A Place In The Rain Lyrics - Joe Jackson

Turn off the TV and turn off the light 

Turn off the street lamps as well 

Turn off the billboards that scream through the night 

And dream the policemen to hell 

Close all the windows and close all the doors 

Close all the shutters and blinds 

Close down the churches and pray to the whores 

Lay down and then close your eyes 

It's amazing what comes into view 

As we're finally breakin' the chains 

When the temperature rises 

We'll go to our place in the rain 

Take down the pictures and take out the trash 

Take up the tattered old rugs 

Take up the mattress and count all the cash 

And laugh with the last of the drugs 

Burn all the papers and burn all the wood 

Burn what we can't understand 

Run up a flag for the old neighborhood 

Sit back and then take my hand 

'Cause it's amazing what lovers can do 

With just a kiss and a glass of champagne 

When the rivers run dry 

We can go to our place in the rain 

Pay off the piper and pay all the bills 

Pay for the getaway car 

Blow out the candles and head for the hills 

Pray that we make it that far 

Run from the poison and run from the flames 

Run from the maddening crowd 

Laugh at the whispers of who'll take the blame 

And sing all the sinners out loud 

It's amazing what crazy can do 

When every good citizen's sane 

When heaven's a desert 

We'll go to our place in the rain 

It's amazing what comes into view 

When you just connect your heart back to your brain 

When heaven's a desert 

We'll go to our place in the rain