Cover art for You Can’t Talk To The Dude by Jonathan Richman

You Can’t Talk To The Dude

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You Can’t Talk To The Dude Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You wonder why you're feeling blue
And you live with a guy that you can't talk to
You can't talk to the dude
And that's no longer in style
You can't talk to the dude
No this "No es normal."
You can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go

[Verse 2]
Your sense of humor has gotten worse
Now that you live with a guy who can't converse
You can't talk to the dude
Well he's set in his way
Got a bad attitude
When you say what you say
You can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go

[Hook]
Oh, you can't talk to the dude, no, no
You can't talk to the dude, no, no
You can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go
[Hook]
Oh, you can't talk to the dude, no, no
You can't talk to the dude, no, no
You can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go

[Verse 3]
You wonder why you're feeling rank
And you live with a guy who's in the tank
You can't talk to the dude
He's just hanging around
No he don't taste the food
He's just shoveling it down
You can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go

[Hook]
Oh, you can't talk to the dude, no, no
You can't talk to the dude, no, no
You can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go

[Outro]
Well you can't talk to the dude
And things will never be right
Until you go, go go

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Release Date
January 1, 1992
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