B i o g r a p h y (by Heather Phare)
Purveying an utterly charming sound that borrows from folk, pop, Western swing, and early vocal jazz, Los Angeles' fancifully named Ditty Bops feature the tightly woven harmonies of Amanda Barrett (who also handles mandolin and dulcimer duties) and Abby DeWald (who also plays guitar). Though Barrett and DeWald met in New York City in the late '90s, they didn't begin playing music until they moved back to California. Barrett spent her childhood in Topanga and learned to play fretted dulcimer when she was six, then moved to Europe to model as a teen before moving to New York in her early twenties. DeWald, meanwhile, grew up in northern California and took piano lessons as a child; growing up in a house where only classical was played, she nevertheless developed a fascination with ragtime music and electric blues. A stint in a band that played '20s covers in period costumes inspired the duo to make the Ditty Bops just as theatrical, if not as strictly traditional: puppet shows, illustrations, and fancy dresses and wigs give their live shows a hint of cabaret. The Ditty Bops were discovered by Warner Bros. at one of their shows in the L.A. area; after signing to the label, they released their self-titled, Mitchell Froom-produced debut album. Late that year, the group toured the U.S. with the equally theatrical Dresden Dolls and Count Zero. In 2006 the Ditty Bops' sophomore album, Moon Over the Freeway, came out, accompanied by a nationwide bicycle tour.
The Ditty bops - 2004-10-26 -
Walk or Ride Wishful Thinking Ooh La La Sister Kate Breeze Black Night Gentle Sheep Pale Yellow Four Left Feet There's A Girl Unfortunate Few Short Stacks Wake Up
Dead And Gone Lonesome Town Obsessive crush Shine On Harvest Moon Sleep Come Home and Take Me Stand By Your Man
The Ditty bops
Walk or Ride With just one kiss you could change the world It might not be much better but it certainly couldn't hurt When you stomp your feet you aren't hurting me But you're always killing something just by living on the Earth So who you supposed to listen to when you're looking for something to do And all the voices shut you up Someone put a brick in your coffee cup When you're trying to decide whether to walk or to ride Take the easy way you know that you want to I saw an educated girl give her hair a twirl And contemplate the meaning of a man with just one arm She's not a genius or a dunce, but it makes no difference For at any moment we might find ourselves a charm But I'm feeling quite confused by the people who refuse A simple way of life that don't make you the loser They say we won't make it far unless drive there in a car But we'll be there with time to spare and find our own way home You might find the meaning of life in the barrel of a rifle Whether it's pointed at a bird or if it's pointed at your head But me, I'd rather plant a tree that grows up tall for all to see Until I need a pencil, then I'll chop it to the ground At night falling down, will it make a sound Should I even wonder what it'd say It's so hard to change yourself to tell someone else That everything is going to be okay
Wishful Thinking Why does blood turn brown when it dries Why do the tears well up in your eyes Why didn't I learn to ride my bike When it was warm and sunny outside Why can't little kids tie their shoes Why can't the white people play the blues Why can't I fall in love with you It must be because of the seasons When the leaves start falling from the trees When the birds start flirting with the bees When the wind starts blowing from the East to the West Maybe you'll be the one that I like best Clouds start forming I can't complain 'Cause I think we might be in need of some rain When it starts pouring Don't hide away without me I bought an umbrella big enough for two But it feels pretty empty under here without you Dry as a bone but I'm still alone I'm so grey When you're standing in a puddle with wet feet And your head is sore from pounding drops of sleet When the cold and lonely hours put your heart to the test Maybe I'll be the one that you like best If the sky can open its eyes And cry from up above Let's shed some tears of joy And fall in love Ohh La La What among the lovers What twang of temptation What brought the house down Strange sleepwalkers on the block Unfamiliar writing on the ceiling When she looks up Momma buried pop atop the roof where he slept One leg on each side of pointed shingles Latest tests prove that she's happier with more The oyster is open for any to pearl Still she's got three different lullabies to sing These fruited images are delicacies Was it the fighting was it the fist Was it adventure with a jealous twist Was it desire for another's kiss What brought the house down Turmoil and passion such wondrous things What they called Summer lovers happening in Spring Who's dreaming of who tonight Who'll be walking by your side At the dawning's first light Do all he can to save a soon to be dead past Give it all up to find a new way that will last Was she wrong to hold his heart another person's hand The grass is always greener 'til it's covered up with sand Was it other things Fate, felicity What rousing temptation She knew that love could swell without barricades Standards must be broken even these Now she has three different lullabies to sing These fruited images lead her to sleep Was it the fighting was it the fist Was it adventure with a jealous twist Was it desire for another's kiss What brought the house down
Sister Kate If I could shake it like my sister Kate Shake it like a bowl of jelly on a plate My momma wanted to know last night How sister Kate could do it oh so nice Now all the boys in the neighborhood Katie could shimmy ass mighty good Now It may be late but I'll be up to date When I can shimmy like my sister Kate Oh yeah, shake it like my sister Kate If I could shimmy like my sister Kate I'd never stay home, stay out too late I'd get myself about as high as a kite You know I'd do it for you every night Now all the boys in the neighborhood Katie could shimmy ass mighty good Now I may be late but I'll be up to date When I can shimmy like my sister Kate Oh yeah, shake it like my sister Kate If I could shake it like my sister Kate Shake it like a bowl of jelly on a plate My momma wanted to know last night How sister Kate could do it oh so nice Now all the boys in the neighborhood Katie could shimmy ass mighty good Now It may be late but I'll be up to date When I can shimmy like my sister Kate Oh yeah, shake it like my sister Kate That's right Shimmy like my sister Kate
