Released: June 10, 1985
Songwriter: David Byrne
Producer: Talking Heads
I (I am just a number)
And I (hang on to what I got)
You (say what you want to)
And I, I, I, I (just try to stay alive)
I put myself together
People say, get away, somebody will turn you in
Life, life without surrender
Togetherness, ecstasy is what I need
I can laugh, but I should cry
When love and understanding are the ultimate crimes
I said walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
She (says she remembers)
Time (long time ago)
We (belong together)
And I, I, I, I (turn up the radio)
Lies, lies and propaganda
I, gonna tell you what I need
Life, life without surrender
Togetherness, ecstasy is what I need
I got yours and you got mine
And I can swim, but I should fly
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Ain't no crime to believe
I took my money, I bet my life
What you see is what you get
But it sure ain't what we need
Hey!
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
(Walk it down, talk it down) hey, hey, hey!
(Oh, oh, oh) oh
(Sympathy, luxury) woo!
Somebody will take you there
And I (hang on to what I got)
You (say what you want to)
And I, I, I, I (just try to stay alive)
I put myself together
People say, get away, somebody will turn you in
Life, life without surrender
Togetherness, ecstasy is what I need
I can laugh, but I should cry
When love and understanding are the ultimate crimes
I said walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
She (says she remembers)
Time (long time ago)
We (belong together)
And I, I, I, I (turn up the radio)
Lies, lies and propaganda
I, gonna tell you what I need
Life, life without surrender
Togetherness, ecstasy is what I need
I got yours and you got mine
And I can swim, but I should fly
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Ain't no crime to believe
I took my money, I bet my life
What you see is what you get
But it sure ain't what we need
Hey!
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
Walk it down, talk it down
Oh, oh, oh
Sympathy, luxury
Somebody will take you there
(Walk it down, talk it down) hey, hey, hey!
(Oh, oh, oh) oh
(Sympathy, luxury) woo!
Somebody will take you there
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Little Creatures (1985)
Talking Heads popular songs
- Once in a Lifetime
- Psycho Killer
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
- Burning Down the House
- Life During Wartime
- Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
- Road to Nowhere
- Crosseyed and Painless
- The Great Curve
- Girlfriend Is Better
- Slippery People
- (Nothing But) Flowers
- Heaven
- Take Me to the River
- And She Was
- Listening Wind
- Don’t Worry About the Government
- Seen and Not Seen
- Making Flippy Floppy
- Houses in Motion
- I Zimbra
- The Overload
- Cities
- Wild Wild Life