• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• The Bears - Lifter Puller
• Under the Volcano - The Bears
• Trust - The Bears
• The Best Laid Plans - The Bears
• None Of The Above - The Bears
• When She Moves - The Bears
• Save Me - The Bears
• Rabbit Manor - The Bears
• Success - The Bears
• Sooner Or Later - The Bears
• Safe in Hell - The Bears
• Robobo's Beef - The Bears
• Honeybee - The Bears
• Fear Is Never Boring - The Bears
• Man Behind The Curtain - The Bears
• Little Blue River - The Bears
• Holy Mack - The Bears
• Highway 2 - The Bears
• Girl With Clouds - The Bears
• Wavelength - The Bears
• Aches and Pains - The Bears
• Caveman - The Bears
• 117 Valley Drive - The Bears
• Old Fat Cadillac - The Bears
• Mr. Bonaparte - The Bears
• Waiting Room - The Bears
• What's the good of knowing? - The Bears
• Dave - The Bears
• Superboy - The Bears
• Raining - The Bears
• Meet Me In The Dark - The Bears
• Figure It Out - The Bears
• You Can Buy Friends - The Bears
• Not Worlds Apart - The Bears
• Nobody's Fool - The Bears
• Complicated Potatoes - The Bears
• As You Are - The Bears
• Life in a Nutshell - The Bears

there after we'll refer to this as the fouth and
fourteenth incident
immortalized in microfiche, barcoded documents
saw you sweating on the corner you were sucking off a
soda
sticky summer in the bario, didn't really think that he
could be a romeo
his friends busted in screamin rodeo
thereafter we'll refer to this as the last time you
attempt to kiss
some fairy bear you've barely met, put your lips on his
leather vest
the mechanical bull is rubbing right though the wool of
your pantleg
the linedance starts, it pounds long with your heart and
you're stranded
his roommates came out, they came from under the couch
and they jumped in
i laid down with the lions but they're way too lame
i went down on the tigers but they're way too tame
i know that you're scared, but i suggest you go back to
the bears
your kisses taste just like skoal bandits

hold me closer - keep your distance
tell me your secrets - mind your own business - sally
we had everything - under the volcano
we watched our laughing children sing - under the volcano
you thought that i was beautiful - under the volcano
a hundred thousand years ago - under the volcano
hell is here on earth, you know - under the volcano
when you top the bill at a freak show - under the volcano
where the flesh is weak and the minds are slow - under the volcano
a waterbed on a lava flow - under the volcano

This world hangs by a slender thread, Trust
Wrapped up in a treacherous web, Trust
And one man pulls the string
bring down the whole damn thing
don't betray my trust
With a surgeons drawing lines on skin, trust
when you aboard the plane and strap yourself in.
its easy to understand we hold each others lives in our hands
don't betray my trust

What happened to the sweet love you and me had
where did all of that stuff start to go so bad
what happened to the sweet love you and me had
where did all of that stuff start to go so bad
out of control
walking on the edge of my soul
bad, out of control
the best laid plans never get laid
the best laid plans
never get laid

Full color cover shot
Self magazine
where the limos go
people start to scream
shiny women on a yacht
these are things I ain't got
None of the above
Top ten well dressed men
every hair in place
author, skier, millionaire
epitome of taste
always willing, always hot,
all these things I am notNone of the above
I wish I was invisible,
intelligent or pretty
but I'm none of the above

strike me down i'm worshipping an image
take my eyes they'll never see no better
still frames can't justify
the shiver and the sigh
when she moves when she moves
davinci threw his brushes down in anger
picasso threw his hands up in defeat
a captive bird may sing
but this one's on the wing
when she moves when she moves
here i stand with lead in my heart and hands
i cannot fly with her
and i would speak her name but my tongue is numb
and my brain is frozen
she turns her head, a silver bell is ringing
a gesture and fish leap into the air
she walks, a symphony performing silently
when she moves when she moves

