The Rhythm of Youth

It makes you wonder just who they really are
They say money is no object and we've got a car
They kidnapped tony where did they go
They went to get it done before he got too old
They're incognito, they're into fame
They think they know it all you know their family's to blame
Isn't it funny, isn't it sad
You come up empty thinking bout the good times that you had
But:
I like, when they talk really loud trying to tell you what they know
I like, when it blows real hard and it doesn't even show

They say: it's plain to see, life is not a mystery to me
I say: that's plain as day i hope you've got yours right anyway
They say: it's plain to see, life is not a mystery to me
I say: that's plain as day i hope you've got yours right anyway

It makes you wonder 'bout the things they say
We are never gonna leave, we are never gonna stay
They talk for nothing, they talk for free
They talk behind your back and to you're face they're really sweet
Check out the language, check out the clothes
Their mother buys them shoes 'n where she get's them no-one knows
They go to parties to steal the show
By talking really loud 'n try to tell you what they know
But:
I like, when they talk really loud trying to tell you what they know
I like, when it blows real hard and it doesn't even show

They say: it's plain to see, life is not a mystery to me
I say: that's plain as day i hope you've got yours right anyway
They say: it's plain to see, life is not a mystery to me
I say: that's plain as day i hope you've got yours right anyway

I like when they talk really loud trying to tell you what they know
Say, i like when it blows real hard and it doesn't even show
Say, i like when they haven't seen a thing and try to tell you where to go
Say, i like when they talk really loud trying to tell you what they know

What do they really know?

Imagine yourself on the verge of committing
An act that you've always found silly or strange
Imagine yourself on the edge of discovering
Lately things have not been going your way

Communication is hard to establish
When things like a state of mind get in the way
People don't eat they just think what you feed them now
The horse with the blinders eating the hay

Silently watching yourself in the mirror
Wondering if somebody else is to blame
Could it be somebody's in on your destiny
Lately things have trouble looking the same

Could it be somebody else has the answer
Could it be somebody's pulling my strings
Say, that is quite a nice dress that you're wearing now
Jump into another ring

Can you imagine what we put up with now
Generals and morons say we are still as proud
We coin the phrases like we must win or die,
It's all so confusing today, hello goodbye

Don't forget that the great ones remember and
please, don't forget that we're nearing December and

Isn't it funny, the way it's connected
The print on your shirt and the one on the wall
Imagine if everyone had the same haircut
Wouldn't it be funny running it all?

Communication is hard to maintain
When the clothes that you're wearing are hurting my eyes
Things like improvement don't come overnight, boy
But, at least you could try

Can you imagine what we put up with now
Generals and morons say we are still as proud
We coin the phrases like we must win or die,
It's all too confusing for me, hello goodbye

Don't forget that the great ones remember and
Please, don't forget that we're nearing December and
Please, don't forget that the great ones remember and
Please, don't forget where you were toward December.
Please, don't forget that the great ones remember and
Please, don't forget that we're nearing December and
Please, don't forget where you were toward December.

They got the red book, they got the new look
All the little people that are living in China
They got the answers to all the questions
All the little people that are living in China
The solution is revolution
For all of the little people that are living in China
They got ping pong egg foo yung
For all the little people that are living in China
What would Chairman Mao say, if he knew what they're doing to his wife today
What did China do? She ordered out for submarines instead of chinese food
China fields of rice, modern man no longer evil he's a paradise
What did the Chairman want?
A great big wall they could all watch orientals on
They got the red book, they got the new look
The little people that are living in China
They got the answers to all the questions
The little people that are living in China
The solution is revolution
For all the little people that are living in China
They got ping pong egg foo yung
All the little people that are living in China
What would chairman mao say
If he knew what his people think of him today
Revolution is out of hand
The gang of four, trying to make it as a western band
China, what do you need
You've got everything from your scruffy head to dirty feet
China you want to dance
You're wearing makeup and listening to Adam and the Ants
They got the new look, They got the red book,
All the little people that are living in China
They got the answers to all the questions
All the little people that are living in China
The solution is revolution
For all the little people that are living in China
They got ping pong egg foo yung
The little people that are living in China
The solution is revolution
They got the answers to all the questions
All the little people that are living in China
China, living in China
China, living in China
China, living in China

Cocoricci, De Tango Des Voleurs cocoricci, the thieves' tango
nous sommes en haut we are high
nous sommes en bas we are low
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
nous sommes les uns we are the ones
nous sommes les autres we are the others
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
nous sommes en haut we are high
nous sommes en bas we are low
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go

la il m'a dit he tells me
cheri je t'aime dear i love you
as tu une voiture? do you have a car?
non merci je conduis pas no thanks i don't drive
mais mon pere en a plus d'une but my father has more than one
c'est tres simple dit-il it's very simple he tells me
avec un tres assure with assurance
on est pirate ou on ne l'est pas one is a pirate or one isn't
this is the only way this is the only way

et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
nous sommes capables we are capable
nous sommes tres forts we are very strong
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go
nous sommes les uns we are the ones
nous sommes les autres we are the others
et c'est comme ca que vont les choses and that's the way things go

I know the feeling I can see it in the mirror
It knows that I'm receptive and it knows that I am here
It's always quite confusing when I try to leave it home
I'll be walking going somewhere and I feel I'm not alone
It is with me in the morning it is with me late at night
It's always confidential and it knows I'm always right
I can hide it in believing what I'm doing is not a game
But the feeling keeps me feeling that it's with me just the same

