From Hello Young Lovers (2006) by Sparks

Dick Around (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 6:35

All I do now is dick around
All I do now is dick around, dick around.

Every day, every day, every day.
Every night, every night, every night.
Every day, every day, every day, every day, every day.
Every night, every night, every night, every night, every night.

Overtime, more overtime,
I'm conscientious by design
To reach the heights of academe,
To be the captain of the tea,
To CEO a thousand who
Will do the things I say to doAnd I will make a lot of bread
And you will find me good in bed.

I will push, I will pull, I will push, I will pull,
Pull a couple strings and find myself atop the corporation.

Tailored to the maximum,
I send another fax to them,
A parking place, a new Corvette,
A manicure, a private jet,
A stock insentive busting out,
'A phone call, sir',
'Well say I'm out''Your lady friend'
'Well put her through'
'Uh listen, dear, I'm through with you.'

Through with you, through with you, through with you, through with you,
Yes I think I got the point and bang there goes my motivation.
What to do, what to do, what to do, what to do
All that I could think of was 'I'm tendering my resignation'

But all I do now is dick around
All I do now is dick around, dick around.

All I do now is dick around
When the sun goes up and the moon goes down
When the leaves are green and the leaves are brown,
All I do now is dick around.

I've got so much to do,
Gotta pick things up, gotta see things through.
My how the time does fly, gotta wave hello to a passerby.

All I do now is dick around
When the sun cgoes up and the moon goes down.
When the leaves are green and the leaves are brown,
All I do now is dick around.

I've got so much to do,
Gotta pick things up, gotta see things through.
My how the time does fly, gotta wave hello to a passerby.

All I do now is dick around
When the sun goes up and the moon goes down
When the leaves are green and the leaves are brown,
All I do now is dick around.

Think about the recent past,
The cynics said, 'Too good to last'
But she could change her mind again,
Oh no, this movie said, 'The End.'
So I will go about my day
Just dicking round my métier
And realise that life is change
And furniture to rearrange.

Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell?
Why the hell did she desert you when you were so influential?
Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell?
Why did she desert you when you told her she was so essential?

Pull yourself up off the ground,
You've started liking being down,
The persecuion feels cool,
The subtle smell of garden tools.
But what about that other life,
'cause this is more an afterlife
Seducing you each night and day
You're never gonna break away

Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me
Knowing that from now on, what you do is stritly non-essential.
Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me
Knowing that from now on, no-one wonders if you've got potential.

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up and the moon the moon goes down
When the leaves are green, the leaves are brown,
And all I do is dick around.

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up and the moon the moon goes down
When the leaves are green, the leaves are brown,
And all I do is dick around.

Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell?
Why the hell did she desert you when you were so influential?
Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell? Why the hell?
Why did she desert you when you told her she was so essential?

But all I do now is dick around
All I do now is dick around, dick around.

Every day, every day, every day, every day, every day.
Every night, every night, every night, every night, every night.
Every day, every day, every day, every day, every day.
Every night, every night, every night, every night, every night.
Every day, every day, every day, every day, every day.
Every night, every night, every night, every night, every night.

But all I do now is dick around
All I do now is dick around, dick around.
And all I do now is dick around
All I do now is dick around, dick around.

Then I got the late night call
'I really miss you after all,
I had a fling and that is all,
A stupid fling and hit the wall,
So take me, take me, take me back,
I loved the way you scratched my back.'
Well there is something you should know,
We might not be sympatico

All I do now
Is dick around

All I do now
Is dick around

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up the moon goes down
The leaves are green, the leaves are brown
And all I do is dick around

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up the moon goes down
The leaves are green, the leaves are brown
And all I do is dick around

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up the moon goes down
The leaves are green, the leaves are brown
And all I do is dick around

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up the moon goes down
The leaves are green, the leaves are brown
And all I do is dick around

All I do is dick around
The sun goes up the moon goes down
The leaves are green, the leaves are brown
And all I do is dick around

I don't care what you do, dick around, I will too.

I don't care what you do, I'll dick around next to you.

But all I do now is dick around
All I do now is dick around, dick around.

