B i o g r a p h y (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Growing out of the American underground of the late '80s, Liz Phair fused lo-fi indie rock production techniques with the sensibility and structure of classic singer/songwriters. Exile in Guyville, her gold-selling debut album, was enthusiastically praised upon its 1993 release, and spawned a rash of imitators during the following years, particularly American female singer/songwriters. For her part, Phair wasn't able to fully break into the mainstream, even with the support of the press and MTV. Whip-Smart, her second album, was heavily promoted upon its 1994 release, yet despite its relatively strong chart positions, it was viewed as a disappointment, and Phair's momentum declined steadily during the mid-'90s, as she took several years to record her third album. Phair was born on April 17, 1967, in New Haven, CT. She was adopted by wealthy parents who raised her in the Chicago suburb Winnetka and later send her to Oberlin College in Ohio, where she studied art. At Oberlin, she became fascinated with underground indie rock and eventually became friends with guitarist Chris Brokaw, who would later join the alt-rock outfit Come. Following their college graduation, Phair and Brokaw both moved to San Francisco, where she tried to become an artist. Eventually, Brokaw moved out east and Phair headed back to Chicago, where she began writing songs in earnest. She also started releasing homemade tapes of these songs under the name Girlysound. While she supported herself by selling her charcoal drawings on the streets of Wicker Park, she became entrenched in various portions of the Chicago alternative music scene; in particular, she struck up friendships with Urge Overkill, a drummer named Brad Wood, and John Henderson, the head of the Chicago-based indie label Feel Good All Over. Henderson and Phair tried to re-record some of the Girlysound tapes with Wood, yet the pair had a falling out during the sessions, leaving Wood as Phair's only collaborator. Brokaw, who had by then joined Come, was still receiving Girlysound tapes, and he eventually gave a copy to Gerard Cosley, the head of Come's record label, Matador. By the summer of 1992, Matador had signed Phair and she began recording her debut album in earnest. Adapting its title from an Urge Overkill song, Exile in Guyville was released to strong reviews in the summer of 1993. Many articles focused on Phair's claim that the double album was structured as a response to the Rolling Stones' classic Exile on Main St. Over the course of the year, the record slowly built a dedicated following in America, both among critics and alternative rock fans. At the end of the year, it topped many Best of the Year critics polls, including The Village Voice and Spin. With all the attention focused on Phair, many indie rock figures -- particularly members of the Chicago noise rock scene like Steve Albini -- were developing a resentment toward her and launching an attack at the singer and the heavy media attention Exile in Guyville received. The criticism couldn't halt Phair's progress, though, and in early 1994 she launched her first tour, which was plagued by her stage fright. Around the same time, MTV began airing "Never Said" and, as a result of all the hype, the album briefly appeared in the charts in February. By the spring of 1994 it had sold over 200,000 copies -- a remarkable number for an independent release. It eventually sold over 500,000. By that time, Phair had begun work on her follow-up record. Matador had signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Records in 1994, and her second album was going to be one of the first to be heavily promoted by the alliance. Indeed, Whip-Smart was released to a whirlwind of media attention -- including Phair, dressed only in negligee, on the cover of Rolling Stone -- and debuted at number 27 upon its fall 1994 release. "Supernova," the first single from the album, received heavy airplay on MTV and alternative rock radio, becoming a Top Ten modern rock hit. However, Whip-Smart received mediocre reviews and never developed into the hit that it was expected to be, although it still went gold. Phair didn't tour to support the album and was slow to deliver a second single. By the time the title track was released as a single in the spring of 1995, the album had disappeared from the charts. Phair quietly retreated from the spotlight during 1995, marrying Jim Staskausas, a Chicago-based film editor who had previously worked on Phair's videos. Later that summer, she released the Juvenilia EP, which was essentially the "Jealousy" single amplified with the first official release of Girlysound material. During the summer of 1996, she released "Rocket Boy," a single pulled from the Stealing Beauty soundtrack that received little attention. For much of 1996, Phair worked on her third album with producer Scott Litt, but she remained unsatisfied with their sound and had officially scrapped the sessions by the time fall came around. Toward the end of 1996, Staskausas and Phair announced she was several months pregnant. On December 21, 1996, Phair gave birth to her first child, James Nicholas Staskausas. Her long-delayed, much-anticipated third LP, whitechocolatespaceegg, finally appeared in mid-1998. Five years later, Phair returned with a controversial self-titled album. Liz Phair, which appeared in June 2003, and found her working with singer/songwriter Michael Penn and the Matrix, the latter of whom had risen to prominence in the pop world by launching artists like Avril Lavigne. Jimmy Chamberlin, Wendy Melvoin, and Pete Yorn also contributed to Phair's newly slick sound. When Liz Phair appeared, though, it was panned by purist rock critics and militant Liz nerds who felt she'd sold them out with the record's pop star sensibilities. Phair stood up for her work in typically brash fashion -- at times, it seemed like she even invited the fan boy ridicule -- and the album was a decent hit, with the leadoff single "Why Can't I" peaking at number 27 on the Billboard charts. Another album, Somebody's Miracle, appeared in fall 2005, but its relatively soft sound resulted in the slowest sales of Phair's career. After reissuing Exile in Guyville in 2008, Phair began working on a number of offbeat, highly unconventional songs, many of which dealt with her recent departure from Capitol Records. Tired of working with record labels, she chose to release the material herself. Funstyle was appropriately released on her own website in July 2010, with the bhangra-influenced "Bollywood" becoming the album's first single; a physical release of Funstyle, paired with an EP of Girlysound demos, appeared in the fall.
Extraordinary Red Light Fever Why Can't I? It's Sweet Rock Me Take A Look Little Digger Firewalker Favorite Love/Hate H.W.C. My Bionic Eyes Friend of Mine Good Love Never Dies (Alternate Mix)
The Girlysound Demos White Babies My black market white baby dealer Is hunting around overseas My black market white baby dealer Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me Clean, fresh white babies to me My black market white baby dealer Is rooting around overseas My black market white baby dealer Kidnaps clean, fresh white babies for me Clean, fresh white babies for me My smile is dime a dozen My lips are cherry red My eyes are blue like the sky is blue I got good shoulders under my head I look like your mother I look like your great-aunt So sit me down in the family photo And everyone tells me that I, I look just like you My black market white baby dealer Is hunting around overseas My black market white baby dealer Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me He brings back Oh my God, he brings back He brings back clean, fresh, white expensive babies He brings back Oh Charlie, he brings back He brings back clean, fresh, white expensive babies I come post-production I don't need natal care I'm already fully assembled Down to the very last part, it's all there So take me to your family So take me to your home Buddy, take me in as your next generation And I'll take you out of the lost one and into mine My black market white baby dealer Is hunting around overseas My black market white baby dealer Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me Clean, fresh white babies to me Clean, fresh white babies to me Elvis, Be True Everyone's talking 'bout Elvis 'Cause it seems like the thing that we do Elvis is walking around listlessly Seems he can't even die if he wanted to It's a bad business to be in You don't get thanked and you don't get paid It's a hard world to be in with And to end with, and to think about leaving behind Exhuming the body in Memphis Waiting five hours to get into Graceland Is this anybody's idea of a good time or a good joke? Airport biographies are usually true Fame and fortune took its' toll He's not the king of rock and roll anymore He's just a junkie redneck Pull the sheet over your head Fold your arms across your chest Lie back in bed, you can call folks constantly tomorrow Ohhh, everyone's talking 'bout Elvis 'Cause it seems like a thing that we do Elvis is living too fat and slow now To care what we say about him Picking up hitchhiking Elvises Christening babies at the foot of his grave He was watching TV and laughing to himself Just had to tell someone how he did it Elvis, be good to me Elvis, be true Elvis, I love you Elvis, be true Elvis, be near me Elvis, be mine Elvis, come back to me Please, Elvis, be fine Everything's coming up roses Everything's coming up Elvis Everything's coming up roses Everything's coming up Elvis Elvis Elvis Elvis Elvis, be true Fuck Or Die I keep a close watch on this twat of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time And the condom on your dick's the tie that binds Because you're mine You're gonna sleep with me even if it kills you You're gonna sleep with me even if we die You're gonna sleep with me, better get used to it There's no use in fighting because it's do it or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die You're going down on me even if it kills you You're going down on me even if you die You're going down on me, better get used to it There's no use in fighting because it's do it or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die All that's left is to take off your clothes And do it, do it, do it till you're bone dry Do it till you're all worn out Just do it, do it, do it till you're bone dry Do it, there is no doubt Do it, there is no doubt I'm gonna give you head even if it kills you I'm gonna give you head even if you die I'm gonna give you head, better get used to it There's no use in fighting because it's do it or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die Fuck or die... I keep a close watch on this twat of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time And the condom on your dick's the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line Beg Me Take one more step and it's over Back up slowly inside Breathe too loud and I'll kill you Get down on your knees and beg me Beg me, beg Beg me, beg me, beg Take off all of your clothes Lie face down on the bed Move one inch and I'll shoot you Make like a woman and beg me Beg me, beg I said, beg me, beg me, beg Every night on TV I see things that should make me blush Looks like it's going to be another open season Open season on us Open season, open season on us It's the first hot day of the summer Looks like there's gonna be thunder I've been sitting here all afternoon Watching the clouds You can see the sky from my window Can feel the wind and smell the rain And I don't see what difference it makes If I'm a man or a woman Go, Speed Racer Don't give me that sucker fish shit Your love life ain't that hurting And you always seemed to get what you wanted without flirting You're not the only one who's used to playing dirty And all I ever wanted from you is to leave me alone So don't give me that sucker fish shit 'Cause I'm not that strong a swimmer But I'm not afraid to be moving in a slower river You're not the only one who used to watch Speed Racer The very first car in a race around the world Is somewhere in the middle of a race around the circle And the very first car in a race around the world Has got to wipe out somewhere Well, that somewhere isn't me So don't give me that sucker fish shit 'Cause I'm not getting younger And I'm not a floatable to keep you from going under And you're not the only one who used to watch Speed Racer The very first car in a race around the world Is somewhere in the middle of a race around the circle And the very first car in a race around the world Has got to wipe out somewhere Well, that somewhere isn't me Six Dick Pimp The six dick pimp is just doing his job Making sure that business isn't going under He's got the studs lined up in their stalls Put a couple of bills in, you see six minutes of balls Justine has got a plastic baggie on her dick Cherry's got a couple Prince Alberts through her prick And nobody's in number four and number six Put a couple bills in, man, you really shouldn't miss it I don't care how much time it takes I don't care what kind of money he makes I just want my honey back I'll be on my way You're gonna gimme my boyfriend back You thought you were smart Thought I wouldn't leave home You rented a car, and now you're halfway to Idaho You thought you were smart Thought I'd leave you alone But you have no idea what kind of hell is coming down on you I don't care how much time it takes I don't care what kind of money he makes I just want my honey back I'll be on my way You're gonna gimme my boyfriend back You're gonna gimme my boyfriend back The six dick pimp is just doing his job Making sure that business isn't going under He's got the studs lined up in their stalls Put a couple bills in, man, you really shouldn't miss it If I Ever Pay You Back I don't have what it takes to stay with you And I'm leaving in under ten days, it's not what I'd planned But anyway, you know, by and large anywhere I go I won't find anyone who loves me enough to make you look bad All the cars on the road are driving away from here But I'm still looking under my nose to see who I am But anywhere I go, standing at any kind of show I won't find anyone who'll tell me what I need to know That's not how it's done But anyway, you know, by and large anywhere I go I won't find anyone who loves me enough If I ever pay you back If my money and wallet's intact I'll probably be in a box lying down Loosely suited in black If I ever pay you back If my money and wallet's intact I'll probably be in a box lying down Loosely suited in black Loosely suited in black Loosely suited in black In Love With Yourself He came over to my house Didn't even knock, he just walked inside And when I didn't want to talk He said, "Oh God, what a lot of bullshit." Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not? And I said, "You've got a lot of nerve Coming here after all of the times That you've tried to pull the wool Over my eyes and my ears and nose and mouth and..." Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not? And he said, "You've got a lot of nerve Painting me like I'm the villain. What about all of those words, like 'he's just a friend'? Oh God, what a lot of bullshit..." Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not? And I said, "You've got a lot of nerve, After all, it wasn't me who left. And now you're sleeping with that girl That you used to say that you have always hated." Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not? And we took off all of our clothes Had a lot of sex and then fell asleep And when I finally awoke I held him close and I whispered in his ear and said, "Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself Don't be so in love with yourself 'cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not?" And he said, "I know, don't you think I know?" Hello, Sailor Hello, sailor, buy you a drink? Hello, sailor, tell me what do you think? How was the big beach, how was the sand? Did you fly an aeroplane, did you get a tan? How does it feel to be back on American soil, hearing no blood for oil? Hello, sailor, tell me what do you think? Hello, sailor, will we get him next week? How does it feel to be hated and loved back home? I'm telling you, you should have known That I'm a little despot, short and stout Here is my handgun, here is my crowd control When you tick me off then the bullets fly out Because free love is a whole lot of bullshit Free love is a whole lot of bullshit Hello, sailor Hello, sailor, buy you a smoke? Hello, sailor, can I tell you a joke? Knock knock, who's there? No, I'm just happy to see you It'll be a hundred if you come Hello, sailor, tell me how does it feel Hello, sailor, to be fighting for real? Sailor, they got you coming and going Sailor, look out 'cause your pussy is showing How does it feel to be back on American soil, hearing no blood for oil? I'm a little prostitute, I put out and sell Here come the market monkeys with their little fontainelles When they tip me over, they better tip me well Because free love is a whole lot of bullshit Free love is a whole lot of bullshit Hello, sailor, buy you a fuck? Hello, sailor, you had much more than luck You had the US of army on your side And that red, white, and pride Hello, sailor, I mean women and men Hello, sailor, you gonna be up for it again? How does it feel to make shooting stars in the sky? Was it a rush to almost die? Hello, sailor I said, "Hello, sailor." How does it feel to be back on American soil, hearing no blood for oil? I'm a little liberal, I'm stupid in doubt Here is my platform, here is my holy roller When you snow me under, I rock and roll you out Because free love is a whole lot of bullshit Free love is a whole lot of bullshit Free love is a whole lot of bullshit Wild Thing Wild thing You made the boys spring You made everything expensive Spend it, spend it, wild thing There's hardly a man left around that you haven't sought out There's hardly a dress shop in town that you haven't bought out In case you're wondering why the hair salon wouldn't take you There's hardly a woman left in any state that doesn't hate you Wild thing You made the boys spring You made everything expensive Spend it, spend it, wild thing It's truly awesome When she was younger she thought her mother had missed her calling And she, in turn, thought that her daughter's conduct was appalling After each date she had the boys, went home and dreamed of spiders She never fell for any man who wasn't rich as Midas Wild thing You made the boys spring You made everything expensive Spend it, spend it, wild thing It's truly awesome If there's a lesson to be learned then I'm sure I don't know it We've all been waiting twenty years to see her finally blow it But as far as I can tell she's happy, rich, and worry-free And that's a hell of a lot more than I can say for me Wild thing You made the boys spring You made everything expensive Spend it, spend it wild thing Wild thing You made your heart sing You bought everything you wanted Spend it, spend it, wild thing It was truly awesome That's my girl, go baby! Can't Get Out Of What I'm Into The things they say are getting harder to take But I can't get out of what I'm into And the jokes they tell are meant to wish me well But I can't get out of what I'm into 'Cause it's a steady job And it's the only thing that makes me money And it gives me something to laugh about 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny The looks they give are starting to make me sick But I can't get out of what I'm into And the lines they try might as well be from a guy But I can't get out of what I'm into 'Cause it's a steady job And it's the only thing that makes me money And it gives me something to cry about 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? The things I have to do would make a slut blush blue But I can't get out of what I'm into I figure two more years, then I'll go back to queers But I can't get out of what I'm into 'Cause it's a steady job And it's the only thing that makes me money And it gives me something to laugh about 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Ooooh Lord, ooooh Lord Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me?
