A MILE DOWN THE ROAD
Just a mile down the road is the place where I was born
It’s dying and filled with grief
It’s cased in shadows, gray with ashes
It can’t get no relief
Do you need a passport to go down there?
Tell me is it safe?
I will keep my doors all locked
In fear for my life
Just a mile down the road
No one smiles, no one laughs
No one sings a tune
Front porches are empty and babies are hungry
In all hours of the afternoon
Teenagers can’t read too good
The police don’t even care
They’ll just arrest you and then they’ll undress you
I hope you’ve got underwear
Just a mile down the road
I say with a frown, “Why is it so?”
With hopes that it will change
My ma said, “John, don’t ask questions why.
It’ll always be the same.”
I got to thinking and I got to wondering
What it feels like when you die
And how it feels for all those folks
Who have no home tonight
Just a mile down the road
So I sat real long and I thought real hard
About how good my life has been
There are people one mile down
Who haven’t got a thing
My fair city has been so good
Been kind to me, I suppose
But people live in squalor and sell themselves for a dollar
Just a mile down the road
Just a mile down the road
I wish I could fix these kinds of things
By singing in my songs
But these thoughts don’t work too well
If no one sings along
If everybody sang or hummed or yelled
These dreams would all come true
Because sometimes music’s all you need
To bring the best out of you
Just a mile down the road
Now my story’s done, but my city’s not
It’s got a long way to go
Through the rain and the humid heat
And the next day it’ll snow
I don’t want to say farewell
Because I’m not going far
Today might be as dark as night
But we always have tomorrow
Just a mile down the road
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, BABY
Love your leading lady
Love her while you can
You better hold her closely until she finds another man
And I’m walking
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number, baby
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Burn the written letters
Baby, start a fire
Please don’t kill the messenger because I just got hired
And I’m trembling
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number, baby
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Killing me with kindness
Riddle me with pills
You held me down and broke my crown, I ain’t never felt so ill
And I’m shaking
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number, baby
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number
Please don’t make me blue
Age is just a number, baby, take me home with you
Because I’m lonely
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number, baby
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number
You and I make two
Age is just a number, baby, I’m the one for you
Because I love you
Because people don’t like numbers any more
Age is just a number, baby
Because people don’t like numbers any more
BALLAD OF A BROKEN MAN
I was sitting in a drainpipe
Waiting for my next life
When it didn’t come to me
I sat in silence, crying
I was feeling so shook up
No use for to look up
I took my eyeballs out with ease
I didn’t need to see
I’ve made a lot of mistakes
And caused a lot of earthquakes
I bought a stick of Elmer’s glue
To piece back all the smoke I blew
I never thought it could be true
Or it should be true
You never turned away from me
But I never looked back at you
I was walking down the wrong road
Looking for to unload
When I found what I was looking for
I didn’t want it anymore
I’ve spent all of my savings
On stupid senseless cravings
I didn’t know where I was
Or how I felt before
I’ve made such a mistake
Crucified on my own stake
I hung myself up
To get another look at you
I never said, “I love you too”
But I loved you too
You always kept your eye on me
But I never watched over you
I was riding in a train car
Rolling down to somewhere far
I knew I couldn’t see you anymore
It’s happened way too many times before
I was spitting at the rich man
He had a bible in his right hand
He just looked down on me
Said my soul couldn’t be saved
No one told me which way to turn
That’s one lesson I have yet to learn
A skinny woman once locked me in a trunk
But then dumped me out with all the rest of her junk
I always thought I lived a lie
But I’m in disguise
You always did provide for me
But I never took care of you
I was sleeping ‘neath a lamppost
Face to face with my ghost
I didn’t let it get the best of me
It laughed and said, “Just you wait and see”
I dust my self off and stumbled down the street
No shoes, no shirt, with nothing else to eat
My fists were clenched real tight
Just to fend off the night
I drop down to my knees and look up real high
I couldn’t see the stars from the sky
I looked down and saw my life inside my hands
My name’s been written in the sand
I always thought I couldn’t cry
Until we said goodbye
You always gave your life to me
But I never gave mine to you
BATHTUB GIN
Gambling in the back room
Rambling in the smoke plume
Coppers in the alleyway
Coming up the back soon
She ask me what I wanna drink
I ask her if she ever think
Looked at me like she knew me
When she walked away, she gave a wink
I don’t know your name
But please just let me in
The liquor store’s been closed for years
I know you got bathtub gin
Drinking from a paint can
Chasing down the mail man
Swinging from a tree branch
Swinging from a ceiling fan
Learn me what I’ll never know
Take me where I’ll never go
You can lead a horse to water
But you can’t tell him where the water flow
I can’t see your face
But you look just like my kin
This potion’s got me all mixed up
Pour me one more bathtub gin
Walking on a sand dune
Looking like a dried prune
She says she loves my music
But I’m always singing out of tune
I’ll take it as a compliment
On every single continent
I can howl like an alley cat
But my silence is my dominant
I could never read
But baby I can sin
Come on over to my place
For a world class bathtub gin
Lick me like an old stamp
Take me down to boot camp
Whip me up back into shape
Shake me like a leg cramp
Slap me right upside the head
Tell me that you wish me dead
Chew me up and spit me out
There’s no one that I’d rather wed
Baby I can’t lose
Because I was born to win
So what if I’m an outlaw
Getting rich off bathtub gin?
