Tom Tom Club - Yella Lyrics
YellaUp in the morning at 8:05, my room’s too cold to crack ?a job?There’s no beginning, there is no endThe landlord has cut the heat again (Say what?)It’s freezing cold in New York CityI have no heat and it’s a pityI pay my rent bill right on time but I’m so cold that it’s a crimeThey say that New York’s red hot I’m here to tell you that it’s notAnd since the landlord he don’t care, I gotta ?have? my Long John UnderwearYou gotta have a strong heart to live in New YorkYou gotta have strong lungs to live in New YorkYou gotta have a strong skin to live in New YorkYou gotta have Long Johns to live in New YorkIt’s gonna take a lot of heart to live in New YorkIt’s gonna take a lot of soul to live in New YorkYou gotta have a lot of cash to live in New YorkYou gotta have a lot of dash to live in New YorkFreezing heart and ?frozen below?, with freezing ears and frozen noseOn and on and on, on and on from midnight to the break of dawnI shiver in the shower, stutter on the phoneWonder why I end up an EskimoIf the landlord he don’t bend, I guess I have to move againYou gotta have a strong heart to live in New YorkYou gotta have strong lungs to live in New YorkYou gotta have a strong skin to live in New YorkYou gotta have Long Johns to live in New YorkYou gotta have a lot of heart to live in New YorkYou gotta have a lot of soul to live in New YorkYou gotta have a lot of cash to live in New YorkYou gotta have a lot of dash to live in New YorkI like to move where I can groveOnce a move to twice improveTo the South where the sun is hotTo a place where the landlord’s notà take my wife and the three fat babies because I ?came for New York lady?Left, right, left and to the South(Forward march) I’m stepping outYou gotta have a strong heart to live in New YorkYou gotta have strong lungs to live in New YorkYou gotta have a strong skin to live in New YorkYou gotta have Long Johns to live in New YorkLeft, right, left, right, left, right, leftLeft, right, left, right, left, right, leftLeft, right, left, right, left, right, leftLeft, right, left, right, left, right, leftWhy don’t you move into the Louvre?It’s cosy there and you could prove Monet was hot, Picasso was notI should have moved but ?milk’s no joke??Fool blew his bankroll tootin’ cold??Now he don’t like my on the spot??His New York baby and they’re rather freezing?That would be the bee’s kneesTo London pleaseI said, “Excuse me if I have to sneezeâ€I fear the cold like a diseaseHave you ever seen a Londoner have a heart?Have you ever seen a shark bark?Have you ever seen a snake with hips?Have you ever seen a chicken with lips?Have you ever known a harp to talk?My god (Describe it)Have you ever heard applause for a pause?Have you ever seen a ?flash of flashes, flashes?????A rub of rubben, rubben??A millionaire on my fear??I date the lady I say?But you could have seen ?an empty day job?A summer in the summer???A rock and roller reefer???A brother kill another???????????????Loved by your lover???Stick by a stickerLit by a lighterHave you ever got robbed by a robber???Dreams form a dreamerHave you ever given a gift to a giverTime to a timerBooks to a booker?And Shocks to a sinner?No?I am freezing high, I am freezing low??In fact I’m freezing from the cold?On and on and on, on and on from midnight to the break of dawnI shiver in the shower, stutter on the phone and I wonder why I end up anEskimoI like to move where I can prove, once removed and twice confusedGo South where the sun is hotGo South where the landlord’s notNew York?I don’t mind I’m on the spot??This new year comes, I’d rather freeze??I’m the person who’s rather freeze?
