You can't stare into the sun You can't pretend to have fun Shake your head You can't read a robot's mind Can't expect vultures to be kind Shake your head Can't tune a radio to heaven You can't live seven lives Shake your head You can't win money at the horses You can't fight the armed forces Shake your head
Shake your head (let's go to bed)
You can't sing underwater You can't have the boss' daughter Shake your head You can't make missles out of mud You can't purify bad blood Shake your head You can't sue Buddah for libel You can't rewrite the Bible Shake your head You can't hit homers like Babe Ruth Can't put your finger on the truth Shake your head
Shake your head (let's go to bed)
You can't feed the hungry Can't talk Shakespeare to a monkey Shake your head You can't bounce a square ball You can't fight city hall Shake your head You can't argue with death Can't break a burly sailor's neck Shake your head You can't drink lava from plastic glasses You can't influence the masses Shake your head You can't become invisible Can't bullshit the devil Shake your head You can't ban the bomb And there's no way to stay calm Shake your head Shake your head (let's go to bed