BE MY SUGAR
[CHORUS]
I thought you could be my sugar
I thought I could be your man
I thought we could be perfect together
Lord, I don’t understand
We were floating down a stream
In a Technicolor dream
We were, yeah, we were
We didn’t care about anything
In the ecstasy it seemed
We were, yeah, we were
[CHORUS]
But you were only in my mind
Why are you so hard to find
You are, yeah, you are
I never thought you were the kind
To leave a drowning man behind
You are, yeah, you are
[CHORUS]
I thought I could be your lover
And I thought you could be my queen
But you didn’t need a savior
No, you didn’t need a thing from me
BLACK EYED BLUES
This is how we think it goes
But we know it really don’t
All the stones you try to throw
You’re never gonna break my bones
Black-eyed blues don’t count me out
This song’s for you, my little ray of doubt
And I’mma go on home
This is what we think we know
But we know that we really don’t
All the men you think you own
They’re all going on back home
Black-eyed blues, I can’t see straight
This song’s a lie, but the truth’s gonna have to wait
This is for the highs and lows
And all the stiffs you bring back home
This is for the ebbs and flows
A cycle that you’ll never know
Black-eyed blues, don’t sell me short
I don’t see the game, but I know you play the sport
BORN AGAIN
I was lost but you found me
I was in my own way but you found a way around me
I was down but you raised me
I was drowning in self-doubt but you found a way to praise me
And I know it seems crazy but
You made me feel like I was born again
You made me feel like I was born again
I was lonely but you loved me
I was stuck on the ground but you found a way above me
I wouldn't listen but you told me
I was never held but you found a way to hold me
And I ain't gotta be lonely no more
You made me feel like I was born again
You made me feel like I was born again
I was tossing in my sleep
Babe, I couldn't count no sheep
But when I hear your voice next to me
Babe, you set me free you make me wanna be
You made me feel like I was born again
You made me feel like I was born again
You made me feel like our love had no end
You made me feel like I was born again
BOX OF ANGELS
You told me not to sleep at night
I only dreamed of it anyway
You told me what was wrong was right
I’m left handed anyway
There was a time when love was blind
But now it’s the first thing we see
Box of angels, carry me
It’s on the tip of everybody’s tongue
But who will be the first to speak?
In a room full of blind children
Who will be the first to see?
Now’s the time to shake your fist
But how many fingers are left?
My box of angels wept
I was scheduled nine to five
But I was out early everyday
I wrote a beautiful speech
But I didn’t know what to say
I used to be so eloquent
But now I’m indeterminate
Box of angels, please repent
It was impossible to say
Things that I knew were true
But it was easy to say
How I felt about you
You used to make me healthy
Now I feel so ill
Box of angels, fire at will
Oh Jesus, please sell my soul
I hope you got a good deal
In a world where people are fake
I hope the liquor is real
I used to drink too much
Now I drink just enough
Box of angels, give me up
COLOGNE AND CIGARETTES (version 1)
When I’m winning I feel just like vigilante James Dean
I got Marlboro cigarettes and my hair’s slicked mean
Out on the highway’s where I roam
My fire engine’s red
You ask me if I showered, and I say “Cologne and Cigarettes”
My baby’s fully loaded, she don’t screw around
Just ask your mother, she got the best shot in town
I do everything she wants
Or she’ll fill me full of lead
If you ask me how she smells, I say “Perfume and Cigarettes”
My sight ain’t too good, I can’t see through the trees
I ain’t never been to the shore to feel the breeze
But I’m traveling all the time
I don’t got no regrets
You ask me what I smell like; I say “Cologne and Cigarettes”
She got the hips to make a grown man sweat
She got the lips to make a grown man forget
She winked at me as she walked by
And here’s what she said
You’re how I like my men… Cologne and Cigarettes
COLOGNE AND CIGARETTES (version 2)
When I’m winning I feel just like Bob Dylan
I got hand rolled cigarettes and some Bathtub Gin
Out on the highway’s where I roam
My fire engine’s red
You ask me if I showered, and I say “Cologne and Cigarettes”
My baby’s fully loaded, she don’t screw around
Just ask your mother, she got the best shot in town
I do everything she wants
Or she’ll fill me full of lead
If you ask me how she smells, I say “Perfume and Cigarettes”
My sight ain’t too good, I can’t see through the trees
I ain’t never been to the shore to feel the breeze
But I’m traveling all the time
I don’t got no regrets
You ask me what I smell like; I say “Cologne and Cigarettes”
She got the hips to make a grown man sweat
She got the lips to make a grown man forget
She winked at me as she walked by
And here’s what she said
You’re how I like my men… Cologne and Cigarettes
COLOURS IN YOUR EYES
I only see blue
I only see you
Oh just the sky crashing down to the sea
I only see green
Forest and trees
Oh just the birds buzzing round with the bees
I only see pink
Give me a wink
When I look at you my heart starts to sink
I only see maize
You brighten my day
I still see your smile when the sun goes away
And when you smile I see colours in your eyes
It’s only love on a night like this
All the colours that exist
