Boomtown Rats Lyrics
Tonic for the Troops
(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
Are you really going out with Adolf?
I never loved Eva Braun (oh no?)
No, a thousand people say I di...
(Watch Out for) the Normal People She keeps her lover on ice, She keeps a fire in the grate, He's got a movement in his cellar, He's a...
Blind Date On blind dates You meet in corners, You take a jump into the unknown They're classified, they're top...
Can't Stop Can't stop And face the facts I'm high strung and I can't relax. Tune me down cause I'm feeling shar...
Don't Believe What You Read As soon as I wake up every day, I look at the papers to see what they say, I know most what I read w...
How Do You Do? I gotta listen to you I gotta hear about the things I should or shouldn't do all about the deals I b...
Like Clockwork I'm not disconnected I'm not unaware I'm in one place at one time I'm neither here nor there I'm hoo...
Living in an Island Night fell fast, like it did in the past when the phone rang Twice and a voice said "I think I'...
Lying Again Here they go, lying again beating everybody at their favourite game but in the end nobody wins no ...
Me and Howard Hughes Hand me down a strong panacea, One that's guaranteed to make me feel like Hercules, There's flies ev...
Rat Trap There was a... lot of rocking going on that night, Cruising time for the young bright lights, Just d...
Rat Trap Chords and Tabs
She's So Modern La-la-la-la She's so 20th century She's so 1970's She knows the right things to say She's got the ri...
So Strange I was bleeding before I saw the blood I was screaming but I soon woke up on that night on that night...
(Watch Out for) the Normal People She keeps her lover on ice, She keeps a fire in the grate, He's got a movement in his cellar, He's a...
Blind Date On blind dates You meet in corners, You take a jump into the unknown They're classified, they're top...
Can't Stop Can't stop And face the facts I'm high strung and I can't relax. Tune me down cause I'm feeling shar...
Don't Believe What You Read As soon as I wake up every day, I look at the papers to see what they say, I know most what I read w...
How Do You Do? I gotta listen to you I gotta hear about the things I should or shouldn't do all about the deals I b...
Like Clockwork I'm not disconnected I'm not unaware I'm in one place at one time I'm neither here nor there I'm hoo...
Living in an Island Night fell fast, like it did in the past when the phone rang Twice and a voice said "I think I'...
Lying Again Here they go, lying again beating everybody at their favourite game but in the end nobody wins no ...
Me and Howard Hughes Hand me down a strong panacea, One that's guaranteed to make me feel like Hercules, There's flies ev...
Rat Trap There was a... lot of rocking going on that night, Cruising time for the young bright lights, Just d...
Rat Trap Chords and Tabs
She's So Modern La-la-la-la She's so 20th century She's so 1970's She knows the right things to say She's got the ri...
So Strange I was bleeding before I saw the blood I was screaming but I soon woke up on that night on that night...
In The Long Grass
Dave
Dave'd called me up yesterday
Everything he loved had moved away
I felt despair come crawling throug...
Drag Me Down Drag me down in colors pink and gold (Like a ship that's going under.. Bring me home in rain and th...
Tonight Oh, I don't wanna have to take your arm But I will, said I will Don't wanna have to damage anyone Bu...
Drag Me Down Drag me down in colors pink and gold (Like a ship that's going under.. Bring me home in rain and th...
Tonight Oh, I don't wanna have to take your arm But I will, said I will Don't wanna have to damage anyone Bu...
Best Of The Boomtown Rats
Banana Republic
Chorus:
Banana Republic
Septic Isle
Screaming in the Suffering sea
It sounds like crying (crying, cr...
Diamond Smiles "Traffic's wild tonight" Diamond smiles her cocktail smile. Tonight she's in heavy disquis...
Diamond Smiles Chords and Tabs
I Can Make It If You Can Somewhere a screen door slammed Somewhere, someplace, somebody's killing a man Down the road I'm tol...
I Don't Like Mondays The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobody’s gonna go to school today S...
I Don't Like Mondays Chords and Tabs
Joey's on the Street Again Sooner or later when the dawn was breaking The joint was jumping and the walls were shaking Joey sne...
Lookin' After No. 1 The world owes me a living I've waited on this dole queue too long I've been standin' in the rain fo...
Mary of the 4th Form Sittin' in the front row Mary of the fourth form Turnin' all the boys down She's turnin' all their h...
Neon Heart Life pours down into the neon heart (It's late at night) Cement City is all a-spark (Yeah that's rig...
