Catch 22

by Billy Squier

From the album: Emotions in Motion

Track 9 of 10 on Emotions in Motion (1982).

Duration: 5:04

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Lyrics for Catch 22

I read you like an autograph... you love the spotlight You shoot me like a photograph... you get me uptight You're gunnin' for me every day... go straight for the heart Say you want me--you push me away... say it tears you apart You're on the inside... I'm on the outside Don't matter whose side... you take the other side I can see you walkin' down the aisle... you're thinkin' long-range I've seen you work the miracle mile for loose change You can have it anyway you want... your fancy dinners in the restaurants Even though they leave you hungry inside, it's a free ride You show your bad side... it's so undignified Get off your back-side... you're talkin' suicide Go and be what you wanna be Sink your time and your hooks in me You can hold me down--take me 'round and 'round and 'round You catch me when I'm 'bout to fall... but you leave me there What really matters doesn't matter at all... you don't care It's hard to figure in your life... it's a roundabout You're makin' it so hard to give in... but you won't let me out You take the right side... I'm on the wrong side No matter who's side... we're talkin' suicide

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