Talking Heads — Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) lyrics

Lyrics

Take a look at these hands.
Take a look at these hands.
The hand speaks. The hand of a government man.
Well I’m a tumbler. Born under punches.
I’m so thin.
All I want is to breathe
Won’t you breathe with me?
Find a little space, so we move in-between
And keep on step ahead, of yourself.
Don’t you miss it, don’t you miss it.
Some 'a you people just about missed it!
Last time to make plans!
And I’m a tumbler…
I’m a Government Man.
Never seen anything like that before
Falling bodies tumble 'cross the floor
When you get to where you wanna be When you get to where you wanna be Oh, Take a look at these hands. They’re passing in-between us.
Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands. You don’t have to mention it.
No thanks. I’m a Government Man.
And the heat goes on… And the (Wheeeep!) heat goes on And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on And the heat goes on… Where the hand has been
And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on And the heat goes on… Where the hand (Oooip!) has been
And the heat goes on… And the heat (hehuh hehuh hehuh hehuh) goes on…
I’m not a drowning man!
And I’m not a burning building! I’m a tumbler!
Drowning cannot hurt a man!
Fire cannot hurt a man. Not the Government Man.
All I want is to breathe
Won’t you breathe with me?
Find a little space… So we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself.
All I want is to breathe
Won’t you breathe with me Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself. [Don't you miss it! Don’t you
miss it!]
And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on…
And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on…
And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on… And the heat goes on…
Where the hands has been… And the heat goes on… And the heat goes
on… And the heat goes on…