Sometimes A Dream (Is What Makes You A Slave)
I can't remember the last time that I felt good for more than a week I mean really good, for more than a month 'Cause I'm chasing a dream Makes you wanna feel, makes you wanna cry Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky And sometimes a dream doesn't set you free And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down And you just can't get your ass out of town And sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave And you can't back up 'cause you're against the wall And it's the same goddamn thing I told you Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave Baby, it's alright Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave Baby, it's alright And I think that's what's happened to me 'Cause I'm walking almost everyday blind And I'm searching through my past In a way that isn't healthy, I'm hoping to find Makes you wanna feel, makes you wanna cry Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky A good list of reasons to know that I'm special And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down And you just can't get your ass out of town To know that I'm different, to know that I'm better And you can't back up 'cause you're against the wall And it's the same goddamn thing I told you Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave Baby, it's alright Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave Baby, it's alright Look around Do you see anyone for themselves, like you see yourself? So why do you still feel so all alone? Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish How many pieces do you wish? Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish How many pieces do you wish? My mother told me to pick the very best one And you are it Do You Love Me? (It's In My Kiss)
The last time we made love you said my name to make me come But it was just a speaking offer It means nothing without your love Means nothing without your love Means nothing I can wake up any day And see a million things that I could say But then you're just an easy target It means nothing without your love Means nothing without your love Means nothing And nothing means nothing Each time the world turns 'round It doesn't make a fucking sound It doesn't mean that we don't feel it It means nothing without your love Means nothing without your love Means nothing And nothing means nothing So if you want to know if I love you so If you want to know if I love you so If you want to know if I love you so It's in my kiss, that's where it is It's in my kiss, that's where it is Do you love me 'cause I am in the mood? Do you love me for a funky groove? Do you love me 'cause I can mash potato? Do you love me 'cause I'm an alligator? Singing oooh, whoa, whoa Oooh, whoa, whoa Oooh, whoa, whoa Oooh, whoa, whoa Do you love me 'cause I can walk on water? Do you love me 'cause I'm the President's daughter? Do you love me 'cause I am queen of England? Do you love me just 'cause I'm sitting here singing? Oooh, whoa, whoa Oooh, whoa, whoa Oooh, whoa, whoa Oooh, whoa, whoa So if you want to know if I love you so If you want to know if I love you so If you want to know if I love you so It's in my kiss, that's where it is It's in my kiss, that's where it is So the next time we make love Drop the words, just do the stuff Speak softly and use that big stick It means nothing without your love Means nothing without your love Means nothing And nothing means nothing to me Soap Star Joe He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for something attractive to save They say he rode in on the back of a pick-up And he won't leave town till you remember his name He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for some lonely billboard to grace They say he sprung from the skull of Athena Think about your own head and the headache he gave He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for action at a price he can pay They say he's famous, but no one can prove it Make him an offer just to see what he'll say Check out the dashboard lights Glowing all green and white He feels safe in the dark He wears his bluejeans tight Check out the thinning hair Check out the aftershave Check out America You're looking at it, babe He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for something attractive to save They say he rode in on the back of a pick-up And he won't leave town till you remember his name Make him an offer just to see what he'll say I Know It's Not Easy Call me when you think the coast is clear I've been hiding out almost a year Is there something wrong? What's taking you so long? And yeah, I know it's not easy You said if I waited it'd pay off But my eyes are growing wild and my body's gone soft Is there something wrong? What's taking you so long? And yeah, I know it's not easy You said I should let go of your hand But I don't even know if I can You're the only one You are the very sun to me And you know it's not easy You'd tell me, wouldn't you, if we needed to talk? And you'd tell me, wouldn't you, if I'd pissed you off? Is there something wrong? What's taking you so long? And yeah, I know it's not easy Well, I look at the stars and I know you're under them I look at the cars and I know you insure them I look at the books and things people are reading I know that you've written them, too You've got so many little things to do But then I look at my life and I know you've forgotten The promise you made to me I think that's rotten I'm hopelessly lost and there's hardly a sound anymore Coming through that can show me around 'Cause I'm endlessly, endlessly searching the crowd Looking for something from you Just one fucking measly clue Any shitty little tip-off would do But I'm just an ant in Alaska to you Then I look at the stars and I know you're under them I look at the cars and I know you insure them I look at the books and the things people are reading I know that you've written them, too You've got so many little things to do But then I look at my life and I know you've forgotten The promise you made to me I think that's rotten I'm hopelessly lost and there's hardly a sound anymore Coming through that could show me around 'Cause I'm endlessly, endlessly searching the crowd Looking for something from you Just one fucking measly clue Any shitty little tip-off would do But I'm just and ant in Alaska to you I'm just an ant in Alaska An ant in Alaska An ant in Alaska to you Miss Lucy Miss Lucy had a steamboat Miss Lucy had a steamboat Miss Lucy had a steamboat The steamboat had a bell Miss Lucy went to Heaven And her steamboat went to... Hello operator Can't know my number And if you disconnect me I'll cut off the... Lyin' by the refrigerator There was a piece of glass Miss Lucy fell upon it And she cut her little... Ask me no more questions I'll tell you no more lies The boys in the parlor Zipping down their flies I'm in the meadows The boys are in their pockets And the boys and the girls, they are fucking And the girls and the girls, they are fucking And the girls and the boys, they are fucking In the dark In the dark In the dark In the dark One Less Thing I took my dog to the vet today He gave her a shot and put her away And when I got home and got ready for bed, I realized what I'd done And that's one less thing on my mind I left the man I'm in love with behind I moved to Chicago and told him I'd write But now when I wake and I see the wrong face I realize what I've done And that's one less thing on my mind Did you think that I knew what I was doing When I said that I had to grow up on my own for a while? Now I'm dog-less and loveless and cold in a midwestern winter If I'd known what I was doing I sure as fuck wouldn't be here Now I like to think that I like to learn from mistakes But I've made that error in judgment one too many times And I'm not the wiser and sure not the wealthier I wish to God that I had've been healthier mentally When I decided to make up my own mind But that's one less thing that takes up my time Well, I'm lining up six or seven good jobs My hair's looking great and my friends are all snobs But I don't have my man and I don't have my dog And I don't have very much fun And that's one less thing on my mind Exile in Guyville
6"1 I bet you fall in bed too easily With the beautiful girls who are shyly brave And you sell yourself as a man to save But all the money in the world is not enough I bet you've long since passed understanding What it takes to be satisfied You're like a vine that keeps climbing higher But all the money in the world is not enough And all the bridges blown away keep floating up It's cold And rough And I kept standing six-feet-one Instead of five-feet-two And I loved my life And I hated you (yeah) It's cold out there And rough And I kept standing six-feet-one Instead of five-feet-two And I loved my life And I hated you Help me Mary Help me, Mary, please I've lost my home to thieves They bully the stereo and drink They leave suspicious stains in the sink They make rude remarks about me They wonder just how wild I would be As they egg me on and keep me mad They play me like a pit bull in a basement, and for that... I lock my door at night I keep my mouth shut tight I practice all my moves I memorize their stupid rules I make myself their friend I'll show them just how far I can bend As they egg me on and keep me mad They play me like a pit bull in a basement, and for that... I'm asking you, Mary, please Temper my hatred with peace Weave my disgust into fame And watch how fast they run to the flame Glory He's got a really big tongue It rolls way out Snaking around in the club It slicks you down Scratching his face like a bum He pulls you back Circa nineteen-eighty-one He pulls you back You are, you are shining some glory You are, you are shining some glory On me, on me You are, you are shining some glory You are, you are shining some glory on me Dance of the seven veils Johnny, my love, get out of the business It makes me wanna rough you up so badly Makes me wanna roll you up in plastic Toss you up and pump you full of lead Johnny, my love, get out of the business The odds are getting fatter by the minute That I have got a bright and shiny platter And I am gonna get your heavy head I only ask because I'm a real cunt in spring You can rent me by the hour I know all about the ugly pilgrim thing Entertainers bring May flowers So Johnny, my love, we got us a witness Now all we gotta do is get a preacher He can probably skip the "until death" part 'Cause Johnny, my love, you're already dead I only ask because I'm a real cunt in spring You can rent me by the hour I know all about the ugly pilgrim thing Entertainers bring May flowers May flowers May flowers To you Never said Yeah I never said nothing I never said nothing I never said nothing I never said nothing I don't know where you heard it Don't know who's spreadin' it 'round All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby I didn't utter a sound I never said nothing I never said nothing I never said nothing I never said nothing I don't know what they told you Don't even care what about All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby I didn't let the cat out So don't look at me sideways Don't even look me straight on And don't look at my hands in my pockets, baby I ain't done anything wrong I never said nothing No, baby, I never said nothing I never said nothing I never said nothing I never said nothing No, not to anyone I never said nothing I never said nothing Soap star Joe He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for something attractive to save They say he rode in on the back of a pick-up And he won't leave town till you remember his name He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for some lonely billboard to grace They say he sprung from the skull of Athena Think about your own head and the headache he gave He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for action at a price he can pay They say he's famous, but no one can prove it Make him an offer just to see what he'll say Check out the dashboard lights Glowing all green and white He feels safe in the dark He wears his bluejeans tight He's just a hero in a long line of heroes Looking for something attractive to save They say he rode in on the back of a pick-up And he won't leave town till you remember his name Check out the thinning hair Check out the aftershave Check out America You're looking at it, babe Explain it to me
Head underwater Keeps getting harder Give 'em your medicine Fame injection Tell him to jump higher Tell him to run farther Make him measure up Decades longer than you Piece it together It's like weather Watch him travel Kiss the gravel Tell him to jump higher Tell him to run farther Make him measure up Ten times longer than you ever should You never could explain them to me Explain them to me Canary I learn my name I write with a number two pencil I work up to my potential I earn my name I come when called I jump when you circle the cherry I sing like a good canary I come when called I come, that's all Send it up on fire Death before dawn Send it up on fire Death before dawn I clean the house I put all your books in an order I make up a colorful border I clean my mouth 'Cause froth comes out Send it up on fire Death before dawn Send it up on fire Death before dawn Mesmerizing You said things I wouldn't say Straight to my face, boy You tossed the egg up And I found my hands in place, boy After backing up as far as you could get Don't you know nobody parts two rivers met? Don't you know I'm very happy? You know me well I'm even happier I like it I like it With all of the time in the world to spend it Wild and unwise, I wanna be mesmerizing too Mesmerizing too Mesmerizing to you With all of the time in the world to spend it Wild and unwise, I wanna be mesmerizing too Mesmerizing too Mesmerizing to you Fuck and run I woke up alarmed I didn't know where I was at first Just that I woke up in your arms And almost immediately I felt sorry 'Cause I didn't think this would happen again No matter what I could do or say Just that I didn't think this would happen again With or without my best intentions And whatever happened to a boyfriend The kind of guy who tries to win you over? And whatever happened to a boyfriend The kind of guy who makes love 'cause he's in it? And I want a boyfriend I want a boyfriend I want all that stupid old shit Like letters and sodas Letters and sodas You got up out of bed You said you had a lot of work to do But I heard the rest in your head And almost immediately I felt sorry 'Cause I didn't think this would happen again No matter what I could do or say Just that I didn't think this would happen again With or without my best intentions And I want a boyfriend I want a boyfriend I want all that stupid old shit Like letters and sodas Letters and sodas I can feel it in my bones I'm gonna spend another year alone It's fuck and run, fuck and run Even when I was seventeen Fuck and run, fuck and run Even when I was twelve You almost felt bad You said that I should call you up But I knew much better than that And almost immediately I felt sorry 'Cause I didn't think this would happen again No matter what I could do or say Just that I didn't think this would happen again With or without my best intentions And I can feel it in my bones I'm gonna spend my whole life alone It's fuck and run, fuck and run Even when I was seventeen Fuck and run, fuck and run Even when I was twelve Girls! girls! girls! You've been around enough to know That if I want to leave, you better let me go Because I take full advantage of every man I meet I get away almost every day With what the girls call, what the girls call What the girls call, the girls call murder You've been around enough to see That if you think you're it, you better check with me Because I take full advantage of every man I meet I get away almost every day With what the girls call, what the girls call What the girls call, the girls call murder Divorce song And when I asked for a separate room It was late at night, and we'd been driving since noon But if I'd known how that would sound to you I would have stayed in your bed for the rest of my life Just to prove I was right That it's harder to be friends than lovers And you shouldn't try to mix the two 'Cause if you do it and you're still unhappy Then you know that the problem is you And it's true that I stole your lighter And it's also true that I lost the map But when you said that I wasn't worth talking to I had to take your word on that But if you'd known how that would sound to me You would have taken it back And boxed it up and buried it in the ground Boxed it up and buried it in the ground Boxed it up and buried it in the ground Burned it up and thrown it away You put in my hands a loaded gun And then told me not to fire it When you did the things you said were up to me And then accused me of trying to fuck it up But you've never been a waste of my time It's never been a drag So take a deep breath and count back from ten And maybe you'll be alright And the license said you had to stick around until I was dead But if you're tired of looking at my face, I guess I already am But you've never been a waste of my time It's never been a drag So take a deep breath and count back from ten And maybe you'll be alright Shatter I know that I don't always realize How sleazy it is messing with these guys But something about just being with you Slapped me right in the face, nearly broke me in two It's a mark I've taken heart And I know I will carry it with me for a long, long time I don't know if I could drive a car Fast enough to get to where you are Or wild enough not to miss the boat completely Honey, I'm thinking maybe You know, just maybe I don't know if I could fly a plane Well enough to tail spin out your name Or high enough to lose control completely Honey, I'm thinking maybe You know, just maybe Maybe Flower [high part:] Everytime I see your face I get all wet between my legs Everytime you pass me by, I heave a sigh of pain [low part:] Everytime I see your face I think of things unpure, unchaste I want to fuck you like a dog I'll take you home and make you like it Everything you ever wanted Everything you ever thought of Is everything I'll do to you I'll fuck you and your minions, too Your face reminds me of a flower Kind of like you're underwater Hair's too long and in your eyes Your lips a perfect "suck me" size You act like you're fourteen years old Everything you say is so obnoxious, funny, true and mean I want to be your blowjob queen You're probably shy and introspective That's not part of my objective I just want your fresh, young jimmy Turning, slamming, ramming in me Everytime I see your face I think of things unpure, unchaste I want to fuck you like a dog I'll take you home and make you like it Everything you ever wanted Everything you ever thought of Is everything I'll do to you I'll fuck you till your dick is blue Everytime Johnny Sunshine You took the car, it was my favorite one A little white Dart, and drove it to Idaho You took the horse, it was a thoroughbred Saddled it up out on the interstate You killed the cat, burned it in antifreeze Dumped in the trunk with the rest of the cattlefeed You took the house, you went and changed the locks Now I am stuck living out of a box I think I've been taken For everything I own I've been hurt so badly I'm alone, baby, I'm alone You left me nothing You left me nothing Johnny Sunshine You left me nothing You left me nothing Johnny Sunshine You left me nothing... You Gunshy Rifle in hand and two in the bush Three count delay, I may need a little push Take out the garbage on Tuesday nights Seems like the small things are the only things I'll fight Seems like the small things are the only things I'll fight Gunshy, gunshy, gunshy, gunshy See-monkeys, do-monkeys Story of my life Send three bucks to a comic book Get a house, car and wife Send three bucks to a comic book Get a house, car and wife (wife) Gunshy, gunshy, gunshy, gunshy Gunshy, gunshy, gunshy, gunshy Stratford-on-guy I was flying into Chicago at night Watching the lake turn the sky into blue-green smoke The sun was setting to the left of the plane And the cabin was filled with an unearthly glow In 27-D, I was behind the wing Watching landscape roll out like credits on a screen The earth looked like it was lit from within Like a poorly assembled electrical ball As we moved out of the farmlands into the grid The plan of a city was all that you saw And all of these people sitting totally still As the ground raced beneath them, thirty-thousand feet down It took an hour, maybe a day But once I really listened the noise just fell away And I was pretending that I was in a Galaxie 500 video The stewardess came back and checked on my drink In the last strings of sunlight, a Brigitte Bardot As I had on my headphones Along with those eyes that you get When your circumstance is movie-size It took an hour, maybe a day But once I really listened the noise just fell away It took an hour, maybe a day But once I really listened the noise just fell away But once I really listened the noise just fell away Strange loop The fire you like so much in me Is the mark of someone adamantly free But you can't stop yourself from wanting worse 'Cause nothing feeds a hunger like a thirst Baby, I'm tired of fighting I always wanted you I broke up at the roadhouse I wouldn't know you were alive You haven't seen me for weeks now It wouldn't shock you if I drove right out the back of your eyes I can't be trusted They're saying I can't be true But I only wanted more than I knew Baby, I'm tired of fighting I always wanted you I only wanted more than I knew
