Mark Oliver Everett [Eels]

Mama gripped onto the milkman's hand
And then she finally gave birth
Years go by, still I don't know
Who shall inherit this earth
And no one will know my name until it's on the stone

This could be your lucky day... in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell
This could be your lucky day... in hell... in hell

Waking up with an ugly face
Winston Churchill in drag
Looking for new maternal embrace
Another tired old gag
Am I just a walking bag of chewed up dust and bones?

This could be your lucky day... in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell
This could be your lucky day... in hell... in hell

Father Theresa, you can't make me into you
I never wanna be like you
Why can't you see, it's me
You know it's time to let me go

This could be your lucky day... in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell
This could be your lucky day... in hell... in hell... in hell...
This could be your lucky day... in hell
Never know who it might be at your door bell... in hell
This could be your lucky day... in hell... in hell... in hell... in hell...

Mama grapped onto the milkman's hand
and then she finally gave birth
years go by still I don't know
who shall inherit this earth
and no one will know my name until it's on a stone

this could be your lucky day in hell
never know who it might be at your doorbell
this could be your lucky day in hell

waking up with an ugly face
winston churchhill in drag
looking for a new maternal embrace
another tired old gag
am I just a walking bag of chewed up dust and bones

this could be your lucky day in hell
never know who it might be at your doorbell
this could be your lucky day in hell

father theresa you can't make me into you
I never wanna be like you
why can't you see it's me
you know it's time to let me go

this could be your lucky day in hell
never know who it might be at your doorbell
this could be your lucky day in hell

WRONG ABOUT BOBBY


I was wrong about Bobby
I admit he’s not the dumbest angry, young nitwit
No he can cut it with the best
And you’d better get out of his way

His girlfriend keeps him living in
A world where fear will always win
And if you see him out tonight
Well, you’d better get out of his way

You gotta give it up for the new modern man
He’s gonna have a ball
Give it all that he can...

La la, la~ la la, la la, la la la
La la, la~ la la, la la, la la la
La la, la la, la~ la
La la~ la la la

Someday he’s gonna show us all, I bet
Out in the sun while we’re all soaking wet
If it’s a dry life that you want
Then you’d better get out of his way

You gotta give it up for the new modern man
He’s gonna have a ball
Give it all that he can...
..

I was wrong about Bobby, don’t you know
He’s had it tough and he had to make a go
But if he doesn’t stop fucking with me
Well, he’d better get out of my way
Yeah, he’d better get out of my way

He’d better get out of my way..

In this world of shit
Baby you are it
A little light that shines all over
Must take over and see us through the night

daddy was a troubled genius
Mama was a real good egg
Why don't we just get together
For whatever and see if it's alright

I spent so many days
Just staring at the haze
And I think that that's a book
That I don't have to write again
Now when I rise I shine
I got you on my mind
And the question isn't if
The question is merely when...

Baby I confess
I am quite a mess
So let's get married and make some people
More than equal in this world of shit

I will make a pledge
To get down off the ledge
You and I belong together
And forever we will have our love

Woman driving, man sleeping.
Wear the suitcase on the rack.
White lines shooting by,
on the pavement like the sky.
Looking straight ahead, into the black.

Woman driving, man sleeping.
There's no radio to play.
Sitting with the map,
laying crumpled on her lap.
Looking for the toll money to pay.

*Man sleeping is man dreaming,
in a large apartment house.
Walking and knocking on doors.

Woman driving, man sleeping.
Passin' all the other cars.
Searching in the black,
but never turning to look back.
A little metal box under the stars.

* Repeat

Woman driving, man sleeping. (x2)

Blue light is flickering
Through the city streets
One billion TV sets
Glowing off concrete
One day closer to death
I know that I don't have too long
Whatever happened to soy bomb

Lunch box collector loves all the pussycats
But when he goes to bed
He wonders where he's at
Thrift store shirts and old haircuts
Living in an old sitcom
Whatever happened to soy bomb

The day is coming when you'll have to think of it
Was it really worth it
All that shit

Blue light is flickering
Through the cloudy sky
On billion lonely hearts
Beat until they die
One day closer to death
I know that I don't have too long
Whatever happened to soy bomb

Blue light is flickering
Through the city streets
One billion TV sets
Glowing off concrete
One day closer to death
I know that I don't have too long
Whatever happened to soy bomb

Lunch box collector loves all the pussycats
But when he goes to bed
He wonders where he's at
Thrift store shirts and old haircuts
Living in an old sitcom
Whatever happened to soy bomb

The day is coming when you'll have to think of it
Was it really worth it
All that shit

Blue light is flickering
Through the cloudy sky
On billion lonely hearts
Beat until they die
One day closer to death
I know that I don't have too long
Whatever happened to soy bomb

I'm so bored
I wanna get in trouble
Buried alive
Beneath my life's rubble
I'll tell you what's really making me sad
Your disinterest is driving me mad
You're so fine
If you were mine I'd love you up
Give me a sign my darling
Well, I can shine
If you'd just let me know

What's a fella gotta do
To spend a little time with you?

I'm so tired of feeling I could be more
I need a purpose
What am I for?
What I'd like
After close inspection
Is for you to look in my direction
You're so fine
If you were mine I'd love you up
Give me a sign my darling
Well I can shine
If you'd just give it up

What's a fella gotta do
To spen a little time with you?

I'm so bored
I'd welcome a disaster
Anything to make the heart beat faster
But I got a feeling we could be so right
Make my day
I'll make your night

What's a fella gotta do
To spend a little time with you?

