Released 25 January 1988
reached number 58, on chart for 2 weeks
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 3:27.
What do you do?
I said what do you do?
You ain't wearing a tie, you ain't got a jacket
You can't come in 'cos you're in the wrong bracket, yeah
You can shove it
VIP's and royalty get treated like their special see
But the trick is there for all to see
They're people just like you and me
You can shove it
Girls - we love it
Cars - we love it
More girls - we love it
And late night bars - we love it
Pool - we love it
School - fantasy
What do you do?
You can shove it
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You gotta talk, act and dress right
If you ain't got money they treat you funny
When they say the class system's dead
If you think that's true better get a new head
You can shove it (you can shove it, you can shove it)
Girls - we love it
Cars - we love it
More girls - we love it
And late night bars - we love it
Pool - we love it
School - shove it
What do you do?
Shove it
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
You can shove it
So why do people scrape and fuss
When every man's the same as us
It's a joke on all humanity
It's privilege
And we don't need it
War (ooh) - shove it
Hate - shove it
Politicians - don't cut it
Blind dates - gonna shove it
Girl schools - we love 'em, yeah
Crazy rules - shove it
What do you do?
You can shove it
You can shove it
Fantasy
Shove it
Shove it
You can shove it
Shove it
Shove it
Metropolix Version Lyrics:
What do you do?
I said what do you do?
You ain't wearing a tie, you ain't got a jacket
You can't come in 'cos you're in the wrong bracket, yeah
You can shove it, you can shove it, you can shove it
VIP's and royalty get treated like their special see
But the trick is there for all to see
They're people just like you and me
You can shove it
Girls - we love it
Cars - we love it
More girls - we love it
And late night bars - we love it
Pool - we love it
School - fantasy
What do you do?
You can shove it
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You gotta talk, act and dress right
If you ain't got money they treat you funny
When they say the class system's dead
If you think that's true better get a new head
You can shove it
War - it's a rage
Hate - never fades
Politicians - uncool
Blind dates - as a rule
????? - we're above it
Get set - you can shove it
What do you do?
Shove it
Yeah
You can shove it
So why do people scrape and fuss
When every man's the same as us
It's a joke on all humanity
It's privilege
And we don't need it
War - shove it
Hate - shove it
Politicians - don't cut it
Blind dates - gonna shove it
Girl schools - we love 'em, yeah
Shove it
What do you do?
You can shove it
You can shove it
Fantasy
Shove it
Shove it
You can shove it
Shove it, shove it, shove it
Shove it, shove it, shove it
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 5:54.
It's a long fast dance (owww)
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Well a long fast dance of progress
And the long slow waltz of decay
Made such a natural born couple
They settled down right here in the USA
Dream home for two in the USA
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Uh, uh, uh
Hot jazz, cool blues, we got country
We get rock and roll all day (owww)
Like to dance, come on down, get funky
That's the way, that's the way
That's the way, hey, hey, in the USA
There's still cowboys and Indians (Indians) at home on the range
But the cowboys and Indians have changed, they've changed
Cowboys and Indians have changed
We got James Dean (hey) on the silver screen
We got James Brown he won't let you down
Now Elvis was the king of rock and roll (rock and roll, rock and roll)
We got preacher men who want to save your soul (save your soul, save your soul)
Got the motorcity with the Motown beat (Motown beat, Motown beat)
Get hit to the beep on the hip-hop street (hip hop street)
Stars and bars and the biggest cars
And a rocket ship take you up to Mars
There's the east coast trip where it's more uptight
And you work all day (yeah) and you play all night
And the west coast side (yeah) with the laid back scene
When you just lay back (yeah) and it seems like a dream
There's a lot of places (yeah) in between
There's Hollywood and the city by the bay
And the whole damn south down in Louisiana way (way, way)
That's the way (way, way, owww), that's the way, hey, hey, in the USA
There's still cowboys and Indians (Indians) at home on the range
But the cowboys and Indians have changed, they've changed
In the land of the free and the home of the brave
The cowboys and cowgirls and Indians have changed
Do, do, do, doo
Do, do, do, doo (uh, uh, uh)
Do, do, do, doo
Owww, owww
Hey
Baby, baby, baby
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way in the USA
That's the way (yeah) that's the way, that's the way in the USA (baby, baby,
baby)
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way in the USA
That's the way (yeah) that's the way, that's the way in the USA
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way in the USA (uh, uh, uh, uh)
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way in the USA
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way in the USA
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way in the USA
Cowboys and Indians
Cowboys and Indians (in the USA)
Cowboys (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) and Indians (in the USA)
Cowboys and Indians (owww) (in the USA)
Cowboys (hey, home on the range) and Indians (in the USA)
Cowboys and Indians (in the USA)
Cowboys and Indians (in the USA)
Cowboys and Indians
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 4:52
Feeling strange, turn around, do it again
Feeling alright, feel like contact tonight
Well you know what it says and you know what you feel
And you know what it's like and you know it's for real
So take it to the limit, take it to the height
Take it to the limit, contact tonight
Don't speak, don't break the spell
Let's dance, you dance so well
Hey
I contact you, you contact me
Across the room our glances meet
I contact you
Eye contact, eye contact
Feeling fine, feel like dynamite
Eyes speak more than words can say
Sparks fly, eye contact is made
When you know what it says
And you know what you feel
And you know what it's like
And you know it's for real
So take it to the limit, take it to the height
Take it to the limit, contact tonight
Breathe deep let your feelings show
Let's dance, but not too slow
I contact you, you contact me
Across the room our glances meet
I contact you
Eye contact, eye contact
Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Eye contact (eye contact)
(Eye contact) eye contact
Eye contact (eye contact)
Eye contact (eye contact)
Eye contact (eye contact)
(Eye contact)
Eye contact
Written by Roger Taylor.