If something in the world seems right then it is what I know
This is where I want to be, so this is where I go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security

I put on my coat and omit my hat
Get a grip on my umbrella I'm not looking back
Everybody's different but we're all quite the same
And the feeling comprehensive and the feeling in the range
It is with me in the morning it is with me late at night
It is always quite supportive and it knows I'm always right
I can hide it in believing what I'm doing is not a game
But the feeling keeps me feeling that it's with me just the same

and if something in the world seems right then it is what I know
and this is where I want to be then this is where I go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security

I know the feeling I can tell you when it's there
It's crawling up my socks and it's running through my hair
It's always quite confusing when I try to leave it home
I'll be walking going nowhere and I'll feel I'm not alone
It is with me in the morning it is with me late at night
It is always confidential and it knows I'm always right
The feelings there to tell me what I'm doing is not a game
and the feeling keeps me feeling that it likes it just the same
and something in the world seems right and this is what I know
and if this is where I want to be then this is where I'll go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security
It's just something they told me
They said that everything in the world is right and this is what I know
and this is all I want to be so this is where I go
Everybody feels better look outside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security-t-t
Everything in the world is right and this is who I know
and this is where I want to be so this is where I go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security-t-t

Isn't it strange
Or isn't it just like me
To change again

I live in a fire
Or isn't it just like me
The final hour

I come from outer space at least I think I do
I need a change of pace that's why I walk with you
It's a change up-left-one-two
In outer space
I've had a change of heart I'm tired of being the best
I need another part to make an educated guess
and help me pass the test
In outer space
In outer space
In outer space
I come from outer space at least I think I do
I need another face I need one just like you
It's a change up-left-one-two
In outer space
In outer space
In outer space
The space
outer space
The space
In outer space

ssss-aaaa-ffff-eeee-tttt-yyyy
Safety-dance!

Ah we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to, a place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind,
And we can dance

We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to a place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
And we can dance.

Dancez!

Ah we can go when we want to the night is young and so am i
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
And surprise 'em with the victory cry

I say we can act if want to if we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And i can act like an imbecile
I say we can dance, we can dance everything out control
We can dance, we can dance we're doing it wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance everybody takin' the chance
Safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Ah yes the safety dance

Ssss-aaaa-ffff-eeee-tttt-yyyy
Safety-dance

We can dance if we want to, we've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything'll work out right
I say, we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're are no friends of mine
I say we can dance, we can dance everything out of control
We can dance, we can dance we're doing it wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance everybody's takin' the chance
Oh well the safety dance
Ah yes the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh well the safety dance
Oh yes the safety dance
Oh the safety dance yeah
Oh it's the safety dance
It's the safety dance
Well it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance
Oh it's the safety dance

There are things I will never remember
And there are things I will never forget
There are things I will cherish forever
And there are things I will always regret

Well I think that I'm in Scotland
and I'm walking through a forest in the rain
And I wonder if I'll fall in love again

We can never remember the things we always forget

There are things you can buy in a drugstore
There are things you can hang on your wall
There are things you can read in the paper
There are things that do nothing at all

Well I think that I'm in Scotland
and I'm walking through a forest in the rain
And I wonder if I'll fall in love again

We can never remember the things we always forget
Things like polyester pants and shoes don't make it easy to remember
Was it here or yesterday, or wasn't it the 14th of November

Well I think that I'm in Scotland
and I'm walking through a forest in the rain
And I wonder if I'll fall in love again

We can never remember the things we always forget
Well, I think that I'm invincible but when I think about it once again
I ask myself "Is this the way things end?"

We can always remember the things we never forget

I know the feeling i can see it in the mirror
It knows that i'm receptive and it knows that i am here
It's always quite confusing when i try to leave it home
I'll be walking going somewhere and i feel i'm not alone
It is with me in the morning it is with me late at night
It's always confidential and it knows i'm always right
I can hide it in believing what i'm doing is not a game
But the feeling keeps me feeling that it's with me just the same

If something in the world seems right then it is what i know
This is where i want to be, so this is where i go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security

I put on my coat and omit my hat
Get a grip on my umbrella i'm not looking back
Everybody's different but we're all quite the same
And the feeling comprehensive and the feeling in the range
It is with me in the morning it is with me late at night
It is always quite supportive and it knows i'm always right
I can hide it in believing what i'm doing is not a game
But the feeling keeps me feeling that it's with me just the same

And if something in the world seems right then it is what i know
And this is where i want to be then this is where i go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security

I know the feeling i can tell you when it's there
It's crawling up my socks and it's running through my hair
It's always quite confusing when i try to leave it home
I'll be walking going nowhere and i'll feel i'm not alone
It is with me in the morning it is with me late at night
It is always confidential and it knows i'm always right
The feelings there to tell me what i'm doing is not a game
And the feeling keeps me feeling that it likes it just the same
And something in the world seems right and this is what i know
And if this is where i want to be then this is where i'll go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security
It's just something they told me
They said that everything in the world is right and this is what i know
And this is all i want to be so this is where i go
Everybody feels better look outside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security-t-t
Everything in the world is right and this is who i know
And this is where i want to be so this is where i go
Everybody feels better look inside and see a radio, a radio
Everybody feels better with security-t-t