Whip-smart
Chopsticks
I met him at a party and he told me how to drive him home He said he liked to do it backwards I said, "That's just fine with me, That way we can fuck and watch TV." It was four a.m. and the light was gray, like it always is in paperbacks He asked if I liked playing jacks I told him that I was good to sixes But all hell broke loose after that I told him that I knew Julia Roberts when I was twelve at summer camp We didn't say anything after that I dropped him off and I drove on home 'Cause secretly I'm timid Supernova
I have looked all over the place But you have got my favorite face Your eyelashes sparkle like gilded grass And your lips are sweet and slippery like a cherub's bare wet ass 'Cause you're a human supernova A solar superman You're an angel with wings afire A flying, giant friction blast You walk in clouds of glitter and the sun reflects your eyes And everytime the wind blows, I can smell you in the sky Your kisses are as wicked as an F-16 And you fuck like a volcano, and you're everything to me 'Cause you're a human supernova A solar superman You're an angel with wings afire A flying, giant friction blast You're a giant, flying friction blast 'Cause you're a human supernova A solar superman You're an angel with wings afire A flying, giant friction blast Support system
I don't need a support system Lifting me into prop position What I need is a man of action I need my attraction to you Driving me down all those dangerous avenues Lions and tigers tearing at their food I know the gossip flies around at breakfast One of them reins is in your hand Where do you get the fuck off thinking I was there at the party 'Cause all my friends feed me the evil reasons Why you and I should not be friends? Let's think this whole thing through Tell me, just what the hell is a lover supposed to do? I got the wrong reaction, a slap in the face from you This is such a stupid picture Wrap me in a steak Why don't you throw me in the panther cage And maybe then I'll like you better (No way!) I don't need a support system Lifting me into prop position What they make is a separation of beauty from attitude What satisfaction is left when all you do Tells everyone you're acting untrue? This is such a stupid picture Light a cigarette Why don't you stub it in the carborateur And maybe then you'll sell me something (No way!) I don't need a support system Put your hand on my heart and listen What I need is a dedication to last me all the way through Pointing the finger, I'm counting on loving you Over and above the passion I'm connected to you X-ray man
(What I sense...) As far as I know, baby, you can see As far as I go, funky baby, digging deep inside of me (Uh uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh...) As far as I know, sister, I'm alright As far as I know, funky lady, I'm coming home tonight (You can see through the smoke...) You're an x-ray man You got x-ray eyes This is no reflection on you, it's just what I see inside of me (Why don't you put on your two-way sombrero and leave?) (Uh uh uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh...) You're an x-ray man And you got white-wall tires Iodine tan Cheap, unpleasant desires You're an x-ray man You've got an X-rated mind You're not satisfied looking at me You're always checking out the girl behind You're an x-ray man You've got secret plans for me Shane
I know that it was the night the war broke out Because you and I were driving around And you were doing a story About if people understood what had happened to their world Tonight in bed sleeping The world tonight in bed asleep You said that you were in touch with the draft resistors In case the big boys called you up You're gonna have to let 'em dick you around But don't let 'em make you do what you can't live with Tonight in bed with me sleeping You looked like you were just a little kid "Shane," I said, "You've gotta watch your ass." You've gotta have fear in your heart (x 8) Fear in your heart. Nashville They don't know what they like so much about it They just go for any shiny old bauble, and nobody sparkles like you But I can't imagine it in better terms Then naked, half-awake, about to shave and go to work And I'm starting to think it could happen to me like it did to you And I'm starting to actually feel it seep through the slick divide now I don't crack the door too far for anyone who's pushing too hard on me They don't know what they like so much about it Maybe it goes on the other side of the hallway The writing's so small from here But I can't imagine it in better terms Then naked, half-awake, about to shave and go to work I won't decorate my live (x 6) Go west
Safe on the interstate New York is three thousand miles away And I'm not looking forward to following through But it's better than always running back into you I've closed my eyes and my bank account And gone west, young man Take off the parking brake Go coasting into a different state And I'm not looking forward to missing you But I must have something better to do I've got to tear my life apart And go west, young man And it feels like I've got something to prove But in some ways it's just something to do My friends turn me around and say, "You go west, young man." Stepping down off my platform shoes Sixty-nine in the afternoon And I'm waiting for someone in the know Like Pirner tells me on the radio Says "Take it from someone who's been there before, You go west, young man." And I'm looking for somebody to do my thinking for me Till I come through The state-line highway sign says, "You have gone west, young man." And it feels like I've got something to prove But in some ways it's just something to do The state-line highway sign says, "You have gone west, young man." Cinco de mayo
Cinco de mayo, blowout, denial It wasn't fun this time, letting you go What if I never, a bullet forever, Held out my hand to you? We wouldn't have known beautiful flow Absolute measure, I ain't no pleasure hound Bus out of control, ploughing the road Out on a bender Just Alice falling down a deepening hole I'd never been to Rome until you smiled You're about as old and piled Used to pray for snow Now I just wonder What spell I was under Thinking you thought of me as something to hold I'd never been to Rome until you smiled You're about as old and piled Cinco de mayo, burn-out Ohio It wasn't me this time letting you go Dogs of L.A
The canyon air is like a breath of fresh L.A. I was a Star Trek crew member, with my Beatle boots and my Super-8 And I raced you to the top, the camera gets a stuttered shot Of me approaching a painted shrine I kissed the Buddah and made him cry I kissed the Buddah and made him cry Georgie, I'm your friend And the shit-brown reservoir is a testament to the dogs of L.A. They hold the place like the mafia, and say, "Run me around again." The sawed-off tree trunks stand among the living palms You were beaming as I focused in, and I panned along And I raced you to the top, kicking snakes up from dusty rocks Young Abe Vigoda plays Frankenstein I kissed the Buddah and made him cry I kissed the Buddah and made him cry Georgie, I'm your friend And the shit-brown reservoir is a testament to the dogs of L.A. They hold the place like the mafia, and say, "Run me around again, I wanna go again." The shit-brown reservoir is a testament to the dogs of L.A. They hold the place like the mafia, and say, "Run me around again."
Whip-smart I'm gonna tell my son to grow up pretty as the grass is green And whip-smart as the English Channel's wide And I'm gonna tell my son to keep his money in his mattress And his watch on any hand between his thighs And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower Till I write my whole life story on the back of his big brown eyes When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing I'm gonna tell my son to join a circus so that death is cheap And games are just another way of life And I'm gonna tell my son to be a prophet of mistakes Because for every truth there are half a million lies And I'm gonna lock my son up in a tower Till he learns to let his hair down far enough to climb outside When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing When they do the double dutch, that's them dancing... Jealousy He's got a million dollar car He's got a thirty-seven year old guitar He's got a family who deals heroin You're on the edge of your chair And you feel it He's looking at you, he's laughing at you It's happening I can't, I can't believe it But it's here on the pages I'm reading It's all I can do to conceal my feelings of jealousy Jealousy I know it's just a drawer of photographs They're ex-girlfriends, I try to remember that I don't wanna look, but I'm already hooked on jealousy Jealousy I can't believe you had a life before me I can't believe they let you run around free Just putting your body wherever it seemed like a good idea What a good idea Standing on the corner watching the ladies pass by Imagining me behind your eyes And what did I see? I saw hips, I saw thighs I saw secret positions that we never try I saw jealousy I saw jealousy I can't, I can't believe it But it's here in this place and I see it It's all I can do to conceal my feelings of jealousy Jealousy Standing on the mudflats watching the salmon fly Wonder if I'll ever bury the hatchet inside Imagining me behind your eyes And what did I see? I saw hips, I saw thighs I saw secret positions that we never try I saw jealousy I saw jealousy I can't believe you had a life before me I can't believe they let you run around free Just putting your body wherever it seemed like a good idea What a good idea Crater lake Once you've left a lonely rage on its own, it grows And dynamite stuffed in a mailbox doesn't smoke until it blows And, oh, all the tears in four tiny years Well, look at me, I'm frightening my friends You better roll me... I bought a map of the moon There was a crater with my name on it and a really good view There I was, getting drunk in your room Because I wanted to throw my weight around And, oh, all the tears in four tiny years Well, look at me, I'm frightening my friends You better roll me home You better roll me home You better roll me home Alice springs See the sun rise so loud This whole town gets drowned out Sky-writing with the sweep of a flashlight I'm driving over that way Some pot of gold, it's just a carpeting store on opening day See the moon rise so slow and shallow It burns halos in my eyes It's harder to swallow It's harder to breathe So many opals, nobody here knows what to believe They've got me underground May queen Don't be fooled by him, he's fine Rock-and-roll Ken doll, he's a national end-all He's an off and on friend of mine Where have I been? Got any what? Who have I seen? I spy a May queen You were miles above me Girls in your arms The changing of her majesty's guard is truly amazing Got any what? Disease, hashish, a mind? Do I have any what? Where have I been? Got any what? Who have I seen? I spy a May queen You were miles above me Girls in your arms You could've planted a farm, all of them hayseeds... Whitechocolatespacegg White Chocolate Space Egg Orange and blue, green and pink I see you in everything... Don't need money, don't need wine I've got better ways to spend my time I'll see you around Every hollow has its favorite sound And my heart is holding on... Purple, yellow, reddish brown Once I felt you, I couldn't lay you down Don't be shy, baby, don't be careful with me Let it go, let it soak me down Every rock and tree and leaf abound with your face Your face, your face... Trace... Don't tell me I've been wrong... Don't tell me all the magic's gone Every corner has its favorite clown I'll see you Big Tall Man I'm a big, tall man I cut the grass My left eye hurts I am waiting and reading parts I can be a complicated communicator Yes, I'm winning, spinning I feel energy being pulled off from all sides And it feels good Like relieving a headache Zeus and Athens Florida driveway Asphalt and tires Sand and the beach Rocker panel Headlights in the dark I am drag racing Drag Yes, I'm winning, spinning I feel energy being pulled off from all sides And it feels good Like relieving a headache Yes, I'm winning, spinning I feel energy being pulled off from all sides And it feels good Like relieving a headache Fog and the distance beyond it Boats and the quiet morning noises I'm walking the shoreline A beer and a cigarette A bug with twitching antennae A button-up short sleeved shirt Yes, I'm winning, spinning I feel energy being pulled off from all sides And it feels good Like relieving a headache I'm a big, tall man I cut the grass My left eye hurts I can be a complicated communicator Yes, I'm winning, spinning I feel energy being pulled off from all sides And it feels good Like relieving a headache Yes, I'm winning, spinning I feel energy being pulled off from all sides And it feels good Like relieving a headache Yes, I'm careening down! Winding the canyons, now! Yes, I am broadcasting myself! Perfect World What a pretty life you have Oh boy, it's a pretty life And I would need a map Just so I could navigate the back yard Home is very ordinary I know I was born to lead a double life Of murder, strife, and misery And when I find it, I know I'll make sense of me I want to be cool, tall, vulnerable, and luscious I would have it all if I'd only had this much No need for Lucifer to fall if he'd learn to keep his mouth shut I would be involved with you I know the girls That live inside your world Just sitting next to a mortal makes their skin crawl I want to be cool, tall, vulnerable, and luscious I would have it all if I only had this much No need for Lucifer to fall if he's learn to keep his mouth shut I would be involved with you... With you. Johnny Feelgood Johnny feel good, Johnny right on Johnny miss you, Johnny light on Johnny makes me feel strangely good about myself Moderation is a memory Dive right in and let him send me I could take this in doses large enough to kill I never met a man who was so pretty inside He's got diamonds on the bed of his thumbnails and I Never realized I was so dirty and dry 'Til he knocked me down, started dragging me around in the Back of his convertible car... And I liked it I liked it more and more Crimson and Clover, soon he's taken over all my senses He's got petals on the bed of his sweat sock drawer And who the fuck am I to criticize him 'Cause I really need him now, in fact I'm kinda freaking out And I'm wondering where the hell you all are... I've never met a man I was so crazy about It kinda has become an obsession to me I hate him all the time, but I still get up When he knocks me down and he orders me around 'Cause it loosens me up And I can't get enough And I'd pay to spend the night with him Some more! 'Cause I liked it... I really, really, really liked it... Polyester Bride I was talking, not two days ago To a certain bartender I'm lucky to know And I asked Henry, my bartending friend If I should bother dating unfamous men And Henry said, "You're lucky to even know me. You're lucky to be alive. You're lucky to be drinking here for free cause I'm a Sucker for your lucky, pretty eyes." And then he said, "Do you want to be a Polyester Bride? Or do you want to hang your head and die? Do you want to find alligator cowboy boots they just put on sale? Do you want to flap your wings and fly away from here?" I was sitting, not two days ago Feeling lonely 'cause I'm just feeling low And I asked Henry, my bartending friend Why it is that there are those kind of men And Henry said, "You're lucky to even know me. You're lucky to be alive. You're lucky to be drinking here for free cause I'm a Sucker for your lucky, pretty eyes." And then he said, "Do you want to be a Polyester Bride? Or do you want to hang your head and die? Do you want to find alligator cowboy boots they just put on sale? Do you want to flap your wings and fly away from here?" "Princess, do you really want to flap your wings and fly Because you've got time." He keeps telling me, "You've got time." But I don't believe him "You've got time." I keep on pushing harder... I keep on pushing farther away But he keeps telling me baby He says baby yeah "Do you want to be a polyester bride?" Do you wanna hang your head and die Do ya wanna find alligator cowboy boots they just put on sale Do you wanna flap your wings and fly away from here Do you wanna be a polyester bride Away from here Do you wanna be a polyester bride Away from here Do you wanna be a polyester bride Away from here "Princess, do you really want to flap your wings and fly away from here" Love is Nothing You thought I was something from afar You thought I'd totally excite you I guess it's just another thing to stand up close and ignite you Love is nothing, nothing, nothing Like they say... You gotta pick up the little pieces every day You were telling me the friends we have in common... By the time I figured it out you were yawning Love is nothing, like they say You gotta get up and work the people everyday And I thought, "Who am I?" "Who's this guy?" "Would I lie To make the day blur into the night...?" Baby Got Going Baby got goin' on a southern train, you know Fired up the pistons driving below And the whole vibration, seat upholstery Silky underwear, oh conductor, let's roll, roll, roll, roll Let's roll, roll, roll, roll, roll...! Baby got goin' but I can't complain, you know It knocks me out when she acts so strange, it's like a Big Mac truck cut across three lanes in my soul, conductor Let's throw some metal down, roll, roll, roll, roll Squeeze her knees underneath a book, you know A real good shakin' is all it took 'Cause my baby's hooked on me, and as you can see I'm wild about her! She got goin' but I can't complain, you know It knocks me out when she acts so strange, it's like a Big Mac truck cut across three lanes in my soul, conductor, let's roll... Let's roll, roll, roll, roll, roll...! Let's roll She gets mad when it goes too slow, so I'm beggin' you man Keep a shovelin' that coal and let's roll! Let's roll, roll, roll, roll, roll... Dinah, blow your horn! Uncle Alvarez There's a portrait of Uncle Alvarez Hangin' in the hall Nobody wants to look at it But Uncle Alvarez sees us all Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy You might even shake the hands of Presidents Better send a postcard and keep the family quiet He's not really a part Cherokee Indian He didn't fight in the Civil War He's just Eugene Isaac Alvarez We feel sorry for the wall Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy You might even shake the hands of Presidents You're gonna make 'em sorry when you die And it's a long way down You're hoping for a heart attack Runnin' around Investing in this and that And your beautiful wife keeps your life on a shelf for you Safe in the bedroom Where there's no dust or mildew And it's hard to believe you were once a beautiful dancer Better just to shake it off As you write your resume Don't think of Uncle Alvarez And the price he had to pay Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy You might even shake the hands of Presidents You're gonna make 'em sorry when you die Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy You might even shake the hands of Presidents Better send some money to the alma mater Only Son All these babies are born To the wrong kind of people And I wish I had known I was not good enough I'm the worst kind of son Bringing shame to my family And I know I have worn My mother's heart out, believe me I saw it I saw it coming All these things I have done To my little little sister When I try to support her She don't believe Why should she? I hurt her I mean I hurt her So goodbye, so long, I'm gone already I'm running out of time I'm losing my mind Won't you come take me home? Won't somebody hold me? All these babies are born Like a field full of poppies Who's gonna know which are torn? I believe I'll soon leave the meadow I see my shadow I think I'm losing my soul... Go on-Ahead You go on ahead, honey You have a good time there You make me feel funny I'm no ordinary lover or friend I believe we have things to do I believe in myself and I believe in you I believe when I sleep you are near to me When you sleep I am near to you You walk out of the room with your hands so deep in your pockets, I don't Recognize you You say you're a ghost in our house and I realize I do think I see through you It's a death in our love that has brought us here It's a birth that has changed our lives It's a place that I hope we'll be leaving soon And I fear for the year in his eyes And it goes around in circles; one night is lovely, the next is brutal And you and I are in way over our heads with this one, it's hard To admit it, but you hold me and I can't feel you We hurt but we smile I promise I'll make it back when the summer has warmed me awhile Headache I can see the Russian Army rolling through my heard On one side of me lies the enemy, the other half is dead I've got diamonds and I've got pearls... And I said, "Hey mister, won't you come for me?" You can take me home, but I will never be your girl I won't let your mystery unfurl That's the whole thing about it... I'm so in love today I've been waiting at the bus stop Come my way? I'm a Psychosomatic sister Running around without a leash Snow is falling, January's all across the land I've got seven other men in the ditches behind me, and I think I'm the last survivor... Ride As I stumble into