Get On Your Boots

U2

The future needs a big kiss
Winds blow with a twist
Never seen a moon like this
Can you see it too?

Night is falling everywhere
Rockets hit the fun-fair
Satan loves a bomb scare
But he won't scare you

Hey, sexy boots
Get on your boots yeah!

Free me from a dark dream
Candy floss, ice cream
All the kids are screaming but the ghosts aren't real
Here's what we gotta be
Love and community
Laughter is eternity if joy is real

You don't know how beautiful
You don't know how beautiful you are
You don't know
You don't get it do you?
You don't know how beautiful you are

If some have stuff to blow it up
We're into growing up
Women are the future
All the big revelations
I got a submarine
You've got gasoline
I don't wanna talk about wars between nations
Not right now

Sexy boots
No no no no
Get on your boots yeah
Not right now
Foxy boots

You don't know how beautiful
You don't know how beautiful
You are
You don't know
You don't get it do you?
You don't know how beautiful you are

Sexy boots
I don't wanna talk about wars between the nations
Sexy boots yeah

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound sound
Let me in the sound sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound now
Oh God I'm going down
I don't wanna drown now
Meet me in the sound

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound sound
Let me in the sound sound
Meet me in the sound

Get on your boots
Get on your boots
Get on your boots
Yeah hey hey!
Get on your boots
Yeah hey hey!
Get on your boots
Yeah hey hey!
Get on your boots
Yeah hey hey!


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Get On Your Boots Lyrics as written by Dave Evans Adam Clayton

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    The lyrics as quoted have a couple of errors. Here's the official set from u2.com:

    The future needs a big kiss Winds blows with a twist Never seen a moon like this Can you see it too?

    Night is falling everywhere Rockets at the fun fair Satan loves a bomb scare But he won’t scare you

    Hey, sexy boots Get on your boots, yeah

    You free me from the dark dream Candy floss ice cream All our kids are screaming But the ghosts aren’t real

    Here’s where we gotta be Love and community Laughter is eternity If joy is real

    You don’t know how beautiful You don’t know how beautiful you are You don’t know, and you don’t get it, do you? You don’t know how beautiful you are

    That’s someone’s stuff they’re blowing up We’re into growing up Women of the future Hold the big revelations

    I got a submarine You got gasoline I don’t want to talk about wars between nations

    Not right now

    Hey sexy boots... Get on your boots, yeah Not right now Bossy boots

    You don’t know how beautiful You don’t know how beautiful you are You don’t know, and you don’t get it, do you? You don’t know how beautiful you are

    Hey sexy boots I don’t want to talk about the wars between the nations Sexy boots, yeah

    Let me in the sound Let me in the sound Let me in the sound, sound Let me in the sound, sound Meet me in the sound

    Let me in the sound Let me in the sound, now God, I’m going down I don’t wanna drown now Meet me in the sound

    Let me in the sound Let me in the sound Let me in the sound, sound Let me in the sound, sound Meet me in the sound

    Get on your boots Get on your boots Get on your boots Yeah hey hey

    Montroseon January 19, 2009   Link

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