All the nights that I have missed
Your lips I haven’t kissed
I only see red
Lipstick in my bed
Oh girl that smile is stuck in my head
I only see mauve
The queen’s regal robes
Girl you are royalty from your head to your toes
And when you smile I see colours in your eyes
It’s only love on a night like this
All the colours that exist
All the nights that I have missed
Your lips I haven’t kissed
I only see blue
I only see you
Oh just the sky crashing down to the sea
I only see green
You and me
Oh just the birds buzzing round with the bees
And when you smile I see colours in your eyes
DON’T JUICE ME, BABE
I once was a child
But now I’m just a taller child
I don’t know when I’ll be a man
But for now I’ll just play a while
Don’t juice me, babe
I don’t play well with others
Don’t use me, babe
You’re acting like a jealous lover
I said don’t juice me, babe
But you always keep on trying to win
I once was a poor boy
But now I’m just a poor old man
I don’t know when I’ll be rich
But for now I’m just gonna do what I can
Don’t squeeze me, babe
I ain’t got nothing to give
Don’t tease me, babe
Just let me go on and live
I said don’t juice me, babe
But you always keep on trying to win
I once loved pretty ladies
But then I found out all their secrets
I once let them have my heart
But now I think I’m just gonna keep it
You slay me, babe
You look good in that dress
You weigh on me, babe
My heart is in a tangled mess
I said don’t juice me, babe
But you always keep on trying to win
I once called out your name
But I know you have changed it since then
We once played love like a game
But it don’t work like it did back then
You juice me, babe
I don’t play well with you
You’re gonna lose me, babe
With all the vile things you do
I said don’t juice me, babe
But you always keep on trying to win
DON’T YOU GET ANY IDEAS
As the days go past
And the waves they crash
But this youth won’t last
But I’ll pretend for now
And my mind gets numb
And my fingers get dumb
Soon I won’t be able to strum
But I’ll do it while I can
And my legs they shake
And my heart it quakes
In the land of the lakes
It’s so cold out here
Now, don’t you get cute
Or I’ll give you the boot
And I’ll throw you down the chute
With no ladder
Don’t you get any ideas
You’re far too young for that
We say we live for tomorrow
But we want yesterday back
I bought some new pants
While traveling to France
And I added new plants
To my garden
She whimpered and cried
When I told her goodbye
But she always just sighed
When I adored her
You know I’m a jerk
When I steal all your perks
But I constantly work
For your children
Call me Henry Ford
A genius and a whore
So many people I did ignore
But I’m wealthy
Don’t you get any ideas
Pretty girls don’t have to deal with that
They say that love is blind
But I see you staring at those handsome men
My time has come and it’s gone
Those words I said were wrong
But you knew that all along
And you kept silent
You could’ve been my heart
My love the sea it parts
Now all I have’s a shopping cart
To shop for different women
My throat is dry
You stuck a needle in my eye
You stuck an eyelash in my pie
You’re so childish
I’m a man of taste
On my throne no fears to face
While the poor folk run the race
It’s good to be the king
Don’t you get any ideas
You don’t get paid enough for that
Slip on a banana peel
And break your mother’s back
DORIAN GRAY HAD THE BLUES
The man who had no soul
Was the man who lost control
But the man who never died
The man who owned the world
Was the man who wooed the girls
But the man who never cried
I once knew a great man
A beacon in the darkest night
Soon he’ll play the wrong hand
And he won’t know dark from light
The man who never bled
Was the man all painted red
But who was seen in black and white
The man who never wept
Was the man who never slept
But the man who feared the night
He once was an honest man
Now a liar and a fake
He left far from this land
His life he did forsake
His life he did forsake
His life he did forsake
FEEL LIKE HOME
I was never asked to dance
So I didn’t dance
But baby then you took my hand
So I gave it a chance
I never met a girl like you
I never thought anyone could do what you do
You make me feel like home
I didn’t know quite how to live
So I didn’t live
But baby then you shook my world
I’m surely glad you did
I never met a girl like you
I never thought anyone could do what you do
You make me feel like home
You taught me to dance
I felt the romance
We just took a chance
And now you make me feel like home
You make me feel like home
GREEN SOCKS
Oh, you keep me warm
You’re my shelter from the storm
You can have my heart it’s yours
But don’t break it please
You’re the apple of my eye
You’re my cloudless sky
Is it okay if I
Marry you, babe?
Green Socks
You know that I love you a lot
You make my heart stop
You get my stomach tied in knots
Girl, you make me weep
Our love it never sleeps
When I play, I play for keeps
Do you know what you mean to me?
When you walk I can hardly breathe
Darling you know I’ll never leave
I’ve got flowers up my sleeve
Oh, I’d die for you
Green Socks
You know that I love you a lot
You make my heart stop
You get my stomach tied in knots
You make me want to live
But our time is sinking like a sieve
You know there’s nothing to forgive
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Green Socks
You know that I love you a lot
You make my heart stop
You get my stomach tied in knots
HEY, ZEUS!
