Clues

(robert palmer)

It's crazy but i'm frightened by the sound of the telephone, oh yeah
I'm worried that the caller might have awful news, oh my'
Who knows these days where on earth the money goes, oh yeah
No doubt we could put it to a better use, oh my

You keep insisting that nobody showed you how to keep relationships, oh yeah
Your daddy made a real good try, oh my
You said you knew all along
We could work it out, oh yeah
Do you have to make a fuss everytime we fly
Oh i'm looking for clues

I have to make an effort now i just to be serious, oh yeah
Nobody's gonna give you the benefit of the doubt, oh my
Everytime i pick a paper up it's harder to believe the news, oh yeah
I'm gonna have to shake it up and twist and shout, oh my

You can't do nothing that you don't put your mind to, oh yeah
I suspected all along you were a dream come true, oh my
I'm never in the dark 'cause my heart keeps me well informed, oh yeah
I'm convinced that there's a way of getting through to you
Ooh i'm looking for clues

It's crazy but i'm frightened by the sound of relationships, oh yeah
I swear we could put it to a better use, oh my
Do hurry baby you've forgotten how to catch a night groove, oh yeah
You told all the callers you were not amused oh i'm looking for clues

You keep insisting that nobody showed you how to use a telephone, oh yeah
Nobody's gonna give you a second chance, oh my
I don't have to make an effort now to find out where the money goes, oh yeah
Do you have to make a fuss everytime we dance
Ooh i'm looking for clues

Do ya do ya do ya do ya
Ooh i'm looking for clues
Ooh i'm looking for clues
Ooh i'm looking for clues

Repeat

(robert palmer)

Go tell your sister about it
Go tell your brother the same
Bet they'll only look at you sideways
And call you insane

Don't tell your mama about it
She won't see the funny side
She's only seen all her life
In terms of staying alive

Well you paint a picture
Of the whole wide world
But nobody's buyin' from
(such a sulky girl)

She wants a new brand of make-up
She can't decide what to wear
She's feels run down and
She can't do a thing with her hair

You kept me out of your payments
You got three things on the boil
You see the practice of fun
As an endless toil

Well you paint a picture
Of the whole wide world
But nobody's buyin' from
Such a sulky girl
(such a sulky girl)

Nobody gives you no leeway
They sure got a lot to learn
If they won't give you no sympathy
Wait

(robert palmer)

Johnny's always running around
Trying to find certainty
He needs all the world to confirm
That he ain't lonely
Mary counts the walls
Knows he tires easily

Johnny thinks the world would be right
If it could buy truth from him
Mary says he changes his mind more than a woman
But she made her bed
Even when the chance was slim

Johnny says he's willing to learn
When he decides he's a fool
Johnny says he'll live anywhere
When he earns to time
Mary combs her hair
Says she should be used to it
Mary always hedges her bets
She never knows what to think
She says that he still acts
Like he is being discovered
Scared that he'll be caught
Without a second thought
Running around

Johnny feels he's wasting his breath
Trying to talk sense to her
Mary says he's lacking a real
Sense of proportion
So she combs her hair
Knows he tires easily

Johnny's always running around
Trying to find certainty
He needs all the world to confirm
That he ain't lonely
Mary counts the walls
Says she should be used to it

Johnny's always running around
Running around

(gary numan)

I am the final silence
The last electrician alive
And they called me the sparkle
I was the best
I worked them all

New ways, new ways
I dream of wires

We opened doors by thinking
We went to sleep by dialing go
We drove to work by backseat
I bought my wife in just for show

New ways, new ways
I dream of wires

So i press c for comfort
I dream of wires, the old days

New ways, new ways
I dream of wires

New ways, new ways
I dream of wires

New ways, new ways
I dream of wires

I am the final silence
The last electrician alive
And they called me the sparkle
I was the best
I worked them all

New ways, new ways
I dream of wires