Breeze Black Night Breeze of the black night blows Orange light on the white porch glows Dried up mucus in my nose That's how come I know Falling leaves hit the ground Silent still without much sound Rustle rustle crackle pound Pound pound pounding Distant TV noise it's drowning Heart beat softly in my head Persistent thoughts make my cool cheeks red Sleepy eyes half awake In the morning shovel rake In the evening hearts will ache Still I'm sleepy Heart it aches
Gentle Sheep Clock in you’re at work but you’re not working so hard Checking messages ten times a day ensuring you’re not bored Talking on someone else’s dime Put a quarter in the pay phone don’t keep them waiting on the line Rushing through time just to find myself Asking someone in the future if they’d save me a space Cause the line’s getting longer with every hour People forget why they’re waiting The mood’s turning sour I don’t want to go to school tomorrow Stay up late watching TV Eat a midnight snack I’ll pretend it’s Friday Complacent as I’ll ever be See those gentle sheep following a path to who knows where Chewing on the grass so plentiful the wool is growing thicker But the grass is made of plastic and there’s plastic on the grass A mechanical lady with her garden hose waters the cement Where’s my mystical pan who plays on his flute Dancing entrancing those who choose to hear his tune There’ll be a man who comes out of hiding He’ll be the one who forces you to decide Why can’t I just believe just believe I can move my feet Pondering is a step beyond wondering Complacent as I’ll ever be Pale Yellow Pale yellow scratching at my ear Pale yellow touching to my rear Forever tangled, forever mustard Forever my first word's beer Forever yellow, wonder if I'll muster Anything other than fear Pale yellow, wanting something clear Pale yellow, daunting task cannot be that near Forever leering, forever dashing Forever looking to peers Forever hollow, that's worse than yellow Piss is the color of tears This is the color of tears Running scared Running scared Pale yellow holding on Brace myself to stand Tell myself it is okay Taking my own hand Forever peering into the water Returning back to the sea Under the sea foam Where I have come from Breathing freely Forever yellow, forever yellow
Four Left Feet Be swift make noise No nonsense makes no sense at all Forget what you don’t know You said it I heard it I even listened I finally learned Sharing and taking turns Now it’s our chance, we’ll feel complete I’ll ask you to dance and if you’ll agree It’s me and you That makes two with four left feet Floating on tip toes no tulips beneath us Just a cactus or two I can’t feel a thing Like a puzzle with pieces that don’t fit together We used glue And the picture dried clear Now it’s our chance we’ll feel complete I’ll ask you to dance and if you’ll agree It’s me and you That makes two with four left feet Sell ourselves tall even though we look small And dance with our four left feet There's A Girl There’s a girl that you might know She’s a friend at least I tell you so But it might surprise you to find There’s something going on behind the door When I’m asleep it gives me time to think Thoughts that I wouldn’t dare speak aloud I couldn’t bare myself before a crowd I bide my time while biting my tongue Hold closed my mouth so song is unsung Get to the meat of things already With buried secrets the ground is heavy That’s just the way things used to be There’s a girl who’s close to me Close than you’d like to think Dig up all the dirt you see There’s always more than underneath I bide my time while biting my tongue Hold closed my mouth so song is unsung Get to the meat of things already With buried secrets the ground is heavy That’s just the way things used to be Unfortunate Few Oh you unfortunate few Nobody’s listening to me It came at a time when I just started To say something interesting Bubbling thoughts I’ve been thinking a lot But I don’t write them down with a smile More of a frown as I’m looking down No pen in my pocket no pockets to fill Far too long ago my chances were slim I’m knocking the door but they won’t let me in Configuring why takes the whimsy from whim You’re all blocking the door won’t you please let me in Oh you unfortunate few Stuck in your special space I’m here on my own though I’m not alone It feels like a miserable place At first you remember but then you forget And once I’m forgotten you can’t get me back I’m knocking the door but nobody hears I’m banging it down won’t you answer it please And nobody’s asking for more Nobody’s looking for anything Nobody wants me to say a thing Nobody misses the missing Ascend or Descend Upon a plot with the same ending My timing’s no good But it saves me from troubles ahead But you might not be figured with eyes Might not be figured with ears Might not be something to figure at all Until you are actually here I’ve gone back on my words which constantly change I believe what I mean at the time that I say them I’m climbing a wall of infinite height I couldn’t go through, though I try as I might They’re telling me fictional distractions Fictional stories I have heard enough of these Is anybody missing me Short Stacks I am treading on cow pile mountains Before you answer my call Lounging at breakfast a recoiled monster With tied mouth somehow telling all Before it breaks before you've listened Short stacks are sitting high Lips are dry maybe you're guessing why Don't mean to make you sick It just works out that way You say it's walnut bread We know it's what I say Friends do tell me it's best to say little The less you put out the less that's gone But sitting here lazing the smaller I feel 'Cause I expand when I let on My love for you is not like friendship Can you tell from my brave toned words This timid girl likes very much your hand Wake Up Wake up and smell the coffee Rise and shine The early bird gets the worm Strike while the iron's hot And whistle while you work Stay on the trail Keep your hands and arms inside the train Don't stray Watch your step And wipe your feet Draw inside the lines What if you didn't know where the bad side of town was Where would you wander to So many places from which to choose Would you let yourself be Don't cause a scene Mind your manners Speak only if spoken to You know what you are not to do Watch and learn What if you never were short for time All meetings cancelled, clocks stopped at nine Without alarms the silence beams Invited to be What if you never heard a word they say And up were down and night were day I bet you'd have a lot more time to play If you'd let yourself go Breath deep Speak out Make up your mind Be brave Follow your dreams Listen to you heart Close your eyes Make a wish