Baby, you can smell me
Speeding down the pearly road
I’ll pick you up, hop in the car
I don’t know where to go
I’m pretty sure Luke Skywalker
Drove a Diesel truck
When I get to the other side
Baby, wish me luck
[CHORUS]
Hey, Zeus, light one up for me
Hey, Zeus, light one up for me
Way high in the sky
Zeus will teach us how to fly
Hey, Zeus, light one up for me
Don’t Crimea river
I don’t like the color Blue
Everyone should be happy
Sad don’t look good on you
I’ll be thinking of you fondly
I hope you think of me
Let’s chop it down and light it up
And smoke that family tree
[CHORUS]
The White Widow, baby
She gone and took me away
I was gonna leave two days ago
But I guess I’ll leave today
The White Widow was so beautiful
And her words were just so kind
She laid me down and lit one up
And eased my troubled mind
[CHORUS]
HONEY PLEASE
Tryna get you out on the dance floor
You ask me what should we even dance for
Let’s get all these eyes on me and you
Let’s make everybody jealous in the room
Tryna get you into the groove now
All you gotta do is 1,2 now
Everybody’s looking so jealously
Wishing that they could look like you and me
CHORUS
Honey, please
Dance with me
Honey take my hand
Let’s just fly to Neverland
Honey, please (2x)
Honey why are you so self conscious?
You’ve turned every head in that black dress
Come on let’s just show them what we’re made of
Honey what are you so afraid of?
Honey take me all through the motions
Your movements got me drunk like a potion
I swore that I just wanted to dance with you
But I think I’ll take a chance before the night’s through
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Do you got plans?
Do you got a man?
Honey would you like to get dinner with me?
We can pour some wine up stay up talking til three
Would you come over?
Do you need a chauffeur?
Honey I can come and scoop you up
We can ride around the city and have some fun
Honey, please
Ride with me
Honey take my hand
Let’s just fly to Neverland
Honey, please (2x)
(I AIN’T) NEVER GOING BACK HOME
When it rains it snows
And your grass don’t grow
And your river don’t flow
Lovers come and they go
In Michigan
And we made some cars
And we live in bars
And every where’s far
And we praise rock stars
In Michigan
I ain’t never going back home
I ain’t never going back home
And I am in your face
When we’re at her place
It’s not a race
Just a faster pace
In Michigan
And Jimmy cracked corn
Because his shoes were worn
And his heart is torn
His love was dead and his hate was born
In Michigan
I ain’t never going back home
I ain’t never going back home
And I hope you don’t care
That I don’t like your hair
And that’s why I stare
Because there’s nothing else there
In Michigan
And we’re battered and bruised
But rightly accused
We’re all beaten and used
But where else would you choose
But Michigan?
I ain’t never going back home
I ain’t never going back home
And I love your taste
And the size of your waist
But the ice has encased
All the problems I’ve faced
In Michigan
And the wind it howls
And the trolls they growl
And the wolverines prowl
All the chickens are fowl
I ain’t never going back home
I ain’t never going back home
And we’re veering off course
As we drink with remorse
But the people we endorse
They are worse than a horse
In Michigan
And the governor sighs
As the people all cry
And the bums they die
Because the liquor runs dry
In Michigan
I ain’t never going back home
I ain’t never going back home
When her love is gone
She carries on
But she pleads for the dawn
Because time is long
In Michigan
And your stomach churns
With the lessons learned
And his heart is yearns
For the summer to burn
In Michigan
I ain’t never going back home
I ain’t never going back home
And my face is long
And my mind was wrong
When I wrote this song
There’s somewhere else I do belong to
But I’m in Michigan
I guess I’ll just go back home
I guess I’ll just go back on home, now
I guess I’m just headed back home
I CAN’T SEE YOU WITH HIM
I must have lost my chance
What am I to do?
Should I ask forgiveness?
Should I come running back to you?
I wasn’t the best of men
And I knew I’d never win
But, darling, you could do better
And, darling, I just can’t see you with him
I was drowning in the dark
So dark I couldn’t see you
You turned on your light so you could come find me
But you just drowned in it too
I was in the worst of places
You believed that I could win
But, darling, I didn’t believe in you
And, darling, I just can’t see you with him
I wanted to write you a letter
But I didn’t know what to say
It would have made me feel so much better
In some strange and twisted way
Sailing away is my biggest regret
I sink here while you swim
But, darling, I wish I had the strength to say
And, darling, I just can’t see you with him
Darling, I wish I had the strength to say
That, darling, I can still see you with me
I KNOW HOW TO LOVE YOU
I know how to love you, girl
I know how to love you, girl
I do
I won’t ever leave your side
I won’t ever leave your side
It’s true
Don’t make me wait for you no more
Soon I’ll be walking out that door
Soon you’ll be lying all alone
And you’ll know that I won’t be coming home
I know how to love you, boy
I know how to love you, boy
I do
I’ve waited my life for you
I’ve waited my life for you
It’s true
Don’t make me wait for you no more
Soon I’ll be walking out that door
Soon you’ll be lying all alone
And you’ll know that I won’t be coming home
I know how to love you, boy/girl
I know how to love you, boy/girl
I do
I’ve waited my life for you
I’ve waited my life for you
It’s true
Don’t make me wait for you no more
Soon I’ll be walking out that door
Soon you’ll be lying all alone
And you’ll know that I won’t be coming home
*Whistle Verse*
Don’t make me wait for you no more
Soon I’ll be walking out that door
Soon you’ll be lying all alone
And you’ll know that I won’t be coming home
I WALKED AWAY
There are some things I adore
There are some things I abhor
There are some things we can’t ignore
Anymore
I don’t follow your rules
I'm not impressed by your jewels
They don't teach these lessons in school
Don’t be a fool
The vacuum it sucks
And the wind it does blow
You say, “What’s up?”
