Sometimes a second lasts forever
Feels like a pendulum is just hangin' there now
The last word you said floats like a feather
And all at once I realize I ain't got a prayer now
Get down to it
Spare me the rest
Never mind the small talk
I know what's coming next
You got me waitin' on a bullet
Just like a bird on a wire
We both know the outcome
Now that the shot has been fired
And I know there's nothin' I can change
To change the way you feel
So I'm just waitin' on a bullet
And my time's standin' still
Is that what you call a fair warnin'
To wear you lipstick in a brighter shade now
When you put it on this morning
You loaded up that chamber with the choice you made
Get down to it
Say it's for the best
Tell me that you're sorry
And get it off your chest
You've got me waitin' on a bullet
Just like a bird on a wire
We both know the outcome
Now that the shot has been fired
And I know there's nothin' I can change
To change the way you feel
I'm just waitin' on a bullet
And my time's standin' still
Your lips are a smokin' gun
And they're movin' in slow motion
Get down to it
Say you're movin' on
Get up and start walkin'
Get up and get gone
Can't take this waitin' on a bullet
Just like a bird on a wire
We both know the outcome
Now that the shot has been fired
And I know there's nothin' I can change
To change the way you feel
I'm just waitin' on a bullet
And my time's standin' still
I'm just Waitin' on a bullet
I'm just a bird on a wire
We both know the outcome
Now that the shot has been fired
And I know there's nothin' I can change
To change the way you feel
I'm just waitin' on a bullet
And my time's standin' still
And my time's standin' still
I'm just waitin' on a bullet
You got a lot of your mother's smile
You got a lot of your father's money
I'm just lucky I'm on your ride
I sit and watch you fly high above me
I'm a sucker for a good romance
I like battin' way out of my league
You were more than just a long shot chance
I asked anyway, but that's just me
You say you want love, you want magic
I'll find some way to turn my water into wine
If you need devotion, baby, I have it
I'll paint your world and keep on painting outside the
lines
And I mean anything you want in life
Beyond your wildest dreams
Oh, baby, I'll be anybody you need
'cause that's just me
You want somebody witha fancy car
I'll rub until I make that bucket of rust shine
A cowboy who'll hook your heart
I'll sadle up and go bait my troutline
A rocket man with a cool space suit and weighted boots
Counting down to take you on a trip to the moon
There's no place too far
Too far for you
But if you want love, you want magic
I'll find some way to turn my water into wine
If you need devotion, baby, I have it
I'll paint your world and keep on painting outside the
lines
And I mean anything you want in life
Beyond your wildest dreams
Oh, baby, I'll be anybody you need
'cause that's just me
And I mean everything you want in life
Beyond your wildest dreams
Baby, I'll be anybody you need
'cause that's just me
That's just me
I don't claim to see the future
But give me credit when it's due
I probably got what I deserved
But I didn't need to see the proof
I got off work a little early
I can tell that you're suprised
So is this man lyin' in my bed
I can see it in his eyes
What an awkward situation
The three of us in our bedroom
I'll just leave through our back door
'cause I ain't about to fight for you
Don't bother waitin' up this evening
'cause I ain't coming home tonight
Somethin' about this place reminds me
Of how my life is one big lie
A goddamned lie
Well, I know it's just a piece of paper
And forever's just a long, long time
And they were just some vows
That we just wrote down
Swore we'd never cross that line
But I'm tearin' it up tonight
Gonna find an empty barstood
Make me a friend or two
Tell the barman to keep 'em comin'
'til I wash away the likes of you
Well, I know it's just a piece of paper
And forever's just a long, long time
And they were just some vows
That we just wrote down
Swore we'd never cross that line
But I'm tearin' it up tonight
Tearin' it up tonight
Well, I know it's just a piece of paper
And forever's just a long, long time
And they were just some vows
That we just wrote down
Swore we'd never cross that line
But I'm tearin' it up tonight
Tearin' it up tonight
Tearin' it up tonight
Tearin' it up tonight
I'm tearin' it up
I'm tearin' it up
My love drives full speed over potholes and speedbumps
My love won't slow down 'til your heart goes thump,
thump, thump, thump, thump
Like premium gasoline
Purified to run your engine clean
Got enough to get you anywhere
You want to be in love, let me take you there
I want to feel the highway rumblin' under my wheels
Gonna push the pistons all the way just to feel the way
it feels
Like premium gasoline
Purified to run your engine clean
Got enough to get you anywhere
You want to be in love, let me take you there
Come along and watch me burn
Come along and watch me burn
Come along and watch me burn
Come along and watch me burn
Like premium gasoline
Purified to run your engine clean
Got enough to get you anywhere
You want to be in love
Like premium gasoline
Purified to run your engine clean
Got enough to get you anywhere
You want to be in love, let me take you there
I'm the cafe down on Lonely and Main
My special is heartache and pain
You can order what you're longing for
But it always comes out the same
Party of one at a table for two
I'll seat you with the cold hard truth
It's a blackened night
But at least you'll get my window view
On the menu we have lost dreams
Wash it down with some half empty memories
Thinking this ain't how life's supposed to be
But here at the Melancholy Cafe
There's never room, but I'll never turn you away
And you can feed that empty feeling inside
And feel as empty as when you first walked by
Yeah, we all come here to dine alone
But some of them sometimes, they come in
And they make themselves at home
Ruth comes by every Tuesday at eight
She has her reservations but doesn't mind the wait
She'll hang around 'til closing time
Just thinking about what's on her plate
John he stops by every day for a while
He sits around and thinks about his life as a child
He never seems to lose that Mona Lisa smile
Happy hour, what for?
