I heard it from a little bird Who gave me permission The naughtiest words I ever heard That will be posed on Some girls, we need proof Of real root awakening To chase the dogs away And notify another day Cause the beat goes on When our fire’s gone Oh anything can sound absurd Depends on how you say it As long as you have the first word The rest is what you make it Some boys don’t mean to The real root awakening They know now what they say So chase the dogs away Because the beat goes on, yes it does, yes it does And the fire’s gone, then the fire’s gone away And the lights go down, when the lights go down, go down When the … lights out, Who gave me permission The smartest words I’ve ever heard That the beats go on Some boys don’t mean to The real root awakening They know now what they say So chase the dogs away Because the beat goes on, yes it does, yes it does And the fire’s gone, then the fire’s gone away And the lights go down, when the lights go down, go down When the … lights out.