And the sky says hello
And the situation was queer
But I was still feeling gay
So I stomped out my fag
And I walked, I just walked away
Somebody called me a red Communist
For saying everybody's got the same right to live
They put up their fists so I gave ‘em a kiss
Don’t get sick
You say he’s retarded and I ask, for what reason?
Can he not read or write? Can he not tell the seasons?
How can you sit here with nothing to believe in?
I’m leaving
The vacuum it sucks
And the wind it does blow
You say, “What’s up?”
And the sky says hello
And the situation was queer
But I was still feeling gay
So I stomped out my fag
And I walked, I just walked away
I gave you my love but you twisted my arm
I gave you my heart but, baby, you caused me harm
So I left for the city while you died on the farm
You lost your charm
We all want to live but you make us die
So I’ll rise from the grave and I'll spit in your eye
This is the last time you will ever tell a lie
Goodbye
The vacuum it sucks
And the wind it does blow
You say, “What’s up?”
And the sky says hello
And the situation was queer
But I was still feeling gay
So I stomped out my fag
And I walked, I just walked away
(IF ONLY YOU KNEW) I’D BE GOOD TO YOU
Oh! Darling
I got my eye on you
Oh! Baby
Come here and take away my blues
And then tell me of my failures
And all I have to lose
If only you knew, that I’d be good to you
Oh! Honey
Look at me now
Oh! Sugar
I’m the biggest thing in town
Then tell me I’m insignificant
And kick me twice while I’m down
If only you knew, that I’d be good to you
Oh! Mama
Take a walk in my shoes
Oh! Mama
See what it feels like to have the blues
And I knew you didn’t like it
But of course you acted cool
If only you knew, that I’d be good to you
Oh! Lordy
Give me a smoke
Oh! Lordy
My life is quite the joke
I’ve made a lot of money
But I always come out broke
If only you knew, that I’d be good to you
JESUS WAS
Jesus was a mighty man amongst the men
Jesus was a mighty man amongst the men
They say you only live once
But he done come back up again
Jesus stood right up for the people lying on the ground
Jesus did pick people up when they were down
Jesus was a thin man
But his impact weighed a million pounds
Jesus was a poor man, but he didn’t take nothing for free
Jesus was a poor man, but he didn’t take nothing for free
Most people don’t really love Jesus
They just love looking down on me
Jesus don’t care if you’re white or black or green
Jesus don’t care if you’re gay, straight, or in between
Jesus was not like other men
He don’t judge on you and me
LOVE YOURSELF
You don’t need to be no hero
You don’t need to be no dancing queen
Baby you are perfect just the way you are
Nobody should tell you differently
You don’t need to be no model
Up in all the magazines
Baby you are beautiful just the way you are
With no changes necessary
Starting today
Don’t listen to what they say
You are perfect anyway
All you gotta do is love yourself (2x)
Darling it’s free
Just take it from me
All you gotta do is love yourself
You don’t need to be no actress
Up in all the movie screens
Baby you are special just the way you are
Don’t give in to pressures of society
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BRIDGE
Love, love, love
Love yourself
CHORUS
OUR LAST WORDS
Girl I love you
More than you’ll ever know
And girl I need you
More than you’ll ever know
I don’t think of anyone else at all
Say I love you before you leave
In case you don’t come back to me
Say I love you before you leave
I want our last words to say it all
Girl you make me
Better than you’ll ever know
And girl you make me
The best man I’ve ever known
I can’t think of who I’d’ve been at all
PAPER TOWN
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You won’t find me on a map
I won’t be there when you check
I’m just a paper town
And I’m nowhere to be found
From city to city
From town to town
You think that you’ve seen me
But I’m never around
From country to country
From state to state
You thought you saw me
But you were too late
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From county to county
From home to home
You think we were meant to be
But you’ve never been more alone
From continent to continent
Around the world and back again
You think that you have found me
But I’m as transparent as your sins
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PATCH UP MY HEART
Live me my love
Love me my life
I promise one day
I’ll make you my wife
It was then that I knew
I fell from the start
That you were the girl
To patch up my heart
Quell all my fears
Quench all my thirsts
You were the girl
To make me bleed first
No matter the time
Or distance apart
You were the girl
To patch up my heart
When life’s got me down
All broken and blue
It doesn’t last long
Cause I know I got you
Baby, you really are
A true work of art
You are the one
To patch up my heart
Time always ends
Like all good things do
But I felt so lucky
To spend it with you
I may not be handsome
I may not be smart
But you were the girl
To patch up my heart
PICTURE PERFECT
I see you on a screen
In between reality
I see you from afar
I think I know who you are
You look beautiful
I just can’t get enough
I want you with me, dear
I wish you could be here
CHORUS
You’re picture perfect but I wish I was there with you
I see you in photographs
Images of you make my heart beat fast
Oh how I wanna touch your skin
If only I could say how I’m feeling
You look beautiful
Honey I gotta let you know
I want you with me, dear
I wish you could be here
