"Once there were parking lots, Now it's a peaceful oasis. You got it, you got it.This was a Pizza Hut, Now it's all covered with daisies. You got it, you got it."

"If this is paradise I wish I had a lawnmower."

"I wrestle, with your conscience. You wrestle, with your partner. Sittin' on a window sill, but he Spends time behind closed doors."

"There's a city in my mind. Come along and take that ride. And it's all right, baby, it's all right."

"Well, we know where we're going, But we don't know where we've been. And we know what we're knowing, But we can't say what we've seen. And we're not little children. And we know what we want. And the future is certain. Give us time to work it out."

"Baby, baby, please let me hold him. I wanna make him stay up all night. Sister, sister, he's just a plaything. We wanna make him stay up all night."

"This is a perfect world. I'm riding on an incline. I'm staring in your face, You'll photograph mine."

"And she was drifting through the backyard, And she was taking off her dress. And she was moving very slowly, Rising up above the earth. Moving into the universe, Drifting this way and that. Not touching ground at all, Up above the yard.The world was moving and she was right there with it (and she was). The world was moving she was floating above it (and she was) and she was."

"I'm just an animal looking for a home. Share the same space for a minute or two. And you love me till my heart stops. Love me till I'm dead."

"Hi yo I got plenty of time. Hi yo you got light in your eyes. And you're standing here beside me. I love the passing of time. Never for money, Always for love."

"Home is where I want to be. Pick me up and turn me round. I feel numb - burn with a weak heart. (So I) guess I must be having fun. The less we say about it the better. Make it up as we go along. Feet on the ground, Head in the sky. It's OK, I know nothing's wrong . . nothing."

"I got a girlfriend that's better than this. And you don't remember at all. As we get older and stop making sense, You won't find her waiting long. Stop making sense, stop making sense...stop making sense, making sense. I got a girlfriend that's better than that And nothing is better than this (is it?)."

"I . . . who took the money? Who took the money away? I . . . it's always showtime Here at the edge of the stage. I, I, I, wake up and wonder: What was the place, what was the name? We wanna wait, but here we go again..."

"Watch out, you might get what you're after. Cool babies, strange but not a stranger. I'm an ordinary guy. Burning down the house.Hold tight, wait till the party's over. Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather. There has got to be a way. Burning down the house."

"For a long time I felt without style or grace, Wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather. I knew my heart was in the right place, I knew I'd be able to do these things.And as we watch him digging his own grave, It was important to know that was where he's at. He can't afford to stop...that is what he believes. He'll keep on digging for a thousand years."

"Same as it ever was."

"Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down. Letting the days go by/water flowing underground. Into the blue again/after the money's gone. Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground."

"And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack. And you may find yourself in another part of the world. And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile. And you may find yourself in a beautiful house ... with a beautiful wife. And you may ask yourself, "Well ... how did I get here?""

"The world moves on a woman's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops. The world moves on a woman's hips. The world moves and it bounces and hops."

"Sometimes the world has a load of questions Seems like the world knows nothing at all. The world is here but it's out of reach. Some people touch it...but they can't hold on."

"Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don't do what I want them to. Facts just twist the truth around. Facts are living turned inside out. Facts are getting the best of them. Facts are nothing on the face of things. Facts don't stain the furniture. Facts go out and slam the door. Facts are written all over your face. Facts continue to change their shape."

"All I want is to breathe. I'm too thin. Won't you breath with me? Find a little space, so we move in-between. In-between it. And keep one step ahead, of yourself."

"Heaven, Heaven is a place A place where nothing, nothing ever happens. Heaven, Heaven is a place A place where nothing, nothing ever happens."

"Why stay in college? Why go to night school? Gonna be different this time. Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard, I can't write nothing at all. This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, This ain't no fooling around. I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you, I ain't got no time for that now."

"I'm checking them out, I'm checking them out. I got it figured out, I got it figured out. There's good points and bad points. Find a city, Find myself a city to live in."

"You start a conversation you can't even finish it. You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again?Psycho Killer, Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better, Run run run run run run run away."

"Are we not men? We are DEVO!"

"Devo, I think, is great. I love them. They are like Dadaists to me. Everything that they express is a complete reaction against everything that we stood for. But they do it so well, theatrically speaking. And with a great sense of humor. I love it. Now as far as putting on a Devo album? It wouldn’t be something I would do. It’s the visuals that make them fresh and fascinating to me."

"This is the band of the future. I'm going to produce them in Tokyo this winter."

"...when I was in high school, I dressed like a punk rocker and people would scream "Devo!" at me - because Devo infiltrated the mainstream. Out of all the bands who came from the underground and actually made it in the mainstream, Devo is the most subversive and challenging of all. They're just awesome. I love them."

"We’re inspired by reality because the world is so ridiculous and stupid. DE-EVOLUTION IS REAL."

"As the Chinese proverb goes, the nail that sticks out gets pounded. You are especially scrutinized and judged if your success carries any whiff of change or controversy. If you challenge authority in any real manner, your voice in the marketplace is quickly revoked."

"One thing we learned from the hippies was that rebellion was obsolete. Hippies turned into safe little yuppies, and punks turned into safety pin wearing paraphernalia consumers. You can't fight the system head-to-head. It is like, "I fought the law and the law won." They will kick your butt each time."

"We denounce this as impostors playing with fire."

"Being in a band is really great when you're 20. When you're 30, it's kind of 'Spinal Tap,' and when you're 40, it's just pathetic."

"We do give straight answers, but nobody believes them."

"Today's noise is tomorrow's hootenanny."

"Like the Bible, devolution is basically an extended joke. One man's doughnut is another man's death."

"What we seek then, is that transcendent state most fully engendered by Fred Flintstone -- technologically sophisticated cave-man."

"There is no zombie in the closet / There is no thing underneath the bed / There's no alien abduction / The monster's in your head."

"We're all special, everyone of us / We're all beautiful in our own way / We're all a part of a great big wad / And nothin' could be finer."

"You try to make a difference but you're just another man."

"It's a modern life but it's not what you're looking for."

"Maybe the time's come / To use what you got / For some good."

"I have been hurt / I will hurt others / That's what he said / That's what he said."

"Question for all you who should know much better but don't / With your brains and your instincts around you / Why do you still blow it?"

"We're sucking the gooey cellulite from modern music. Reductive synthesis. We do it all for you."