She Says

Sweet is the sight of a room window open by candlelight
How would you know?
Cold winter on the shore chills the dress she wore
It’s on the floor
still it feels so warm today

And that’s why I’m wondering why you had to tell me
What’s going on in your head what’s wrong
Come around to another time when you don’t have to run
And when she says she wants somebody else
I hope you know she doesn’t mean you
And when she breaks down and makes a sound
You never hear her the way that I do
And when she says she wants someone to love
I hope you know she doesn’t mean you
And when she breaks down and lets you down
I hope you know she doesn’t mean you, yeah
No, no

I swing into flight over hills, over her hills it’s twilight
Yeah I guess that’s right now
And while we’re here tell me why it’s so funny
That you’re so funny when you’re mad
Cuz it’s mad, so mad

And that’s why I’m wondering why you had to tell me
What’s going on in your head what’s wrong
Come around to another time when you don’t have to run
And when she says she wants somebody else
I hope you know she doesn’t mean you
And when she breaks down and makes a sound
You never hear her the way that I do
And when she says she wants someone to love
I hope you know she doesn’t mean you
And when she breaks down and lets you down
I hope you know she doesn’t mean you, yeah
No no, she doesn’t mean you
Yeah and I don’t where I’m coming from
and I don’t where I’m coming too
and I don’t what it means to me
and you don’t know what it means to you
she doesn’t mean you

The Fray - Little House

She doesn't look, she doesn't see
Opens up for nobody
Figures out, she figures out
Narrow line, she can't decide
Everything short of suicide
Never hurts, nearly works

Something is scratching it's way out
Something you want to forget about

A part of you that'll never show
You're the only one that'll ever know
Take it back when it all began
Take your time, would you understand
What it's all about
What it's all about

Something is scratching it's way out
Something you want to forget about
No one expects you to get up
All on your own with no one around

Steer Lyrics

Feel it falling off like clothing
Taste it rolling on your tongue
See the lights above you glowing
Oh and breathe them deep into your lungs

It was always simple
Not hittin' hard
You've been pulling at the strings
Playing puppeteer for kings
And you've had enough

But the search ends here
Where the night is totally clear
And your heart is fierce
So now you finally know
That you control where you go..you can Steer

So hold this feeling like a newborn
Oh and freedom surging through your veins
You have opened up a new door
So bring on the wind, fire and rain

It was always simple
Not hittin' hard
You've been playing at a game
Called remembering your name
And you've stuffed it up

But the search ends here
Where the night is totally clear
And your heart is fierce
So now you finally know
That you control where you go..you can Steer

Ohh..
And now you finally know
That you control where you go..you can Steer

Cause you've been listening for answers
Oh but the city screams
And all your dreams go unheard

But the search ends here
Where the night is totally clear
And your heart is fierce
So now you finally know
That you control where you go..you can Steer

Ohh..
Get out of the box
And step into the clear

Ohh..
Cause you finally know you can.. Steer

Crazy

I've got a pocket
full of holes
head in the clouds
the king of fools

you've got a ribbon of rainbows
the sun in your eyes
burning through
could be I'm happy and sad
could be I'm losing my head
over you

well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
to want a guy like me
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy

So if I'm dreaming
don't wake me tonight
if this is all wrong
I don't want it right
'cause you're the one sure thing
when I get lost in the game
once again
hey, I'm a lucky guy
without a reason and I
don't understand

well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
to want a guy like me
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy
Well, there must be some kind of mistake
to give your heart away
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy

I've got a pocket
full of holes
head in the clouds
the king of fools
you've got a ribbon of rainbows
the sun in your eyes
burning through
could be I'm happy and sad
could be I'm losing my head
over you

well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
to want a guy like me
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy

Well, there must be some kind of mistake
to give your heart away
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy

well, you've gotta be crazy, baby
to want a guy like me
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy

Well, there must be some kind of mistake
to give your heart away
yeah, you've gotta be out of your mind
crazy

well you've gotta be crazy baby
to want a guy like me
yeah, you've gotta be crazy, baby.....

Pink Triangle


When I'm stable long enough
I start to look around for love
See a sweet in floral print
my mind begins the arrangements
but When I start to feel that pull
turns out i just pulled myself
she would never go with me
were I the last girl on Earth

I'm dumb, she's a lesbian
I thought I had found the one
we were good as married in my mind
but married in my mind's no good
a Pink Triangle on her sleeve
let me know the truth, let me know the truth

Might have smoked a few in my time
but never thought it was a crime
knew the day would surely come
when i'd chill and settle down
when I think I found a good old-fashioned girl
then she put me in my place
if everyone's a little queer
can't she be a little straight?