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Honey, I can’t stand
To be so far away
I just want you here
Next to me
Honey come on home
Back where you belong
So we can fit together
In the frame
CHORUS
RAMBLIN’ BLUES
I was sitting on my porch
Smoking my cigarette
Yes, I was sitting on my porch
And I was smoking my cigarette
Oh these girls were chasing me
But they haven’t found me yet
So I went to New York City
Oh, I was looking for a change
Oh, I went to New York City
Yes, I was looking for a change
I really needed somewhere
Nobody knows my name
I rambled on the backstreets
Just trying to make my way
Oh, I rambled on the backstreets
Just trying to make my way
But I didn’t make it nowhere
My dreams just died away
So I went on out to Kansas
To find my home out on the range
Oh, I went on out to Kansas
To find my home out on the range
I’ve had enough of New York City
That jungle took me kind of strange
SAY YOU LOVED ME
You don’t know what you do to me
You make me feel
Like I’m alone
You, oh, darling you tangle me
You mangle me
And you kiss my bones
I just wish I could breathe with you
And speak with you
And laugh in the sun
I know you’re no good for me
I just wish you could see
That you weren’t the one
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Please say that you loved me
Please say that you loved me
If just for a day, say that you loved me
You took me and shot me down
Dragged me around
All through the mud
You told me that I could fly
So high in the sky
Then dropped me with a thud
I thought I could believe in you
But you made me bleed with you
Until I was dead
I don’t have no more blood to give
Just let me live
And get out of my head
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SET ME FREE
I am bold
I’m uncontrolled
If you want me
You gotta set me free
I am wild
I’m your lover, child
If you want me
You gotta set me free
You gotta set me free
I’m not insane
There’s nothing wrong with my brain
If you want me
You gotta set me free
I am wild
I’m your lover, child
If you want me
You gotta set me free
You gotta set me free
I didn’t get to where I am by following the rules
I followed my heart I was nobody’s fool
I followed my heart wherever it took me
I followed my heart and babe it set me free
You gotta set me free
SHE COMES SPORADIC
Who are you now, my darling babe?
If I know you, your soul can’t be saved
If I could say, you’ve changed for the worst
So I won’t say, because you’ve changed for the worst
What will you do, my little tangerine?
If I know you, you’ll turn yourself green
If I could tell, you’re so jealous of me
So I won’t tell, because you’re jealous of me
Where are you now, my darling dear?
If I know you, you’re far away from here
If I could guess, you’ll never come back
So I won’t guess because you’ll never come back
When will you live, my darling sweet pea?
If I know you, you’ll die ‘fore we see
If I can tell, you can see it in your eyes
Believe me, we can tell, you’ll never come alive
Why do you do what you do, baby blue?
If I know you, your garden never grew
If I could speak, I would tell you the truth
But I can’t speak, so I’ll leave it to you
But I can’t speak, so I’ll leave it to you
But I can’t speak, so I’ll leave it to you
SHE SAID
She said she found Jesus
I asked where she found him
He’s been dead for two thousand of years
She said he’s inside you
I said there’s no room here
My body’s too full of fear
She said she’ll start living
I asked when she died
She said it’s a figure of speech
She said she got healthy
Girl, I don’t believe you
She said I don’t practice, I preach
She said, she said
Just like the Beatles said she said
Only now I know what they meant
She said she loves women
I asked in what manner
She said she’s a staunch feminist
I told her she can’t just
Switch teams on me
How many women have you kissed?
She said she’d quit talking
I told her she’s crazy
It’s your favorite punishment
She told me she’d love me
If I wasn’t so honest
What a lovely sentiment
She said, she said
Just like the Beatles said she said
Only now I know what they meant
SHINE ON ME
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Baby you got energy
You shine so bright that nobody can see
Baby keep on shining ’til you’re through
Don’t let anybody tell you what to do
PC
You are a light
Baby shine on me
Baby shine so bright
For the whole world to see
CHORUS
Shine on me
Shine on me
Baby
Shine on me
VII
Baby you’re a shining star
Don’t let anybody tell you who you are
Baby you’re gonna go far
Baby come on lead me through the dark
PC
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BRIDGE
Baby you are blinding me
With your perfect energy
CHORUS
SHOW ME WHAT TO DO
VI
I don’t know the first thing about
Talking to you or asking you out
I wish I knew
What you wanted me to do
Should I introduce myself?
Or should I play it cool?
PC
I’ve had a couple of drinks
And I’m on the brink
Of asking you to dance
No matter what you think
You could say no
But I won’t ever know
So I walk up to you
And take a deep breath
And this is how it goes
CHORUS
I wanna move the way you move
I wanna do what you want to
I wanna dance the whole night through
Just show me what to do (2x)
VII
You tell me most guys don’t know the first thing about
Talking to you or asking you out
They think they know
How to get you on the floor
But you tell me right now
You’ve turned them all down
PC
You say they do it all the same
Like you’re something to be overcame
You want them to look you in your eye
And ask you for your name
Well I don’t play games
Hello what’s your name?
My name is Zander
I’m not a great dancer
But I’d also like to say
CHORUS
BRIDGE
You gotta show me
Show me (x3)
CHORUS
SIMMER DOWN, MAMA
Simmer down, mama
Please don’t make a stew
I already ate and it’s getting late
I just wanna make love to you
Simmer down, mama
You’ve got expensive taste
Kick a can and love your man
You ain’t got no time to waste
Simmer down so you don’t boil
Like the coastal birds all drenched in oil
I see you on your high horse
Riding all over town
Wave your hand to start the band
And to wake up all the clowns
No need to lock your door
Because I stole your key
Ride the wave, don’t be afraid
Just don’t wait up for me
Simmer down so you don’t boil
Like the coastal birds all drenched in oil
Simmer down, mama
Get your heart out of its cage
Clean your gloves and feed your doves
And start acting your age
Simmer down so you don’t boil
Like the coastal birds all drenched in oil
Simmer down so you don’t sizzle
Your hair’s all turning red just like Ms. Frizzle
SOMETHING SPECIAL
Don't stop believing that you could be
Don't stop believing that you should be
Don't stop believing that you will be
Something special
You might feel down
Low to the ground
You might feel misunderstood
But reach inside
And then you'll find
It just starts with a little good
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You might feel low
Like you got nowhere to go
Feel like you don't got a home
But reach deep down
And look around
Yeah you can make it on your own
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You're something special
You're a work of art
Believe in yourself
And reach for the stars
You're something special
You're a sight to see
Reach for the moon
And the galaxy
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STRAWBERRY IRISH CURLS
The day it seems
Lasts forever to me
The time grows as long as my face
I’ve spent these ten years
On a ship out at sea
My lips they do yearn for your taste
I could’ve had my fair share of fine lovers
I’ve seen them from all o’er the world
But I sit in despair
Because nothing compares
To your strawberry Irish curls
The night it seems
Has grown darker to me
There is no moon or light to be found
The ocean it seems
Is so endless to me
And there’s no hope of running aground
I could’ve had my fair share of fine lovers
I’ve seen them from all o’er the world
But I sit in despair
Because nothing compares
To your strawberry Irish curls
My heart you could say
Has been stored up away
I locked it up and swallowed the key
As I sit here
My head full of fear
That you’ll never come back to me
I could’ve had my fair share of fine lovers
I’ve seen them from all o’er the world
But I sit in despair
Because nothing compares
To your strawberry Irish curls
The world could be
Such a great beauty
If I wasn’t so focused on you
I’ve been everywhere
And seen everything
But it’s empty with a love that ain’t true
I could’ve had my fair share of fine lovers
I’ve seen them from all o’er the world
But I sit in despair
Because nothing compares
To your strawberry Irish curls
SWEETER THAN MY SOLITUDE
I once waited for love
Thinking it would come to me
It was then I realized
Love isn’t for free
After that I suffered
Looking for love high and low
But I never found it
No matter where I go
I know you’re only trying to help
And I don’t mean to be rude
But I’ll only have you
If you’re sweeter than my solitude
I once was a man
But now I’m just a boy
I once built you up
Now I only destroy
And the wrecking ball comes down
I think that you should go
Before you become rubble
And get buried ‘neath the snow
I once called you a friend
But I always thought you were crude
Because I’ll only have you
If you’re sweeter than my solitude
I once played the game
But I forgot the rules
With thoughts that I could make it
And never finish school
But the executioner comes down
And tells me what to say before I go
All he says is repeat after me
“You love someone you’ll never know”
I just looked him in the eye
I wanted to say something lude
I won’t ever find nobody
Sweeter than my solitude
I wish I was Jack or Jim
To live where the lovely rivers flow
But I am from the Midwest
With nowhere else to go
But my life flashed before my eyes
What it said I don’t know
But it was disturbing
And dashed all my hopes
On the street I met a girl
She was quite the prude
I’ll only have you
If you’re sweeter than my solitude
THE GREAT
I conquered the world
Whatcha gonna do?
I conquered the universe and the galaxy too
I am the greatest
Soon you’re gonna see
I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
Like Muhammad Ali
I am the greatest
You won’t even see me
I’m already gone
Rising to the heavens on the chariot I’m on
I ride around the world
Cloaked in my disguise
Conquering these cities with blood in my eyes
You’ll meet your demise
I am the greatest
THERE AIN’T NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME
I am the poor man sitting on the ground
You are the rich man sitting on the town
I set up my cross and you burned it right down
You are the fat man lying through his teeth
I am the young man dying underneath
I tried to see the show but you sat in my seat
Now I know there ain’t no difference between you and me
I just sit a little straighter
I am the ugly man, the last one on the list
You are the handsome man, the first one to get kissed
I thought I found my lover, but you’re the only one she missed
Now I know there ain’t no difference between you and me
I just speak a little clearer
Now I know there ain’t no difference between you and me
I just dress a little better
WATCH YOUR BODY SING
Well I walked into a bar
I didn’t have to look real far
When I saw you standing on your own
I caught you out of the corner of my eye
And your body got me high
I can’t wait to get you home
Well I asked your for a drink
And she said “Honey what you think?”