Moon over the freeway
Moon Over The Freeway Moon over the freeway catch us as we ride We just left the city, left it far behind Silhouettes of palm trees, airplanes cross the moon Living in the moment of the girl who left too soon It's warm, my favorite song comes on Let's roll the windows down and drive It feels like summer is a comin' round the corner Here she comes, here she comes Brings us shells that listen to what we have to say Blows us summer kisses as she turns and walks away There she goes, there she goes Drive right on, the night is young We could drive on and on forever as the hours slip on by They slip like perfect fitting sweaters Over shoulders cold from shortened days and wintry nights Left me in September, I thought that she was gone Invited her to come again, so she could tag along Barefoot on the pavement Warm against our feet Houses filled with music As we drift through lonely streets Angel With An Attitude Contrary to popular opinion The very best things in life are for free Through a practice that I call donation I get the things I want quite easily I got a chip on my shoulder And a halo on my head I'm an angel with an attitude And my favorite color's red I got god on my side Who's that, hell, I don't know But I practice my religion While I'm stepping on your toes Goodness knows I gave more than I took Goodness knows I ain't no saint I ain't no crook Looking hard, yeah you busy bee For a simple word you charge a simple fee It's a little too late for too little But it's never too late for a lot It's a little too late for too little But it's never too late to take 'em for what they got Feed the world a giant crust of bread Bake a cake and give it to 'em when they're dead Well I'll take that cake and I will eat it too I'll get more than I need so I can share the rest with you Fall Awake Critical eyes are gazing Fat cows are grazing My eyes are glazing How can you see straight with all the lies I'm too young You think you're old Why don't you just hold me cold I don't like it when you talk about yourself like that It changes the way that I feel There'll be no bad dreams When you're lying next to me I don't care about the rules We only answer to ourselves Answer to ourselves Why does my sleep tell me of lies Waking life full of rotten surprise Why do all the strangers care Who knows who is there If you are here and I am where Trapped in the cell of your own brain Blood is scarcely moving through your shriveled veins Don't let yourself pass you by It can happen in the blink of an eye There'll be no bad dreams When you're lying next to me I don't care about the rules We only answer to ourselves Until we fall awake I feel old now you seem young I spent too much time out in the sun I got a wrinkle to show for every day Give 'em back to me again I'll spend them the same Aluminum Can Crush me down An aluminum can Poke me with a fork and half baked yam Toss me in the frying pan I would never bite the hand If I could be sure the hand that feeds me Feeding frenzy on prescription words Swallowing the silence that returns Falling in footsteps petrified by time Under madness are familiar faces Chorus: And you are just a semblance of before Following the dust and calling it more These are the seeds That beseech the leaves for cover Hiking canyons where people have fallen These are places where some learn to fly Breaking escaping molds that are growing Stepping over cutting off the ties Fish To Fry Hey there little man Get out of my fryin' pan I got bigger fish to fry than you It's high time you listen to me I choose my battles carefully So get out of here son Let me show you the door You'll be in trouble then If by the time I count to four One two three four You been messin' with my mind To waste my time is most unkind I got better things to do Than to play these pointless games with you Get down off that horse Before I knock you off Put away your big guns You're acting out of fear But I'm not scared of you On the way out watch your rear One two three four Hey there little man Get out of my fryin' pan I got bigger fish to fry than you You been talkin' off my ear This is the end but you're still here Out of here son Let me show you the door You'll be in trouble then If by the time I count to four One two three four In The Meantime Cat in the upstairs window Staring down at me Life seems to have a purpose When you're wandering aimlessly In the meantime What am I missing I'm missing out In the meantime I will be living There is no meantime There is only now Is there something I'm supposed to be doing If there is I just don't know Tell me so that I can disobey The rules were meant to bend and change If we're not so tight We won't break when we fall Waiting around all day They didn't make the play Don't get mad you'll only get madder It's hard to get even when things don't matter Stop the tape playing Mundane chatter and leave In between the place you thought You'd be and where you are Check my pulse if I'm living Fine time to be alive Feel the breeze, touch the water I'll feel better There's no way I'd rather pass the time Wandering aimlessly