bed, I curse the devil in my head And if I die before I wake, I hope the Lord won't hesitate To pluck my coffin from the ground He need not heed the neighbors now And throw me up for all to see the flies of August swarming me... I get a ride Right by your side Under your skin I'm digging in Well, I don't know, but I've been told The road to heaven is paved with gold And if I die before I wake, I need a ride From you I get a ride Right by your side Under your skin I'm digging in Well, sticks and stones can break my bones And boys can make me kick and moan But when I want it, I don't drive, I get a ride I get a ride From you I get a ride 98.5 Positive T-cell Regeneration Regeneration Regeneration Positive T-cell Regeneration What Makes You Happy But don't worry, mom, I met him in a restaurant And all this time I've been getting to know him He's got an ex-wife in Pasadena, and sometimes she's a mess To deal with, but mostly we've been living here Uninjured There's a silence, and she says, "Listen here, young lady, all that matters is What makes you happy, but you leave this house knowing my opinion won't Make you love me if you don't care to." I'm sending you this photograph, I swear This one is going to last and all those other bastards Were only practice I feel the sun on my back... I smell the earth in my skin... I see the sky above me like a full recovery... She said, "Listen here, young lady, all that matters is what makes you happy, But you leave this house knowing my opinion It won't make a difference if you're not ready. Won't make you love me is you don't care to..." Fantasize He's a friend of mine Kind of special guy He's a run-around Hey, you've got to hide your love away! I hear people are talking about us And I just have to say I lie awake every night Thinking about you, I fantasize... All around us people are changing He's a special guy Kind of sentimental inside I hear people are talking about us That's ok with me Get it easily inside... Shitloads of Money Louis is probably thirty years old but he looks like a solid forty five Louis says he's got a headache I look in his eyes, and I believe him The big L.K.'s and the gangster disciples Louis can't think of who else could take over, but he just can't Get up in the morning A genuine face, braced for survival It's nice to be liked But it's better by far to get paid I know that most of the friends that I have don't really see it That way But if you could give 'em each one wish How much do you wanna bet They'd wish success for themselves and their friends and That would include lots of money Don't know how many times you were stuck in the morning You just couldn't move, though your mother was calling You know, what you need Is a Lotto revival A train flashes by and you're lost in a spiral It's nice to be liked But it's better by far to get paid I know that most of the friends that I have don't really see it That way But if you could give 'em each one wish How much do you wanna bet They'd wish success for themselves and their friends and That would include lots of money Take the train on up to the zoo, don't look back On what you've been through Cause everyone's got a Monday It looks like shit and it must be America It burns so quick, then it must be America It's nice to be liked But it's better by far to get paid I know that most of the friends that I have don't really see it That way But if you could give 'em each one wish How much do you wanna bet They'd wish success for themselves and their friends and That would include lots of money We all need a shitload of M-O-N-E-Y, money Girls' Room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the sky I'm sleeping in the water I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room tonight Here comes Tiffany My best friend, Tiffany Wearing a size too small of sweater Me and Tiffany Dressing up pretty We love to ride, we love to canter My best friend Tiffany She is so popular We're going from site to site and pool to pool tonight And we hear Terry say that Tricia's okay But she ought to learn to shave her bikini line better And Tauren was born, like her mother in a storm And Tracey's been away forever... I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the sky I'm sleeping in the water I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room tonight
Juvenilia Turning Japanese (The Vapors Cover) I've got your picture Of me and you You wrote, "I love you." I love you, too I sit there staring when there's nothing else to do Oh, it's in color Your hair is brown Your eyes are hazel And soft as clouds I often kiss you when there's no one else around I've got your picture, got your picture I'd like a million of 'em over myself I want a doctor to take your picture So I can look at you from inside as well You've got me turning up, I'm turning down, I'm turning in, and I'm turning 'round I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so I've got your picture, I've got your picture I'd like a million of them over myself I want a doctor to take your picture So I can look at you from inside as well You've got me turning up, I'm turning down, I'm turning in, and I'm turning 'round I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark Everyone around me is a total stranger Everyone avoids me like a cyclone ranger Everyone That's why I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so (Think so, think so, think so) Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so (Think so, think so, think so...) Animal Girl It's an animal girl, and it's lying on the beach It's ass can surf in the sand while it's head's asleep It's fingers roll a reefer cigarette It's skin can decompose beneath the sweat I know all I need to know I know how much girl to go Drinking iced scotch and soda I proclaim the ocean like a Coppertone baby Wait and see You don't know who I am Fig or tree Lex or Superman The owners may dim the lights The sailors may start to fight back the dinner They wolfed at the taco joint But maybe a blue moon will shine in the heart of the hood It's an animal girl, and it's knees are turning black The spitomatic flips it on it's back There's a gathering crowd of heavy-breasted men The burn patrol is freaking out again I know all I need to know I know how much girl to go California Okay, this guy walks into a bar No, I'm just, I'm just fucking with you, I'm kidding No, there's this, this young bull and this old bull And they're standing on top of a hill And I tried to tell you before That that's why I left California So they're standing on top of this hill, right? And they're looking out over a pasture full of cows Whole fucking pasture And the young bull turns to the old bull, and he goes, "I got this really good idea." And they old bull's like, "Yeah?" And I tried to tell you before That that's why I left California "Yeah," he's like, "yeah, yeah, I got this really good idea. Let's run down that hill and fuck one of those cows." And the old bull just looks at him, you know he's just looking at him He's like, "Look, I got a better idea." And the young bull's like, "Oh yeah, what's your fucking brilliant idea?" And the old bull goes... And I tried to tell you before That that's why I left California And the old bull goes, "Let's walk down that hill and fuck all of those cows, dig?" You know, like he ain't been in town long or something, I dunno And I tried to tell you before That that's why I left California South Dakota For a mean baby, well, I like your pants Born in South Dakota For a mean baby, well, I like your hips Born in South Dakota I was born in South Dakota Man, I feel lucky tonight I'm gonna get stoned and run around Born in South Dakota Hey, we're going to a rodeo town I'm gonna get drunk and fuck some cows Born in South Dakota I was born in South Dakota I was born in South Dakota Hey, all you city fucks, it's a prairieman's world It's wide open Hey, all you city fucks, it's a prairieman's world Masons and lumberchucks, says God as my squirrel It's wide open I said it's wide open Dakota Man, I feel lucky tonight I'm gonna get stoned and run around Born in South Dakota Hey, we're going to a rodeo town I'm gonna get drunk and fuck some cows Born in South Dakota I was born in South Dakota I was born in South Dakota Hey, all you city fucks, it's a prairieman's world It's wide open Hey, all you city fucks, it's a prairieman's world Mason and lumberchucks, says God as my squirrel Mr. Fliptop and Razorback, you know I'm your girl I'm wide open I said I'm wide open Dakota Dakota Dakota Batmobile Fire up the batmobile, 'cause I gotta get outta here I don't speak the language And you gave me no real choice You gave me no real choice You made me see that my behavior was an opinion So fire up the batmobile, 'cause I gotta get outta here It's the mouth of the gift horse, I know But I gave it my best shot I gave it my best shot I gave you the performance of a lifetime So I hope you all will see There just isn't a place here for me I look around and feel like somebody must be fucking with me I just can't take any of you seriously And I can't keep keeping myself company Fire up the batmobile, 'cause I gotta get outta here Big shoulders block the view You can't get your money back You can't get your money back You can't pretend that isolation is the same as privilege So I hope you all will see There just isn't a place here for me I look around and feel like somebody must be fucking with me I just can't take any of you seriously And I can't keep keeping myself company Dead Shark
Don't be so rude I was only trying to make conversation Hey, don't go down, this is not going anywhere Got a dead shark on our hands Got a dead shark on our hands Got a dead shark on our hands I'm just trying to get a handle on this I'm just trying to figure out where to stand I'm just trying So sue me for trying Do I just have a problem, or did you also think that this was hot? I really hate talking to you on the telephone Can't we just work it out That you come on over? Can't we just work it out That you stay here tonight? I'm not looking over my shoulder I'm not gazing up at the stars I'm not thinking of five years in the future I'm just wondering where you'll sleep tonight Do I just have a problem, or did you also think that this was hot? I'm not looking over my shoulder I'm not gazing up at the stars I'm not thinking of five years in the future I'm just wondering where you'll stay tonight
Easy
I think you're trying to scare me So that I will stop thinking about you I think you're trying to scare me So that I will stop trying to be you It's not that easy It's not that easy I laughed when I heard you died 'Cause I didn't know what else I was gonna do Now I laugh when I see you alive 'Cause I think you're just pulling my leg It's not that easy It's not that easy Well, it must have taken a whole lot of anger And it must have taken a whole lot of time And I can't believe that you found me after all these years I guess you must have something heavy on your mind And I can't believe that you thought I'd be happy To see you up and around, like it's any warning You look like shit, and the smell is even better And I feel like shit, and I wanna go back to bed You can walk through walls You can make the head on a doll spin around And you can haunt the halls But you can't ask me to make you feel at home It's not that easy It's not that easy
'96 Shelved Demos/Studio Recordings Oh My God Oh my God Oh my God I've been saved What are you asking of me? I saw the light today What have I done to you And it flung me back to the edge That could make you treat me so badly? Oh my God This is the world I've been sitting by the fence As you made it to be. Wondering which one of you Whatever in it of strife and pain I'm going to visit in the end You put there for us to see, for us to see. And I see it. Hurricane Cindy What's that piece of ass I see walkin' over here? What's that piece of ass to me, who is she standin' near? And when I walk on a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip out of me My emotions rip out of me Hold me close and never let me go All my life I've wanted you to know A few things 'bout me I feel beautiful today Today is Saturday... Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday (I can't stand myself) Saturday, Saturday, what's on the heel? (I can't stand my life...) Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday What's on the heel, what's on the heel? And when I walk on a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip out of me My emotions rip out of me Put it on the stereo and play All my life I've wanted them to say A few things about me I feel beautiful today Lovely, I feel beautiful When I walk on a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip out of me My emotions rip out of me And when I walk I'm in high school You should see the commotion A hundred people drowning in oceans inside me Rocket Boy Rocket boy, rocket boy, rocket boy... Didn't see, didn't know, hadn't heard it before I'm missing everything this time And you're closing the door You used to be my favorite toy Now you're just my rocket, rocket boy Rocket boy, when are you gonna land? Rocket boy, they just don't understand You used to be my pride and joy Now you're just my rocket, rocket boy Wouldn't it be nice if I'd been an ordinary girlfriend? Laughin' 'bout it makes it real It makes it happen to me Well, I can reach you Didn't see, couldn't know, hadn't heard it before You're slipping out on a mission And (?) You used to be my favorite toy Now you're just my rocket, my rocket boy Rocket boy, when are you gonna land? Rocket boy, they just don't understand You used to be my pride and joy, my boy When you had me Russian Girl I've been frozen, now it's so hot I can barely see I've been cutting them down so they can't make fun of me, yeah Been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl Young child sitting all alone Hot child, she wants to take you home I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you I've been rushin' you I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you Been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you Been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you I've been rushin' you I've been a Russian girl, I've been a Russian girl I've been a Russian girl, I've been rushin' you Stuck On An Island When I was young I crashed the car I tried to bend it back into shape With a rake for a crowbar I wasn't dumb But I was so naive I saw the signs But I didn't believe them Now it's dark And I'm tired All my messages got erased And I don't know where my friends are Tell me, who can I turn to when things are so blue? You've got me crying over you Dad was home It was getting lighter I knew he had to take it to work In about a half an hour I wasn't thinking clearly It was like a panicking sweat gripped my body And I was stuck on an island On a cold November morning Doing coke with Henry And I totalled my car Yes, I was stuck on an island Wondering where my mind went Getting a cold, wet shower If I could just black out this hour From time Aloha, Doctor Phair Tell Me You Like Me I'm not fucking around I only tell jokes when I think they're funny You oughta think about it You oughta think about how I feel Tell me that you like me Do you think that it's frightening? Tell me you like me Baby, tell me you like me Make me come down to earth Tell me you like me Tell me you like me I'm not fucking around You had a dream in which I was a spider While I was dreaming that you were in love with me Tell me that you like me Do you think that it's frightening? Tell me you like me Baby, tell me you like me Make me come down to earth Tell me you like me Tell me you like me And make me wanna come Baby, make me come down Make me come down to earth Tell me you like me Baby, tell me you like me Make me come down to earth Tell me you like me Tell me you like me Make me come down to earth Girls' Room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the sky I'm sleeping in the water I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room tonight Here comes Tiffany, my best friend Tiffany Wearing a size-too-small of sweater Me and Tiffany, dressing up pretty We love to ride, we love to canter My best friend Tiffany, she is so popular We're going from sight-to-sight and pool-to-pool tonight And we hear Terri say that Trisha's okay But she ought to learn to shave her bikini line better And Tauren was born, like her mother, in a storm And Tracy's been away forever I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the sky I'm sleeping in the water I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room I'm sleeping in the girls' room tonight I'm Like That Don't come and play I like to be on my own Don't miss me People say I'm better off alone Ask me, ask me why I'm like that Ask me, ask me why I'm like that Ask me, ask me why I'm like that 'Cause I'm like that, I'm just like that I'm like that, I am like that Waiting For The Bird (White Bird Of Texas)
The last time I spoke to my aunt before she died She was describing to me this incredible owl That was sitting in a tree It meant nothing to me But it means a lot more now Because I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird I'm waiting, I'm ready, I know it is my turn All those cigarettes, alcohol, this body's through You're gone for sure when the bird comes for you And the last time I spoke to my uncle before he died It was the very same week, but one year before her He was sitting alone in his study, on the phone When a giant hawk flew by Said, "I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird, I didn't expect to be noticed or heard. Oh, Elizabeth, help me, I can't find the room, You're gone for sure when the bird comes for you." And, oh, it is scary And, oh, it is cold to the bone My body's not ready for my mind to learn I have just been consigned here to rot in the earth Said, "I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird, It comes in and takes you away from this world. Gate twenty-seven, I can't find the room. You're free to board now, they're waiting for you." I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the bird I've seen it three times now, there's nothing to learn And don't be surprised if the sky's bright and blue And the white bird of Texas comes barreling through Freak Of Nature Don't it please you, daddy, don't it feel good? Well, I always say, that's enough reason not to call it a freak of nature Don't it stand out, daddy, don't you see it? Well, I always say, that's enough reason not to call it a freak of nature Man, if you've got a one in a million girl, don't let her get away 'Cause the next one in a million girl is a million girls away So get up off of your ass, daddy, and call me on the phone 'Cause I'm sitting here waiting for you to ask me to be your one and only This isn't lonely, just serious Don't you want to, daddy, don't you need it? Well, I always say, that's enough reason not to call it a freak of nature
Liz Phair
Extraordinary
You think that I go home at night, Take off my clothes, turn out the lights, But I burn letters that I write to you, to make you love me Yeah, I'd drive naked through the park And run the stop-sign in the dark, Stand in the street, yell out my heart To make, to make you love me I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me I am extraordinary I am just your ordinary, average, everyday, sane/psycho super-goddess You may not believe in me But I believe in you So I still take the trash out, does that make me too normal for you? So dig a little deeper, 'cause You still don't get it yet See me licking my lips, need a primitive fix, and I'll make, I'll make you love me I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me I am extraordinary I am just your ordinary, average, everyday, sane/psycho super-goddess See me jump through hoops for you, you stand there watching me performing What exactly do you do Have you ever thought it's you who's boring Who the hell are you?! I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me I am extraordinary I am just your ordinary, average, everyday, sane/psycho super-goddess
Red Light Fever
Lying wide awake in the dark Trying to figure out where you are Always going nowhere, afraid of going somewhere And somewhere's a place in your heart... Sometimes when I think about you, Why you're always running away... Sitting in your car, changing who you are And drowning the thoughts of your life in the music Scared the lights will turn green, you'll have to be seen You'll be like anybody else Scared the lights will turn red, you're stuck in your head Too scared to commit to even her, how are you gonna get through the year? You can't. Playing on both sides of the net Too many people want too many things, And you only want to forget... Scared the lights will turn green, you'll have to be seen You'll be like anybody else Scared the lights will turn red, you're stuck in your head Too scared to commit to even her, how are you gonna make it through? You're always listening, you're always listening, you're always listening to yourself You're always thinking, you're always thinking you know what everybody else Should do with their lives Lying wide awake in the dark Trying to figure out where you are... Always going nowhere, afraid of going somewhere And somewhere's a place in your heart Scared the lights will turn green, you'll have to be seen You'll be like anybody else Scared the lights will turn red, you're stuck in your head Too scared to commit to even her, how are you gonna get through the year?