The sun kisses the morning dew
just the way that i'm kissing you
The birds are tweeting in sweet harmony
Teaching the free world how to be free

The day is new and a good one too
How can i prove my love to you
I wanna give you everything
Me and the birds
now we're gonna sing

When i wake up to your beautiful smile
Sometimes it takes me a little while
to realize that i am awake
and that living today will be
a piece of cake

and i won't keep you for myself
no you're not a toy on my shelf
the world needs to know that you're here
so spread your wings and fly, my dear

The day is new and a good one too
How can i prove my love to you
I wanna give you everything
Me and the birds
now we're gonna sing

What I have to offer
Well, there's a lot
Now I'm a modest man
But look at all I got
For all the wear and tear
I look okay
I got good manners
And I make good, good pay
And you know I'm all full of love
For you
What I have to offer
Well, there's so much
I care and need your really
Tender touch
I got a pleasin' disposition
And I don't care about
Football or fishin'
And you know that I'm all full of love
For you
What I have to offer
Well, check it out
I've learned some things
And I know what it's about
I'm quite discerning and
I""m pretty smart
It takes an awful lot to
Win my heart
But you know that I'm so full of love
For you

What I have to offer
Well, there's a lot
Now I'm a modest man
But look at all I got
For all the wear and tear
I look okay
I got good manners
And I make good, good pay
And you know I'm all full of love
For you
What I have to offer
Well, there's so much
I care and need your really
Tender touch
I got a pleasin' disposition
And I don't care about
Football or fishin'
And you know that I'm all full of love
For you
What I have to offer
Well, check it out
I've learned some things
And I know what it's about
I'm quite discerning and
I""m pretty smart
It takes an awful lot to
Win my heart
But you know that I'm so full of love
For you

Dear cousin,
I got your letter
It was more than i thought i deserved
Well she sounds perfect, all i dream of
And i dream about so much it is absurd
But when i get there and she sees me
I'll be impressed if she does not run screaming

My kind of love is an ugly love
But it's real and it lasts a long, long time

I had a thought while i was sleeping
And i dreamed about a place for us to rest
Eternity under the old oak tree
But i go too far i guess
Maybe i'll think about tomorrow
And maybe i can get her to stay that long

'cause my kind of love is an ugly love
But it's real and it lasts a long, long time

And if she finds me so repulsive
She wouldn't be the first to wretch
Well i decided one day long ago
I was never gonna be the greatest catch
And if she cares about the car i drive
Then she can get in hers
The moment i arrive

'cause my kind of love is an ugly love
But it's real and it lasts a long, long time

Dear cousin,
I got your letter
It was more than i thought i deserved
Well she sounds perfect, all i dream of
And i dream about so much it is absurd
But when i get there and she sees me
I'll be impressed if she does not run screaming

My kind of love is an ugly love
But it's real and it lasts a long, long time

I had a thought while i was sleeping
And i dreamed about a place for us to rest
Eternity under the old oak tree
But i go too far i guess
Maybe i'll think about tomorrow
And maybe i can get her to stay that long

'cause my kind of love is an ugly love
But it's real and it lasts a long, long time

And if she finds me so repulsive
She wouldn't be the first to wretch
Well i decided one day long ago
I was never gonna be the greatest catch
And if she cares about the car i drive
Then she can get in hers
The moment i arrive

'cause my kind of love is an ugly love
But it's real and it lasts a long, long time

There's nothing that i wanna do
More than get alone and be with you
Trouble with dreams is they don't come true
And when they do they can't catch up to you

You don't need a thing from me
But i need something big from you
'cause you know i've got
An awful lot of big dreams

I'm walking down a lonely road
Clear to me now but i was never told
Trouble with dreams is you never know
When to hold on and when to let go

If you let me down it's alright
At least that leaves something for me
'cause you know i've got
An awful lot of big dreams

This is the life that i must lead now
Crossing fingers and wiping brow
Trouble with dreams is you can't pretend
Something with no beginning has an end

You don't need a thing from me
But i need something big from you
'cause you know i've got an awful lot of big dreams

There's nothing that i wanna do
More than get alone and be with you
Trouble with dreams is they don't come true
And when they do they can't catch up to you

You don't need a thing from me
But i need something big from you
'cause you know i've got
An awful lot of big dreams

I'm walking down a lonely road
Clear to me now but i was never told
Trouble with dreams is you never know
When to hold on and when to let go

If you let me down it's alright
At least that leaves something for me
'cause you know i've got
An awful lot of big dreams

This is the life that i must lead now
Crossing fingers and wiping brow
Trouble with dreams is you can't pretend
Something with no beginning has an end

You don't need a thing from me
But i need something big from you
'cause you know i've got an awful lot of big dreams

I am el hombre lobo
On the prowl for a restless night
I got her right here in my sights
Got a fuse that I can light
She's tremendous
She's dynamite

She is a formidable opponent
She could put up a hard won fight
Got her head screwed on real tight
Being the bomb is her birthright
She's tremendous
She's dynamite

She's tremendous dynamite

I am el hombre lobo
On the prowl just past midnight
Darting under the town searchlights
It's all worth it to take a bite
She's tremendous
She's dynamite

Miss o'malley didn't mean what she said
Got a heart but a head full of lead
She can dream but she never can do it
You're alright and you're gonna get through it

People spend their days
Trying to find new ways
To put you down all over town
But they're not fit
To lick your boots