It’s A Shame The hammock that's swinging Is bringing the good life perspective Sipping canned air in the shade Of an apartment that's built to break Did you forget The moment you left Feeling as wise as a sage Throwing your ward across the page Lucky, so lucky to be here To get there, remember where you come from, you're going to And it figures to me It's a shame I don't like it Sum up the parts Counted so high Ten fingers down to ten toes That's about as high as it goes Teachers that teach incomplete Sentences running on and on and on and on Didn't they teach you a thing Lucky, so lucky to be here To get there, remember where you come from, you're going to And it figures to me It's a shame I don't like it Waking Up In The City Waking up in the city What are we gonna do Take a picture to the park Sing songs about the moon I will bring the frisbee I will bring the dog We'll frolic in the pesticided grass beneath the smog Don't gotta worry 'bout bee stings Don't gotta worry 'bout ants Now's the time to take off our shoes And dance that cartoon dance In the afternoon time We will stroll downtown Past messengers on bicycles And men dressed up in gowns If we should get tired, let's just take the bus I hope that it's not crowded so we can sit up front I can't even see them scrape the sky Blurring the fashions whizzing by Sun gets down in the evening Lights start flashing on The city swells with energy The nightlife has begun Kustle and bustle So many sites to see Endless excitement Keeps me up 'till three Don't wanna go to the movies Who wants to sit inside I didn't get on the guest list Don't want to wait in line Let's go eat pierogis at my favorite cafe The waitress are grumpy and Their English ain't so great We'll talk ourselves in circles Til the pancakes are all gone Today's become tomorrow I can see the pink of dawn Oh, I'm getting tired, I'm oh so tired I think it's time to retire Time for bed To rest my sleepy head Growing Upside Down Can't escape a past That wasn't ever lived All beginnings ended Come back to start again And the people seem to falter As they watch you fall asunder Eyes are open and filled with wonder I'm growing upside down Wisdom doesn't follow Just because you've aged Add a pinch of cinnamon It will make you sage There will be an hour When we'll meet again Maybe I won't recognize You in different skin I can hear you whispering Beneath the din it reels me in Just as the summer melts winter ice Temptations come to tempt you twice You spent too many of you're younger days Wishing you weren't virgin to her ways I'm growing upside down Wisdom doesn't follow Just because you've aged Add a pinch of cinnamon It will make you sage Get Up ’N’ Go Takin' it fast takin it slow Don't take it at all just get up and go Come on let's go Tired of sittin' around the house Stand right up Move on out Let's go Let's go already let's go You won't need this You won't need Don't need your purse Just leave your hat Stop stallin' dear We're travelin' far If you wanna look back There's a mirror in the car There's no need to procrastinate Hesitation only makes you late Come on let's go What are we realling rushing for Don't ask me that get out the door Let's go Let's go oh baby let's go Do whatever it will take to get up And get out of here You could rot sitting forever Waiting for the coast to clear Who needs plan A when you got plan B And if that don't work then you got plan C Let's take the road but not on track Prettiest trails are off the patch Let's go Bye Bye Love Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I feel like I could cry Bye bye my love goodbye There goes my baby With someone new She sure looks happy I sure feel blue She was my baby 'till he stepped in Goodbye to romance That might've been Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I feel like I could cry Bye bye my love goodbye I'm through with romance I'm through with love I'm through with counting the stars And here's the reason That I'm so free My lovin' baby is through with me Bye bye love Bye bye happiness Hello loneliness I feel like I could cry Bye bye my love goodbye Nosy Neighbor Listen to the sound bites of your neighbors Through the paper thin walls Making variations on their stories Told with southern drawls Look into the dustbin Pick through rubbish Finding clues to bare Ponder their discussion Noshed oh muffins Torn up papers spared If you value your own skin Stop yourself from listening in Lovelorn letters Tarred and feathered We are on display Private lives Have all been scattered Mysteries gone away Following traces for disgraces You have crossed the line Walking in shadows searching Secret places it's a sign You've got ears but so have I Listen close as you walk by Sticking your ears Into affairs of others has a price The stakes are higher than you think It's time to roll the dice Won't be so lucky this time around You'll disappear not a trace to be found Your Head’s Too Big Your head's too big It's taking up too much room Your head's too big It grows like a balloon And it just might float away And if you're unluckier than that Someone such as myself might come along And it just might pop It was an accident...it just popped Your head's too big It's taking up too much room It's filling with hot air You're making your own self swoon You're in love with yourself Your head's so big and tall How is it then your thoughts are small Your head's so big and tall You found yourself and lost us all Your head's too big It's taking up all the room It's broken through the atmosphere You're rubbing elbows with the moon
Summer Rains
