Artist: Pete Townshend Album: Empty Glass {1980}

Tough boys running the streets
Come a little closer
Rough toys under the sheets
Nobody knows her
Rough boys, don't walk away
I very nearly missed you
Tough boys, come over here
I wanna bite and kiss you

I wanna see what I can find
Tough kid, take a bottle of wine
When your deal is broken
Ten quid, she's so easy to find
Not a word is spoken
Rough boys, don't walk away
I'm still pretty blissed here
Tough boy, I'm gonna carry you home
You got pretty pissed dear

Gonna get inside you
Gonna get inside, gonna get inside, gonna get inside your bitter mind

I wanna see what I can find
Rough boys, don't walk away
I wanna buy you leather
Make noise, try and talk me away
We can't be seen together
Tough kids - what can I do
I'm so pale and weedy
Rough fits in my Hush Puppy shoes
But I'm still pleading
Bleedin', leadin', fightin', winin', drivin'

I wanna see what I can find
Tough boys running the streets
Come a little closer
Rough toys under the sheets
Nobody knows her
Rough boys, don't you walk away
I very nearly missed you
Tough boys, come over here
I wanna bite and kiss you

I wanna see what I can find

I was always here in the silence
But I was never under your eye
Gather up your love in some wiseness
For every memory shall always survive
And you will see me

I am an animal
My teeth are sharp and my mouth is full
And the passion is so strong when I'm alone
Loneliness will change me

I am a vegetable
I get my body badly pulled
And I'm rooted to the spot
Nothing will rearrange me

I'm looking back and I can't see the past
Anymore, so hazy
I'm on a track and I'm traveling so fast
Oh, for sure I'm crazy

I am a human being
And I don't believe all the things I'm seeing
I got nowhere to hide anymore
I'm losing my way

I am an angel
I booked in here, I came straight from hell
And I don't know how to lie anymore
I'm boozing to pray

I'm looking back and I can't see the past
Anymore, so hazy
I'm on a track and I'm traveling so fast
Oh, for sure I'm crazy

I was always here in the silence
But I was never under your eye
Gather up your love in some wiseness
For every memory shall always survive
And you will see me

I will be immersed
Queen of the fucking universe
And I don't know what I have anymore
Anymore than you do

I am a nothing king
Been right around on a golden ring
And I don't know where you are anymore
I've got no clue

I'm looking back and I can't see the past
Anymore, so hazy
I'm on a track and I'm traveling so fast
Oh, for sure I'm crazy
I am an animal

And I moved
As I saw him looking in through my window
His eyes were silent lies
And I moved
And I saw him standing in the doorway
His figure merely filled the space
And I moved
But I moved toward him

And I moved
And his hands felt like ice, exciting
As he laid me back just like an empty dress
And I moved
But a minute later he was weeping
His tears his only truth
And I moved
But I moved toward him
I moved toward him

When people keep repeating
That you'll never fall in love
When everybody keeps retreating
But you can't seem to get enough

Let my love open the door, let my love open the door
Let my love open the door to your heart

When everything feels all over
Everybody seems unkind
I give you a four leaf clover
Take all the worry out of your mind

Let my love open the door, let my love open the door
Let my love open the door to your heart, to your heart

I have the only key to your heart
I can stop you falling apart
Try today, you'll find this way
Come on and give me a chance to say
Let my love open the door
It's all I'm living for
Release yourself from misery
There's only one thing gonna set you free
That's my love, that's my love

Let my love open the door, let my love open the door
Let my love open the door, let my love open the door

When tragedy befalls you
Don't let it drag you down
Love can cure your problems
You're so lucky I'm around

Let my love open the door, let my love open the door
Let my love open the door to your heart

Anyone can have an opinion
Anyone can join in and jump
Anyone can pay or just stay away
Anyone can crash and thump

But did you read the stuff that Julie said
Or little Jimmy with his hair dyed red
They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead
Is that exactly what I thought I read

Typewriter tappers, you're all just crappers
You listen to love with your intellect
A4 pushers, you're all just cushions
Morality ain't measured in a room he wrecked

Anyone can buy some leather
Ain't no better than wearing sheep
Anyone can sell lucky heather
You can see that words are cheap

But did you read the stuff that Julie said
Or little Jimmy with his hair dyed red
They have a standard of perfection there
That you and me can never, ever share

Typewriter bangers on, you're all just hangers on
Everyone's human cept Jools and Jim
Late copy churners, rock and roll learners
Your heart's are melting in pools of gin

But I know for sure that if we met up eye to eye
A little wine would bring us closer, you and I
Cos your right, hypocrisy will be the death of me
And there's an I before E when your spelling ecstasy
And you, you two

Did you hear the stuff that Krishna said
Or know for you that Jesus' blood was shed
Is it in your heart or in your head
Or does the truth lay in the center spread

Anyone can have an opinion
Anyone can join in and jump
Anyone can pay or just stay away
Anyone can crash and thump

Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma - okay

I was digging in the yard today
When a letter came from Southampton way
Keep on working, keep on working

I must admit I was a bit in the red
But if you never have pleasure then you could be dead
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working

But there's on thing they can't take away
Hear the sea sing or see a smiling face
I think we're okay, though we all could be mad
That's what they say, we just can't all be bad

I got something now to think about
I'll work all day, but not to pay it out
Keep on working, keep on working

Don't care if they say we are a dying race
I'd rather be here than any other place
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working

And there's another whirl they can't ever touch
Just need a boy and girl and it don't cost you much
And if your luck is in you might have kids at play
To make you laugh and sing when you're old and grey

Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working

I was digging in the yard today
When a letter came from Southampton way
Keep on working, keep on working

I must admit I was a bit in the red
But if you never have pleasure then you might as well be dead
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working

And there's another whirl they can't ever touch
Just need a boy and girl and it don't cost you much
And if your luck is in you might have kids at play
They'll make you laugh and sing when you're old and grey

Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, keep on working
Keep on working, work

Cat's in the cupboard, you've got to set it free
Cat's in the cupboard, you've got to set it free
Cat's in the cupboard, you've got to set him free, yeah

Rats on the high street, you've got to let 'em be
Rats on the high street, you've got to let 'em be
Rats on the high street, can't you let them be, yeah

While you're racing, people wasting
Life's enthralling, people are calling
While you're weeping blood is seeping
While you're dancing no one's answering me, no
Never get an answer

Cats, it's cool for rats

Cat's in the cupboard, you've got to set it free
Cat's in the cupboard, you've got to set it free
Cat's in the cupboard, you've got to set him free, yeah

Rats on the high street, you've got to let 'em be
Rats on the high street, you got to let 'em be
Rats on the high street, can't you let them be, yeah

While you're racing, people wasting
Life's enthralling, people are calling
While you're weeping blood is seeping
While you're dancing no one's answering me
Nobody's answering me, nobody's answering me, yeah

Let that cat
Nobody's answering me
I'm never gonna get an answer, nobody's answering
You got to let 'em be, yeah
Nobody's answering, nobody's answering
No one, no one
Nobody's answering, no one

They say that love often passes in a second
And you can never catch it up
So I'm hanging on to you as though eternity beckon
But it's clear that the match is rough
Common sense'd tell me not to try and continue
But I'm after a piece of that diamond in you
So keep an eye open, my spirit ain't broken
Your love's so incredible, your body so edible
You give me an overdose of love
But just a little is enough

I'm like a connoisseur of champagne cognac
The perfume nearly beats the taste
I eat an oyster and I feel the contact
But more than one would be a waste
Some people want an endless line that's true
But all I have is a little time with you
A smile sets me reeling, a kiss feel like stealing
Your love is like heroin, this addict is mellowing
I can't pretend that I'm tough
Just a little is enough

Just like a sailor heading into the seas
There's a gale blowing in my face
The high winds scare me but I need the breeze
And I can't head for any other place
Life would seem so easy on the other tack
But even a hurricane won't turn me back
You might be an island on the distant horizon
But the little I see looks like heaven to me
And I don't care if the ocean gets rough
Just a little is enough

Common sense'd tell me not to try and continue
But I'm after a piece of that diamond in you
So keep an eye open, my spirit ain't broken
Your love's so incredible, your body so edible
You give me an overdose of love
A little is enough

Why was I born today
Life is useless like Ecclesiastes say
I never had a chance
But opportunity's now in my hands

I stand with my guitar
All I need's a mirror then I'm a star
I'm so sick of dud TV
Next time you switch on you might see me
Oh, what a thrill for ya

I've been there and gone there
I lived there and bummed there
I spinned there, I gave there
I drank there and I slaved there

I've had enough of the way things have been done
Every man on a razor's edge
Someone has used us to kill with the same gun
Killing each other by driving the wedge

My life's a mess, I wait for you to pass
I stand here at the bar, I hold an empty glass

Why was I born today
Life is useless like Ecclesiastes say
I didn't get a chance
Opportunity is in my hands

I stand with my guitar
All I need is a mirror and I'm a star
I'm so sick of dud TV
Next time you switch on you might see me

I've been there and gone there
I lived there and bummed there
I've spinned there, I gave there
I drank there and I slaved there

I've had enough of the way things have been done, hey, hey
Every man on a razor's edge
Someone has used us to shoot with the same gun
We were killing each other by driving the wedge

My life's a mess, I wait for you to pass
I stand here at the bar, I hold an empty glass

Don't worry, smile and dance
You just can't work life out
Don't let down moods entrance you
Take the wine and shout

My life's a mess, I wait for you to pass
I stand here at the bar, I hold an empty glass

I'm walking - stand still
Not running - sit tight
Soft talking - I'm thrilled
Not gunning - by your light
Not flying - lady
I'm falling - this way
I'm not crying - maybe
I'm calling
And I'm going to get you anyway
I'm gonna get you, yeah, I'm gonna get you anyway, yeah

I'm cooking - hot me
Not raping - blue eyes
I'm just looking - you got me
Not gaping - no lies
I'm not chasing - lady
I'm trailing - this way
I'm not racing - crazy
I'm wailing
But I'm gonna get you anyway
I'm gonna get you, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna get you anyway, yeah

I'm gonna get you anyway - by sheer persistence
I'm gonna get you anyway - break down your resistance
I'm gonna get you anyway - babe, I'm gonna woo ya
I'm gonna get you anyway - girl, I'm gonna do ya
I'm gonna get you anyway, yeah, yeah, yeah, woo

I'm gonna get you anyway, I'm gonna get you anyway
I'm gonna get you anyway, I'm gonna get you anyway
I'm gonna get you anyway, I'm gonna get you anyway
Girl, I'm gonna do ya - I'm gonna get you anyway, yeah, yeah, yeah

Athletic - boogey down
Hustle - turn back
Feel pathetic - sugar town
No muscle - soul hack
I'm jumping - you move
No dancer - beside me
I'm thumping - you prove
Don't get no answer
But I'm gonna get you anyway
I'm gonna get you, gonna get you, gonna get you, gonna get you
I'm gonna get you anyway