Life During Wartime

Heard of a van that's loaded with weapons

Packed up and ready to go

Heard of some grave sites out by the highway

A place where nobody knows

The sound of gunfire off in the distance

I'm gettin' used to it now

Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto

I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco

This ain't no foolin' around

No time for dancin', or lovey dovey

I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message to the receiver

Hope for an answer some day

I got three passports, a couple of visas

You don't even know my real name

High on a hillside, the trucks are loading

Everything's ready to roll

I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime

I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco

This ain't no foolin' around

This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.

I ain't got time for that now

Heard about Houston?

Heard about Detroit?

Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?

You oughta know not to stand by the window

Somebody'll 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

Why stay in college? Why go to night school?

Gonna be different this time?

Can't write a letter, can't send no postcard

I ain't got time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the road block

We blended in with the crowd

We got computers, we're tappin' phone lines

I know that that ain't allowed

We dress like students, we dress like housewives

Or in a suit and a tie

I changed my hairstyle so many times now

I don't know what I look like

You make me shiver, I feel so tender

We make a pretty good team

Don't get exhausted, I'll do some drivin'

You ought to get you some sleep

Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?

They won't help me survive