(performed during many of the April 1995 shows; featured on the
Pottymouth Girl bootleg)
You want me home, but I'm gone all night
And we've probably been in some kind of fight
But if that's not real, and that's not right
And I'm beginning to see the light
Yes, I'm beginning to see the light
When all the stars up in Heaven were rushed by an angel
To see the light in your face better
And if God would only listen
He would surely create us
A hope of his everlasting grace
And I may be young, but I still know
The things you put down can rise from below
And I can hardly believe you would lay this at my door
'Cause I have heard that song before
Yes, I have heard that song before
When all the stars up in Heaven were rushed by an angel
To see the light in your face better
And if God would only listen
He would surely create us
A hope of his everlasting grace
You want me home, but I'm gone all night
And we've probably been in some kind of fight
But if that's not real, and that's not right...
And I'm beginning to see the light
What a pretty life you have
Oh boy, it's a pretty life you have
And I would need a map
Just so I could navigate the backyard
Home is very ordinary
I know I was born to lead a double life
Of murder, strife, and misery
And when I find it, I know I'll make sense of me
I wanna be cool, tall, vulnerable, and luscious
I would have it all if I'd only had this much
No need for Lucifer to fall if he'd learn to keep his mouth shut
I would be involved, be involved, be involved, be involved
I would be involved with you
I know the girls that live inside your world
Just sitting next to a mortal makes their skin crawl
I wanna be cool, tall, vulnerable, and luscious
I would have it all if I'd only had this much
No need for Lucifer to fall if he'd learn to keep his mouth shut
I would be involved with you
I wanna be cool, tall, vulnerable, and luscious
I would have it all if I'd only had this much
No need for Lucifer to fall if he'd learn to keep his mouth shut
I would be involved, be involved, be involved, be involved
I would be involved with you
I was a mess in my open eyed youth
I grew up thinking
What's good for one, oppresses the other
It's my turn, my life, my way, mine, me
It made me crazy
I couldn't fight it
I couldn't wait to get away
It's a war
With the whole wide world
It's a war
With the boys and girls
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
It's sister and brother, mother and daughter
Father, son, husband, wife, thing
It's drugs, it's hunger
It's race, sex, and government
Any way you look at it, you're part of it, you know it
The wrong inside you, can't get it right
You might as well get on the train
It's a war
With the whole wide world
It's a war
With the boys and girls
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
The screen is so white, and it's so big
It's hard to get over the feeling, you're losing your mind
You offer the usher your ticket
You open your soda, see what guy you're sitting behind
You get excited, the lights go down
You get a > on the plane
It's a war
With the whole wide world
It's a war
With the boys and girls
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
It's a war
All the give and take
It's a war
All the love and hate
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
Nothin's gonna change
Nothin's gonna change
Nothin's gonna change
I think you're trying to scare me
So that I will stop thinking about you
I think you're trying to scare me
So that I will stop trying to be you
It's not that easy
It's not that easy
I laughed when I heard you dies
Cause I didn't know what else I was gonna do
Now I laugh when I see you alive
Cause I think you're just pulling my leg
It's not that easy
It's not that easy
Well it must have taken a whole lot of anger
And it must have taken a whole lot of time
And I can't believe that you found me after all these years
I guess you must have something heavy on your mind
And I can't believe that you thought I'd be happy
To see you up and around like it's any warning
You look like shit, and the smell is even better
And I feel like shit, and I want to go back to bed
You can walk through walls
You can make the head of a doll spin around
And you can haunt the halls
But you can't ask me to make you feel at home
It's not that easy
It's not that easy
Call me when you think the coast is clear
I've been hiding out almost a year
Is there something wrong?
What's taking you so long?
And yeah, I know it's not easy
You said if I waited it'd pay off
But my eyes are growing wild and my body's gone soft
Is there something wrong?
What's taking you so long?
And yeah, I know it's not easy
You said I should let go of your hand
But I don't even know if I can
You're the only one
You are the very sun to me
And you know it's not easy
You'd tell me, wouldn't you, if we needed to talk?
And you'd tell me, wouldn't you, if I'd pissed you off?
Is there something wrong?
What's taking you so long?
And yeah, I know it's not easy
Well, I look at the stars and I know you're under them
I look at the cars and I know you insure them
I look at the books and things people are reading
I know that you've written them, too
You've got so many little things to do
But then I look at my life and I know you've forgotten
The promise you made to me
I think that's rotten
I'm hopelessly lost and there's hardly a sound anymore
Coming through that can show me around
'Cause I'm endlessly, endlessly searching the crowd
Looking for something from you
Just one fucking measly clue
Any shitty little tip-off would do
But I'm just an ant in Alaska to you
Then I look at the stars and I know you're under them
I look at the cars and I know you insure them
I look at the books and the things people are reading
I know that you've written them, too
You've got so many little things to do
But then I look at my life and I know you've forgotten
The promise you made to me
I think that's rotten
I'm hopelessly lost and there's hardly a sound anymore
Coming through that could show me around
'Cause I'm endlessly, endlessly searching the crowd
Looking for something from you
Just one fucking measly clue
Any shitty little tip-off would do
But I'm just and ant in Alaska to you
I'm just an ant in Alaska
An ant in Alaska
For the rest of my days I want you by my side
Tell me what can I say to keep you in my life
'Cause I can never relax
I've got to keep it exciting
Make it attractive
Keep it alive
Keep you coming back
I'm always so frightened you'll see through my act
When the fire is out and I've given up
You come running out, and you build it up
You tell me good love never dies
It only hurts when we burn our eyes
From staring too long at the sun
You gotta throw your hands up
And let the night come
Spoken: I like watching you out there. It's comforting.
Tell me what can I say to keep you in my life
All the words slip away when I look in your eyes
Because I can never relax
I've got to keep it exciting
Make it attractive
Keep it alive
Keep you coming back
I'm already fighting to keep what I have
When the fire is out and I've given up
You come running out, and you build it up
You tell me good love never dies
It only hurts when we burn our eyes
From staring too long at the sun
You gotta throw your hands up
And let the night come
Take your chances
And let the night come
See that girl alone
Dressed all in her evening clothes?
She's dying
'Cause her boyfriend didn't show up
Pull her out of line
Stick her in a waiting room
And ignore her
'Til her face gets really bloated
And I wonder what it's like
To be second all the time
You never get it right
And you're never gonna win
And your ass is on your face
And your life is such a waste
And there's sugar
Leanin' in the window
See that amazon?
Her head looks like its connected to her shoulders
They look like little boulders
Turn her 'round and 'round
Take a mental picture of her naked
Inebriated
Face down on the linoleum
And I wonder what it's like
To be second all the time
You never get it right
And you're never gonna win
And your ass is on your face
And your life is such a waste
And there's sugar
Walkin' to the dressing room
What would I give to be her
Joyride, daddy-o, tonight
And I wonder what it's like
To be second all the time
You never get it right
And you're never gonna win
And your ass is on your face
And your life is such a waste
And there's sugar
Headin' to the barrio
With a faggot on her left
And a faggot on her right
And my dick is getting limp
'Cause the chicks all suck tonight
And the band is such a bore
And I've seen it all before
And there's sugar
Making me a video
What would I give to be her
Joyride, daddy-o, tonight
It's an animal girl, and it's lying on the beach
It's ass can surf in the sand while it's head's asleep
It's fingers roll a reefer cigarette
It's skin can decompose beneath the sweat
I know all I need to know
I know how much girl to go
Drinking iced scotch and soda
I proclaim the ocean like a Coppertone baby
Wait and see
You don't know who I am
Fig or tree
Lex or Superman
The owners may dim the lights
The sailors may start to fight back the dinner
They wolfed at the taco joint
But maybe a blue moon will shine in the heart of the hood
It's an animal girl, and it's knees are turning black
The spitomatic flips it on it's back
There's a gathering crowd of heavy-breasted men
The burn patrol is freaking out again
I know all I need to know
I know how much girl to go
(What I sense...)
As far as I know, baby, you can see
As far as I go, funky baby, digging deep inside of me
(Uh uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh...)
As far as I know, sister, I'm alright
As far as I know, funky lady, I'm coming home tonight
(You can see through the smoke...)
You're an x-ray man
You got x-ray eyes
This is no reflection on you, it's just what I see inside of me
(Why don't you put on your two-way sombrero and leave?)
(Uh uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh...)
You're an x-ray man
And you got white-wall tires
Iodine tan
Cheap, unpleasant desires
You're an x-ray man
You've got an X-rated mind
You're not satisfied looking at me
You're always checking out the girl behind
You're an x-ray man
You've got secret plans for me
I know that it was the night the war broke out
Because you and I were driving around and you were doing a story
About if people understood what had happened to their world
Tonight in bed sleeping, the world tonight in bed asleep
You said that you were in touch with the draft resistors
In case the big boys called you up
You're gonna have to let 'em dick you around
But don't let 'em make you do what you can't live with
Tonight in bed with me sleeping you looked like you were just a little kid
"Shane," I said, "You've gotta watch your ass"
You gotta have fear in your heart
You gotta have fear in your heart
You gotta have fear in your heart
Orange and blue, green and pink
I see you in everything...
Don't need money, don't need wine
I've got better ways to spend my time
I'll see you around, every hollow has its favorite sound
And my heart is holding on...
Purple, yellow, reddish-brown
Once I left you, I couldn't lay you down
Don't be shy, baby, don't be careful with me
Let it go, let it soak me down
Every rock and tree and leaf abound with your face
Your face, your face...
Trace...
Don't tell me I've been wrong...
Don't tell me all the magic's gone?
Every corner has its favorite clown
I don't understand you
You're just a man who talks at me
I'll just sit and take your pleasantry
Until you run out of things to run past me
I don't have a reason
I don't have a plan
I operate on instinct
I give you the best of me
My sexy sexy slight of hand
I'll wait right here
Till you get back
And take my shallow opportunity
If you can't guess that I'm hanging out to see
What you can do for me
Cause you were new to me
And that's what this game is all about (This game is all about)
And that's what this game is all about (This game is all about)
[repeats...]
I can't remember the last time that I felt good for more than a
week
I mean really good for more than a month
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna cry
Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky
And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down
And you just can't get your ass out of town
And you can't back up cause you're against the wall
And it's the same goddamn thing I told you
Baby it's alright
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby it's alright
And I think that's what's happened to me
Cause I'm walking almost everyday blind
And I'm searching through my past
Makes you wanna feel
Makes you wanna cry
Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky
And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down
And you just can't get your ass out of town
And you can't back up cause you're against the wall
And it's the same goddamn thing I told you
Baby it's alright
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby it's alright
Look around
Do you see anyone for themselves, like you see yourself?
So why do you still feel so all alone?
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
My mother told me to pick the very best one
And you're it
TURNING JAPANESE
as recorded by The Vapors
I've got your picture
Of me and you
You wrote "I love you"
I love you too
I sit there staring and there's nothing else to do
Oh it's in color
Your hair is brown
Your eyes are hazel
And soft as clouds
I often kiss you when there's no one else around
I've got your picture, I've got your picture
I'd like a million of them all 'round my cell
I asked the doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
You've got me turning up and turning down and turning in and
turning 'round
I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
I've got your picture, I've got your picture
I'd like a million of them all 'round my cell
I want the doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well
You've got me turning up and turning down and turning in and
turning 'round
I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women
No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
Everyone avoids me like a psyched lone ranger
Everyone
That's why I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I
really think so
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so
(think so think so think so)
Miss Lucy had a steamboat
Miss Lucy had a steamboat
Miss Lucy had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
Miss Lucy went to Heaven
And her steamboat went to...
Hello operator
Can't know my number
And if you disconnect me
I'll cut off the...
Lyin' by the refrigerator
There was a piece of glass
Miss Lucy fell upon it
And she cut her little...
