i got the message and the message is clear
i really really really really wish you were here
it was written on the back of a carton d'allumettes
it says i don't really miss you but i haven't tried yet
i got the message & the message is proof
there really is a thing they call the rhythm of youth
it will pick you up and it will make you wiggle this way
et c'est facile a dire and it's easy to say
well it's mine [they got this thing they call the rhythm of life]
not yours [it says to settle down & get a dog and a wife]
get down [and everybody's doing it all over the land]
on all fours [et oui je ne comprends pas oh yes i don't understand]
it's long [i got the m'essage and the message is clear]
and hard [i really really really really wish you were here]
this road [it was written on the back of a carton d'allumettes]
to mars [i don't really miss you but i haven't tried yet]
got a good thing, yeah, got you going
everybody's moving, watch out it's showing
i have done a good thing i've got you dancing, everybody's happy
i have done a good thing, i've got you moving, everybody's dancing
they're really grooving
i have done a good thing don't dansez moderne
everybody's happy
c'est mon [they got this thing they call the rhythm of life]
c'est toi [it says to settle down & get a dog and a wife]
c'est nous [and everybody's doing it all over the land]
c'est cool [et oui je ne comprends pas oh yes i don't understand]
c'est long [i got the message and the message is clear]
c'est dur [i really really really really wish you were here]
frappons [it was written on the back of a carton d'allumettes]
nos tetes contre les murs
me, you, us cool, long, hard, hit our heads against the wall