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Hey John What
Hey John what
Can you feel it
Hey John what
Don’t reveal it
These moments of your life will get you down
Hey John what
Are you coming
Hey John what
Or only running
Do you have your feet on solid ground
Hey John what
Are you bluffing
Hey John what
There is nothing
They could ever do to hold you back
Hey John what
Don’t expect them
Hey John what
You can reject them
When you go to sleep they will attack
Let Jones Go
It’s a bit of a drag I must admit
Gonna let Jones go
His productivity’s gone to shit
Gonna let Jones go
He’s always at the coffee machine
Gonna let Jones go
The best employee’s best unseen
Gonna let Jones go
But Boss his wife just had a baby
It’s only got one arm
Can’t we put him on probation
What would be the harm
Shake
You could barely breathe
You felt sick straight through to Spring
Might have been the flu or something worse
“For heaven’s sake,” she said
“You better get that cough checked out.”
You called your sister’s friend who was a nurse
You told her in the driveway
Never got out of the car
Sometimes you think about her as you lie awake
You used to shake, rattle and roll
That was a long time ago, now you just shake
“I can check you out my friend.”
She put her tongue right down my throat
Then she tossed her scrubs on the kitchen floor
My cough went away
But in the end so did she
When I came crawling back you said no more
Don’t Let Her Fly Away
So many words to rhyme in this godforsaken world
So many birds to find but you met this girl
She’s the only that’ll settle you down
The one that’ll keep you around
Man, don’t let her fly away
How in the world do you think I was gonna lose control
Try to explain myself but I only dig a hole
Marry You
Hey boys, let ‘em go
Hey boys, don’t let it show
Hey boys, the girls are gonna marry you
And it’s “ha ha” everything’s funny
Then it’s tie the knot and it’s money
Okay, one and one makes two
But not for me and you
And it’s fancy food and wedding dresses
Always ends in messes
So afraid of being alone without a decent home
Jumper
Angel Island to the left
Alcatraz straight ahead
Treasure Island farther off
Jump, Baby, Jump
You’re gonna get dead
They bury your type late at night
Under a pile of stones
They bury a stake through your heart
You’re never alone
Calm as the bay on a windy day
Starburst® your last meal
Did you leave the toaster on?
Jump, Baby, Jump
And see how it feels.
Nice To You
Feeling quite beleaguered every time you say
“Can you break the habit and do it my way?”
Better watch it baby, I could always fly
Options ain’t exhausted, limit is the sky
I’m always so nice to you
Wasn’t this expected? Turning black and blue
Bone and skin together, gonna tame the shrew
Come and sit beside me better listen up
Options are exhausted, enough is enough
Waylaid
The king’s in the corner with a tear in his eye
I’m alone with his daughter and a handful of lies
The king in the corner’s gonna die
We went to the pawn shop and we bought us a ring
She said “Baby please don’t stop I just love it when you sing.”
The king’s gonna see the ring and cry
Crossing these tracks can be a grave mistake
Turn around one time and you’ll get waylaid
Mom says she’s a diamond she’s just lost in the rough
The king says “Come on Dear, enough is enough”
The King’s had enough of this guy
“But you see dad I love him I don’t care about his faults
Let’s roll out the carpet and we’ll have us a waltz”
This girl’s gonna dance ‘till she dies
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Nice Little Kid
Hey, hey he’s a nice little kid
No one believed what he did
No one believed what he did
‘Till he did it
Sure as hell that was a Colt
Now they try him as an adult
Sure as hell that was a Colt
That he fired at the man’s head
Rave on
Hey, hey, he’s a gone little guy
His momma’s waving goodbye
Hey, hey he’s a gone little guy
For a long, long time
Hey, hey it’s hard to explain
Something must have clicked in his brain
Hey, hey, it’s hard to explain
There’s a man lying there
Liberty Bell
Speak right up now don’t be shy
Shout your message to the sky
Just remember all the while
Under my Liberty Bell
It isn’t really hard to track
This deluge from a hairline crack
And I can’t take one more attack
Both your faces say just trust us
I can’t take this frontier justice
Keep the photos, keep the past
Tell your friends you’re laughing last
But there’s no flag flying at half mast
Leave Her Alone
Your boots have gone quaking
The mistake that you’re making
Out on the step with a bouquet in your hand
Won’t you feel stupid
Acting like Cupid
Right in your face yeah the door she does slam
Leave her alone
Leave her alone
Leave her in every way
Leave her alone
Different girl on a different day
Leave her alone
You better start coping
She’s gone eloping
With the dog on the corner with the bone in his pants
You thought you could own her
You’ll end up a loner
It’s been quite a while since she asked you to dance
You Lied
You were already gone when I woke up then
I was half way a sleep but already high
Would it even have mattered if I was your friend
I won’t make that mistake this time
Boys will be boys
And girls will cry
But you lied
We said we were sure but you never know
The tiniest spark will change your life
You were happier then but I’m holding on
The kid down the hall is sharpening knives
Hallowed Halls
These hallowed halls mean nothing to me
Since I fell in love with the healthiest girl
She sells cigarettes and candy at the airport store
And I swear she says the most beautiful things
Like “Baby, would you like your smokes unfiltered?
I could talk to the manager and make your request.”
These dirty dreams still keep me awake
Though I fell in love with the loveliest girl
She sells cigarettes and papers at the airport store
And I swear she says the darndest things
Like “Baby, could you pick me up at 7?
We could lie on the runway and listen to the planes.”
These hallowed halls mean nothing to me
Since I fell in love with the healthiest girl
It Don’t Go Through
The way that you dress
Looks like an orphan to me
In spite of it all, I’ll take a few
Remember the time
I told you to leave?
The road that I’m on
It don’t go through
Blue, blue
It don’t go through
Halfway to heaven
Halfway home
A couple of those could lead you askew
Down at the station
They’re swallowing oil
The road that I’m on
It don’t go through
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