Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

The Boomtown Rats

Like Clockwork

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Like Clockwork was released on June 1, 1978 by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) as a part of the album A Tonic For the Troops

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats

Performer

Bob Geldof

Vocals

Pete Briquette

Bass Guitar

Gerry Cott

Guitar

Johnnie Fingers

Johnnie Fingers

Keyboards

Simon Crowe

Drums

Garry Roberts

Guitar

Alan Holmes

Saxophone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bob Geldof

Composer

Pete Briquette

Songwriter

Simon Crowe

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Producer

Lyrics

I'm not disconnected

I'm not unaware

I'm in one place at one time

I'm neither here nor there

I'm hooked to the mainstream, tuned into the world

Plugged into my surroundings, not out on a limb

I'm thinking in a straight line

I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine

My heart is beating oh so fast

I feel the hours crashing down

My mind beats time like clockwork

And I think in sync like clockwork

She's done away with emotion

She sees things clearly now

She says she sees it all from her room

And it looks so small from her room

It's alright (It's alright), it's alright (It's alright)

I'm on your side for a while

She thinks time is a concept by which we measure our age

She wants to say it again, but she don't have time

Because her heart beats time like clockwork

And she thinks in sync like clockwork

Count the hours, count the months and minutes

You're born in tears and you die in pain and that's your limit

You're lookin' for so many reasons but there's none there

Why don't you admit it

We'll make the most of what we've got, that's the ticket

My, my, my, my, my, my

I stayed in that room a long, long time

And watched the seasons gliding by

And hey! What's the matter?

We've got time, lots of time

It's alright (It's alright), it's alright (It's alright)

I'm on your side for a while

We wind up, we slow down

We speed up, move around, and we maybe overwind

Because our minds beat time like clockwork

And we think in sync like clockwork

And our minds beat time like clockwork

And we think in sync like clockwork

Written by: Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe

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