I'm dumb, she's a lesbian
I thought I had found the one
we were good as married in my mind
but married in my mind's no good
Pink Triangle on her sleeve
let me know the truth, let me know the truth

I'm dumb, she's a lesbian
I thought I had found the one
we were good as married in my mind
but married in my mind's no good
Pink Triangle on her sleeve
let me know the truth, let me know the truth

I'm dumb, she's a lesbian
I thought I had found the one
we were good as married in my mind
but married in my mind's no good
a Pink Triangle on her sleeve
let me know the truth, let me know the truth
let me know the truth, let me know the truth

One Lonely Night

you and your baby had some words today
Til not another word was left to say
I see that grin boy
Maybe you think you'll win boy
Until the sun goes down and once again boy

One lonely night
One lonely night
That's all it takes to completely break you

They say it's darkest right before the dawn
But oh those darkest hours can be so long
You're feelin' strong boy
Tellin' yourself she's wrong boy
But how much longer can this night go on boy

One lonely night
One lonely night
That's all it takes to completely break you

One lonely night
One lonely night
That's all it takes to completely break you

Ooh she's such a good find
Have you gone and lost your mind
You should know she's one of a kind

Ooh she's such a good find
Have you gone and lost your mind
You should know she's one of a kind


Just One lonely night
One lonely night
That's all it takes to completely break you

Let Her Cry

She sits alone by a lampost
trying to find a thought that's escaped her mind
She says Dad's the one I love the most
but Stipe's not far behind

She never lets me in
only tells me where she's been
when she's had too much to drink
I say that I don't care, I just run my hands
through her dark hair then I pray to God
you gotta help me fly away

And just...
Let her cry..if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

This morning I woke up alone
found a note standin' by the phone
saying baby, maybe I'll be back some day
I wanted to look for you
You walked in I didn't know just what I should do
so I sat back down and had a beer
and felt sorry for myself.

Sayin'...
Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...awww...

Last night I tried to leave
cried so much I could not believe
she was the same girl I fell in love
with long ago
She went in the back to get high
I sat down on my couch and cried
yellin' Oh mama, please help me!
Won't you hold my hand?

And
Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing...if it eases all her pain
Let her go...let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...let her be.

*....A Dish Best Served Coldly*

What makes you think that you have won
When the battle has only just begun?
Let the punishment fit the crime
Bad things come to those in all good time

My mistake was to put you first
Deceitful bubble was so soon to burst
I asked you - believe in just us
Now my faith lie in mine own justice

How many times must i say im sorry?
And how many ways can i show i dont care?

Rotting bodies of emenies
Cannot smell sweet enough to me
What is the price of a friend
Who will carry out revenge?

In this bleak world of absent laws
One in which the just are whores
An honor to die for the truth
eyr for an eye, tooth for tooth

How many times must i say im not sorry?
And how many ways can i show
i dont care?

What It's Like


We've all seen a man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
The hair on his face is dirty, dread-locked, and full of mange
He asks a man for what he could spare, with shame in his eyes
Get a job you ****ing slob, is all he replies
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues

Then you really might know what it's like
Then you really might know what it's like
Then you really might know what it's like
Then you really might know what it's like...

Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom that said he was in love
He said, Don't worry about a thing, baby doll
I'm the man you've been dreaming of.
But 3 months later he say he won't date her or return her calls
And she swear, God damn, you'd find that man cuttin' off his balls.
And then she heads for the clinic and
she gets some static walking through the door
They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner
and they call her a whore
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes
'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose

Then you really might know what it's like
Then you really might know what it's like
Then you really might know what it's like
Then you really might know what it's like...

I've seen a rich man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good side of bad
And the downside of up
And everything between
I licked the silver spoon
Drank from the golden cup
And smoked the finest green
I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times
before I broke their heart
You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start

I knew this kid named Max
He used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late
he liked to get ****-faced and keep the pace with thugs
Until late one night there was a big gun fight and Max lost his head
He pulled out his colt.45, talked some ****, and wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of this pain
You know it crumbles that way
at least that's what they say when he played the game
God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose

Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...
Then you really might know what it's like...to have to lose

She said yes

She moved into my old apartment
That's how we got this whole thing started
She called and said that I had mail waiting there for me
I told her that I'd come and get it
How could I know in just a minute
That I'd be standing face to face with my own destiny

Ohh and we sat there talkin' just like we were old friends
And ohh Then I asked her can I see you again

Chorus:
She said yes
And I said wow
And she said when
And I said how about right now
Love can't wait
Then I asked if she believed in fate
And she said yes

The days flew by just like a fast train
And nothing else has been on my brain
Except the thought of how she makes me
The man I wanna be
And she's the one I want for a million reasons
Loving her it's just like breathing
It's easy and it obvious
She was made for me

Ohh then it happend one night looking in her eyes
Ohh and I popped the question
Much to my suprise

Chorus

So we called the precher, family, and friends
And nothing's been the same since

Chorus

She said yes

I Believe

All I know is what I've been sold
You can read my life like a fortune told
I've seen the dream, there's no land of Oz
But I got my brain and I got a heart
And courage built I won't let go
What we need right now is ....soul

I can't do this, you can't do that
They feed us lines but I won't act
And all good things will come to pass
But the truth is all you have to have
And would you lie for it?
(Do you) cry for it?
(Would you) die for it?
Would you

I believe, I believe
With every breath that I breathe
You and me can turn a whisper to a scream
I believe, I believe

You know what you came here for
You'll pay the cost,
like it's your cross to bear
Are we the ones that put it there
Would you scheme for it
scream for it, bleed for it
Would you

I believe, I believe
Believe we're still worth
The fight you'll see
There's no hope for this world tonight
I believe, I believe

Don't look up on your movie screens
In record stores or magazines
Close your eyes and you will see
That you are all you really need

I believe, I believe
With every breath that I breathe
You and me can turn a
whisper to a scream
I believe, I believe

*Get Bad* Written by me 1991

Been waiting so long, don't wanna wait anymore
You know what i'm lookin for....
You know what i need, i need you to please me

Come on baby get bad with me
Lets get it on...get bad
Lets get it right...get bad
Lets do it all night
Get bad, get bad with me

Down and dirty, got me down on the floor
Naughty,naughty ya got me beggin for more
You got what i want, i got what you need
Come on get bad with me

Lets get it on...get bad
Lets get it right...get bad
Lets do it all night
Get bad, get bad with me

I can take you oh so high
Fulfill your wildest fantasy
Making love with you, absolute extasy
Come on get bad with me baby!

Wow Nice

Elimno

"Oid Mortales Libertad"
Van dos siglos y no estas.
"Od Mortales Libertad"
Ya no hay justicia ni piedad.

Siempre el crecimiento de toda Nacion
Esta labrado en sangre y sudor.
Todas las miserias de una Nacion
Son sus gobiernos con su corrupcion.

"Libertad, Igualdad, Fraternidad"
Esparciendo radioactividad.
"Deuchland, Deuchland, Deuchland, Uber Alles"
Nadie es superior si mata a sus iguales.

Los que creyeron, lucharon y pensaron
Hoy son estatuas con nombres olvidados.
Entre buitres, magos, gusanos y carneros
Son sanguijuelas de pueblos enteros.

"God Save The Queen"
En la corte orgia y festin.
"Ordem E Progreso"
Millones estan presos.
"America Fue Hecha Para Los Americanos"
Salvo que seas negro o chicano.

" Estas sentado comodamente
Frente a un televisor
Un televisor a color
Que te muestra imagenes
De Asia de Africa
De lo que es Yugoslavia
De lo que fue la Union Sovietica
Y pensas 'esto a mi no me tocara nunca'
Pensalo bien enbanderate en algo
Tene una causa , Lucha por algo ... Lucha! "

"Oid Mortales Libertad"
Van dos siglos y no estas.
"Oid Mortales Libertad"
Ya no hay justicia ni piedad.

Hey!

♥Solo Una Agresion♥

No temo a tus golpes
no me dañan ya
y hasta me producen cierta felicidad
me muestras tus dientes
sacas tu puñal
puedes ser por ahí también asesinar.

Solo una agresión
el gato no sabe que tortura al ratón.

Están en pié de guerra
les gusta luchar
sin que en ello halla algo personal
el fantasma ronda
la violencia está
un espectro habita en tu intimidad.

Solo una agresión
el gato no sabe que tortura al ratón.
Sin mala intención
para qué sirve entonces
la garra del león.

El hombre y su agresión

Sangre en las paredes
crimen y ejecución
psicodramas de televisión.

Solo una agresión
solo una agresión
para qué sirve entonces
la garra del león
sin mala intención
el gato no sabe que tortura al ratón.
Solo una agresión
sin mala intención

Army

Well I thought about the army
Dad said, Son you're f**kin' high
And I thought, yeah there's a first for everything
So I took my old man's advice
Three sad semesters
It was only 15 grand spent in bed
I thought about the army
I dropped out and joined a band instead

Grew a moustache and a mullet
Got a job at Chick-fil-a
Citing artistic differences
The band broke up in May
And in June reformed without me
And they'd got a different name
I nuked another grandma's apple pie
And hung my head in shame, oh....

Been thinkin' a lot today
Been thinkin' a lot today

Oh, I think I'll write a screenplay
Oh, I think I'll take it to L.A.
Oh, I think I'll get it done yesterday

Ah, s***

In this time of introspection
On the eve of my election
I say to my reflection
God please spare me more rejection
'Cause my peers they criticize me
And my ex-wives all despise me
Try to put it all behind me
But my redneck past is nipping at my heels

I've been thinking a lot today
I've been thinking a lot today
I've been thinking a lot today
I thought about the army...

The Old Apartment

Broke into the old apartment
This is where we used to live
Broken glass, broke and hungry
broken hearts and broken bones
This is where we used to live

Why did you paint the walls?
Why did you clean the floor?
Why did you plaster over the hole I punched in the door?
This is where we used to live

Why did you keep the mousetrap?
Why did you keep the dishrack?
these things used to be mine
I guess they still are, I want them back

Broke into the old apartment
Forty-two stairs from the street
Crooked landing, crooked landlord
Narrow laneway filled with crooks.
This is where we used to live.

Why did they pave the lawn?
why did they change the locks?
Why did I have to break it, I only came here to talk
This is where we used to live

How is the neighbor downstairs?
How is her temper this year?
I turned up your TV and stomped on the floor just for fun
I know we don't live here anymore
We bought an old house on the Danforth
She loves me and her body keeps me warm
I'm happy here
But this is where we used to live

Broke into the old apartment
Tore the phone out of the wall
Only memories, fading memories
Blending into dull tableaux

I want them back
I want them back
this is where we used to live

*Cigarettes And Sweat* Written by me jan 1997

He wants to do this
I want to do that
Think i cant't miss
Yet always left flat

So this is it
This is what i get
Cigarettes and sweat

I wake up alone - yet again
Always meeting the wrong men
They say they'll be here
They say they'll be there
They're never here
And they really don't care

So this is it
This is what i get
All that i'm left with is
Cigarettes and sweat

Look in my eyes
Tell me lies
Why can't i see
I look at your face
You're such a discrace
So blind to me

What do you give
What do i get
Nothig but cigarettes and sweat

You burn my heart
And drown my soul
You're now a part
Of a gaping hole
I'll bet all i can
You're the kind of man
To take what he can get
And leave nothing...
But cigarettes and sweat

You left me-completely-empty
No there's nothing left
Just traces of cigarettes and sweat

Time Bomb

If you wanna make the move
then you better come in
it's just the ability to reason
that wears so thin
living and dying and the stories that are true
secrets to a good life is knowing when you're through

black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy's a time bomb

he's back in the hole where they got him living
like a rat but he's smarter than that nine lives
like a cat take him to the youth authority home
first thing you learn is that you got to make it
in this world alone

black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy's a time bomb

now he's gotten out he's gotten free he's got coke an'
a car 21 years old he's runnin' from the
bar his pager's beepin' he's got in deep in
whatever he can move on in you know that kid's a creepin'

black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
the boy's a time bomb

The tears come from the razor that's been tattooed below
his eye his mother cries she knows that he is strong enough
to die he's rollin' in the cadillac it's midnight sunroof is down
three shots rung out the herd's deal
the new king is crowned.

Hooray For Me ...

Can see my teenage father standing
Straight on a desolate corner,
In the shadow of tentacled towers
By the red light of america

I imagine how his mother felt when she
Heard that her husband was dying
And that underground heroes of the tarmac
Shooting smack were blowing up worlds
And damned out loud
Hey, can you tell me how does it feel?
Yeah, tell me, can you imagine, for a second
Doing anything that you don't have to?
Well that's what i'm accustomed to so hooray for me ... and F*** you!

When i slept with stony faces on the riverbank
My angeldevil reveler shook me desperately in dying
I don't exactly want to apologize for anything, and now
We're all mad and tangled in secret rooms with roman candles
On an endless graveyard train

Yeah, tell me, can you imagine, for a second,doing
Anything just cuz you want to?
Well, that's just what i do so hooray for me ... and f*** you!

Yeah, i was dreaming through the "howzlife", yawning
Car black, when she told me "mad and meaningless as ever ...",
And a song came on my radio like a cemetery rhyme
For a million crying corpses in their tragedy of respectable Existence

Oh, yeah, i'm not respectable, and never sensible
I've been incredible so damned irascible
And i like the things i do so hooray for me ... and f*** you!