Ask me no more questions
I'll tell you no more lies
The boys in the parlor
Zipping down their flies
I'm in the meadows
The boys are in their pockets
And the boys and the girls, they are fucking
And the girls and the girls, they are fucking
And the girls and the boys, they are fucking
In the dark
In the dark
In the dark
In the dark
Oh my look at you
The wide-eyed ingenue
See me coming
Whisper something
Who are you
Looking through the glass at me
Like you're gonna make it happen
Let me tell you something true
You know it's just the same old story
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that shine the brighest aren't stars at all
They're the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Raise the red flag
Say you're hot, young, available
Spend their money
Chase their honey
Who are you, boogaloo
We've seen ten of you
Just this morning
At least as pretty too
You know it just the same old story
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that shine the brighest aren't stars at all
They're the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Everybody wants to go far
Don't be such a hog in the spotlight
Try to see how precious you are
And if you catch that wave it can be death-defying
blinded by the flash
you're in a fashion entertainment
Affiliated
Listener-rated
Pamplona race
To see who makes it to the Grammys
Well you better start running
The bulls are coming
You know it's just the same old story
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that shine the brighest aren't stars at all
They're the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that the shine the brighest aren't stars at all
There the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
You said things I wouldn't say
Straight to my face, boy
You tossed the egg up
And I throw my hands in place, boy
After backing up as far as you could get
Don't you know nobody parts two rivers met
Don't you know I'm very happy
You know me well
I'm even happier
I like it
I like it
With all of the time in the world to spend it
Wild and unwise
I wanna be mesmerizing too
mesmerizing too
mesmerizing to you
With all of the time in the world to spend it
Wild and unwise
I wanna be mesmerizing too
mesmerizing too
He's just a hero in a long line of heroes
Looking for something attractive to save
They say he rode in on the back of a pick-up
And he won't leave town till you remember his name
He's just a hero in a long line of heroes
Looking for some lonely billboard to grace
They say he sprung from the skull of Athena
Think about your own head and the headache he gave
He's just a hero in a long line of heroes
Looking for action at a price he can pay
They say he's famous, but no one can prove it
Make him an offer just to see what he'll say
Check out the dashboard lights
Glowing all green and white
He feels safe in the dark
He wears his bluejeans tight
He's just a hero in a long line of heroes
Looking for something attractive to save
They say he rode in on the back of a pick-up
And he won't leave town till you remember his name
Check out the thinning hair
Check out the aftershave
Check out America
You're looking at it, babe
He's just a hero
In a long line of heroes
Looking for something attractive to save
They say he rode in
On the back of a pickup
And he won't leave town
'til you remember his name
He's just a hero
In a long line of heroes
Looking for some lonely billboard to grace
They say he sprung from the skull of Athena
Think about your own head
And the headache he gave
He's just a hero
In a long line of heroes
Looking for action at a price he can pay
They say he's famous
But no one can prove it
Make him an offer just to see what he'll say
Check out the dashboard lights
Glowing all green and white
He feels safe in the dark
He wears his bluejeans tight
He's just a hero
In a long line of heroes
Looking for something attractive to save
They say he rode in
On the back of a pickup
And he won't leave town
'Til you remember his name
Check out the thinning hair
Check out the aftershave
Check out America
You're looking at it babe
(yeah)
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I don't know where you heard it
Don't know who's spreadin' it 'round
All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby
I didn't utter a sound
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I don't know what they told you
Don't even care what about
All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby
I didn't let the cat out
So don't look at me sideways
Don't even look me straight on
And don't look at my hands in my pockets, baby
I ain't done anything wrong
I never said nothing
No, baby, I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
No, not to anyone
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
Elvis' is probably thirty years old
He looks like a solid forty-five
Lewis says he's got a headache
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Take them people back inside
Just can't think of what else to take over
But you can't just can't get up in the morning
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Why fly when you can walk?
Why sing when you can talk?
Why hit the wall when you've just punched the clock?
Oh, why sing when you can talk?
Jeremy's talking about the Bronx
He thinks it's probably a bad place to be
It's gotta be worse than Manhattan
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Take the train on up to the zoo
But don't look back on what you've been through
'Cause everyone's got a Monday
Looks like shit and it feels like America
Looks like shit and it feels like America
It's nice to be liked, but it's better by far to get paid
I know that most of the friends that I have don't really see it that way
But if you could give 'em each one wish
How much do you wanna bet
That they'd wish success for themselves and their friends
And that would include lots of money
That would surely include lots of money
So if there are any of you little green elves sitting out there today
Step right up, wish me old Irish luck
But I also need shitloads of money
And if there are any of you dirty rich old men sitting out there today
Step right up, I'm your lucky fuck
But I'm gonna need shitloads of money
I'm gonna need shitloads of money
I have got to have shitloads of money
I bet, you fall in bed too easily
With the beautiful girls who are shyly brave
And you sell yourself as a man to save
But all the money in the world is not enough
I bet, you've long since passed understanding
What it takes to be satisfied
You're like a vine that keeps climbing higher
But all the money in the world is not enough
And all the bridges blown away keep floating up
It's cold and rough
And I kept standing six feet one
Instead of five feet two
And I loved my life and I hated you
Yeah, it's cold out there and rough
And I kept standing six feet one
Instead of five feet two
Jeremy Engle
Lives in a tangled
Rent controlled apartment
With his communist family
There are books all around them
The dining room table is lacquered
With news clippings
Yellowing badly
They argue at dinner
His brother's friends drop by
To throw a line in or two
About Tolstoy
They all play guitar
And they're all very far away
In their own minds
From the upper west side
Of manhattan
I never got past his
Googly eyes
That looked at me sadly
In mocking surprise
The way a lord looks at his placemat
Or a stain on his tie
It never happened for me
And Jeremy Engle though
Wanted to step through that portal
And try on that other dimension
Of high high browism
Jeremy's hair and brow
Grow very high
And no not I
I'm more of a napkin
Not blessed with the vision
Beyond how I'm matching
The china and wine
Now there are the Engles
Skewering men
And chewing through
Six pounds of venison
I bet they they shot up
In upstate New York
At their uncle's
Jeremy needs me
To wipe off his eye
Some gelatinous thingy
That his brother's rebuttaling
Mouthful let fly
Sometimes all you need is a napkin
Sometimes all you need is a napkin
Hello, Sailor
Hello, sailor, buy you a drink?
Hello, sailor, tell me what do you think?
How was the big beach, how was the sand?
Did you fly an aeroplane, did you get a tan?
How does it feel to be back on American soil, hearing no blood for oil?
Hello, sailor, tell me what do you think?
Hello, sailor, will we get him next week?
How does it feel to be hated and loved back home?
I'm telling you, you should have known
That I'm a little despot, short and stout
Here is my handgun, here is my crowd control
When you tick me off then the bullets fly out
Because free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Hello, sailor
Hello, sailor, buy you a smoke?
Hello, sailor, can I tell you a joke?
Knock knock, who's there?
No, I'm just happy to see you
It'll be a hundred if you come
Hello, sailor, tell me how does it feel
Hello, sailor, to be fighting for real?
Sailor, they got you coming and going
Sailor, look out 'cause your pussy is showing
How does it feel to be back on American soil, hearing no blood for oil?
I'm a little prostitute, I put out and sell
Here come the market monkeys with their little fontainelles
When they tip me over, they better tip me well
Because free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Hello, sailor, buy you a fuck?
Hello, sailor, you had much more than luck
You had the US of army on your side
And that red, white, and pride
Hello, sailor, I mean women and men
Hello, sailor, you gonna be up for it again?
How does it feel to make shooting stars in the sky?
Was it a rush to almost die?
Hello, sailor
I said, "Hello, sailor."
How does it feel to be back on American soil, hearing no blood for oil?
I'm a little liberal, I'm stupid in doubt
Here is my platform, here is my holy roller
When you snow me under, I rock and roll you out
Because free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Free love is a whole lot of bullshit
Don't give me that sucker fish shit
Your love life ain't that hurting
And you always seemed to get what you wanted without flirting
You're not the only one who's used to playing dirty
And all I ever wanted from you is to leave me alone
So don't give me that sucker fish shit
'Cause I'm not that strong a swimmer
But I'm not afraid to be moving in a slower river
You're not the only one who used to watch Speed Racer
The very first car in a race around the world
Is somewhere in the middle of a race around the circle
And the very first car in a race around the world
Has got to wipe out somewhere
Well, that somewhere isn't me
So don't give me that sucker fish shit
'Cause I'm not getting younger
And I'm not a floatable to keep you from going under
And you're not the only one who used to watch Speed Racer
The very first car in a race around the world
Is somewhere in the middle of a race around the circle
And the very first car in a race around the world
Has got to wipe out somewhere
Well, that somewhere isn't me
Safe on the interstate
New York is three thousand miles away
And I'm not looking forward to following through
But it's better than always running back into you
I've closed my eyes and my bank account
And gone west, young man
Take off the parking brake
Go coasting into a different state
And I'm not looking forward to missing you
But I must have something better to do
I've got to tear my life apart
And go west, young man
And it feels like I've got something to prove
But in some ways it's just something to do
My friends turn me around and say,
";You go west, young man.";
Stepping down off my platform shoes
Sixty-nine in the afternoon
And I'm waiting for someone in the know
Like Pirner tells me on the radio
Says ";Take it from someone who's been there before,
You go west, young man.";
And I'm looking for somebody to do my thinking for me
Till I come through
The state-line highway sign says,
";You have gone west, young man.";
And it feels like I've got something to prove
But in some ways it's just something to do
The state-line highway sign says,
";You have gone west, young man.";
The six dick pimp is just doing his job
Making sure that business isn't going under
He's got the studs lined up in their stalls
Put a couple of bills in, see six minutes of balls
Justine's got a plastic baggie on her dick
Jerry's got a couple Prince Albert's through her prick
And nobody's in number four and number six
Put a couple bills in, man, you really shouldn't miss it
I don't care how much time it takes
I don't care what kind of money he makes
I just want my honey back
I'll be on my way
Gimme my boyfriend back
Thought you were smart
Thought I wouldn't leave home
Rented a car, now you're halfway to Idaho
Thought you were smart
Thought I'd leave you alone
But you have no idea what kind of hell is coming down on you
I don't care how much time it takes
I don't care what kind of money he makes
I just want my honey back
I'll be on my way
You're gonna gimme my boyfriend back
You're gonna gimme my boyfriend back
Six dick pimp is just doing his job
Making sure that business isn't going under
He's got the studs lined up in their stalls
Put a couple bills in, man, you really shouldn't miss it
Fire up the batmobile cause I gotta get outta here
I don't speak the language
And you gave me no real choice
You gave me no real choice
You made me see that my behavior was an opinion
So fire up the batmobile cause I gotta get outta here
It's the mouth of the gift horse, I know
But I gave it my best shot
I gave it my best shot
I gave you the performance of a lifetime
So I hope you all will see
There just isn't a place here for me
I look around and feel like somebody must be fucking with me
I just can't take any of you seriously
And I can't keep keeping myself company
Fire up the batmobile cause I gotta get outta here
Big shoulders block the view
You can't get your money back
You can't get your money back
You can't pretend that "isolation" is the same as "privilege"
So I hope you all will see
There just isn't a place here for me
I look around and feel like somebody must be fucking with me
I just can't take any of you seriously
And I can't keep keeping myself company
You travel back
Unwind and unpack
And it's fine again
I get a ring
You're bringing me things
And it's fine again
Everyone wonders
How we stay in love
And I tell them
That it's hell when it's bad
But it's good
Good
Good when it's good
And boy it is good to be back
To be back
To be back
I give a shake
You don't even break
Cause it's fine again
All the world looks like
It's taking a bath
Cause it's fine again
Everyone wonders
How we stay in love
And I tell them
That it's hell when it's bad
But it's good
Good
So good when it's good
And boy it is good to be back
To be back
To be back
He's a friend of mine
Kind of special guy
He's a runaround
Hey, you've got to hide your love away
I hear people are talking about us
And I just have to say
I lie awake every night
Thinking about you, I fantasized
All around us, people changing
Hey, you've got to hide your love away
I hear people are talking about us
He's a special guy
Kind of sentimental inside
Hey, you've got to hide your love away
I hear people are talking about us
That's okay with me
Get over it easily
Everyone's talking 'bout Elvis
Cause it seems like the thing that we do
Elvis is walking round listlessly
Seems he can't even die if he wanted to
It's a bad business to be in
You don't get thanked and you don't get paid
It's a hard world to be in with
And to end with and to think about leaving behind
Finding the body in Memphis
Waiting five hours to get into Graceland
Is this anybody's idea of a good time or a good joke
Airport biographies are usually true
Fame and fortune took it's toll
He's not the king or rock and roll anymore
He's just a junkie redneck
Threw a sheet over your head
Fold your arms across your chest
Lie back in bed, you can call folks constantly tomorrow
Oh, everyone's talking 'bout Elvis
Cause it seems like a thing that we do
Elvis is living too fat and slow now
To care what we say about him
Picking up hitchhiking Elvises
Christening babies at the foot of his grave
He watching tv and laughing to himself
Just had to tell someone how he did it
Elvis be good to me
Elvis be true
Elvis I love you
Elvis be true
Elvis be near me
Elvis be mine
Elvis come back to me
Please Elvis be kind
Everything's coming up roses
Everything's coming up Elvis
Everything's coming up roses
Everything's coming up Elvis
Elvis
Elvis
Elvis be true
I think you're trying to scare me
So that I will stop thinking about you
I think you're trying to scare me
So that I will stop trying to be you
It's not that easy
It's not that easy
I laughed when I heard you died
'Cause I didn't know what else I was gonna do
Now I laugh when I see you alive
'Cause I think you're just pulling my leg
It's not that easy
It's not that easy
Well, it must have taken a whole lot of anger
And it must have taken a whole lot of time
And I can't believe that you found me after all these years
I guess you must have something heavy on your mind
And I can't believe that you thought I'd be happy
To see you up and around, like it's any warning
You look like shit, and the smell is even better
And I feel like shit, and I wanna go back to bed
You can walk through walls
You can make the head on a doll spin around
And you can haunt the halls
But you can't ask me to make you feel at home
It's not that easy
It's not that easy
Once you've left a lonely rage on its own, it grows
And dynamite stuffed in a mailbox doesn't smoke until it blows
And, oh, all the tears in four tiny years
Well, look at me, I'm frightening my friends
You better roll me
I bought a map of the moon
There's a crater with my name on it and a really good view
There I was, getting drunk in your room
Because I wanted to throw my weight around
And, oh, all the tears in four tiny years
Well, look at me, I'm frightening my friends
You better roll me home
You better roll me home
Fire up the batmobile
'Cause I gotta get outta here
I don't speak the language
And you gave me no real choice
You gave me no real choice
You made me see that
My behavior was an opinion
So fire up the batmobile
'Cause I gotta get outta here
It's the mouth of the gift horse, I know
But I gave it my best shot
I gave it my best shot
I gave you the performance of a lifetime
So I hope you all will see
There just isn't a place here for me
I look around and feel like
Somebody must be fucking with me
I just can't take any of you seriously
And I can't keep keeping myself company
Fire up the batmobile
'Cause I gotta get outta here
Big shoulders block the view
You can't get your money back
You can't get your money back
You can't pretend that isolation is the same as privilege
So I hope you all will see
There just isn't a place here for me
I look around and feel like
Somebody must be fucking with me
I just can't take any of you seriously
Cinco de mayo, blowout, denial
It wasn't fun this time, letting you go
What if I never, a bullet forever,
Held out my hand to you?