Nothing harder to watch
Than an englishman
Trying to cry
Even if he can
He can dream but he never can do it
Saying you -- you're the one that blew it

People spend their days
Trying to find new ways
To put you down all over town
But they're not fit
To lick your boots

Miss o'malley didn't mean what she said
Got a heart but a head full of lead
She can dream but she never can do it
You're alright and you're gonna get through it

People spend their days
Trying to find new ways
To put you down all over town
But they're not fit
To lick your boots

Nothing harder to watch
Than an englishman
Trying to cry
Even if he can
He can dream but he never can do it
Saying you -- you're the one that blew it

People spend their days
Trying to find new ways
To put you down all over town
But they're not fit
To lick your boots

i bought some rock star ashes,
from the back of rolling stone
i guess he wouldn't mind it,
they couldn't sell his soul

the tiger in my tank, is going to go extinct
and im not feelin so good myself,
i think im on the brink
of disaster

i had a dream last night
the tv and the phone
grew some legs and took a walk
and left me all alone

the tiger in my tank, is going to go extinct
and im not feelin so good myself,
i think im on the brink
of disaster

when i grow up ill be
an angry little whore,
ill give you all the finger
i'll sell you all what for

With a lustful admiration
I look upon you
Can't wait until tomorrow
The things that we'll do

And this
Is where
It gets good

Permission to speak freely?
Well, I really must confess
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
Gettin' out of your dress

And this
Is where
It gets good

The sky in your eyes
The earth in your touch
The spirits come together
Well, it's almost too much

And this
Is where
It gets good

With a lustful admiration
I look upon you
Can't wait until tomorrow
The things that we'll do

And this
Is where
It gets good

Permission to speak freely?
Well, I really must confess
I can't stop thinking 'bout you
Gettin' out of your dress

And this
Is where
It gets good

The sky in your eyes
The earth in your touch
The spirits come together
Well, it's almost too much

And this
Is where
It gets good

I go to bed real early
Everybody thinks it's strange
I get up early in the morning
No matter how disappointed I was
With the day before
It feels new

I don't leave the house much
I don't like being around people
Makes me nervous and weird
I don't like going to show either
It's better for me to stay at home
Some might think it means I hate people
But that's not quite right

I got a dog
I take him for a walk
And all the people like to say hello
I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks
I'm learning how to say hello
Withou too much trouble

I'm turning out just like my father
Though I swore I never would
Now I can say that I have love for him
I never really understood
What it must have been like for him
Living inside his head

I feel like hi's here with me now
Even though he's dead

It's not all good and it's not all bad
Don't believe everything you read
I'm the only one who knows what it's like
So I thought I'd better tell you
Before I leave

So in the end I'd like to say
That I'm a very thankful man
I tried to make the most of my situation
And enjoy what I had
I knew true love and I knew passion
And the difference between the two
And I had some regrets
But if I had to do it all again
Well, it's something I'd like to do

I go to bed real early
Everybody thinks it's strange
I get up early in the morning
No matter how disappointed I was
With the day before
It feels new

I don't leave the house much
I don't like being around people
Makes me nervous and weird
I don't like going to show either
It's better for me to stay at home
Some might think it means I hate people
But that's not quite right

I got a dog
I take him for a walk
And all the people like to say hello
I'm used to staring down at the sidewalk cracks
I'm learning how to say hello
Withou too much trouble

I'm turning out just like my father
Though I swore I never would
Now I can say that I have love for him
I never really understood
What it must have been like for him
Living inside his head

I feel like hi's here with me now
Even though he's dead

It's not all good and it's not all bad
Don't believe everything you read
I'm the only one who knows what it's like
So I thought I'd better tell you
Before I leave

So in the end I'd like to say
That I'm a very thankful man
I tried to make the most of my situation
And enjoy what I had
I knew true love and I knew passion
And the difference between the two
And I had some regrets
But if I had to do it all again
Well, it's something I'd like to do

I can't live in a world that you have left behind
Seen a lot, been through too much
But this is where i draw the line

It's not where you're coming from
It's where you're going to
And i just wanna go with you

December is a lonely month
In a year of lonely days
It's hard to tell which way is up
Or down or out
Or through the haze

People cheat and people lie
While you just watch it all go by
Counting days until you die

The stars shine in the sky tonight
Like a path beyond the grave
When you wish upon that star
There's two of us you need to save

It's not where you're coming from
It's where you're going to
And i just wanna go with you

I can't live in a world that you have left behind
Seen a lot, been through too much
But this is where i draw the line

It's not where you're coming from
It's where you're going to
And i just wanna go with you

December is a lonely month
In a year of lonely days
It's hard to tell which way is up
Or down or out
Or through the haze

People cheat and people lie
While you just watch it all go by
Counting days until you die

The stars shine in the sky tonight
Like a path beyond the grave
When you wish upon that star
There's two of us you need to save

It's not where you're coming from
It's where you're going to
And i just wanna go with you

Sun comes up on the old neighborhood
Spray-painted bricks and dead fire wood
Well I don't know where I'm gonna be next
I don't care where I'm gonna be

Next time if you think of it
You might remember me as
The one who let you down
But never made another
Sound of fear

Some people like to call me chuck
It's charles and you are shit outta' luck
If you think you know what happens next
You think you know what happens

Next time if you think of it
You might remember me as
The one who let you down
But never made another
Sound of fear

