R.E.M. — 9-9 Live / 1984 Aragon Ballroom

[Intro] Steady repetition is a compulsion mutually reinforced Now what does that mean? Is there a just contradiction? Nothing much Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord to hesitate Hey, oh [Verse 1] Right on target Twisting tongues Got a stripe Down your back All nine yards Down her back [Chorus] Give me a couple Don't give me a couple of pointers Turn to lies and conversation fear [Verse 2] Out to punch Right on target Twisting tongues Got a stripe Down your back All nine yards Down her back [Chorus] Give me a couple Don't give me a couple of pointers Turn to lies and conversation What is in my mind? I can't say it What is in my mind? I can't understand you [Bridge [?]] I was a young boy and there was this old man at sea It took about, eight houses and a body and brains Obsessed with bodies and with the building the systems Scrimmage, call it [Verse 3] Out to punch Right on target Twist his tongue, tongue Got a stripe Down your back All nine yards Down her back [Chorus] Give me a couple Don't give me a couple of pointers Turn to lies and conversation fear, ooh