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Shine It All On
Tarot cards
Said i'm already dead
Crystal ball
Fell down onto my head
Tenderness
If i want it i pay
My true love
Well she threw it away
But i can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
And still be amazed
Had some money
And a hole in my pocket
Had a house
But i forgot to lock it
Took a drag
From a smoke that may kill me
What a drag
How the winter wind chills me
I can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
And still be amazed
I'll shine it on just like macbeth
In the face of certain death
Of a salesman or a king
And when the palm trees are on fire
I'll take my boat out on the sea
Had a face
But i never could save it
Had a kid
But i never would name it
Have a life
Well that's what they call it
It's a road
But I guess i could crawl it |
Standing At The Gate
So whatch'ya gonna do about me
I've been hanging 'round a while
Trading books and knowing glances
I thought i'd stick around
But this really ain't my style
So this ain't heaven on earth
Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate
I took a look inside your attic
And secret shelves and hidden rooms
It didn't scare me when i saw it
Your hidden attic is no temple of doom
And this ain't heaven on earth
Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate
So whatch'ya gonna do 'bout me
Put me on a secret shelf
I wanna change myself around
You know i'd do it
If i thought that it would help |
Only Thing I Care About
She had the eyes of some one older,
I have eyes that wonder 'round,
I couldn't see what really mattered,
Caught hell from my boss,
Don't care about my job,
Caught a cold from the rain,
Don't care if I'm cold,
Played every record that I own to date,
but the only thing I cared about got away,
She was a walking work of art,
I am a broken wind-up-toy,
I thought I knew what really mattered,
Got a flat on the road,
Don't care about my car,
Lost 26 bucks bucks,
Don't care about my rent,
Caught every episode on TV today,
but the only thing I care about got away,
She had a brilliant future,
I have a past,
I have my momories,
but they're fading fast,
Caught Hell from my boss,
Don't care about my job,
Caught a cold from the rain,
Don't care if I'm cold,
Played every record that I own to date,
But the only thing I care about got away,
but the only thing I care about got away,
But the only thing I care about got away... |
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Manchester Girl
She hides in the library reading
Henry miller books
'til they flash the lights it's time to go
When she was a little kid she said
"dad, i don't know why
I feel so penniless inside"
She's on the promenade
She's looking for a dress
She's locked outside a world
Just a manchester girl
Oh i'll meet you there
By the old newsstand
Oh i'll meet you there tonight
Shoot-out at the neighbor's house
She pulls the covers on her head
She's counting the shots as they go by
And pandora's litter box
Well it's gettin' mighty high
That cat's gonna keep her up at night
Another scary dream
Another cigarette
She's locked outside a world
Just a manchester girl
Oh i'll meet you there
By the old newsstand
Oh i'll meet you there tonight |
L. A. River
Walking along by the l.a. river
This river's such a joke
And so am i
I don't know why i should believe her
I don't care what she says
I wanna die
I'd jump right in the drink
But there's no water
I'd jump right in and sink
Away from here
Poor river
Empty river
I'm feeling just like you
Walking along by the l.a. river
Stepping on broken glass
And kicking cans
She's telling me i don't even know her
I guess there's some things i won't understand
I'd love to float away like old tom sawyer
I'd love to run away and be huck finn
Poor river
Empty river
I'm feeling just like you
Walking along by the l.a. river
Reading graffiti
And throwing stones
She's looking for someone to deliver
She doesn't give a damn if i'm alone
I'd dive right in and drown
But there's no water
My head may hit the ground
But still I'm here
Poor river
L.a. river
I'm feeling just like you |
Most Unpleasant Man
Well i'll rise above
Once I forget
What it was like then
Before we met
I had no dreams
There was no plan
You see it's just that i was
A most unpleasant man
And now it all
Has come to pass
I guess i knew somehow
It couldn't last
And so i'm back
Where i began
And once again i've become
A most unpleasant man
Where will i go
If you're not there
I'll try to find you
Everywhere
Remember me
Not as i am
But how i was
As your truest friend
Remember me
Not as i am
How did i ever become
A most unpleasant man
I'll see you later baby |
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Mass
It's really more than i can say
Looking at this tower
Angels are off duty and asleep
In these wee hours
And there's no place i can go
And this noise inside my head
It comes and goes
It comes and it goes
There's really nothing you can stop
So i guess i'm gonna try
Climbing up this tower
Walking up the stones
Stocking feet
