Life During Wartime (live) Lyrics - Live At Carnegie Hall - Caetano Veloso

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, 

packed up and ready to go 

heard of some gravesites, out by the highway, 

a place where nobody knows 

the sound of gunfire, off in the distance, 

i'm getting used to it now 

lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto, 

i've lived all over this town 

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, 

this ain't no fooling around 

no time for dancing, or lovey dovey, 

i ain't got time for that now 

Transmit the message, to the receiver, 

hope for an answer some day 

i got three passports, a couple of visas, 

you don't even know my real name 

high on a hillside, the trucks are loading, 

everything's ready to roll 

i sleep in the daytime, i work in the nightime, 

i might not ever get home 

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This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, 

this ain't no fooling around 

this ain't no mudd club, or c. b. g. b., 

i ain't got time for that now 

heard about houston? heard about detroit? 

heard about pittsburgh, p. a.? 

you oughta know not to stand by the window 

somebody might see you up there 

i got some groceries, some peant butter, 

to last a couple of days 

but i ain't got no speakers, ain't got no 

headphones, ain't got no records to play 

Why stay in college? why go to night school? 

gonna be different this time 

can't write a letter, can't send a postcard, 

i can't write nothing at all 

this ain't no party, this ain't no disco, 

this ain't no fooling around 

i'd like to kiss you, i'd love you hold you 

i ain't got no time for that now 

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, 

we blended with the crowd 

we got computer, we're tapping pohne lines, 

i know that ain't allowed 

we dress like students, we dress like housewives, 

or in a suit and a tie 

i changed my hairstyle, so many times now, 

i don't know what i look like! 

you make me shiver, i feel so tender, 

we make a pretty good team 

don't get exhausted, i'll do some driving, 

you ought to get some sleep 

get you instructions, follow directions, 

then you should change your address 

maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day, 

whatever you think is best 

burned all my notebooks, what good are 

notebooks? they won't help me survive 

my chest is aching, burns like a furnace, 

the burning keeps me alive 

try to stay healthy, physical fitness, 

don't want to catch no disease 

try to be careful, don't take no chances, 

you better watch what you say 

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