We wouldn't have known beautiful flow
Absolute measure, I ain't no pleasure hound
Bus out of control, ploughing the road
Out on a bender
Just Alice falling down a deepening hole
I'd never been to Rome until you smiled
You're about as old and piled
Used to pray for snow
Now I just wonder
What spell I was under
Thinking you thought of me as something to hold
I'd never been to Rome until you smiled
You're about as old and piled
Cinco de mayo, burn-out Ohio
It wasn't me this time letting you go
My black market white baby dealer
Is hunting around overseas
My black market white baby dealer
Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me
Clean, fresh white babies to me
My black market white baby dealer
Is rooting around overseas
My black market white baby dealer
Kidnaps clean, fresh white babies for me
Clean, fresh white babies for me
My smile is dime a dozen
My lips are cherry red
My eyes are blue like the sky is blue
I got good shoulders under my head
I look like your mother
I look like your great-aunt
So sit me down in the family photo
And everyone tells me that I, I look just like you
My black market white baby dealer
Is hunting around overseas
My black market white baby dealer
Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me
He brings back
Oh my God, he brings back
He brings back clean, fresh, white expensive babies
He brings back
Oh Charlie, he brings back
He brings back clean, fresh, white expensive babies
I come post-production
I don't need natal care
I'm already fully assembled
Down to the very last part, it's all there
So take me to your family
So take me to your home
Buddy, take me in as your next generation
And I'll take you out of the lost one and into mine
My black market white baby dealer
Is hunting around overseas
My black market white baby dealer
Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me
Clean, fresh white babies to me
Clean, fresh white babies to me
Take one more step and it's over
Back up slowly inside
Breathe too loud and I'll kill you
Get down on your knees and beg me
Beg me, beg
Beg me, beg me, beg
Take off all of your clothes
Lie face down on the bed
Move one inch and I'll shoot you
Make like a woman and beg me
Beg me, beg
I said, beg me, beg me, beg
Every night on TV
I see things that should make me blush
Looks like it's going to be another open season
Open season on us
Open season, open season on us
It's the first hot day of the summer
Looks like there's gonna be thunder
I've been sitting here all afternoon
Watching the clouds
You can see the sky from my window
Can feel the wind and smell the rain
And I don't see what difference it makes
I bet it makes you laugh
Watching me work so hard to reach you
You never gave a damn
About all of those things I did to please you
All that you wanted, you found somewhere else
And nothing could drag you away from yourself
Do you really know me at all?
Would you take the time to catch me if I fall?
Are you ever gonna be that real to me?
Everything to me
Lucky I've been through hell
Backroads and shortcuts I know them well
Baby just stick with me
We'll make it together, just wait and see
Do you really know me at all?
Would you take the time to catch me if I fall?
Are you ever gonna be that real to me?
Everything to me
The walls they close in
The air it goes out
We're left with nothing but a shadow of doubt
Nobody talks, no one is here
It's just you and me
Do you really know me at all?
Would you take the time to catch me if I fall?
Are you ever gonna be that real to me?
Everything to me
Do you really know me at all?
Would you take the time to catch me if I fall?
Are you ever gonna be that real to me?
Everything to me
I bet it makes you laugh
Help me, Mary, please
I've lost my home to thieves
They bully the stereo and drink
They leave suspicious stains in the sink
They make rude remarks about me
They wonder just how wild I would be
As they egg me on and keep me mad
They play me like a pit bull in a basement, and for that...
I lock my door at night
I keep my mouth shut tight
I practice all my moves
I memorize their stupid rules
I make myself their friend
I'll show them just how far I can bend
As they egg me on and keep me mad
They play me like a pit bull in a basement, and for that...
I'm asking you, Mary, please
Temper my hatred with peace
Weave my disgust into fame
And watch how fast they run to the flame
If you ask me why I lie to you
I can tell you I don't know myself
Its amazingly dishonest
But I'd have to recognize it
As part of myself
Straighten up
Why can't you straighten up
I've heard you tell me this
So many times
It doesn't even stick
I get it all the time
I get it all the time
You know I love to make
A joke of it
And if you ask me why I hurt you
I don't understand it
I can't help myself
Its a special combination
Of preditory instinct
And simple ill will
I would give some thought to it
If I thought that it might do me
Some good
Some good
Straighten up
Why can't you straighten up
You always say I'll lose
Control of it
And thirty is not too old
Well momma I would give some thought to it
If I thought that it might do me
Some good
Some good
Some good
I woke up alone
I didn't know where I was at first
Just that I woke up in your arms
And almost immediately I felt sorry
Cause I didn't think this would happen again
No matter what I could do or say
Just that I didn't think this would happen again
With or without my best intentions
What ever happened to a boyfriend
The kind of guy who tries to win you over
What ever happened to a boyfriend
The kind of guy who makes love cause he's in it, and
I want a boyfriend
I want a boyfriend
I want all that stupid old shit
like letters and sodas
letters and sodas
You got up out of bed
You said you had a lot of work to do
But I heard arrest in your head
And almost immediately I felt sorry
Cause I didn't think this would happen again
No matter what I could do or say
Just that I didn't think this would happen again
With or without my best intentions
I want a boyfriend
I want a boyfriend
I want all that stupid old shit
like letters and sodas
letters and sodas
I can feel it in my bones
I'm gonna spend another year alone
Fuck and run
Fuck and run
Even when I was seventeen
Fuck and run
Fuck and run
Even when I was twelve
You almost felt bad
You said that I should call you up but
I knew much better than that
And almost immediately I felt sorry
Cause I didn't think this would happen again
No matter what I could do or say
Just that I didn't think this would happen again
With or without my best intentions
I can feel it in my bones
I'm gonna spend my whole life alone
Fuck and run
Fuck and run
Even when I was seventeen
Fuck and run
Fuck and run
Don't know where we'll be tomorrow
But we'll beg and borrow everything we need
You are standing next to me, Where I want to be
Is anywhere you are
Some day if we never said it
We might live to regret it
Come on, don't let us slip away in a daze
You can count on my love
An umbrella when it's raining
When you feel your hope is fading
You can count on my love
Blue eyes, bluer than the blue sky
Smiling down like sunshine
Everywhere you are
For you, I only want the best
You only have to ask
And I'll be there for you
Some day if we never said it
We might live to regret it
Come on, don't let us fade away in a haze
You can count on my love
An umbrella when it's raining
When you feel your hope is fading
You can count on my love
With me you'll feel protected
And you'll never be rejected
You can count on my love
You go through your whole life waiting
But you don't know what you're waiting for
One day you'll meet somebody
And your whole world now is an open door
You can count on my love
You can count on my love
An umbrella when it's raining
When you feel your hope is fading
You can count on my love
With me you'll feel protected
And you'll never be rejected
When you need a friend to lean on
You know you never need a reason
To count on my love
Count on my love
Oh baby you're young but that's okay
What's give or take nine years anyway
I'll bet you that cigarette
You won't regret my time
I want to be with a guy like you
So uncomplicated, so in tune
Just take off my dress
Let's mess with everybody's mind
I gotta tell you
Baby, baby, baby, if it's all right
Want you to rock me all night
Baby, baby, if it's all right
Want you to rock me all night
All night
Yeah rock me all night
Hey yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
I want to play Xbox on your floor
Say hi to your roommate who's next door
You don't have a dime, but I don't mind
Who gives a damn
Your record collection don't exist
You don't even know who Liz Phair is
Your potential with no credentials
Your mother taught you how to be a sensitive man
I gotta tell you
Baby, baby, baby, if it's all right
Want you to rock me all night
Baby, baby, if it's all right
Want you to rock me all night
All night
Yeah rock me all night
Hey yeah yeah
I've been waitin'
All my life for
Hey yeah yeah
For this feelin'
Who'd 've guessed it could rock me all night
Rock me all night
You think I'm a genius
Think I'm cool
I'm starting to think that young guys rule
Oh God, let me save you
'll I might change you, and I might change my mind
Baby, baby, baby, if it's all right
Want you to rock me all night
Baby, baby, if it's all right
Want you to rock me all night
All night
My hopes are like embers lying around inside a firebed and
Your mind is a firewalker, it steps on them like they are dead but
I can grow
In spite of all you know
You might not recognize me tomorrow
Yes I can change
In spite of all they say
Become something strange and beautiful
Like joy, like joy
Me, I'm like a wild flame that catches on whatever's near but
Your mind is a firewalker, it sets its course and never veers but
I can grow
In spite of all you know
You might not recognize me tomorrow
Yes I can change
In spite of all they say
Become something strange and beautiful
Like joy, like joy
Take offers from every side and give my attentions about anywhere well
Do I recognize my actions, I look like I'm so unaware like
I don't care
But I can grow
In spite of all you know
You might not recognize me tomorrow
Yes I can change
In spite of all they say
Become something strange and beautiful
Louis is probably thirty years old but he looks like a solid 45
Louis says he's got a headache
I look in his eyes, and I believe him
The big L.K.'s and the gangster disciples
Louis can't think of who else could take over, but he just can't
Get up in the morning
A genuine face, braced for survival...
It's nice to be liked
But it's better by far to get paid
I know that most of the friends that I have don't really see it
That way
But if you can give 'em each one wish
How much do you wanna bet?
They'd which success for themselves and their friends and
That would include lots of money
Don't know how many times you were stuck in the morning
You just couldn't move, though you mother was calling
You know what you need
Is a Lotto revival
A train flashes by and you're lost in a spiral...
Take the train on up to the zoo, don't look back
On what you've been through
Cause everyone's got a Monday...
It looks like shit and must be America
It burns so quick, so it must be America
All these babies are born
To the wrong kind of people
And I wish I had known
I was not good enough
I'm the worst kind of son
Bringing shame to my family
And I know I have worn
My mother's heart out, believe me
I saw it
I saw it coming
All these things I have done
To my little little sister
When I try to support her
She don't believe
Why should she?
I hurt her
I mean I hurt her
So goodbye, so long, I'm gone already
I'm running out of time
I'm losing my mind
Won't you come take me home?
Won't somebody hold me?
All these babies are born
Like a field full of poppies
Who's gonna know which are torn?
I believe I'll soon leave the meadow
I see my shadow
You go on ahead, honey
You have a good time there
You make me feel funny
I'm no ordinary lover or friend
I believe we have things to do
I believe in myself and I believe in you
I believe when I sleep you are near to me
When you sleep I am near to you
You walk out of the room with your hands so deep in your pockets, I
don't
Recognize you
You say you're a ghost in our house and I realize I do think I see
through you
It's death in our love that has brought us here
It's a birth that has changed our lives
It's a place that I hope we'll be leaving soon
And I fear for the year in his eyes
And it goes around in circle: one night is lovely, the next is brutal
And you and I are in way over our heads with this one, it's hard
To admit it, but you hold me and I can't feel you
We hurt but we smile
I'm a big, tall man
I cut the grass
My left eye hurts
I am waiting and reading parts
I can be a complicated communicator
Zeus and Athens
Florida driveway
Asphalt and tires
Sand and the beach, rocker panel
Headlights in the dark...
I am drag racing
Fog and the distance beyond it...
Boats and the quiet morning noises...
I'm walking the shoreline
A beer and a cigarette...
A bug with twitching antennae
A button-up short sleeved shirt...
Yes, I'm careening down!
Winding the canyons, now!
Baby got goin' on a southern train, you know
Fired up pistons drivin' below
And the whole vibration, seat upholstery
Silky underwear, oh conductor let's roll
Let's roll!
Baby got goin' but I can't complain, you know
It knocks me out when she acts so strange,
It's like a Big Mac truck cut across two lanes in my soul
Conductor, let's throw some metal down, roll!
Let's roll!
Baby got goin' when the train kept a rollin'
Baby got goin' when the train kept a rollin'
Baby got goin' when the train kept a rollin'
Baby got goin' when the train kept a rollin'
Squeeze her knees underneath a book, you know
A real good shakin' is all it took
Cause my baby's hooked on me
And as you can see I'm wild about her!
She got goin' but I can't complain, you know
It knocks me out when she acts so strange
It's like a Big Mac truck cut across two lanes in my soul
Conductor let's throw some metal down, roll! Let's roll!
She gets mad when it goes too slow,
So I'm beggin' you man keep a-shovelin' that coal and let's roll!