Never in a Million Years I'll tear down the sky Don't stop now No never in a million years I'd spit in their eye Don't stop ...
Someone's Looking At You On a night like this I deserve to get kissed at least once or twice You come over to my place scream...
The Elephants Graveyard Did you slip the noose when the beast broke loose The elephants graveyard ain't the place to be And ...
When The Night Comes The offices are emptying their pale-faced wards into the street, Flickering their strip-light eyes, ...
Diamond Smiles "Traffic's wild tonight" Diamond smiles her cocktail smile. Tonight she's in heavy disquis...
Diamond Smiles Chords and Tabs
I Can Make It If You Can Somewhere a screen door slammed Somewhere, someplace, somebody's killing a man Down the road I'm tol...
I Don't Like Mondays The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobody’s gonna go to school today S...
I Don't Like Mondays Chords and Tabs
Joey's on the Street Again Sooner or later when the dawn was breaking The joint was jumping and the walls were shaking Joey sne...
Lookin' After No. 1 The world owes me a living I've waited on this dole queue too long I've been standin' in the rain fo...
Mary of the 4th Form Sittin' in the front row Mary of the fourth form Turnin' all the boys down She's turnin' all their h...
Neon Heart Life pours down into the neon heart (It's late at night) Cement City is all a-spark (Yeah that's rig...
Never in a Million Years I'll tear down the sky Don't stop now No never in a million years I'd spit in their eye Don't stop ...
Someone's Looking At You On a night like this I deserve to get kissed at least once or twice You come over to my place scream...
The Elephants Graveyard Did you slip the noose when the beast broke loose The elephants graveyard ain't the place to be And ...
When The Night Comes The offices are emptying their pale-faced wards into the street, Flickering their strip-light eyes, ...
The Fine Art Of Surfacing
Having My Picture Taken
My camera,
Sees things my eyes can't see.
I have it focused,
From here to eternity.
Catch the moment...
Having My Picture Taken Chords and Tabs
Keep It Up Oh, in her two pound coat She really thinks she's cloaked in mystery She's actin' like some charac...
Nice 'N' Neat Through tunnel vision watch him rant and rave He says there's life beyond the grave He lost his slic...
Nothing Happened Today Turn on the TV Turn on the radio. Turn down that sound Turn down that sound Open the curtains Open ...
Sleep (Fingers' Lullaby) I'm so wired, Very tired, Why can't I Close my eyes. Times speeding It's day, it's night, it's nigh...
Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) I took a tube train through the subway systems. I rode those tunnels like a six foot mole. I came ba...
Having My Picture Taken Chords and Tabs
Keep It Up Oh, in her two pound coat She really thinks she's cloaked in mystery She's actin' like some charac...
Nice 'N' Neat Through tunnel vision watch him rant and rave He says there's life beyond the grave He lost his slic...
Nothing Happened Today Turn on the TV Turn on the radio. Turn down that sound Turn down that sound Open the curtains Open ...
Sleep (Fingers' Lullaby) I'm so wired, Very tired, Why can't I Close my eyes. Times speeding It's day, it's night, it's nigh...
Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) I took a tube train through the subway systems. I rode those tunnels like a six foot mole. I came ba...
The Boomtown Rats
(She's Gonna) Do You In
Watch out for your lady, watch out for her now
She ain't no lady, she's a stupid cow
She wears the t...
Close as You'll Ever Be (I said) Down at the street around half past nine I heard someone scream I found someone dying His t...
Kicks I don't get my kicks no more from cake or lemonade Bud I can't get served no smokes or drinks They t...
Never Bite the Hand That Feeds Tell me what you're doing coming in so late at night I wanna know You say you're going out with chil...
Close as You'll Ever Be (I said) Down at the street around half past nine I heard someone scream I found someone dying His t...
Kicks I don't get my kicks no more from cake or lemonade Bud I can't get served no smokes or drinks They t...
Never Bite the Hand That Feeds Tell me what you're doing coming in so late at night I wanna know You say you're going out with chil...
Great Songs Of Indifference

House On Fire I heard Tarzan outside playing on the Jungle Blues I know 'cos I saw him shimmer in a Kenyan pool Co...
Looking After Number One The world owes me a living I've waited on this dole queue too long I've been standin' in the rain fo...
Love Or Something It was last night baby when I caught your eye Sssh don't tell nobody but I almost died And like a be...
Mary Of The Fourth Form Sittin' in the front row Mary of the fourth form Turnin' all the boys on She's turnin' all their hea...