To the clock
This is one place that i know
And the face in front of me
It comes and goes
Not some lucky charm
But something to hold onto
That could hold onto me
And there's no place i can go
And this noise inside my head
It comes and goes
It comes and it goes |
Tomorrow I'll Be Nine
Tomorrow i'll be nine
And everything will be the same
Tomorrow i'll be nine
It's only gonna be another day
They're always looking at me funny
I'm always doing something wrong
I'm thinking they'd be better off
If i was gone
Tomorrow i'll be nine
And everything will be the same
Tomorrow i'll be nine
It's only gonna be another day
They never tell me what they're thinking
They're always busy being mad
I start to thinking
Could it be 'cause I am bad
Oh i'll go
Where i can't hear them
Oh i'll go away
There's got to be someone who wants me
There's got to be someone who cares
Don't know where they are
But i am going there
Tomorrow i'll be nine
And everything will be the same
Tomorrow i'll be nine
I think it's time to make my getaway |
Day I Wrote You Off
I saw some photos of a happy family
Hanging up on the thrift shop wall
I paid the man and i brought them back home
I feel better now when they don't call
Every once in a while
I see your face when i stare at the ceiling
I truly regret
The day i wrote you off
Always dreamed that one day i'd leave home
And now i do it again and again
And here i go looking for my new home
Or shall i say looking for a best friend
Every once in a while
I see your face when i stare at the ceiling
I truly regret
The day i wrote you off |
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Someone To Break The Spell
You up there
Don't you think there's something you can do
Well no one ever told me it was gonna be this way
Me down here
Well look at all the things i try to do
Every day's another day
But nothing else is new
Everything i see is broken
There's no water in the well
Oh won't you please send me
Someone to break the spell
Well is it me
Or is it everyone that comes around
They always stay a little while
But they're gone before too long
Hey you up there
Looking down upon this sorry scene
Is it what it's all about
Or is this some bad dream
Everything i see is broken
There's no water in the well
Oh won't you please send me
Someone to break the spell
I've got a million dreams stuck in my head
If i could live a few before i'm dead |
She Loves A Puppet
Don't know why
She thinks she loves him
Don't go cry
He's just a toy
She calls it only love
Her love it is not pure
She loves a puppet
She loves a puppet
And all that i can do is cry
Got no soul
Only a haircut
He's no man
Barely a boy
Why can't she understand
That i am her true love
She loves a puppet
She loves a puppet
He's made of flesh and blood
His footsteps make a heavy thud
His porch light's on
But no one's home
I'd love to make her mine
But i have to wonder why
She loves a puppet
She loves a puppet
And all that i can do is cry |
Permanent Broken Heart
I walked by your window
To see if you're home
The candle was burning
I could see you weren't alone
I shouldn't have gone by
But what could i do
I've never known anyone
Who was quite like you
Life ain't very easy when you've got
A permanent broken heart
I walk down the dirty street
And see the old man
But now he seems different
I think i understand
Well maybe he had a love
And swore it was true
But then he blew it away
Just like i lost you
Life ain't very easy when you've got
A permanent broken heart
I'm looking out my window
There's not much of a view
And my hat is still quite blue
Maybe i'll move away
To some other town
And maybe i'll find that thing
I've never found |
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My Old Raincoat
Oh no
She's giving back my old raincoat
The one i said she could keep
Okay
She's taking back her umbrella
Well that's alright with me
Oh why
I feel like i'm a fighter
Who only wins despite
My broken bones
The winner stands alone
Every pocket has a hole
There is no hope
I'm walking around
In my old raincoat
Oh yeah
She's tearing up my old letters
She's setting fire to the heap
Oh joy
She says she's feeling much better
She says it's easy to sleep
Without me there
In the cool night air
The sun is shining
The sky is blue
And I am cold
Just walking around
In my old raincoat
Now i know i'm really free
Oh why
I feel like i'm a fighter
Who only wins despite
My broken bones
The winner stands alone
Every pocket has a hole
There is no hope
I've searched them all
Looking for a note
The sun is shining
The sky is blue
And i am cold
I'm walking around
In my old raincoat
Now i know i'm really free |
Eight Lives Left
Eight lives left
One chapter down
Still nothing new
In this old town
I'd like to spend at least
One life with you
Eight lives left
And a heart that wants
To be true
Five miles out
The depot is there
A greyhound is waiting
To take us somewhere
I'd like to spend at least
One life with you
Eight lives left
And a heart that wants
To be true |
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