Somebody

David Byrne

Somebody's gettin' outa bed

Somebody's gettin' herself dressed

Somebody's combin' back her hair

Somebody's dancin' down the stairs



And on the T.V. and in the magazines

She sees the people she would like to be



Somebody steals away her dreams

Somebody ? race is all they see

Somebody take(s) away her pride

Somebody don't know wrong from right



See how we are

There ain't no 4-leaf clover

In the blink of an eye

Ev'rything changes

We gotta start all over



Down in that deep muddy river (so long ago)

Blood is much thicker than water (the angels know)

Love is the ocean we swim in (so long ago)

Carry us to our beginning (the angels know)



Somebody take(s) away my name(s)

Somebody tell me who I am

Somebody testify for love

Somebody where are you tonight?



Down in that deep muddy river (so long ago)

Blood is much thicker than water (the angels know)

She hears a voice sweetly singing (so long ago)

Down in that deep purple ocean (the angels know)

But we never know where we're goin' (so come on home)

And carry us to our beginning (the angels know)