BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
(David Byrne / Chris Frantz / Jerry Harrison / Tina Weymouth)

Talking Heads

Also recorded by: The Cardigans; The Countdown Singers;
HairyApesBMX; Hit Crew; Tom Jones; Marcus Miller;
Debbie Moore; Bonnie Raitt; Paul Shaffer; John Stephens;
Thumper; Vienna Boys Choir; Windmill Saxophone Quartet.


Watch out, you might get what you're after
Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house

Hold tight, wait till the party's over
Hold tight, We're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house

Here's your ticket pack your bag: time for jumpin' overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, Maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire

All wet, hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hun-dred six-ty five de-grees
Burning down the house

It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work  baby what did you except
Gonna burst into flame

My house, S'out of the ordinary
That's might, Don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house

No visible means of support and you have not seen nuthin' yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire


(Contributed by staxwax - October 2005)