VERSE 1:
[Bm] Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons packed up and ready to go
[Bm] Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway a place where nobody knows
[Bm] The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now
[Bm] Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I've lived all over this town
CHORUS 1:
[F#] This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around
[F#] No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now
VERSE 2:
[Bm] Transmit the message, to the receiver, hope for an answer some day
[Bm] I got three passports, couple of visas, don't even know my real name
[Bm] High on a hillside, trucks are loading, everything's ready to roll
[Bm] I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime, I might not ever get home
CHORUS 2:
[F#] This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around
[F#] This ain't no mudd club, or C.B.G.B., I ain't got time for that now
BREAK: [Bm]
VERSE 3:
[Bm] 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:
[F#] Why stay in college? why go to night school? gonna be different this time?
[F#] Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard, I ain't got no time for that now
VERSE 4:
[Bm] Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, we blended in with the crowd
[Bm] We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that ain't allowed
[Bm] We dress like students, we dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie
[Bm] I changed my hairstyle so many times now, don't know what I look like
VERSE 5 :
[Bm] You make me shiver, I feel so tender, we make a pretty good team
[Bm] Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, you ought to get you some sleep
[Bm] Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?, They won't help me survive
[Bm] My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, the burning keeps me alive
