Jack Talked (like A Man On Fire) Lyrics - Singles - Stan Ridgway

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Jack talked, Jack talked like 

Jack talked like a man on fire 

Jack talked, Jack talked like 

Jack talked like a man on fire 

Jack talked like a man on fire 

And his eyes looked like two shiny steel ball berrings 

And when he moved the ground beneath him shook and split open 

No one got too close to Jack 

Jack never got too close anyway 

And when he dreamed his ears drolled 

Thirty weight engine oil 

He took personality tests 

And stapled them to his lower lip 

no one ever came over to visit with Jack 

Jack never visited anybody anyway 

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Jack made false contributions 

To charity telethons 

Jack made prank phone calls 

To elected officials 

His arms shook and his legs twitched 

And his tongue dart out of 

His mouth every few seconds 

And when it did 

It touched the tip of his nose 

And when it touched the tip of his nose 

He yelled out as loud as he could 

"I have artistic sensibility, 

I am a damn good risk, 

I am the messenger and 

Here is the message." 

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