Why Can't I?
Get a load of me, get a load of you Walking down the street, and I hardly know you It's just like we were meant to be Holding hands with you when we're out at night, got a girlfriend, but you say it isn't right and I've got someone waiting, too What if this is just the beginning? We're already wet and we're gonna go swimming... Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you? Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you? It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it, so tell me Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you? Isn't this the best part of breaking up: finding someone else you can't get enough of Someone who wants to be with you, too It's an itch we know we are gonna scratch, Gonna take a while for this egg to hatch, But wouldn't it be beautiful? Here we go, we're at the beginning We haven't fucked yet but my head's spinning Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you? Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you? It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it, so tell me Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you? High enough for you to make me wonder where it's going High enough for you to pull me under Something's growing out of this that we can't control Baby, I am dyin'.... Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you? Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you? It's inevitable, it's a fact that we're gonna get down to it, so tell me Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you? It's Sweet
Down on the Lower East Side In the dirtiest apartment you could find You took me up to your place But the elevator threw me into space And I really didn't even ask What time it was... I could tell the way you draw the curtain back It's sweet How you believe You're in love with me You're in love with me You come round & open the gate To a million empty bottles on the slate You can over-think anything you want But it really doesn't matter 'Cause it's sweet To believe You're in love with me You're in love with me In the early light, I catch you staring And you make a joke about it It's sweet How you believe You're in love with me You're in love with me
Rock Me
Oh baby, you're young, but that's ok. What's give or take nine years, anyway? I'll bet your last cigarette you won't regret my time I want to be with a guy like you, so uncomplicated, so in tune Just take off my dress, let's mess with everybody's mind. I've gotta tell you Baby, baby, baby, if it's alright Want you to rock me all night Baby, baby, if it's alright Want you to rock me all night All night, yeah, rock... me... all... night I want to play Xbox on your floor, say hi to your roommate who's next door You don't have a dime, but I don't mind. Who gives a damn? Your record collection don't exist. You don't even know who Liz Phair is. Pure potential with no credentials... Your Mama taught you how to be a sensitive man I've gotta tell you Baby, baby, baby, if it's alright Want you to rock me all night Baby, baby, if it's alright Want you to rock me all night, ALL night, yeah, rock... me... all... night Yeah, I've been waiting all my life for, Yeah, for this feeling. Who'd have guessed you could rock me all night Rock me all night! You think I'm a genius, think I'm cool I'm starting to think that young guys rule Oh God, let me save you, life might change you, and I might change my mind... Baby, baby, baby, if it's alright Want you to rock me all night Baby, baby, if it's alright Want you to rock me all night All night, yeah, rock... me... all... night
Take A Look
I don't know what you're after, wanting to know all the details of my disaster Like an accident on the side of the road, and you're driving past slow But there's nothing to see here You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. I am some kind of freak now, and you'll never see me the same What's all the fuss about? Are you sure you want to find out? 'cause once you know the truth, you might wish you'd walked away You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. What if I'm not able To put my cards on the table? And would it liberate you If you knew what I knew? It's been over a year now, and I never saw him again The facts and the fiction collide as the bodies untangle and the traffic moves on like it did You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look. You wanna take a look? Take a look.
Little Digger
Dig, little digger, don't be shy You saw your mother with another guy You think you'll tell her that she's one of a kind, You say, "my mother is mine." You put your trucks up on the bed next to him So he can get a better look at them, you say, "this one's my favorite one, "this one, you can't have. I got it from my dad," You say, "I got it from my dad." And now you're thinking little thoughts about it Taking every inch of him in What does it mean when something changes how it's always been? And in your head, you keep repeating the line, "my mother is mine." I've done the damage. The damage is done. I pray to God that I'm the damaged one, and all these grown-up complications that you don't understand I hope you can, someday, I hope you can And now you're thinking little thoughts about it Taking every inch of him in What does it mean when something changes how it's always been? And in your head, you keep repeating the line, "my mother is mine."
Firewalker
My hopes are like embers lying around inside a fire bed, and Your mind is a firewalker. It steps on them like they are dead But I can grow. In spite of all you know, You might not recognize me tomorrow... Yes, I can change, in spite of all they say Become something strange and beautiful, like joy like joy Me, I'm like a wild flame that catches on whatever's near, but Your mind is a firewalker. It sets its course and never veers But I can grow. In spite of all you know, You might not recognize me tomorrow... Yes, I can change, in spite of all they say; Become something strange and beautiful, like joy like joy Take offers from every side and give my attentions about anywhere, well Do I recognize my actions? I look like I'm so unaware, like I don't care... But I can grow. In spite of all you know, You might not recognize me tomorrow... Yes, I can change, in spite of all they say Become something strange and beautiful, like joy like joy Favorite
Don't look sexy, but it just feels right. Not too dirty and it's not too tight. Why I never threw it out, I'll never know exactly why Keep it in the drawer beside my bed. It's faded pink now, but it used to be red Starting to fray at the seams, but I know that you'll still love me Like you did, like before, like we will be doing it once more Oh Baby, know what you're like You're like my favorite underwear It just feels right Oh Baby, know how you feel You feel like my favorite underwear And I'm slipping you on again tonight... Leave you lying on the bedroom floor, leave you hanging on the bathroom door Take you for granted, but I'll always know exactly where you are Lost you once, you were hard to find. Got you back, you didn't look like mine Thought we were falling apart, but you made me feel so pretty Like you did, like before, like we will be doing it once more Oh Baby, know what you're like You're like my favorite underwear It just feels right Oh Baby, know how you feel You feel like my favorite underwear And I'm slipping you on again tonight... Slipping you on again tonight... Wrap me and roll me, hold me tight Tear me apart and make me new Like you always do Oh Baby, know what you're like You're like my favorite underwear It just feels right, you know it You feel, you're like, this is what I want You feel, you feel Oh Baby, know what you're like You're like my favorite underwear It just feels right You feel, you're like, this is what I want You feel, you feel And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Love/Hate
I was a mess in my open-eyed youth, I grew up thinking What's good for one, oppresses the other It's my turn! My life! My way! Mine! Me! It made me crazy. I couldn't fight it. I couldn't wait to get away. It's a war with the whole wide world. It's a war with the boys and girls. It's a war, and nothing's gonna change. Nothing's gonna change. It's sister and brother, mother and daughter, father/son, husband/wife thing It's drugs. It's hunger. It's race, sex, and government. Any way you look at it, you're part of it, you know it. The wrong inside you can't get it right You might as well get on the train It's a war with the whole wide world. It's a war with the boys and girls. It's a war, and nothing's gonna change. Nothing's gonna change. The screen is so white, and it's so big It's hard to get over the feeling You're losing your mind You offer the usher your ticket, you open the soda See what guy you're sitting behind You get excited, the lights go down You get it fed on a plate It's a war with the whole wide world. It's a war with the boys and girls. It's a war, and nothing's gonna change. Nothing's gonna change. It's a war. All the give and take. It's a war. All the love and hate It's a war, and nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change.
H.W.C.
Give it to me, don't give it away Don't think about what the others say My skin's getting clear and my hair's so bright All you do is fuck me every day and night You're my secret beauty routine Na na na na, what my body has seen! I am looking good and I'm feeling nice Baby, you're the best magazine advice Give me your hot, white come Give me your hot, white come I'm gonna pull you back down between the sheets Everything is fresher when the day is sweet In the morning light, when you're already on the phone... Face it one of these days, without you I'm just another Dorian Gray It's the fountain of youth, it's the meaning of life So hot, so sweet, so whet my appetite! Give me your hot, white come Give me your hot, white come Face it one of these days, without you I'm just another Dorian Gray It's the fountain of youth, it's the meaning of life Baby, you're the best magazine advice Give me your hot, white come Give me your hot, white come
My Bionic Eyes
I love my bionic eyes. I love my crystal vision. If there's anybody out there baby, I'm not gonna miss him I've watched the years go by These are the same old guys I never had any use for Beyond the feeling of pleasure Or the thrill of the fight I scored again last night I said, "thanks for the drinks. Nice party," then I turned out the light I've got timing and attitude That can get to the baddest dude That's when I hypnotize him With my bionic eyes As I got older, I had to step out of the lines and make my own mind As I got light as feather, they got stiff as a board I can't feel anymore, but I can fake it forever It's easy in the beginning when I can dazzle them all night Make 'em do what you want 'em to Get 'em running after you It's just the same old guys Wearing the same old ties As I got older, I had to step out of the lines and make my own mind As I got light as feather, they got stiff as a board I can't feel anymore, but I can fake it forever I love my bionic eyes I love my bionic eyes I love my bionic eyes I love my bionic eyes If there's a parallel nation And I'm a secret weapon Show me a man you cannot break And I will show you heaven As I got older, I had to step out of the lines and make my own mind As I got light as feather, they got stiff as a board I can't feel anymore, but I can fake it forever
Friend of Mine
Not a lot of patience, you're not a patient man Don't have the heart to stay with... You get it while you can Just because you can Get out of it And I wasted your time denying That that's the reason we fight all the time It's been so long since you've been a friend of mine Gonna take a vacation Stop chasing what I lack Am I gonna get blown off as soon as I get back On another track Without you? 'cause I don't have the heart to try One more false start in life It's been so hard to get it right, it seems like The moment I catch up, the farther you fly And I wasted your time denying That that's the reason we fight all the time It's been so long since you've been a friend of mine... And I wasted your time, didn't I? And that's the reason we fight all the time It's been so long since you've been a friend to me It seems like I dreamed and now I'm waking up to daylight What happened? When did you let go of me? I miss you so badly
Good Love Never Dies (Alternate Mix)
For the rest of my days, I want you by my side Tell me what can I say to keep you in my life? 'Cause I can never relax I've got to keep it exciting, make it attractive Keep it alive, keep you coming back I'm always so frightened you'll see through my act When the fire's out And I've given up You come running out And you build it up You tell me good love never dies It only hurts when we burn our eyes From staring too long at the sun You've got to throw your hands up, and let the night come Tell me, what can I say to keep you in my life? All the words slip away when I look in your eyes, because I can never relax, I've got to keep it exciting, make it attractive Keep it alive Keep you coming back I'm already fighting to keep what I have When the fire's out And I've given up You come running out And you build it up You tell me good love never dies It only hurts when we burn our eyes From staring too long at the sun You've got to throw your hands up, and let the night come Take your chances, and let the night come
Somebody's Miracle
*** Thanx a lot to Stephen for this one ***
Leap of Innocence I saw John He looked so sad I want you to know that I feel bad For not making our dreams come true We had so many dreams me and you I want you to know I love you You're my favorite thing from the past And all of those nights we spent together I never had such a blast Anyone could tell You were my instrument He said, "I understand you You want to play me" Everything about us had an innocence But everything around us was changing It's hard to believe So much happened so fast Remember the way we'd always laugh While thinking up things to do We were kings of the world me and you I wish it had stayed like that forever But everyone was dropping off like flies I had so many friends in rehab A couple who practically died Anyone could tell You were my instrument He said, "I understand you You want to play me" Everything about us had an innocence But everything around us was changing And my mistake Was being already married I wanna make a leap of innocence to you I guess when you're living the high life It's one of those things that just can't last Kind of like love in California But I never had such a blast Anyone could tell You were my instrument He said, "I understand you You want to play me" Everything about us had an innocence But everything around us was changing And my mistake Was thinking I'd already made it I wanna make a leap of innocence My mistake Was thinking that you and I could change it I wanna make a leap of innocence to you
Wind in the Mountains You lose your way You've got to land You've gotta make another plan But sometimes I am too tired You've gotta smile You've gotta play You've gotta work another day But sometimes I am too tired You've gotta raise your hand And say I don't understand But there are days when I'm too tired There are days when I'm just too tired And the wind that I'm in Screams on me Screams on me Howls around me Howls around me And I feel like I am a naked man I've got nothing and no one In a stranger's land And the wind will do me in Every day you've gotta run You've got a job You get it done But sometimes I am too tired You wanna roll in the grass Kick your shoes off Have a laugh But sometimes I am too tired I wanna raise my hand And say I don't understand But there are days when I'm too tired There are days when I'm just too tired And the wind kicks in again and says Lean on me Lean on me Rise above me Rise above me And it says sailor Don't leave the channel now Deep blue rollers are breaking across your bow And the wind will guide you in So I went up the mountain But all I saw was another mountain So I came down the mountain And I said leave me here Lord So I went up the mountain But all I saw was another mountain So I came down the mountain And I said leave me here Lord Leave me in the valley Let me rest my weary head Give peace to your survivor Put all my fears to bed You lose your way You've got to land You've gotta make another plan But sometimes I am inspired You're gonna sing another song You're gonna right another wrong And sometimes I am inspired You're gonna raise your hand and say I don't understand And there are days when you get an answer There are days when you find your answer
Stars and Planet
Oh my, look at you! The wide-eyed ingénue See me coming Whisper something Who are you looking through the glass at me Like you're gonna make it happen Let me tell you something true You know it's just the same old story Stars rise and stars fall But the ones that shine the brightest aren't stars at all They're the planets just like us And from big to small We all shine, shine, shine We all shine Raise a red flag Say you're hot, young, available Spend their money Chase their honey Who are you boogaloo We've seen ten of you Just this morning At least as pretty too You know it's just the same old story Stars rise and stars fall But the ones that shine the brightest aren't stars at all They're the planets just like us And from big to small We all shine, shine, shine We all shine, shine, shine We all shine Everybody wants to go far Don't be such a hog in the spotlight Try to see how precious you are And if you catch that wave It can be death defying Blinded by the flash You're in a fashion/entertainment affiliated Listener-rated Pamplona race to see who Makes it to the Grammy's Well you better start running The bulls are coming You know it's just the same old story Stars rise and stars fall But the ones that shine the brightest aren't stars at all They're the planets just like us And from big to small We all shine shine shine Stars rise and stars fall But the ones that shine the brightest aren't stars at all They're the planets that unite us And from big to small We all shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine Shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine Shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine Shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine shine shine We all shine
Somebody's Miracle I'm so far, So far away from it now That it seems like I may never know how People stay in love for half of their lives It's a secret they keep between the husbands and wives Baby There goes somebody's miracle Walking down the street There goes a modern fairy tale I wish it could happen to me But I look at myself Wondering if I'm just too weak To have such faith in myself Once upon a time I was so restless in love When things were fine I'd change my mind just because Now I see how wrong and reckless I've been Each frog has a prince just waiting inside of him Baby There goes somebody's miracle Walking down the street There goes a modern fairy tale I wish it could happen to me But I look at myself And I think what the hell Maybe I'm just too na?e To have such faith in myself You know I'm praying for it But the queen She likes to sit on her throne Doesn't mean You two are never alone It's just love has needs that love only knows Watch a couple stay close It's like the bloom of a rose Baby There goes somebody's miracle Walking down the street There goes a modern fairy tale I wish it could happen to me There goes somebody's miracle Walking down the street There goes a modern fairy tale I never cry out loud I keep my tears to myself But I woke up one day and I found my life Had left me for someone else I guess it must be unhappy with me Baby There goes somebody's miracle Walking down the street There goes a modern fairy tale I wish it could happen to me But I look at myself Wondering if I'm just too weak To have such faith in myself You know I'm praying for it You know I'm praying for it You know I'm praying for it You know I'm praying for it
Got My Own Thing I've got my own thing Feel it, it is strong As short as people think But really it is long I don't have to wait for a miracle They say I'm pretty as a song I don't have to save for a rainy day I know that something comes along (It always comes along) Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself And watch the silly things you do Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself and I hope you're swinging this way too Boy I do I've got my own thing Feel it in a room Everybody change When I do what I do 'Cause I do what I do Don't have to say what I'm thinking ‘cause Everyone's radio is on And they've heard my latest song You have to stand there with a drink because They say that we would get along So let's just get along Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself And watch the silly things you do Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself and I hope you're swinging this way too Boy I do I know You're not like other guys I don't expect you to normalize I won't get into what you do Because I'm betting, betting, betting, betting, betting All my money on you I don't have to wait for a miracle They say I'm pretty as a song (They've heard my latest song) You don't have to stand there with a drink because I know that we would get along So let's just get along Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself And watch the silly things you do Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself And I hope you're swinging this way too Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself And watch the silly things you do Oooh boy I'd love to help Give you enough rope to hang yourself And I hope you're swinging this way too Boy I do Pretty girl, there she goes x6
