ALBUM: New Flat (1980) The Nits are: Henk Hofstede Vocals, keyboards Rob Kloet Drums Michiel Peters Vocals, guitars Axel Roelofs Bass, keyboards Note : These are the lyrics as they appear on the CD booklet. If any additions or corrections are to be made, please drop a line : Pascal Mouret (pascal(at)bofix.univ-mrs.fr) @SONG: New Flat (Hofstede) East west home's best There's no place like home No letters in the box No voices on the phone Elevator up and down Floor one to ten When I'm almost on the street I go up again New flat! Big table small bed New kitchen too Neighbours I've never met And I don't need you Home's where the heart is This heart of stone Litter in the box Noises on the phone New flat big table and a small bed New flat black white yellow blue red New flat skyline I'm looking at New flat neighbours I've never met There's a suitcase filled with Interesting papers nervous little Drawings of the many big inventions That I've made East west home's best Don't be my guest I wanna be alone Cos' there's no place like home @SONG: Holiday on Ice (Hofstede) She's so innocent He's so different On this mountain in Switzerland She knows nothing 'bout boys He had too much choice On this mountain in Switzerland The instructor is a handsome man He's going up and down again Oh no I oh no no I She knows nothing 'bout boys He had too many toys On this mountain in Switzerland He's so different She's so innocent On this mountain in Switzerland She's a typist she's a tourist Like an iceberg never been kissed Oh no no I oh no no I Don't wanna spend my holiday on ice She's so different He's so innocent On this mountain in Switzerland He knows nothing 'bout boys She had too much choice On this mountain in Switzerland The vulcano's covered up with snow It's twenty-five below zero Oh no I oh no no I Don't wanna spend my holiday on ice @SONG: Saragossa (Peters) Saragossa mating season Got to go to-day It's my nature versus reason Somehow I can't stay I am an eel somewhere Out in the ocean Finding it's way on his own Fresh water salt water Gulf streams and cold water Only one sea is my home Saragossa mating season Got to go to-day It's my nature versus reason Somehow I can't stay @SONG: Office at Night (Hofstede) In the office at night Someone switched off the light Young man standing by the window Looking down on the street below In the office at night And the light falls through The windows on the sidewalks And the light falls through The windows on the sidewalks On the corner at night There's a bar with some tables Near the window Coloured squares where the Nighthawks meet Creeping out of the dark street On the corner at night And the light falls through The windows on the sidewalks And the light falls through The windows on the sidewalks @SONG: Uncle on Mars (Hofstede) I said it's incredible You said it's not true at all Car hits car kills car hits car kills I said it's a miracle You said it's incredible Car hits car kills car hits car kills My uncle went to Mars he is out there Looking at the stars uncle on Mars My uncle went to Mars he is out there Looking at the stars uncle on Mars I said it's incredible You said it's not true at all Car hits bikes and family targets I said it's a miracle You said it's not true at all Car hits car kills car hits car kills My uncle went to Mars he is out there Looking at the stars uncle on Mars My uncle went to Mars he is out there Looking at the stars uncle on Mars Breakfast in those strange hotels No one listens no one tells Running in dark cinemas Looking for the exit @SONG: Statue (Peters) He doesn't talk much He doesn't move about either No one likes him No one dares to come nearer It started harmlessly Heavy on every knee Couldn't tell from the start He was a piece of art He's becoming He's becoming a statue Not a bit like Bit like me and you He is very Very much his own man Look his face! He's a made out of stone man It started harmlessly Heavy on every knee Couldn't tell from the start He was a piece of art We think he's becoming He's becoming a statue A statue Tell me Harry Harry is that you ? @SONG: His First Object (Hofstede) Fresh shirts in the drawer Fast train to the city His first object Had to protect Locked behind doors His first object Fresh shirts in the drawer Fast train to the city @SONG: Different Kitchen (Hofstede) He is standing in the living room She is sitting on the bedroom floor They are talking to each other on the babyphone He lights another cigaret She is re-arranging pillows on the bed Kids in the kitchen rain outside she wants