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1. |
| 3:08 | ||||
Life is hard And so am i You better give me something So i don't die Novocaine for the soul Before i sputter out Life is white And i am black Jesus and his lawyer Are coming back Oh my darling, will you be here Before i sputter out Guess whose living here With the great undead This paint by numbers life Is fucking with my head once again Life is good And i feel great 'Cause mother says i was A great mistake Novocaine for the soul You'd better give me something To fill the hole Before i sputter out |
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2. |
| 3:57 | ||||
going over to susan's house, walking south down baxter street
-nothing hiding behind this picket fence there's a crazy old woman smashing bottles on the sidewalk where her house burnt down two years ago people say that back then she really wasn't that crazy going over to susan's house going over to susan's house she's gonna make it right down by the donut prince a fifteen year old boy lies on the sidewalk with a bullet in his forehead in a final act of indignity the paramedics take off all his clothes for the whole world to see while they put him in the bag meanwhile and old couple argues inside the queen bee the sick fluorescent light shimmering on their skin going over to susan's house going over to susan's house I can't be alone tonight take a left down echo park, a kid asks do i want some crack t.v. sets are spewing baywatch through the windows into black here comes a girl with long brown hair who can't be more than seventeen she sucks on a red popsicle while she pushes a baby girl in a pink carriage and I'm thinking that must be her sister that must be her sister, right? they go into the 7-11 and I keep walking going over to susan's house |
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3. |
| 2:11 | ||||
My beloved monster and me We go everywhere together Wearing a raincoat that has four sleeves Gets us throught all kinds of weather She will always be the only thing That comes between me and the awful sting That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean My beloved monster is tough If she wants she will disrobe you But if you lay her down for a kiss Her little heart it could explode She will always be the only thing That comes between me and the awful sting That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean La la la la la la la la La la la la la la |
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4. |
| 4:28 | ||||
Mama gripped onto the milkman's hand And then she finally gave birth. Years go by, still I don't know Who shall inherit this earth. And no one will know my name until it's on the stone, Oh, woah, This could be your lucky day in hell. Never know who it might be at your doorbell. This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell. Waking up with an ugly face, Winston Churchill in drag. Looking for a new maternal embrace, Another tired old gag. Am I just a walking bag of chewed-up dust and bones? Oh, woah, This could be your lucky day in hell. Never know who it might be at your doorbell . This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell. Father Theresa, you can't make me into you. I never wanna be like you. Why can't you see, it's me? You know it's time to let me go. This could be your lucky day in hell. Never know who it might be at your doorbell. This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell, in hell. This could be your lucky day in hell. Never know who it might be at your doorbell, in hell. This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell, in hell, in hell. |
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5. |
| 2:44 | ||||
Got a 3 speed and banana seat sitting back on the sissy bar went to Sev and got a drink wish I was driving in Daddy's car And I looked up at the sky last night and I thought I saw a bomb And why won't you just tell me what's going on? riding down on Springhill road meeting Alfred out in the woods Dogs bark and mosquitos bite scratching the itch that makes it feel good And I looked into the mirror last night all I saw was a pretty blonde And why won't you just tell me what's going on? Life is funny but not ha ha funny Peculiar I guess You think I got it all going my way then why am I such a fucking mess? Want a pony and a birthday cake Want a party with a scary clown kneel down and bow to the princess kneel down for the queen of the town and I looked up at the sky last night and I thought I saw a bomb and why won't you just tell me what's going on tell me what's going on |
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6. |
| 3:27 | ||||
You're dead but the world keeps spinning take a spin through the world you left It's getting dark a little too early are you missing the dearly bereft? Taking flight and you could be here tomorrow Taking flight, well, you could get here tonight I'm gonna fly on down for the last stop to this town What? I'm gonna fly on down then fly away Well, alright. Get down get get get down get down down get get get down get down Takin' a spin through the neighborhood the neighbors scream "whatcha talkin' bout? cos they don't know how to let you in and I can't let you out What if I as not your only friend in this world? Can you take me where you're going if you're never coming back? I'm gonna fly on down for the last stop to this town I'm gonna fly on down then fly away on my way Get down get get get down get down down get get get down get down Why don't we take a ride away up high through the neighborhood Up over the billboards and the factories and smoke I'm gonna fly on down for the last stop to this town Yeah I'm gonna fly on down then fly away on my way Fly away Get down get get get down get down down get get get down get down fly away... |
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7. |
| 3:55 | ||||
Climbing on the Moon
So I wrote it all in a letter but I don't know if it came the nurse she likes my writing so she keeps it just like me so that it won't get away I won't be denied this time 'fore I go out of my mind over matters got my foot on the ladder and I'm climbing up to the moon Got a sky that looks like heaven got an earth that looks like shit and it's getting hard to tell where what I am ends and what they're making me begins I won't be denied this time 'fore I go out of my mind over matters got my foot on the ladder and I'm climbing up to the moon Saturday in the yard they'll bring you by we'll lay down on the grass and watch as the sky closes in .. I won't be denied this time 'fore I go out of my mind over matters got my foot on the ladder and I'm climbing up to the moon I'm climbing up to the moon.. .... |