Count On My Love Don't know where we'll be tomorrow But we'll beg and borrow everything we need You standing next to me Where I wanna be is anywhere you are Some day if we never said it We might live to regret it Come on don't let us slip away in a daze You can count on my love An umbrella when it's raining When you feel your hope is fading You can count on my love Blue eyes bluer than the blue sky Smiling down like sunshine everywhere you are For you I only want the best You only have to ask and I'll be there for you Some day if we never said it We might live to regret it Come on don't let us fade away in a haze You can count on my love An umbrella when it's raining When you feel your hope is fading You can count on my love With me you'll feel protected And you'll never be rejected You can count on my love You go through your whole life waiting But you don't know what you're waiting for One day you meet somebody and your whole world now is an open door You can count on my love You can count on my love An umbrella when it's raining When you feel your hope is fading You can count on my love With me you'll feel protected And you'll never be rejected When you need a friend to lean on You know you never need a reason To count on my love You can count on my love You can count on my love
Lazy Dreamer You fall hard You fall deep Even when you're awake You look half asleep Do you even know what you did last summer Wandering around deaf, dumb and blind With the girls all hanging around you Is that no or yes We'll have to guess Mysterious eyes let you see what you want Half the time you didn't know any better But half the time you did Hanging around like tomorrow doesn't apply to you Lazy dreamer You never want to rise Stubborn in-betweener You're almost paralyzed Makes no difference to you The sun shining in your eyes Or the buzzer that's whining They're waiting for you They don't even realize You're still out like a light Still late at home Bet that's you on the phone Like a dog you show up And wag your tail for a bone Half the time you didn't know any better But half the time you did Hanging around like tomorrow doesn't apply to you Lazy dreamer You never want to rise Stubborn in-betweener You're almost paralyzed Makes no difference to you The sun shining in your eyes Or the buzzer that's whining They're waiting for you They don't even realize You're still out like a light You're still out like a light Dude gets him off What the neighbors say Lives in a room by himself Nudge him awake and he blinks his eyes Doesn't recognize anyone at all Lazy dreamer You never want to rise Stubborn in-betweener You're almost paralyzed Makes no difference to you The sun shining in your eyes Or the buzzer that's whining They're waiting for you They don't even realize You're still out like a light You're still out like a light You're still out like a light You're still out like a light You're still out like a light
Everything to me
I bet it makes you laugh Watching me work so hard to reach you You never gave a damn About all of those things I did to please you All that you wanted You found somewhere else And nothing could drag you Away from yourself Do you really know me at all? Would you take the time to catch me if I fall Are you ever gonna be that real to me Everything to me Lucky I've been through hell Back roads and shortcuts I know them well Baby just stick with me We'll make it together Just wait and see Do you really know me at all? Would you take the time to catch me if I fall Are you ever gonna be that real to me Everything to me The walls they close in The air it goes out We're left with nothing but a shadow of a doubt Nobody talks No one is here It's just you and me Do you really know me at all? Would you take the time to catch me if I fall Are you ever gonna be that real to me Do you really know me at all? Would you take the time to catch me if I fall Are you ever gonna be that real to me Everything I bet it makes you laugh Watching me work so hard to reach you
Closer To You I see the things you do Do you think I wander through half blind? I see the things you hide The fear you have inside is nothing new But I would never want to find out everything about you 'Cause I would never want to find out What I thought, wasn't true Your mind is a place I don't need to embrace What you've got in your heart is enough for me to start Breaking through And closer to you Closer to you I love you as you are Near and not too far out of view I love the way you walk, to hear it when you talk Like you do But I would never want to choose What I like best about you 'Cause I would never want to spoil that Mystery with a clue Your mind is a place I don't need to embrace What you've got in your heart Is enough for me to start Filling up holes in my soul I don't need your rock and roll to stay in tune And open to you Oh, the obviousness of all those frustrating fools They wander all around, black and white, No sound. No improvements. But I see something like TV But with a smell and a choice When I feel yours and my heart beating With the wealth of the universe Your mind is a place I don't need to embrace What you've got in your heart Is enough for me to start Making your happiness my own Open up and let me show what I can do When I am closer to you Closer to you
Table for One I'm walking down in the basement I'm leaning on the washing machine I'm reaching back through a hole in the wall's insulation I'm pulling out a bottle of vodk Replacing that with a pint of Jim Beam I'm lying down on the floor until I feel better It's morning and I pour myself coffee I drink it 'til the kitchen stops shaking I'm backing out of the driveway and into creation And the loving spirit that follows me, watching helplessly Will always forgive me Oh I want to die alone with my sympathy beside me I want to bring down all those demons who drank with me Feasting gleefully on my desperation I hide all the bottles in places They find and confront me with pain in their eyes And I promise that I'll make some changes But reaching back it occurs to me There will always be some kind of crisis for me Oh I want to die alone with my sympathy beside me I want to bring back all those moments they stole from me In my reverie Darkening day's end Oh I want to die alone with my memories inside me I want to live that life when I could say people had faith in me I still see that guy in my memory Oh I want to die alone with my sympathy beside me I want to bring down all those people who drank with me Watching happily My humiliation
Why I Lie If you ask me why I lied to you I couldn't tell you I don't know myself It's amazingly dishonest But I'd have to recognize it as part of myself Straighten up Why can't you straighten up I've heard you tell me this so many times It doesn't even stick I get it all the time I get it all the time You know I love to make a joke of it And if you ask me why I hurt you I don't understand it I can't help myself It's a special combination Of predatory instinct and simple ill will I would give some thought to it If I thought that it might do me some good Some good Straighten up Why can't you straighten up You always say I'll lose control of it And thirty is not too old Well mama I would give some thought to it If I thought that it might do me some good Some good Some good Some good
Lost Tonight Yeah, you've got a pretty young face And a pretty old soul Got a pretty old soul And yeah you know you got what it takes But you're never too cold You're never too cold And I wanna get lost tonight with you Let me know if it's alright that I do 'Cause I wanna get lost tonight with you What you've got is what I'm running to Yeah, you've heard it all before But this time it's true This time it's true Yeah, I'm not that kind of girl But I could be for you I could be for you And I wanna get lost tonight with you Let me know if it's alright that I do 'Cause I wanna get lost tonight with you What you've got is what I'm running to Wouldn't you know there's a blackout tonight We're stuck here with Nothing to do But lean out the window and find paradise We've both got nothing to lose And I wanna get lost tonight with you Let me know if it's alright that I do 'Cause I wanna get lost tonight with you What you've got is what I'm running to Everything (Between Us) We have everything we need here We have everything between us You have nothing left to fear dear 'Cause it ain't ever gonna leave us We might get a room downtown now Get away for a half day We might drive a car down to the next town Get away from our family Let your body move real slow Tell your body we left yesterday Let your body hold me close Let your body move you We have everything we need here We have everything between us You have nothing left to fear dear 'Cause it ain't ever gonna leave us Let your body move real slow Tell your body we left yesterday Let your body hold me close Let your body move you Let your body move real slow Tell your body we left yesterday Let your body hold me close Let your body move you Let your body move real slow Tell your body we left yesterday Let your body hold me close Let your body move you We have everything we need here We have everything between us
Giving It All To You They can say what they want But I don't hear a thing 'Cause they can't read my thoughts Or the secrets between us All of this time you were a part of me Shining like a star in my galaxy And I reach out Trusting you're there It's like walking on a high wire into thin air And I'm waking up to the dream It's like bouncing so high on a trampoline And I know that there's one thing Between me and nothing Baby you are that something that pulls me through So I'm giving it all to you Could it be you and me? Can't stop thinking about all of the crazy possibilities I don't want to keep my feelings locked inside Every time I see you, you just blow my mind And I reach out Trusting you're there It's like walking on a high wire into thin air And I'm waking up to the dream It's like bouncing so high on a trampoline And I know that there's one thing Between me and nothing Baby you are that something that pulls me through So I'm giving it all to you Others have tried to get to me But I see through them eventually 'Cause you're the only one that I wanna be with So I'm giving it all to you Giving it all Every time I see you all my systems align You explode on me just like a meteorite And I reach out Trusting you're there It's like walking on a high wire into thin air And I'm waking up to the dream It's like bouncing so high on a trampoline And I know that there's one thing Between me and nothing Baby you are that something that pulls me through So I'm giving it all to you So I'm giving it all to you I know that there's one thing I know that there's one thing Baby you are that something that pulls me through So I'm giving it all to you Giving it all to you Could it be you and me Can't stop thinking about all of the crazy possibilities
Funstyle
Smoke "Hey, Liz, what's in the box?" "What's in the box?" "What's in the box?" It's my little voice of self-doubt Liz, ATO will never put this out! You won't be washing dishes in this town! They'll make mud out of you! Is that what you want?! You're well on your way, kid! Kaput! Kablooey! Kablam! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! "Um, 'Liz Phair'?" "Sorry, you're not on the list." "Could you check it again please?" "I already checked it. Please move to the back of the line." "Which list do I have to be on?" "If you have to ask, you're not on it." "Wait... Whoa! Whoa, whoa!" "You're not getting in." "Fine - fuck you!" "Have fun on land!" There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! "No, I mean, Jon Brion's really cool" "I just think we should do something a little more 'Chicago'." "Yeah, we could give a track to iTunes." "I don't know John Mayer. I met him." You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy! There, smoke on that! You dummy...
Bollywood I was tripping looking at my portfolio Wondering how I was gonna make enough dough y'know Called up a friend who wrote for One Tree Hill and Jericho He had a job for me, and check it, with a four-letter company Get it on Get it on Hey, I got a proposition for ya How 'bout you let me keep my profits as a scorer Record sales are shrinking, I'm gettin' poorer I got a kid to feed, how about you cut a deal with me Ha! Hey look, Liz we see you as a commodity We've been with you since Day One and that's an oddity And after a series of phone calls To the great publishing houses of Ursa Minor, I reached my representative, who pulled out the contract From the File Cabinet On microfiche In the form of Tablets Made of stone Then he said Let me see, it's here in my folder Oh shit, you're twenty years older Still hot, but getting a lot colder And you wanna cut a what with me Let me tell you how it's done here in the Hollywood Maybe you was thinking you was in the Bollywood If I wanna break the rule, you know I probably could C-B-S has gotta R-E-S-P-E-C-T C-B-S has gotta R-E-S-P-E-C-T Liz, I'd love to help you out But we have what we call Standards & Practices In legal terms, we're referring to this as a recoupable interest In an artist's compositions on vinyl, plastic, digital And all transmittable airwaves For a period of no less than six or nine years In all territories of the Earth The solar system and the known universe And I replied Listen here, my dear little Roni Don't you give me no phoney-baloney This is not my first Pretty Pony Don't you know you're fucking with me Oh, it's a bad day for the pool boy Come to clean, and discover you, boy Face down and feet turning blue, boy Now your eyes are closed, you finally have the sight to see It's all mine It's all mine It's all mine
You Should Know Me Not supposed to talk about it Analyze it We should be there together With our hearts in our hands We should feel it Come together Like the wave meets the sand Well, you should know me better than that Not supposed to try and move in To dive in We should meet there together At our pace, with our plan On dry land Clement weather So we both understand Well, you should know me better than that I get down I get up I get angry I get sad I get sad I get even a little misty When I think of what we had But you're building a dam where our lives should be And you're lying on top of the beauty And your closing eyes turn away from me Refusing to see who I am Well, you should know me better than that You should know me better than that
Miss September Well, I've been in this garden of Eden a long time And I've never seen Adam do anything I understand When I see you gunning for me double four time Then I probably haven't been doing the best that I can So if you miss how we were in September And you wonder if I know what we had Well, I'm sorry that you have to remember But don't be sad Because I've been happy too Yes, I have I wanna spend my life with you They've got you in ropes and they're prodding you all night The lion must roar if the crowd's gonna fill up the stands Right now it's struggle to just hold your head high Well, baby, hang on, 'cause I'm coming as fast as I can So if you miss how we were in September And you wonder if I know what we had Well, I'm sorry that you have to remember But don't be sad Because I've been happy too Every day I wanna spend my time with you And I'll take you down Through your pain, and your tears, break it down And I'll stay in your eyes 'til you sleep And I'll lay with your prize inside of me Keep it calm, and keep it safe Until you awake I've been happy too Yes, I have I wanna spend my life with you I've been happy too Every day I wanna spend my time with you
My My Take a good look at your dead-end life Tell me you don't long for the good times Just a moment to your self again Worries disappear where you begin You got a lot more money and my bitch got style Gonna drive that honey down the road for a while Take me far away Got no reason left to stay My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been a good girl but I'm not Little attitude is what I got My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been lies, could've been free Could've been something in between Take a slow train to a better place Wake up somewhere to a sweeter face Life is short before you realize You're pushing daisies straight up to the sky You got a lot more money and my bitch got style Gonna tap that honey and they come for miles To take me on the road Gonna lose my self-control My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been a good girl but I'm not Little attitude is what I got My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been lies, could've been free Could've been something in between Take this person you've never known Find a love you can call your own Someday maybe you'll recognize That your beauty lies inside If you'd just let it out sometime Oh come on Oh come on My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been a good girl but I'm not Little attitude is what I got My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been a good girl but I'm not Little attitude is what I got My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been a good girl but I'm not Little attitude is what I got My my, all good Feels a bit better than it should Could've been lies, could've been free Could've been something in between
Oh, Bangladesh Why do you treat me so good With all the love that you have You chase me into the wood And feed my baby-bird mouth I turn my back for a moment And all the love starts to swell Don't need no pill to take me under And love you so well Wake up and sing Wake up dancing Wake up and sing How dare you be you, how dare I be me The two of us lost in our own fantasy Oh, Bangladesh, you're all I think of And nothing, oh nothing is ever enough Wake up and sing Wake up dancing Wake up and sing Wake up dancing Wake up and sing Wake up and sing Why do you treat me so good With all the mess that I'm in I feel the reach of the cue Whenever we begin You shoot your ball in my pocket And all the love starts to swell One good reason to get under And love you so well Wake up and sing Wake up dancing Wake up and sing Oh, Bangladesh, how could you believe There's nowhere on Earth that I'd rather be With Hell down below and Heaven above And nothing, oh nothing Nothing, oh nothing Wake up dancing Nothing Wake up and sing Is ever enough
Bang! Bang!
Oh, let me put it all back This runaway train is running out of track No more tricks in the old trick-sack The minutes tick by till the watch face turns black I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… On the phone But you're not at home And the trees are blown By the wind Please let me say, I had a hard one today I never could feel okay Alone I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang… I wanna go Bang, bang, bang, bang…
Beat is up The trick to happiness is to ignore anything negative you might feel about yourself: That people don't really like you that much That you got fat because you're lonely Or that your parents are going to die I like to get my coffee with all the little frothy things on the side And I like to put in those little sticks The trick to freedom is to deny your past regrets Questionable lovers, lies, drunken weekends I just like to have a lot of energy My life demands it Everything's up, all the time Up, up, up! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! How high? To the sky! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! How high? To the sky! People like positive people Positivity makes good things happen My husband doesn't let me buy those tabloid magazines 'Cause he says that it makes me fight with him more Pills that you mix with wine That your husband and you aren't having sex any more That you got married for the money It's been positively proved that most Top forty hits have a BPM of one twenty or more I definitely like the gin-sing And the gingko bal- ... boa? What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! How high? To the sky! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! How high? To the sky! Sometime you picture yourself getting impaled On an imaginary spike sticking out from over your bed When you keep forgetting to call somebody back But the more time goes by, the less you feel like calling Because you're embarrassed 'Cause it kind of makes you freaky And you don't want people to think you're freaky Even though you are kind of freaky But only in the bedroom L-O-L My mom says I'm really hard on my kids I don't want them growing up thinking That everything's just gonna be handed to them They're gonna have to work their asses off, just like I did! You know, we get them up at six in the morning We're like, "Come on, get up! Get outta the bed! It's gonna be a great day! C'mon!" "Up, up, UP!" What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! How high? To the sky! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! What's the beat? The beat is up, ah! How high? To the sky!
