Tom Tom Club - Booming & Zooming Lyrics
[on later issue replaced with under the boardwalk]If they could see me now, booming and zoomingIf they could see me now, booming and zoomingF104, come in f104......Cmon get down f104.Ho, get back up f104!Aw, now, one more time for me on the ground f1--104 get down..cause you know and I know its a private thing at twice the speed ofSound blue goes to black.Youre spinning flat like a skipping stone f104 but dont green apple,Ok. we want no defenstrations today, okay?F104 where are you at? play it kenneth!Uh! you think youre staying cool while its getting hot,eh?F104 here, uh, stop flapping your gums.I wear my own clothes nowAnd I dont need you to roll up my sleeves, ok?Uh ground here, uh, thats a couple of million, f104.F104 here, uh, look this is a private thingAnd I dont want you talking about itDown there with your nice friends.Cause this is a private thing, ok?Cause Ive tried aAnd then Ive tried bAnd then Ive tried c...But no, I wont green apple.Uh, this is the ground f104, get outa there, get outa there f104!F104 uh, not to sweat baby,Its my hide and I can ride her out.This is the ground get down here f104. you and I know who your hideBelongs to!F104 here, uh, I guess Im at about 75 thousand feetAnd the rpms are damn near zero,Uh, maybe falling about 150 feet a second,Uh, that makes about 9000 feet a minute.Uh, like I said Ive tried aAnd Ive tried bAnd c, didnt do nothing.Just spinning aroundLike a boomerangIn the sky up here!...i reckon.I got about one last shot.Ok, this is a private thingThis blue to blackAt twice the speed of sound.Its green silent peace,With waves around.And its lighting upLike a damn christmas tree in here!But well ignore what these little lights are sayingAnd enjoy the view becauseYou know and I knowIts just that little old problemOur boys in engineering find so entertainingThis is the ground, come in f104, come in f104, come in f104.F104 here, Id love to talk to you sweetheartBut this christmas tree is smokingAnd its obscuring the view.Im preparing to disintegrate now,Ill see you boysFor a drink on the groundAt about 1900 hours, okay? bye!If they could see me now, booming and zoomingIf they could see me now...If they could see me now, booming and zooming.....booming and zooming
