1 & ! • 40 hours ago • 72nd st. • all i know • all souls • anybody home? • autumn fallin' • baby maybe one day • big ben • blue skies • brooklyn 3am • burden • bury yourself • clarissa, come home! • climb up the ladder • color confused • corduroy • darlin' all i ask • dead bird • demon love • dream • dutch shoes • e.f.f. • evil people • eye2eye • feelin' sorry • for goodness sake • gray or blue • hammock • hard to say • have to tell you • hemlock tree • here we are • how to sleigh a reindeer • hyenas go ha, owls go who? • i can't change • i feel so bad for you • if i had a boat • if you take my window • ill willed person • in my garden • jacket • just got over you • just like that robert frost poem • lamb to the slaughter • letter • light beam • londone callin' • long walk to never • lucca • luck is all we need • lucky star • lullaby • marigold • match.com • mr. philippe • my eyes are brown, oh no! • never be daunted • niagara falls • not your fault • now or never • oh, mexico! • on and on • one day loneliness • one may die so lonely • over my head • pinocchio's demise • pins & needles • question marc • rock, scissors, paper (RSP) • sea green, sea blue • sea of words • sebi5 • singin' of the birds • snow white • solitaire • song for paul • so you go away • summertime is where it's at • sycamore down • table for two • there are red roses • the psychic says • this isn't love • too many people • tragedy • understood • up on the hill • u said u would call • WASAD • WHAT ABOUT THE BOB? • what happened • wise is the sea • worry stone • you are looking old • you are my love • you are the only one i love • you'd rather run • you're my favorite man
1 & !
one n one
is thru ya kno
the lily grew bt the sno
i thought u knew
the lily grew
i thought u knew
i thought u kno
undercover we read plays
moliere n those were the days
of robespierre, the reign of terror
no underwear, no wonder we're afraid
my love what gives!
it's so hard, i mean who lives?
40 Hours Ago
by the time you get the postcard i'll say
i didn't mean the things i said
the time you wanna touch me i'll say
i didnt really read the books i said i read
go ahead ring the doorbell i'llanswer the door
but what do you wanna talk to me 40 hours ago
i was feelin one way now im feelin another
is there supposed to be one thing to latch onto?
im feelin echo and blue silhouettes upon my shoe
of the person i once really knew i knew better
than i really do better when i am not with you
72nd St.
go in the garden
the gate is wide open
and we are all pardoned
from knowing what's been going on
crouch under tables
(we are blankets so throw up your arms!)
celebrate fables
you are welcome to show off your harm
in the midst of it all
we are falling, falling far
into the mist we are all feeling
we are feeling
the same way we felt
as children -- as miracles
angels of brilliance our paintings told stories
without awareness without feeling shy
we told lie after lie
of course we would lie
we'd lie with our feet
on the ceiling
on the ceiling
alice once golden now honored in bronze
where time is a clock so frozen so so many pairs
of kids climb the locks of her long rainwashed hair
who cares who cares who cares . . .
cause in the midst of it all
we are falling, falling far
in the mist we are already feeling
we are feeling
All I Know
all that i kno - it's inevitable - we are gonna be misunderstood
you just left the house in a hurry without an umbrella - that can not be good
all anybody needs to succeed is somebody to believe in them
then anyone lost will make it across once they find someone to lead them --
just not on . . .
i stood in the doorway - fine have it your way - i took off my shoes n lay down
sometimes i wonder why the fuss n the thunder it's a blunder the move to this town
one time i dreamed of a house near a stream in a valley in italy
where the weather was warm the moon on the lawn was a song for the cypress tree
n u were beside me . . .
All Souls
aden was an angry man
he lived alone w.out his fam
he shoulda known better but
i kno this shit can happen man
to anyone n anyone is u
n anyone is me
aden was a bitter man
who lived alone w.out a plan
he thought he held one in his hand
but those were only rubber band
he shoulda known better but
i notice this keeps happenin
to everyone n everyone is me
n everyone is u . . . too
all i want is all i see
n all i see is u n me
aden was a lonely man
longin for attention n
he posted signs thru all the land
that say: u wanna join my band?
he found some men who understand
a musician aint nothin but
a lonely man w.out a fren
whos clam'rin for attention like
anyone n anyone is u . . .
ask anyone like . . . me
oh if everyones like me
then everyone loves u . . . too
Anybody Home?
dancin on the floor
ill dance a little more
pretendin im the only one home
knock upon my door
knock knock a little more
i wont answer i wanna be alone
(again) anybody, is there anybody
is there anybody home?
(again) anybody is there anybody --
no, i wanna be alone
just because im famous
just because im famous
people wanna piece of me
from the mornin til the P.M.
im never hearin The End of it
and it's driving me crazy!!!
(again) anybody, is there anybody
is there anybody home?
(again) anybody is there anybody
no, i wanna be alone
"so i run a hot bath n i have a good laugh
n i think about how it used to be
u kno, like, before i was this big star
i used to wanna go far,
but now i just want my old life back"
clam'rin on my doorstep
clam'rin on my doorstep
will they never give this shits a rest?
all i ask for is some quiet
peace -- none of this riot
yes, i think that would be best
(again) anybody is there anybody
is there anybody home?
