Traveling in a fried-out combie On a hippie trail, head full of zombie I met a strange lady, she made me nervous She took me in and gave me breakfast And she said,
"Do you come from a land down under? Where women glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was six foot four and full of muscles I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich And he said,
"I come from a land down under Where beer does flow and men chunder Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover."
Lying in a den in Bombay With a slack jaw, and not much to say I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me Because I come from the land of plenty?" And he said,
"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah) Where women glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover."
Jump down the shelters to get away The boys are cockin' up their guns Tell us general, is it party time? If it is can we all come
Don't think that we don't know Don't think that we're not trying Don't think we move too slow It's no use after crying Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake
After the laughter as died away And all the boys have had their fun No surface noise now, not much to say They've got the bad guys on the run
Don't try to say you're sorry Don't say he drew his gun They've gone and grabbed old Ronnie He's not the only one saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Tell us commander, what do you think? 'Cos we know that you love all that power Is it on then, are we on the brink? We wish you'd all throw in the towel
We'll not fade out too soon Not in this finest hour Whistle your favourite tune We'll send a card and flower Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake
Sometimes the sun shines And I close the blinds 'Cos I can't stand to see the light Of day I have no use for pain But I don't mind the rain 'Cos I can stare outside and hear the sound Today I looked right down to the ground With nothing in between to break my fall I'm blue for you, blue for you I don't know what to do
CHORUS Gotta form a plan of attack Can't stop to look back I know You are so far from here Gotta be strong in my mind Not encroach on your time I know that That would be wrong for sure
I must get out and about Of that I have no doubt There surely must be new places to go Sights I've never seen All with pastures green 'Cos the old ones are making me blue for you 'Cos I'm blue for you, blue for you I don't know what to do And I'm blue for you, blue for you I don't know what to do
Gotta form a plan of attack Climb back on the track I know Bid my devil friend good-bye Hope I'm still in the race But I don't know whaat to chase oh no And you're still so far from here
The sun it still shines in And I shall close the blinds 'Cos I know I won't see you anymore, see you anymore And I'm blue for you, blue for you I don't know what to do 'Cos I'm blue for you, blue for you I don't know what to do I don't know I could take a big jump
By your leave, I think that I'll be going now I think I've stayed a little long I looked up all my mother's recipes I can't think what I did wrong
We go to a restaurant, but you don't like wine You say it's love you want, but there is no time I realize, I can see it in your eyes You keep staring at the floor
I used to look at your school photographs But I don't have them anymore I wonder who's in my old college rooms Or stuck on my old locker door
I dream of the ships at sea, on a stormy night I wish that it was me, but I wake in fright I realize, I can see it in your eyes I've only got myself to blame
Winter kisses when your lips were blue Like chasing wild geese in the snow Pressing faces on the window panes But that's a long long time ago
We go to a restaurant You say it's love you want I realize, I can see it in your eyes You're moving on to something more
Give me no restrictions on what I do or say Don't speak of tomorrow when it's still today Leave me to my selfish ways, I'm well enough alone That is what I tell myself as I stumble home Derelict across the street in the garbage bin Looks like he's found something neat judging by his grin Such a long long way to go, hope I get there soon Wish I could jump a great height and land in my front room
Whoa-oh-oh-Whoa-oh-oh
Wake up in the morning make sure I'm still alive Percolate the coffee opens up my eyes Hear the cricket calling switch on the TV Sit and stare for hours and cheer Dennis Lillee
Whoa-oh-oh-Whoa-oh-oh
Through the de-restriction zone we pass a long wide load Laugh at the reflections of cat's eyes on the road Freeways hypnotize me, up up and away Hope we make it home tonight Be that as it may
I could stand but I don't like the feeling I could fall but I'm always on the floor You could make a million staring at the ceiling ou could break your back and still be poor
One for the liar One for the cheat One for the man who you'll never meet Piece of the action and a portion of pie They'll be there waiting when your big chance comes by
There's a snake on top of every ladder Who will tell you that he's your best friend Everyone important needs an adder But subtraction gets you in the end
One for the liar One for the cheat One for the man who you'll never meet Piece of the action and a portion of pie They'll be there waiting when your big chance comes by
They don't care they don't mind The in-betweens will steal you blind I don't know I can't say It seems its always been this way You won't feel or complain The gentle leech will cause no pain
There's a picture in the hall, I know And it's from a time when feelings showed Though I hold it close before my eyes My heart refuses to see
Loving you could have been, oh so easy But there is something you don't understand Through the times when two were one completely There was another in this well laid plan
This corridor seems to stretch for years ahead But patient hearts cannot match times steady tread Is this the threshold of a fantasy? Is there still life at all?
