Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Byrne
Guitar
Brian Eno
Synthesizer
Jerry Harrison
Keyboards
Tina Weymouth
Bass Guitar
Christopher Frantz
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Talking Heads
Producer
Benji Armbrister
Assistant Engineer
Brian Eno
Producer
Rhett Davies
Engineer
Joe Gaswirt
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I see the shapes
I remember from maps
I see the shoreline
I see the whitecaps
A baseball diamond
Nice weather down there
I see the school
And the houses where the kids are
Places to park
By the factories and buildings
Restaurants and bars
For later in the evening
[Verse 2]
Then we come to the farmlands
And the undeveloped areas
And I have learned
How these things work together
I see the parkway
That passes through them all
And I have learned
How to look at these things, and I say
[Verse 3]
I wouldn't live there if you paid me
I wouldn't live like that, no siree
I wouldn't do the things the way those people do
I wouldn't live there if you paid me to
[Verse 4]
I guess it's healthy
I guess the air is clean
I guess those people
Have fun with their neighbors and friends
Look at that kitchen
And all of that food
Look at them eat it
I guess it tastes real good
[Verse 5]
They grow it in those farmlands
Then they bring it to the store
They put it in the car trunk
And they bring it back home, and I say
[Verse 6]
I wouldn't live there if you paid me
I wouldn't live like that, no siree
I wouldn't do the things the way those people do
I wouldn't live there if you paid me to
[Verse 7]
I'm tired of looking
Out the window of the airplane
I'm tired of traveling
I want to be somewhere
It's not even worth talking
About those people down there, no
[Verse 8]
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga
Goo-goo-goo-goo, ga-ga-ga-ga
Written by: David Byrne