Sun goes down on the old neighborhood
Dark,damp the stop where I once stood
I don't know where the bus stops next
And I don't care where the bus stops

Next time if you think of it
You might remember me as
The one who let you down
But never made another
Sound of fear

The sound of fear
I can't hear
The sound of fear

It's a beautiful morning
The sky is black as ink
The city's sleeping still
And soon they'll wake up
To the stink

And soon they'll wake up
To the stink of life passing them by
Wake up and smell the stink of their lives

The garbage trucks are coming
To take your shit to the dump
You're smelling pretty now
Such a pretty little lump
A pretty little lump of flesh
Who's lost your way
Another night another day

And when you sleep at night
Dreaming of the pretty things
Don't be too surprised
When the telephone rings

I'll be sitting here
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
I'll be sitting here
Waiting for the other shoe to drop

In the morning
When the birds are still asleep
You can feel it
No cars are on the street
It’s anybody’s day
It could go any way
Why wouldn’t you want to make
The most of it?

In the morning
There’s nothing left to prove
If it’s your game
It’s time to make a move
Don’t look the other way
You’re gonna have your say
Why wouldn’t you want to make
It really count?

In the morning
Yesterday is just a dream
Out the window
Take a look at all you see
Baptized by the sun
Go on and have some fun
Why wouldn’t you want to have
The greatest day?

In the morning
When the birds are still asleep
You can feel it
No cars are on the street
It’s anybody’s day
It could go any way
Why wouldn’t you want to make
The most of it?

In the morning
There’s nothing left to prove
If it’s your game
It’s time to make a move
Don’t look the other way
You’re gonna have your say
Why wouldn’t you want to make
It really count?

In the morning
Yesterday is just a dream
Out the window
Take a look at all you see
Baptized by the sun
Go on and have some fun
Why wouldn’t you want to have
The greatest day?

see this watch she gave me?
well it still ticks away
the days I'm climbing back for me

the medication's wearing off
gonna hurt not a little, a lot
keep on tickin' you're not lickin' me

step on a crack break your mother's heart
red light green light black
suicide e-mail do not delete
plug it back in the jack

start to be what they want you to be
and you see yourself as they see you

sunsrise at the corner of
sunset and alvarado
I think what the hell do I do now
watch the day disintegrate
so I can stay up late and wait

see this watch she gave me?
well it still ticks away

Look in the mirror
I am The Man
Mrs. Miller says
I am The Man
Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
Everyone is a fan

A little walk through the neighborhood
People nod 'cause it's understood
Mr. Henry comes out to stand
A wave and shout-out
To The Man

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
By popular demand

The little skinhead with the tattooed face
Shows me a moment of style and grace
The old hippie with the tie-dye headband
Flashes a peace sign to The Man

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
Well, I do what I can

The angry redneck in his pickup truck
Tips his hat and gives the thumbs-up
The New Age guy with the yoga mat
Blesses me with a pat on the back
The longhaired indie rock kid in a band
Looks through his hair and shakes my hand
The old homeless guy who smells like pee
Stops talking nonsense and says "Morning, E"

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
It's all part of the plan

The thug rapper with the gold and chains
Puts in his grill and says "Good day"
The politician going door to door
Says "No vote means more to me than yours"

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
You know I'd win if I ran

Look in the mirror
I am The Man
Mrs. Miller says
I am The Man
Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
Everyone is a fan

A little walk through the neighborhood
People nod 'cause it's understood
Mr. Henry comes out to stand
A wave and shout-out
To The Man

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
By popular demand

The little skinhead with the tattooed face
Shows me a moment of style and grace
The old hippie with the tie-dye headband
Flashes a peace sign to The Man

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
Well, I do what I can

The angry redneck in his pickup truck
Tips his hat and gives the thumbs-up
The New Age guy with the yoga mat
Blesses me with a pat on the back
The longhaired indie rock kid in a band
Looks through his hair and shakes my hand
The old homeless guy who smells like pee
Stops talking nonsense and says "Morning, E"

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
It's all part of the plan

The thug rapper with the gold and chains
Puts in his grill and says "Good day"
The politician going door to door
Says "No vote means more to me than yours"

Ask the birds singin'
I am The Man
You know I'd win if I ran

i know i'm not too much of a bargain
and you know that's not what you bargained for
as the hours turn into days
pretty soon lost in the haze
it's up to you and me
and who's to say
these could be the good old days


i like waking up after a bad dream
makes it feel like life ain't bad
little kids go out to play
they're just happy it's another day
it's up to you and me
and who's to say
these could be the good old days


i guess i could be a quiet hero
no one knows the good i've done
you're not sure
well that's okay
'cause i am
and i'm not afraid
it's up to you and me
and who's to say
these could be the good old days

did you think that i would laugh
when you said i was small
did you think that would pass
as if nothing at all?
you say a lot of funny things, my little bunny
and i almost always laugh
but that's not really funny

you play the little bells and tell a good story
you bake delicious pie and that's enough for me
but i am big i am your man
and you're my little honey
and i like what you have to say
but that's not really funny

you must not continue to emasculate me
the neighbor children through the window
clearly see
the little boy will wipe his nose becasue it's runny
then point at me and laugh
but that's not really funny

I like your toothy smile,
it never fails to beguile.
Whichever way the wind is blowing
I like the way this is going.

I like the color of your hair,
I think we make a handsome pair.
I can only see my love growing
I like the way this is going

I like to watch TV with you,
there's really nothing i would rather do.
Then maybe we can go to bed,
get up and do it all again.

