Acting Very Strange Released September 7, 1982 Recorded 1982
(Mike Rutherford, Pete Bellotte)
Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested You keep on investing everything you had Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested They are all protesting, you're luckier than the rest
You were the last one, to find out what you want While all your friends went, chasing their careers They called you crazy and said you'd never make it They all moved out to their suburbia that year Life is so good, no one else could see it It never stopped you from hawkin' it around
You knew you had it, long before they found it Everywhere the doors slammed, everybody turned you down (but)
Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested You keep on investing everything you had Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested They are all protesting, it's only luck at best
Now fame has hit you, old friends keep on calling And all the slamming doors are taken off the hinge They all remember the encouragement they gave you You have to turn each time and try to hide a grin It's good to be there, they said you'd never make it That satisfaction's feeling good to know
You knew you had it, long before they found it Everywhere the doors slammed, everybody turned you down (but)
Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested You keep on investing everything you had Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested They are all protesting, you're luckier than the rest
Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested Couldn't get arrested You're luckier than the rest Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested You keep on investing everything you had Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested Couldn't get arrested You're luckier than the rest Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested You keep on investing everything you had
Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested Couldn't get arrested You're luckier than the rest Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested You keep on investing You're luckier than the rest Couldn't get arrested, couldn't get arrested