(again) anybody is there anybody
no, just leave me alone
Autumn Fallin'
autumn fallin from trees
the snow is up to our knees
i let you borrow my keys
to sleep in my room
you threw away my shoe
i brought you to central park zoo
then i drew your eyes very blue
and i stuck em on the fridge
i believe it was you
who i wanted to be walking next to
and i believe we were friends
and i believe we will be again
you sighed and swept your broom
under the wintery moon
when i called up this afternoon
your words were goodbye, goodbye, goodbye --
i believe it was you
who i wanted to be talkin to
and i believe we were friends
and i believe we will be again
if i knock on your door would you let me in?
do you know any more than i do . . .
wonder about you
even if you do not want me to
the girl you once knew
is the person we are
i believe it was you
who i wanted to be walkin next to
and i believe we were friends
and i believe we will be again
Baby Maybe One Day
baby maybe one day
we can catch a sunday
n maybe if we're lucky
we can take a walk
u wanna be a good one
so u try
to be a good one
so do i . . .
maybe there's a meadow
growin in the ghetto
maybe there's a martyr
hidin in the hills
u wanna be a good one
so u try
to be a good one
so do i . . .
i dunno about anythin
my day begins when i start to sing
i dunno about anyone
a day is over when a song is done
it's hard to have fun.
maybe fariello
really was my fellow
maybe i turn yellow
when im feelin blue
i wanna be a good one
so do you
wanna be a good one
if i want you to?
i dunno about anythin
my day begins when i start to sing
i dunno about anyone
a day is over when a song's all done
it's hard to have fun
it's hard to have fun . . . in this life
la la la la
la la la la
la la la la
la la la . . .
Big Ben
the stripes u wore
the lines u get
the holes in yr sleeve
u told me to leave
them alone
does 'house of leaves'
still lie on yr bed?
you told me to read
but i still never read
yr mind
when i look at my city
somethings not right
no doubt it's so pretty
but they turned out the light
and instead of good morning
they tell you goodnight
u hung yrself
on the wall up above
the bed you made love
the girls you dont love
to touch
and they never guessed
the girl you loved best
to draw always drew
pictures of u
undressed
when i look at my city
somethings not right
no doubt it's so pretty
but they turned out the light
and instead of good morning
they tell you goodnight
Blue Skies
too attuned
too in step with the obvious
too at ease and strange
so amused and im always jealous of you
people never change
nothin but blue skies always on my mind
blue skies on my mind
i promised your blue eyes
id never be unkind
there will always be
there will always be unkind people
now and then
im wishin i never
let you let me disappear
take me off this stage
i dont get it at all
while we're both still here
nothin but blue skies always on my mind
blue skies on my mind
i promised your blue eyes
id never be unkind
there will always be
there will always be unkind people
stars on my left
stars on my right
you and the moon
in the dead of night
faith brings me back to the place i met you
i bet you miss me sometimes . . . sometimes
nothin but blue skies always on my mind
blue skies on my mind
i promised your blue eyes
id never be unkind
there will always be
there will always be unkind people
Brooklyn 3AM
i feel insane i cant stop writin
even crazier for fightin what must be said
this pencil feels like lead
and everybody's dead asleep tnite cept me
i scribble so impatiently -- the keys rest upon my knees
and i need somethin i need some sorta recipe
i need somethin i need someone to rescue me, to set me free
to take me places i ought to be
and i was just about to fall for u
but i stopped myself in the middle of my longin
bc i kno it isnt true
it's just the alcohol thats talkin and i keep on responding too
the sky above dark blue where im wishin on stars i never knew
and im wondrin how people i grew up with could grow up into
people i wish i never ever knew
Burden
Loney men built lonely cities
She worked hard until she was beautiful still he
Noticed nothing unusual this was his way
He's gonna stay devoted to the project
And she's committed herself to not caring anymore
Her heart wasn't sore she was sure she had cured
The burden of loving someone may be better than loving no one
She's looking up her mind says maybe
Or else she's fucking crazy it's slavery
To begin it again, pick it up from the end
Save the pieces that never gave never bend
Still the whole time there's this light
It won't let her say goodnight
Some white beam of hope in the sky
Has her questioning why
Has her constantly trying and lying inside
Has her hiding away like some potential bride
Who keeps turning her back like the turn of the tide
The burden of loving someone may be better than loving no one
The burden of loving someone may be better than loving no one
When you feel what you're feeling with all of your might
You write down to tell and sing like hell in the night
'Bout the man on your mind when you turn out the light
Who ignited the room when invited inside
Who now is long gone and despite how forthright
Was the song you played just to show how uptight
And embarrassed he made you your loves stay strong
Convincing words appear backwards and wrong
It just doesn't make sense to want to belong
With a guy who made you all tense and withdrawn
It shows you in the corner where the walls shadows
Silhouette the one you wont let go who hasn't arrived yet
And he wont you know you can just forget about him though
The burden of loving someone may be better than loving no one
The burden of loving someone may be better than loving no one
I ain't so sure about that its not matter of fact
If the world fell in half are you for it adoring to
Kick back relax and laugh and deplore
Cursing all of the fools who exist to implore
Writing books cursing morons who tore what
They swore gave them reasons to be
I love him.