Let's roll
Roll
Roll
Roll
Roll
Roll
See the sun rise, so loud
This whole town gets drowned out
Sky-writing with the sweep of a flashlight
I'm driving over that way
Some pot of gold, it's just a carpeting store on opening day
See the moon rise, so slow and shallow
It burns halos in my eyes
It's harder to swallow, it's harder to breathe
So many opals, nobody here knows what to believe
I know that I don't always realize
How sleazy it is
Messing with these guys
But something about just being with you
Slapped me right in my face
Nearly broke me in two
It's a mark I
I have taken heart
And I know I will carry with me for a long long time
I don't know if I could drive a car
Fast enough to get to where you are
or wild enough not to miss that boat completely
I need, I'm fakin', baby
You know just maybe
I don't know if I could fly a plane
Well enough to tail spin out your name
Or high enough to lose control completely
I need, I'm fakin', baby
You took the car
It was my favorite one
A little white Dart
And drove it to Idaho
You took the horse
It was a thoroughbred
Saddled it up
Out on the interstate
You kept the cat
[put it in] antifreeze
Dumped in the trunk
with the rest of the cattlefeed
You took the house
You went and changed the locks
Now I am stuck
Living [in a] [out of a] box
I think I've been taken
for everything I own
I've been hurt so badly
I'm alone, baby, I'm alone
You left me nothing
You left me nothing
Johnny Sunshine
You left me nothing
You left me nothing
Johnny Sunshine
You left me nothing
You left me nothing
Johnny Sunshine
You left me nothing
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta smile
You've gotta play
You've gotta work another day
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta raise your hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind that I'm in
Screams on me
Howls around me
And I feel like I am a naked man
I've got nothing and no one in a stranger's land
And the wind will do me in
Everyday
You've gotta run
You've got a job
You get it done
But sometimes I am too tired
You wanna roll in the grass
Kick your shoes off
Have a laugh
But sometimes I am too tired
I wanna raise my hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind kicks in again and says
Lean on me
Rise above me
And it says
Sailor don't leave the channel now
Deep blue rollers are breaking across your bow
And the wind will guide you in
So I went up the mountain
But all I saw was another mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, "leave me here lord"
So I went up the mountain
And all I saw was anouther mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, leave me here lord
Leave me in the valley
Let me rest my weary head
Give peace to your survivor
Put all my fears to bed
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna sing another song
You're gonna right another wrong
And sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna raise your hand and say
I don't understand
There are days when you get an answer
valentine
if you're rolling over here
i bet the farm that you can read my mind
scanning through the classifieds
you're on the up and up
do you do you want it
bad enough to get it
and if you really get it
will you have the foresight to quickly give it up
these guys
take getting used to
these guys
aren't made like they used to
valentine
if you're gonna bring me one
then I'm gonna pay for it
every time there's no getting round it
when you're on the up and up
do you do you want it
bad enough to get it
and if you really get it
will you have the foresight to quickly give it up
these guys
take getting used to
these guys
aren't made like they used to
these guys
aren't taking chances
these guys
are doing what the man says
on the eighteenth hole
you dropped justin off
to let me see the dirty stuff
and in my notes
you're almost professional
you're on of them on the up and up
and later in bed
you asked to excuse yourself
driven to increase your wealth
cause in your head
you know I'm professional
cause i know how to give it up
these guys
take getting used to
these guys
aren't made like they used to
these guys
make it their business
these guys
collect all the interest
valentine
if you're rolling over me
I'm walking through you
to the next in line
and he's gonna tell me baby
I'm on the up and up
do you do you want it
bad enough to get it
and if you really get it
I don't need a support system, lifting me into prop position
What I need is a man of action, I need my attraction to you
Driving me down all those dangerous avenues
Lions and tigers tearing at their food
I know the gossip flies around at breakfast
One of them reins is in your hand
Where do you get the fuck off thinking I was there at the party?
'Cause all my friends feed me the evil reasons
Why you and I should not be friends?
Let's think this whole thing through
Tell me, just what the hell is a lover supposed to do?
I got the wrong reaction, a slap in the face from you
This is such a stupid picture
Wrap me in a steak
Why don't you throw me in the panther cage?
And maybe then I'll like you better
No way
I don't need a support system, lifting me into prop position
What they make is a separation of beauty from attitude
What satisfaction is left when all you do
Tells everyone you're acting untrue?
This is such a stupid picture
Light a cigarette
Why don't you stub it in the carburetor
And maybe then you'll sell me something
No way
I don't need a support system, put your hand on my heart and listen
What I need is a dedication to last me all the way through
Pointing the finger, I'm counting on loving you
For a mean baby, well, I like your pants
Born in South Dakota
For a mean baby, well, I like your hips
Born in South Dakota
I was born in South Dakota
Man, I feel lucky tonight
I'm gonna get stoned and run around
Born in South Dakota
Hey, we're going to a rodeo town
I'm gonna get drunk and fuck some cows
Born in South Dakota
I was born in South Dakota
I was born in South Dakota
Hey, all you city fucks
It's a prairie man's world
It's wide open
Hey, all you city fucks
It's a prairie man's world
Masons and lumberchucks
Says God as my squirrel
It's wide open
I said, "It's wide open"
Dakota
Man, I feel lucky tonight
I'm gonna get stoned and run around
Born in South Dakota
Hey, we're going to a rodeo town
I'm gonna get drunk and fuck some cows
Born in South Dakota
I was born in South Dakota
I was born in South Dakota
Hey, all you city fucks
It's a prairie man's world
It's wide open
Hey, all you city fucks
It's a prairie man's world
Mason and lumberchucks
Says God as my squirrel
Mr. Fliptop and Razorback
You know I'm your girl
I'm wide open
I said, "I'm wide open"
Rocket boy, rocket boy, rocket boy
Didn't see, I had no idea, I never heard it before
And I said, "What good are you?
Yeah, well, Why don't I? Is the question of the year"
You used to be my favorite toy
But what happened to my rocket boy?
Rocket boy, where are you gonna land?
I said, "Go, don't stop it, go, don't stop it, how we all understand"
You used to be my pride and joy
Now you're just my rocket, rocket boy
They don't know, my friends
We got off again
How 'm I gonna get myself to sleep?
I've got stains on my sheets and my nails are torn down to the bone
Wouldn't it be nice to have an ordinary girlfriend?
Laughing 'bout it makes it real
It makes it happen to me
Well, I can reach you
Didn't see, I had no idea, I never heard it before
"Well," I said, "what good are you?
Why don't I, no sense of fear?"
You used to be my favorite toy
But now you're just my little rocket boy
(Rocket boy)
My rocket boy
(My rocket boy)
Rocket boy, when are you gonna land?
(Rocket boy, yeah)
I said, "Go, don't stop it, go, don't stop it, now may all understand"
(Rocket boy, yeah)
I said, "Rocket boy, when are you gonna land?"
(Rocket boy)
I said, "Rocket boy, they just don't understand"
(Die is cast and the dice are rollin')
(I'm feelin' like shit 'cause she's feelin' like gold)
You used to be my pride and joy, my boy
I was talking, not two days ago
To a certain bartender I'm lucky to know
And I asked Henry, my bartending friend
If I should bother dating unfamous men
And Henry said, "You're lucky
To even know me
You're lucky to be alive"
"You're lucky
To be drinking here for free
'Cause I'm a sucker
For your lucky, pretty eyes"
And then he said, "Do you wanna
Be a polyester bride?
Or do you want
To hang your head and die?"
"Do you want to find alligator
Cowboy boots they just put on sale?
Do you want to flap your wings
And fly away from here?"
And I was sitting, not two days ago
Feeling lonely, 'cause I'm just feeling low
And I asked Henry, my bartending friend
Why it is that there are those kind of men
And Henry said, "You're lucky
To even know me
You're lucky to be alive"
"You're lucky
To be drinking here for free
'Cause I'm a sucker
For your lucky, pretty eyes"
And then he said, "Do you wanna
Be a polyester bride?
Or do you want
To hang your head and die?"
"Do you want to find alligator
Cowboy boots they just put on sale?
Do you want to flap your wings
And fly away from here?"
"Princess, do you really
Want to flap your wings and fly?
Because you've got time"
He keeps telling me
"You've got time"
But I don't believe him
"You've got time"
I keep on pushing harder
I keep on pushing farther away
But he keeps telling me, "Baby"
He says, "Baby, yeah"
"Do you want
To be a polyester bride?
Or do you want
To hang your head and die?"
"Do you want to find alligator
Cowboy boots they just put on sale?
Do you want to flap your wings
And fly away from here?"
"Do you want
To be a polyester bride?"
(Away from here)
"Do you want
To be a polyester bride?"
(Away from here)
"Do you want
To be a polyester bride?"
"Princess, do you really want
Dig little digger, don't be shy
You saw your mother with another guy
You think you'll tell her that she's one of a kind, you say
My Mother is mine
You put your trucks up on the bed next to him
So he can get a better look at them, you say
This ones my favorite one, this one you can't have
I got it from my Dad, you say
I got it from my Dad
Now you're thinking little thoughts about it
Taking every inch of him in
What does it mean when something changes how its always been
And in your head you keep repeating the line
My Mother is mine
I've done the damage, the damage is done
I pray to God that I'm the damaged one
In all these grown-up complications that you don't understand
I hope you can, someday
I hope you can
And now you're thinking little thoughts about it
Taking every inch of him in
What does it mean when something changes how its always been
And in your head you keep repeating the line
My Mother is mine
And now you're thinking little thoughts about it
Taking every inch of him in
What does it mean when something changes how its always been
And in your head you keep repeating the line
He's got a million dollar car, he's got a thirty-seven year old guitar
He's got a family who deals heroin
You're on the edge of your chair and you feel it
He's looking at you, he's laughing at you, it's happening
I can't, I can't believe it
But it's here on the pages I'm reading
It's all I can do to conceal my feelings of jealousy
Jealousy
I know it's just a drawer of photographs
They're ex-girlfriends, I try to remember that
I don't wanna look but I'm already hooked on jealousy
Jealousy
I can't believe you had a life before me
I can't believe they let you run around free
Just putting your body wherever it seemed like a good idea
What a good idea
Standing on the corner watching the ladies pass by
Imagining me behind your eyes and then what did I see?
I saw hips, I saw thighs, saw secret positions that we never try
I saw jealousy, I saw jealousy
I can't, I can't believe it
But it's here in this place and I see it
It's all I can do to conceal my feelings of jealousy
Jealousy
Standing on the mudflats watching the salmon fly
Wonder if I'll ever bury the hatchet inside
Imagining me behind your eyes and then what did I see?
I saw hips, I saw thighs, I saw secret positions that we never try
I saw jealousy, I saw jealousy
I can't believe you had a life before me
I can't believe they let you run around free
Just putting your body wherever it seemed like a good idea
You do me and you wind me up just to see me crack
Half the fun of being mean's to see me coming back
We've been through this so many times before
Shouldn't we be gettin' good at it?
I was happy to let you in my life
But you didn't even try to keep it alive
Come back to me
Don't you wanna find insanity with me?
I'm not gettin' through to you on the phone
Lately when you're not around you couldn't be more gone
You're acting like you just turned 21 today
Struttin' in your new suit
You can't keep your mouth shut
But you don't have a single thing to say
I was happy to let you in my life
But you didn't even try to keep it alive
Come back to me
Don't you wanna find insanity with me?
Don't you love me anymore?
Don't you love me anymore?
I was happy to let you in my life
But you didn't even try to keep it alive
Come back to me
Don't you wanna find insanity with me?
Don't you love me anymore?
We have everything we need here
We have everything between us
You have nothing left to fear dear
Cause it ain't ever gonna leave us
We might get a room downtown now
Get away for a half day
We might drave a car to the next town
Get away from our family
Let your body move real slow
Tell your body we left yesterday
Let your body hold me close
Let your body move you
We have everything we need here
We have everything between us
You have nothing left to fear dear
Cause it ain't ever gonna leave us
Let your body move real slow
Tell your body we left yesterday
Let your body hold me close
Let your body move you
Let your body move real slow
Tell your body we left yesterday
Let your body hold me close
Let your body move you
Let your body move real slow
Tell your body we left yesterday
Let your body hold me close
Let your body move you
We have everything we need here
Every time I see your face
I get all wet between my legs
Every time you pass me by
I heave a sigh of pain
Every time I see your face
I think of things unpure unchaste
I want to fuck you like a dog
I'll take you home and make you like it
Everything you ever wanted
Everything you ever thought of
Is everything I'll do to you
I'll fuck you and your minions, too
Your face reminds me of a flower
Kind of like you're underwater
Hair's too long and in your eyes
Your dick's a perfect "Suck me" size
You act like you're fourteen years old
Everything you say is so
Obnoxious, funny, true and mean
I want to be your blowjob queen
You're probably shy and introspective
That's not part of my objective
I just want your fresh, young Jimmy
Jamming, slamming, ramming in me
Every time I see your face
I think of things unpure unchaste
I want to fuck you like a dog
I'll take you home and make you like it
Everything you ever wanted
Everything you ever thought of
Is everything I'll do to you
I'll fuck you till your dick is blue
Don't look sexy but it just feels right
Not too dirty and it's not too tight
Why I never threw it out, I'll never know exactly why
Keep it in the drawer beside my bed
It's faded pink now, but it used to be red
Starting to fray at the seams, but I know that you'll still love me
Like you did, like you did
Like before, like before
Like we will, like we will
Be doin' it once more
Oh baby know what your like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
Oh baby know how you feel?
You feel like my favorite underwear
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Leave you lyin' on the bedroom floor
I leave you hangin' on the bathroom door
Take you for granted, but I'll always know exactly where you are
Lost you once you were hard to find
Got you back you didn't live like mine
Thought we were falling apart but you make me feel so pretty
Like you did, like you did
Like before, like before
Like we will, like we will
Be doin' it once more
Oh baby know what your like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
Oh baby know how you feel?
