(Caffey/Phillips/Custis/Wiedlin)
He's coming out tonight
He'll walk outside the light
You'll feel him very near
Confusion nothing's clear
His presence cold and stark
Like a shadow in the dark
You're scared but you won't run
You almost wish it was over and done
[Chorus:]
You can't escape the thought of him
Do you wonder why?
He's so strange
And if he brought you down to your knees
Would you cry?
He's so strange
He frightens you so much
He could burn you with his touch
Everything has changed
He's so strange
You've lost all track of time
The victim of a crime
He's stolen heart and soul
He's taken all control
Is this some crazy dream?
Obsession the main theme
Though you can't see the chains
You're the prisoner of a love so strange
[Chorus]
The Go-Gos - Vacation Album Lyrics
The Go-Gos - Vacation Lyrics
Writer: CHARLOTTE CAFFEY, GLEN CUSTIS, JANE WIEDLIN, LEONARD GRAVES PHILLIPS
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Girl of 100 Lists
(Charlotte Caffey/Belinda Carlisle)
Can't take anymore
My head's spinning 'round
Goin' back and forth
Goin' up and down
CHORUS
Don't know where I stand
Someone always loves a little more
And I think it's me
Sometimes I think you care
And then you don't
Then I think you will
And then you won't
CHORUS
Wonderin' why I feel this way
Could it be something that you said
Or is it just some daydream
When I think of you and me
Then I see you pass me by
With that certain look in your eye
Now I'm back where I began
Not knowin' where I stand-I think it's me
Go ahead now
Take a chance
Don't worry 'bout losin' another romance
CHORUS
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Can't take anymore
My head's spinning 'round
Goin' back and forth
Goin' up and down
CHORUS
Don't know where I stand
Someone always loves a little more
And I think it's me
Sometimes I think you care
And then you don't
Then I think you will
And then you won't
CHORUS
Wonderin' why I feel this way
Could it be something that you said
Or is it just some daydream
When I think of you and me
Then I see you pass me by
With that certain look in your eye
Now I'm back where I began
Not knowin' where I stand-I think it's me
Go ahead now
Take a chance
Don't worry 'bout losin' another romance
CHORUS
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Writer: JANE WIEDLIN
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
We Dont Get Along
(Valentine)
I'm not very serious
You want me to be straight
I'm not out of time
But you think I'm too late
I'm not feeling desperate
You think I can't wait
[Chorus:]
Somehow you always get me wrong
Somehow you always take things wrong
Somehow you always get me wrong
Well I guess we just don't get along
You always go to sleep
When I stay up all night
You say I'm wrong
When I'm thinkin' you're alright
I just wanna talk things over
You just wanna fight
[Chorus]
You leave me broken
And you don't realize
Everything is O.K.
And then you apologize
The things that really matter to me
They just pass you by
[Chorus]
I'm not very serious
You want me to be straight
I'm not out of time
But you think I'm too late
I'm not feeling desperate
You think I can't wait
[Chorus:]
Somehow you always get me wrong
Somehow you always take things wrong
Somehow you always get me wrong
Well I guess we just don't get along
You always go to sleep
When I stay up all night
You say I'm wrong
When I'm thinkin' you're alright
I just wanna talk things over
You just wanna fight
[Chorus]
You leave me broken
And you don't realize
Everything is O.K.
And then you apologize
The things that really matter to me
They just pass you by
[Chorus]
Writer: KATHY VALENTINE
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
I Think Its Me
(Gina Schock/Jane Wiedlin)
I can hardly stand the thought of leaving again
Can barely write the words I'm shakin' the pen
We'll be together but who knows when
We gotta hold on hold on
I'm burnin' burnin' inside
YOu're outta my sight I'm outta my mind
We never bargained or planned on this
We gotta hold on hold on
CHORUS
I'm with you
Hold me in your mind
Keep the fire strong
Without you
Not really apart
Our love goes on and on
When we're together we pretend
That we can take the time 'cuz it'll never end
It was so easy when love began
We gotta hold on hold on
Now I'm off another city in sight
And I remember each and every night
When I could touch you it felt so right
that's why I hold on hold on
CHORUS
I'm with you
Keep me on your mind
Relive each memory
I'm waiting
No matter how long
Until you're holding me
---------------------------------------------------
I can hardly stand the thought of leaving again
Can barely write the words I'm shakin' the pen
We'll be together but who knows when
We gotta hold on hold on
I'm burnin' burnin' inside
YOu're outta my sight I'm outta my mind
We never bargained or planned on this
We gotta hold on hold on
CHORUS
I'm with you
Hold me in your mind
Keep the fire strong
Without you
Not really apart
Our love goes on and on
When we're together we pretend
That we can take the time 'cuz it'll never end
It was so easy when love began
We gotta hold on hold on
Now I'm off another city in sight
And I remember each and every night
When I could touch you it felt so right
that's why I hold on hold on
CHORUS
I'm with you
Keep me on your mind
Relive each memory
I'm waiting
No matter how long
Until you're holding me
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Writer: BELINDA CARLISLE, CHARLOTTE CAFFEY
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Its Everything but Partytime
This is the place for celebrating
This is the crowd that's fascinating
This is the time for concentrating
To hear some words worth translating
He's rapping 'bout his meditating
She's dying for some medicating
And though I shouldn't be complaining
What's lacking here is entertaining
[Chorus]
We're all looking for a good time
But what we get is empty rhyme
When everything's right but nothing's fine
It's everything but partytime
Talk about decorating
A room that needs sophisticating
When coversations become straining
No one's good at interest feigning
[Chorus]
This is the crowd that's fascinating
This is the time for concentrating
To hear some words worth translating
He's rapping 'bout his meditating
She's dying for some medicating
And though I shouldn't be complaining
What's lacking here is entertaining
[Chorus]
We're all looking for a good time
But what we get is empty rhyme
When everything's right but nothing's fine
It's everything but partytime
Talk about decorating
A room that needs sophisticating
When coversations become straining
No one's good at interest feigning
[Chorus]
Writer: GINA SCHOCK, JANE WIEDLIN
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Get up and Go
If you get up and walk away
Leave the past behind
Go ahead and take a ride
No telling what you'll find
The words you say don't mean a thing
They fly right by my eyes
Lookin' the mirror don't look at me
Maybe then you'll realize
[Chorus]
So get up and go
If you're so tired of moving slow
I was on the inside
Looking out for you
But you're the one to make the change
There's nothing I can do
Now's the time for you to move
Actions shout out loud
So cut the talk and move your feet
Cause words get lost in crowds
[Chorus]
Quit talking
Start walking now
Leave the past behind
Go ahead and take a ride
No telling what you'll find
The words you say don't mean a thing
They fly right by my eyes
Lookin' the mirror don't look at me
Maybe then you'll realize
[Chorus]
So get up and go
If you're so tired of moving slow
I was on the inside
Looking out for you
But you're the one to make the change
There's nothing I can do
Now's the time for you to move
Actions shout out loud
So cut the talk and move your feet
Cause words get lost in crowds
[Chorus]
Quit talking
Start walking now
Writer: CHARLOTTE CAFFEY, JANE WIEDLIN
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
This Old Feeling
This old feeling
It's new to me
I'm not sure
How I should be
I'd tattoo my vow
For all to see
To prove how much
You mean to me
A million times said
In as many songs
But before you
I could never sing along
I love you
I do
I love you
I do
This old feeling
It's got me up
I can't believe
My good luck
I'd wait at your door
Till eternity
Because you mean
That much to me
It's new to me
I'm not sure
How I should be
I'd tattoo my vow
For all to see
To prove how much
You mean to me
A million times said
In as many songs
But before you
I could never sing along
I love you
I do
I love you
I do
This old feeling
It's got me up
I can't believe
My good luck
I'd wait at your door
Till eternity
Because you mean
That much to me
Writer: CHARLOTTE CAFFEY, JANE WIEDLIN
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Well I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
Well this cat that you're talkin' about
Has nothing, nothing on me
'Cuz I know I'm the heppest cat
The heppest cat that ever could be
[Chorus:]
Well they see me walkin' down the street
The say hey!
All them fellas drop to their knees
I'm the reason that they don't smirk
Cuz they know I'm the queen of the cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Okay girls...break it down!
Bring it down reeeeeeeaaaalll uh-huh
Uh-huh, well that's right
Now, I know a lot of you out there are thinkin'
Man, are those girls fools?
When way deep down inside
You know we're way cool
Now Gina, hon, she beats that drum
Oh man, she beat it mean
That mighty sound will shake the ground
C'mon and do your thing
Right now!
Oh that sounds good
I wanna hear some of that bad, bad bass
A one, a two, a one two three four
You're playin' baby
C'mon everybody
I wanna hear you all
Can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
The cool jerk
C'mon people
Cool Jerk
[Chorus]
Cool Jerk
C'mon people
Cool Jerk
We're runnin' now
Cool Jerk
Hey, hey
Cool Jerk!
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Cool Jerk
Well I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk
Well this cat that you're talkin' about
Has nothing, nothing on me
'Cuz I know I'm the heppest cat
The heppest cat that ever could be
[Chorus:]
Well they see me walkin' down the street
The say hey!
All them fellas drop to their knees
I'm the reason that they don't smirk
Cuz they know I'm the queen of the cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Cool jerk
Okay girls...break it down!
Bring it down reeeeeeeaaaalll uh-huh
Uh-huh, well that's right
Now, I know a lot of you out there are thinkin'
Man, are those girls fools?
When way deep down inside
You know we're way cool
Now Gina, hon, she beats that drum
Oh man, she beat it mean
That mighty sound will shake the ground
C'mon and do your thing
Right now!
Oh that sounds good
I wanna hear some of that bad, bad bass
A one, a two, a one two three four
You're playin' baby
C'mon everybody
I wanna hear you all
Can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
Can you do can you do can you do can you do
The cool jerk
C'mon people
Cool Jerk
[Chorus]
Cool Jerk
C'mon people
Cool Jerk
We're runnin' now
Cool Jerk
Hey, hey
Cool Jerk!
Writer: Donald Storball
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
The Way You Dance
The way you dance
You move in self romance
And you don't see me watch
The way you dance
Your eyes close in a trance
So you don't see me watching
People in this place just seem to stand around
Flashing cash they eye each other up and down
You're all alone out on the floor
The music spins you 'round
It's all you came here for
[Chorus]
I see the night it's slipping by and every song
Takes me closer to the time when you'll be gone
How can I get through
Don't want to break the spell
I just want to dance with you
[Chorus]
You move in self romance
And you don't see me watch
The way you dance
Your eyes close in a trance
So you don't see me watching
People in this place just seem to stand around
Flashing cash they eye each other up and down
You're all alone out on the floor
The music spins you 'round
It's all you came here for
[Chorus]
I see the night it's slipping by and every song
Takes me closer to the time when you'll be gone
How can I get through
Don't want to break the spell
I just want to dance with you
[Chorus]
Writer: CHARLOTTE CAFFEY, JANE WIEDLIN, KATHY VALENTINE
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Beatnik Beach
Dance to the poetry
It's gonna be just you and me
We'll groove on that groovy beat
It'll be boss keen neat yeah
The gang they'll all be there
Join the fun and don't be a square
We'll lipsync a go-go
Just like the Lloyd Thaxton show yeah
Beatnik Beach
It's really neat
Limbo down
Hit the ground
Put on your paisleys
Put on your black beret too
Join all us beatniks
Nothing better could happen to you yeah
Beatnik Beach
It's really neat
Limbo down
Hit the ground
It's gonna be just you and me
We'll groove on that groovy beat
It'll be boss keen neat yeah
The gang they'll all be there
Join the fun and don't be a square
We'll lipsync a go-go
Just like the Lloyd Thaxton show yeah
Beatnik Beach
It's really neat
Limbo down
Hit the ground
Put on your paisleys
Put on your black beret too
Join all us beatniks
Nothing better could happen to you yeah
Beatnik Beach
It's really neat
Limbo down
Hit the ground
Writer: BELINDA CARLISLE, CHARLOTTE CAFFEY
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Worlds Away
Walking around it's clear I'm worlds away
Thinking with only half my mind
Found myself wanting to be sleeping
To be dreaming, to be worlds away
Slip into bed the sheets are cold and smooth
My tension melts to a quiet warm
Find myself waiting to be sleeping
To be dreaming, to be worlds away
I wanna be worlds away apart from the day to day
I know I'll be okay when I get worlds away
Worlds away, worlds away, worlds away, worlds away
Slipping away to somewhere in my heart
Go to a world where no one's been before
That's when I find myself not quite sleeping
But still dreaming and I'm worlds away
I wanna be worlds away apart from the day to day
I know I'll be okay when I get worlds away
Worlds away, worlds away, worlds away, worlds away
Worlds away
Worlds away
Worlds away
...
Thinking with only half my mind
Found myself wanting to be sleeping
To be dreaming, to be worlds away
Slip into bed the sheets are cold and smooth
My tension melts to a quiet warm
Find myself waiting to be sleeping
To be dreaming, to be worlds away
I wanna be worlds away apart from the day to day
I know I'll be okay when I get worlds away
Worlds away, worlds away, worlds away, worlds away
Slipping away to somewhere in my heart
Go to a world where no one's been before
That's when I find myself not quite sleeping
But still dreaming and I'm worlds away
I wanna be worlds away apart from the day to day
I know I'll be okay when I get worlds away
Worlds away, worlds away, worlds away, worlds away
Worlds away
Worlds away
Worlds away
...
Writer: JANE WIEDLIN, KATHY VALENTINE
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
Vacation is the second studio album by American rock band the Go-Go's, released on July 20, 1982, by I.R.S. Records. The album reached number eight on the Billboard 200, and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The title track reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
Despite the album's success, the recording period was hampered by several issues. Most of the band's lineup was struggling with drug addiction and were starting to argue more over creative differences. There was also growing discord between songwriter and lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, lead singer Belinda Carlisle, and guitarist Jane Wiedlin, who had begun to take more of an interest in songwriting. These problems were never resolved and would result in the band's dissolution following the disappointing sales of their third album, Talk Show.
The single "Vacation" was also issued in what may possibly have been the first cassette single.[citation needed] In addition to the title track, two more singles were pulled from the album at the time: "Get Up and Go" and "This Old Feeling", the former of which peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song "Speeding", which is not included on the album, is a Caffey/Wiedlin composition used as B-side of the single for "Get Up and Go".
In 2016, Edsel Records reissued remastered deluxe editions, all with bonus tracks, of the Go-Go's original three releases.
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The Go-GosDespite the album's success, the recording period was hampered by several issues. Most of the band's lineup was struggling with drug addiction and were starting to argue more over creative differences. There was also growing discord between songwriter and lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, lead singer Belinda Carlisle, and guitarist Jane Wiedlin, who had begun to take more of an interest in songwriting. These problems were never resolved and would result in the band's dissolution following the disappointing sales of their third album, Talk Show.
The single "Vacation" was also issued in what may possibly have been the first cassette single.[citation needed] In addition to the title track, two more singles were pulled from the album at the time: "Get Up and Go" and "This Old Feeling", the former of which peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song "Speeding", which is not included on the album, is a Caffey/Wiedlin composition used as B-side of the single for "Get Up and Go".
In 2016, Edsel Records reissued remastered deluxe editions, all with bonus tracks, of the Go-Go's original three releases.
Genre(s): Pop rock, new wave, power pop
Producer(s): Richard Gottehrer
Length: 35:41
Released: July 20th, 1982
Year: 1982