Summer rains When the ices melt I admit I felt A lifting in my heart Every land becomes an island Everywhere a paradise Oh my, it's so divine There's no more snow at Christmas time Just summer rains So I hung up my hat, scarf and coat Put on my birthday suit Even though it is December It feels like it's the month of June When I get up, I get up and go Surfing with the girls They are all from California Finer than an oyster's pearl Oh what a place to be I pluck a mango from a tree As the summer rains Are falling from the sky When the ices melt I began to sing A joyful melody An orchestra of ukuleles Strumming in the sweetest key The tail of a wintery ghost Is lost in an island breeze I'm paddling into the sunset Leave behind my memories Oh, it's begun What's been done can't be undone Once summer reigns I'm dancing with the sea Water washing over me As the summer rains Are falling from the sky Summer rains Are falling from the sky When's she coming home Ho hum The neighbours upstairs just got home And they got the TV set on A voice I mistake for her is leading me on Stare apart the clock it don't move Like some broken heart with no reason to beat When's she coming home When's she coming home Somebody's tea is getting cold The faucet makes way too much noise Is she staying out late with the boys What if she never comes home The night could last forever If she never comes home What will I do When's she coming home When's she coming home I couldn't sleep at all last night Tossing and turning like some old ghost Is trying to get my goat Afraid of the time on my hands So much I can do but I can't Without her I don't have a plan What if she never comes home The night could last forever If she never comes home What will I do What will I do When's she coming home When's she coming home Skinny Bones I've always listened to my critics Ever since the age of five They called me Skinny Bones and a tall drink of water I've grown so tired of hearing that Jive Thrown your share of sticks and stones dear But you never broke my heart in two You broke it into several thousand little pieces One by one gonna pick'em up until my heart is true Won't let it make me sad Won't let it make me feel bad I know just the thing to tell myself You shake that thing Skinny Bones You gotta work with what you got You gotta shake rattle and roll your bones To hell with what you're not You got to shake rattle and roll your bones You shake that thing Skinny Bones You gotta work with what you got You gotta shake rattle and roll your bones To hell with what you're not You got to shake that thing You said I was an ugly duckling But I am rubber you are glue I'm gonna fluff my feathers into your tar, honey How does it feel coming back to you Thrown the weight off of my shoulders Now I'm free to stand up straight So you can eat your heart out, eat your heart out There's a party going on It's called like dear, I must be gone I'd wait for you but you take too long And I'm already late Won't let it make me sad Won't let it make me feel bad I know just the thing to tell myself You shake that thing Skinny Bones You gotta work with what you got You gotta shake rattle and roll your bones To hell with what you're not You got to shake rattle and roll your bones You gotta shake that thing Skinny Bones You gotta work with what you got You gotta shake rattle and roll your bones To hell with what you're not You got to shake that thing What Happened To The Radio What happened to the radio It wasn't so long ago that I was singing along Listen for a while to songs that would make me smile What happened to the radio, radio It had so much to say but now the damn thing won't play I can't tell if it's broke or if it's just blowing smoke So now I'm leading the world down a yellow brick road We didn't pave it It isn't made out of glitter or gold The emperor isn't wearing no clothes Well I don't get this station My interest is fading I want something new You can change the dial but it's all the same What happened to the radio, radio It used to play songs to you and me it belonged Now with so much white noise It's just a toy for the boys So now I'm leading the world down a yellow brick road We didn't pave it It isn't made out of glitter or gold The emperor isn't wearing no clothes Well I don't get this station My interest is fading I don't get this station My interest is fading I don't get this station My interest is fading I don't get this station My interest is fading... The next best thing Here today Gone tomorrow Thinking ahead to the next best thing Living against the grain of the here and now We never learn We never let ourselves Why don't we travel with the wind And pretend that the branches are waving Why don't we let ourselves unwind 'Til our hearts begin to sing Like the kite at the end of its string We're not sure what this is or why it's here But we're glad it is Turn your back and sure enough that thing is gone For good Why don't we travel with the wind And pretend that the branches are waving Why don't we let ourselves unwind 'Til our hearts begin to sing Like the kite at the end of its string Because we do As the world starts to fade I'll turn on the Rose Parade Watch my troubles float away as the petals fly I could march to my own drum But I'm twiddling my thumbs And we like it because we do At school I learn to pray And to keep my thoughts at bay Follow leaders, follow orders Follow other people's dreams This is where it all began Here I sit when I should stand And we like it because we do And we like it because we do The greatest prize to behold It is life it can't be sold But my eyes are set on gold They mock us when they sing So we trade them for a ring And we like it because we do And we like it because we do And we like it because we do I stole your wishes On your birthday Guess who blew the candles out While you were sleeping I plucked a lash from your brow It wasn't mine for the taking But I took it just the same For I stole your wishes darling In the garden I picked you a fragrant rose To distract you for on the ground grew a four-leaf clove I bent down and looked over And wished with all my heart I stole your wishes I wished for all your kisses I stole your wishes darling We went dancing underneath the evening sky I spied a falling star But I never let it catch your eye I didn't ask for a miracle I didn't ask for the moon No I, I stole your wishes I wished for all your kisses I stole your wishes And they all came true All over you How many wasted days Wasted nights on you I can't even count that high Haven't I tried to I gave myself a second chance A chance to let you go Well it's simply It's simply not true When I say Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm all over you Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm all over you Every time I see your smile It gives me a chill I'm waiting for that cold embrace To warm me still To me you're everything except for mine