A goddess on a mountain top
Was Burning like a silver flame
A summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name.

She's got it,
Yeah baby,she's got it.
Well I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.

Her weapons were her crystal eyes
Making every man mad,
Black as the dark night she was
Got what no one else had.

She's got it,
Yeah baby,she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.

Ahaaahaaaaa (2x)

She's got it,
Yeah baby,she's got it
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.

Well, I'm your Venus
I'm your fire at your desire.

Life's ambition occupy my time
Priorities confuse the mind
Happiness one step behind
This inner peace I've yet to find

Rivers flow into the sea
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
If I'm not blind, why can't I see
That a circle can't fit in
Where a square should be

There's a hole in my heart
That can only be filled by you
And this hole in my heart
Can't be filled with the things I do
Hole-hearted, hole-hearted

This heart of stone is where I hide
These feet of clay kept warm inside
Day by day, less satisfied
Not fade away before I die

Rivers flow into the sea
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
If I'm not blind, why can't I see
That a circle can't fit in
Where a square should be

There's a hole in my heart
That can only be filled by you
And this hole in my heart
Can't be filled with the things I do
There's a hole in my heart
That can only be filled by you
Should've known from the start
I'd fall short with the things I do

Hole-hearted, hole-hearted
Hole-hearted, hole-hearted
Hole-hearted, hole-hearted
Hole-hearted, hole-hearted, yeah

Levon wears his war wound like a crown
He calls his child Jesus
'Cause he likes the name
And he sends him to the finest school in town

Levon, Levon likes his money
He makes a lot, they say
Spends his days counting
In a garage by the motorway

He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas Day
When the New York Times said God is dead
And the war's begun
Alvin Tostig has a son today

And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Levon, forever and a day

Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
His family business thrives
Jesus blows up balloons all day
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly

And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
Leave Levon far behind
Take a balloon and go sailing
While Levon, Levon slowly dies

He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas Day
When the New York Times said God is dead
And the war's begun
Alvin Tostig has a son today, yeah

And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan, whoo
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Levon, forever and a day

And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan, whoo
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Levon, forever and a day

Don't think me unkind
Words are hard to find
They're only cheques I've left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me

De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
'Cause when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you

De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do de da da da
They're meaningless and all that's true

You got me running, going out of my mind You got me thinking that I'm wasting my time Don't bring me down No, no, no, no, no, ah-ooh-hoo I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down. You wanna stay out with your fancy friends I'm telling you, it's got to be the end Don't bring me down No, no, no, no, no, ah-ooh-hoo I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down. Don't bring me down, Groos Don't bring me down, Groos Don't bring me down, Groos Don't bring me down. What happened to the girl I used to know? You let your mind out somewhere down the road Don't bring me down No, no, no, no, no, ah-ooh-hoo I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down. You're always talking 'bout your crazy nights One of these days, you're gonna get it right Don't bring me down No, no, no, no, no, ah-ooh-hoo I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down. Don't bring me down, Groos Don't bring me down, Groos Don't bring me down, Groos Don't bring me down. You're looking good, just like a snake in the grass One of these days, you're gonna break your glass Don't bring me down No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, ah-ooh-hoo I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down. You got me shaking, got me running away You got me crawling up to you everyday Don't bring me down No, no, no, no, no, ah-ooh-hoo I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down, down, down, down, down, down. I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor Don't bring me down.

I got your picture
Of me and you
You wrote "I love you"
I wrote "me too"
I sit there staring and there's nothing else to do

Oh, it's in color
Your hair is brown
Your eyes are hazel
And soft as clouds
I often kiss you when there's no one else around

I got your picture, I got your picture
I'd like a million of you all 'round my cell
I want a doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
You got me turning up, I'm turning down, I'm turning in, I'm turning 'round

I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so

I got your picture, I got your picture
I'd like a million of you all 'round my cell
I want a doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
You've got me turning up, I'm turning down, I'm turning in, I'm turning 'round

I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so

No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women
No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
Everyone avoids me like a psyched lone ranger
Everyone

That's why I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so

Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so (think so, think so, think so)
Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so

I have a mansion, forget the price
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all

They say I'm crazy but I have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far

My Maserati does one-eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked

I make hit records, my fans they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
(Everybody say I'm cool) (He's cool)
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

I go to parties, sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed

They say I'm lazy but it takes all my time
(Everybody say oh, yeah) (Oh, yeah)
I keep on going, guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain
I swear I'll never, ever wait again
You gave me a word, but words for you are lies

Darlin', in my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd go
But it's time to let you know

I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm gonna turn and leave you here

All of my life, I've been waitin' in the rain
I've been waitin' for a feeling that never, ever came
It feels so close but always disappears

Darlin', in your wildest dreams, you never had a clue
But it's time you got the news

I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm gonna turn and leave you here

Darlin', in my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd go
But it's time to let you know

I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm gonna turn and leave you here

I'm a-gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm a-gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
Harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
No, oh, oh, oh
Harden my heart
I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm a-gonna harden my heart