You feel like my favorite underwear
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Slipping you on again tonight
Wrap me and roll me, hold me tight
Tear me apart and make me new
Like you always do
Oh baby know what your like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
You feel you're like this is what I want
You feel, you feel
Oh baby know what your like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
You feel you're like this is what I want
You feel, you feel
You think that I go home at night
Take off my clothes, turn out the lights
But I burn letters that I write
To you, to make you love me
Yeah, I drive naked through the park
And run the stop sign in the dark
Stand in the street, yell out my heart
To make, to make you love me
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
You may not believe in me
But I believe in you
So I still take the trash out
Does that make me too normal for you?
So dig a little deeper, cause
You still don't get it yet
See me lickin' my lips, need a primitive fix
And I'll make, I'll make you love me
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
See me jump through hoops for you
You stand there watching me performing
What exactly do you do?
Have you ever thought it's you that's boring?
Who the hell are you?
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
I met him at a party
And he told me how to drive him home
He said he liked to do it backwards
I said, "That's just fine with me
That way we can fuck and watch TV"
It was four a.m. and the light was gray
Like it always is in paperbacks
He asked if I liked playing jacks
I told him that I was good to sixes
But all hell broke loose after that
I told him that I knew Julia Roberts
When I was twelve at summer camp
We didn't say anything after that
I dropped him off and I drove on home
Okay, this guy walks into a bar
No, I'm just, I'm just fucking with you, I'm kidding
No, there's this, this young bull and this old bull
And they're standing on top of a hill
And I tried to tell you before
That, that's why I left California
So they're standing on top of this hill, right?
And they're looking out over a pasture full of cows, whole fucking pasture
And the young bull turns to the old bull and he goes
"I got this really good idea"
And they old bull's like, "Yeah?"
And I tried to tell you before
That, that's why I left California
"Yeah", he's like, "Yeah, yeah, I got this really good idea
Let's run down that hill and fuck one of those cows"
And the old bull just looks at him, you know he's just looking at him
He's like, "Look, I got a better idea"
And the young bull's like, "Oh yeah?
What's your fucking brilliant idea?"
And the old bull goes
And I tried to tell you before
That, that's why I left California
And the old bull goes, "Let's walk down that hill
And fuck all of those cows dig?"
You know, like he ain't been in town long or something, I dunno
And I tried to tell you before
I love my bionic eyes
I love my crystal vision
If there's anybody out there
Baby I'm not gonna miss 'em
I watch the years go by
These are the same old guys I never had any use for
Beyond the feeling of pleasure
Or the thrill of the fight
I scored again last night
I said thanks for the drinks, nice party
Then I turned out the light
I've got timing and attitude
That can get to the baddest dude
That's when I hypnotize them
With my bionic eyes
As I got older I had to step out of the lines
And make up my own mind
As I got light as a feather they got stiff as a board
I can't feel any more, but I can fake it forever
It's easy in the beginning
When I can dazzle them
All night
Make 'em do what you wan' 'em to
Get 'em running after you
It's just the same old guys
Wearing the same old ties
As I got older I had to step out of the lines
And make up my own mind
As I got light as a feather they got stiff as a board
I can't feel any more, but I can fake it forever
I love my bionic eyes
I love my bionic eyes
I love my bionic eyes
If there's a parallel nation
And I'm a secret weapon
Show me a man you cannot break
And I will show you heaven
As I got older I had to step out of the lines
And make up my own mind
As I got light as a feather they got stiff as a board
(from the Chinny Chin Chin: 4 N.Y. Bands compilation)
My black market white baby dealer
Is hunting around overseas
My black market white baby dealer
Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me
He brings back
Oh my God, he brings back
He brings back clean, fresh, white expensive babies
My smile is dime a dozen
My lips are cherry red
My eyes are blue like the sky is blue
I got good shoulders under my head
I look like your mother
I look like your great-aunt
Sit me down in your family photo
And everyone tells me that I, I look just like you
(I changed this verse for you)
My black market white baby dealer
Is hunting around overseas
My black market white baby dealer
Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me
Clean, fresh white babies to me
(performed during the April 25, 1995 show in New York City)
You have no idea how much I love you
What I would do for your natural touch
And you have no idea just how I'd hold you
When I am woken from a dream, something bad had happened to us
But I would talk my mouth off
If I thought, oh yes, baby
It would glue you forever to me
And I've worn out my pride
And I've torn at the sky
And I've beaten at the devil
With one heathenist sigh
And I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive
I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive
You have no idea how much it moves me
Just staring deeply into your green eyes
And you have no idea just how completely I adore you
You would be so surprised
But I would talk my mouth off
If I thought, oh yes, baby
It would glue you forever to me
And I've worn out my pride
And I've torn at the sky
And I've beaten at the devil
With one heathenist sigh
And I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive
I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta smile
You've gotta play
You've gotta work another day
But sometimes I am too tired
You've gotta raise your hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind that I'm in
Screams on me
Howls around me
And I feel like I am a naked man
I've got nothing and no one in a stranger's land
And the wind will do me in
Everyday
You've gotta run
You've got a job
You get it done
But sometimes I am too tired
You wanna roll in the grass
Kick your shoes off
Have a laugh
But sometimes I am too tired
I wanna raise my hand and say
I don't understand
But there are days when I'm to tired
There are days when I'm just too tired
And the wind kicks in again and says
Lean on me
Rise above me
And it says
Sailor don't leave the channel now
Deep blue rollers are breaking across your bow
And the wind will guide you in
So I went up the mountain
But all I saw was another mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, "leave me here lord"
So I went up the mountain
And all I saw was anouther mountain
So I came down the mountain
And I said, leave me here lord
Leave me in the valley
Let me rest my weary head
Give peace to your survivor
Put all my fears to bed
You lose your way
You've gotta land
You've gotta make another plan
But sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna sing another song
You're gonna right another wrong
And sometimes I am inspired
You're gonna raise your hand and say
I don't understand
There are days when you get an answer
Wild thing
You made the boys spring
You made everything expensive
Spend it, spend it, wild thing
There's hardly a man left around that you haven't sought out
There's hardly a dress shop in town that you haven't bought out
In case you're wondering why the hair salon wouldn't take you
There's hardly a woman left in any state that doesn't hate you
Wild thing
You made the boys spring
You made everything expensive
Spend it, spend it, wild thing
It's truly awesome
When she was younger she thought her mother had missed her calling
And she, in turn, thought that her daughter's conduct was appalling
After each date she had the boys, went home and dreamed of spiders
She never fell for any man who wasn't rich as Midas
Wild thing
You made the boys spring
You made everything expensive
Spend it, spend it, wild thing
It's truly awesome
If there's a lesson to be learned then I'm sure I don't know it
We've all been waiting twenty years to see her finally blow it
But as far as I can tell she's happy, rich, and worry-free
And that's a hell of a lot more than I can say for me
Wild thing
You made the boys spring
You made everything expensive
Spend it, spend it wild thing
Wild thing
You made your heart sing
You bought everything you wanted
Spend it, spend it, wild thing
It was truly awesome
Get a load of me, get a load of you
Walkin' down the street and I hardly know you
(Hardly know you)
It's just like we were meant to be
Holding hands with you, when we're out at night
Got a girlfriend, you say it isn't right
(Isn't right)
And I've got someone waiting too
What it is, it's just the beginning
We're already wet, and we're gonna go swimming
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it, so tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
Isn't this the best part of breakin' up
Finding someone else you can't get enough of
Someone who wants to be with you too
It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch
Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch
(But wouldn't it)
(But wouldn't it)
But wouldn't it be beautiful?
Here we go, we're at the beginning
We haven't fucked yet, but my head's spinning
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it, so tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
High enough for you to make me wonder
Where it's goin'?
High enough for you to pull me under
Somethings growin'
Out of this that we can't control
Baby I am dyin'
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you?
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you?
It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it, so tell me
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
(Whenever I think about you)
I'm gonna tell my son to grow up pretty as the grass is green
And whip-smart as the English Channel's wide
And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress
And his watch on any hand between his thighs
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower
Till I write my whole life story on the back of his big brown eyes
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
I'm gonna tell my son to join a circus so that death is cheap
And games are just another way of life
And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes
Because for every truth there are half a million lies
And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower
Till he learns to let his hair down far enough to climb outside
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing
But don't worry, mom, I met him in a restaurant
And all this time I've been getting to know him
He's got an ex-wife in Pasadena, and sometimes she's a mess
To deal with, but mostly we've been living here
Uninjured...
There's a silence, and she says, "Listen here young lady. All that
matters is
What makes you happy, but you leave this house knowing my opinion won't
Make you love me if you don't care to."
But mom, I'm sending you this photograph, I swear
This one is going to last and all those other bastards
We're only practice!
I feel the sun on my back...
I smell the earth in my skin...
I see the sky above me like a full recovery...
She said, "Listen here young lady. All that matters is what makes you
happy,
But you leave this house knowing my opinion
(performed on a number of radio broadcasts and at many live shows)
All the people we all know
Are wasted away on a holiday
Everywhere these people go
They're wasted away
There's nothing to borrow
Wasted today, they're wasted tomorrow
And I wouldn't want it from you
And I wouldn't take it anyhow
I just want to borrow time and to give my body peace of mind
All the people we all know
Are wasted away on a holiday
Everywhere my buddies go
They're wasted away
Their eyes are like pinholes
(White Bird Of Texas)
The last time I spoke to my aunt before she died
She was describing to me this incredible owl
That was sitting in a tree
It meant nothing to me
But it means a lot more now
Because I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird
I'm waiting, I'm ready, I know it is my turn
All those cigarettes, alcohol, this body's through
You're gone for sure when the bird comes for you
And the last time I spoke to my uncle before he died
It was the very same week, but one year before her
He was sitting alone in his study, on the phone
When a giant hawk flew by
Said, "I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird,
I didn't expect to be noticed or heard.
Oh, Elizabeth, help me, I can't find the room,
You're gone for sure when the bird comes for you."
And, oh, it is scary
And, oh, it is cold to the bone
My body's not ready for my mind to learn
I have just been consigned here to rot in the earth
Said, "I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird,
It comes in and takes you away from this world.
Gate twenty-seven, I can't find the room.
You're free to board now, they're waiting for you."
I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird
I've seen it three times now, there's nothing to learn
And don't be surprised if the sky's bright and blue
There's a portrait of Uncle Alvarez
Hangin' in the hall
Nobody wants to look at it
But Uncle Alvarez, sees us all
Oh, oh, oh imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
Better send a postcard and keep the family quiet
He's not really part Cherokee Indian
He didn't fight in the Civil War
He's just Eugene Isaac Alvarez
We feel sorry for the wall
Oh, oh, oh imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
You're gonna make 'em sorry when you die
And it's a long way down
You were hoping for a heart attack
Running around, investing on this and that
And your beautiful wife keeps your life on a shelf for you
Safe in a better way, there's no dust or mildew and
It's hard to believe you were once a beautiful dancer
Better just to shake it off
As you write your resume
Don't think of Uncle Alvarez
And the price he had to pay
Oh, oh, oh imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
You're gonna make 'em sorry when you die
Oh, oh, oh imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
I'm not fucking around
I only tell jokes when I think they're funny
You oughta think about it
You oughta think about how I feel
Tell me that you like me
Do you think that it's frightening?
Tell me you like me
Baby, tell me you like me
Make me come down to earth
Tell me you like me
Tell me you like me
I'm not fucking around
You had a dream in which I was a spider
While I was dreaming that you were in love with me
Tell me that you like me
Do you think that it's frightening?
Tell me you like me
Baby, tell me you like me
Make me come down to earth
Tell me you like me
Tell me you like me
And make me wanna come
Baby, make me come down
Make me come down to earth
Tell me you like me
Baby, tell me you like me
Make me come down to earth
Tell me you like me
Tell me you like me
I don't know what you're after
Wannna know all the details of my disaster
Like an accident on the side of the road
When you're driving past slow but there's nothing to see here
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
I'm some kind of freak now and
You'll never see me the same
What's all the fuss about?
Are you sure you wanna find out?
Cause once you know the truth
You might wish you'd walked away
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
What if I'm not able
To put my cards on the table?
And would it liberate you
If you knew what I knew?
It's been over a year now and
I never saw him again
The facts and the fiction
Collide as the bodies untangle
And the traffic moves on like it did
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
Wanna take a look, take a look
I'm walking down in the basement
I'm leaning on the washing machine
I'm reaching back through a hole in the wall's insulation
I'm pulling out a bottle of vodka
Replacing that with a pint of Jim Bean
I'm lying down on the floor until I feel better
It's morning and I pour myself coffee
I drink it til the kitchen stops shaking
I'm backing out of the driveway
And into creation
And the loving spirit that follows me
Watching helplessly, will always forgive me
Oh, I want to die alone
With my sympathy beside me
I want to bring down all those demons who drank with me
Feasting bleed through me
On my desperation
I hide all the bottles in places
They find and confront me with pain in their eyes
And I promise that I'll make some changes
But reaching back it occurs to me
There will always be some kind of crisis for me
Oh, I want to die alone
With my sympathy beside me
I want to bring back all those moments they stole from me
In my reverie
Darkening days end
Oh, I want to die alone
With my memories inside me
I want to live that life
When I could say people had faith in me
I still see that guy in my memory
Oh, I want to die alone
With my sympathy beside me
I want to bring down all those people who drank with me
Watching happily
I have looked all over the place
But you have got my favorite face
Your eyelashes sparkle like gilded grass
And your lips are sweet and slippery like a cherub's bare
wet ass
'Cause you're a human supernova
A solar superman
You're an angel with wings afire
A flying, giant friction blast
You walk in clouds of glitter and the sun reflects your
eyes
And everytime the wind blows, I can smell you in the sky
Your kisses are as wicked as an F-16
And you fuck like a volcano, and you're everything to me
'Cause you're a human supernova
A solar superman
You're an angel with wings afire
A flying, giant friction blast
You're a giant, flying friction blast
'Cause you're a human supernova
A solar superman
You're an angel with wings afire
When I was young
I crashed the car
I tried to bend it back into shape
With a rake for a crowbar
I wasn't dumb
But I was so naive
I saw the signs
But I didn't believe them
Now it's dark
And I'm tired
All my messages got erased
And I don't know where my friends are
Tell me, who can I turn to when things are so blue?