I was a monkey dancing in the trees
out where the jungle used to be
before the lumber company
took my home away from me
Save me, save me
speaking for those who cannot speak
save me
It takes a thousand years to make
what can be wiped out in a day
bulldozers plowing through the rain
another forest washed away

ooh ooh oooh lunch with hugh
ooh ooh oooh breakfast too
up all night, don't you know
in pursuit of the big ego
o o o rabbit manor
up at rabbit manor
ah ah aah new sensation
ah ah aah sweet young things
retired jocks, aging actors
courtesans kneel before the king
o o o rabbit manor
up at rabbit manor

if a man is centered upon himself the smallest risk is too great for him
success and failure can destroy him but if he¡¯s centered on true love
no risk is too great - success is guaranteed already
the union of creator and creature beside which all else is meaningless
the lurid melodrama played itself out in a luxury motel room by the sea
said my wife as i sunk my teeth in her brown thigh,
¡°you were an egg just like me.¡±

sooner or later gravity always wins
and the clock on the wall runs down
the plates you've been spinning break on the floor
and the people edge toward the door
you got me going
you got me going around
you got me going around in circles
chasing my tail - spitting into the wind
you got me going around
sooner or later
indian summer is gone
and everything green turns brown
the wind gnaws the tree down to skeleton bones
and the sun's just a shiny cold stone
sooner or later
we'll be together again
and there's no telling where or when

don't worry about me i'm safe in hell
don't cry for my soul i'm living well
don't worry about me i'm safe in hell
i'm free from my creditors
i'm free from your bleeding hearts
gone are my responsibilities
and every false start
and all my good intentions were just footsteps on the way
and now every minute feels like saturday
i don't have to make good on anything
'cause there are no pretensions
i just say whatever i like
'cause no one pays attention
and all of you who sit and wonder what we do down here
we try to remember fear
and if i could i'd write you all a letter
and say if life is good then death is better

if you watch the news on t.v.
it's enough to make you sick.
think we need a new solution
think we better find it quick
'cause we're in acceleration
and there ain't much time to think
trigger fingers are gettin' itchy now
oh, they've got us on the brink.
i refuse to hate the russians
and I ain't scared of the chinese
'cause they're people just like we are
and they got their families
they don't want their young men dying
for a piece of foreign ground
and they're tired of taking orders
and being pushed around
being pushed around
but it's gonna happen soon
from here to every distant shore
when people everywhere refuse
to take it anymore
this world is shrinking day by day
the boundaries are obsolete
still every man breaks his back to pay
and make some arsenal complete
how can we build more weapons
knowing what we'll use them for?
how can family men assemble
the machinery of war?
you gotta wonder.

Honeybee, don't look at me that way
honeybee, don't look at me that way
I've got plans,
I'm workin' on being a holy man
Honeybee, don't come so close to me
honeybee, don't come so close to me
an' watch your hands,
you can't put a hold on a family man
Hang on tight
through another lonely night
Honeybee, you don't look so good to me
honeybee, you don't look so good to me
I've got plans,
I'm workin' on being a holy man

mama's little baby likes fear and torture
mama's little darling likes violent sex
she thinks she's queen victoria
ridin' the pony express
oh no trouble now
are your nerves failing
don't come unglued
if your heart skips a beat
stay on your feet
don't throw that moment away
no no no no no no no yeah
feeling good ain't bein' happy
no no no no no no no yes
taking care ain't being there
I'm out on a limb where the fun begins
fear is never boringI think I see a spark
hear voices in the dark
they tell me don't lose heart
stiff upper lip
stick to your guns
don't let 'er rip
don't throw that moment away
with consciousness barely floating
the slippery curve is approaching
my whole life flashed before I crashed
fear is never boring