I close my eyes
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind

Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Oh

Now, don't hang on
Nothing lasts forever but the Earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won't another minute buy
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind (All we are is dust in the wind)
Dust in the wind (Everything is dust in the wind)
Everything is dust in the wind
The wind

I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV

Now look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these colour TV's

See the little f***** with the earring and the makeup
Yeah buddy that's his own hair
That little f***** got his own jet airplane
That little f***** he's a millionaire

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these colour TV's
(Move-a, move-a... uh)

(We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries)
We gotta move these refrigerators
(We gotta move these colour TV's)
Look here, look here

I shoulda learned to play the guitar
I shoulda learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera
Oh, man we could have some fun
And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
He's bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee
Oh, that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free

We gotta install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We gotta move these refrigerators
We gotta move these colour TV's

Listen here
Now, that ain't workin' that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Money for nothin', chicks for free
Get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Money for nothin', chicks for free
Money for nothin', chicks for free
Money for nothin', chicks for free
Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free (Ow, yeah)
Get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free (What's that?)
Get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free (Look at that, look at that)
Get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV) (Bozos)
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)
Get your money for nothin' and your chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)
Ow, money for nothin' and your chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)
(Easy easy money) money for nothin', (Easy easy chicks) chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)
(Easy easy) money for nothin', your chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)
(That ain't workin')

Money for nothin', chicks for free
Money for nothin'

Hey where did we go?
The days when the rains came
Down in the hollow, playing a new game
Laughing and a running hey, hey!
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl
You, my brown eyed girl

Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow?
Going down the old mine with a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and sliding, all along the waterfall, with you
My brown eyed girl
You, my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing?
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
La te da

So hard to find my way, now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day, my, you have grown!
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometimes I'm overcome thinking about
Making love in the green grass, behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You, my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing?
Sha la la la la la la la la la la de da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la de da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la de da

Ya better come inside when you're ready to
But no chance if ya don't wanna dance
You like four letter words when you're ready to
But then you won't 'cause you know that you can

You got it
But are you gettin' it?
You say that love is won when you get some
But then your finger won't trigger the gun

You know ya, ya can't stop it
So don't rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin' it?
Ooh really gettin' it?
Oh, come get it from me

(Gimme all of you lovin') Ev'ry little bit
(Gimme all that you got) Ev'ry bit of it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin') Oh, c'mon an' live a bit
(Never wanna stop) Hey! But are you gettin' it?
(Armageddon it) Ooh, really gettin' it?
(Yes, Armaggedon it) C'mon, get it
Yeah!
Do do do
Uh oh

You try comin' on when you need some
But then you don't 'cause you already did
Yeah, you jangle your jewels while your shakin' ya
And drive the pretty boys outta their heads

You got it
But are you gettin' it?
You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumpin' jack
Then play it pretty with a pat on the back

You know ya, ya can't stop it
So don't rock it
You know you got it
Hey, but are you gettin' it?
Ooh really gettin' it?
Oh, come get it from me

(Gimme all of you lovin') Ev'ry little bit
(Gimme all that you got) Ev'ry bit of it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin') Oh, c'mon an' live a bit
(Never wanna stop) Hey! But are you gettin' it?
(Armageddon it) Ooh, really gettin' it?
(Yes, Armaggedon it) C'mon, Steve, get it
Huh!

(Take it, take it, take it from me)
I got an itchy finger following me
(Pull it, pull it, c'mon trigger the gun)
'Cause the best is yet to come
I say
('Cause the best is yet to come)

Oh, are you gettin' it?
Oh, really gettin' it?
Yeah, are you gettin' it?
Ooh, really gettin' it?

(Oh, come get it from me)

(Gimme all of you lovin') Ev'ry little bit
(Gimme all that you got) Ev'ry bit of it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin') Oh, c'mon an' live a bit
(Never wanna stop) Oh, are you getting it?

(Gimme all of your lovin') Ooh, really gettin' it?
(Gimme all that you got) Oh, are you getting it?
(Gimme all of your lovin') Ohh, live a bit
(Gimme all that you got) Whoa

Live a bit
You've gotta live it
(Gimme all of your lovin') Oh, baby live it
(Gimme all that you got) C'mon and give it
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin') Oh, come on and give it
(Never want it to stop) Oh, are you gettin' it?

(Gimme all of your lovin') Ooh, really gettin' it?
(Gimme all that you got) Oh, are you gettin' it?
(Ev'ry bit of your lovin') Ohh, live a bit
(Never want it to stop) Whoa

Well, I built me a raft
And she's ready for floatin'
Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
Catfish are jumpin'
That paddle wheel thumpin'
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same

Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

Well, if it rains, I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car that's goin' up town
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
And dance a honky tonk
And I'll be buyin' everybody drinks all 'round

Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, everything
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

I'd like to hear
Some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama, come and
Take me by the hand

By the hand (hand) take me
By the hand, pretty mama
Come and dance with
Your daddy all night long

I'd like to hear
Some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama, come and
Take me by the hand
(I want to honky tonk, honky tonk)
(with you all night long)