Middle Of The RoadIn the middle of the road, Is trying to find me. I'm standing in the middle of life with my pains behind me. But, I got a smile For everyone I meet. Long as you don't try dragging my bay, Or dropping a bomb on the street. Come on baby, Get in the road. Come on now, In the middle of the road, yeah. In the middle of the road, You see the darnest things. Like fat cats driving around in jeeps through the city, Wearing big diamond rings and silk suits. Past corrugated tin shacks holed up with kids and Man I don't mean a Hampstead nursery. But when you own a big chunk of the bloody third world, The babies just come with the scenery. Come on baby, Get in the road. Come on now, In the middle of the road, yeah. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. In the middle of the road, Is my private cul de sac. I can't get from the cab to the curb, Without some little jerk on my back, Don't harass me kid, Can't you tell I'm going home, I'm tired as hell, I'm not the cat I used to be, I've got a kid, I'm thirty-three baby. Get in the road. Come on now, In the middle of the road. Pretenders Index Back On The Chain GangI found a picture of you. Oh, what hijacked my world at night. To a place in the past, We've been cast out of. Oh, now we're back in the fight. We're back on the train yeah, Oh, back on the chain gang. Circumstance beyond our control, Oh, the phone, the TV and the News of the World. Got in my house like a pigeon from hell. Oh, threw sand in our eyes descending like flies. Oh, put as back on the train yeah, Oh, Back on the chain gang. The powers that be, Force us to live like we do. Bring me to my knees, When I see what they've done to you. When I die as I stand here today, Knowing that deep in my heart, They'll fall to ruin one day, For making us part. I found a picture of you. Those were the happiest days of my life. Like a break in the battle was your part Oh, in the wretched life of a lonely heart. Now we're back on the train, Oh, back on the chain gang. Pretenders Index Time The AvengerNobody's perfect, Not even a perfect stranger. Oh, but what a gal, She was such a perfect stranger. And you're the best in your field, In your office, With your girls, desk and leather chair. Thought that time was on your side, Not, it's time the avenger. Nobody is permanent, Everything is on loan here. Even your wife and kids, Could be gone next year. And with what you have left, You'll be forever, under pressure to support her. And a lover who looks strangely, Like time the avenger. Time, time hear the bells chime. Over the harbor in the city, Time, one more vodka and lime, To help paralyze that little Tick, tick tick tick ... Nobody's perfect, Not even a perfect gent. When you properly took the A train, I wonder where your manners were. You were standing at the station, In your briefcase was your aftershave and underwear. Can you hear the whistle blow, Sounds like time the avenger. Time, time hear the bells chime. Over the harbor in the city. Time kill another bottle of wine, To help paralyze that little Tick, tick tick tick ... Pretenders Index Watching The ClothesOh, Saturday night, Mmm, everyone's having fun. I'm at the laundromat, Trying to get my washing done. Like I've done before, Time and time again. Watching the clothes go 'round, Another week sees its end. Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Oh, I've been working hard, Mmm, trying to make some money. Would you like sour cream, On your potato, honey. I've been kissing ass, Trying to keep clean. Serving the middle class, Yeah, it's a clean routine. Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round The dirty whites, Mmm, getting whiter. The dirty colors, Getting brighter. The dirty delicates, Do the final rinse. There goes my Saturday night, I go without a fight. Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Watching the clothes go 'round Pretenders Index Show MeShow me the meaning of the word. Show me the meaning of the word. Cuz I've heard so much about it. They say you can't live without it. Welcome to the human race, With its war, diseases and brutality. You with your innocence and grace. Restore some pride and dignity to our world in decline. Welcome to the special place, And our heart of stone that is cold and grey. You with your angel face, Keep the despair at bay, and send it away. Show me the meaning of the word. Show me the meaning of the word. Cuz I've heard so much about it. I don't want to live without it. Oh, I want love, I want love. I want love. Welcome here from outer space, The Milky Way's still in your eyes. You find yourself a hopeless case, One who is seeking