Bartender fill them up
And then we got to talking
And my heart jumped off the deep end
Babe you got a hold on me
I wanna watch your body sing my favorite song
And I don’t know a thing
But I know how to sing along
Ba Da Da Da
Ba Da Da Da
We were moving, we were grooving
We were doing what lovers do
We were dancing and romancing
And I took a little chance
And asked if I could go home with you
You said I thought you’d never ask
But there’s some things in my past
I said it doesn’t matter to me
I said girl I can be yours
Through your battles and your wars
Oh baby let me set you free
I wanna watch your body sing my favorite song
And I don’t know a thing
But I know how to sing along
Ba Da Da Da
Ba Da Da Da
When the two of us are alone
I was looking for your heart to hold
You gave me everything you had
Please don’t take it back
I wanna watch your body sing my favorite song
And I don’t know a thing
But I know how to sing along
Ba Da Da Da
Ba Da Da Da
WINDS OF CHANGE
If no one had a dream then Martin Luther King
Would be another black man in Georgia
If no one spoke their mind then they won’t ever find
What they’re looking for
You ask what I wanna do and if I told you the truth
You’d wish you never asked
I don’t want your grief so please just make it brief
I ain’t got no time for your tears
The winds of change ain’t blowin’ your way
They are blowin’ mine
If I lived like you I’d be crying too
I have a sickness called common sense
If you looked to the sky, would you think to ask why
You act just like them?
When you’re walking down the road will you look before you go?
Or will you just start walking down?
When you’re trying to sound smart, will you think before you depart?
Or will you just start talking out?
The winds of change ain’t blowin’ your way
They are blowin’ mine
If I owned a car I would drive it very far
I’d put the pedal down
If I were a lover I wouldn’t hide beneath the covers
I would stand up and shout it out
I don’t mean to be green but your speech is obscene
Is it really in God you trust?
I believe in myself not the trophies on your shelf
Self-esteem doesn’t rust
The winds of change ain’t blowin’ your way
They are blowin’ mine
YOGA POSES
Girl you are so flexible
I’ve seen you in the studio
From across the room
You’re so inspirational
There are so many things I need to know
From you
See you in your yoga pants
Girl it makes me want to dance
With you
I’ve been waiting for my chance
Working on my warrior stance
Ooh ooh
Honey why don’t you come over
We could do some yoga poses
Downward dog and half bound lotus
Honey why don’t you come over
We could do some yoga poses
Meditate with our eyes closed
Girl you are one of a kind
Can I take you out some time?
I’ve been working up the nerve
To take you out for some dessert
But nothing could be sweeter than you
Honey why don’t you come over
We could do some yoga poses
Downward dog and half bound lotus
Honey why don’t you come over
We could do some yoga poses
Meditate with our eyes closed
Break it down now
Honey why don’t you come over
We could do some yoga poses
Downward dog and half bound lotus
Honey why don’t you come over
We could do some yoga poses
Meditate with our eyes closed
YOU HAVE LET US DOWN, MY FRIEND
From the beginning to the end
You will sing off key
I don’t envy you, my friend
For creating misery
You have run us dry
Drying all from thirst
You have let us down
Putting yourself first
From alpha to omega
You have let us down, my friend
I once had a home
But now the lock don’t fit my key
Now I’m on the road
Riddled with defeat
As you sit on your throne
Singing out of key
I sit on my hands
Dying in the street
From alpha to omega
You have let us down, my friend
Break it brick by brick
Bring the whole world down
As I lay beneath the tide
In hopes that I will drown
You call yourself a saint
I call you a pro
You think that you can stay right here
But man, you gotta go
From alpha to omega
You have let us down, my friend
Semi automatic
My brain has some control
But you still pointed your finger
And shot me full of holes
We lay the fallen down
Bloody on the rocks
We asked you for a shovel
But your door is always locked
From alpha to omega
You have let us down, again
YOU REMIND ME OF A GIRL THAT I ONCE KNEW
I once knew a girl in my hometown
She looked a lot like you
Are you quite sure that you’re not her?
I don’t believe that’s true
I left my home when I was young
The only time I could go
I told her that when I’m rich I’ll return
She said, “Darling, no you won’t”
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
I still remember that rainy day
Saddest I’ve ever seen
I still can’t forget that soft, sweet face
Even with all the places I’ve been
You’ve got a smile that I’ve seen somewhere
Honest and joyful and soft
It’s a smile I feel I’ve seen somewhere
Somewhere way far off
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
When your hand is inside my hand
I feel like I have grown
When your lips they touch my lips
I feel like I am home
I’ve fallen in love about a million times
But none of them were true
I fell in love with her way back then
But maybe, just maybe, I was falling in love with you
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
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I’ve been gone a long, long time
I wanted to come home
But I didn’t know how to break free
From the life I chose
And then there came a day
Everything was taken away
It was then I knew
I had to come home to you
I’ve been less than good
For the last couple of years
I couldn’t find a way to grapple with
All of my nightmares and fears
And then there came a day
Everything was taken away
It was then I knew
I had to come home to you
I put you to the side
Without knowing that I did
I took you for granted
In all my selfishness
And then there came a day
Everything was taken away
It was then I knew
I had to come home to you