It's loneliness that keeps them coming back through my
door
And they'll keep wanting more
But at the Melancholy Cafe
There's never room, but I'll never turn you away
And you can feed that empty feeling inside
And feel as empty as when you first walked by
Yeah, we all come here to dine alone
But some of them sometimes, they come in
And they make themselves at home
Yeah, sometimes we all just need to be alone
But some of them sometimes, they come in
And they make themselves at home
I'm the cafe down on Lonely and Main
My special is heartache and pain
You can order what you're longing for
The autumn leaves they rush outside my window
Like they've got something so important they must do
Sara will be home now any minute
She likes her third grade class and looks so much like
I struck a match to light the furnace in the hallway
I could smell the summer dust burning in the vent
It's just another thing that brings your memory back to
I think that Sara knows I'm trouble by that scent
She reads my mind
I'm just fine 'til the end of September
Then I remember losing you October '89
But if I live in the past there's no future
I'm looking forward to leaving OCtober behind
There's a girl I really like down at the office
Me and Sara asked her out for New Year's Eve
It made me cry when I told her all about us
But Sara says there's nothing wrong with me
It just takes time
I'm just fine 'til the end of September
Then I remember losing you October '89
But if I live in the past there's no future
I'm looking forward to leaving October behind
All things work for good
Has become my favorite verse
Sara told me that they would
But when the nights get cold
And the leaves turn rust and gold
That's when your memory hurts
I'm just fine 'til the end of September
Then I remember losing you October '89
But if I live in the past there's no future
I'm looking forward to leaving October behind
There ain't too much to this small-town scene
Timing every traffic light's a driver's dream
Outsiders say we're too far from everything
The interstate it has a distant view
Flyin so fast they just drive right through
Yeah it's miles from a first run movie but it's close
to you
So give 'em all time
They'll see the sign
And stop and listen for the little bell a-ringin
From the catfish jumpin on the end of that line
You and me could get a good crop growin
Find an acre and a half worth holdin
Hey Daisy, I thought maybe
We could spend the afternoon mellowin'
Wet our feet in the Concho River
I'll make you sweat until I make you shiver
Hey Daisy, I thought maybe
I could talk you into lovin me
Lookin back to when you caught my eye
All the way from second grade to my surprise
You swore someday you'd leave this small town life
But dreams change and baby roots grow strong
And when we get the chance to move along
We find that urge for leavin is long gone
So give us all time
We'll see the light
And stop and listen for the white wings a-whistlin
Till they light in Mesquite right in front of our eyes
You and me could get a good crop growin
Find an acre and a half worth holdin
Hey Daisy, I thought maybe
We could spend the afternoon mellowin'
Wet our feet in the Concho River
I'll make you sweat until I make you shiver
Hey Daisy, I thought maybe
Hey Daisy maybe we could
Wet our feet in the Concho River
I'll make you sweat until I make you shiver
Hey Daisy, I thought maybe
I could love you into lovin me
Kickin' back in local time
Got the wheels off the trailer 'cause it's finally mine
Wire coat hanger on the TV set
Stacked up on the other 'cause it's almost dead
Dead broke, no job, no joke
No drive, no wheels, no smokes
My old lady found a better life
Packed up, shipped out, she's someone else's wife
He's an old ditch digger for the county morgue
And he's pushing amphetamines on the side
All cash, no tax, no couth
Beer gut, no hair, one tooth
The fine art of failure, it ain't just a choice to
choose
Carvin' out a place at rock bottom is a creative way to
lose
I was watchin' Judge Judy just the other day
A lawyer came on, said someone else should pay
Yeah, someone is responsible for my big ass
Now Burger King is paying me a load of cash
New car, new shoes, new vest
Double wide, new suit, who's next
The fine art of failure, it ain't just a choice to
choose
Carving out a place at rock bottom is a creative way to
lose
The fine art of failure, it ain't just buying cheap
booze
Drinking it up first thing in the morning is a creative
She was still in Ontario when I headed down Thunder Bay
I stopped off for gas in St. Paul and it got me through
all of IA
Yeah she really made me mad this time and I had to get
away
So I was Texas bound just like that, and Texas I'd
stay.
