It's a Mistake - Men At Work

I'm gonna make a mistake I'm gonna do it on purpose I'm gonna waste my time 'Cause I'm full as a tick And I'm scratching at the surface And what I find is mine And when the day is done, and I look back And the fact is, I had fun fumbling around All the advice I shunned, and I ran Where they told me not to run But I sure had fun, so I'm gonna fuck it up again I'm gonna do another detour Unpave my path And if you wanna make sense What you looking at me for? I'm no good at math And when I find my way back The fact is, I just may stay Or I may not I've acquired quite a taste For a well-made mistake I wanna make a mistake Why can't I make a mistake? I'm always doing what I think I should Almost always doing everybody good Why? Do I wanna do right? Of course, but Do I really wanna feel I'm forced to answer you? Hell, no I've acquired quite a taste For a well-made mistake I wanna make a mistake Why can't I make a mistake? I'm always doing what I think I should Almost always doing everybody good Why? Why?

I stay in my room All alone in the gloom What need I of light? Machines they can see in the night And I feel no pain Metal heart and a metal brain But something is wrong 'Cause I still feel that signal coming in so I stand at your door I guess I'll wait a moment more Your hall light comes on And now my turn to fire upon But I wheel away Defer my plight, for another day To dream of your face But a video scren takes its place Hey, oh it's true I'm a helpless automaton, Make an ultimatum to you Hey, it's true Machinery in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you I went to the man, I told him a robot is what I am But he just smiled, said I was a fractious child "Distrusted not rusted" That's why I feel so disgusted But I know he's wrong, 'cause I haven't felt this way for very long Hey, it's true I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you Hey, it's true Machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you It's true I'm a helpless automaton, make an ultimatum to you Hey, it's true Machin'ry in my pocket, I've even got a docket from you

Feel so washed up today Haven't really got much to say Blood on the pillow on my bed Explains the pain that's in my head Sometimes I don't know just where to go Sometimes I can't tell, but it's just as well 'Cos I'm walking on a high wire High wire Oh won't someone let me in I'm stinking and I'm full of gin No need to close the door so fast I'm very fragile not built to last Sometimes I don't know just where to go Sometimes I can't tell, but it's just as well 'Cos I'm walking on a high wire High wire Have to pull it together We're in for some stormy weather Have to pull it together We're in for some nasty weather High wire, high wire High wire, high wire High wire, high wire It really isn't too much fun Sitting round waiting for the night to come It's almost time to put on my suit of cool I may be an idiot but indeed I am no fool Sometimes I don't know just where to go Sometimes I can't tell, but it's just as well 'Cos I'm walking on a high wire

Maria was born in the country She loved her homeland Maria was from a poor family For their girl they had greater plans Across the sea not yet twenty Sailed our Maria, a man to see Perhaps marry dreams our Maria This was to be eventually for our Maria Maria made plans for the future Sh had sons to her man Maria grew sad as the years passed She did not understand You must believe me Though its not easy, trust in me My life's been wasted There's nothing sacred I can see Though we're together It seems we've never known the way These lives we started Now broken hearted everyday Maria works in the factory She makes shoes for the man Maria lives for her family Now she does what she can Hold on to me Hold on to me Maria For this was to be A tragedy for our Maria Oh Maria, don't you cry Oh Maria, don't you cry Oh Maria, dry your eyes Oh Maria, don't you cry