I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
by U2

Album: No Line on the Horizon (2009)
Charted: 32
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  • She's a rainbow and she loves the peaceful life
    Knows I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

    There's a part of me in chaos that's quiet
    And there's a part of you that wants me to riot
    Everybody needs to cry or needs to spit
    Every sweet-tooth needs just a little hit
    Every beauty needs to go out with an idiot
    How can you stand next to the truth and not see it?
    Oh, change of heart comes slow

    It's not a hill, it's a mountain
    As you start out the climb
    Do you believe me or are you doubting?
    We're gonna make it all the way to the light
    But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

    Every generation gets a chance to change the world
    Pity the nation that won't listen to you boys and girls
    Is the sweetest melody the one we haven't heard?
    Is it true that perfect love drives out all fear?
    The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear
    Oh, but change of heart comes slow

    It's not a hill, it's a mountain
    As you start out the climb
    You see, for me, I've been shouting
    But we're gonna make it all the way to the light
    But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

    Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
    Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
    Ha, ha, ha

    Oh, it's not a hill it's a mountain
    As you start out the climb
    You see, for me, I've been shouting
    Let's shout into the darkness, squeeze out sparks of light
    You know we're gonna go crazy, you know we'll go crazy
    You know we'll go crazy, if we don't go crazy tonight

    Oh, slowly
    Oh
    Hold me slow Writer/s: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Gerardo Dada from Austin TxThe version they played at the Rose Bowl during the 360 tour is phenomenal. Larry adds a Cuban beat to an electrónica adaptation of the song, and it turns into a wonderful, high-energy song. Amazing performance. Watch the video.
  • Johan Marius from Stavanger, --The Edge has never played more beautiful!
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