Missing Persons - Mental Hopscotch Lyrics






Sometimes you say you will sometimes you say you won't
You always keep me waiting waiting hesitating hey yeah
At times I think you do at times I think you don't
My mind is rollerskating, skipping, jumping rope, and fading

Mental Hopscotch
Why must you treat me this way
Mental Hopscotch
Ready or not I'm going away

Why can't you be like this why can't you be like that
I don't know where I am, or where or where I'm at
So now you got me up and now you got me down
You won't be walking you'll be talking
Watch me now it's crazy

Mental Hopscotch
Why must you treat me this way
Mental Hopscotch
Ready or not I'm going away
Mental Hopscotch
Cover your eyes and count to 10
Mental Hopscotch
Don't do a 'em up till I say when

So now you get me up and now you get me down
You won't be walking you'll be doin' what you love baby
You don't think twice about what I might say
I follow you around and play an play an play an play

Mental Hopscotch
Why must you treat me this way
Mental Hopscotch
Ready or not I'm going away
Mental Hopscotch
Cover your eyes and count to 10
Mental Hopscotch
Don't do 'em up till I say when

Mental Hopsctch
Do me dump me rill me rock me
Mental Hopscotch
Rollarskating skipping fading
Mental Hopscotch
Mental Hopscotch
Mental Hopscotch





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  1. D.... F....

    looks like they are actually playing the cameras just happen to be there

  2. M.... H....

    Boys... B O Y S.... I like Boys!

  3. M.... ....

    Sexxy as F she is!!

  4. E.... C....

    Wish I could go back to the early 80s.

  5. K.... M....

    Perfection!

  6. R.... T....

    Early MTV had some underrated bands. Here's one.

  7. H.... ....

    Man i need to find the "Spring Session M" Vinyl!

  8. B.... B....

    THAT DRUM SET!

  9. E.... J....

    Party like it's the 80s! Terry's outstanding drumming was one of the reasons I ended up holding down the low note in the rhythm section...

  10. d.... g....

    good ol' bossa nova.. thanks terry.. way to implement it into this song..

  11. M.... F....

    Dale actually did a spread in HUSTLER...NO PUN intended!

  12. G.... B....

    Neil Peart brought me here. I was watching drummer show with Neil and Terry. bozzio was a madman too.

  13. T.... 9....

    Must have been plenty of cocaine in that green room.

  14. T.... 9....

    The opening song featured in the campy B-movie "Lunch Wagon".

  15. R.... B....

    Crank it up on sun set strip.🎤🥁🎸🎹🌴

  16. j.... ....

    This band was so damn good.✊🏼

  17. T.... T....

    I was young and new when this was new and young.
    And even back then, I knew it had staying power. I knew somehow that it would last.

  18. F.... J....

    Kick-ass jam! Can still remember the first time hearing it.. Some 35 years ago!

  19. s.... ....

    love the speed pop

  20. D.... R....

    Damn....!

  21. E.... T....

    She and Karen O sound similar

  22. R.... F....

    creci con estas rolas. ya no hacen. este tipo de rolas

  23. r.... m....

    How does he do that????

  24. P.... P....

    🎶⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎸 I like this one

  25. j.... ....

    ...Terry Bozzio one of the favorite drummers, this band a little ahead of its time...

  26. M.... ....

    Some pretty filthy work on the drum kit

  27. M.... V....

    love her!!!!

  28. M.... C....

    Hoooooo
    Chiquita
    Es una barbie

  29. B.... R....

    The Roto Toms with the Chinas . . . . that was epic. Nobody was doing that in rock like that at the time.

  30. T.... b....

    Of course I will introduce you to Warren...FZ

  31. B.... G....

    God that music was horrible it was all image and no substance

  32. p.... ....

    Terry's drumming is great 😉

  33. S.... D....

    Chuck Wilde is so Bomb!!

  34. D.... W....

    Vince Neil was in Missing Persons?

  35. D.... ....

    This is real music. Lady Gaga ripped off lead singer Dale Bozzio's look. Dale had a much better voice than Lady Gaga.

  36. M.... S....

    They should have stayed together

    M.... S....

    Michael Salazar Lady GaGa owes her entire look to singer.....sorry I forget the name -Teri something.
    Merry merry Christmas 🎄

    M.... S....

    @Lisa Murphy l.been listening.to missing persons for a long time my favorite songs bad streets walking in L.A. mantal hopscotch

  37. J.... ....

    Loved this song ever since I first heard it in the movie Lunch Wagon.

  38. O.... p....

    What a fun time none stop fun in the 80's

  39. S.... ....

    I would kiss Terry if we were gay

  40. F.... S....

    Drugs in the 1980s lol

  41. 1.... ....

    I'm a guitar palyer and like Warren but I want 2 isolated tracks, drums and voice. Especially the drums. Fantastic !

  42. D.... S....

    The effects work and how the video was made is no joke.

  43. K.... F....

    Terry is looking at U!

  44. J.... D....

    Tremendous!

  45. V.... C....

    One of the first videos I ever saw on mtv when I was a kid really great song!

  46. t.... ....

    Simply awesome band

  47. J.... C....

    To unbelievers I've fought with, I'm waiting for the Rapture! :) Ready or not I'm going away! :)

  48. R.... B....

    Nowadays when a chick goes kinda koko for coco puffs they call em mental hopscotch you know mental

  49. M.... B....

    Had a dance on top of Mount SI.

  50. T.... G....

    The last verse goin into the chorus just gets insanely nuts!

  51. I.... ....

    Holy....shit.... this is FUCKING GOLD! 80's Crystal Castles at best. This caught me way off guard. It definitely feels a lot different from Depeche Mode. Remarkable and unique.

  52. I.... H....

    First saw them in a movie called Lunch Wagon 1981

  53. f.... ....

    Missing Persons was New Wave at it's purest and best incarnation. They retained the punk sound that many later bands took away.

  54. S.... B....

    Every time I see her it's sad how underrated she is. Lady Gaga took from her and Wendy O Williams of the Plasmatics not so much Madonna, these two and some Terri Nunn too.

  55. p.... c....

    Make's me think of valley girl

  56. D.... B....

    Terry Bozio - He really means it. I mean look at his stare.and DAMN Dale was super sexy. What a vixen back then. She just ooozed sex appeal. This is my favorite MP song. Us Festival 1983 is my favorite version of this song .

  57. G.... I....

    Saw them in 83 in Honolulu. They were banging.

  58. s.... U....

    It was Awful Then...
    ....still painful now.

  59. J.... S....

    One of the best 80s tracks period...

  60. J.... K....

    Superb drumming ! Warren on guitars amazing! Chuck wild synthesizers, love the OBX!!!!!!!! Great band and song. Thanks Missing Persons!!!!!!!!!!!!

  61. L.... S....

    Terry's the best drummer ever. That's a real rock drummer

  62. W.... ....

    2019 still loving

  63. S.... C....

    I was born in '91 but I totally embrace what the 80's movement was all about as far as being creative and breaking out the box of conformity.

  64. B.... H....

    Why mental hopscotch? You are stubborn and refuse to learn. Your problem is that you just don't listen.

  65. 7.... A....

    Terry bozzio
    Earth tribe

  66. A.... K....

    Terry Bozzio: DRUM GOD!! By the way, his daughter Marina plays drums for the all-girl metal band Aldious.

  67. T.... ....

    Awesome!!!

  68. S.... ....

    I see where Lady Gaga got her inspiration from.

  69. R.... 7....

    If you weren't around in the 80's you never lived.

  70. S.... I....

    Dale Bozzio was the Lady Gaga of the 1980s.

  71. J.... H....

    Fucking great!!

  72. T.... N....

    🎤 I ♡ the '80's! ☆ Class of '83

  73. J.... ....

    Terry just hammers away!

  74. w.... ....

    Is it me or is Terry Bozzio doing the Punky Meadows "whips" (lips) in this video? Punky would definitely think it's romantic.

  75. H.... ....

    Dale's the new wave Marilyn Monroe

  76. C.... C....

    On rhis song did YOU TUBE DID THERE HQ AND HD BUT I THINK DALE BOZZIO FORGOT THE LYRICS OR IS ON SOME. THIS SONG STILL ROX BUT WHERE CAN THE ART APPRECIATION CAN YOU GET IT FROM IF IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND. GOOD JOB AND LONG LIVE YOU TUBE!!!!!!!!

  77. J.... F....

    OH Yesss... Dale (Ms Heavenly Legs) <3 <3 <3 <3 (And Terry and The Crew are F**Kin Beasts !!! )

  78. R.... B....

    Dale bozzio was a former playboy playmate just debra harry of Blondie & andrea true who was a former porn star they became singing artist when they realized they had singing talent as well that's using ur head but missing persons really only had that one hit.wonder Album the rest were pretty lame in comparison but what an album.

  79. S.... ....

    Best Guitar Solo of the Era...awesome band!!

  80. P.... B....

    New wave sensational !!!!!!!! Great band 🎹🎤🎙📻🎧

  81. E.... O....

    Listening now this song, since Mexico

  82. S.... L....

    My absolute favorite song of theirs !
    It still kicks ass here in 2019 👍

  83. T.... ....

    I keep reading the GaGa comparisons but No Doubt owes quite a bit as well

  84. D.... P....

    Amazing vocals, amazing music

  85. J.... M....

    One of many Blondie influenced bands that the US was not interested in. Maybe not popular but I am glad Blondie led to acts like Divinyls, Pandoras, Concrete Blonde, Altered Images and Transvision Vamp.

  86. W.... B....

    Yes they were one of the best bands.....an amazing blend of artists....and yes, Terry is one of the best drummers ever

  87. T.... S....

    My Favorite 80's band .... I was more Classic Rock & Heavy Metal but I loved Missing Persons

  88. B.... P....

    Lada go ga should not EVEN be in comparason..such an insult !!

  89. a.... m....

    Warren before DD

  90. b.... t....

    bet you haven’t seen that effect on a video in forever

  91. G.... B....

    Is the Lady Gaga era over yet? Maybe kids will rediscover the real sh!t now...

  92. R.... m....

    Gewn is a bitter

  93. C.... C....

    Missing Persons is new wave back in the 80s. They are talented. BOZZIO IS A BUNNY

  94. R.... J....

    Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo was so hot

  95. W.... ....

    So gifted and natural...young lady had a style all her own..timeless. up there with Lene Lovich and Siouxsie Sioux. Ahhh the 80s. so much energy and Awesome music.

  96. N.... N....

    The original Lady Ga Ga.

  97. J.... C....

    Rock on Dale!

  98. L.... ....

    She was soo bad ass and soo hot back then! She also was one of the chicks who dressed all 80s back then!

  99. D.... W....

    had their album, big part of the 80"s, kick ass group!!

  100. M.... B....

    The whole band is incredibly talented. Patrick O'Hearn became a major new age artist, Warren Cuccurullo did amazing things on his own and with Duran Duran, Terry Bozzio is an insaniac on drums...just amazing...and...ummmmmm...how many female pop artists have ripped off Dale Bozzio's image? Lady Gaga anyone? Madonna?