Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
Dr. Heckyll works late at the laboratory
Where
things are not as they seem
Dr. Heckyll wishes nothing more
desperately
than to fulfill all his dreams
Letting loose with a scream in the dead
of night
As he's breaking new ground
Trying his best to unlock all the
secrets
But he's not sure what he's found
Dr. Heckyll is his own little
guinea pig
'Cos they all think he's mad
Sets his sights on the search of a
lifetime
And he's never, never sad
Whoa oh, it's off to work he
goes
In the name of science and all its wonders
This is the story of Dr.
Heckyll and Mr. Jive
They are a person who feels good to be alive
This is the
story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
Believes the underdog will eventually
survive
Not long now till the ultimate experiment
He's breaking all the
rules
He wants to cure all matter of imbalance
In this world of
fools
He locks the door and looks around nervously
He knows there's no
one there
He drinks it down and waits for some reaction
To all his work and
care
Hey, hey he fumbles for what to say
He loves the world except for
all the people
This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
They are a
person who feels good to be alive
This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr.
Jive
Believes the underdog will eventually survive
Whoa, oh, it's out at night he goes
He slips easily into conversation
Hey hey, he's cool in every
way
Sometimes he loves to sing that old black magic
This is the story of
Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
They are a person who feels good to be alive
This is
the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
Believes the underdog will eventually
survive
Overkill
I can't get to sleep
I think about the
implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the
complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will
be alright
Perahaps its just my imagination
Day after day it
reappears
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
Ghosts appear and
fade away
Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's
time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
At least there's pretty
lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From
overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat, shows
the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
I can't get to sleep
I think
about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the
complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will
be alright
It's just overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after
night my heartbeat, shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade
away
Settle Down My Boy
Settle down, an eat your peas and
gravy, my boy
Settle down, settle down my boy settle down
Stop wasting all
your time with running around the town
Settle down, settle down my boy settle
down
Knuckle down and find a job and take some responsibility
Settle
down, settle down my boy settle down
The future's something you should be
thinking about
Settle down, settle down my boy settle down
Look
around for a wife to start a family, my boy
Settle down, settle down my boy settle
down
Listen to your father and he'll tell you the same as me
Settle down,
settle down my boy settle down
Your words would go in one ear and out the
other side
Don't say my head was empty and I had things to hide
And
you better put something away for your old age
So settle down, settle down my
boy settle down
Settle down, settle down my boy settle down uh huh
huh
Upstairs in My House
No-one knows what I can see and
what I see it pleases me on my roof
South Pacific hot sea pool, Coney
Island
amusement school for mispent youth
It's all in my own front yard, seagulls
grazing in the park and foreshore
South-East wind pins back my ears,
Luna Park
lights up the years of painless days
I like it, upstairs in my
house
Dealers selling junk and trash, people
spend their hard earned cash on
Sundays
It's quiet when they fade away,
Westgate Bridge breakes up the day,
into
red sky
I like it, upstairs in my house, upstairs in my house
No-one
knows what I can see and
what I see it pleases me on my roof
I like it,
upstairs in my house, upstairs in my house
No Sign of Yesterday
Pull out the stop plugs, drain all the waste
Who needs it anyway
Fill
all the big holes, leave no trace
No sign of yesterday
I was all the dishes
and I clean up my place
No sign of yesterday
I stare at the photographs of
your dark face
No sign of yesterday
Out in the yard, was such a lovely
place
It's where we used to play
Inside, outside you can feel and taste.
No
sign of yesterday
And I can't hear you calling
I can't hear you
calling
I can't hear you anymore
Metal ships are falling
This old car
keeps stalling
Always seems to be the way
Pick up the pieces, and go
dig out the dead
Then you can go to bed
Night is the stealer and time is the
test
No sign of yesterday
Pull out the stop plugs, drain all the
waste
Who needs it anyway
Fill all the big holes, leave no trace
No sign
of yesterday
And I can't hear you calling
I can't hear you calling
I
can't hear you anymore
Metal ships are falling
This old car keeps
stalling
Always seems to be the way
It's A Mistake
Jump
down the shelters to get away
The boys are cockin' up their guns
Tell us
general, is it party time?
If it is can we all come
Don't think that we
don't know
Don't think that we're not trying
Don't think we move too
slow
It's no use after crying
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a
mistake
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
After the laughter has died
away
And all the boys have had their fun
No surface noise now, not much to
say
They've got the bad guys on the run
Don't try to say you're
sorry
Don't say he drew his gun
They've gone and grabbed old
Ronnie
He's not the only one
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's
a mistake, it's a mistake
Tell us commander, what do you think?
'Cos we
know that you love all that power
Is it on then, are we on the brink?
