Singles lyrics

[Originally by The Police]

Roxanne
You don't have to put on the red light
Those days are over
You don't have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

Roxanne
You don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne
You don't have to put on the red light

They told him, "Don't you ever come around here.
Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear."
The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear.
So beat it, just beat it.

You better run, you better do what you can.
Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man.
You wanna be tough, better do what you can.
So beat it, but you wanna be bad.

Just beat it, beat it.

She says she's no good
With words, but I'm worse.
Barely stuttered out a "Joke of a Romantic"
Or "Stuck to my tongue."

Weighed down with words too
Overdramatic
Tonight it's "It can't get much worse."
vs. "No one should ever feel like..."

I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't wanna forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have, so I'll write them

This might just be a waste of time,
But there's no one I'd rather,
Waste my time with than all my best friends,
To start the car up.

We'll all take turns not for the worst.
We're all has-beens and never-weres.
We're all in the back singing "Roxanne."
Just watching life pass us by. (Pass us by.)

As if we had enough to try to kiss her.
Enough to make up for lost time.

Something make my chest stir
Something make my head blur

Im not ready for a handshake with death, no

Im just such a happy mess

The drums are four-on-the-floor
Shes back to the bathroom floor, once more

Im the invisible man
Who cant stop staring at the mirror, at the mirror

I want to make you as lonely as me
So you can get, get addicted to this,

Gotta change that answering machine,
Now that I'm alone,
Because right now it says that we,
Can't come to the phone,
And I know it makes no sense,
'Cause you walked out the door,
But it's the only way I hear your voice,
Anymore.

It's ridiculous.
It's been months and for some reason I just,
Can't get over us.
And I'm stronger than this.
Ain't no faith in love.

Yesterday you were on my back just to get my time.
I guess it's not as precious as it seems.
Because I found the time for hangin out
and talkin on the phone.
What should I expect,
now that my time is free and you're nowhere to be found.

Next time I'll try, for the first time in my life.
It won't pass me by.
Procrastinate it can wait, I put it off.
let's start today
let's start today

And you lock the house to keep your secret from coming out.
I wont, No. Im sorry because youre old news.

And my life is holding our heads to this gun.
You and your new boy think you can come in and keep me off, but youre wrong.

I find myself on the street out in front of your house, you can kiss safe thoughts goodbye.
Im coming up to break your heart.

What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere.
What's this?
There's white things in the air.
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes.
I must be dreaming.
Wake up, Jack, this isn't fair.
What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong.
What's this?
There's people singing songs.

What's this?
The streets are lined with,
Little creatures laughing.
Everybody seems so happy.