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8. |
| 3:17 | ||||
Little field mice Living under the house Never eating much Tough life for a mouse And if you think you're gonna be spared you're wrong Field mice, head lice Spiders in the kitchen Don't think twice 'bout Whatever keeps you itchin Ice water, flyswatter Gonna get you trough The day Heat is rolling in like Hell's red rug Stinking like the breath of beelzebub And if you think you won't walk on coals you will Field mice, head lice Spiders in the kitchen Don't think twice 'bout Whatever keeps you itchin Ice water, flyswatter Gonna get you trough The day |
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9. |
| 2:34 | ||||
I can't look at the rocket launch The trophy wives of the astronauts And I won't listen to their words 'Cause I like Birds I don't care for walkin' down town Crazy auto car gonna mow me down Look at all the people like cows in a herd Well I like Birds If you're small And on a search I've got a feeder for you to perch on I can't stand in line at the store The mean little people are such a bore But it's all right if you act like a turd 'Cause I like Birds If you're small And on a search I've got a feeder for you to perch on If you're small And on a search I've got a feeder for you to perch on I've got a feeder for you to perch on If you're small And on a search I've got a feeder for you to perch on I've got a feeder for you to perch on |
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10. |
| 3:59 | ||||
The smokestack is spitting black soot into the sunny sky The load on the road brings a tear to the indian's eye The elephant won't forget what it's like inside his cage The ringmaster's telecaster sings on an empty stage God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah The girl with the curls and the sweet big ribbon in her hair She's crawled out the window 'cause her daddy just don't care (come on!) God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah The clown with the frown driving down to the sidewalk fair Finger on the trigger i tell you he is quite a scare God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah The kids fit their lids when their heads hear that crazy sound Their neighbour digs the flavour still he's moving to another town (and i don't believe he'll come back) God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah And i don't know how you're taking all the shit you see You don't believe anyone but most of all openly agree God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah God damn right it's a beautiful day ahah |
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11. |
| 2:14 | ||||
It's a motherfucker Being here without you Thinking 'bout the good times Thinkin 'bout the bad And i won't ever be the same It's a motherfucker Getting through a sunday Talking to the walls just me again But i won't ever be the same I won't ever be the same It's a motherfucker How much i understand The meaning that you need someone I could take you be the hand And you won't ever be the same You won't ever be the same |
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12. |
| 3:16 | ||||
Any parts in italics are not know for sure. 22 miles of hard road 33 years of tough luck 44 skulls buried in the ground Crawling down through the muck Oh yeah Johnny don't like the teacher Johnny don't like the school One day johnny is goinna to do somethin' Show 'em he's nobody's fool Oh yeah Chorus Sisters brothers make better lovers Family affairs are under the covers... Gina clocks the broken hearts Won't let you leave until you're bleeding Sally don't like her daddy Sally don't like her friends Sally and johnny are watchin' tv Waitin' for it to end Oh yeah Chorus 22 miles of hard road 33 years of tough luck 44 skulls buried in the ground Crawling down through the muck Oh yeah |
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13. |
| 3:20 | ||||
Did you think that i would laugh when you said i was small Did you think that that would pass as if nothing at all You say a lot of funny things, my little bunny And i almost always laugh, but that's not really funny You play the little bells and tell a good story You bake delicious pie and that's enough for me But i don't think that i'm your man, and you're my little honey And i like what you have to say, but that's not really funny You must not continue to wear my ?? like me The neighbour children threw the window to the sea The little boy will wipe his nose bacause it's runny Then point at me and laugh, but that's not really funny |
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14. |
| 3:38 | ||||
You don't have a clue, What it is like To be next to you. I'm here to tell you, That it is good, That it is true. Chorus: Birds singing a song, Old pain is peeling, This is that fresh That fresh feeling. Words can't be that strong, My heart is real, This is that fresh, That fresh feeling. Try, try to forget, What's in the past, Tomorrow is here. Love on the sky above, Lie in your way, There's nothing to fear. Chorus Some people are good, ??? the hood, So pure and so free. I make a safe bed, You're gonna get, Whatever you need. Chorus That fresh feeling. This is that fresh feeling. |
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15. |
| 2:55 | ||||
Saturday Morning
And who's gonna play with me? Six in the morning, baby I got a long, long day ahead of me The parents are sleeping soundly The neighbors are dead as wood I'm getting up and coming over We gotta rock the neighborhood Nothing's ever gonna happen 'round here If we don't make it happen Sleep away the day if you want to But I got something that I gotta do It's Saturday Morning And this ain't the place for me I'm giving you warning, baby We got a whole big, fat, world to see Nothing's ever gonna happen 'round here If we don't make it happen Sleep away the day if you want to But I got something that I gotta do It's Saturday Morning And who's gonna play with me? Six in the morning, baby I got a long, long day ahead of me Saturday morning Saturday morning |
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16. |
| 3:33 | ||||
Don't got a lot of time Don't give a damn Don't tell me what to do I am the man If there's a god up there Something above God shine your light down here Shine on the love Love of the loveless Don't have too many friends Never felt at home Always been my own man Pretty much alone I know how to get through And when push comes to shove I got something that you need I got the love Love of the loveless All around you people walking Empty hearts and voices talking Looking for and finding Nothing Don't got a lot of time Don't really care Not selling anything Buyer beware If there's a god up there Something above God shine your light down here Shine on the love Love of the loveless Don't got a lot of time Don't give a damn Don't tell me what to do I am the man Love of the loveless |