We wish
you'd all throw in the towel
We'll not fade out too soon
Not in this finest
hour
Whistle your favourite tune
We'll send a card and
flower
Saying
It's a mistake, it's a mistake
It's a mistake, it's a
mistake
High Wire
Feel so washed up today
Haven't
really got much to say
Blood on the pillow of my bed
Explains the pain
thats in my head
Sometimes I don't know, which way to go
Sometimes I
can't tell, but it's just as well
'Cos I'm walking on a high wire
High
wire
Oh won't someone let me in
I'm stinking and I'm full of gin
No
need to close the door so fast
I'm very fragile not built to last
Sometimes
I don't know which way to go
Sometimes I can't tell
But it's just as
well
'Cos I'm walking on a high wire
Diving through the ring of fire
High
wire
Have to pull it together
We're in for some stormy weather
Have
to pull it together
We're in for some nasty weather
High wire, high
wire
It really isn't too much fun
Sitting round waiting for the night to
come
It's almost time to put on my suit of cool
I may be an idiot but indeed I
am no fool
Sometimes I don't know which way to go
Sometimes I can't
tell but it's just as well
'Cos I'm walking on a high wire
Blue for You
Sometimes the sun shines in
And I close the blinds
'Cos I can't
stand to see the light of day
I have no use for pain
But I don't mind the
rain
'Cos I can stare outside and hear the sound
Today I looked right down to
the ground
With nothing in between to break my fall
I'm blue for you, blue
for you
I don't know what to do
Gotta form a plan of
attack
Can't stop to look back I know
You are so far from here
Gotta be
strong in my mind
Not encroach on your time I know that
That would be
wrong for sure
I must get out and about
Of that I have no
doubt
There surely must be new places to go
Sights I've never seen
All
with pastures green
'Cos the old ones are making me blue for you
'Cos I'm
blue for you, blue for you
I don't know what to do
And I'm blue for you, blue
for you
I don't know what to do
Gotta form a plan of attack
Climb
back on the track I know
Bid my devil friend good-bye
Hope I'm still in the
race
But I don't know what to chase oh no
And you're still so far from
here
The sun it still shines in
And I shall close the blinds
'Cos I
know I won't see you anymore,
see you anymore
And I'm blue for you, blue for
you
I don't know what to do
'Cos I'm blue for you, blue for you
I don't
know what to do
I don't know
I could take a big jump
I Like To
I like to pull the plug in the tub
Sit and watch the water flow down
the drain
I like to, I like to
I like to look at pictures in a book
Never read
the writing just put it down
I like to, I like to
I'd really like to
know
What would you like to do
I'd really like to
I like to watch the
telly
With the sound turned down
Listen to the stereo
Turn the channels
around
I like to, I like to
I like to eat a sandwich with the lot,
yum
yum
Putting on everything that I've got
I like to, I like to
I'd really
like to know
What would you like to do
I'd really like to
No Restrictions
Give me no restrictions, on what I do or say
Don't speak of
tomorrow when it's still today
Leave me to my selfish ways, I'm well enough
alone
That is what I tell myself, as I stumble home
Derelict across the street
in the garbage bin
Looks like he's found something neat judging by his
grin
Such a long long way to go, hope I get there soon
Wish I could jump a
great height and land in my front
room
Whoa-oh-oh-Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Wake up in the morning make sure
I'm still alive
Percolate the coffee opens up my eyes
Hear the cricket calling
switch on the TV
Sit and stare for hours and cheer Dennis
Lillee
Whoa-oh-oh-Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Through the de-restriction zone,
we pass a long wide load
Laugh at the reflections of cat's eyes on the
road
Freeways hypnotize me, up up and away
Hope we make it home
tonight
Be that as it may
Whoa-oh-oh-Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Shintaro
Oh Tokyo, lived Shintaro
Little koga ninjas tried to take him away
But Shintaro he's not alone
Got Koga ninjas of his own
They help him in the fight
Look out here come the samurai
Gisha girls with silk and curls
Giggle about this guy
They want to comb his pony tail
Become Mrs. Samurai
But he's a fat little jap chap
But don't you tell him that
He might slice you in two
Or get tombay the mist on to you
Oh Tokyo, Lived Shintaro
Oh Tokyo, Lived Shintaro
Oh Tokyo, Oh Tokyo
Fallin' Down
It's a well known situtation
Telling harder to avoid
and it's constantly frustrating
like a mid paranoid
It's when you think you're winner
Your head it hits the ground
Stare into the faces
You hear no sound
Oh,oh,oh Falling down
I'm tumbling, timbling
I wake up into the sunlight
Feels warm upon my face
My head feels like a furance,
I don't recongnise this place
Oh but whats this strange sensation
I must be in New York
It builds to anilation
Ooh Don't Stop, Ooh don't stop
Oh,oh,oh Falling down
I'm tumbling, tumbling
Start to think that you're a winner
Your head it hits the ground
Stare out into the faces
You hear no sound
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