It's simply, it's simply not true When I say Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm all over you Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm all over you There will be another one To come along I'm sure They will be a perfect match A better fit of course They won't live up to you in my eyes Well it's simply It's simply not true It's simply It's simply not true When I say Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm all over you Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm all over you Oh I'm over all over I'm over I'm over I'm over I'm all over you Feel from the outside in The whole world's afraid It scares me Everyone seems to be trying So hard trying too hard trying to fit Does it threaten you that I am happy Does it lighten your heart if I'm sad Does it pain you to see why I'm laughing You can't figure me out so I'm damned I just feel from the outside in Feel from the outside in It don't hurt much It don't hurt much at all So what if we are different People act ashamed What if we are different People hide away Does it threaten you that I am happy Does it lighten your heart if I'm sad Does it pain you to see why I'm laughing You can't figure me out so I'm damned I just feel from the outside in Feel from the outside in It don't hurt much It don't hurt much at all What if we are different People act ashamed What if we are different People hide away Weeds Are Winning Chopped off the tops of the trees The living rooms are pleased with the results Strange birds strange birds are we The race with some missing nuts and bolts The Humans, the Champions The winners of the races with the rats But the rats are winning The weeds are winning The more we see, the more we seem to abuse it The next thing look it's falling apart We over used it In a perfect world, our greatest work Would not be new mistakes But we're practiced making perfect blunders We can't escape Winning the races with the rats Weeds are covering my spats Stuck tap dancing in one place We weren't meant to go this pace Have we forgot the ancient dance We're tied together in a webbed romance The world's forever changed Thanks to us We're the smarter of the breeds, aren't we We have learned to sew the seeds Without getting our hands dirty Read our lips and mind our fists We speak in contradiction Go and push me aside after all who am I To muddle with tradition Winning the races with the rats Weeds are covering my spats Stuck tap dancing in one place We weren't meant to go this pace Have we forgot the ancient dance We're tied together in a webbed romance The world's forever changed Thanks to us Sugar and Spice I never want to marry or to die I just want to build a kite and fly it in the sky I only live in castles made of sand I don't care for many things untouched by human hand These are the dreams of little girls Who don't want to grow up Sugar and spice, all things nice So they say we're made of Is that true, is that true I'll put on my pretty face, tuck away my blues All dressed up nowhere to go Someone stole my shoes These are the dreams of different times They’re not mine they're made up I won't act like a lady as I'm told I will have adventures I'll be scarred and bold Will I be a sailor off to foreign lands Will I fly an airplane cross the desert sands These are the dreams of little girls Who don't want to grow up Sugar and spice all things nice So they say we're made of Is that true, is that true
Love Letters
Love Letters I wrote you three love letters never heard back from you Not gonna write you anymore And I do you pretty pictures never show them to you Not gonna make you anymore Oh why can't I stop this pain Why can't I stop this pain and writing this down I try to be indifferent ask you how you've been But something about you gets under my skin Oh why can't I stop this pain Why can't I stop this pain and writing this down And now I made you something special nothing did you say Too many expectations always in my way Oh why can't I stop this pain Why can't I stop this pain and writing this down I made a list of things that i would do with you I don't want to anymore And I wrote a song for you sing it everyday But I don't sing it anymore Oh why can't I stop this pain Why can't I stop this pain and writing this down Oh why can't I stop this pain Why can't I stop this pain and writing this down?
Marion Marion Stars in your eyes Not all cliche are lies Marion movies stars are gone You wrapped it on your own I like to watch you while I am alone Marion, Marion You're the girl for me Marion No one's quite like you Everything you say is like a Japanese Haiku Marion Wouldn't you sleep to me I'm lonely in a world of xxxx beauty Marion, Marion You're the girl for me Marion I know that chances are thin I wonder if you ever cross and love again And if you do I will send you a sweat song If you like and maybe you can sing along Marion, Marion, Marion, Marion, Marion You're the girl for me
The Pretty Girl Got Away Staring out the window pane of glass Pain of heart, paint the past I'm lost in a world without a girl Pansies wave to the paper leaves Tie the wish on the wishing tree If the world's got you, it has me Kiss my cheek with the winter breeze Struggle with the memories If the sun can rise, so can we You who taught me how to live You with so much more to give The pretty girl got away (x2) I found your picture of an age Seven years ago today I look different, how you've changed Sleepy summer sunset еyes Slip beneath thе ocean line The pretty girl got away (x2) Run to you and flee so fast Magic makes strange shadows cast It's hard to hold on what won't last Dull the pleasure and the pain Take for granted everything But love is never made in vain The pretty girl got away (x2)