You've got me crying over you
Dad was home
It was getting lighter
I knew he had to take it to work
In about a half an hour
I wasn't thinking clearly
It was like a panicking sweat gripped my body
And I was stuck on an island
On a cold November morning
Doing coke with Henry
And I totalled my car
Yes, I was stuck on an island
Wondering where my mind went
Getting a cold, wet shower
If I could just black out this hour
From time
I was flying into Chicago at night
Watching the lake turn the sky into blue-green smoke
The sun was setting to the left of the plane
And the cabin was filled with an unearthly glow
In 27-D I was behind the wing
watching landscape roll out
like credits on a screen
The earth looked like it was lit from within
like a poorly assembled electrical ball as we moved
Out of the farmlands into the grid
The plan of the city was all that you saw
And all of these people sitting totally still
As the ground raced beneath them thirty thousand feet down
It took an hour, maybe a day
But once I really listened, the noise
Just went away
And I was pretending that I was in a Galaxie 500 video
The stewardess came back and checked on my drink
In the last strings of sunlight, a Bridgette Bardot
There's a head on my headphones
Along with those eyes that you get
When your circumstance is movie size
It took an hour, maybe a day
But once I really listened, the noise
Just went away
It took an hour, maybe a day
But once I really listened, the noise
The fire you like so much in me
Is the mark of someone adamantly free
But you can't stop yourself from wanting words
Cause nothing feeds a hunger like a thirst
Baby I'm tired of fighting
I always wanted you
I broke up at the roadhouse
I wouldn't know you were alive
You haven't seen me for weeks now
It wouldn't shock you if
I drove right out through the back of your eyes
I can't be trusted
For saying I can't be true
But I only wanted more than I knew
Baby I'm tired of fighting
I always wanted you
I only wanted more than I knew
(performed at a couple of the shows on the April 1995 solo electric
tour)
Saw your car, so I know you're here
It's been such a long time, looking totally weird
But I don't remember why
Pull the trigger and die
What a beautiful day for a drive
Not a cloud left in the sky
Why don't you give me a ride to the studio
I'll get you high
I'll get you high
[sung to the tune of the Flintstones theme:]
Bimbo, meet the bimbo
She's a modern stone-age family
Drowned out, thrown out of Glencoe
She's a face without a history
Now that cat will stay out for the night
Fred gets in a terrifying fight
We all back down and beg him not tonight
Come in the living room and dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
In that old familiar valley
Where I have dumped my heavy load
Mom and Dad sit back in the loveseat
From too much loss, from too much hope
What a beautiful day for a drive
Not a cloud left in the sky
Why don't you give me a ride to the studio
I'll get you high
Oh my look at you
The wide-eyed ingenue
See me coming
Whisper something
Who are you
Looking through the glass at me
Like your gonna make it happen
Let me tell you something true
You know its just the same old story
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that shine the brighest aren't stars at all
There are the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Raise the red flag
See your hot young available
Spend their money
Chase their honey
Who are you
boogaloo
We've seen ten of you
Just this morning
At least as pretty too
You know it just the same old story
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that shine the brighest aren't stars at all
There are the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Everybody wants to go far
Don't be such a hog in the spotlight
Try to see how precious you are
And if you catch that wave it can be death defying
...And if you catch that wave
It can be death defying
Blinded by the flash.
You're in a fashion entertainment affiliated.
Listener rated pamplona race
To see who makes it to the Grammys....
Well you better start running
The bulls are coming
You know its just the same old story
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that the shine the brighest aren't stars at all
There the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
Stars rise and
Stars fall
But the ones that the shine the brighest aren't stars at all
There the planets just like us
And from big to small
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
We all shine
Shine shine shine
We all shine shine shine
(Is What Makes You A Slave)
I can't remember the last time that I felt good for more than a week
I mean really good, for more than a month
'Cause I'm chasing a dream
Makes you wanna feel, makes you wanna cry
Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky
And sometimes a dream doesn't set you free
And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down
And you just can't get your ass out of town
And sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
And you can't back up 'cause you're against the wall
And it's the same goddamn thing I told you
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
And I think that's what's happened to me
'Cause I'm walking almost everyday blind
And I'm searching through my past
In a way that isn't healthy, I'm hoping to find
Makes you wanna feel, makes you wanna cry
Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky
A good list of reasons to know that I'm special
And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down
And you just can't get your ass out of town
To know that I'm different, to know that I'm better
And you can't back up 'cause you're against the wall
And it's the same goddamn thing I told you
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
Look around
Do you see anyone for themselves, like you see yourself?
So why do you still feel so all alone?
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
My mother told me to pick the very best one
I'm so far, so far away from it now
That it seems like I may never know how
People stay in love for half of their lives
It's a secret they keep between husbands and wives
Baby, There goes somebody's miracle
Walking down the street
There goes some other fairy tale
I wish it could happen to me
But I look at myself
Wonderin' if i'm just too weak
To have such faith in myself
Once upon a time I was so restless in love
When things we're fine, I changed my mind just because
Now I see how wrong and reckless i've been
Each frog has a prince just waiting inside of him
Baby, There goes somebody's miracle
Walking down the street
There goes some other fairy tale
I wish it could happen to me
But I look at myself, and I think what the hell
Maybe I'm just too naive
To have such faith in myself
You know I'm prayin' for it
But the queen, she likes to sit on her throne
Doesn't mean you two are never alone
It's just love has needs that love only knows
Watch a couple stay close, It's like the bloom of a rose
Baby, There goes somebody's miracle
Walking down the street
There goes some other fairy tale
I wish it could happen to me
There goes somebody's miracle
Walking down the street
There goes some other fairy tale...
I never cry out loud, I
I keep my tears to myself
But I woke up one day and I found my life had left me for someone else
I, I guess it must be unhappy with me
Baby, There goes somebody's miracle
Walking down the street
There goes some other fairy tale
I wish it could happen to me
But I look at myself
Wondering if i'm just too weak
To have such faith in myself
You know I'm prayin for it
You know I'm prayin for it
I've been frozen, now it's so hot I can barely see
I've been cutting them down so they can't make fun of me, yeah
Been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
Young child sitting all alone
Hot child, she wants to take you home
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
I've been rushin' you
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
Been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin'
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
Been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you
I've been rushin' you
I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl
He's got a really big tongue
it rolls way out
Snaking around in the club
It slicks you down
scratching his face like a butthole
He pulls you back
circa nineteen eighty-one
He pulls you back
You are, you are, shining some glory
You are, you are, shining some glory
on me, on me
You are, you are, shining some glory
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And if I die before I awake
I hope the Lord won't hesitate
To pluck my coffin from the ground
(I need a ride)
He need not heed the neighbors now
And throw me up for all to see
The flies of August swarming me
I get a ride
(I need a ride)
Ninety-eight-point-five
Under your skin, I'm digging in
I get a ride
(I need a ride)
Ninety-eight-point-five
Under your skin, I'm digging in
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
The road to Heaven is paved with gold
And if I die before I awake
I need a ride
(I need a ride)
I need a ride
I need a ride inside
I need a ride
(I need a ride)
I need a ride
I need a ride from you
Sticks and stones can break my bones
And boys can make me kick and moan
But when I want it auto-drive
I get a ride
(I need a ride)
I get a ride
I get a ride inside
I get a ride
(I need a ride)
Get a ride
I get a ride from you
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And if I die before I awake
I hope the Lord won't hesitate
To pluck my coffin from the ground
(I need a ride)
He need not heed the neighbors now
And throw me up for all to see
The flies of August swarming me
I get a ride
(I need a ride)
Ninety-eight-point-five
Positive t-cell regeneration
Regeneration, regeneration
Lyin' wide awake in the dark
Tryin' to figure out where you are
Always goin' nowhere
'Fraid of goin' somewhere
And somewhere's a place in your heart
Sometimes when I think about you
Why you're always running away
Sitting in your car
Changing who you are
And drowning the thoughts of your life in the music
Scared the lights will turn green
You'll have to be seen
You'll be like anybody else
Scared the lights will turn red
You're stuck in your head
You can't commit to even her
How you gonna get through the year?
You can't
Playin' on both sides of the net
Too many people want too many things
And you only want to forget
Scared the lights will turn green
You'll have to be seen
You'll be like anybody else
Scared the lights will turn red
You're stuck in your head
Too scared to commit to even her
How you gonna make it through
You're always listenin'
You're always listenin'
You're always listenin'
To yourself
You're always thinkin'
You're always thinkin'
You know what everybody else
Should do with their lives
Lyin' wide awake in the dark
Tryin' to figure out where you are
Always goin' nowhere
'Fraid of goin' somewhere
And somewhere's a place in your heart
Somewhere's a place in your heart
Scared the lights will turn green
You'll have to be seen
You'll be like anybody else
Scared the lights will turn red
You're stuck in your head
You can't commit to even her
Scared the lights will turn green
You'll have to be seen
You'll be like anybody else
Scared the lights will turn red
You're stuck in your head
Too scared to commit to even her
I took my dog to the vet today
He gave her a shot and put her away
And when I got home and got ready for bed, I realized what I'd done
And that's one less thing on my mind
I left the man I'm in love with behind
I moved to Chicago and told him I'd write
But now when I wake and I see the wrong face I realize what I've done
And that's one less thing on my mind
Did you think that I knew what I was doing
When I said that I had to grow up on my own for a while?
Now I'm dog-less and loveless and cold in a midwestern winter
If I'd known what I was doing I sure as fuck wouldn't be here
Now I like to think that I like to learn from mistakes
But I've made that error in judgment one too many times
And I'm not the wiser and sure not the wealthier
I wish to God that I had've been healthier mentally
When I decided to make up my own mind
But that's one less thing that takes up my time
Well, I'm lining up six or seven good jobs
My hair's looking great and my friends are all snobs
But I don't have my man and I don't have my dog
And I don't have very much fun
Oh my God
Oh my God
I've been saved
What are you asking of me?
I saw the light today
What have I done to you
And it flung me back to the edge
That could make you treat me so badly?
Oh my God
This is the world
I've been sitting by the fence
As you made it to be.
Wondering which one of you
Whatever in it of strife and pain
I'm going to visit in the end
You put there for us to see, for us to see.
They don't know what they like so much about it
They just go for any shiny old bauble
And nobody sparkles like you
But I can't imagine it in better terms
The naked, half-awake, about to shave and go to work
And I'm starting to think
It could happen to me like it did to you
And I'm starting to actually feel it
Seep through the slick divide now
I don't crack the door too far for anyone
Who's pushing too hard on me
They don't know what they like so much about it
Maybe it goes on the other side of the hallway
The writing's so small from here
But I can't imagine it in better terms
The naked, half-awake, about to shave and go to work
I won't decorate my love, I won't decorate my love
I won't decorate my love, I won't decorate my love
I won't decorate my love, I won't decorate my love
I won't decorate my love, I won't decorate my love
Don't be fooled by him, he's fine
Rock and roll Ken doll, he's a national end-all
He's an off and on friend of mine
Where have I been? Got any what?
Who have I seen? I spy a May Queen
You were miles above me, girls in your arms
The changing of her Majesty's guard is truly amazing
Got any what?
Disease, hashish, a mind?
Do I have any what?
Where have I been? Got any what?
Who have I seen? I spy a May Queen
You were miles above me, girls in your arms
Johhny my love, get out of the business
It makes me wanna rough you up so badly
Makes me wanna roll you up in plastic
Toss you up and pump you full of lead
Johhny my love, get out of the business
the odds are getting fatter by the minute
that I have got a bright and shiny batter
and I am gonna get your heavy head
I ask because I'm a cunt in spring
You can rend me by the hour
I know all about the ugly pilgrim thing
Entertainers bring May flowers
So Johnny my love
We got us a witness
now all we gotta do is get a preacher
He can probably skip the "until death" part
Because Johnny my love you're already dead
I ask because I am a cunt in spring
You can rend me by the hour
I know all about the ugly pilgrim thing
this is another story about love
what a surprise
but these things keep adding up
what a surprise
this is another story about love
and i don't care if you don't wanna hear it
cover your ears and close your eyes
'cause this is another story about love
nothing comes when you need it
nothing ever just arrives
and you can light a million candles
but nothing shows from outside
and you can write a hundred love songs
and you can play them every night
and you can make yourself ready
but you might be waiting your whole life
so this is another story about love
i don't care what you think of it
cover your ears and close your eyes
'cause this here's another story about love
and i don't recommend it
if you're asking my advice
you should learn to live without it
you shouldn't have to learn your lessons twice
but i'm falling in love
i don't care if you don't like it
just like always i'm in love
what a surprise
it's nothing new i'm just in love
what a surprise
i starting feeling sick yesterday
and it's only gotten worse
they used to tell you love's a blessing
now i know that it's a curse
'cause i'm falling in love
and i don't care if you don't like it
this is another story about love
'cause i wanted to be the first one to tell you
that i loved you
the first time i saw you
and i loved you
the last time too
i just didn't know it
until two days ago
and my resolutions
were all shot to hell
so this is another story about love
what a surprise
these things keep adding up
what a surprise
this is another story about love
this is another story about love
You thought I was something from afar
You thought I'd totally excite you
I guess it's just another thing to stand up close and ignite you
Love is nothing, nothing, nothing
Like they say...
