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Nothing Bad Ever Happens Lyrics
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Why should I care?
A man broke into my neighborhood
He threatened a family with a loaded gun
He tied 'em all up and beat 'em real good
He took everything and he got away clean
And I can't believe that anyone would
Wanna do such a terrible thing, but
Why should I care?
Did you hear about Fred? he's unemployed
They threw him away like a useless toy
He went down the drain after twenty long years
No warning, no pension and nobody's tears
And I can't believe that anyone would
Wanna do such a terrible thing, but
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
Every time I look around this place
I see them scream but I hear no sound
And the terrible things happen down the road
To somebody else that I don't even know
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
Every time I look around this place
I see them scream but I hear no sounds
And the terrible things happen down the road
To somebody else that I don't even know
Have you heard about the Joneses? My, my, my
It happened so quick and no one knows why
Their teenaged son, he seemed okay
But his suicide ruined everyone's day
And I can't believe that anyone would
Wanna do such a terrible thing, but
Why should I care?
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Why should I care?
(Nothing bad ever happens to me)
(Nothing bad ever happens to me)
Nothing bad ever happens to me
He threatened a family with a loaded gun
He tied 'em all up and beat 'em real good
He took everything and he got away clean
And I can't believe that anyone would
Wanna do such a terrible thing, but
Why should I care?
They threw him away like a useless toy
He went down the drain after twenty long years
No warning, no pension and nobody's tears
And I can't believe that anyone would
Wanna do such a terrible thing, but
Why should I care?
I see them scream but I hear no sound
And the terrible things happen down the road
To somebody else that I don't even know
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Why should I care?
Why should I care?
I see them scream but I hear no sounds
And the terrible things happen down the road
To somebody else that I don't even know
It happened so quick and no one knows why
Their teenaged son, he seemed okay
But his suicide ruined everyone's day
And I can't believe that anyone would
Wanna do such a terrible thing, but
Why should I care?
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
Nothing bad ever happens to me
(Nothing bad ever happens to me)
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I know the meaning is pretty obvious, but this song deserves at least one comment. It's one of Oingo Boingo's best.
@monster36604 I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. I LOVE DANNY ELFMAN AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVES.
@monster36604 I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. I LOVE DANNY ELFMAN AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVES.
this song definitely deserves more than 2 comments. hell, oingo boingo needs more comments
One of the top 5 Oingo Boingo songs, and its inventive video illustrates it perfectly. I won't be the first one to say this: Danny Elfman is a genius.
Love this song. Always have since the 80s. Is it about Narcissism? Danny Elfman is a genius, I agree.