Kinks, The - Yo-Yo Lyrics






There are many different people,
Livin' double lives.
One for the office,
And one that they take home to their wives.
He sits in the armchair, watching channel 4,
With his brains not expected home for an hour or more.
He's still drifting to and fro, like a yo-yo.

His wife is in the kitchen, fixin' her old man's tea
She's thinking to herself,
"He's not the man that married me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."
They used to laugh together, now he's never at home.
Now she's fighting back the tears, she can't even laugh alone.
She's just sitting by the telephone, like a yo-yo.

You needed me when you were crying,
But now you're laughing I'm the last thing on your mind.
First you love me, then you don't.
I'm up and down,
Like a yo-yo.
Yo-yo.

Ah, you thought you knew me pretty well,
But with people like me you never can tell.
You can only guess which way I'll go.
You got me sussed, but you don't know,
I'm a yo-yo.
Just like a yo-yo on a string.
I'm a yo-yo.
Little child playing with a yo-yo.
Yo-yo, yo-yo.

Girl you had me dangling, like a yo-yo on a string,
But with you at the controls I could accomplish anything, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You were just playing, I was a little boy,
But when I grew into a man you just threw away your toy,
Like a yo-yo.
Yo-yo.

You might be popular, but it won't last for long,
So don't give up the day job, in case it all goes wrong.
Look at your ego, watch it go, up and down,
Like a yo-yo.
Yo-yo.

You needed me when you were crying,
But now you're laughing I'm the last thing on your mind.
First you love me, then you don't.
I'm up and down,
Like a yo-yo.
Yo-yo.
I'm a yo-yo (yo-yo).
Like a yo-yo.





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  1. k.... 1....

    This has always been one of my favorite Kinks tracks. I certainly have felt as Ray has expressed in this song. Hard to believe it came out like almost 40 years ago when I was in high school. I loved "Paranoia" but soon found most of the album was just wonderful. King Kink is a great songwriter.

  2. T.... S....

    Dankeschön

  3. N.... i....

    So true I lived with my ex and she was really like this song lol. But we all live and learn 🧠🤔

  4. G.... G....

    The Kinks FOREVER! Always drawn to rock tunes with beautiful melodies. This song is perfect example.

  5. S.... I....

    Fuckin awesome album. Shit

  6. R.... S....

    Can't stop listening to this song, now can't stop thinking about a few ex-girlfriends....

  7. H.... G....

    brill this,,,,,youyo yo

  8. F.... C....

    Great song. Why are the drums too loud?

    F.... C....

    Are you being sarcastic? Honestly, I can't tell.

    F.... C....

    the drums were way up front on the whole album

    F.... C....

    I don't see a problem.

    F.... C....

    It's my one gripe about this album. The engineer fucked up the drums.

  9. b.... t....

    If you're not affected with this song, you don't live but merely exist.

    b.... t....

    Is this what my wife thinks about me?

    b.... t....

    Chuck, I hope not, but that gave me a good laugh.

    b.... t....

    Absolute, nail on the head!

  10. E.... O....

    the soundtrack our lives... rock n roll yeah

    E.... O....

    COMBAT ROCK AWESOME

  11. s.... ....

    Great LP thanks for posting

  12. S.... D....

    Another strong songs with great lyrics from Ray. Give the People What They Want is truely a underrated album.

    S.... D....

    +Steen Deertz  Not to Mention "word of Mouth".

    S.... D....

    Steen Deertz f.

    S.... D....

    Fuckin right Steen