Burnt by the Sun

Atom smashers in the cocktail lounge tonight Op'ra singers in the graveyard keeping time & the DJ mixes them all & the Music rhymes but it crawls... & the music comes from Hydrogen bombs Rock bands died when amateurs won Data in a hurry, oozing in the rubble Wipe it up baby, gonna get yourself in trouble Chorus: We were burnt by the sun Havin' way too much fun Sleepless downtown overload Does the daylight bring you down? Money pours down and it drowns the little man Parking lot attendants stuff their pockets with their hands & the children laugh in your face They can see what you have erased When dogs make love they don't look at themselves Checkin' out each other by the way that they smell Rubbin' & a scratchin', itchin' all the time Stop me if I talk too much, do another line Chorus: We were burnt by the sun Havin' way too much fun The Church of Private Enterprise Did the sunshine bring you down? I love salt, I love sweets I know there's danger but I fall asleep The curves, the gasps, the love of life Headline, gum box, faceless paradise Life rafts bobbin' at the bottom of the pier Wood burns faster if it's soaked in gasoline All these towns look the same , ev'ry body?s clean Roll 'em out, cheap and fast, kiss me when I fall... Chorus: We were burnt by the sun Havin' way too much fun Sleepless downtown overload Did I stay outside too long? Alcohol Take me now Razor blades Fly away All the clouds are miles away Every one's on holiday --- Burnt by the Sun - David Byrne