Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Where The Action Is Lyrics
Where streets start getting wildWell youre moving on down on the other side of the tracksWould you cross that line baby, there aint no turning backSome raise and I dont ever wanna see that placeThats where the action isListen, hear the stories hear the liesYou hear the rooms they criticizeThey call you everything under the moonThen they try to buy you with diamonds and rings and ringsMove over baby gonna help you out of this messBy the look of your face well you been here before I guessYoure hanging around, like some kinda parasite on pastAnd I just wanna tell you to come on lets goAnd I know a place where never coldAnd I know a place where the thing is sinAnd Im gonna tell you where the action isYour mommas told you about whiskey and shes told you about beer...drink and hear... nothingIt turns you into a monster it turns your mind insaneIt does things to you where you will never come back againI dont care what your disposition is I dont care whats your nameIm gonna tell you where the action isLook at you dressed in your debutante dress and your phoney eye-lashesWalking around like you just walked out of some *****ing car crashYou think that youre ok cause youre looking like youre gonna have a smashWith the actionI dont care where youre going, I dont care what you say,What your religion isBaby, I just wanna tell you where the action is, hey, hey, hey, heyTake off that wedding ring baby, you dont need it anymoreTake off that dress girl and throw it out the doorTake off those phoney make-up and those eye-lashes I sawTake off your shoes and your hatAnd throw the whole *****ing lot right out the doorCome over here and lend me your earIm gonna tell you where the action isI dont care if you can read a book or if you can writeI dont care how long your hair is or how brightI dont care about much to tell you the truth but thats allrightI only care is if you come on like you think youre with the actionIve got only one thing to say: come here darling, kiss me,Im gonna show you where the action isYou spend a little dollar and you spend a little dimeYou get all funny and you laugh at your friendsAnd you think youre having a good timeYou dont know nothing till you come around here and have some of mineThen youll start to understand about the two sides of the lineCome over here darling, lend me your ear, gonna educate youGonna tell you where the action is