You gotta pick up the little pieces everyday
You were telling me the friends we have in common...
By the time you figured it out you were yawning
Love is nothing, like they say
You gotta get up and work the people everyday
And I thought, "Who am I?"
"Who's this guy?"
"Would I lie
I was a mess in my open eyed youth
I grew up thinking
What's good for one, oppresses the other
It's my turn, my life, my way, mine, me
It made me crazy
I couldn't fight it
I couldn't wait to get away
It's a war
With the whole wide world
It's a war
With the boys and girls
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
It's sister and brother, mother and daughter
Father, son, husband, wife, thing
It's drugs, it's hunger
It's race, sex, and government
Any way you look at it, you're part of it, you know it
The wrong inside you, can't get it right
You might as well get on the train
It's a war
With the whole wide world
It's a war
With the boys and girls
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
The screen is so white, and it's so big
It's hard to get over the feeling, you're losing your mind
You offer the usher your ticket
You open your soda, see what guy you're sitting behind
You get excited, the lights go down
You get a > on the plane
It's a war
With the whole wide world
It's a war
With the boys and girls
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
It's a war
All the give and take
It's a war
All the love and hate
It's a war
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
And nothin's gonna change
Nothin's gonna change
Nothin's gonna change
Nothin's gonna change
Yeah, you've got a pretty face.
And a pretty old soul.
Got a pretty old soul.
And yeah you know you got what it takes.
But you're never too cold.
You're never too cold.
And I wanna get lost tonight with you.
Let me know if it's alright that I do.
'Cause I wanna get lost tonight with you.
What you've got is what I'm running to.
Yeah, you've heard it all before.
But this time it's true.
This time it's true.
Yeah, I'm not that kind of girl.
But I could be for you.
I could be for you.
And I wanna get lost tonight with you.
Let me know if it's alright that I do.
'Cause I wanna get lost tonight with you.
What you've got is what I am running to.
Wouldn't you know there's a blackout tonight.
We're stuck herewith.
Nothing to do.
But lean out the window and find paradise.
We're both got nothing to lose.
And I wanna get lost tonight with you.
Let me know if it's alright if I do.
'Cause I wanna get lost tonight with you.
I saw John, he looked so sad
I want you to know that I feel bad for not making our dreams come true.
We had so many dreams, me and you.
I want you to know I love you.
You're my favorite thing from the past,
And all of those nights we spent together,
I never had such a blast....
Anyone could tell you were my instrument, he said, I understand you.
You wanna play me.
Everything about us had an innocence, but everything around us was changing
It's hard to believe so much happened so fast
Remember the way we always left
While I'm thinking of the things you do
We were kings of the world, me and you
I wish it has stayed like that forever
But everyone was dropping off like flowers
I had so many friends in rehab,
A couple who practically died
Anyone could tell you were my instrument, you said, I understand you.
You wanna play me.
Everything about us had an innocence, but everything around us was changing
And my mistake was being already married.
I wanna make a leap of innocence to you.
I guess when you were living the high life
It's one of those things that just can't last
Kind of like love in California
But I never had such a blast
Anyone could tell you were my instrument, you said, I understand you.
You wanna play me.
Everything about us had an innocence, but everything around us was changing
My mistake is thinking I'd already made it.
I wanna make a leap of innocence
My mistake is thinking you and I can change it.
You fall hard, you fall deep
even when you're awake
you look half asleep
do you even know what you did last summer?
Wandering around deaf, dumb and blind
with the girls all hanging around you
Is that no or yes?
We'll have to guess
Mysterious eyes let you see what you want
Half the time you didn't know any better
But half the time you did
Hanging around like tomorrow doesn't apply to you
Lazy dreamer
You never want to rise
Stubborn in-betweener your almost paralyzed
makes no difference to you the sun shining in your eyes
or the buzzer that's whining
All waiting for you, they don't even realize
You're still out like a light
Still laying at home
Bet that's you on the phone
Like a dog you show up
And wag your tail for a bone
Half the time you didn't know any better, but half the time you did
Hanging around like tommorrow doesn't apply to you
Lazy dreamer
You never want to rise
Stubborn in-betweener your almost paralyzed
makes no difference to you the sun shining in your eyes
or the buzzer that's whining
All waiting for you, they don't even realize
Your still out like a light
Who gets to know what they neighbors say
Lives in a room by himself
Watch him awake and he blinks his eyes
doesnt recongize anyone at all
Lazy dreamer
You never want to rise
Stubborn in-betweener your almost paralyzed
makes no difference to you the sun shining in your eyes
or the buzzer that's whining
All waiting for you, they don't even realize
Johnny feel good, Johnny right on
Johnny miss you, Johnny light on
Johnny makes me feel strangely good about myself
Moderation is a memory
Dive right in and let him send me
I could take this in doses large enough to kill...
I never met a man who was so pretty inside
He's got diamonds on the bed of his thumbnails and I
Never realized I was so dirty and dry
Till he knocked me down, started dragging me around in the
Back of his convertible car...
And I liked it
I liked it more and more
Crimson and clover, soon he's taken over all my senses
He's got petals on the bed of his sweat sock drawer
And how the fuck am I to criticize him 'cause I really need him now,
In fact
I'm kinda freaking out
And I'm wondering where the hell you are...
I've never met a man I was so crazy about
It kinda had become an obsession to me
I hate him all the time
But I still get up
When he knocks me down
And he orders me around
'Cause it loosens me up
And I can't get enough
And I'd pay to spend the night with him
Down on the lower east side
In the dirtiest apartment you could find
You took me up to your place
But the elevator threw me into space
And I really didn't even ask
What time it was
I could tell 'er we'd draw the curtain back
It's sweet
How you believe
You're in love with me
You're in love with me
You come 'round, open the gate
To a million empty bottles on the sink
You can over think any thing you want
But it really doesn't matter
'Cause it's sweet
To believe
You're in love with me
You're in love with me
In the early night
I catch you starin'
And you make a joke about it
It's sweet
How you believe
You're in love with me
You're in love with me
It's sweet
How you believe
You're in love with me
He came over to my house
Didn't even knock, he just walked inside
And when I didn't want to talk
He said, "Oh God, what a lot of bullshit."
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not
Don't you know I'm not?
And I said, "You've got a lot of nerve
Coming here after all of the times
That you've tried to pull the wool
Over my eyes and my ears and nose and mouth and"
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not
Don't you know I'm not?
And he said, "You've got a lot of nerve
Painting me like I'm the villain.
What about all of those words, like 'he's just a friend'?
Oh God, what a lot of bullshit"
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not
Don't you know I'm not?
And I said, "You've got a lot of nerve,
After all, it wasn't me who left.
And now you're sleeping with that girl
That you used to say that you have always hated."
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not
Don't you know I'm not?
And we took off all of our clothes
Had a lot of sex and then fell asleep
And when I finally awoke
I held him close and I whispered in his ear and said,
"Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself
Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not
Don't you know I'm not?"
I don't have what it takes to stay with you
And I'm leaving in under ten days, it's not what I'd planned
But anyway, you know, by and large anywhere I go
I won't find anyone who loves me enough to make you look bad
All the cars on the road are driving away from here
But I'm still looking under my nose to see who I am
But anywhere I go, standing at any kind of show
I won't find anyone who'll tell me what I need to know
That's not how it's done
But anyway, you know, by and large anywhere I go
I won't find anyone who loves me enough
If I ever pay you back
If my money and wallet's intact
I'll probably be in a box lying down
Loosely suited in black
If I ever pay you back
If my money and wallet's intact
I'll probably be in a box lying down
Loosely suited in black
Loosely suited in black
Don't come and play
I like to be on my own
Don't miss me
People say I'm better off alone
Ask me, ask me why I'm like that
Ask me, ask me why I'm like that
Ask me, ask me why I'm like that
'Cause I'm like that, I'm just like that
What's that piece of ass I see walkin' over here?
What's that piece of ass to me, who is she standin' near?
And when I walk on a cyclone
You should see it get rolling
Open my heart and emotions rip out of me
My emotions rip out of me
Hold me close and never let me go
All my life I've wanted you to know
A few things 'bout me
I feel beautiful today
Today is Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
(I can't stand myself)
Saturday, Saturday, what's on the heel?
(I can't stand my life)
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
What's on the heel, what's on the heel?
And when I walk on a cyclone
You should see it get rolling
Open my heart and emotions rip out of me
My emotions rip out of me
Put it on the stereo and play
All my life I've wanted them to say
A few things about me
I feel beautiful today
Lovely, I feel beautiful
When I walk on a cyclone
You should see it get rolling
Open my heart and emotions rip out of me
My emotions rip out of me
And when I walk I'm in high school
You should see the commotion
I can see the Russian army rollin' through my head
And on one side of me lies the enemy
The other half is dead
And I've got diamonds and I've got pearls
And I said, "Hey, mister, won't you come for me?
And you can take me home, but I will never be your girl.
And I won't let your mystery unfurl."
That's the whole thing about it
I'm so in love today
And I've been waitin' at the bus stop
On my way
Hey, mister, won't you come for me?
I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash
You can take me home, but I will never be your girl
And I won't let your mystery unfurl
With the Russian army runnin' through my mind
Snow is falling, January's all across my head
And I stand on the landfill with ditches behind me
And I think I'm the last survivor
And I said, "Hey, mister, won't you come for me?
I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash.
You can take me home, but I will never be your girl.
Give it to me, don't give it away
Don't think about what the others say
My skins getting clear, my hairs so bright
All you do is fuck me every day and night
You're my secret beauty routine
Na, na, na, na, what my body has seen
I am lookin' good and I'm feeling nice
Baby you're the best magazine advice
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
I'm gonna pull you back down between the sheets
Everything is fresher when the day is sweet
In the morning light when you're already on the phone
Face it, one of these days
Without you I'm just another Dorian Gray
It's the fountain of youth
It's the meaning of life
So hot, so sweet, so wet my appetite
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Face it, one of these days
Without you I'm just another Dorian Gray
It's the fountain of youth
It's the meaning of life
Baby you're the best magazine advice
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Gimme your hot white cum
Rifle in hand and two in the bush
Three count delay, I may need a little push
Take out the garbage on Tuesday nights
Seems like the small things
Are the only things I'll fight
Seems like the small things
Are the only things I'll fight
Gunshy, Gunshy, Gunshy, Gunshy
Sea monkeys, do monkey's
Story of my life
Send three bucks to a comic book
Get a house, car and wife
Send three bucks to a comic book
Get a house, car and wife
I've got my own thing
Feel it, it is strong
The shortest people think
But really it is long
I don't have to wait for a miracle
They say I'm pretty as a song
I don't have to stay for a rainy day
I know that something comes along, it always comes along
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And watch the silly things you do
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And I hope you swing it this way too
Boy, I do
I've got my own thing
Feel it in a room
Everybody changed
When I do what I do, Cause I do what I do
I don't have to say what i'm thinking cause
Everyone's radio is on and they've heard my latest song
Don't have to stand there with a drink because
They say that we would get along, so let's get along
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And watch the silly things you do
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And I hope you swing it this way too
Boy, I do
I know you're not like other guys
I don't expect you to normalize
I won't get into what you do
Because I'm bettin, bettin, bettin, bettin, bettin all my money on you
I don't have to wait for a miracle
They say I'm pretty as a song, they've heard my latest song
You don't have to stand there with a drink because
I know that we would get along, so let's just get along
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And watch the silly things you do
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And I hope you swing it this way too
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And watch the silly things you do
Ooh boy, I'd love to help give enough rope to hang yourself
And I hope you swing it this way too
Boy, I do
For the rest of my days I want you by my side
Tell me what can I say to keep you in my life
'Cause I can never relax
I've got to keep it exciting
Make it attractive
Keep it alive
Keep you coming back
I'm always so frightened you'll see through my act
When the fire is out and I've given up
You come running out, and you build it up
You tell me good love never dies
It only hurts when we burn our eyes
From staring too long at the sun
You gotta throw your hands up
And let the night come
Spoken: I like watching you out there. It's comforting.
Tell me what can I say to keep you in my life
All the words slip away when I look in your eyes
Because I can never relax
I've got to keep it exciting
Make it attractive
Keep it alive
Keep you coming back
I'm already fighting to keep what I have
When the fire is out and I've given up
You come running out, and you build it up
You tell me good love never dies
It only hurts when we burn our eyes
From staring too long at the sun
You gotta throw your hands up
And let the night come
Take your chances
They can say what they want
But I don't hear thing cause
They can't read my thoughts
Or the secrets between
All of this time you where apart of me
Shining like a star in my galaxy
And I reach out trusting you there
Its like walking on a high wire into thin air
And I'm waking up to the dream
Its like bouncing so high on a trampoline
And I know that there's one thing
Between me and nothing
Baby, you are that one thing that pulls me through
So I'm giving it all to you
Giving it all to you
Could it be you and me
Can't stop thinking about
All of the crazy possibilities
I don't want to keep my feelings locked inside
Everytime I see you you just blow my mind
And I reach out trusting you there
Its like walking on a high wire into thin air
And I'm waking up to the dream
Its like bouncing so high on a trampoline
And I know that there's one thing
Between me and nothing
Baby, you are that one thing that pulls me through
So I'm giving it all to you
I'm giving it
Others have tried to get to me
But I see through them eventually
Cause your the only one that I wanna be with
I'm giving it all to you
I'm giving it all
Everytime I see you all my systems align
You explode on my just like a metorite
And I reach out trusting you there
Its like walking on a high wire into thin air
And I'm waking up to the dream
Its like bouncing so high on a trampoline
And I know that there's one thing
Between me and nothing
Baby, you are that one thing that pulls me through
So I'm giving it all to you
I know that there's one thing
I know that there's one thing
Baby you are that something that pulls me trough
So I'm giving it all to you
Giving it all to you
Could it be you and me
Can't stop thinking about
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the sky
I'm sleeping in the water
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the girls' room tonight
Here comes Tiffany, my best friend Tiffany
Wearing a size-too-small of sweater
Me and Tiffany, dressing up pretty
We love to ride, we love to canter
My best friend Tiffany, she is so popular
We're going from sight-to-sight and pool-to-pool tonight
And we hear Terri say that Trisha's okay
But she ought to learn to shave her bikini line better
And Tauren was born, like her mother, in a storm
And Tracy's been away forever
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the sky
I'm sleeping in the water
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
I'm sleeping in the girls' room
You been around enough to know
That if I wanna leave
You better let me go
Because I take full advantage
Of every man I meet
I get away almost every day
With what the girls call
What the girls call, what the girls call
The girls call murder
You been around enough to see
That if you think you're it
You better check with me
Because I take full advantage
Of every man I meet
I get away almost every day
With what the girls call
What the girls call, what the girls call
I keep a close watch on this twat of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
And the condom on your dick's the tie that binds
Because you're mine
You're gonna sleep with me even if it kills you
You're gonna sleep with me even if we die
You're gonna sleep with me, better get used to it
There's no use in fighting because it's do it or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
You're going down on me even if it kills you
You're going down on me even if you die
You're going down on me, better get used to it
There's no use in fighting because it's do it or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
All that's left is to take off your clothes
And do it, do it, do it till you're bone dry
Do it till you're all worn out
Just do it, do it, do it till you're bone dry
Do it, there is no doubt
Do it, there is no doubt
I'm gonna give you head even if it kills you
I'm gonna give you head even if you die
I'm gonna give you head, better get used to it
There's no use in fighting because it's do it or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
Fuck or die
I keep a close watch on this twat of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
And the condom on your dick's the tie that binds
Not a lot of patience
You're not a patient man
Don't have a heart to stay with
You get it while you can
Just because you can
Get out of it
And I wasted your time, didn't I and
That that's the reason we fight all the time
It's been so long since you've been a friend of mine
Gonna take a vacation
Stop chasing what I lack
Am I gonna get blown off
As soon as I get back
On another track
Without you
'Cause I don't have the heart to try
One more false start in life
It's been so hard to get it right
Seems like the moment I catch up
The farther you fly
And I wasted your time, didn't I and
That that's the reason we fight all the time
It's been so long since you've been a friend of mine
And I wasted your time, didn't I
And that's the reason we fight all the time
It's been so long since you've been a friend to me
It seems like I dreamed and now I'm waking up to daylight
What happened, when did you let go of me
I miss you so badly
Don't it please you, daddy, don't it feel good?
Well, I always say, that's enough reason not to call it a freak of
nature
Don't it stand out, daddy, don't you see it?
Well, I always say, that's enough reason not to call it a freak of
nature
Man, if you've got a one in a million girl, don't let her get away
'Cause the next one in a million girl is a million girls away
So get up off of your ass, daddy, and call me on the phone
'Cause I'm sitting here waiting for you to ask me to be your one and
only
This isn't lonely, just serious
Don't you want to, daddy, don't you need it?
Well, I always say, that's enough reason not to call it a freak of
Head underwater
Keeps getting hotter
Give 'em your medicine
[Fame] injection
Tell them to jump higher
Tell 'em to run farther
Make 'em measure up
Decades longer than you
[Piece] it together
It's like weather
Watch him travel
Kiss the gravel
Tell him to jump higher
Tell him to run farther
Make him measure up
Ten times longer than you
Ever should, you never could
Take a look around
This is what it's now
It's a little bridge now baby
It's a little bridge now
Just a photograph
Kinda makes me laugh
It's a little kid now baby
Some little kid
If I could solve your problems
What do you think I would be
One stupid seagull
Picking styrofoam up out of the sea
Don't have time
Don't have time
Don't have time for all your problems
Why don't you solve them
Take a look around
This is what it's now
It's a little bridge now baby
It's a little bridge now
Just a photograph
Kinda makes me laugh
It's a little kid now
A pudgy dumb little kid
If I could solve your problems
What do you think I would see
All of my beautiful banquet receipts
Have been laid out for me
It's been played out for me
Don't have time
For your fear, and your (tea?)
And your criminal beefs
And your joy and your sweet little boy
And you're trapped in your sphere
I'm sorry my dear
No one's home
I couldn't hear you and now I think I've lost you I could'v'e made it
easier
And you would think that's good
Don't remember feeling older any worse than feeling wooden and alone
Wooden and alone
[Generally incomprehensible snippets of words]
The only part I'm really unsure about is "For your fear, and your (tea?)
And your criminal beefs". Other than that, I think I got it pretty much
The canyon air is like a breath of fresh L.A.
I was a Star Trek crew member
With my Beatle boots and my Super-8
And I raced you to the top
The camera gets a stuttered shot
Of me approaching a painted shrine
I kissed the Buddah and made him cry
I kissed the Buddah and made him cry
Georgie, I'm your friend
And the shit-brown reservoir
Is a testament to the dogs of L.A.
They hold the place like the mafia
And say, "Run me around again"
The sawed-off tree trunks stand among the living palms
You were beaming as I focused in and I panned along
And I raced you to the top
Kicking snakes up from dusty rocks
Young Abe Vigoda plays Frankenstein
I kissed the Buddah and made him cry
I kissed the Buddah and made him cry
Georgie, I'm your friend
And the shit-brown reservoir
Is a testament to the dogs of L.A.
They hold the place like the mafia
And say, "Run me around again, I wanna go again"
The shit-brown reservoir
Is a testament to the dogs of L.A.
They hold the place like the mafia
(It's In My Kiss)
The last time we made love you said my name to make me come
But it was just a speaking offer
It means nothing without your love
Means nothing without your love
Means nothing
I can wake up any day
And see a million things that I could say
But then you're just an easy target
It means nothing without your love
Means nothing without your love
Means nothing
And nothing means nothing
Each time the world turns 'round
It doesn't make a fucking sound
It doesn't mean that we don't feel it
It means nothing without your love
Means nothing without your love
Means nothing
And nothing means nothing
So if you want to know if I love you so
If you want to know if I love you so
If you want to know if I love you so
It's in my kiss, that's where it is
It's in my kiss, that's where it is
Do you love me 'cause I am in the mood?
Do you love me for a funky groove?
Do you love me 'cause I can mash potato?
Do you love me 'cause I'm an alligator?
Singing oooh, whoa, whoa
Oooh, whoa, whoa
Oooh, whoa, whoa
Oooh, whoa, whoa
Do you love me 'cause I can walk on water?
Do you love me 'cause I'm the President's daughter?
Do you love me 'cause I am queen of England?
Do you love me just 'cause I'm sitting here singing?
Oooh, whoa, whoa
Oooh, whoa, whoa
Oooh, whoa, whoa
Oooh, whoa, whoa
So if you want to know if I love you so
If you want to know if I love you so
If you want to know if I love you so
It's in my kiss, that's where it is
It's in my kiss, that's where it is
So the next time we make love
Drop the words, just do the stuff
Speak softly and use that big stick
It means nothing without your love
Means nothing without your love
Means nothing
And when I asked for a separate room
It was late at night
And we been driving since noon
But if I'd known
How that would sound to you
I would have stayed in your bed
For the rest of my life
Just to prove I was right
That it's harder to be friends than lovers
And you shouldn't try to mix the two
Cause if you do it and you're still unhappy
Then you know that the problem is you
And its true that I stole your lighter
And its also true that I lost the map
But when you said that I wasn't worth talking to
I had to take your word on that
But if you'd known
How that would sound to me
You would have taken it back
And boxed it up and buried it in the ground
Boxed it up and buried it in the ground
Boxed it up and buried it in the ground
Burned it up and thrown it away
You put in my hands a loaded gun
And then you told me not to fire it
When you did the things you said were up to me
And then accused me of trying to fuck it up
But you've never been a waste of my time
It's never been a drag
So take a deep breath and count back from ten
And maybe you'll be alright
And the license said
You had to stick around until I was dead
But if you're tired of looking at my face I guess I already am
But you've never been a waste of my time
It's never been a drag
So take a deep breath and count back from ten
Don't be so rude
I was only trying to make conversation
Hey, don't go down, this is not going anywhere
Got a dead shark on our hands
Got a dead shark on our hands
Got a dead shark on our hands
I'm just trying to get a handle on this
I'm just trying to figure out where to stand
I'm just trying so sue me for trying
Do I just have a problem?
Or did you also think that this was hot?
I really hate talking to you on the telephone
Can't we just work it out that you come on over?
Can't we just work it out that you stay here tonight?
I'm not looking over my shoulder
I'm not gazing up at the stars
I'm not thinking of five years in the future
I'm just wondering where you'll sleep tonight
Do I just have a problem?
Or did you also think that this was hot?
I'm not looking over my shoulder
I'm not gazing up at the stars
I'm not thinking of five years in the future
What's that piece of ass I see walking over here?
What's that piece of ass to me? Who's she standing near?
And when I walk on a cyclone
You should see it get rolling
Over my heart and emotions -- inside me
They go rolling inside me
Hold me close and never let me go
All my life I've wanted you to know a few things about me
I feel beautiful today -- lovely, beautiful
Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday
What's on the heel?
Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday
What's on the heel? What's on the heel?
And when I walk on a cyclone
You should see it get rolling
Over my heart and emotions -- inside me
They go rolling inside me
Put it on the stereo and play
All my life I've wanted you to say a few things about me
I feel beautiful today -- lovely, beautiful
Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday
What's on the heel?
Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday
What's on the heel? What's on the heel?
And when I walk on a cyclone
You should see it get rolling
Over my heart and emotions -- inside me
They go rolling inside me
And when I walk it's a riot
You should see the commotion
A hundred people drowning in oceans -- inside me
They go rolling inside me
Inside me
Inside me
(from the Carnivore 7" single)
You've told me maybe a thousand times
A smart girl would've recognized
There isn't any business in the street
But some nights, Daddy
I catch you wrapped up tight like a sleeping bag
You're softly twisting a pinata suspended out of reach
But I know with one good slap
I could take care of that
But who wants to loose the beast of spring?
I guess it started off slow
But it's picking up speed
And it's gaining on me
Like a carnivore
Daylight catches me by surprise
Almost every night
And kicks my way another hole to sleep
I guess it started off slow
But it's picking up speed
And it's gaining on me
I learn my name
I write with a number two pencil
I work up to my potential
I earn my meat
I come when called
I jump when you circle the cherry
I sing like a good canary
I come when called
I come, that's all
Send it up on fire
Death before dawn
Send it up on fire
Death before dawn
I clean the house
I put all your books in an order
I make up a colorful border
I clean my mouth
Cause froth comes out
Send it up on fire
Death before dawn
Send it up on fire
The things they say are getting harder to take
But I can't get out of what I'm into
And the jokes they tell are meant to wish me well
But I can't get out of what I'm into
'Cause it's a steady job
And it's the only thing that makes me money
And it gives me something to laugh about
'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny
The looks they give are starting to make me sick
But I can't get out of what I'm into
And the lines they try might as well be from a guy
But I can't get out of what I'm into
'Cause it's a steady job
And it's the only thing that makes me money
And it gives me something to cry about
'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny
Yeah my real life ain't fucking funny
Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me?
Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me?
The things I have to do would make a slut blush blue
But I can't get out of what I'm into
I figure two more years, then I'll go back to queers
But I can't get out of what I'm into
'Cause it's a steady job
And it's the only thing that makes me money
And it gives me something to laugh about
'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny
Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me?
Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me?
Ooooh Lord, ooooh Lord
I heard your song on the radio,
Tried to sing along, but I didn't know...
Half of the words... How does it go?
I sure think we would make a real cool pair,
You could sing your songs, I could sit and stare,
And fall in love... in love with Liz Phair
You sang a song with Bent Lee...
How about singin' with me?
You look real pretty in your video,
and you write better songs than anyone I know,
Me and you should go to the big black show...
Or maybe I could just meet you there?
I'm getting sorta cool, but mostly I'm a square,
I'd rather get around, around to Liz Phair...
I don't want nothing physical, but I sure think you're cool...
...sang a song with Bent Lee,
How about singin' with me?
Your records always in my stereo,
I never turn it off, I never play it low,
You're the greatest thing in rock n' roll...
I sure think we would make a real cool pair,
You could sing you songs, I could sit and stare,
And dream about you... dream about Liz Phair,
dream about Liz Phair, dream about Liz Phair,
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