Freddie Mercury Vocal
Length: 4:51
Roger Taylor Vocals:
While you are imagining, imagine for instance
The sights which you can take advantage of
Look at the beautiful cloud formations below you and above you
This could be heaven
Think of the colour of the sun as it shines off the clouds
In these days
You'll see the stars
In these days
In these days of cool reflection (reflection)
You come to me and everything seems alright
In these days of cold affections
You sit by me and everything's fine
This could be heaven for everyone
This world could be fed, this world could be fun
This could be heaven for everyone
This world could be free, this world could be one
In this world of cool deception
Just your smile can smooth my ride
These troubled days of cruel rejection
You come to me, soothe my troubled mind
Yeah, this could be heaven for everyone
This world could be fed (yeah) this world could be fun
This should be love for everyone, yeah
This world should be free (yeah) this world could be one
We should bring love to our daughters and sons
Love, love, love, love
This could be heaven for everyone
So take a seat and sit by my side a while
You know I like your style (this could be heaven for everyone)
So what can we do to clean up this mess
Just feel so helpless (this could be heaven for everyone)
So lift up your voice, at least you'll have cared
(This could be heaven for everyone)
Listen, what people do to other souls
They take their lives, destroy their goals
Their basic pride and dignity
Is stripped and torn and shown no pity
When this should be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
this could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
While you are imagining, imagine for instance
The sights which you can take advantage of
(In these days) look at the beautiful cloud formations below you and above you
This could be heaven
Think of the colour of the sun as it shines off the clouds
This could be heaven
You'll see the stars
In these days of cool reflection (reflection)
You come to me and everything seems alright
In these days of cold affections
You sit by me and everything's fine
This could be heaven for everyone
This world could be fed, this world could be fun
This could be heaven for everyone
This world could be free, this world could be one
In this world of cool deception
Just your smile can smooth my ride
These troubled days of cruel rejection
You come to me, soothe my troubled mind
Yeah, this could be heaven for everyone
This world could be fed, this world could be fun
This should be love for everyone
This world could be free, this world could be one
We should bring love to our daughters and sons
Love, love
This could be heaven for everyone
So take a seat and sit by my side a while
You know I like your style (this could be heaven for everyone)
So what can we do to clean up this mess
Just feel so helpless (this could be heaven for everyone)
So lift up your voice, at least you'll have cared, at least you'll have dared
(this could be heaven for everyone)
Oh, oh, ooh
Listen, what people do to other souls
They take their lives, destroy their goals
Their basic pride and dignity
Is stripped and torn and shown no pity
When this should be heaven for everyone
In these days
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
This could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
(this could be heaven, could be heaven for everyone
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 4:19
Clap your hands and let's groove
Clap your, clap your, clap your hand and lets
Clap your, clap your, clap your hands and lets
Clap your hands and lets groove
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap your hands and lets groove
There comes a time in every life
There comes a day in every mind
Now don't look back, don't look behind
Stand up straight (yeah, yeah) in your own time
(Stand up for love) - every good man
(Stand up for love) - and every foolish man
(Stand up for love) - and all the rich men
(Stand up for love) - and all the proud men
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love)
Everybody (stand, stand, stand up for love)
Come on and take my hand
Everybody (stand, stand, stand up for love)
You know it's time
It's time to make your stand
Clap your hands and let's groove
In case of fear, in case of fire
In case of some kinda, earthquake, or forest fire
I've got my man (I've got my man), right in my sights (sights)
He looks to the left, leans to the right
You know I want you to now
(Stand up for love) - every good man
(Stand up for love) - and every foolish man
(Stand up for love) - and every rich man
(Stand up for love) - and every proud man
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love) - stand up for love
(Stand up for love, stand up for love)
Everybody, come on and take my hand
I said everybody, you know it's time
It's time to make your
Time to make your stand
Yeah (stand up for love)
Die for love (cry for love)
This is a cry for love (die for love)
Let's fly for love (die for love)
Gotta die for love (die for love)
Die for love (die for love)
It's a cry for love (cry, cry, cry)
And let's fly for love (die for love)
