CHORUS 1:
[E] This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around
[E] No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now

VERSE 2:
[Am] Transmit the message, to the receiver, hope for an answer some day
[Am] I got three passports, couple of visas, don't even know my real name
[Am] High on a hillside, trucks are loading, everything's ready to roll
[Am] I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime, I might not ever get home

CHORUS 2:
[E] This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around
[E] This ain't no mudd club, or C.B.G.B., I ain't got time for that now

BREAK: [Am]

VERSE 3:
[Am] Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? heard about Pittsburgh, PA?
You oughta know not to stand by the window, somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter, to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones, ain't got no records to play

CHORUS 3:
[E] Why stay in college? why go to night school? gonna be different this time?
[E] Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard, I ain't got no time for that now

VERSE 4:
[Am] Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, we blended in with the crowd
[Am] We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that ain't allowed
[Am] We dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie
[Am] I changed my hairstyle so many times now, don't know what I look like

VERSE 5 :
[Am] You make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team
[Am] Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, you ought to get you some sleep
[Am] Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?, They won't help me survive
[Am] My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive