Head Over Heels

"Head over Heels" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears. It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom (the fourth taken from their second LP Songs from the Big Chair) and eighth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #12 in July 1985. In the USA, it was the third single from the album and continued the band's run of hits there, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. A limited edition four-leaf clover shaped picture disc was issued for the single's release in the UK.

[Verse 1: Roland Orzabal] I wanted to be with you alone And talk about the weather But traditions I can trace against the child in your face Won't escape my attention You keep your distance with a system of touch And gentle persuasion I'm lost in admiration, could I need you this much? Oh, you're wasting my time You're just, just, just wasting time [Chorus: Roland Orzabal] Something happens and I'm head over heels I never find out till I'm head over heels Something happens and I'm head over heels Ah, don't take my heart, don't break my heart Don't, don't, don't throw it away [Post-Chorus: Roland Orzabal] Throw it away Throw it away [Verse 2: Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith] I made a fire, I'm watching it burn (yeah) I thought of your future With one foot in the past now, just how long will it last? No, no, no, have you no ambition? (Mm, what's the matter with my...) My mother and my brother's used to breathing clean air (Nothing ever changes when you’re acting your age) And dreaming I'm a doctor (Nothing gets done when you feel like a baby) It’s hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand (Nothing ever changes when you're acting your age) Oh, I feel so [Chorus: Roland Orzabal] Something happens and I'm head over heels I never find out till I'm head over heels Something happens and I'm head over heels Ah, don't take my heart, don't break my heart Don't, don't, don't throw it away [Bridge: Roland Orzabal] And this is my four leaf clover I’m on the line, one open mind This is my four leaf clover [Outro: Roland Orzabal] La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la In my mind’s eye La la la-la la-la One little boy, one little man La la-la la la, la la-la la la Funny how time flies