Gotta die for love (na, na, na, na)
Hey, hey
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand (stand), stand (stand), stand (stand)
Stand (stand), stand (stand), stand (stand)
Stand (stand), stand (stand), stand (stand)
Stand (stand), stand (stand), stand (stand)
Stand (stand), stand (stand), stand (stand)
Stand
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
Stand up for love (stand up for love)
(Stand up for love)
Stand up for love
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 4:50
Hmmmm
Listen - trapped again
Love on a lead - is what you need
Love on a leash - is what you wish
Love on a tightrope - is what you get
Love on a steep slope - you ain't seen nothin' yet
When you smile, that wide, wide smile
That tiger smile, I'm trapped again, hey
Be my dog, be my pet
Like a nervous tic, you just won't quit
Like a nervous tic, you just won't quit
You don't need a doctor, you need a vet
But when you laugh your crazy laugh
That wild cat laugh, I'm trapped again
Love on a tightrope, love on a tightrope
Our love's on a steep slope
Love on a tightrope, love on a tightrope
No don't give up hope
'Cos when you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Don't give up hope, love's on a tightrope
Like a tiger cat, you're where it's at
Like a crocodile along the Nile
Strange and wild, some kind of reptile
Love on a lead is what you need
When you smile, that wide, wide smile
That tiger smile, I'm trapped again, trapped again
They say never bite the hand that feeds
Just one look and my heart bleeds
Love on a tightrope, love on a tightrope
You know our love's on a steep slope
Love on a tightrope, love on a tightrope
No don't give up hope
'Cos when you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Don't give up hope, love's on a tightrope
Animal eyes - like a real good time
Animal lips - it's a perfect crime
Animal hair - it just ain't fair
Like an animal, ow, ow
Like an animal
Like an animal
Like an animal
Like an animal
Like an animal
Like an animal
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 4:24
This track features Brian May on guitar.
(Love)
(Love)
(Love)
(Love) a-come on
(Love) a-come on
(Love) a-come on
(Love) a-come on
A-come on
Hey (a-come on)
She was a waitress, she looked real fine
The little temptress was so divine
A symphony of cheap perfume and pretty stale red wine
She can wait upon my table anytime
She was poetry in motion
Stiletto heels and nylons she moved up to the table
I could see she had for me a burger with my fries on
Love lies bleeding, yeah, listen to this
Love lies bleeding
Well we were parked outside a city bank
We found it all real funny
The car was running on full tanks
We stole all the money
She was a wicked wily waitress and she should be doing time
She was an ordinary waitress now she owns her own gold mine
How about that
Love lies bleeding, now listen to this
Love lies bleeding
She was a rebel without a cause
She was a girl who needed applause
Love in the future, love in the past
Hey, love in the future (love lies bleeding) love in the past
Love lies bleeding in our path
Love lies bleeding, can you believe that it gets worse
Love lies bleeding
She had a loud theatrical whisper
I had a one way ticket to Palookaville
She had an equally dangerous sister
I was out of my league, they were in for the kill
She was a wicked wily waitress
And I gave her all my trust
She took the loot, gave me the boot
Now she's rich and I'm flat bust
Yeah, love lies bleeding
That was the limit (love lies bleeding) because
She was a rebel without a cause (love, love)
She was a girl who needed applause (love, love)
Love in the future, love in the past (bleeding) hey
Love in the future, love in the past
Love lies bleeding in our path (love, love)
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
I want you to burn
Burn
Burn
I dreamed this world was quite alright (love lies bleeding)
And everyone meant well (love lies bleeding)
When I awoke to my surprise (love lies bleeding)
I found myself in hell (love lies bleeding)
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 3:22
Your criminal eyes, that see straight through
We criminalise, you're kind of voodoo
Made me sell my soul for the easy life
Sell my mother, trade in my wife
Rough justice - alright
Rough justice - on the streets tonight
Rough justice - we're the chosen few
If you want to scream, if you want to fight
Better take it to the man in the big house
In white
It's rough justice
Your bleeding heart got a hold on me
Your criminal heart won't let me be
For finer things I didn't feel the need
When I'm dealing you'd better watch my speed, yeah
Get rough
Rough justice - alright
Rough justice - on the streets tonight
Rough justice - we're the chosen few
Rough justice - somebody loosened my screws
Vigilante man of the neighbourhood
Well I ain't like Doris Day and I ain't no Robin Hood
Ah, ha
It's rough justice
Your criminal eyes - don't cut no ice
We criminalise - don't take no outside advice
It's a real cruel life when you have to lose it
It's a heavy knife when you have to use it, yeah
It's rough justice
It's rough justice
It's rough justice
It's rough justice
UK CD only.