a Different house different garden different table Different chair different make-up different dress Different kitchen different He likes the girls young and rich Taking showers in their sunny homes Wet footprints towels lipstick He spends his weekends at the zoo Elephant snake monkey Kids in the car and rain outside he wants a Different girl different car different suit Different watch different heart different beat Different girl she's different different Different house different garden Different girl different suit Different nose different food Different elbow different smile Different T-shirt different oo Different clothes different feet Different eyes different job Different money different life Different room different wife Different table different chair Different car different flat Different heart different home Different kitchen different @SONG: Safety in Numbers (Peters) No one can harm me This is my army No one can hurt me No one deserts me I'm walking up front you're lagging behind I want action don't need peace of mind You stay on your own and say we are wrong You're strange and you're restless you keep looking on I'm in the crowd I'm never alone We're carrying sticks and we're carrying stones You say we are scared I know you are too Why don't you join us there's a place for you Join us now why don't you join us Now why don't you join us Say why don't you join I'm walking up front you're lagging behind I want action don't need peace of mind You stay on your own and say we are wrong You're strange and you're restless you keep looking on You seem to believe the things that you read Why don't you give up it's all that you need We only believe the things that we do Why don't you join us there's a place for you Join us!! Now why don't you join us Now why don't you join us Say why don't you join @SONG: Bobby Solo (Hofstede) Bobby Solo he's in the villa Bobby Solo he's on the terrace Bobby Solo he's wearing pretty shirts Bobby Solo he's singing lo lo lo lo Pazzo pazzo pazzo We only got two minutes Pazzo pazzo pazzo Bobby Solo is doing interviews Bobby Solo is looking at my shoes Bobby Solo in the easy chair Bobby Solo is singing lo lo lo lo Pazzo pazzo pazzo We only got two minutes Pazzo pazzo pazzo Bobby Solo Bobby Solo is only twistin' Bobby Solo oh how she kissed him Bobby Solo he makes a lot of noise Bobby Solo is looking at the boys Pazzo pazzo pazzo etc He's on the terrace wearing yellow shirts Bobby Solo Bobby Solo he's in the villa Bobby Solo he's on the terrace Bobby Solo he's singing lo lo lo lo Pazzo pazzo pazzo Pazzo pazzo pazzo Pazzo pazzo pazzo pazzo @SONG: Zebra (Peters) Wait! Cross now! Wait! Cross now! Wait! Cross now! Wait! Cross now! Here I am on the zebra Here I am on the zebra Laughing cars traffic war Grinnin' grilles iron smiles Traffic war laughing cars Iron smiles grinnin' grilles Here I am on the zebra (repeat) Look left look right Look right look out!! Not a traffic light in sight @SONG: Rubber Gloves (Peters) She was a chanceless contender in the Deborah Harry Look alike contest a long time ago He was an upcoming doctor wearing rubber gloves That is the reason he was stealing the show She looking at him She looked at him and thought of something to say He looked at her He looked at her and she was looking away Will they meet in time? Will they meet in time? He'd love to take her home and tell her 'Bout the romantic disease he had got She didn't know she didn't believe him There is no reason there is no plot Will they meet in time? Will they meet in time? Reason and rhyme She's still a chanceless contender in the Deborah Harry Look alike contest who lost in the end He's still an upcoming doctor wearing rubber gloves That is the reason she refused him her hand Will they meet in time? Will they meet in time? A chanceless contender in the Deborah Harry Look alike contest who lost in the end @SONG: Bite Better Bark (Hofstede) They hide in the curtain They smell I'm not certain In the night Domestic animals bite They scratch they've got nails In the dark Domestic animals bark His bite is better than his bark When you meet him in the dark His bite is better than his bark He's a comfort for the ladies He's a danger for the babies In the dark Domestic animals bark They hide in the curtain They smell I'm not certain In the night Domestic animals bite His bite is better than his bark When you meet him in the dark His bite is better than his bark His bite is better His bite is better His bite is better than his bark @SONG: Aloha Drums (Peters) Aloha Drums !