[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
She was silent, trying to be
Like the girl who acted on the TV
Always knowing when to say
Wishing for a moment so that they could see

[Pre-Chorus 1: Dave Gahan]
Staring in the night
A picture in my room
And I think that she knew her lines

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wlider]
Break away tonight
I wanna hold your hand
We've got to get it right
We've got to understand

[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
Carefully watching waiting
As I stood upon the back streets and we start to play
I was screaming louder
As the curtains fall between us in a twisted way

[Pre-Chorus1 : Dave Gahan]
Staring in the night
A picture in my room
And I think that she knew her lines
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wlider]
Break away tonight
I wanna hold your hand
We've got to get it right
We'vе got to understand
"What say you?"

[Interlude: Dave Gahan]
"Oh!"

[Verse 3: Dave Gahan]
Placing all the questions
In thе minutes of a game we won so long ago
Dangerous and beautiful
The radio transmission that I have to know

[Pre-Chorus 2: Dave Gahan]
You could never run
You could never stay
And I think you belong to me

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wlider]
Break away tonight "Yeah!"
I wanna hold your hand
We've got to get it right
We've got to understand
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wlider]
Break away tonight
I wanna hold your hand
We've got to get it right
We've got to understand

[Interlude: Dave Gahan]
"Oh yeah!"

[Outro: Dave Gahan]
"Hey!"
"Thank you!"
"Thanks very much"