In a Kansas City Bar off of I-35
I stopped off for directions to make up for lost time
Said I was looking for the fastest way to Texas
tonight.
A man on a stool by himself started giving me advice.
He said I know the shortcuts, cause that interstate it
messed up my life.
It was San Antonio; it was the middle of the night
She knew I was all wrong, but she didn't want to fight
So I jumped in my car and drove out of her sight
And the way I get back is, son I...
Walk up, sit down, and buy myself a double round
The whole time I'm there thats when I crumble
And its whiskey not the highway that drives me to tears
And thats the fastest way to Texas from here
The fastest way to Texas from here
He went on to tell me all the things along the way that
remind him of her
Thats why he won't go back the same way cause of how
much it hurts
He said light conversation can lead anywhere
From football, to baseball, to how life just ain't fair
But in this part of this bar we don't like to go there
But if you really want to know, I just...
Walk up, sit down, and buy myself a double round
The whole time I'm there thats when I crumble
And its whiskey not the highway that drives me to tears
And thats the fastest way to Texas from here
The fastest way to Texas from here
Well its my way or the highway
Well he stumbled his way though his life, through the
pain and regret
He said take a look at that old car outside, cause its
all I have left
And let me say one last thing before you hit the road
And buy you a round, propose a toast
To the one man in this bar who knows who I hurt the
most
I guess I've got a thing, cause I just...
Walked up, sit down, and buy myself a double round
The whole time I'm there thats when I crumble
And its whiskey not the highway that drives me to tears
And thats the fastest way to Texas from here
The fastest way to Texas from here
The fastest way to Texas from here yeah it is
yeah baby
She was still in Ontario when I headed up Thunder
Baby we need a little time alone
No outside distractions, let's unplug the phone
We need a secret rendezvous
Where I can get to know you
And you can get to know me all over again
If there's any love at all we'll find it
Throw out everything that hides it
We both know a place to lay our hearts bare
If there's any love at all let's save it
Remember every kiss that made it
'cause the love we share is not just any love at all
The cool of the evening keeps telling me
To lay down beside you, you're all I need
For one precious moment
Heartfelt and heaven sent
Binds us together eternally
If there's any love at all we'll find it
Throw out everything that hides it
We both know a place to lay our hearts bare
If there's any love at all let's save it
Remember every kiss that made it
'cause the love we share is not just any love at all
Not just any love at all
For one precious moment
Heartfelt and heaven sent
Binds us together eternally
If there's any love at all we'll find it
Throw out everything that hides it
We both know a place to lay our hearts bare
If there's any love at all let's save it
Remember every kiss that made it
'cause the love we share is not just any love at all
It's not just any love at all
Where am I today?
Where am I right now?
You're one of those people over there
Who am I today?
Who am I right now?
You're the one with wheels and chains on your feet
Numbers keep knocking on my brain
Keep on synchronizing yourself
Stop moving, deleting
Restore your precious health
The rain won't stop being your shadow
Until you find an exit from your inside
These shades can breathe
Without them you're nothing
There's no need to fear (the worst)
All things behind my shoulders
These things, they are much further than you
Black thoughts
Red spots
Golden graves breed cryptic waves
Misery's voices are flooding the ears
Black screen goodbye
Aiming too high
And you don't see the ugly worm
Pushed too far
Off the border
Now the whole weight
Is hanging on one hand
Blush of shame is gaining fame
Growing and running and glowing and stopping at the peak
Black Screen Goodbye
Aiming too high
And you don't see that you're the worm
We exhale at the end of the day
And Insanity sings us to sleep
I don't know why the screen went black
Black screen goodbye
Days = constructions upon the uncertainty
But in spite of everything our disappointed hearts still beat as one
Collecting losses like others collect stamps
The heat affects the compassion
To the surface we will rise
And watch the violet skies
Complexity is not dead yet
And we are not afraid
Of being fed with your hate
It's not too late
For the remedy to our tragedy
A room without doors
A room without windows
But full of shadows
These shadows feel lost
These shadows revolve around
Their worth is just ignored
Less than ever touched
But more than ever felt
Sweet sorrows
Beautiful: beloved
Ugly: obnoxious
These twins belong to us
And you are lucky
And you are glad
And all these things have made me mad
Complexity is not dead yet
And we are not afraid
Of being fed with your hate
It's not too late
For the remedy to our tragedy
A room with doors and windows
But without any shadows
Makes no sense at all
And you are lucky
And you are glad
And all these things have made me...
Complexity is not dead yet
And we are not afraid
Of being fed with your hate
It's not too late