I like the way your pants fit,
how you stand and how you sit,
whatever seeds that you're sowing,
I like the way this is going.

I don't care about the past,
none of it was made to last,
it's not what who you've known,
but who you're knowing,

I like the way this is going
I like the way this is going.

I like your toothy smile,
it never fails to beguile.
Whichever way the wind is blowing
I like the way this is going.

I like the color of your hair,
I think we make a handsome pair.
I can only see my love growing
I like the way this is going

I like to watch TV with you,
there's really nothing i would rather do.
Then maybe we can go to bed,
get up and do it all again.

I like the way your pants fit,
how you stand and how you sit,
whatever seeds that you're sowing,
I like the way this is going.

I don't care about the past,
none of it was made to last,
it's not what who you've known,
but who you're knowing,

I like the way this is going
I like the way this is going.

I never tought that I could be so bold,
to even say these toughts aloud.
I see you with him, and your eyes just shine,
while he stands tall and walking proud.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd never let you down.

It always seems like you're going somewhere,
better than you've been before.
When I go to sleep, and I dream all night,
of you knocking on my door.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd be all I can be. I'd be all I can be.

I'm nothing like what I'd like to be
I'm nothing much, I know it's true.
I'd like to stand in a better view
And my chances are so few

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd give you all I got.

I never tought that I could be so bold,
to even say these toughts aloud.
But if let's say, it won't work out.
You know where I can be found.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd never let you down. I'd never let you down.

I never tought that I could be so bold,
to even say these toughts aloud.
I see you with him, and your eyes just shine,
while he stands tall and walking proud.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd never let you down.

It always seems like you're going somewhere,
better than you've been before.
When I go to sleep, and I dream all night,
of you knocking on my door.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd be all I can be. I'd be all I can be.

I'm nothing like what I'd like to be
I'm nothing much, I know it's true.
I'd like to stand in a better view
And my chances are so few

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd give you all I got.

I never tought that I could be so bold,
to even say these toughts aloud.
But if let's say, it won't work out.
You know where I can be found.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see...
Looking right at me.
If I could be that guy, instead of me...
I'd never let you down. I'd never let you down.

looking down town, sunrise of sam
bring it on down now, I'm in a jam
where did you find such a rocking vest?
so get away kid you've become a pest
heaven can't help a teenage witch from
sinking deeper down into the ditch x2

silky gown, pink and brown, shut you down and
shut you up.

little lizard legs and little lizard tails
always taste better when you're sitting in
jail
still I don't think I can't resist
after all the turds that I had to kiss

heaven can't help a teenage witch from
seeking deeper down into the
ditch x 4

keep an arms length from the long arm law
gonna to the banks for a fifity dollar draw
gonna find a place where werewolves hang
knocking on the door, for a fifty dollar bang

silky gown, pink and brown, shut you down and
shut you up.

heaven can't help a teenage witch from
seeking deeper down into the ditch x 3

If the world's a rotten place
You better just forget it
In the crowd just another face
Gonna make 'em regret it

Take a heart and squash it hard
Like a little grape
Push it down 'tween boot and ground
'Til it loses shape

And if you feel like you can't swim
When you're thrown in the lake
Just watch the bugs
Passin' by you as you
Slip under their wake
Again

If you let your feelings shine
You better cover 'em up, kid
Ain't no sense in wastin' time
Dream behind your eyelids

Take a heart and squash it hard
Like a little bug
Swig it down and spit it out
And kick it under the rug

And if you feel like you can't swim
When you're thrown in the lake
Just watch the bugs
Passin' by you as you
Slip under their wake
Again

Take a heart and squash it hard
Like a little ant
Scrape it off the sole of your shoe
On the welcome mat

And if you feel like you can't swim
When you're thrown in the lake
Just watch the bugs
Passin' by you as you
Slip under their wake
Again

Ooh
Ooh

The Feeling of understanding is very rare
For someone like me it's hard to find
Somebody to care
She's got a way about her
Changes everything
She's got a way about her
She's my sweet lil' thing

Making love with her indie rock
Playing on the stereo
Holding hands going down the road
When she drives me home
She's got a magic about her
Makes me want to sing
She's got a magic about her
She's my sweet lil' thing

Spent the day lying in her bed
My nose against hers
Later we went for a drive
Didn't know where we were
Man I never felt so alive

Nobody gets the girl
But baby I do
Nobody gets me either
But she sees through
She's got a glow around her
Shines on everything
She's got a glow around her
She's my sweet lil' thing

The Feeling of understanding is very rare
For someone like me it's hard to find
Somebody to care
She's got a way about her
Changes everything
She's got a way about her
She's my sweet lil' thing

Making love with her indie rock
Playing on the stereo
Holding hands going down the road
When she drives me home
She's got a magic about her
Makes me want to sing
She's got a magic about her
She's my sweet lil' thing

Spent the day lying in her bed
My nose against hers
Later we went for a drive
Didn't know where we were
Man I never felt so alive