Written by Roger Taylor. Original Version
Length: 5:49
This track is only available on the UK CD, and is a remix of 'Shove It'. It
is identical to the 'Extended' version followed by the 'Reprise'.
For lyrics, see Shove It (Extended Version)
Non-Album Track.
Written by Roger Taylor.
Length: 3:44
:
You can touch, but you don't feel
No, you ain't deaf, but you don't hear
You can hurt, but you can heal
Though you ain't blind, you still can't see
Or learn to feel
You can raise your hand, but you can't reach
You can pray and you can preach
Lift up your voice, know where its coming on
No matter how, jump and shout
And let it out
Feel the force, it lifts you up, it takes you out
Feel the force, you just can't stop
It makes you sing and want to shout
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
And if you think, there's no set heat, now listen
Just when you think you're trapped you must be strong
Cos who's to tell you just what's right or wrong
Your mortal mind will show you just which road to travel on
Feel the force, it lifts you up, it takes you out
Feel the force, you just can't stop
It makes you sing and want to shout
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
Feel the force
Feel the force
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
Feel the force, it lifts you up, it takes you out
Feel the force, you just can't stop
It makes you sing and want to shout
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
I want you to feel
I want you to feel
Feel the force
'Meltdown' Lyrics:
You can touch, but you don't feel
No, you ain't deaf, but you don't hear
You can hurt, but you can heal
You ain't blind, but still can't see, or learn to feel
You can raise your hand, but you can't reach
You can pray and you can preach
Lift up your voice, know where its coming on
No matter how, jump and shout, and let it out
Feel the force, it lifts you up, it takes you out
Feel the force, you just can't stop
It makes you sing and want to shout
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
Straight, thank you
That boy is mine
He's on TV
He's covered in flies
No flies on you
But you can't eat
No food's on the table
It's driving you crazy
Run out in the street
Your mind is real
Your heart is racing
You feel it's beat
Feel the force, it lifts you up, it takes you out
Feel the force, you just can't stop
It makes you sing and want to shout
Yeah, and tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
Feel the force
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
Feel the force
Feel the force
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
It lifts you up, it takes you out
Feel the force, you just can't stop
It makes you sing and want to shout
And tear down your prison walls
Like they ain't there at all
I want you to feel, I want you to feel, feel the force
Non-Album Track.
Written by Roger Taylor, Spike Edney and Steve Strange.
Length: 3:55
And here comes trouble
Manipulator
Can you see the way he twists you 'round his little finger
Manipulator
Um, dressed to tease, if looks could please, I'll see you later
Cold green eyes, you've grown to despise
Manipulator
He'll stab your back, but don't look back
Manipulator
He pushes the bell with his finger
Don't you stop, don't you linger
Check out his new bore, oh, how many more has he got in store?
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aah) Check out, manipulator,
ch-ch-ch-check out
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh) M-m-m-m-m-manipulator,
ch-ch-ch-check out
Check out
Lower than low
Lower than low
Low, low, lower than low
Check out
Ooh, trouble
Ch-check out
Manipulator
And here comes trouble
Jealousy was not his history
Come on now, how low can you go
Not much lower than lower than low
Check out
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aah) Manipulator, ch-ch-ch-check
out
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aah) Manipulator, lower
than low
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh) M-m-m-manipulator,
m-m-m-manipulator
Lower than low
And here comes trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble