-------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Ain't No Good -------- She's gonna hand you a red-headed Gabriel Coming from the bar in a plastic tie He's gonna swing from the tree of life He's gonna try to sell you on a great big lie But when you speak to her, her eyes light up The music spills right into your cup The minstrels play and the waitress brings ice There are pies on a carousel, have a slice But watch out, she ain't no good for you He's gonna spin like the tractor pull She'll sit back when he tells his tale He's gonna yell when he drinks his beer She'll sit back and drink ginger ale But when you speak to her, her eyes light up The music spills right into your cup It's so abrupt and it's so concise There are pies on a carousel, have a slice But watch out, she ain't no good for you, I say Watch out, she ain't no good for you She'd like to put you in her zoo Right between the canaries and the cockatoos She'll pull out your feathers for her brand new hat And when she's done that, she'll feed you to her cat So watch out, she ain't no good for you Watch out, she ain't no good for you Watch out, she ain't no good for you -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Comanche -------- You need to straighten your posture and suck in your gut You need to pull back your shoulders and tighten your butt Come comanche, comanche, comanche, come oh If you want to have cities, you've got to build roads You need to find some new feathers and buy some new clothes Just get rid of the antlers and lighten your load Come comanche, comanche, comanche, come oh If you want to have cities, you've got to build roads You need to straighten your posture and suck in your gut You need to pull back your shoulders and tighten your butt Come comanche, comanche, comanche, come oh If you want to have cities If you want to have cities If you want to have cities, you've got to build roads -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Haze of Love -------- It's 3 o'clock in the morning Or maybe it's 4 I'm thinking of you Wondering what I should do But I'm finally cutting Through this haze It's 4 o'clock in the morning Or maybe it's 5 I think I'm alive And I think I'll survive And I'm finally cutting Through this haze of love Haze of love For days and days I'm in a haze of love Yea, you don't love me Like I love you Although you pretend I can see this will end I'm finally cutting through This haze of love Haze of love For days and days and days I'm in a haze of love It's 5 o'clock in the morning Or maybe it's 6 I am sick of your lies I am sick of your tricks I am finally cutting through This haze of love Haze of love For days and days and days For days and days and days For days and days and days I'm in a haze of love -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- I Bombed Korea -------- I bombed Korea every night My engines sang into the salty sky I didn't know if I would live or die I bombed Korea every night I bombed Korea every night I bombed Korea every night Red flowers bursting down below us Those people didn't even know us We didn't know if we would live or die We didn't know if it was wrong or right I bombed Korea every night And so I sit here at this bar I'm not a hero, I'm not a movie star I've got my beer, I've got my stories to tell But they won't tell you what it's like in hell Red flowers bursting down below us Those people didn't even know us We didn't know if we would live or die We didn't know if it was wrong or right We didn't know if we would live or die I bombed Korea every night -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Is This Love? -------- I can't believe it's true I can't believe that you Don't want me anymore You're with him And you don't even know That I've been dying all day long And singing sad, sad songs And wishing you were gone Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Or should I close the door? My eyes are burning in my head And seeing only red And wishing you were dead Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Or should I Or should I, should I Should I close the door? Should I close the door? Ah, I fooled myself Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Is this love? Or should I Or should I Or should I, should I Should I close the door? -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Jesus Wrote a Blank Check -------- Jesus wrote a blank check One I haven't cashed quite yet I hope I got a little more time I hope it's not the end of the line Yeah, Jesus wrote a blank check Ah, one I haven't cashed yet, all right Well, if I had to choose a number I'd want it to be number one I don't want to be number two Yeah, I don't want to be number four Yeah, but I can hear a knock on the door Jesus wrote a blank check, all right If Jesus saw me dying Would angels come a-flying down? I hope I got a little more time I hope somebody lends me a dime Now, Jesus wrote a blank check Ah, one I haven't cashed yet, uh-huh Still I build my towers high I watch them pierce the blue, blue sky Still I wallow in the mire Still I burn this earthen fire Still I build my towers high I watch them pierce the blue, blue sky Still I wallow in the mire Still I burn this earthen fire Still I burn this earthen fire Still I burn this earthen fire Still I burn this earthen fire Ah, still I burn this earthen fire Still I burn this earthen fire Still I burn this earthen fire Still I burn this earthen fire -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Jolene -------- Well, Jolene unlocked the thick breezeway door Like she'd done one hundred times before Jolene smoothed her dark hair in the mirror She folded the towel carefully and put it back in place Yeah, I want to pull you down into bed I want to cast your face in lead [Chorus] But every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah, yeah Jolene heard her father's uneven snores Right then, she knew there must be something more Jolene heard the singing in the forest She opened the door quietly And stepped into the night Yeah, I want to throw you out into space I want to do whatever it takes [Chorus] Get down! Get down, down! Get up! Get down! Please, get down! Get down! Get down! Get down! Yeah, all right! Yeah That's great, that's great Oh yeah Get down! Yeah Oh yeah -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Mr. Mastodon Farm -------- Birds fall from the window ledge above mine Then they flap their wings at the last second You see, birds fall from the window ledge above mine Then they flap their wings at the last second I can see their dead weight Just dropping like stones Or small loaves of bread Past my window all the time But unless I get up Walk across the room And peer down below I don't see their last-second curves Toward a horizontal flight All these birds just falling from the ledge like stones Now due to a construct in my mind That makes their falling and their flight Symbolic of my entire existence It becomes important for me To get up and see Their last-second curves toward flight It's almost as if my life would fall Unless I see their ascent Mr. Mastodon Farm Mr. Mastodon Farm Cuts swatches out of all material Mr. Mastodon Farm Mr. Mastodon Farm Cuts swatches out of all material -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Pentagram -------- Your pentagram is down below our floor Your naked body shimmers in the night Dancing and chanting in a sacrificial rite Your feet are dry with the ashes from dead babies Who have passed the test Just like all the rest But never really understood The reasons why they took it In the first place Ahh, in the first place Your feasty eyes won't make me fall apart Your turquoise and silver won't weaken this old heart Yeah, dancing and chanting in a sacrificial rite I fell to the ground on a windy, windy night Well I have passed the test Just like all the rest But never really understood The reasons why I took it In the first place Ahh, in the first place -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Rock 'N' Roll Lifestyle -------- Well, your CD collection looks shiny and costly How much did you pay for your Bad Moto Guzzi? And how much did you spend on your black leather jacket Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket? Now tickets to concerts And drinking at clubs Sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of And how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt That proves you were there That you heard of them first? [Chorus] Now, how do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? How do you afford your rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Tell me How much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar? The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show And how much will he pay for a brand new guitar? One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones And how long will the workers keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones Aging black leather And hospital bills And tattoo removal And dozens of pills Your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments But rock on completely with some brand new components [Chorus] Excess ain't rebellion You drinkin' what they're sellin' Your self-destruction doesn't hurt them Your chaos won't convert them They're so happy to rebuild it You'll never really kill it Excess ain't rebellion You drinkin' what they're sellin? Excess ain't rebellion You drinkin', you're drinking what they're... sellin' -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Ruby Sees All -------- Do you think she's swimming in your lies? Do you think it's all just murky green? Don't you think that she would realize? Yeah, do you think that she has never seen? [Chorus] 'Cause when the seaweed sinks And the sun gets low When the waves retire To the darkness below I know I know Ruby sees all Whoa, I know I know Ruby sees I can feel the pressure building high You should see you're headed for a storm Don't you see it building in the sky? Don't you think it's time to swim to shore? [Chorus] -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- Up So Close -------- Up so close I never get to see your face Microscope I might as well be out in space Up so close I never get to see the view Down your throat I'm never sure that it's still you Up your nose Down to your toes In your mouth Way down south Up so close It seems I only think of you Up so close I never see the sky so blue I only wanted to be sure That what it was was really pure I put my face down in the cake My feet were flailing in a lake Up so close I never get to see your face Microscope I might as well be out in space Up so close I never get to see you Microscope I'm never sure if it's still you -------- 1994 Motorcade of Generosity -------- -------- You Part the Waters -------- You part the waters The same ones that I'm drowning in You lead your casual slaughters And I'm the one who helps you win You've got your grand piano You don't even play piano I'm the one who plays piano You don't even play piano You part the waters The same ones that I'm thirsty for You invite your friends to tea But when it's me you lock the door You've got your credit cards And you thank your lucky stars But don't forget the ones who foot the bill You've got your grand piano And you don't even play piano I'm the one who plays piano You don't even play piano But you part the waters -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Daria -------- When you tried to kiss me I only bit your tongue When you tried to get me together I only came undone When you tried to tell me The one for me was you I was in your mattress back in 1982 Daria, I won't be soothed Daria yeah, I won't be soothed Over like smoothed Over like milk, silk A bedspread or a quilt Icing on a cake Or a serene translucent lake Daria, Daria, yeah Daria I won't be soothed I won't be soothed When you tried to tell me Of all the love you had I was cleaning oil from beaches Seeing only what was bad When you tried to feed me I only shut my mouth Food got on your apron And you told me to get out Daria, I won't be soothed Daria yeah, I won't soothed Over like smoothed Over like milk, silk A bedspread or a quilt Icing on a cake Or a serene translucent lake Daria, Daria, Daria Daria yeah, Daria, yeah Daria yeah I won't be soothed I won't be soothed -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Frank Sinatra -------- [Hook] We know of an ancient radiation That haunts dismembered constellations A faintly glimmering radio station While Frank Sinatra sings Stormy Weather The flies and spiders get along together Cobwebs fall on an old skipping record [Verse 1] Beyond the suns that guard this roost Beyond your flowers of flaming truths Beyond your latest ad campaigns An old man sits collecting stamps In a room all filled with Chinese lamps He saves what others throw away He says that he'll be rich some day [Bridge] We know of an ancient radiation That haunts dismembered constellations A faintly glimmering radio station [Hook] -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Friend Is A Four Letter Word -------- To me, coming from you Friend is a four letter word End is the only part of the word That I heard Call me morbid or absurd But to me, coming from you Friend is a four letter word But to me, coming from you Friend is a four letter word End is the only part of the word That I heard Call me morbid or absurd But to me, coming from you Friend is a four letter word When I go fishing for the words I am wishing you would say to me I'm really only praying That the words you'll soon be saying Might betray the way you feel about me But to me, coming from you Friend is a four letter word -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- I Will Survive -------- [Verse 1] At first I was afraid I was petrified I kept thinking I could never live Without you by my side But then I spent so many nights Just thinking how you've done me wrong I grew strong I learned how to get along And so you're back From outer space I just walked in to find you Here without that look upon your face I should have changed my fucking lock I would have made you leave your key If I'd have known for just one second You'd be back to bother me [Pre-Chorus] Oh now go Walk out the door Just turn around now You're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one Who tried to break me with desire? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? [Chorus] Oh not I I will survive Yeah As long as I know how to love I know I'll be alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give I will survive I will survive Yeah, yeah [Verse 2] It took all the strength I had Just not to fall apart I'm trying hard to mend the pieces Of my broken heart And I spent oh so many nights Just feeling sorry for myself I used to cry But now I hold my head up high And you see me With somebody new I'm not that stupid little person Still in love with you And so you thought you'd just drop by And you expect me to be free But now I'm saving all my lovin' For someone who's lovin' me [Pre-Chorus] Oh now go Walk out the door Just turn around now You're not welcome anymore Weren't you the one Who tried to break me with desire? Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? [Chorus] Oh not I I will survive Yeah As long as I know how to love I know I'll be alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give I will survive I will survive Yeah, yeah Da da, da da, da da dada... Da, da, da, da, dada dada dada dada ... Oh no -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Italian Leather Sofa -------- [Verse 1] She doesn't care whether or not he's an island She doesn't care just as long as his ship's coming in [Chorus] She doesn't care whether or not he's an island They laugh they make money He's got a gold watch She's got a silk dress and healthy breasts That bounce on his Italian leather sofa [Verse 2] She doesn't care whether or not he's a good man She doesn't care just as long as she still has her friends [Chorus] She doesn't care whether or not he's an island They laugh, they make money He's got a gold watch She's got a silk dress and healthy breasts That bounce on his Italian leather sofa [Bridge] She's got a serrated edge That she moves back and forth It's such a simple machine She doesn't have to use force When she gets what she wants She puts the rest on a tray in a ziplock bag She's got a serrated edge That she moves back and forth It's such a simple machine She doesn't have to use force When she gets what she wants She puts the rest on a tray in a ziplock bag ...in the freezer [Verse 1] She doesn't care whether or not he's an island She doesn't care just as long as his ship's coming in Alright, here it comes, here it comes... [Chorus] She doesn't care whether or not he's an island They laugh, they make money He's got a gold watch She's got a silk dress and healthy breasts That bounce on his Italian leather sofa -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- It's Coming Down -------- [Chorus] It's coming down It's coming down [Verse 1] It's raining outside You've nowhere to hide She's asking you Why you think it's funny [Chorus] It's coming down It's coming down [Verse 2] She's leaving your house She had to get out She's mad And she'll take her mattress with her [Chorus] It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down [Verse 3] You lie on the floor She's slamming your door She's gone And she's wearing your red sweater [Chorus] It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down It's coming down -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Nugget -------- Okay alright, uh no This one, this one, this one Heads of state, who ride and wrangle Who look at your face, from more than one angle Can cut you from their bloated budgets Like sharpened knives through Chicken McNuggets Now heads of state, who ride and wrangle Who look at your face, from more than one angle Can cut you from their bloated budgets Like sharpened knives through chicken McNuggets Shut the fuck up, no Shut the fuck up (Shut the fuck) Right, right Learn to buck up (Shut the fuck) Right, shut the fuck up Hey ho (Shut the fuck) Now, now Learn to buck up (Oh) One, two, one two three four Alright Now, nimble fingers that dance on numbers Will eat your children and steal your thunder While heavy torsos that heave and hurl Will crunch like nuts in the mouth of squirrels Now, nimble fingers that dance on numbers Will eat your children and steal your thunder While heavy torsos that heave and hurl Will crunch like nuts in the mouth of squirrels Shut the fuck up, no Shut the fuck up (Shut the fuck) Right, now Learn to buck up (Shut the fuck) Right, shut the fuck up Hey ho, ya (Shut the fuck) Ya ya Learn to buck up Now, simple feet that flicker like fire And burn like candles in smoky spires Do more to turn, my joy to sadness Than somber thoughts of burning planets Now, clever feet that flicker like fire And burn like candles in smoky spires Do more to turn, my joy to sadness Than somber thoughts of burning planets (Shut the fuck) Alright, okay I don't (Shut the fuck) Wanna, I don't wanna hear it That's right (Shut the fuck) Oh, okay I don't wanna (Shut the fuck) I don't wanna (Shut the fuck) Hey, ho, ya (Shut the fuck) I don't wanna I don't wanna (Yea, one two one two one) -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Open Book -------- She's writing, she's writing She's writing a novel She's writing, she's weaving Conceiving a plot It quickens, it thickens You can't put it down now It takes you, it shakes you It makes you lose your thought But you're caught in your own glory You are believing your own stories Writing your own headlines Ignoring your own deadlines But now you've gotta write them all again You think she's an open book But you don't know which page to turn to, do you? You think she's an open book But you don't know which page to turn to, do you? Do you? Do you? You want her, confront her Just open your window Unbolt it, unlock it Unfasten your latch You want it, confront it Just open your window All you really have to do is ask But you're caught in your own glory You are believing your own stories Timing your contractions Inventing small contraptions That roll across your polished hardwood floors You think she's an open book But you don't know which page to turn to, do you? You think she's an open book But you don't know which page to turn to, do you? Do you? Do you? You think she's an open book But you don't know which page to turn to, do you? Do you? Do you? Do you? -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps -------- You won't admit you love me And so How am I ever To know You only tell me Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps A million times I ask you And then I ask you over Again You only answer Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps If you can't make your mind up We'll never get started And I don't wanna' wind up Being parted, broken hearted So if you really love me Say yes But if you don't, dear Confess And please don't tell me Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps If you can't make your mind up We'll never get started And I don't wanna' wind up Being parted, broken hearted So if you really love me Say yes But if you don't, dear Confess And please don't tell me Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Race Car Ya-Yas -------- The land of race car ya-yas The land where you can't change lanes The land where large, fuzzy dice Still hang proudly Like testicles from rear-view mirrors The land of race car ya-yas The land where you can't change lanes The land where large, fuzzy dice Still hang proudly Like testicles from rear-view mirrors The land of race car ya-yas Ya-yas The land of race car ya-yas The land of race car ya-yas Race car ya-yas -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Sad Songs & Waltzes -------- I'm writing a song all about you A true song as real as my tears But you've no need to fear it 'Cause no one will hear it Sad songs and waltzes Aren't selling this year I'll tell all about how you cheated I'd like for the whole world to hear I'd like to get even With you 'cause you're leavin' But sad songs and waltzes Aren't selling this year It's a good thing that I'm not a star You don't know how lucky you are Though my record may say it No one will play it Sad songs and waltzes Aren't selling this year It's a good thing that I'm not a star You don't know how lucky you are Though my record may say it No one will play it Sad songs and waltzes Aren't selling this year -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- She'll Come Back to Me -------- [Verse 1] Last night I said to her I didn't want to live inside a lie If she wants him More than she wants me Let this be [Chorus] She'll come back to me She'll come back to me She'll come back [Verse 2] All day I wait and wait To hear her footsteps on my walkway She never came She never even called [Chorus] She'll come back to me She'll come back to me She'll come back [Bridge] Somehow I know it won't last Somehow I know it won't last too long [Chorus] She'll come back to me She'll come back to me She'll come back to me She'll come back to me -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- Stickshifts and Safetybelts -------- [Chorus] Stick shifts and safety belts Bucket seats have all got to go When we're driving in the car It makes my baby seem so far I need you here with me Not way over in a bucket seat I need you to be here with me Not way over in a bucket seat But when we're driving in my Malibu It's easy to get right next to you I say, "Baby, scoot over, please" And then she's right there next to me I need you here with me And not way over in a bucket seat I need you to be here with me Not way over in a bucket seat Well, a lot of good cars are Japanese Yeah, but when we're driving far I need my baby I need my baby Next to me [Chorus] -------- 1996 Fashion Nugget -------- -------- The Distance -------- [Verse 1] Reluctantly crouched at the starting line Engines pumping and thumping in time The green light flashes, the flags go up Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup They deftly maneuver and muscle for rank Fuel burning fast on an empty tank Reckless and wild, they pour through the turns Their prowess is potent and secretly stern As they speed through the finish, the flags go down The fans get up and they get out of town The arena is empty except for one man Still driving and striving as fast as he can [Pre-Chorus] The sun has gone down and the moon has come up And long ago somebody left with the cup But he's driving and striving and hugging the turns And thinking of someone for whom he still burns [Chorus] He's going the distance He's going for speed She's all alone In her time of need Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse He's going the distance [Verse 2] No trophy, no flowers, no flashbulbs, no wine He's haunted by something he cannot define Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force In his mind, he's still driving, still making the grade She's hoping in time that her memories will fade Cause he's racing and pacing and plotting the course He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse [Pre-Chorus] The sun has gone down and the moon has come up And long ago somebody left with the cup But he's striving and driving and hugging the turns And thinking of someone for whom he still burns [Chorus] Cause he's going the distance He's going for speed She's all alone In her time of need Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse He's racing and pacing and plotting the course He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse He's going the distance He's going for speed He's going the distance -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Alpha Beta Parking Lot -------- Standing in the Alpha Beta parking lot Watching the sunset- I'll never forget Watching all the reds, and oranges slip away- Letting go of yet, another dirty day Breathing in the fumes from so many ideling cars Right beneath the sign with the dusty yellow stars Watching the sun go down-- Watching the sun go down-- Watching (the sun) the sun (watching the sun) go down Standing in the Alpha Beta parking lot Watching you leave me- not quite believing Standing in the Alpha Beta parking lot Watching the sunset- I'll never forget Breathing in the fumes from so many ideling cars Right beneath the sign with the dusty yellow stars Watching the sun go down-- Watching the sun go down-- Watching (the sun) the sun (watching the sun) go down-- (guitar and trumpet break) Breathing in the fumes from so many ideling cars Right beneath the sign with the dusty yellow stars Watching the sun go down-- Watching the sun go down-- Watching (the sun) the sun (watching the sun) go down-- Watching (the sun) the sun (watching the sun) go down-- Watching the sun go down----- -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Cool Blue Reason -------- Cool blue reason empties on the page Your colleagues are in prison and your enemies enraged Cool blue reason comes into your world There's two more dead in Texas and it's probably your girls Cool blue reason wraps around your throat The minutes change like seasons Only 8 more hours to go (2x) Only 8 more hours...left to go Cool blue reason comes into your life There's one more dead in Kansas and it's probably your wife Cool blue reason I'm just talking to myself Cool blue reason I'm just rearranging hell I'm just talking to myself (2x) Cool blue reason wraps around your throat The minutes change likes seasons Only 8 more hours to go (2x) Only 8 more hours...left to go -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Guitar -------- I'm sitting by the Window of your Thirty-second Floor apartment Waiting For your Phone calls All to End I'm sitting Watching, wind blow Watching time go Watching cars go by I'm Waiting for these Memories to Begin If I Threw my guitar Out the window So far down Would I Start to regret it Or would I smile And watch it slowly fall, fall, fall Garbage trucks And taxi cabs Don't seem like they can Reach me here The clammer Of jackhammers Seems so faint Well, the way you treat me Lightly only Slightly brings me down A lot I don't think that I'll Ever be the same Yeah, If I Threw my guitar Out the window So far down Would I Start to regret it Or would I smile And watch it slowly fall, fall, fall Fall, fall, fall Fall, fall, fall Fall, fall, fall... -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Hem of Your Garment -------- [Verse 1] I am intrinsically no good I have a heart that's made of wood I am only biding time Only reciting memorized lines [Chorus] And I'm not fit to touch The hem of your garment No, no I'm not fit to touch the hem of your garment [Verse 2] I have no love, but only goals How very empty is my soul It is a soul that feels no thrill A soul that could easily kill [Chorus] And I'm not fit to touch The hem of your garment No, no I'm not fit to touch the hem of your garment [Verse 1] I am intrinsically no good I have a heart that's made of wood I am only biding time Only reciting memorized lines [Chorus] And I'm not fit to touch The hem of your garment No, no I'm not fit to touch the hem of your garment The hem of your garment -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Let Me Go -------- When she walks, she swings her arms Instead of her hips When she talks, she moves her mouth Instead of her lips And I've waited for her for so long I've waited for her for so long I've wondered if I could hang on I wonder if I could hang on, yeah Let me go she said, let me go she said Let me go and I will want you more Let me go she said Let me go Let me go and I will want you When she wants, she wants the sun Instead of the moon When she sees, she see the stars Inside of her room And I've waited for her for so long I've waited for her for so long I've wondered if I could hang on I wonder if I could hang on Let me go she said (x3) and I will want you more Let me go she said Let me go Let me go and I will want you Let me go she said (x2) Let me go, let me go she said Let me go, let me go Let me go, let me go Let me go, let let me go Let me go, let me go Let me go, let me go -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Mexico -------- I had a match, but she had a lighter I had a flame, but she had a fire I was bright, but she was much brighter I was high, but she was the sky Oh baby, I was bound for mexico Oh baby, I was bound to let you go Ha ha ha, la da da I don't know much about Cinco de Mayo I'm never sure what it's all about But I say I want you and you don't believe me You say you want me but I've got my doubts Oh baby, I was bound for Mexico Oh baby, I was bound to let you go I had a match, but she had a lighter I had a flame, but she had a fire I was bright, but she was much brighter I was high, but she was the sky Oh baby, I was bound for Mexico Oh baby, I was bound to let you go -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Never There -------- I need your arms around me I need to feel your touch I need your understanding, I need your love So much You tell me that you love me so You tell me that you care But when I need you, (Baby!) Baby, (You're never there) On the phone Long long distance Always through such Strong resistance When first you say You're too busy I wonder if you Even miss me Never there You're never there You're never, ever Ever ever there (Hey!) A golden bird that flies away A candle's fickle flame To think I held you yesterday Your love was just a game A golden bird that flies away A candle's fickle flame To think I held you yesterday Your love was just a game You tell me that you love me so You tell me that you care But when I need you, (BABY) Baby Take the time To get to know me If you want me Why can't you just show me We're always on This roller coaster If you want me Why can't you get closer Never there You're never there You're never, ever Ever ever there Never there You're never there You're never, ever Ever ever there -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Satan is My Motor -------- I've got wheels of polished steel I've got tires that grab the road I've got seats that selflessly hold my friends And a trunk that can carry the heaviest of loads I've got a mind that can steer me to your house And a heart that can bring you red flowers My intentions are good and earnest and true But under my hood is internal combustion power And Satan is my motor (satan is my motor) Hear my motor purr Satan is my motor, motor Hear my motor purr Satan is the only one who seems to understand I've got brakes I'm wide awake I can stop this car at any time At the very last second I can change direction Turn completely around if I feel so inclined I've got a mind that can steer me to your house And a heart that can bring you red flowers My intentions are good and earnest and true But under my hood is internal combustion power And Satan is my motor (satan is my motor) Hear my motor purr Satan is my motor Hear my motor purr Satan is the only one who seems to understand Satan is my motor Satan is the only one who seems to understand -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Sheep go to Heaven -------- [Verse 1] I'm not feeling alright today I'm not feeling that great I'm not catching on fire today Love has started to fade I'm not going to smile today I'm not gonna laugh You're out living it up today I've got dues to pay [Pre-Chorus] And the grave-digger puts on the forceps The stonemason does all the work The barber can give you a haircut The carpenter can take you out to lunch Now, but, I just want to play on my pan-pipes I just want to drink me some wine As soon as you're born you start dying So you might as well have a good time, oh no [Chorus] Sheep go to Heaven Goats go to Hell Sheep go to Heaven Goats go to Hell Oh no, oh yeah, alright [Verse 2] I don't wanna go to Sunset Strip I don't wanna feel the emptiness Bold marquees with stupid band names I don't wanna go to Sunset Strip I don't wanna go to Sunset Strip I don't wanna feel the emptiness Bold marquees with stupid band names I don't wanna go to Sunset Strip [Pre-Chorus] And the grave-digger puts on the forceps The stonemason does all the work The barber can give you a haircut The carpenter can take you out to lunch Now, but, I just want to play on my pan-pipes I just want to drink me some wine As soon as you're born you start dying So you might as well have a good time, oh no [Chorus] Sheep go to Heaven Goats go to Hell Sheep go to Heaven Goats go to Hell Oh Sheep go to Heaven Goats go to Hell Sheep go to Heaven Goats go to Hell (Go to Hell) Sheep go to Heaven (Go to Hell) Goats go to Hell (Go to Hell) Sheep go to Heaven (Go to Hell) Goats go to Hell (Go to Hell) Oh no, go to Hell (repeat until fade) -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Walk On By -------- Walk on by The house where you still live Walk on by The place where we would kiss And the room where I held you tight Tonight, I must walk on by Walk on by The room where you still sleep Walk on by The company that you keep And the room where I held you tight Tonight, I must walk on by Somehow i know I won't forget you no no no no no, i won't You won't forget me no no no no no, you won't I'll keep on walking away from here I'll forget you when I reach the other side Walk on by the house where you still live Walk on by the place where we would kiss And the room where I held you tight Tonight, I must walk on by And the room where I held you tight Tonight, I must walk on by -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- When You Sleep -------- When you sleep Where do your fingers go? What do your fingers know? What do your fingers show? Where do your fingers go? When you sleep Do they tremble on the edge of the bed Or do you fold them neatly by your head Do they clench like claws against your own skin When you're living your day all over again When you sleep (When you sleep) Where do your fingers go? (When you sleep) What do your fingers know? (When you sleep) What do your fingers show? (When you sleep) Where do your fingers go? (When you sleep) Do they play guitar in a Latin bar Are they strangers or lovers Do they drive your car Are they swimming submissively Sex acts of life Or just cutting through jello with a very sharp knife Now Zeus was a womanizer Always on the make But Hera usually punished her that Zeus was one to take When you sleep where do your fingers go? Are they pulling out weeds from the dusty soil But then never rewarded with the fruits of their toil Are they scratching their nails on the chalkboards of death Only seeking attention when everyone in the room has left (When you sleep) Where do your fingers go? (When you sleep) What do your fingers know? (When you sleep) What do your fingers show? (When you sleep) Where do your fingers go? (When you sleep) When you sleep Do they tremble on the edge of the bed Or do you fold them neatly by your head -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- Where Would I Be? -------- [Verse 1] I've been waiting for so long I've been hoping your love's not gone Houses are sliding in the mud Rivers are raging in your blood [Chorus] Where would I be without your love? Where would I be without your arms around me? [Verse 2] You want to be the only one If I knew you I would not run You have been cloudy, distant, dark I'm thinking of Noah and the ark [Chorus] [x2] -------- 1998 Prolonging the Magic -------- -------- You Turn the Screws -------- You turn the screws You tear down the bridge Flimsy as it is, it's business like You shake my hand You break up the band Flimsy as it is, it's open-mic punk rock Red white and blue (whoa) You twist the knife then go home to kiss your wife A bigger, better slice is what you'd like You kick the sand, you get the upper hand You sell it to Japan It's natural punk rock Red white and blue (whoa) You turn the screws It's what you choose to do You think that I Must turn them too You think that I must be so satisfied I stay inside I wonder why And the cement mixer gets it all ready One good turn at a time They're pouring it slowly and steady You're showing me where I can sign What I can expect to find But how can you say you'll be happy When you turn the screws You turn the screws It's what you choose to do You turn the screws It's what you choose to do You think I must turn them, too You turn the screws You tear down the bridge Flimsy as it is, it's business like Flimsy as it is, it's open-mic punk rock Red white and blue You turn the screws -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Arco Arena -------- [Album version is instrumental. In rare vocal version, these are the lyrics:] Welcome to the Kings' palace Arco Arena Arco Arena Why walk in circles? Why walk in circles? Why walk in circles when you can win? Move your feet to the spirit of the ball Move your feet to the spirit of the ball Welcome to the Kings' palace Arco Arena Arco Arena Crazy Train, daisy chain People just getting lazy, complaining Arco Arena Arco Arena The parking lot sparkles hot Around the busy sports complex Crazy Train, daisy chain People just getting lazy, complaining Arco Arena Arco Arena -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Comfort Eagle -------- We are building a religion We are building it bigger We are widening the corridors And adding more lanes We are building a religion A limited edition We are now accepting callers For these pendant key chains To resist it is useless It is useless to resist it His cigarette is burning But he never seems to ash He is grooming his poodle He is living comfort eagle You can meet at his location But you better come with cash Now his hat is on backwards He can show you his tattoos He is in the music business He is calling you "DUDE!" Now today is tomorrow And tomorrow today And yesterday is weaving in and out And the fluffy white lines That the airplane leaves behind Are drifting right in front Of the waning of the moon He is handling the money He's serving the food He knows about your party He is calling you "DUDE!" Now do you believe In the one big sign The doublewide shine On the bootheels of your prime Doesn't matter if you're skinny Doesn't matter if you're fat You can dress up like a sultan In your onion head hat We are building a religion We are making a brand We're the only ones to turn to When your castles turn to sand Take a bite of this apple Mr. corporate events Take a walk through the jungle Of cardboard shanties and tents Some people drink Pepsi Some people drink Coke The wacky morning DJ Says democracy's a joke He says now do you believe In the one big song He's now accepting callers Who would like to sing along He says, do you believe In the one true edge By fastening your safety belts And stepping towards the ledge He is handling the money He is serving the food He is now accepting callers He is calling me "DUDE!" Now do you believe In the one big sign The doublewide shine On the bootheels of your prime There's no need to ask directions If you ever lose your mind We're behind you, we're behind you And let us please remind you We can send a car to find you If you ever lose your way We are building a religion We are building it bigger We are building A religion A limited Edition We are now accepting callers For these beautiful Pendant key chains -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Commissioning a Symphony in C -------- So you'll be an Austrian nobleman Commissioning a symphony in C Which defies all earthly descriptions You'll be commissioning a symphony in C With money you squeezed from the peasants To your nephew you can give it as a present This magnificent symphony in C, you'll be Commissioning a symphony in C Completely filling the palace concert hall It's warm and golden like an oven that's wide open It has a melody both happy and sad Built on victorious known triads You've entered the room with great caution Though no one in the hall is even watching They are transfixed, they are forgetting just to breathe They are so taken by your symphony, ah, in C You're sitting there thinking your thoughts They are not about what is but what is not You're sitting there breathing in your breath You are seldom breathing life, but mostly death So you'll be an Austrian nobleman Commissioning a symphony in C Which defies all earthly descriptions You'll be commissioning a symphony in C -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Long Line of Cars -------- There's a long line of cars and they're trying to get through There's no single explanation, there's no central destination But this long line of cars is trying to get through And this long line of cars is all because of you We don't wonder where we're going or remember where we've been We've gotta keep this traffic flowing and accept a little sin So this long line of cars will never have an end And this long line of cars keeps coming around the bend From the streets of Sacramento to the freeways of L. A We've gotta keep this fire burning and accept a little grey So this long line of cars is trying to break free And this long line of cars is all because of me There's a long line of cars Long, long, long line of cars Long, long, long line of cars Long, long, long line of cars -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Love You Madly -------- I don't want to wonder If this is a blunder I don't want to worry whether We're gonna stay together 'Till we die I don't want to jump in Unless this music's thumping All the dishes rattle in the cupboards When the elephants arrive I want to love you madly I want to love you now I want to love you madly, way I want to love you, love you Love you madly I don't want to fake it I just want to make it The ornaments look pretty But they're pulling down the branches Of the Tree I don't want to think about it I don't want to talk about it When I kiss your lips I want to sink down to the bottom Of the sea I want to love you madly I want to love you now, yeah I want to love you madly, way I want to love you, love you Love you madly I don't want to hold back I don't want to slip down I don't want to think back to the one thing that I know I Should have done I don't want to doubt you Know everything about you I don't want to sit across the table from you Wishing I could run I want to love you madly I want to love you now I want to love you madly, way I want to love you, love you Love you madly -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Meanwhile, Rick James -------- [Verse 1 - Cake] Dis-empowered, the scattering flock Dances in a fever at the Castle Rock Dust-devil cypress and ripening fruit Ascending quick into the author's bathroom [Pre-Chorus - Cake] Fawn, Jo and Tootsie are out on a wire Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire [Chorus - Cake] Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you I've got a lot of work to do I guess I'll leave it up to you [Verse 2 - Cake] Uninvited, we'll stay if we want Searching through your closets for your grandfather's gun We will swim in your kidney, kidney-shaped pool Scratching at the bottom for another clue, yeah [Pre-Chorus - Cake] Fawn, Jo and Tootsie are out on a wire Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire [Chorus - Cake] Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you [Outro - Cake] (Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude) And there's nothing I can say to you (Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude) And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you I've got a lot of work to do I guess I'll leave it up to you -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Opera Singer -------- I am an opera singer I stand on painted tape It tells me where I'm going And where to throw my cape I call my co-stars "brother" I call my co-stars "knave" I play both good and evil parts I sing to Verdi's grave And every single morning By 10 AM I'm dressed My rehearsals last for hours and hours With diligence I have been blessed Some people, they call me monster Some people, they call me saint My talent feeds my darker side Yet no one will complain I am an opera singer I sing in foreign lands I've sung for kings in Europe And emperors in Japan And after each performance People stand around and wait Just to tell me that they love my voice Just to tell me that I'm great I am an opera singer I will sing when you're all dead I sing the mountains crumbling apart I sing what can't be said I am an opera singer I sing in foreign lands Most people seem to know my name Or at least know who I am -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Pretty Pink Ribbon -------- Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd end up just like me Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd float down to the sea Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd say just what you please Without the sticky little kitten Your ticket could never be free Without the tight little denim Your virtues would all go unknown Without the room that you live in Your cancer would eat to the bone Your muscles would bulge underground Your demons would all be around Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd end up just like me Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd end up just like me Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd burn all these dying leaves Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd lift this steaming herd You would kill all the sick ones You would bury them deep in the earth Without the tight little denim Your virtues would all go unknown Without the room that you live in Your cancers would eat to the bone Your muscles would bulge underground Your demons would all be around Without the pretty pink ribbon You'd end up just like me -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Shadow Stabbing -------- Adjectives on the typewriter He moves his words like a prize fighter The frenzied pace of the mind inside the cell The man on the street might just as well be The man on the street might just as well The man on the street might just as well be Outside, outside the walls Out there you don't hear the echoes and calls But the steel eye, tight jaw Say it all, say it all But the white paint Plastic saints Say it all, say it all Say it all, say it all, say it all, say it all Say it all, Say it Somebody has got to say it all Somebody has got to say it all I'm so nervous I'm so tense My heart can't forget about this self defense The air is so hot And my breath comes fast I thumb the cool blade But I know this can't last (so nervous) (so tense) I thumb the cool blade But I know this can't last (so nervous) (so tense) Outside, outside the walls Out there you don't hear the echoes and calls But the steel eye, tight jaw Say it all, say it all But the white paint Plastic saints Say it all, say it all Say it all, say it all, say it all, say it all Say it all, say it Somebody has got to say it all Somebody has got to say it all Adjectives on the typewriter He moves his words like a prize fighter The frenzied pace of the mind inside the cell The man on the street might just as well be The man on the street might just as well The man on the street might just as well be... -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- Short Skirt/Long Jacket -------- [Verse 1] I want a girl with a mind like a diamond I want a girl who knows what's best I want a girl with shoes that cut And eyes that burn like cigarettes I want a girl with the right allocations Who's fast and thorough and sharp as a tack She's playing with her jewelry, she's putting up her hair She's touring the facility and picking up slack [Chorus] I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket [Verse 2] I want a girl who gets up early (Gets up early) I want a girl who stays up late (Stays up late) I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity (Uninterrupted) Who uses a machete to cut through red tape With fingernails that shine like justice And a voice that is dark like tinted glass She is fast, thorough, and sharp as a tack She is touring the facility and picking up slack [Chorus] I want a girl with a short skirt and a long, long jacket [Verse 3] I want a girl with a smooth liquidation (Smooth liquidation) I want a girl with good dividends (Good dividends) At Citibank we will meet accidentally (Meet accidentally) We'll start to talk when she borrows my pen She wants a car with a cupholder armrest She wants a car that will get her there She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler Le Baron [Chorus] I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket -------- 2001 Comfort Eagle -------- -------- World of Two -------- [Verse] I don't want to Hear you whisper I don't want to orbit Your world [Chorus] Of two There's only room for you In your world of two [Verse] I don't like to Hang around you I don't want to Live in your world [Chorus] Of two There's only room for you In your world of two [Bridge] It's not that I don't like you But it's not that I don't love you It's not that I don't think you are Two of the most Perfectly Beautiful People in your world [Chorus] In your world of two There's only room for you In your world of two There's only room for you In your world of two In your world of two There's only room There's only room There's only room For you -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Carbon Monoxide -------- Too much carbon monoxide for me to bear Too much carbon monoxide for me to bear Where's the air? Where's the air? Where's the air? Where's the air? After car after bus after car after truck After this my lungs will be so fucked up I wish I was in that Mercedes Benz Sealed away from my scents I'd have the music high going 95 Too much, too much, too much, too much... Too much carbon monoxide for me to bear Too much carbon monoxide for me to bear Don't you care? Don't you care? Don't you don't you don't you care? After car after bus after car after truck After this my lungs will be so fucked up I wish I wasn't just a pedestrian Breathing all this in I look up at that grey sky It makes me want to... (ohhhh) Too much, too much, too much... Too much carbon monoxide for me to bear -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Dime -------- [Verse 1] In the brown shag carpet of a cheap motel In the dark and dusty corner by the TV shelf Is a small reminder of a simpler time When a crumpled up pair of trousers lost a brand new dime Well you ask me how I made it through and how my mint condition could belong to you When I'm on the ground I roll through town I'm a president you don't remember getting kicked around [Chorus] I'm a dime , I'm fine And I shine I'm freshly minted I am determined not to be dented By a car or by a plane or anything not yet invented... [Post-Chorus] I'm a dime , I'm fine And I shine [Verse 2] In the hiss and rumble of the freeway sounds As the afternoon commuters drive their cars around There's a ringle jingle near the underpass There's a sparkle near the fast food garbage and roadside trash [Chorus] I'm a dime, I'm fine And I shine I'm freshly minted I'm silver-plated, I'm underrated You won't even pick me up because I'm not enough for a local phone call... [Outro] I'm a dime , I'm fine And I shine I'm a dime, I'm fine And I shine I'm a dime, I'm fine And I shine -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- End of the Movie -------- [Verse 1] People you love Will turn their backs on you You'll lose your hair Your teeth Your knife will fall out of its sheath But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie [Verse 2] People you hate will get their hooks into you They'll pull you down You'll frown They'll tar you and drag you through town But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie No you still don't like to leave before the end of the show [Accordion Breakdown] [Verse 3] People you hate will get their hooks into you They'll pull you down You'll frown They'll tar you and drag you through town But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie No you still don't like to leave before the end of the show -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- No Phone -------- No phone No phone I just want to be alone today No phone no phone Ringing stinging Jerking like a nervous bird Rattling up against his cage Calls to me throughout the day See the feathers fly No phone No phone I just want to be alone today No phone No phone No phone no phone I just want to be alone today Rhyming chiming got me working all the time Gives me such a worried mind Now I don't want to seem unkind But god, it's such a crime No phone No phone I just want to be alone today No phone no phone No phone No phone I just want to be alone today No phone no phone... Shaking quaking, waking me when I'm asleep Never lets me go too deep Summons me with just one beep The price we pay is steep I've been on fire and yet I've still stayed frozen So deep in the night My smooth contemplations will always be broken My deepest concerns will stay buried and unspoken No I don't have any change but here's a few subway tokens No phone No phone I just want to be alone today No phone No phone No phone no phone I just want to be alone today No phone no phone No phone No phone I just want to be alone today No phone No phone -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Palm of Your Hand -------- [Verse 1] When the house was standing you’d never have believed it When the house was standing you’d never have believed The bricks and mortar have all given way At first they resisted but then they began to sway [Chorus 1] How can you say forever is at your command? How can you say the future’s in the palm, in the palm of your hand? [Verse2] When the house was standing you’d never have believed it When the house was standing you’d never have believed That gaping hole was once a foundation Where you stand now were tools in the basement [Chorus 2] Then, how can you say forever is at your command? How can you say the future’s in the palm, in the palm of your hand? -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- She'll Hang the Baskets -------- She'll hang the baskets on the walls Don't you know I've seen it all before? She'll hang the baskets on the walls But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door Come summer, come fall Come winter there'll be baskets on the floor He'll go to buy her turtle wax but in his mind he won't be coming back She'll hang the baskets on the walls But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door Come summer come fall Come winter there'll be baskets on the floor... But I've seen it all before heard the slamming of the door Come summer, come fall Come winter there'll be baskets on the floor She'll hang the baskets on the wall She'll hang the baskets on the wall She'll hang the baskets on the wall She'll hang the baskets on the wall -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Take It All Away -------- You keep pushing me away In spite of what you say I found out yesterday That I've been wasting all my time Trying to make you smile Trying to make this seem worthwhile You've been pushing me around In spite of what I do Trying to make things good for You, take your economy car and your suitcase Take your psycho little dogs Take it all away... You've been racing through my mind You're picking up in speed You're driving recklessly It's like a car crash happening on my street Broken bodies at my feet And sirens on the way They're too late Cause nobody's going to save us We're a rubbernecker's dream We're burning gasoline Go take your economy car and your suitcase Take your psycho little dogs Take it all away... And go Go ahead and destroy this Better come with an army Are you feeling, feeling okay baby? Na-na-na-na-na-na Take your economy car and your suitcase Take your psycho little dogs Take it all away -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- The Guitar Man -------- Who draws the crowd Who plays so loud Baby, it's the guitar man Who's gonna steal the show You know, baby, it's the guitar man He can make you love He can make you cry He will bring you down He will get you high And something keeps him going miles and miles away To find another place to play Night after night Who treats you right Baby, it's the guitar man Who's on the radio You know, baby, it's the guitar man When he comes to town and you see his face And you think you might like to take his place Something keeps him drifting miles and miles away Searching for the songs to play Then you listen to the music And you'd like to sing along And you want to get the meaning Out of each and every song And you find yourself a message And some words to call your own and take 'em home He can make you love He can get you high He will bring you down Then he'll make, make you cry Something keeps him moving But no one seems to know What it is that makes him go Then the lights begin to flicker And the sound is getting dim The voice begins to falter And the crowds are getting thin But he never seems to notice He's just got to find another place to play Fade away (Ah, ah) Got to play (Ah, ah) Fade away (Ah, ah) Got to play (Ah, ah) (Ah, ah) (Ah, ah) (Ah, ah) (Ah, ah) -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Tougher Than It Is -------- Well there is no such thing as you It doesn't matter what you do The more you try to qualify The more it all will pass you by Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is Well the more you try to shave the cat The more the thing will bite and scratch It's best I think to leave its fur And to listen to its silky purr Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is Well there is no such thing as you It doesn't matter what you do The more you try to qualify The more it all will pass you by Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is Some people like to make life a little tougher than it is -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Waiting -------- So we think that we're important And we think that we make sense And we think there's something better on the other side of this fence And you can soak your bread in gravy You can soak your bread in soup But the car that you are driving doesn't really belong to you So you know you'll always be waiting Always be waiting for someone else to call Yeah you know you'll always be waiting Always be waiting I say always be waiting... And you can soak your bread in water You can soak your bread in wine It can seem like you are living like you're having a real good time And you can do it to your conscience You can do it all the time You can do it with a vengeance in the morning after nine But you know you'll always be waiting Always be waiting for someone else to call Yeah you know you'll always be waiting Always be waiting I say always waiting I say always be waiting -------- 2004 Pressure Chief -------- -------- Wheels -------- [Verse 1] In a wooden boat in the shipping lanes With the freighters towering over me I can hear the jets flying overhead Making lines across the darkening sky And when the sun is going down I can take a taxi into town And the waiter at the restaurant sets a table just for one [Chorus] Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round spinning round Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round and round (okay) [Verse 2] So I had a plane to take me to a place so far away from you Eventually we began to see that we could be completely free And I could get away from you And you could get away from me And we could live each separately in our cities in the sun [Chorus] Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round spinning round Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round and round ~ [Verse 3] Okay, alright In a seedy karaoke bar By the banks of the mighty Bosphorus Is a Japanese man in a business suit singing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' And the muscular cyborg German dudes dance with sexy French Canadians While the overweight Americans wear their patriotic jumpsuits [Chorus] Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round spinning round Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round and round Alright This one, right (Spinning round) Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round spinning round (Spinning round) Wheels keep on spinning round spinning round and round [Chorus repeats in the background] (I don't know) Why you say you are not in love with me (I don't know) Why you say you are not in love with me (I don't know) Why you say you [music stops] are not in love with me -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Bound Away -------- I'm an unknown individual in an unattended car Hey, welcome to Chicago or wherever you are New York to London, Barcelona to Berlin Sacramento, California, we are leaving again Away, away, away, away Away, I'm bound away I'm circling, I'm swiveling, I'm waiting just to land I'm trying to come home, but I'm here with the band Traveling, unraveling, I'm staying on track My plastic utensil has broken in half Away, away, away, away Away, I'm bound away There's low visibility, gusty wind and rain My carry-on luggage is still on the plane Seconds turn to minutes, minutes turn to hours Hours give you a lifetime and a grave with pink flowers Away, away, away, away Away, I'm bound Away, away, away, away Away, I'm bound away Away, I'm bound Away -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Easy to Crash -------- Clouds hung hugely and oppressively Over our busy little cars Clouds hung hugely and oppressively We didn't notice We didn't care We didn't notice Driving along in our luxury cars Down to our pretty city of stars Down to our pretty city of stars (Stars in our eyes) Money in pocket (Hugs on TV) Plugs in the socket You know it would be easy, so easy It would be easy to It would be easy, so easy It would be easy to crash Schoolteachers, bakers, bankers, congressmen Stargazers didn't see a thing Stockbrokers, singers, dancers, architects (Stars in our eyes) We didn't notice We didn't care (Hugs on TV) We didn't notice Plugs in the socket You know it would be easy, so easy It would be (It would be easy) You know it would be easy, so easy It would be easy to crash It would be easy (So easy, it would be easy) You know (It would be easy, so easy) You know (It would be easy) It would be easy, so easy You know (It would be easy) It would be easy, so easy You know (It would be easy) It would be easy, so easy It would be easy to crash -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Federal Funding -------- You’ll receive the federal funding, you can add another wing You’ll receive the federal funding, you can add another wing Take your colleagues out to dinner, pay your brother to come and sing Take your colleagues out to dinner, pay your brother to come and sing Sing, sing, sing You’ll receive the federal funding, you can have a hefty grant You’ll receive the federal funding, you can have a hefty grant Strategize the presentation, make them see that you’re the man Strategize this presentation, make them see that you’re the man-a-a-an Man, man, man-a-a-an-a-a-an, ma-ma-ma-a-an You’ll receive the federal funding, you can pass the simple test You’ll receive the federal funding, you can pass the simple test You can access information, make them see that you’re the best You can access information, make them see that you’re the be-e-est Best, best, be-e-est, be-e-e-e-est Yow One, two, one, two, three, four Man, man, man-a-a-an-a-a-an, ma-ma-ma-a-an Man, man, man-a-a-an-a-a-an, ma-ma-ma-a-an -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Got to Move -------- You have always got to move You’re always trying to prove that There is something new in Everything you do You are mostly in your car You always seem so far No matter where you are You’re thinking of your car And everything you say Is really just a play For you to get your way And I found out yesterday That no matter what you say And no matter what you do That you have got to You have always got to move You’re racing just to prove that There is something new In everything you do You are mostly on the phone You say you’re coming home You say you’re all alone But I know you’re not alone And everything you say Is really just a play For you to get your way And I found out yesterday That no matter what you say And no matter what you do That you have got to move You have always got to move You’re racing just to prove that There is something new in Everything you do You have always got to move You’re racing just to prove that There is something new in Everything you do You have always got to move You’re racing just to prove that There is something new in Everything you do You have always got to move You’re racing just to prove that There is something new in Everything you do -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Italian Guy -------- That Italian guy over there The one with the polyester pinstriped suit The one with the gray hair and mustache Must be thinking really loud thoughts Because he's nodding and squinting and nodding and squinting And putting down his metal cane Like he's making a point, and it's very important indeed Yeah, he's making a point, and it's very important indeed Yeah, he's making a point, and it's very important indeed Yeah, he's making a point, and it's very important indeed -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Long Time -------- It's been a long time Since I've seen your smiling face It's been a long time Since I've seen a su-u-u-u-u-u-unny day It's been a long time Since you wore your pillbox hat It's been a long time Since we drove your Po-o-o-o-o-o-ontiac It's been a long time Since you gave me bu-u-u-u-u-u-u-utterflies It's been a long time Since I've seen it bu-u-u-u-u-u-urning in your eyes But I don't mind (I don't mind) No I don't (I don't mind) No I don't (I don't mind) When I've got you next to me It's been a long time Since we tripped into this ditch It's been a long time Since we drank the ar-r-r-r-r-r-rsenic It's been a long time Since we've been insi-i-i-i-i-i-ide of this tomb It's been a long time Since you wore your e-e-e-e-e-expensive French perfume But I don't mind (I don't mind) No I don't (I don't mind) But I don't (I don't mind) When I've got you next to me Next to me It's been a long time Since I've seen your smiling face It's been a long time Since I've seen a su-u-u-u-u-u-unny day -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Mustache Man (Wasted) -------- Launching loony thoughts into the bending of your mind You reach for something high but it's a mountain that you find He's a king dust demon with an icepick smile His music fills your feathers as you feel your passions fly With the mustache man on the carpet of his van You can feel your fatty tissues giving way to sweaty hands And the woofers keep distorting and the tweeters kiss the girls His horn-rimmed glasses look so square beneath his curls I have wasted so much time I have wasted so much time He is like a politician who is practicing a speech He is racing, he is pacing, he is sleeping on his beach As the sky begins to darken and the waves begin to roll You can feel the oceans rising as you're losing all control And meanwhile back at the Candlerock Lounge It is past 11:30 and your friends are getting down They're applying purple eyeshadow, drinking warm beer They're wondering where you went to when you told them you'd be here I have wasted so much time I have wasted so much time I have wasted so much time I have wasted so much, so much time I have wasted so much time So much, so much time -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Sick of You -------- I'm so sick of you, so sick of me I don't want to be with you I'm so sick of you, so sick of me I don't want to be with you I want to fly away I want to fly away I'm so sick of work, so sick of play I don't need another day I'm so sick of work, so sick of play I don't need another day I need a hideaway I need a hideaway, yeah Oh Hey, hey, hey Oh Every shiny toy that at first brings you joy Will always start to cloy and annoy Every camera, every phone, all the music that you own Won't change the fact you're all alone (All alone) Every piece of land, every city that you plan Will crumble into tiny grains of sand Everything you find that at first seems to shine Always turns into the same old grind (Same old grind) I want to fly away I want to fly away I'm so sick of you, so sick of me I don't want to be with you I'm so sick of you, so sick of me I don't want to be with you Every little dance, every Internet romance All alone (All alone) All alone I'm so sick of you, so sick of me (Everything you find that at first seems to shine) I don't want to be with you (Always turns into the same old grind) -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- Teenage Pregnancy -------- [Instrumental] -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- The Winter -------- The winter's chill chilled me to the bone this year And something in my mind just got away Being in the places where we used to be Somehow being there without you's not the same Parking lots, office parks and shopping malls And all you left were bills you hadn't paid The winter's chill chilled me to the bone this year And something in my mind just got away It's all behind you now You're moving on They'll never find you now You're moving on, on, on Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa Alcohol, cigarettes and luxury goods Christmas lights look desperate in this room Winter's light left me in the dark last night And Jingle Bells are smothered in this gloom Winter's trees freezing in the bitter wind And autumn's leaves have all been blown away Being in the places where we used to be Somehow being there without you's not the same It's all behind you now You're moving on They'll never find you now You're moving on, on, on Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa It's all behind you now You're moving on They'll never find you now You're moving on, on, on Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa Nah nah nah nah nah nah, naa -------- 2011 Showroom of Compassion -------- -------- What's Now Is Now -------- You should've told me when it all began You should've told me long ago Someday I know you're gonna find Just one mistake is not enough to change my mind What's now is now And I'll forget what happened then I know it all And we can still begin again And if the doubting faces made you go It's only mine that matters now Those looks will soon begin to fade If you come back and show them all you're not afraid What's now is now And I'll forget what happened then I know it all And we can still begin again Now that you know how much I understand You have no reason to be gone And if you feel at all like me Just let me know, I'll make it like it used to be What's now is now And I'll forget what happened then I know it all And we can still begin again What's now is now And I'll forget what happened then I know it all And we can still begin again