Released: July 1, 1988
Songwriter: Neil Finn
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Now, you're heading down to get someone
Should've done what he had to do years ago
The position is coming through
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
Now, you're heading down to be someone
Someone that you've seen in a magazine
Your premonition is coming true
Oh, baby, you're not so green
No, baby, you're not so green
No, baby, you're nutso
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
'Cause sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Now, you're heading down to find something
Something that you buried in your backyard
The position is coming through
From all the dirt that you're digging up
From all the dirt that you're digging up
Now, you're heading down to be somewhere
Somewhere you imagined in your wildest dream
The opposition is coming through
From all the people that you're standing on
From all the people that you're standing on
And now, you'd better take a firm hand
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
'Cause sister madly waking up the dead, uh
Systematically stepping on my head
Now, you're heading down to get someone
Someone that you should've had years ago
The position is coming through
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
You're hard to get a hand on
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
'Cause sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Should've done what he had to do years ago
The position is coming through
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
Now, you're heading down to be someone
Someone that you've seen in a magazine
Your premonition is coming true
Oh, baby, you're not so green
No, baby, you're not so green
No, baby, you're nutso
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
'Cause sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Now, you're heading down to find something
Something that you buried in your backyard
The position is coming through
From all the dirt that you're digging up
From all the dirt that you're digging up
Now, you're heading down to be somewhere
Somewhere you imagined in your wildest dream
The opposition is coming through
From all the people that you're standing on
From all the people that you're standing on
And now, you'd better take a firm hand
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
'Cause sister madly waking up the dead, uh
Systematically stepping on my head
Now, you're heading down to get someone
Someone that you should've had years ago
The position is coming through
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
You're hard to get a hand on
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
'Cause sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
more tracks from the album
The Very Very Best of Crowded House
- Fall at Your Feet
- It’s Only Natural
- I Feel Possessed
- Better Be Home Soon
- Distant Sun
- Recurring Dream
- Private Universe
- Something So Strong
- Chocolate Cake
- Not the Girl You Think You Are
- Now We’re Getting Somewhere
- Pour le monde
- Fingers of Love
- Everything Is Good for You
- World Where You Live
- She Called Up
- Into Temptation
- Don’t Dream It’s Over
- Weather with You
- Locked Out
- Instinct
- Whispers and Moans
- Sister Madly
- When You Come
- Never Be the Same
- Nails in My Feet
- Don’t Stop Now
- Mean to Me
- Hole in the River
- Pineapple Head
- Four Seasons in One Day
- Throw Your Arms Around Me
From the albums
- Temple of Low Men (1988)
- The Very Very Best of Crowded House (2010)
- Temple of Low Men (Deluxe Edition) (2016)
Crowded House popular songs
- Don’t Dream It’s Over
- Weather with You
- Fall at Your Feet
- Better Be Home Soon
- Mean to Me
- Four Seasons in One Day
- Distant Sun
- It’s Only Natural
- Twice If You’re Lucky
- When You Come
- Love This Life
- Never Be the Same
- Nails in My Feet
- Say That Again
- Heaven That I’m Making
- I Am in Love
- Don’t Stop Now
- Black and White Boy
- People Are Like Suns
- Help Is Coming
- All I Ask
- Pineapple Head (live)
- There Goes God
- So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star