"Model Beirut Recital" lyrics - JOHN CALE

When they grow up, the silly people who will run the world
When I'm thinking of the silly men, people trying to run the world
Something must be done about it, something must be done right now
'Bout the silly people trying to run the world

And then I hear them call out my name when I run run
Then I hear them call out my name when I run, when I run, when I run, when I run run
But something must be done about it, something must be done right now
About all the people trying to run the world

[Pre-Chorus:]
And I'm whistling in the dark
I'm whistling for a friend
Whistling in the dark again

[Chorus:]
And we all fall down (All fall down)
Yes, we all fall down (All fall down)
And we all fall down (All fall down)
And we all fall down (All fall down)
In a model Beirut recital
In a model Beirut again
A model Beirut recital
A model Beirut again
A-yep-uh

The lady beggar hear them in the street, they're gonna break break down the doors
They'll knock knock (Knock knock), they're gonna knock knock (Knock knock)
Well, something must be done about it, something must be done right now
About the silly people trying to break down my door
They break down my door, they break down my door, they break down my door

[Pre-Chorus:]
Whistling in the dark
I'm whistling for a friend
Whistling in the dark again

[Chorus:]
But we all fall down (All fall down)
Yes, we all fall down (All fall down)
We all fall down (All fall down)
Yes, we all fall down (All fall down)
In the model Beirut recital
In the model Beirut again
The model Beirut recital
The model Beirut again
And we all fall down (All fall down)
Yes, we all fall down (All fall down)
And we all fall down (All fall down)
And we all fall down (All fall down)
In the model Beirut recital
In the model Beirut again
In the model Beirut recital
In the model Beirut again
Yep-uh