And he slayed her Everything you've got is mine And you won't get away with it this time I'm coming for you with a wooden stake Nail you right through your heart and up to your gate Ding Dong, the witch is dead Come out of your house, uncover your head Dang Dong, this crooked soul Hanged himself on rock 'n' roll I mean, what kind of kid were you when you were a kid What kind of man would do what you did What kind of life did you think you were gonna live When everyone in town put a price on your head Ding Dong, the witch is dead Come out of your house, uncover your head Dang Dong, his crooked soul Hang yourself on rock 'n' roll The mob sang as the pitchforks rang And the torch flames swung Up to light the way ahead He fled in the darkness and dread And the tower it bled till it trembled and swayed And he fell straight to Hell, and there he stayed He fell straight to Hell, and there he stayed Ding Dong, the witch is dead Come out of your house, uncover your head Dang Dong, this crooked soul Hang theirself on rock 'n' roll Ding Dong, the witch is dead Come out of your house, uncover your head Dang Dong, this crooked soul Hang yourself on rock 'n' roll
Satisfied I fell in love along the way, somewhere I couldn't stay But it's nice to take a detour sometimes You drove me out in your rented car, we didn't have to go too far To look back on the city lights Some things aren't that different But other things, they change You've got the world at your feet With everything you need Tell me, are you satisfied It all comes easily to you With everything you do Tell me, are you satisfied I came, I saw, I kicked its ass I walked away, and I never looked back I remember you, when you held my hair As I puked, oh, everywhere Some things aren't that different But other things, they change You've got the world at your feet With everything you need Tell me, are you satisfied It all comes easily to you With everything you do But tell me, are you satisfied I want to be like you You want to be like me You've got the world at your feet, with everything you need But tell me, are you satisfied It all comes easily to you, with everything you do But tell me, are you satisfied I felt it turn along the way Somewhere I couldn't stay But tell me, are you satisfied
U Hate It Oh no, yeah "Hey, so I got the new Liz track Have you heard it? Did you like it?" "No, I hate it" "You hated it?" "I hate it" "Yah, you hated it, huh? I hated it too" "I really hate it" "Oh, you really hate it?" "I really, really hate it" Uh oh, you don't agree on it Uh oh, I totally love it Uh oh, I think I'm a genius Uh oh, you're being a penius Colada, that is "I hated it that much as well" Hate it "I think you and I are exactly hate for hate, you know?" Oh, how you hate it "That may be, but mine's enormous" You hate it "Yes, although, my hate could grow." "My hate is growing." "Oh." So much Oh, how you hate it "It's getting... larger and hotter. And with the dog that bit me? that I got rabies from?" "Yeah, I hated it more than..." "That was the neighbours' dog, but it was still my rabies." Oh, how you hate it "I don't think you hate it as much as I hate it" "Remember that time they wouldn't let me back into the country?" You really hate it, so much "That guy at the, at the airport? The security guy?" "Yeah." "That I said I was gonna hunt down and ... hate?" No wonder that you hate it, 'cause it's all about you Funny you should say that, 'cause it hates you too I wonder if you hate it 'cause it's something you can't do And I'm losing love for you "You hated him?" "I hated him. Well, I hate the record more" Uh oh, we don't agree on it "I hate it" Uh oh, I totally love it Uh oh, I think I'm a genius "Hate it" Uh oh, you're being a penius Colada, that is "Yeah, no, I really hate it. I really do." Hate it, oh, how you hate it, you hate it, so much Oh, how you hate it, oh, how you hate it "You know, I listened to it twice. The second time was worse" You really hate it "on a scale of 1 to..." "Oh, it was P.U., was the scale of..." "Wow, so a 10 for..." "We should open a window." So much No wonder that you hate it, 'cause it's all about you Funny you should say that, 'cause it hates you too I wonder if you hate it 'cause it's something you can't do And I'm losing love for you "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! Oh! Oh, um, oh, thank you so much! There's, there's, oh my God, thank you! I wanna thank ATO, and I wanna thank Will Gatlin(?) Evan Frankfurt, you're the best! Shoutout to Evan Frankfurt! Doc Dauer, um Jon Salter, and Will Botwin, and, keys, keys! Can you believe it?! Oh God, Oh my God, I'm so nervous! Um, I wanna thank my boyfriend, Andrew, and, mom, dad! And Nick, Nick! Oh, God. Who am I forgetting? Who am I forgetting? Oh, Jack Trott, and Dave Matthews! Dave Matthews, you're the best..." "You know, I always loved that record" "I liked it too. Always, from the beginning." "From the very beginning." "She's a great artist, I told you." "Way back, I knew this was gonna be a hit. You know, the concept design of the album, the cover itself..." "Solid gold. Solid gold." "And the marketing level? To the audience, demographic we chose had a lot to do with it." "You know, I don't wanna blow my own bugle, but, er, this was coming." "I liked it a lot. The way it was handled, you know "The exposure, and the way we didn't overexpose the exposure." "Well, we kept a low profile." "And the profile we did have, was, our profile, so, we're right up in there." "But now I think we can, you know, take a deep bow of self-congratulatory..." "Obeisance to the industry and to us in particular." "Well said."
Soberish
Spanish Doors Is something wrong You take my hand I play along But I can tell it's bad I don't want to talk about it 'Cause talking about it makes me sad Why would I agree to something like that Pushing past the table, spilling my drink Locked up in the bathroom, staring at the sink I don't want to see anybody I know I don't want to be anywhere that you and I used to go I'm slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) The ghost I see in the mirror doesn't smile anymore (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (I don't want to know) I'm slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) The ghost I see in the mirror doesn't smile anymore (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (I don't want to know) What about the kids What about the house What about our friends What do I do now I don't want to think about it 'Cause thinking about it is too hard How would I replace you, where would I start And I always had a strange heart Pushing past the table, spilling my drink Locked up in the bathroom, staring at the sink I don't want to see anybody I know I don't want to be anywhere that you and I used to go I'm slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) The ghost I see in the mirror doesn't smile anymore (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (I don't want to know) Where do I go What do I do Who can I tell about it Pushing past the table, spilling my drink Locked up in the bathroom, staring at the sink I don't want to see anybody I know I don't want to be anywhere that you and I used to go I'm slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) The ghost I see in the mirror doesn't smile anymore (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (I don't want to know) I'm slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) The ghost I see in the mirror doesn't smile anymore (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (I don't want to know) (There's no way out of this place) (I can't hide my lying face, there's no life here without you) (Just the echo of our love) I'm slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors (Don't want to think about it, don't want to talk about it) (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) The ghost I see in the mirror doesn't smile anymore (Don't want to think about it, I don't want to go) (I don't want to know) (There's no way out of this place) (I can't hide my lying face, there's no life here without you) (Just the echo of our love) Where do I go What do I do
The Game You don't remember, do you How many times I've called your name Don't mean nothing to you Our separate lives, our lonely days Suddenly, you're asking me to stay What do you want me to say By this time tomorrow You're gonna be so far away And every time I think we're solid You change the game Didn't you hear the sirens, baby Didn't you see the flames So don't complain If this time tomorrow You're gonna be so far away Every time I think we're solid You change the game You have my affection Any time, any place Call it reconnection Call it love Or the chase But oh if you would give me your protection Instead of giving me so much space By this time tomorrow You're gonna be so far away And every time I think we're solid You change Hey Lou What's inside that heavy head Are you on the junk again Your eyes look dead But your mouth keeps moving on and on We're losing all of our friends Pretty soon it's going to be just you and me across the table (Hey Lou) Hey Lou Are you feeling alright (Hey Lou) What you wanna do Are we staying all night No one knows what to think When you're acting like an asshole Spilling all the drinks Talking shit about Warhol again Who is that fool in the den I'm not running a zoo here, tell me now what can we do (Hey Lou) Hey Lou Are you feeling alright (Hey Lou) What you wanna do Is he staying all night (Hey Lou) Hey, hey Lou Are you feeling alright You told me you had wings Flying high down Fifth Avenue How did that work out for you How did that work out for you How did that work out for you How did that work out for you Oh Superman I've done as much as I can You're not the life of the party (Hey Lou) Hey Lou Are you feeling alright (Hey Lou) What you wanna do Are we staying all night (Hey Lou) Hey, hey Lou Are you feeling alright (Hey Lou) What you wanna do I can see the daylight again In There My confidence is shook (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) I don't know where to look (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) Can't believe you're not mine This time I can think of a thousand things that are wrong And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along (Just you and me) Somehow you got in there Like smoke under the door Or cold coming in through the floor You got in there (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) Damnit, I don't want to be alone (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) My heart is weak, I'm bruised and beat So don't, don't be slow You gotta get in there Like smoke under the door Like cold comes through the floor You got in there (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) You mess with my head I still see us in bed I miss the way that we kiss I confess You got in there (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) You got in there (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) Somehow you got in there (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) You gotta get in there (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) Like smoke under the door Like cold comes through the floor You got in there (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) You got in there (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) You got in there (I can think of a thousand things that are wrong) You got in there (And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don't get along) Good Side There are so many ways to fuck up a life I try to be original Done plenty more wrong than I ever did right Still, I'm not a criminal If I wanted to make this last even longer I'd do what I did, only sweeter and strong But that wouldn't stop my true nature from showing up Eventually When you think back on us I don't want you to feel bad I'm gonna leave you with my good side I'm gonna leave you with my good side I'm gonna leave you with my good side So I'm not calling or coming to the party Thinking up ways to make you want me I like what we had and that's as good as it gets If we say goodbye now and that's how we part It'll never be sad and we'll finish what we started And we won't have regrets I'm gonna leave you with my good side I'm gonna leave you with my good side I'm gonna leave you with my good side Why does the chicken cross the road 'Cause it wants to dig a Brad Pitt When you think back on us I don't want you to feel bad You'll find in due time You're gonna miss what we had I'm gonna leave you with I'm gonna leave you with I'm gonna leave you with my good side I'm gonna leave you with my good side You're gonna miss me and my blue eyes You're gonna leave me with the good side Sheridan Road You show me your places, I'll show you mine The thrones of our youth and where life was unkind Winding down Sheridan, the wind in our hair We notice the new, but the old is still there Merging, converging once we hit Lake Shore Drive Straight past Playboy and down to the Loop Go up to our penthouse to smoke on the roof The city beneath us is sparkling like diamonds I play you a song called "Our Dog Days behind us" As lightning is exciting as it lights up Lake Michigan The rays of the sun break through the storm And way over, there's blue, blue sky Ba Ba Ba Ba ba ba... Just so you know So you know a little more before you go I never meant to cause you any heartache See how our faces shine With me loving yours and you loving mine Arm in arm, we climb aboard the elevator We're gonna go on up to my hotel room Sneaking past the maid I don't have the guts to tell you that I feel safe I feel Ba ba ba... I never cared how or why or when As long as you were there Something about the way you looked at me Bent and warped the gravity Somewhere in time There's photograph of you and I Kissing in the corridor Yeah we're gonna go on up to my hotel room Make each other late I don't have the guts to tell you that I feel great I feel safe I feel Ba ba ba... You're a seller not a buyer, it occurs to me now Trap a fly under a spider and you'd argue it out I wanted to come back as soon as I left But I promised to play for the rest of the guests I was meant to be singing the words to your face But you flew in and fell asleep at your place As I walk out the door into your Garden of Eden All the sunflower's faces bow down 'cause they're grieving For the sound of the end of us And the only thing that I can recall from that scene Are the wings on your back and the gravel underneath my feet... Soberish Everyone's got a maze inside their heart The best we can do is pick a place to start Meet me in the lounge of the St. Regis at five I'll be sitting by the window wearing white I already told you I'm not gonna make the same mistakes over and over You can be mad if you want I did a shot 'cause I'm terrified I'm asking you Tell me why do we keep dicking around Waited such a long time to be with you Now I'm chickening out I've got so much to say Somehow it's never the right thing I meant to be sober, but the bar's so inviting People are laughing and having fun Leaning back and relaxing now the day is done I know exactly what you must think of me But, baby, I've never been so glad to see somebody I already told you It was love at first sight And that's a frightening notion I'll hold the light and you can read me what we owe Come on, let's go Tell me Why do we keep dicking around Waited such a long time to be with you Now I'm chickening out I've got so much to say Somehow it's never the right thing I meant to be sober, but the bar's so inviting Why do we keep dicking around Waited such a long time to be with you And here you are now I am soberish and I can't make a sound But I will open my arms up (open my arms) And wrap them around you I will open my arms up (open my arms) And wrap them around you Soul Sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker You think I'm your teddy bear You won't let me go nowhere You're not my number one Let's call this whole thing done It's no damn fun You're not fooling anyone Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Always home to catch my eyes Shutting down the other guys You're not the boss of me I'm sitting in good company Where the drinks are free Why can't you just let me be Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Baby, you're a soul sucker Call me names, I'm mad as hell I don't need to hear anymore You've got problems I don't have to figure out You never cared what I was about Nice to meet you, I don't think that we've met I'm the girl who's gonna tear you to shreds Later tonight when you're lying in bed You're gonna hear what I'm singing, ringing in your head Don't pretend that you don't understand it The stars and the stripes on my epaulettes demand it I am the thief that's gonna make out like a bandit And steal your heart away Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Sixteen minutes of concentrated sex Your best guess of what is coming next (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Don't ask for whom the bell tolls (Baby, you're a soul sucker) It tolls for thee (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Don't ask for whom the bell tolls (Baby, you're a soul sucker) It tolls for thee (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding (Baby, you're a soul sucker) Lonely Street My heart is a lonely street When you're far away Don't you miss me, baby Why don't you call me and say I've been missing you, girl, like the sun I've been working so hard, most of it fun But some of it grey, like it was today I've gotta run Half the time I'm so scared I care so much Lying in bed, I imagine that you and I touch And it feels so real to me I wanna call you and say I've been missing you, boy, like the sun I've been working so hard, most of it fun But some of it grey, like it was today I've gotta run I've gotta run I've been missing you, girl, like the sun We've been shooting all night, but the scene isn't done And I've got my friends to pick up the loose ends And I've got your picture until I see you again But it doesn't whisper to me all of the things I need to hear Missing you, boy, like the sun I've been singing all night, but the song isn't done They've got holiday lights up in the street When will you come home to me When will you come home to me When will you come back home to me To me To me Dosage I used to be just like you Doing a little more than what I thought I could handle Take a page from this well-worn book A fun night can lead to sex and scandal Dosage is everything It hurts you or it helps Go take your medicine And call me when you're well Thanks for the drink, but I think you're over-served I'd rather roll you a joint with weed the bartender sold me Good things can be too much or not enough I reach for words dear Henry told me Dosage is everything (Dosage is everything) It hurts you or it helps (It hurts you or it helps) Go take your medicine (Take your medicine) And call me when you're well (Call me when you're well) You sing like a bird and I'm sure you'll go far But I can't help you sitting drunk at this bar I haven't been back here in thirty-two years Now that I'm older and I'm facing my fear Did we ever run together Like finds like Dosage is everything (Dosage is everything) It hurts you or it helps (It hurts you or it helps) Go take your medicine (Take your medicine) And call me when you're well (Call me when you're well) Dosage is everything (Dosage is everything) It hurts you or it helps (It hurts you or it helps) Go take your medicine (Take your medicine) And call me when you're well (Call me when you're well) Bad Kitty My pussy is a big dumb cat It lies around lazy and fat But when it gets a taste for a man It goes out hunting for him anyway it can I don't live in a world that appreciates me You could say that I'm ahead of my time Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives I feel the feline in the back of my eyeballs Always land on my feet when I fall Sneaking past you silent as the fog I go out and play with my big black dog I don't live in a world that appreciates me You could say that I'm ahead of my time Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives No helmet, no brakes, no net, no rope No more cocaine, no more free dope No condom, no pills, no more cheap thrills No map, no plan, no, no, no I don't live in a world that appreciates me You could say that I am one of a kind Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives No back up, no cigarettes, baby, and no regrets No helmet, no brakes, no net, no rope No more cocaine, no more free dope No condom, no pills, no more cheap thrills No map, no plan, no, no, no I don't live in a world that appreciates me You could say that I'm ahead of my time Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives No back up, no cigarettes, baby, and no regrets Rain Scene I'm gonna make it rain I'm gonna make it rain, daddy I'm gonna make it rain Sunny Southern California Lord knows, I adore ya But, my boy, he lives up north So I'm gonna make it rain
Non Albums Tracks Beginning To See The Light
( performed during many of the April 1995 shows; featured on the Pottymouth Girl bootleg)
