(words and music by Joe Jackson)



Music has charms they say

But in some people's hands

It becomes a savage beast

Can't they control it

Why don't they hold it back



You see, my friend and me

Don't have and easy day

And at night we dance not fight

And we need the energy

If not the sympathy



But I'm brutalized by bass

And terrorized by treble

I'm open to change my mood but

I always get caught in the middle



Chorus:

And I get tired of DJ's

Why is it always what he plays

I'm gonna push right through

I'm gonna tell him to

Tell him to

Play us

Play us a slow song



It's late - I'm winding down

Am I the only one

To want a strong and silent sound

To pick me up and undress me

Lay me down and caress me



I feel you touch my hand

And whisper in my ear

Ask me how I'm feeling now

And I want to get near you

But I can't even hear you



But this is a fine romance

If we have to be so demanding

We need just one more dance to

Leave here with an understanding



Chorus



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by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)