Perfume (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 4:59

Genevieve wears Dior
Margaret wears Tresor
Mary Jo wears Lauren
But you don't wear no perfume

Deborah wears Clinique
Marianne wears Mystique
Judith wears Shalimar
But you don't wear no perfume

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

Anna wears CK1
Jeanie wears Opium
Trisha wears No.5
But you don't wear no perfume

Susan wears St. Laurent
Janie wears L'Air du Temps
Kirstin wears Davidoff
But you don't wear no perfume

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

The olefactory sense is the sense
That most strongly evokes memories of the past
Well screw the past

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

Genevieve wears Hermes
Annabelle wears Arpege
Betty Lee wears Guerlain
But you don't wear no perfume

Katie wears Giorgio
Lily wears Moschino
Jenna wears Kenneth Cole
But you don't wear no perfume

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

Carol wears Cacharel
Lana wears Tommy Girl
Cynthia wears J'Adore
But you don't wear no perfume

Jennifer wears Celine
Laura wears Armani
Deborah wears Polo Sport
But you don't wear no perfume

Gina wears Vera Wang
Sheila wears Helmut Lang
Dinah wears Oxygene
But you don't wear no perfume

Jody wears Gaultier
Peggy wears Jean Patou
Stella wears Lagerfeld
But you don't wear no perfume

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you
That's why I want to spend my life with you

That's why, that's why, that's why, that's why
That's why, that's why, that's why, that's why

The Very Next Fight (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 5:18

The very next fight
I have over you
Will end up the same
It's always the same

The very next fight
From out of the blue (it's always the same)
Will end up the same
It's always the same (it's always the same)

Some idiot staring at your legs, I know
You quietly tell me I should let it go
But how can I let it go
When I can't control myself
How can I let it go
When I can not help myself

The very next fight
I have over you
Will end up the same
It's always the same

The very next fight
From out of the blue (it's always the same)
Will end up the same
It's always the same (it's always the same)

Blood on the floor of some posh restaurant
Deep down I'm sure this is what you want
And what you want, is what I want.
What you want is what I want.

Open displays of affection

The very next fight
From out of the blue (it's always the same)
Will end up the same
It's always the same (it's always the same)

Some idiot staring at your legs, I know
You quietly tell me I should let it go
But how can I let it go
When I can't control myself
How can I let it go
When I can not help myself

The very next fight
I have over you
Will end up the same
It's always the same

The very next fight (it's always the same)
From out of the blue (it's always the same)
Will end up the same (it's always the same)
It's always the same (it's always the same)

Open displays of affection

(Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country (Ron and Russell Mael, Francis Scott Key (Additional lyrics)) - 5:56

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and one more thing,

Can I invade your country, oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Invade your country?

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and one more thing,

Can I invade your country, oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?

Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Invade your country?

Countries, planets, stars
Galaxies so far
Don't let freedom fade
Baby, let's invade

Countries, planets, stars
Galaxies so far
Don't let freedom fade
Baby, let's invade

Countries, planets, stars
Galaxies so far
Don't let freedom fade
Baby, let's invade

Baby let's invade
Can I invade your country,
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Baby let's invade

Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!
Take it out!

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and one more thing,

Can I invade your country, oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?

Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Oh baby, baby, can I invade your country?
Invade your country?

Baby let's invade
Baby let's invade
Can I invade your country, oh baby, baby
Can I invade your country
Can I invade your country, oh baby, baby
Can I invade your country
Invade your country

Rock, Rock, Rock (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 5:10

Soft passages, they get you into trouble
They imply a lack of passion and commitment
Soft passages, they get you into trouble
They imply a lack of feeling and of fervor
They get you into trouble, they get you into trouble
They imply a certain air of indecision
Soft passages, they get you into trouble
And since you put a gun to my head

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me,
Don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

Soft passages can get you into trouble
They imply a lack of passion and commitment
Soft passages can get you into trouble
They get you into trouble, they get you into trouble

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me,
Don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

A lack of passion, a lack of commitment,
A lack of feeling, a lack of fervor
A lack of decisiveness
And since you put a gun to my head

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

Soft passages, they get you into trouble
They imply a certain faux respectability
A certain measure of weakness
They get you into trouble
A certain level of maturity

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me don't leave me
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me don't leave me
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

A lack of passion, a lack of commitment,
A lack of feeling, a lack of fervor
A lack of decisiveness
And since you put a gun to my head

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

And since you put, and since you put,
And since you put, and since you put
And since you put a gun to my head

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Like a mother, like a mother, like a mother, like a mother

I promise that I'll rock, rock, rock
Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me
I will rock, rock, rock
Rock, rock, rock

Metaphor (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 4:03

A metaphor is a glorious thing,
A diamond ring,
The first day of summer
A metaphor is a breath of fresh air,
A turn-on,
An aphrodisiac

Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors

Use them wisely,
Use them well,
And you'll never know the hell of lonliness

A metaphor is a popular place,
A pocket space,
A multiplex showing,
A remake whose action is louder than words,
She whispers "can we be going, going?"

Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors

Use them wisely,
Use them well,
And you'll never know the hell of loneliness

Whose up for a metaphor?
(We're up for a metaphor)
Are you chicks up for a metaphor?
(Yes, we're up for a metaphor)

Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't mix them
(We, we, we won't mix them)
Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't mix them
(We wouldn't dream of mixing them)

Use them wisely,
Use them well,
And you'll never know the hell of loneliness

A metaphor is a glorious thing,
A diamond ring,
The first day of summer
A metaphor is a fresh air,
A turn-on,
An aphrodisiac

Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors

A metaphor is a glorious thing,
A diamond ring,
The first day of summer
A metaphor is a breath fresh air,
A turn-on,
An aphrodisiac

Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors

Use them wisely,
Use them well,
And you'll never know the hell of loneliness

A metaphor is a glorious thing,
(Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig)
A metaphor is a breath of fresh air,
(Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig)
A metaphor is a glorious thing,
(Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig)
A metaphor is a breath of fresh air,
(Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig)

Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors,
Chicks dig, dig, d-i-g, dig, dig metaphors

Use them wisely,
Use them well,
And you'll never know the hell of lonliness

Waterproof (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 4:17

The rain just falls off of me
The tears just fall off of me
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
The barometric pressure has no relevance to me

The rain just falls off of me
The tears just fall off of me
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
The pressure you're exerting is irrelevant to me

Umbrellas waving, the streets need paving,
The rain runs down to the sea
But I'm indifferent, for me it's different,
It's all Bahamas to me

The rain just falls off of me
The tears just fall off of me
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
The barometric pressure has no relevance to me

The skies are starting to cloud up
But that won't slow me down
Your eyes are starting to well up
But that won't bring me down
The skies are starting to cloud up
But that won't slow me down
Your eyes are starting to well up
But that won't bring me down, bring me down

Completely dry
Dry as a Navajo in August, see the sky
The mothers just sigh
Send children inside
Hey, mama, you lied

The skies are starting to cloud up
But that won't slow me down
Your eyes are starting to well up
But that won't bring me down
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
The barometric pressure has no relevance to me

The skies are starting to cloud up
But that won't slow me down
Your eyes are starting to well up
But that won't bring me down
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
The pressure you're exerting is irrelevant to me

I see you crying but I'm not buying your Meryl Streep mimicry
It's misdirected, your voice inflected
For maximum sympathy

Niagara Falls,
Romantic getaway for lovers of all creeds
They're all agreed, impressive indeed
Till the Falls stall before me

The rain just falls off of me
The tears just fall off of me
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
And nothing of a liquid nature's gonna mess with me
The rain just falls off of me,
The tears just fall off of me,
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop on me

The rain just falls off of me
The tears just fall off of me
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
And nothing of a liquid nature's gonna mess with me

The rain just falls off of me
The tears just fall off of me
'Cause I'm waterproof, I'm waterproof
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop on me
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop on me

The skies are starting to cloud up
But that won't slow me down
Your eyes are starting to well up
But that won't bring me down

The skies are starting to cloud up
But that won't slow me down
Your eyes are starting to well up
But that won't bring me down
Bring me down

Here Kitty (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 4:26

Here kitty, kitty, kitty
Here kitty, here kitty
(x4)

Hark I hear them calling for me fireman, oh fireman
Hark I hear them calling for me hurry, hurry fireman

I climb the Eucalyptus, bring her kitty back
I climb the Douglas fir and bring her kitty back
I climb the Juniper and bring her kitty back
"How can I thank you for your bringing kitty back?"

