Oingo Boingo - Pain lyrics

Welcome to my little world Completely self-contained, yeah Your problems, they will soon be gone (We soak up lots of pain), yeah If life is a reflecting pool Then we are like a sponge, yeah Absorbing the good with the bad We soak up...soak it up So give me all your troubled thoughts And baggage you can't handle, no We'll gladly take it off your back (We soak up lots of pain), yeah Is it any wonder, now—everybody goes insane Everybody locks the doors to keep out any strangers Everybody's all pent up—everybody's got short fuse Getting ready to blow up, we live in so much danger Boys and girls in a line Come and get your big reward You're not too late; just in time Put your hand on mine, you're mine You're mine When everybody has gone to bed And children are asleep, yeah I sit up late and watch TV (And soak up lots of pain), yeah Little Junior on the bus His notebook by his side, yeah He hardly ever makes a fuss He soaks up so much pain We've traveled far, this monkey and me By airplane, boat, and train, yeah We're here to eat up all your sins (And soak up lots of pain), yeah Is it any wonder, now—everybody goes insane Everybody locks the doors to keep out any strangers Everybody's all pent up—everybody's got short fuse Getting ready to blow up, we live in so much danger Boys and girls of every creed—religion and persuasion, no It's time to get up off your knees...we soak it up...we soak it up So, open the door and let me in—don't question who I am, no Just shake my hand and give me your name (We soak it up...soak it up...)