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
He knows what's best for you
You get what you want what you get what you want
what you get what you want what you get what you want what you.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
He knows what's best for you
I got what you need what I got what you need
what I got what you need what I got what you need what i
one two three four five
six seven eight nine ten
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
He knows what's best for you
So Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Pay no attention pay no attention

all your tears
make me shiver
sometimes i think
you're a little blue river
i don't want to see you cry
but i've got to leave tonight
the floor is filled with all my things
now i know what fortune brings
all my talk just fills the air
it always leaves us nowhere
everybody's faucet drips
on every wall something sticks

Lord we pray, give us this day
our daily bread
every week it costs the meek
another arm and leg
Lord we pray, the American way,
cut us a break
Who can believe in the lottery
or Lady Luck
give us some good ol' rent control
when times are tough
'cause money is funny,
when you think there's plenty
there's never enoughHoly mama now, have a little mercy
have a little mercy on me
holy mackerel, I'm a little fish
drowning in a great big sea
Lord we ask, show us a path
where ends will meet
how to address this modern stress
and how to compete
show us affection
and give us directions
to easy street

return to highway 2
the danger zone
highway 2,
the danger zone
highway 2,
the danger zone
everybody go to highway 2
the danger zone
lookout!

She makes
me wait
she turns away
she pretends she doesn't hear a word I say
She's a girl with clouds in her head
Her room,
the sky
she shuts her eyes
and she's never alone even when she's by herself
She's a girl with clouds in her head

My heart went out to her,
it won't return
she may be helpless
but she's radiant
her eyes are clear and full
and what a pull
she doesn't need to speak,
she reaches me
on a wavelength

over the river climbing up the hill
like a digital reproduction
a frequency that kills
women weep, dogs faint, the police beg
but she won't stop that feeling
going up and down their legs
aches and pains
i swear some women have fangs
i'll help you count your scars tomorrow
you spoke out loud when you should bite your lip
now the joke's on you my friend
and you can't get it fixed
your zipper broke, she stole your socks, you lost your shirt
she grabbed you by the nose
and she rubbed it in the dirt
over the river climbing up the hill
like a digital reproduction
a frequency that kills
the big old dog just lost his bone
so now he begs
but she won't stop that feeling
going up and down and up and down his leg

i am a modern caveman
sittin' here by the fire
these hands of mine been busy
they never seem to tire
i am a fearless hunter
look at all these bones
sometimes i sit and wonder
who i am and what I'm for
i'm a caveman
i painted lots of pictures
and made up my own songs
i shivered through the winters
the pain has made me strong
I'm looking for a woman
to help me count these stars
then maybe she could show me
who i am and what i'm for
i'm a caveman
i named the constellations
and taught myself to swim
created my creator
and made me look like him
i pondered my condition
till my head began to ache
right now I'm going fishin'
it's good to be at the top of the food chain

117 valley drive
seemed like heaven when the band arrived
with a couple of drums and a couple guitars
we'd play our hearts out in my backyard
and the people came from everywhere
to put their plastic chairs in the summer air
down on valley drive
people came with kids and dogs, sat out on the lawn,
and they sang along with a hard hay's Nhght
and a ticket to ride
we were barely in our teens
yeah, laughin' like crazy, yeah, livin' our dreams
well, the boys just cut up and the girls just talk
but when we'd start up, well, the world would stop
though it was a different age
nothing's gone and nothing's changed
in my mind
what it was was a way of life
but no one noticed we'd run out of time

I wish I had an angel
to tell me what I should do
with all these troubles
stuck on me like Superglue
angel, my spirit's so tired
oh, my spirit's so tired, yeah
I wish I had an atlas
to show me where to go
to rid my self of these
emotional clothes I've outgrown
oh, my spirit's so tired
angel, my spirit's so tired, yeah
But if I had an old fat Cadillac
I'd sit there in the back seat and stare all day
I'd never drive my old fat Cadillac
where is there to go to get away?
";So, Mr. President, what should you and I
propose to say...about this fallout business,
raining all over our parade.
Maybe you should sit up front and I'll sit here in the back
and we can both admire my old fat Cadillac.
Look at that dash!
Look at that amazing upholstery, yes!
Think of the plans,
think of what a man can build with his hands...
and maybe, maybe we can rent a cable t.v., yes...
and plug it right in, right here in this beautiful back seat...
and maybe Mr. President,
you could fix a big martini.
Maybe you should fix a big martini, yeah";.
But if I had an old fat Cadillac
I'd sit there in the back seat and stare all day
I'd never drive my old fat Cadillac
where is there to go to get away?

how did you get it in your head, mr. bonaparte
that everything you did and said would amount to law
and all of the players and pieces on the map you drew
should be happy to revolve their lives around you
i live in my lonely mind
i wonder do you ever reflect
that you're only another man with a bag of regret
and your life will be done in the blink of an eye
and you won't even be a footnote on the page of time
according to the book I read, Mr. Bonaparte
all your plans and proclamations fall apart
and the loyal few who remain intact
only seem to pay attention
while they laugh behind your back

when will I ever grow up
when will today be enough
when will I learn to be here now?
it¡¯s on the other side of the door - that¡¯s what i¡¯m looking for
I have what I need - why do I want more? more?
put a lot of pavement on my shoes
made a lot of payments on my dues
i¡¯m running out of patience just like you
i¡¯ll be in the waiting room tomorrow just like today and yesterday
why am I still waiting my life away?
where will I find the will to stop running and just stand still
and take a look at the bird in my hand?
how can I find the faith to drop out of the human race
and let the future crawl back to its cage?

what's the good of knowing things you'd never miss
what's the good of knowing one wayward kiss
i cursed myself with knowledge and lost my innocence
what's the good of knowing your deepest fear / the end is near
now i spend my hours waiting for the past to reappear
what's good of knowing truth from a lie / one more surprise
i begged for her confession and learned of my demise
what's the good of knowing the words they sang / the bells they rang
what's the good of knowing forgotten dreams / one broken seam
i thought i learned my lesson but i'm still in-between
what's the good of knowing?

he counted up his fears one day and they weren¡¯t worth a dime
he cried a lot of tears for her ¡®cause he wasn¡¯t worth her time
and his life felt like a marathon - man, how long can this last?
he slowed down for a little drink and didn¡¯t see the winner pass
last Saturday morning we missed the warning
the pain got boring - his soul went soaring
she used to be too young to understand and now she¡¯s just too old
can¡¯t shut the door on her regrets - she¡¯ll never be that cold
and i could have been a better friend - i can see where i went wrong
i hid beneath my selfishness like i hide behind this song
last Saturday morning we missed the warning
nothing lasts forever ¡®cept maybe jesus christ
and nothing could be sadder than a child taking his own life
i heard the minister mumble, i heard the falling rain
and i felt my mother¡¯s hand slip into mine
and none of us have ever been the same

I see you as a real live Superboy
wide-eyed at a world brand new
can't wait to get your hands in the machinery
make me think there's nothing you won't do
Welcome here, dear fearless Superboy
never bother with the training wheel
off the sidewalk to the middle of the street
look ma, no hands, no feet
You're on a roll, you can't relax
a solid gold prize in your crackerjacks
Fly little SuperboyI know you are a bonafide Superboy
looking through me with those x-ray eyes
no problem at the bottom of the ocean
blasting off for the open skies
Welcome here, dear fearless Superboy
we hope it was a pleasant flight
touching base on the blue-green face
another trip at the speed of light
Be patient son, we know you're bored,
living here amongst us dinosaurs
Shine little Superboy

Rain on my face
tears on the window
water down the drain
it's all the same
Pain in the sky
heart full of thunder
now I'm under the weather
it's bound to change
It's only raining
raining
raining on me

