A Hold Of Me
So what’s the story? So what's the score?
What did we do? What are we guilty of?
When they shoot you down
Bring you to your knees
Until you hit the ground
And kick you in the teeth
And I dreamed I was standing, on my own,
Staring out, into the twilight zone,
And I dreamed of icebergs,
And I dreamed of heat,
And my face was melting,
What did we do? What are we guilty of?
When they shoot you down
Bring you to your knees
Until you hit the ground
And kick you in the teeth
And I dreamed I was standing, on my own,
Staring out, into the twilight zone,
And I dreamed of icebergs,
And I dreamed of heat,
And my face was melting,
In the acid rain.
So what’s the story? So what's the score?
What did we do? What are we guilty of?
When they shoot you down
Bring you to your knees
Until you hit the ground
And kick you in the teeth
Then I was kneeling, on a stone,
And I heard you scream, into the telephone
Then I felt the hunger, so I bit the meat
And if it wasn’t you, it must have been me
And I don’t like them, any more,
The things they do, the things they stand for,
Shoot you down, bring you to your knees
Then you hit the ground
Kick you in the teeth
But no they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of my heart,
No they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of me.
Hold of me, hold of me, hold of me.
And the rain was falling, all around my head,
And I blinked my eyes, so I wasn’t dead.
And my ears was ringing, and my tongue slipped out,
And I licked my lips until my teeth fell out.
And I saw you running, and you made the line,
Then it was night, but it was still too bright,
Then it turned to dawn, and it soon grew dark,
And the streets were empty, and it was time to start
And I’m for thinking, between the ears,
For mental process, for cogs and gears,
Yes I’m for flesh, and I’m for mind,
Oh I’m for people, and I’m for life!
So what’s the story? So what's the score?
So what did we do? So what are we guilty of?
When they shoot you down
Bring you to your knees
Oh when you hit the ground
They kick you in the teeth
But no they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of my heart,
No they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of me.
Hold of me, hold of me, hold of me.
So what’s the story? So what's the score?
What did we do? What are we guilty of?
When they shoot you down
Bring you to your knees
Until you hit the ground
And kick you in the teeth
Then I was kneeling, on a stone,
And I heard you scream, into the telephone
Then I felt the hunger, so I bit the meat
And if it wasn’t you, it must have been me
And I don’t like them, any more,
The things they do, the things they stand for,
Shoot you down, bring you to your knees
Then you hit the ground
Kick you in the teeth
But no they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of my heart,
No they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of me.
Hold of me, hold of me, hold of me.
And the rain was falling, all around my head,
And I blinked my eyes, so I wasn’t dead.
And my ears was ringing, and my tongue slipped out,
And I licked my lips until my teeth fell out.
And I saw you running, and you made the line,
Then it was night, but it was still too bright,
Then it turned to dawn, and it soon grew dark,
And the streets were empty, and it was time to start
And I’m for thinking, between the ears,
For mental process, for cogs and gears,
Yes I’m for flesh, and I’m for mind,
Oh I’m for people, and I’m for life!
So what’s the story? So what's the score?
So what did we do? So what are we guilty of?
When they shoot you down
Bring you to your knees
Oh when you hit the ground
They kick you in the teeth
But no they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of my heart,
No they’ll never, never,
Never, never, never,
Get a hold of me.
Hold of me, hold of me, hold of me.
Bob Geldof
℗1984 Phonogram Limited
b/w Never In A Million Years
I'll tear down the sky
Don't stop now
No never in a million years
I'd spit in their eye
Don't stop now
But I won't be a volunteer
And now
I'm always dreaming of dreams
That lie in state
Waiting for me to wake
And make
A life for them
I know I'll never let
Those self-defeating fears
Spoil those golden years
These days that pass us by
So slow
And now
I always wander
Through fields that never stood
Can't see the trees for the wood
Or maybe - yes I could
Oh no
I'll tear down the sky
Don't stop now
No never in a million years
No never in a million years
I'd spit in their eye
Don't stop now
But I won't be a volunteer
And now
I'm always dreaming of dreams
That lie in state
Waiting for me to wake
And make
A life for them
I know I'll never let
Those self-defeating fears
Spoil those golden years
These days that pass us by
So slow
And now
I always wander
Through fields that never stood
Can't see the trees for the wood
Or maybe - yes I could
Oh no
I'll tear down the sky
Don't stop now
No never in a million years
Bob Geldof
©The Boomtown Rats
℗1982 Phonogram Limited
b/w Say Hi To Mick (bonus track on the UK 12" release)
Say Hi to Mick for me
We'll tune him out on channel KGB
I always thought that I would be
In New York City.
In New York City
When I grew old.
It's cold out here and this is home.
And you know there's snow everywhere I go.
But it don't look like any place I know.
Oh oooh woah.
Say Hi to Mick for me.
We'll tune him out on channel KGB
I always thought that I would be.
In New York City.
In New York City.
When I grew old.
In New York City.
In New York City
When I grew cold.
We'll tune him out on channel KGB
I always thought that I would be
In New York City.
In New York City
When I grew old.
It's cold out here and this is home.
And you know there's snow everywhere I go.
But it don't look like any place I know.
Oh oooh woah.
Say Hi to Mick for me.
We'll tune him out on channel KGB
I always thought that I would be.
In New York City.
In New York City.
When I grew old.
In New York City.
In New York City
When I grew cold.
Bob Geldof
©The Boomtown Rats
℗1982 Phonogram Limited