I Wish I Could I wish I could wish you happy birthday But I know you don't want to see me I wish I could sing you happy birthday But I know it don't make you happy Another year is gone And I'm the one who's still alone Hope you're having a happy birthday I hope it's happy even though you're without me I wish we could both walk home together Just like it used to be And then I'd bake you a birthday cake Made from a secret recipe You would make your wish If I had mine it'd be like this Hope you're having a happy birthday I hope it's happy even though you're without me Don't you know I'll spend it with you If you only wanted me to I wish I could bring you birthday presents But you're a girl with everything I wanted to take your hand today But now you're wearing a wedding ring Well, I can always dream Well, I can raise my voice and sing Hope you're having a happy birthday I hope it's happy even though you're without me Don't you know I'll spend it with you If you only wanted me to
Waste Away Hang your troubles on a coat rack Come outside tonight No one's in the moonlight No one's in the stars Come down by the ocean Nap upon the sand No one's in the riptide No one's holding hands Take off your shoes Do you get dirty Take off your clothes Do you get burned Take off your mask Or are you shameful Can you forget what you learn The days you waste, you waste away The days you waste are wasting you away The days you waste, you waste away The days you waste are wasting you away You choose to live or die Every moment of your life How many wasted moments In a box of gray All the wasted mornings Turning into day Too much hanging around I don't get my fill These legs were meant for running Not for sitting still Take off your shoes Let's go dancing Take off your clothes Let's go and swim Take off your mask Let's start living Don't let your life go dim The days you waste, you waste away The days you waste are wasting you away The days you waste, you waste away The days you waste are wasting you away You choose to live or die Every moment of your life
Still Inside I feel jealous about the nice Time I really loved I kneel forwards beneath the past I can't give you up My head is spinning, searching my mind The love I thought was lost is still inside Youth is wasted right on the young But I'm not getting old Stars that shine as bright as the sun Lo and again, I'm told No faraway heart far behind There's a life that's never lost, it's still inside Poison berries across the land Burning where I stand Free fall, firewall, blood-ending rash Melting into sand And I've already said my goodbyes I had thought that all was lost, it's still inside
Wandering Eye Listen to the sound of a woman singing Better than the sound of a telephone ringing Unless that woman is calling for me, calling for me No, she's not calling home, I done her wrong The bed is cold and the fire's gone She whispers to me through the sky Miles from my wandering eye She's sneaking through the trembling trees She's shouting from the storming seas No, she's not calling home, I done her wrong The bed is cold and the fire's gone Why did I do her wrong She's never gonna come back home Why did I do her wrong She's never gonna come back I wish to say for me a prayer Please come home and I'll be there I want her skin for me to touch But for her heart, I asked too much No, she's not calling home, I done her wrong The bed is cold and the fire's gone Why did I do her wrong Never gonna come back home Why did I do her wrong? Never gonna come back
Charlotte
Charlotte, Charlotte Look at those dreamy green eyes Sad eyes, sharing a sorrowful smile Charlotte, Charlotte How can I reach your ears Can a distant song breac The ocean of my years I know I don't even know you I only just want to show you This is how I feel when I'm in love Charlotte, Charlotte I sent you a letter for audio I hope it's delivered when you're at home Straight from the postman's hand Charlotte, Charlotte Please read what it has to say Let it bring you to me Though I'm a world away I know I don't even know you I only just want to show you This is how I feel when I'm in love
Jealous of the Sun I'm so jealous of the sun Because he is the one who kisses your cheek I'm so jealous of the sun Because he is with you seven days a week I'm so jealous of the sun Because he saw you sun-bathing I'm so jealous of the sun I'm so jealous of the sun I'm so jealous of the moon Because she makes you crazy I'm so jealous of the moon Because she watches you when you sleep I'm so jealous of the moon Because she walks you home Just you and her alone I'm so jealous of the moon I'm so jealous of the moon I'm so jealous of the stars So what you wish upon that make your dreams come true I'm so jealous of the stars The way they paint the sky the way they catch your eye I'm so jealous of the stars They write your destiny Does that mean it does not include me I'm so jealous of the stars I'm so jealous of the moon I'm so jealous of the sun 'Cause they all have you They all have you
The Windy Song Sitting in the driveway waiting for my girl again When's she ever coming home, I don't know when I'm here on the same step and nothing has changed Looking at the sight of that same old sky Here comes the wind, hope he don't pass me by Pick me up in a gust, I'm coming alone Oh, take me home with you I won't ever ask where you're going to Oh, blow the windy song Carry me all night as the shadows are long I'm thinking this, I'm thinking that, I'm thinking this again But nothing I can think or say can tell it like it is Every day is just a day with nothing to do At least I got a pretty girl to pass my timе Making up for everything that isn't mine But whеn's she ever coming home, I won't be long Oh, take me home with you I won't ever ask where you're going to Oh, blow the windy song Carry me all night as the day's getting long Here comes the wind again to play some tricks He's messing up my hair and burning my lips Hey, don't you go without a hold of my open hand Oh, take me home with you I won't ever ask where you're going to Oh, blow the windy song Carry me all night as the day's growing long
Sad Song of My Heart Who is the one who makes me blue When the day is full of sun You know you are the one What is the reason we can't touch I love you, love you so much I will always be in love When will you be by my side Wanna run, run and hide Do you hear me cry and sing Where is my love living She is gone away Will I find her soon The sad song of my heart The sad song of my heart The sad song of my heart The sad song of my heart Why must I live my life alone You were my only homе Where will I go now How will I spend my wеary days Will the heavens open and cry Will the hours slip away The sad song of my heart The sad song of my heart The sad song of my heart The sad song of my heart
