Intro Em C (x2) Verse 1 Em C Atom-smashers in the cocktail lounge tonight Em C Opera singers in the graveyard keeping time Em C And the DJ mixes them all Em C And the music rhymes but it crawls Em C And the music comes from hydrogen bombs Em C Rock bands died when amateurs won Em C Data in a hurry, using the new rubble Em C Wipe it up baby, gonna get yourself in trouble Chorus Bm Em We were burnt by the sun Bm A Having way too much fun F G C Am Sleepless downtown overload G#7 B7 Does the daylight bring you down? Instrumental Em C (x2) Verse 2 Em C Money pours down and it drowns the little man Em C Parking lot attendants stuff their pockets with their hands Em C And the children laugh in your face Em C They can see what you have erased Em C When dogs make love they don't look at themselves Em C Checking out each other by the way that they smell Em C Rubbing and a'scratching, itching all the time Em C Stop me if I talk too much, do another line Chorus Bm Em We were burnt by the sun Bm A Having way too much fun F G C Am The church of private enterprise G#7 B7 Did the daylight bring you down? Interlude Em C (x4) Verse 3 Em C I love salt, I love sweets Em C I know there's danger but I fall asleep Em C The curves, the gasps, the love of life Em C Headlines, gum box, faceless paradise Em C Life rafts bobbing at the bottom of the pier Em C Wood burns faster if it's soaked in gasoline Em C All these towns look the same, everybody's clean Em C Roll 'em out, cheap and fast, kiss me when I fall Chorus Bm Em We were burnt by the sun Bm A Having way too much fun F G C Am Sleepless downtown overload G#7 B7 Did I stay outside too long? Instrumental Em C (x2) Outro Em C Alcohol, razor-blades Em C All the clouds are miles away Em C Take me down, far away Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C Alcohol, razor-blades Em C All the clouds are miles away Em C Take me down, far away Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C All the clouds are miles away Em C All the clouds are miles away Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C Everyone's on holiday Em C Everyone's on holiday Em