David Byrne - Back in The Box lyrics

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The sun shines on the living

The sun shines on the dead

The sun shines on you and me

Wherever we lay our heads

The sun shines on the evil

The sun shines on the good

It doesn't favour righteousness

Although you wish it would

Oh johnnyoh johnny

Are you still awake?

Oh johnnyoh johnny

I'm terribly scared

And now I need an oasis

A place to hide from the day

I'd like a little dark tiny room

Where the music plays

Maybe you just lost somebody

Maybe your whole world has changed

The sun don't really care about that

It shines on anyway

Oh johnnyoh johnny

Are you still awake?

Oh johnnyoh johnny

I'm terribly scared

I'm going back in the box

Back in the box

Back in the box again

Back in the box

Back in the box

Back in the box again

And now love's terrifying

But I cannot hide what I want

You cannot hear me or see me now

Because I've gone back in the box

If I don't make no decisions

Then I won't make no mistakes

But through all those tiny holes

Well the light's still getting in

I'm going back in the box

Back in the box

Back in the box again

I'm going back in the box

Back in the box

Back in the box again ...