Burning Down — текст песни (R.E.M.)

(Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe)



From the back of my neck, oh, oh, oh
Wired a glass jaw, oh, oh
Plantation burning your boat is coming in
Strum your jew`s-harp, you`re reeking gin

(chorus)
Running water in a sinking boat
Going under but they`ve got your goat
Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down - can`t you see that my hands are bound

Johnny Mike is reading in the yard
His story`s timely, oh, oh, oh
What river is it anyway, radio
Not in a boat, in your ear

(repeat chorus)

You pick your island in the sun
Take your island off he`s got a gun
Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound
Burning down - can`t you see that my hands are bound

He`s cooking in the woods, a brush fire in your neck
Feeling mighty mighty, oh, oh, oh
You can pick your island in the sun
Take your island off he`s got a gun

(repeat chorus)