I Should Watch TV - Live

by David Byrne

From the album: American Utopia on Broadway (Original Cast Recording Live)

Track 7 of 21 on American Utopia on Broadway (Original Cast Recording Live) (2019).

Duration: 3:15

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Lyrics for I Should Watch TV - Live

I used to think that I should watch TV I used to think that it was good for me Wanted to know what folks were thinking To understand the land I live in And I would lose myself, and it would set me free This is the place where common people go A global franchise, one department store Yes, there were many awkward moments I had to do some self-atonement Well if I opened up, well it would set me free I know, I like Behold and love this giant Big soul, big lips That's me and I am this Everybody gets a touched-up hairdo Everybody's in the passing lane Aberration makes you touch dark shadows The weird things that live in there I took a walk down to the park today I wrote a song called "Just Like You and Me" I heard the jokes from the sports reporter The rival teams when they faced each other The more I lost myself the more it set me free How am I not your brother? How are you not like me? Everybody's in the hotel lobby I'm living in here, yes I am I feel it moving in my arms and fingers Touch me and feel my pain It's good to lose and it's good to win sometimes It's good to die and it's good to be alive Maybe someday we can stand together Not afraid of what our eyes might see Maybe someday I'll understand them better, The weird things inside of me.

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  3. Lazy - Live
  4. This Must Be the Place (Na茂ve Melody) - Live
  5. I Zimbra - Live
  6. Slippery People - Live
  7. I Should Watch TV - Live
  8. Everybody's Coming to My House - Live
  9. Once in a Lifetime - Live
  10. Glass, Concrete & Stone - Live
  11. Toe Jam - Live
  12. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - Live
  13. I Dance Like This - Live
  14. Bullet - Live
  15. Every Day Is a Miracle - Live
  16. Blind - Live
  17. Burning Down the House - Live
  18. Hell You Talmbout - Live
  19. One Fine Day - Live
  20. Road to Nowhere - Live
  21. The Great Curve - (Live) [Bonus Track]