Room Nineteen (Sha La La La Lee) Sha-la-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la-lee Sha-la-la-la-la I feel free When I woke up I was freezing Shaking ...
The Elephant's Graveyard Did you slip the noose when the beast broke loose The elephants graveyard ain't the place to be And ...
The Great Song Of Indifference I don't mind if you go I don't mind if you take it slow I don't mind if you say yes or no I don't mi...
This Is The World Calling I hear a heart beat It's ringing out across the universe It sounds so lost and lonely It must come f...
Mondo Bongo
Another Piece Of Red
Another Piece of Red
I was reading in New Zealand about Ian Smith
I was thinking they were lucky to...
Cheerio (Hidden Track) I've been standing here five minutes And you haven't said a word Maybe you did Maybe I haven't he...
Don't Talk To Me You don't have to be afraid You just have to make the leap of fate I'm not thinking in quantum jumps...
Go Man Go These are danger days (What sort of days are these?) These are troubled times (Dy'aknow what time it...
Hurt Hurts I don't want to listen But I think I see you screaming And it hurts. Instant Solzhenitsyn I get sal...
Mood Mambo Somewhere up town late last night around 9 o'clock There was a black snake crawling up the Latin Ame...
Please Don't Go I was walking down the street I was walking down the street with the queen of hearts She does the mo...
Straight Up Hey, she'll set the world alight She's looking lost with life But no-one's on fire And still she bur...
This Is My Room I can sleep alone I know how I stay here on my own And now. I wake from sleep with little rest It's...
Under Their Thumb.... Is Under My Thumb Under their thumb Kicked and beaten like an angry rabid dog Under their thumb Squashed and squeezed ...
Up All Night Up all night Ooh za za Ooh staying up all night African jungle Big city street The only real differ...
Cheerio (Hidden Track) I've been standing here five minutes And you haven't said a word Maybe you did Maybe I haven't he...
Don't Talk To Me You don't have to be afraid You just have to make the leap of fate I'm not thinking in quantum jumps...
Go Man Go These are danger days (What sort of days are these?) These are troubled times (Dy'aknow what time it...
Hurt Hurts I don't want to listen But I think I see you screaming And it hurts. Instant Solzhenitsyn I get sal...
Mood Mambo Somewhere up town late last night around 9 o'clock There was a black snake crawling up the Latin Ame...
Please Don't Go I was walking down the street I was walking down the street with the queen of hearts She does the mo...
Straight Up Hey, she'll set the world alight She's looking lost with life But no-one's on fire And still she bur...
This Is My Room I can sleep alone I know how I stay here on my own And now. I wake from sleep with little rest It's...
Under Their Thumb.... Is Under My Thumb Under their thumb Kicked and beaten like an angry rabid dog Under their thumb Squashed and squeezed ...
Up All Night Up all night Ooh za za Ooh staying up all night African jungle Big city street The only real differ...
V Deep
Charmed Lives
Charmed lives
Nothing much to do tonight
Charmed lives
Oh no, oh no
Charmed lives
I think I'll do my...
He Watches at All He bought and sold a video Made a fortunein between A thousand well-known faces Passed across that s...
Skin on Skin Skin on Skin Nothing more or less than Skin on skin I want to lick the sweat off Skin on skin But do...
Talking in Code Why are you talking in code? You talk so loud sometimes we don't understand C'mon give us a sign Wav...
The Bitter End To the bitter end We go all the way It isn't too far It isn't too far To the bitter end With our wil...
The Little Death/...House Burned Down So I turned on the radio and everyone was listening to chicken jazz... See that man over there... H...
He Watches at All He bought and sold a video Made a fortunein between A thousand well-known faces Passed across that s...
Skin on Skin Skin on Skin Nothing more or less than Skin on skin I want to lick the sweat off Skin on skin But do...
Talking in Code Why are you talking in code? You talk so loud sometimes we don't understand C'mon give us a sign Wav...
The Bitter End To the bitter end We go all the way It isn't too far It isn't too far To the bitter end With our wil...
The Little Death/...House Burned Down So I turned on the radio and everyone was listening to chicken jazz... See that man over there... H...
No album
Do The Rat
He rodent into town
Fangs were getting himdown
He whiskered around thejuke joint
Where the coolcats ...
Fall Down Put your head between your knees and breathe real deep Let it in Let it out Until it's over. I mig...
Fall Down Put your head between your knees and breathe real deep Let it in Let it out Until it's over. I mig...