Loving you could have been, oh so easy But there is something you don't understand Through the times when two were one completely There was another in this well laid plan Best laid plan of ours
Watering the garden, some comfort for the twilight years Still, life never lingers, it marches past our veil of tears A moment's all we've got, to have and to hold Don't slip, don't blink, don't turn your head
With a photographic memory I could live in a time that used to be Is this the threshold of a fantasy? Is there still life at all?
Loving you could have been, oh so easy But there is something you don't understand Through the times when I was won completely There was another in this well laid plan
Loving you could have been, oh so easy But there is something you don't understand There was a time when I was won completely Our emotions they got out of hand
Who can it be knocking at my door? Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more. Can't you see that it's late at night? I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right. All I wish is to be alone; Stay away, don't you invade my home. Best off if you hang outside, Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.
Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door? Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor. If he hears, he'll knock all day, I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay. I've done no harm, I keep to myself; There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health. I like it here with my childhood friend; Here they come, those feelings again!
Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away? Why do they follow me? It's not the future that I can see, It's just my fantasy
Oh...Who can it be now? Oh...Who can it...Who can it... Yeah yeah yeah
I called you up on the telephone You weren't there, you weren't at home He didn't know what to do Now he's sniffin glue Honey you're driving him Crazy, hazy, crazy I'm amazed if, 'mazed if I get through, go
I went down to the corner street Bought a record with a beat But that just didn't do Made him think of you The record is drivin' him
Crazy, hazy, crazy, hazy
He needs some love, this madness is drivin' him Around the bend, he can't see to the end Round and round and round and round he goes
Got new neighbours, moved in next door They got some daughters, I counted four, He's forgotten your name I know who's to blame These honeys are drivin' him...
Crazy, hazy, crazy, hazy, Round and round and round and round he goes
Who can it be knocking at my door? Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more. Can't you see that it's late at night? I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right. All I wish is to be alone; Stay away, don't you invade my home. Best off if you hang outside, Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.
Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door? Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor. If he hears, he'll knock all day, I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay. I've done no harm, I keep to myself; There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health. I like it here with my childhood friend; Here they come, those feelings again!
Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away? Why do they follow me? It's not the future that I can see, It's just my fantasy
Oh...Who can it be now? Oh...Who can it...Who can it... Yeah yeah yeah
Don't take the fire from your eyes Must make them feel the heat They build castles underground for the rich and politic elite Keep all the home fires burning, Don't let the lights go out The streets are empty, and there's nobody about.
We'll be alright in the morning time, yeah We're doing fine, I'll see you on the night line
There's no need for you to fight, boys, Hang up all your guns Find your mask and asbestos you can, get ready to run Keep all the food lines moving, Don't come cry'n' for more The signs were there, you should have bought connections before
We'll be alright in the morning time, yeah We're doing fine, I'll see you on the nightline
It's such a big joke It's the talk of the town All the planets to whom I spoke Are trying their best to play it down
Don't take the fire from your eyes Must make them feel the heat But my head's unsteady I can't seem to keep my feet
We'll be alright in the morning time, yeah We're doing fine, I'll see you on the nightline
Jump off the Eiffel Tower Just have a look around Move fast, in the tunnels of the underground Move fast, in the tunnels of the underground
Who can it be knocking at my door? Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more. Can't you see that it's late at night? I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right. All I wish is to be alone; Stay away, don't you invade my home. Best off if you hang outside, Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.
Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door? Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor. If he hears, he'll knock all day, I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay. I've done no harm, I keep to myself; There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health. I like it here with my childhood friend; Here they come, those feelings again!
Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now? Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away? Why do they follow me? It's not the future that I can see, It's just my fantasy
Oh...Who can it be now? Oh...Who can it...Who can it... Yeah yeah yeah