Lady in My House There's a lady in my house There's a lady in my house How lucky am I How lucky am I But she's eating all my food And I hope that I'm not rude But I put her outside in the garden She's sitting outside in the garden I hope she don't mind it in the garden And I hope she don't fly away Ever since she came in She's been crawling all over my skin How lucky am I How lucky am I But she's tickling my toes And I hope that she don't notice But I put her outside in the garden She's sitting outside in the garden I hope she don't mind it in the garden And I hope she don't fly away I counted all her spots And she sure does have a lot How lucky am I How lucky am I But the wind is starting to sing And it's getting under her wing But I put her outside in the garden She's sitting outside in the garden It's getting windy in the garden And I hope she don't fly away
Gone Fishin’ The moon takes a cab now Lying in the songs now Morning's a-comin You and I humming Winds blowing stronger Shadows growing longer The day’s getting warmer Summer's round the corner I'm gone fishing Walking and whistling Stopping and listening If we’re not quiet We might pass by it Talking and sitting Dipping our feet in The water is tumbling You and I are strumming I'm gone fishing Time's slow and sleepy Trees long and weepy Sun's getting lazy Moon's going crazy
Non Albums Tracks
*** Thanx a lot to to glass _slipper for these lyrics ***
Dead And Gone
( Live / Unreleased B-Side ) Run over there Run over here Sprit ( ? ) like a chicken That knows death is near Well I don't run I just hide You sat and watched me while I cried And you told me that your hands were tied Well I can't even look you in the eye And I don't think I need to tell you why Well maybe I'll just tell you in a song Sing it for all those you've done wrong Don't you even try to hold my hand I don't want you, nobody wants you Everybody wants you - gone! There's a mountain In my way You put in there I let it stay But now I'm taking it down Tear that mountain right down to the ground Throw it all To the wind All that stuff That's filling in The family crypt No one's gonna put you in your place No one wants to tell it to your face Well maybe I'll just tell you in a song Sing it for all those you've done wrong Don't expect you would understand I don't want you, nobody wants you Everybody wants you - gone! Winking eye Bat a lash Spank me Pat me on the ass I guess I'll be the flirt today Who knows what tomorrow holds Slap my face Punch my nose You've lost all self control Well I don't like to talk behind your back Since you never turn around It's been hard eyes (?) Well maybe I'll just ask you in a song Has this whole world done you wrong Your history is no excuse For treating me this way Your apple's only bruised Not rotten to the core So let me take a bite Before we're dead and gone Before we're dead and gone!
Lonesome Town
( Ricky Nelson ) There's a place where lovers go To cry their troubles away And they call it Lonesome Town Where the broken hearts stay [Lonesome town] You can buy a dream or two, To last you all through the years And the only price you pay Is a heart full of tears [Full of tears] Goin' down to lonesome town, Where the broken hearts stay, Goin' down to lonesome town To cry my troubles away. In the town of broken dreams, The streets are filled with regret, Maybe down in lonesome town, I can learn to forget. [To forget] Maybe down in lonesome town, I can learn to forget, [Lonesome town]
Shine On Harvest Moon
( Ink Spots ) Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July Snow time ain't no time to sit outdoors and spoon Shine on, shine on harvest moon for me 'n' my gal C'mon, shine on harvest moon way up there in the sky. Don't you know I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, and July Now, look at here don't you know better than to set out there in the snow 'n' spoon C'mon, I don't want no half moon, I want a full moon. Oh, won't you shine on, shine on harvest moon (shine on, shine on) Up in the sky? (shine on) I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July (ah-ooba, ah-ooba, ah-ooba , ah-ooh) Don't you know you're gonna freeze to death Settin' out there in the snow tryin' to spoon? So shine on, shine on harvest moon for me 'n' my gal Yeah
Sleep Come Home and Take Me
( The Boswell Sisters, live ) Sleep come home and take me Until my love comes home Sleep don't you forsake me 'cause I'm so all alone All the time I'm by my own self And my heart keeps company Can't you see I'm sad and lonesome For the one to accompany Sleep come home and take me Until my love comes home Old man sleep For every lover You paint a new tomorrow Old man sleep Can't you discover A way to chase away my sorrow Please don't wait until tomorrow Sleep listen to me Why don't you come and take me Until my love comes home Sleep listen to me Now please don't forsake me I'm so all alone All the time I'm by my own self My hearts bugging (?) me Can't you see I'm sad and lonesome For the one to accompany La, la Sleep listen to me Why don't you come and take me Until my love comes home All alone, 'till my love comes home
Stand By Your Man
( Tammy Wynette ) Sometimes its hard to be a woman Giving all your love to just one man You'll have bad times And he'll have good times Doing things that you don't understand Stand by your man Give him two arms to cling to And something warm to come to When nights are cold and lonely Stand by your man And tell the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can Stand by your man But if you love him you'll forgive him Even though he's hard to understand And if you love him Oh be proud of him Cause after all he's just a man Stand by your man Give him two arms to cling to And something warm to come to When nights are cold and lonely Stand by your man And tell the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can Stand by your man Stand by your man And show the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can Stand by your man