perfection on Earth, some kind of rebirth. Show me the meaning of the word. Show me the meaning of the word. Cuz I've heard so much about it. Don't make me live without it. Oh, love. I want love. I want Love. Pretenders Index ThumbelinaHush little baby don't you cry When we get to Tucson you'll see why We left the snowstorms and the thunder and rain For the desert sun we're gonna be born again What's important In this world A little boy a little girl Hush little darling go to sleep Look out the window and count the sheep That dot the hillsides In the fields of wheat Across America as we cross America What's important here today The broken line on the highway All the love in the world for you, girl Thumbelina, in a great, big scary world All the love in the world for you, girl Take my hand, and we'll make it through this world Hush little baby my poor little thing You've been shuffled about like a pawned wedding ring It must seem strange love was here then gone And the Oklahoma sunrise becomes the Amarillo dawn What's important In this life Ask the man who's lost his wife Pretenders Index My City Was GoneI went back to Ohio But my city was gone There was no train station There was no downtown Southtown it had disappeared All my favorite places My city had been pulled down Reduced to parking spaces Ay! Oh! Where did you go, Ohio? I went back to Ohio But my family was gone I stood on the back porch There was nobody home I was stunned and amazed My childhood memories Saw this world past Like the wind thorugh the trees Ay! Oh! Where did you go, Ohio? I went back to Ohio But my pretty countryside Had been paved down the middle By a government that had no pride The farms of Ohio had been replaced by shopping malls And Muzak filled the air From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls Said Ay! Oh! Where did you go, Ohio? Pretenders Index Thin Line Between Love And HateIt's a thin line between love and hate It's a thin line between love and hate It's five o'clock in the morning And you're just getting in You knock on the front door And a voice sweet and low says "Who is it ?" She opens up the door and lets you in Never once asks where have you been She says "are you hungry ? Did you eat yet ? Let me hang up your coat Pass me your hat" All the time she's smiling Never once raises her voice It's five o'clock in the morning You don't give it a second thought It's a thin line between love and hate It's a thin line between love and hate The sweetest woman in the world Could be the meanest woman in the world If you make her that way You keep hurting her She'll keep being quiet She might be holding something inside That'll really, really hurt you one day I see her in the hospital Bandaged from foot to head In a state of shock Just that much from being dead You couldn't believe the girl Would do something like this' ha You didn't think the girl had the nerve But here you are I guess action speaks louder than words It's a thin line between love and hate It's a thin line between love and hate Pretenders Index I Hurt YouI've been crying, like a woman. Cuz I'm mad, mad, mad like a man. You've been in the SS, in '43 You would have been kicked out, for cruelty. I hurt you, Cuz you hurt me. So I hurt you, Cuz you hurt me. I've been wondering, About your dependency. Your idea of defiance, Is a modern day mystery. Your arms and chest are cold, When your back is on fire. And the only time you've come clean, Is when you're talking to your buyer. I hurt you, Cuz you hurt me. So I hurt you, Cuz you hurt me. Forget our philosophies, We admired when we were young. And our popular points of view, Can't mean much. Nothing, or something, or anything. If we can't say I love you. Happy Birthday darling, Thank you for the schooling. Your correction mistress warned me Man she wasn't foolin'. Never trust a user with your television overnight. Don't try to paint your masterpiece under artificial light. I hurt you, Cuz you hurt me. So I hurt you, Cuz you hurt me. Pretenders Index 2000 MilesHe's gone, 2000 miles, Is very far. The snows falling down. It's colder day by day. I miss you. The children were singing, He'll be back at Christmas time. And these frozen and silent nights, Sometimes in a dream, You appear. Outside under the purple sky, Diamonds in the snow, Sparkle. Our hearts were singing, It felt like Christmas time. 2000 miles, Is very far through the snow I'll think of you Wherever you go. He's gone, 2000 miles, Is very far. The snows falling down, It's colder day by day. I miss you. I can hear people singing, It must be Christmas time. I hear people singing, It must be Christmas time. Pretenders Index |