Nobody gets the girl
But baby I do
Nobody gets me either
But she sees through
She's got a glow around her
Shines on everything
She's got a glow around her
She's my sweet lil' thing

going over to susan's house, walking south down baxter street
-nothing hiding behind this picket fence
there's a crazy old woman smashing bottles on the sidewalk
where her house burnt down two years ago
people say that back then she really wasn't that crazy

going over to susan's house
going over to susan's house
she's gonna make it right

down by the donut prince a fifteen year old boy lies on the sidewalk
with a bullet in his forehead
in a final act of indignity the paramedics take off all his clothes
for the whole world to see while they put him in the bag
meanwhile and old couple argues inside the queen bee
the sick fluorescent light shimmering on their skin

going over to susan's house
going over to susan's house
I can't be alone tonight

take a left down echo park, a kid asks do i want some crack
t.v. sets are spewing baywatch through the windows into black
here comes a girl with long brown hair who can't be more than seventeen
she sucks on a red popsicle while she pushes a baby girl in a pink carriage
and I'm thinking that must be her sister
that must be her sister, right?
they go into the 7-11 and I keep walking

going over to susan's house

You think you'll get under ol' monsieur's lid
And try to imagine all the things that he did
You don't know where i'm gonna go
You don't know where i'll go

I'll go none too bravely
Into the night
I'm so tired of living
The suicide life
That ain't no reason to live

Wake up in the night and think of all the years
Falling from the ceiling and covering your ears
You don't know how you're gonna get out
You don't know how you'll get out

I'll go none too bravely
Into the night
I'm so tired of living
The suicide life
That ain't no reason to live

Call up your best friend
And tell him a lie
You've got to be kidding
I'm not really high
I dont know where i'm gonna go
I don't know where i'll go

I'll go none too bravely
Into the night
I'm so tired of living
The suicide life
That ain't no reason to live

Spunky don't like her uniform
It never fit so good
Goin' back to the orphanage
And the place where her garage once stood

Well it's a free for all
free for all
free for all
It's a free for all
You and me
And if you don't like what they're telling you
You can't teach a blind man to see
Well I can see

Spunky looks good in her bright red wig
Eating chocolate-chip mint ice cream
A cat named Lola with a violent past
Is balled up asleep 'cross her knees

And it's a free for all
Free for all
Free for all
It's a free for all
You and me
One day the world will be ready for you
And wonder how they didn't see

Spunky knows she can save the world
In her own little way
Turning in her old uniform
'Cause you know, it really didn't pay

'Cause it's a free for all
Free for all
Free for all
It's a free for all
You and me
I walk through the world with your name on my tongue
And your picture etched on my screen

She's got a life livin' in her heart
She's got these eyes, well, where do I start?
Like lookin' at the deep night sky
So many worlds inside her eyes
She's a spectacular girl
Part of the job of bein' her man
Is knowin' when to let go of her hand
Her kind of power, it can't be reigned in
To hold her back would be a sin
She's a spectacular girl
She sees the beauty in things we all miss
All good things are defined by her kiss
If you're feelin' like you can't believe
Well, then, how do you explain the miracle I see?
She's a spectacular girl, spectacular girl
Not a desire and not a need
Some things just happen 'cause they have to be
I'm gonna get there, I'm tellin' you, sir
I'm a man on a mission and I'm all about her
She's a spectacular girl, spectacular girl
Aw, yeah
My love

She's got a life livin' in her heart
She's got these eyes, well, where do I start?
Like lookin' at the deep night sky
So many worlds inside her eyes
She's a spectacular girl
Part of the job of bein' her man
Is knowin' when to let go of her hand
Her kind of power, it can't be reigned in
To hold her back would be a sin
She's a spectacular girl
She sees the beauty in things we all miss
All good things are defined by her kiss
If you're feelin' like you can't believe
Well, then, how do you explain the miracle I see?
She's a spectacular girl, spectacular girl
Not a desire and not a need
Some things just happen 'cause they have to be
I'm gonna get there, I'm tellin' you, sir
I'm a man on a mission and I'm all about her
She's a spectacular girl, spectacular girl
Aw, yeah
My love

She's got a life livin' in her heart
She's got these eyes, well, where do I start?
Like lookin' at the deep night sky
So many worlds inside her eyes
She's a spectacular girl
Part of the job of bein' her man
Is knowin' when to let go of her hand
Her kind of power, it can't be reigned in
To hold her back would be a sin
She's a spectacular girl
She sees the beauty in things we all miss
All good things are defined by her kiss
If you're feelin' like you can't believe
Well, then, how do you explain the miracle I see?
She's a spectacular girl, spectacular girl
Not a desire and not a need
Some things just happen 'cause they have to be
I'm gonna get there, I'm tellin' you, sir
I'm a man on a mission and I'm all about her
She's a spectacular girl, spectacular girl
Aw, yeah
My love

Souljacker can't get my soul
Ate my carcass in a black manhole
Souljacker can't get my soul
He can shoot me up full of bullet holes
But the souljacker can't get my soul

Souljacker can't get my soul
Left my carcass with the worms and moles
Souljacker can't get my soul
He can hang my neck from the old flagpole
But the souljacker can't get my soul

Souljacker Part 1


22 miles of hard road
33 years of tough luck
44 skulls buried in the ground
crawling down through the muck
aw yeah

johnny don't like the teacher
johnny don't like the school
one day johnny gonna do something
show 'em he's nobody's fool
aw yeah

sisters' brothers make better lovers
family affair down under the covers
trailer park of broken hearts
won't let you leave until you're bleeding


sally don't like her daddy
sally don't like her friends
sally and johnny watching tv
waiting for it to end
aw yeah

sisters' brothers make better lovers
family affair down under the covers
trailer park of broken hearts
won't let you leave until you
rock !
..

22 miles of hard road
33 years of tough luck
44 skulls buried in the ground
crawling down through the muck
aw yeah
..

