  all  ain't  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  don't  know  what  i  look  like

    you  make  me  shiver,  i  feel  so  tender

  we  make  a  pretty  good  team

    don't  get  exhausted,

  i'll  do  some  driving

  you  ought  to  get  you  some  sleep

    burned  all  my  notebooks,

    what  good  are  notebooks?

    they  won't  help  me  survive

    my  chest  is  aching,  burns  like  a  furnace

    the  burning  keeps  me  alive

    get  your  instructions,  follow  directions

    then  you  should  change  your  address

    maybe  tomorrow,  maybe  the  next  day

    whatever  you  think  is  best

    try  to  stay  healthy,  physical  fitness

    don't  wanna  catch  no  disease

    try  to  be  careful,

  don't  take  no  chances

    you  better  watch  what  you  say