Here kitty, here kitty
(x4)

Climbing, climbing they exhort me
Hurry, hurry fireman
Crying, crying loud and softly
Every cat's a crazy man

I'm at your service, ma'am, and here's your kitty back
I'm at your service ma'am, and here's your kitty back
"How can I thank you for your bringing kitty back?"
"How can I ever thank you, ever pay you back?"

Here kitty, kitty, kitty
Here kitty, here kitty
(x4)

A four-alarmer and the circus is ablaze
Panicky people run out madly through the haze
I fight my way into the Big Top, wipe my eyes
There stands a tiger trainer, lovely, hear her cry
She points up to the high-wire, there a tiger stands
"Oh help me, help me, bring my tiger down, dear man"
"If you will save him, I will be yours every night"
I climb the pole and look the tiger in the eye
I climb the pole and look the tiger in the eye

Here kitty, kitty, kitty
Here kitty, here kitty
(x4)

Cats have struck a silent bargain with young women with no man
Treat us, feed us royally, and tonight you'll have that man
Though a lowly fireman, for tonight I am that man
Virtue is its own reward, but tonight I am that man
Virtue is its own reward, but tonight I am that man

There's No Such Thing As Aliens (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 2:53

No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
There's no such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No, no, no, no

Look out the door,
Look out the window every night
Look out the door
Look out the window every night

There's no such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No, no, no, no

There's no such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No, no, no, no

Look at your watch, look at your TV in despair
Look at your watch, look at your TV, it's not fair

Look out the door
Look out the window every night
There's no such thing as aliens, there is no such thing
No such thing as aliens, there is no such thing
No such thing as aliens, there is no such thing

There's no such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No, no, no, no

There's no such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens
No such thing as aliens, no such thing as aliens

No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

As I Sit to Play the Organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral (Ron Mael, Russell Mael) - 7:02

Bye, bye, bye, my baby,
Now it's time, time, time for me to go to
Work, work, work,
So you might want to make your way from here
(x3)

Bye, bye, bye, my baby,
Now it's time, time, time for me to go to
Work, work, work,
So you might want to make your way from here
Finish up your beer

Bye, bye, bye, baby, now,
Time, time, time, me to go, work, work, work,
You might want to make your way from here
(x2)

Bye, bye, bye, my baby, now,
It's time, time, time for me to go, to work, work, work,
So you might want to make your way from here
Bye, bye, bye, my baby, now,
It's time, time, time for me to go, to work, work, work,
So you might want to make your way from here
Finish up your beer

Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye,
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

As I sit down to play the organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral
As I sit down to play the organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral
You know you're gonna be upstaged, again and again
You know you're gonna be upstaged, upstaged by Him

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah

I got faith, I got faith, I got a deep, abiding faith,
I got faith, I got faith, I got a deep, abiding faith
That in that sea of faces, that sea of believing faces, (We got faith)
There's always one face that's here to escape the rain

She is here from Japan
She is here from Milan
She is here, time on her hands

As I sit down to play the organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral
As I sit down to play the organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral

You know you're gonna be upstaged, again and again
You know you're gonna be upstaged, upstaged by Him

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah

I got faith, I got faith, I got a deep, abiding faith,
I got faith, I got faith, I got a deep, abiding faith
That in that sea of faces, that sea of believing faces, (We got faith)
There's always one face that just might be game

She is here from Brazil
She is here from Seville
She is here searching out some thrills

And as we walk along the Seine
And as we walk past cafes and restaurants
And as we walk past museums and monuments
I invite her up to my apartment to escape the rain

I believe, I believe, I believe,
(x4)

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

I believe, I believe, I believe,
(x4)

Bye, bye, bye, my baby,
Now it's time, time, time for me to go to
Work, work, work, so you had better finish up your beer
Bye, bye, bye, my baby,
Now it's time, time, time for me to go to
Work, work, work,
So you might want to make your way from here
Finish up your beer

As I sit down to play the organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral
It doesn't matter that I'm upstaged, upstaged again

Hallelujah, hallelujah,
(x4)

The congregation sways, the congregation says amen
The congregation sways, and says amen, amen again
But my message is lost on them, lost on all of them
It only reaches one of them
It only reaches one of them

I believe, I believe, I believe,
(x8)

Hallelujah, hallelujah,
(x8)