Beats down and dirty beats in my soul Sometimes I feel like I'm dancing on gold Beats got me movin' beats in control Won't let me down if I'm feelin' low Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody Just try to make the music go Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody He's down and dirty he's got no wife He's got an old guitar and that is his life He's got the rhythm he's got the jive And when we touch each others wires we're on fire Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody And you know we always play each other Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody I don't care what you say I'm gonna play I don't do what anybody says 'cos I know I know what I want out of life Yeah sometimes he says well it serves you right Instead of sleeping you're out playing all night But he is my buddy he understands Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody I gotta play it don't you know Tell somebody, tell somebody, tell somebody And sometimes we get into a royal battle even in the streets You know those electrical wires how they get crossed Sometimes they explode so I hit him And he gets the guitar and we hit the stage And we play it rough and tough