You want me home, but I'm gone all night And we've probably been in some kind of fight But if that's not real, and that's not right... And I'm beginning to see the light Yes, I'm beginning to see the light When all the stars up in Heaven were rushed by an angel To see the light in your face better And if God would only listen He would surely create us A hope of his everlasting grace And I may be young, but I still know The things you put down can rise from below And I can hardly believe you would lay this at my door 'Cause I have heard that song before Yes, I have heard that song before When all the stars up in Heaven were rushed by an angel To see the light in your face better And if God would only listen He would surely create us A hope of his everlasting grace You want me home, but I'm gone all night And we've probably been in some kind of fight But if that's not real, and that's not right... And I'm beginning to see the light Yes, I'm beginning to see the light
Blood Keeper Do it right Save time Make love Feel fine about everything I'm obsessed, I'm a wreck, I'm insane Isn't that what you want me to say Don't you need to feel my blood on the tracks today Look right Shield my eyes Cough it up Apologize to everyone I'm obsessed, I'm a wreck, I'm insane Isn't that what you want me to say Don't you need to feel my blood on the tracks today Lovely body parts for everyone Come and take them off right now What do you need them for, it’s just the two of us No one's asking you why I'm obsessed, I'm a wreck, I'm insane Isn't that what you want me to say Don't you need to feel my blood on the tracks today Do it right Save time Close the nest Wash your hands of everyone I'm obsessed, I'm a wreck, I'm insane Isn't that what you want me to say Don't you need to feel my blood on the tracks today I'm obsessed, I'm a wreck, I'm insane Isn't that what you want me to say Don't you need to feel my blood on the tracks today
Bouncer's Conversation ( Comeandgetit EP )
See that girl alone Dressed all in her evening clothes? She's dying 'Cause her boyfriend didn't show up Pull her out of line Stick her in a waiting room And ignore her 'Til her face gets really bloated And I wonder what it's like To be suckin' all the time You never get it right And you're never gonna win And your ass is on your face And your life is such a waste And there's sugar Leanin' in the window See that amazon? Her head looks like its connected to her shoulders They look like little boulders Turn her 'round and 'round Take a mental picture of her naked Inebriated Face down on the linoleum And I wonder what it's like To be suckin' all the time You never get it right And you're never gonna win And your ass is on your face And your life is such a waste And there's sugar Walkin' to the dressing room What would I give to be her Joyride, daddy-o, tonight And I wonder what it's like To be suckin' all the time You never get it right And you're never gonna win And your ass is on your face And your life is such a waste And there's sugar Headin' to the barrio With a faggot on her left And a faggot on her right And my dick is getting limp 'Cause the chicks all suck tonight And the band is such a bore And I've seen it all before And there's sugar Making me a video What would I give to be her Joyride, daddy-o, tonight
Can't Get Out Of What I'm Into ( I-Tunes Bonus Track for Somebody's Miracle LP )
The things they say are getting harder to take But I can't get out of what I'm into And the jokes they tell are meant to wish me well But I can't get out of what I'm into 'Cause it's a steady job And it's the only thing that makes me money And it gives me something to laugh about 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny The looks they give are starting to make me sick But I can't get out of what I'm into And the lines they try might as well be from a guy But I can't get out of what I'm into 'Cause it's a steady job And it's the only thing that makes me money And it gives me something to cry about 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny Yeah my real life ain't fucking funny Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? The things I have to do would make a slut blush blue But I can't get out of what I'm into I figure two more years, then I'll go back to queers But I can't get out of what I'm into 'Cause it's a steady job And it's the only thing that makes me money And it gives me something to laugh about 'Cause my real life ain't fucking funny Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Ooooh Lord, ooooh Lord Ooooh Lord, why have you forsaken me? Carnivore (from the Carnivore 7" single)
You've told me maybe a thousand times A smart girl would've recognized There isn't any business in the street But some nights, Daddy I catch you wrapped up tight like a sleeping bag You're softly twisting a pinata suspended out of reach But I know with one good slap I could take care of that But who wants to loose the beast of spring? I guess it started off slow But it's picking up speed And it's gaining on me Like a carnivore Daylight catches me by surprise Almost every night And kicks my way another hole to sleep I guess it started off slow But it's picking up speed And it's gaining on me Like a carnivore
Combo platter She said that it's probably a bad place to be But it's probably worse than Manhattan Looks like shit and it feels like America Looks like shit and it feels like America Take the train right up to the zoo Don't look back on what you've been through Cause everyone's got a Monday Looks like shit and it feels like America Looks like shit and it feels like America It's nice to be liked But it's better by far to get paid I know that most of the friends that I have Don't really see it that way But if you could give em each one wish How much do you want to bet They'd wish success for themselves and their friends And that would include lots of money I would surely include lots of money So if there are any of you little green elves Sitting out there today Step right up wish me old Irish luck But I also need shitloads of money And if there are any of you dirty rich old men Sitting up there in the shade Step right up I'm a lucky fuck But I'm gonna need shitloads of money I have got to have shitloads of money I have got to have shitloads of money (backwards part-"Johnny Sunshine", acoustic) (new music and lyrics fade in) You came over to my house Didn't even knock you just walked inside And when I didn't want to talk You said, "Oh, god, I know all the bullshit" Don't be so in love with yourself (x3) Cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not And I said, "You've got a lot of nerve Coming over here after all of the times that You've tried to pull the wool over my eyes And my ears and nose and mouth" Don't be so in love with yourself (x3) Cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not And I said, "You've got a lot of nerve After all, it wasn't me who left and now You're sleeping with that girl that you used To say that you have always hated" Don't be so in love with yourself (x3) Cause I'm not Don't you know I'm not Don't Have Time (from the Higher Learning soundtrack) Take a look around This is what it's now It's a little bridge now, baby It's a little bridge now Just a photograph Kinda makes me laugh It's a little kid now, baby Some little kid If I could solve your problems What do you think I would be One stupid seagull picking styrofoam up out of the sea? Don't have time Don't have time Don't have time for all your problems Why don't you solve them? Take a look around This is what it's now It's a little bridge now, baby It's a little bridge now Just a photograph Kinda makes me laugh It's a little kid now Pudgy, dumb little kid If I could solve your problems What do you think I would see? All of my beautiful banquet receipts have been laid out for me It's been played out for me Don't have time for your fear, and your tea, and your queer little feats And your joy, and your sweet little boy And you're trapped in your sphere I'm sorry but no one's home I couldn't hear you, and now I think I've lost you I could've made it easier and you would think that's good Don't remember feeling older any worse than feeling wooden and alone Wooden and alone
Down Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down Butterfly lets her wing brush past your shoulder I know you know her around by the way she's so familiar You keep bringing me Down, down, down Down, down, down Keep bringing me Down, down, down Down, down, down All the time you were telling me you loved me You've been sleeping around And the shame of it hangs above me like a cloud You're bringing me Down, down, down Down, down, down Bringing me Down, down, down Down, down, down I'm hearing lies I'm feeling the sting of surprise I make myself stand up and leave And turn my back on your hollow pleas Let it ride Let the wind blow past my shoulders Let the road like a ribbon unwind And the pain of it make me older Let the world keep bringing me Down, down, down Down, down, down Keep bringing me Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down Down, down, down
Fine Again
( Comeandgetit EP ) You travel back Unwind and unpack And it's fine again I get a ring You're bringing me things And it's fine again Everyone wonders How we stay in love And I tell them That it's hell when it's bad But it's good Good Good when it's good And boy it is good to be back To be back To be back I give a shake You don't even break Cause it's fine again All the world looks like It's taking a bath Cause it's fine again Everyone wonders How we stay in love And I tell them That it's hell when it's bad But it's good Good So good when it's good And boy it is good to be back To be back To be back
Free Ride (Nick Drake cover / The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs Of Nick Drake LP) I know you I care too I see through All of the pictures that you keep on the wall All of the people that will come to the ball But hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride Hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride I know too What you do When you're through Counting the cattle as they go by the door Keeping a carpet that's so thick on the floor But hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride Hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride I know you I care too I see through All of the pictures that you keep on the wall All of the pictures that you keep on the wall But hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride Hear me calling, won't you give me A free ride
Give a Little Bit Give a little bit Give a little bit of your love to me Give a little bit I’ll give a little bit of my love to you There’s so much that we need to share So send a smile and show you care C'mon Give a little bit I’ll give a little bit of my love to you
Greased Lightning I had a dream, and you were in it. You ran a race, but you didn't win it. And I wasn't sorry to see you lose I would have paid good money, to have them grease your shoes Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall You spent your life expecting me to watch So each time you slipped down, I cut a lower notch. So I wasn't sorry to feel you slide. If this is your body, I'm a thorn in your side. Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall If you think that it's gone and forgotten, then you're wrong Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall Grease lightning, going no where at all It was frightening to watch you skid, right into a fall
Hurricane Cindy ( Comeandgetit EP )
What's that piece of ass I see walkin' over here? What's that little shiny thing? Make it disappear. And when I walk I'm a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip outta me. My emotions rip outta me. Don't you want to kill her? Knock her off her chair? God, I think I will if she keeps playin' with her hair. And when I walk I'm a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip outta me. My emotions rip outta me. Hold me close and never let me go All my life I've wanted them to know A few things about me I feel beautiful today Today is Saturday Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Saturday, Saturday, what's on the heel? Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday Saturday, Saturday, what's on the heel? And when I walk I'm a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip outta me. My emotions rip outta me. Put it on the stereo and play All my life I've wanted them to say A few things about me I feel beautiful today Lovely, I feel beautiful I can't stand my self. I can't stand my life. I can't stand in these six-inch heels anymore. And when I walk I'm a cyclone You should see it get rolling Open my heart and emotions rip outta me My emotions rip outta me. And when I walk I'm in high school You should see the commotion A hundred people drowning in oceans inside me I'll Get You High (performed at a couple of the shows on the April 1995 solo electric tour) Saw your car, so I know you're here It's been such a long time, looking totally weird But I don't remember why Pull the trigger and die What a beautiful day for a drive Not a cloud left in the sky Why don't you give me a ride to the studio I'll get you high I'll get you high [sung to the tune of the Flintstones theme:] Bimbo, meet the bimbo She's a modern stone-age family Drowned out, thrown out of Glencoe She's a face without a history Now that cat will stay out for the night Fred gets in a terrifying fight We all back down and beg him not tonight Come in the living room and dry your eyes Dry your eyes In that old familiar valley Where I have dumped my heavy load Mom and Dad sit back in the loveseat From too much loss, from too much hope What a beautiful day for a drive Not a cloud left in the sky Why don't you give me a ride to the studio I'll get you high I'll get you high
Jeremy Engle
( Comeandgetit EP ) Jeremy Engle Lives in a tangled Rent controlled apartment With his communist family There are books all around them The dining room table is lacquered With news clippings Yellowing badly They argue at dinner His brother's friends drop by To throw a line in or two About Tolstoy They all play guitar And they're all very far away In their own minds From the upper west side Of manhattan I never got past his Googly eyes That looked at me sadly In mocking surprise The way a lord looks at his placemat Or a stain on his tie It never happened for me And Jeremy Engle though Wanted to step through that portal And try on that other dimension Of high high browism Jeremy's hair and brow Grow very high And no not I I'm more of a napkin Not blessed with the vision Beyond how I'm matching The china and wine Now there are the Engles Skewering Lenin And chewing through Six pounds of venison Thigh that they shot up In upstate New York At their uncle's Jeremy needs me To wipe off his eye Some gelatinous thingy That his brother's rebuttaling Mouthful let fly Sometimes all you need is a napkin Sometimes all you need is a napkin Oh My God/That's The Way I Like It (as performed on Squirt TV, April 1996) Oh my God (Oh my God) I've been saved I saw the light today and it flung me back to the edge Oh my God What are you asking of me? What have I done to you lately that could make you treat me so badly? Oh my God I've been sitting by the fence Wondering which one of you I'm going to visit in the end This is the world, brother, as you made it to be Whatever in it of strife and pain, you put there for us to see For us to see And I see it That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh Yeah, that's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh Yeah, that's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh Yeah, that's the way, uh huh uh huh You should wash your hair first, uh huh uh huh I'm going out tonight, gonna get it on I'm gonna go to the bar Gonna spend all my money, innit that funny? That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh Yeah, that's the way, uh huh uh huh You should hold me down, cross my legs Here it comes now You can feel it stretching down the street like two pairs of legs They're walking your way And you like it, you like it Yeah, that's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh Yeah, that's the way, uh huh uh huh You would like it, uh huh uh huh You would like it if I played that way That's the way, uh huh uh huh That's the way, uh huh uh huh That's the way, uh huh uh huh I like it
Shallow Opportunities
( Comeandgetit EP ) I don't understand you You're just a man who talks at me I'll just sit and take your pleasantry Until you run out of things to run past me I don't have a reason I don't have a plan I operate on instinct I give you the best of me My sexy sexy slight of hand I'll wait right here Till you get back And take my shallow opportunity If you can't guess that I'm hanging out to see What you can do for me Cause you were new to me And that's what this game is all about (is all about) And that's what this game is all about (is all about) And that's what this game is all about...
Sorry Baby
(Minnie Driver feat. Liz phair) I wish you everything good It's no less than you deserve Wish I could fake what you want Oh, I give you my love Sorry baby Sorry baby Sorry baby, I’m sorry baby I miss you now You grow like a tree in my life Yeah, but I’m like a vine Can't let you carry my weight anymore Baby, it's mine Sorry baby Sorry baby Sorry baby, I’m sorry baby I miss you now You are a thousand miles away And I can't come find you anymore Anymore Oh, I’ve got a ghost in my head Yeah, he's a bad man Some kind of lingering dept Oh, I pay what I can Sorry baby Sorry baby Sorry baby, I’m sorry baby I miss you now
The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)
(theme for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, from the Saturday Morning Cartoons compilation)
Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la One banana, two banana Three banana, four Four bananas make a bunch And so do many more Over hill and highway The banana buggies go Comin' on to bring you The Banana Splits Show Makin' up a mess of fun Makin' up a mess of fun Lots of fun for everyone Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Four banana, three banana Two banana, one All bananas playing in the bright warm sun Flippin' like a pancake, poppin' like a cork Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper an' Snork Makin' up a mess of fun Makin' up a mess of fun Lots of fun for everyone Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Two banana, four banana One banana, three Swingin' like a bunch of monkeys Hangin' from a tree Hey there everybody Won't you come along and see How much like banana splits Everyone can be Makin' up a mess of fun Makin' up a mess of fun Lots of fun for everyone Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Tra-la-la, la-la-la-la Wasted (performed on a number of radio broadcasts and at many live shows) All the people we all know Are wasted away on a holiday Everywhere these people go They're wasted away There's nothing to borrow Wasted today, they're wasted tomorrow And I wouldn't want it from you And I wouldn't take it anyhow I just want to borrow time and to give my body peace of mind All the people we all know Are wasted away on a holiday Everywhere my buddies go They're wasted away Their eyes are like pinholes Nothing to say, we're acting like assholes White Babies (from the Chinny Chin Chin: 4 N.Y. Bands compilation) My black market white baby dealer Is hunting around overseas My black market white baby dealer Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me He brings back Oh my God, he brings back He brings back clean, fresh, white expensive babies My smile is dime a dozen My lips are cherry red My eyes are blue like the sky is blue I got good shoulders under my head I look like your mother I look like your great-aunt Sit me down in your family photo And everyone tells me that I, I look just like you (I changed this verse for you) My black market white baby dealer Is hunting around overseas My black market white baby dealer Brings back clean, fresh white babies to me Clean, fresh white babies to me Clean, fresh white babies to me
Winter Wonderland Sleigh bells ring Are you listening? In the lane Snow is glistening A beautiful sight We're happy tonight Walking In a winter wonderland Gone away Is the bluebird Here to stay Is a new bird He sings a love song As we go along Walking In a winter wonderland In the meadow We can build a snowman And pretend That he is Parson Brown He'll say are you married? We'll say No man But you can do the job When you're in town Later on, we'll conspire As we dream, by the fire To face unafraid The plans that we've made Walking In a winter wonderland In the meadow We can build a snowman And pretend That he's a circus clown We'll have lots of fun With Mr. Snowman Until the other kids Come knock him down When it's cold Ain't it thrilling When your nose Gets to chilling We'll frolic and play The eskimo way Walking In a winter wonderland Walking In a winter wonderland You Have No Idea (performed during the April 25, 1995 show in New York City) You have no idea how much I love you What I would do for your natural touch And you have no idea just how I'd hold you When I am woken from a dream, something bad had happened to us But I would talk my mouth off If I thought, oh yes, baby It would glue you forever to me And I've worn out my pride And I've torn at the sky And I've beaten at the devil With one heathenist sigh And I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive You have no idea how much it moves me Just staring deeply into your green eyes And you have no idea just how completely I adore you You would be so surprised But I would talk my mouth off If I thought, oh yes, baby It would glue you forever to me And I've worn out my pride And I've torn at the sky And I've beaten at the devil With one heathenist sigh And I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive I'd never let anyone harm you while I'm alive