Lyrics:Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal (Dial-A-Song 2)
| Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal (Dial-A-Song 2) |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Year: 1990 |
I could never sleep my way to the top 'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up And since my options had been whittled away I struck a bargain with my radio DJ I said I'd like this song to be number one He said 'I'd really really like to help you my son' And then I knew that I would have him to thank Because he asked me how much I had in the bank He said to think long term investment and That all the others had forgiven themselves He said the net reward would justify The colossal mess they'd made of their lives He said the record wouldn't have to be hot And no one ever seemed to care if it's not It would depend on something else that I've got And that the other ones who'd given it a shot Had seen a modest sum grow geometrically And then they had forgiven themselves Because the net reward had justified The colossal mess they'd made of their lives Hey Mr. DJ, I thought you said we had a deal I thought you said, 'You scratch my back and I'll scratch your record' And I thought you said we had a deal Well, I told you about the world (its address) I wonder when they're gonna clean up the mess You know the rabid child is still tuning in Chess piece face's patience must be wearing thin Because they haven't played this song on the air Not that anyone but me even cared And the Disk Jockey has moved out of town The district courthouse says he's nowhere to be found He said to think long term investment and That all the others had forgiven themselves He said the net reward would justify The colossal mess they'd made of their lives Hey Mr. DJ, I thought you said we had a deal I thought you said, 'You scratch my back and I'll scratch your record' And I thought you said we had a deal Flansburgh message from 1990, telling fans about Dial-A-Song's summer vacation: Hello, this is John of They Might Be Giants with the sad news that They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song service is going on summer vacation. We'll be back the 20th of August on Monday, with a new song every couple of days, so please call back then. But we are on vacation, touring the United States, performing all over the United States. The 31st of July in Washington, DC. Then we're gonna be in Cincinnati, Ohio on the 2nd. Detroit on the 3rd. Chicago on the 4th. Kansas City on the 6th. Boulder, Colorado on the 8th. Salt Lake City on the 10th of August. San Francisco on the 12th. Los Angeles, the 13th. On the 14th, we're playing at Santa Barbara. The 16th, we're playing in Phoenix, Arizona. And then on the 18th, we're playing in San Diego, California, at the Aztec Bowl with the B52's for 22,000 people. So, um, come on out. Uh, and see us perform. Thank you very much for calling They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song. Sorry about this uh, temporary—lapse of new material coming at you but, uh, we're just totally swamped. Thank you for calling, call back and hear the same song again, if you want to. Talk to you later, bye-bye. |