When the sun comes up
in the nuclear sky
and the life we had
has blown up and died
we will shed no tear,
we will skip no beat
and we will walk right down
the middle of the street
So let the power fail
let there be no doubt
I wanna be with youWhen the sun melts down
and the night goes black
we will take down the flag
and never look back
we will break no law,
we will be the law
and go hand in hand
into the face of it all

(Arduser/Belew/Fetters/Nyswonger)
You don't retain your calm
either you're an anvil
or sell me your aunt
and your car is almost gone
figure it out
My bag's against the wall
you knocked me up,
you didn't knock me out
and I'm God about to brawl
figure it out
Talk beheads the cat
shoes off the couch
or I catch a rat
but I'll rent you a riot hat
figure it outMy bulk's across the mall
a wounded ham was an animal
and I've got a bout of gall
figure it out
My back's against the wall
figure it out
and I'm not about to crawl
figure it out

A squat greek sips his ouzo
fingering his gold neck chain
robust corn-fed american beauties
lick the salty rim of margaritas
in the corner lies a comatose musician
dreaming on the job again
you can't buy love
but you can buy friends
upon her breast a shiny crucifix
holier than me i guess
sheds friends like a snake sheds skin
her laughter sounds so venomous
in his corner lies the once proud musician
thinking on the job again

a mountain range or a shining sea
don't mean a thing to a satellite
information sent and received
throughout the day and night
when will we send a message loud and clear
we're in the same boat not worlds apart
all in the same boat not worlds apart
not worlds apart
systems come and systems go
birds fly over the borderlines
people gaze at the starlit sky
searching for a sign
when will we get the message bright and clearand i wanna learn
learn how to listen
listen to my heart
not worlds apart

Money to burn, I'm on fire
danger danger, I'm hot-wired
I'm in the business of pleasure
a big demand for leisure
I'll have my drink at the pool
I'm nobody's fool
Roll me over, roll me the rojo
life is tough, or so I'm told
I'm in the business of pleasure
a big demand for leisure
I'll have my drink at the pool
I'm nobody's fool
Nobody's fool, I'm on fire
nobody's fool, I'm hot-wired

A fat man like me
can never bother with tea or brie
I must go right to the main source
and wolf it down like a rhinoceros
but a woman like her
can tease me with a warm hors d'ouevre
She slices and dices nicely
which has a way of enticing me
armed with an apron and spatula
she is a post-modern goddess of love
so why does she feed me pate`
when she knows what I'm gonna say
Complicated potatoes again?
complicated potatoesShe spices her icings precisely
arousing me aromatically
I had a recent rhinoscopy
so I could smell every recipe
still she leaves me on pre-heat
when she knows that I love to eat
Complicated potatoes again
complicated potatoes

as you are i once was - as i am you will be
all over the world are people like you and me
a bunch of sour apples on the old family tree
and billions of kids - i¡¯m afraid they¡¯re all yours and mine
but all we have in common is the way that we whine
as you are i once was - as i am you will be
they¡¯re mad at the world but the world doesn¡¯t care
who swims in her water who breathes all her air
mother earth didn¡¯t burn when the dinosaurs all left home
but they left a little note written down with their bones
as you are i once was - as i am you will be
farewell to modern warfare - hello eternity
i¡¯ve got some good news bad news
at the end i¡¯m you and you are me
don¡¯t be a sore loser - you're not even lost
so crawl out of your bunker climb down from your cross
¡®cause the answer is love to the question we¡¯re all too stupid to ask

nearly everything i wanted
everything i ever could have dreamed of
got it all right here, oh, in a house full of love
nearly everything i thought, everything i thought i might try
almost all came true, ooh, i'm satisfied
so don't cry, don't cry
when i die remember me with a smile in my eye
it's been a long hard drive and maybe my car caught fire
but nearly everything, everything came out fine
almost got it, almost have it all
but you know you don't run, oh, unless you're willing to fall
nearly everything i wanted, everything i ever could have dreamed of
got it all right here, oh, in a house full of love
that's my life in a nutshell
baby, you do what you can do