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17. |
| 3:00 | ||||
I like a girl with a dirty mouth
Someone that I can believe We had a window, not open too long But that time is good and gone And if I ever see her again Just walking by with some new guy I know that we will need to pretend And hope our eyes keep telling lies Sit on the back porch and wonder bout her What is she doing right now? Making somebody a happier man Dying her hair back to brown Once in a while your life gets so good Worth all the trouble of the past That was the case but I think I always knew Good things don't ever last And if I ever see her again Just walking by with some new guy I know that we will need to pretend And hope our eyes keep telling lies I like a girl with a dirty mouth Know that I can trust her We had our time but it didn't last too long And that time is good and gone That time is good and gone |
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18. |
| 2:28 | ||||
I need some sleep You can't go home like this I try counting sheep But there's one I always miss Everyone says I'm getting down to low Everyone says, "You just gotta let it go" You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go I need some sleep time to put the old horse down I'm in too deep and the wheels keep spinning round Everyone says I'm getting down to low Everyone says, "You just gotta let it go" You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go |
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19. |
| 3:02 | ||||
Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor And cry your guts out 'til you got no more Hey man now you're really living Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl Made you feel like it's not such a bad world Hey man now you're really living Now you're really giving everything And you're really getting all you gave Now you're really living what This life is all about Well i just saw the sun rise over the hill Never used to give me much of a thrill But hey man now you're really living Do you know what it's like to care too much 'bout someone that you're never gonna get to touch Hey man now you're really living Have you ever sat down in the fresh cut grass And thought about the moment and when it will pass Hey man now you're really living Now you're really giving everything And you're really getting all you gave Now you're really living what This life is all about Now what would you say if i told you that Everyone thinks you're a crazy old cat Hey man now you're really living Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor And cry your guts out 'til you got no more Hey man now you're really living Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl Made you feel like it's not such a bad world Hey man now you're really living People sing Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor And cry your guts out 'til you got no more Hey man now you're really living Just saw the sun rise over the hill Never used to give me much of a thrill But hey man now i'm really living |
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20. |
| 3:55 | ||||
I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
And i'm a little too late By three or four years And it may not make much sense Now that we are apart But i'm going to stop pretending That i didn't break your heart You see i never thought enough of myself To realize that losing me could mean Something like the tears in your eyes And i want to tell you i'm sorry And it's too late to start But i'm going to stop pretending That i didn't break your heart And it's christmas eve Years down the line Sitting here wishing i'd treated you better When you were mine And i have no way of knowing where you are But i'm going to stop pretending That i didn't break your heart I didn't mean to hurt you I didn't know what i was doing But i know what i have done |
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21. |
| 4:33 | ||||
There's nothing that i wanna do More than get alone and be with you Trouble with dreams is they don't come true And when they do they can't catch up to you You don't need a thing from me But i need something big from you 'cause you know i've got An awful lot of big dreams I'm walking down a lonely road Clear to me now but i was never told Trouble with dreams is you never know When to hold on and when to let go If you let me down it's alright At least that leaves something for me 'cause you know i've got An awful lot of big dreams This is the life that i must lead now Crossing fingers and wiping brow Trouble with dreams is you can't pretend Something with no beginning has an end You don't need a thing from me But i need something big from you 'cause you know i've got an awful lot of big dreams |
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22. |
| 3:38 | ||||
Feel like an old railroad man
Ridin' out on the bluemont line Hummin' along old dominion blues Not much to see and not much left to lose And i know i can walk along the tracks It may take a little longer but i'll know How to find my way back I feel like an old railroad man Who's really tried the best that he can To make his life add up to something good But this engine no longer burns on wood And i guess i may never understand The times that i live in Are not made for a railroad man I feel like an old railroad man Getting on board at the end of an age The station's empty and the whistle blows Things are faster now And this train is just too slow And i know i can walk along the tracks It may take a little longer but i'll know How to find my way back |
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23. |
| 2:51 | ||||
Was i wrong about the world
It's a beautiful new place Where else could a creep like me Meet such a pretty face Meeting every day with the rising sun Looking up it's looking like My losing streak is done Used to always feel like Wished that i was dressed better Never had a lot of luck Until i finally met her Feeling like the weight that weighed a ton Lifted off my shoulders now My losing streak is done Always felt like giving in To the feeling i can't win But i took it on the chin Now i'm finally cashing in Meeting every day with the rising sun Looking up it's looking like My losing streak is done My losing streak is done I said my losing streak is done Did you hear me I said my losing streak is done |