Barking and grunting and shouting like fools

In stairwells and bathrooms and dry swimming pools

Places where reverb resounds with a ring

Why do the cops come when we start to sing?



At the party we were wailing

It was getting late and we were getting pretty pissed

We hit a chord and how it buzzed

It felt as good as being kissed



The four of us have a group

But we're not always a hit

Sometimes the guests aren't too impressed

The ask us "please" won't you quit all that



Barking and grunting and shouting like fools

In stairwells and bathrooms and dry swimming pools

Places where reverb resounds with a ring

Why do the cops come when we start to sing?



We took ourselves out to the parking lot

And tried to find that sweet sound again

"Cut out that noise" the next door neighbor yelled

As he turned his stereo up to ten



There's a place for us

Somewhere where we'll find our sound

An empty church with a holy echo

Or a subway tunnel underground, we'll be



Barking and grunting and shouting like fools

In stairwells and bathrooms and dry swimming pools

Places where reverb resounds with a ring

Why do the cops come when we start to sing?



At four in the morning if your window's open

We'll be crooning in your dreams

Searching for chords and moaning the blues

Sorry if it sounds like screams



Barking and grunting and shouting like fools

In stairwells and bathrooms and dry swimming pools

Places where reverb resounds with a ring

Why do the cops come when we start to sing