Souljacker can't get my soul
Ate my carcass in a black manhole
Souljacker can't get my soul
He can shoot me up full of bullet holes
But the souljacker can't get my soul

Souljacker can't get my soul
Left my carcass with the worms and moles
Souljacker can't get my soul
He can hang my neck from the old flagpole
But the souljacker can't get my soul

Mother couldn't love me
But that didn't stop me
From liking her
She was my mom
And I was no son of a bitch

Daddy was a drunk
A most unpleasant man
Asleep on the floor
Just inside the front door
With a smile underneath his red nose

The wrong look his way
Well that could really wreck his day
And believe me when I say
It would wreck your day too

Grandma took me in
Though times were pretty thin
Said I was no son of a bitch

Down on my knees
Begging god please

Taking a walk down to the mall
Smellin' piss and beer and gas
That could be me in a couple years
Suckin' fumes under the highway pass
On a rainy day
While I wear newspapers for pants
And a T-shirt that says, "Damn, I'm Good"

People look funny when they cry
'Cause they just can't let it hide
Tapping into your little box
Press the cry button, it unlocks
On a rainy day
No one has a thing to say
Easier to look the other way

Take a look in the killer's eyes
And you see there's nothing there
But something is sacred in your eyes
And somethin' to believe
On a rainy day
And as the world will blow to bits
I'll cradle you and hold you tight

Woke up with a bang
And a bug on your face
It crawled in your mouth
And gave you a taste of
The good life you left behind
But I think youre gonna be fine

Somebody loves you
And youre gonna make it through

This nagging malaise
Is more than a phase
It feels like a job
But no boss ever pays you to lay there
And think how youll die
While the tears start to well in your eyes

Somebody loves you
And youre gonna make it through

One more Saturday
All alone through the night
Youve got to be sure
When you turn out that light
That its going to turn on again
Youve got to be your good friend

Somebody loves you
And youre gonna make it through

If I lay my head down
I will see you in my dream
Wearing that polka dot dress
And sitting by the stream

Leaning in to hear you
You will whisper in my ear
And everyting I need to know
I finally hear

I wish I could remember
But my selective memory won't let me

When I was a baby
We would go out to the park
And sit out in the fountain
Splashing 'round until it's dark

The days go on forever
When you only know that much
And everything you need to know
Is answered with one touch

I wish could remember
But my selective memory won't let me

Saturday Morning
And who's gonna play with me?
Six in the morning, baby
I got a long, long day ahead of me
The parents are sleeping soundly
The neighbors are dead as wood
I'm getting up and coming over
We gotta rock the neighborhood
Nothing's ever gonna happen 'round here
If we don't make it happen
Sleep away the day if you want to
But I got something that I gotta do
It's Saturday Morning
And this ain't the place for me
I'm giving you warning, baby
We got a whole big, fat, world to see
Nothing's ever gonna happen 'round here
If we don't make it happen
Sleep away the day if you want to
But I got something that I gotta do
It's Saturday Morning
And who's gonna play with me?
Six in the morning, baby
I got a long, long day ahead of me
Saturday morning
Saturday morning

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Well i went walking
Out yesterday
A man was carrying a sign that says
"the world is gonna end tomorrow"
Hey buddy, got a nickel i can borrow?

This rotten world's gonna chew you up
Swallow you whole and then spit you back out
The sooner you recognize this simple fact
Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

Ol' miss headtrip
She's gettin' down
You don't see her much walking 'round town
Well you could say that she needs a little lovin'
Looking for a light with her head in the oven

This rotten world's gonna chew you up
Swallow you whole and then spit you back out
The sooner you recognize this simple fact
Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

Miss kovaleva
She's lookin' good
Walkin' her ass through the neighborhood
She knows something that you don't know
Something she learned about a long time ago

This rotten world's gonna chew you up
Swallow you whole and then spit you back out
The sooner you recognize this simple fact
Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

This rotten world's gonna chew you up
Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

They told me that I couldnt come back here again
Took me for some kind of fool
Said I was doing things that never should be done
But I dont care about their rules

As if I cared bout the little minds
In the little heads of the herd
Theres nothing you could dream
Would be more absurd

And everybody knows these are rock hard times
I gotta make it through
These are rock hard times

I dont know what it is theyre trying to do to me
Make me into some sick joke
But no ones laughing
And least of all not me
Its hard to laugh as you choke

Hollywood lies piled up to the sky
Floating your way soon
Hope you like the rotten stench of doom

And everybody knows these are rock hard times
I gotta make it through
These are rock hard times

I dont know what it is they think Im gonna try
They dont know what they need to fear
The surest sign that the end is coming soon
Is right there in the bathroom mirror

Everybody knows these are rock hard times
I gotta make it through
These are rock hard times
These are rock hard times

Life goes on
Nothing is new
Judge made it clear
I cant be near you
Everybody knows that Im not a violent man
Just someone who knows hes in love

I made mistakes
Everyone does
Dont know why I did
I guess just because
No one gets through to me the way that you do
Now I know Im in love

Baby, its a little much
To never touch you
When I know Ill never
Find another love like this

Life goes on
Nothing is new
Passing the days
Thinking bout you
Everybody knows that Im not a violent man
Just someone who knows hes in love

Feel like an old railroad man
Ridin' out on the bluemont line
Hummin' along old dominion blues
Not much to see and not much left to lose
And i know i can walk along the tracks
It may take a little longer but i'll know
How to find my way back

