Neneh Cherry - Manchild Lyrics
Ok, youre on your own, its lateYour girlfriend is on another date with the hero in your dreamTurn around, ask yourself. so, you think youre gonna win this time manchild?Is it the pain of the drinkingOr the sunday sinking feelingThe car never seems to workWhen its late your girlfriends on a dateAnd the hero with her in your dreamIn your sleep it seemed to like youTurn around and ask yourselfTurn around ask yourselfChorus:Manchild, will you ever winManchild, look at the state youre inCould you go undercoverAnd sell your brand new lover (could you)Be someone else for a nightMaybe someone else will love youYou sell your soul for a tacky songLike the one you hear on the radioTurn around ask yourselfTurn around and ask yourselfChorus:Manchild, will you ever winManchild, look at the state youre inManchild, he will make you cryManchild, manchild, manchildFrom monday down to fridayYoure working on another mans carOr is it in the factory?It doesnt matter where you areJust turn around and ask yourself is this communicationAccentuate the positive and give some illustrationSee manchild, youre no one, you turn the microphone onControl communication when Im kickin it and so onTo the point that I need, the air that I breatheInto an audience thats waiting and ecstatic to receiveFor the meantime another mean rhyme, I keep on sayin itI know what the time is the crowd will keep playing itThrough the speaker boxes louds my diagnosiscause I believe in miracles and words in heavy doses.Enough r-e-s-p-e and c-tRespect yourself express no stress the mike is easyJust believe that all you need is the air that you breathe.Turn around ask yourselfChorus:Manchild, will you ever winManchild, look at the state youre inManchild, he will make you cryManchild, manchild, manchildHes the apple of your eyeOnce bitten twice shy, why dont you bite me againJust take it in the right and go tell your friendAre you ready for the words I turn the microphone onA figure of speech to reach you at the back and so onThe style Im stimulating dance floorsRaise your body temperature now andThis demands for power in the amp you know louds my diagnosiscause I believe in miracles and words in heavy doses.
