Breakdown (Live at Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG—July 21st, 1978)

Lyrics

[Intro] *encore* 1, 2, 3, 4 [Verse 1] If I seem a little jittery, I can't restrain myself I'm falling into fancy fragments, can't contain myself [Hook 1] I'm gonna breakdown, gonna breakdown, yes I'm gonna breakdown, gonna breakdown, yes [Verse 2] Now I can stand austerity, but it gets a little much When there's all these livid things that you never get to touch [Hook 2] It gives me a breakdown, gonna breakdown, yes I'm gonna breakdown, gonna breakdown, yes [Chorus 1] Feel my brain like porridge, coming out of me ears And I was anticipating reverie I've taken leave of me senses, and I'm in arrears My legs buckle over, now I'm living on my knees Breakdown, yes, gonna breakdown, yes Gonna breakdown, yes, uh-huh [Verse 3] Whatever makes me tick, it takes away my concentration Sets my hands trembling, gives me frustration [Hook 3] I'm gonna breakdown, gonna breakdown, yes I'm gonna breakdown, I'm gonna breakdown, yes [Verse 4] So I hear that two is company, for me, it's plenty trouble Though my double thoughts are clearer now that I am seeing double [Hook 4] Breakdown, gonna breakdown, yes I'm gonna breakdown, I wanna breakdown, yes [Chorus 2] Oh mum, can I grow out of what's a little big for me? I'm gonna give up that ghost before it gives up me I wander loaded as a crowd, a nowhere wolf of pain, uh Living next to nothing, my nevermind remains Breakdown, yes, gonna breakdown, yes Gonna breakdown, yes [Outro] Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah *encore* (What do I get? O-o-oh, what do I get?) We're doing a show here Alright, now there's a lot of people sitting up though Might as well have a bit over here C'mon, get them down here, c'mon C'mon, you lazy bastards, get down A lot of people at the back, you're not safe, come further forwards Plenty of room, unless you don't dance Your mom's [?] can't see ya, or maybe she'll be in bed by now This is "What Do I Get?", you know the words