Lyrics Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

I Want That Thing

Well, would you believe

That after my mention of Ray High last week

He's been seen out and about in the big city

Until now Ray's been locked away

Struggling with a follow-up to his last mega-excess

But rumor was he couldn't even open a bottle

Without a drink inside him

There was talk of a nervous breakdown

He's even got up the nose of his sexy manager

Poor old Rastus Knight

Now has a challenged coke habit

I've always had a soft spot for Rastus

And I've often seen him looking at it

While I was away in 'Frisco

I hear Ray went into my club and sat at my table

Why thanks Ray

That put an end to happy hour

Why my place anyway, Ray?

Nobody there who's anybody cares two filo faxes

About peace and love

I heard about you Mr. Stinking, rich

Has been rodent, drinking vintage Krug

As though it was two bob a bottle

I'll be watching out for you

Free ride to the house of life

Free ride to the house of life

Free ride to the house of life

Free ride to the house of life

Free ride to the house of life

Free ride

I work hard at my job, I save and I save

I know what I deserve after all that I gave

You know I want that thing

You know I want that thing

Put aside a little money almost every day

When I think that I'm close it just gets further away

You know I want that thing

I want that thing

Free ride to the house of life

(I want that thing)

Free ride to the house of life

(I want that thing)

Free ride to the house of life

(I want that thing)

Free ride to the house of life

(I want that thing)

Free ride

(I want it, I want it, I want that thing)

Free ride

I don't know if it's truth, don't know if it's lies

Just can't be aloof to what you advertise

You know I want that thing

And I want that thing, c'mon boy

I can't wait any longer to choose

Can't get my own, gonna have to take yours from you

I want that thing, I really want that thing

I want it, I want it, I really, really, really want that thing

Free ride

(I want that thing)

Free ride

(I want that thing)

Free ride to the house of life

(I want that thing)

Free ride to the house of life

(I want that thing)

Free ride, I wanna free ride

I've planned an alternative

I will secretly commandeer one of the Grid life studios

And stage a live rock concert

For every single person wearing Grid suits

That's fifty percent of the world's population

The result will be amazing

Everyone who experiences the concert

Will slip out of their suit and come to the show

They will be drawn to it

This will produce the biggest live concert audience in history