I feel like an old railroad man
Who's really tried the best that he can
To make his life add up to something good
But this engine no longer burns on wood
And i guess i may never understand
The times that i live in
Are not made for a railroad man

I feel like an old railroad man
Getting on board at the end of an age
The station's empty and the whistle blows
Things are faster now
And this train is just too slow
And i know i can walk along the tracks
It may take a little longer but i'll know
How to find my way back

there's a spider crawling on the bathroom mirror
right on top of my right eye
and i can't stop staring back
how did i get this way
take a big look at a living lie

rags to rags and rust to rust
how do you stand when you've been crushed
so rags to riches was a bust

sometimes i dream about it
what it's like back home
the railroad tracks and the pussywillow
but i had to leave it
now i go back whenever my tired head hits the pillow

rags to rags and rust to rust
how do you stand when you've been crushed
so rags to riches was a bust
busted once again

well i'll show them one day
that i can buy and sell the world
and one day i'll come through my american dream
but it won't mean a fucking thing

rags to rags and rust to rust
how do you stand when you've been crushed
so rags to rags and rust to rust
don't let me go

Well if you need me
I'm right here
No matter what
I'm always near
Yeah I've been through a lot and you can't scare me
We'll go on baby if you just dare me
I'll break through any wall
Just give me a call

I'm a dine-at-nighter
I'm a prizefighter

Well if you get sad
I'm your friend
I've got an ear
I'll always lend
You know that you can always talk to me
Now come on baby take a walk with me
Tell me all, Tell buddy all
Just give me call

I'm a go-all-nighter
I'm a prizefighter

Well when you're down
And all alone
There's always somewhere you can go
Here I am, a true friend
There's nothing gonna change over here on my end
Don't be scared, It's better shared
You know I always cared

I'm an every-thing's-all-righter
I'm a prizefighter

Well if you need me
I'm right here
No matter what
I'm always near
Well I've been through a lot and you can't scare me
We'll go on baby if you just dare me
I'll win your heart, now let it start.
Let it start

I'm a don't-do-it-wrong-do-it-righter
I'm a prizefighter

Never much of a hope for men
Nothing good to say
But I couldn't help it
When I saw her
I had to know if

She don't know where to go
She don't know how to stay
And she don't know how good I can be
Or how much I can pray
I pray

And soon I know her a little more
She's everything I dreamed
But still I wonder what it would be like
If she left me

She don't know where to go


She don't know how to stay
But she don't know how good I can be
Or how much I still pray
I pray

There must be something that's folowing her
That keeps her from this state
There must be something that makes me want to
Pray
Pray
I pray

She says she's all right but she's not sure
And I'm not sure what that means
She says she's all right but she needs some help
I don't know how
I don't know how
I don't know how

Today is a lovely day
Start up the car with the sun

Packing blankets and dirty sheets
A roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
All the troubles you and i have seen

Cross when the drawbridge light is green
Don't look back to that messed-up scene

Packing blankets and dirty sheets

A roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up
All the troubles you and i have seen

And all our troubles will be gone
Blowing out over the bridge
Floating up into the sky
Making the storm clouds cry

Put out that smoke and breath some air
Get a new name and cut your hair

I was at a funeral the day I realised
I wanted to spend my life with you
sitting down on the steps at the old post office
the flag was flying at half mast
and I was thinkin' 'bout how and maybe it is time to live

I don't know where we're going
I don't know what we'll do

walked into the thrif-tee
saw the man with the hollow eyes
who didn't give me all my change
but it didn't bother me this time
'cause I know I only got this moment
and it's good

I went to the gas station
old woman honked her horn
waiting for me to fix her car
I don't know where we're going
I don't know what we'll do

laying in bed tonight I was thinking
and listening to all the dogs
and the sirens and the shots
and how the careful man tries to dodge the bullets
while a happy man takes a walk
and maybe it is time to live

Well its another warm day
In a city of cold hearts
They all just play the part
Of who they are
And I'm here, On my own
Id rather be alone
than try to be someone that I'm not
And you seem like someone
Who could appreciate the fact
That I'm no ordinary man

And its misunderstood
What you've heard about me
I see why you would doubt me but know this
No one has a right
Until they've fought my fight
To understand just where I'm coming from
And its that fight that brought me here today
Exactly as i am
No ordinary man

Well its another warm day
In the city of cold hearts
It ends before it starts in their maze
But you, you're not like that
You know where its at
The only rules you follow are your own
And you seem like someone
Who could appreciate the fact
That I'm no ordinary man

Everyone loves you
Nobody cares
An awful collection
Of enemies and friends
Congratulations to you
With sad regrets
I'm tired of the old shit
Let the new shit begin

The psychic pain
Of living in this world
Is overwhelming me
Again and again
A beautiful afternoon
Inside you in your bed
I'm tired of the old shit
Let the new shit begin

Nobody loves you
Everyone cares
None of them know what's
Coming 'round the bend
Congratulations to me
Many happy returns
I'm tired of the old shit
Let the new shit begin

Everyone loves you
Nobody cares
An awful collection
Of enemies and friends
Congratulations to you
With sad regrets
I'm tired of the old shit
Let the new shit begin

The psychic pain
Of living in this world
Is overwhelming me
Again and again
A beautiful afternoon
Inside you in your bed
I'm tired of the old shit
Let the new shit begin

Nobody loves you
Everyone cares
None of them know what's
Coming 'round the bend
Congratulations to me
Many happy returns
I'm tired of the old shit
Let the new shit begin