He loves me.
And the burden of loving someone may be better than loving no one
The burden of loving someone may be better
Bury Yourself
bury yrself at the bottom of the ocean
maybe u will find some wonderful thing
maybe there's a lesson to be learned
maybe there's a message to discern
if u want u can go
i don't even kno yr name . . .
Clarissa, Come Home!
clarissa, come home
the meatloaf in the oven has returned to stone
and everybodys missin ya clarissa, clarissa, clarissa, clarissa, come home.
(come home, come home, come home clarissa, yeah)
clarissa, come home
the diamond ring is missin the diamond stone
and we searched everywhere -- even the chair
we call yr throne is missin you clarissa, come home
come home, clarissa . . .
when i tell you i been missed, i been missin
and when i tell you i been kissed, im kissin . . . your photo
clarissa, clarissa, clarissa, clarissa, clarissa, clarissa, come home.
Climb Up The Ladder
climb up the ladder
we found by the lake
by mistake
does it really even matter
how we fall
if we all break?
in the fall i shake like leaves
before they fall
n land by the lake
where kids
climb down the ladder
we found by mistake
it doesnt matter
how we fall
if we all break.
Color Confused
what if i lay here and sang every song i know
would you stay would you go away
im not much for conversation i sing songs all day
guitar strumming words on the strings where i play
whisper me something any sound will do
i want some secrets just between me and you
the sky is gray my clouds are blueberry blue
the sun is the strangest hue im choosing a lover
whos color-confusin my point of view
what if i lay here and sang every song i know
would you stay would you go away
Corduroy
The train is so cold tonight
My fingers too numb to write
But I write to spite the cold
And moon I can see you there
You're still hanging in there
Though you are so very old
And I'm just thinking about a boy
Wearing wintergreen corduroy
You're waking me where I sleep
You're taking me where I keep on
Telling myself not to go
What am I supposed to do
All by myself without you
On a train moving so slow
I'm just thinking about a boy
Wearing wintergreen corduroy
On the train again moving away from you
On the train again moving away from you
On the train again I never wanted to leave
The sun has set in the west
The moon is doing her best
To light up the sky tonight
I look to the moon for you
Maybe you're looking too
It's really a lovely sight
And I'm just thinking about a boy
Wearing my wintergreen corduroy
On the train again moving away from you
On the train again moving away from you
On the train again I never intended to leave you
The train is so cold tonight
Darlin' All I Ask
darlin all i ask is you love me to the last
times like these well they dont pass so easily
how i loved you suddenly it just totally scared me
that dont mean i dont take you seriously
and i love you terribly it's just ridiculous
all im sayin is i want you so bad
i wanna love you like mad i wanna be your lover
why dont you just think about it?
Dead Bird
dead bird dont be so cruel to me
the sidewalks were nearly empty
then you fell down from sky to ground
your beauty lay upon the frozen earth
dead bird
dead bird.
now i cant sleep and i cant think straight
i wait and wait and wait
for the next dead bird to come to town
with wings that once flew round and round the earth
dead bird
dead bird.
the stairs were wonderful and blue
littered with pieces of you
(feathers even broken too)
i wonder, dead bird were you
beautiful since birth?
dead bird
dead bird
Demon Love
the overcoat i wear is invisible u see
the darkest cloud that covers and hovers up above the tree
it's the coldest breeze that blows eternally
and ive got to get this sinkin boat out to sea
ive got to get yr demon love out of me
the ocean's mIles away but I can feel her every move
callin me each day in closer with a state of mine to soothe
and remindin me while shes so blue (so blue . . .)
that ive got to get this sinkin boat out to sea
ive got to get yr demon love out of me
over and over these thoughts roll thru my head
if i was bolder id put them all to bed
. . . the coldest breeze that blows eternally
and ive got to get this sinkin boat out to sea
ive got to get yr demon love out of me
ive got to get this sinkin boat out to sea
ive got to get yr demon love out of me
Dream
* adapted from The Everly Brothers
i wake every nite to watch the city lights
mommys readin her magazine
daddys still at work i bet
and my blanket sleepin next to me
and we're both not done dreamin yet
so dream . . .
i like to count the planes
wishin i could count the stars
i listen to the passin train
i listen to the passin cars
and i get little chills
oh, i adore my windowsill
for dream . . .
Dutch Shoes
i got dutch shoes
all i told were two dreams
all i do is scream
i dont want the young mother thing
i want some other thing -- just give me and my blues --
(im really depressed, no really i am)
yeah my dutch shoes, so confused (black patent leather!)
no suede blues, i cant choose between right and wrong
but i'll fight you with all my might
i just keep movin in my fog (i got no job)
i just got robbed -- somebody stole my dutch shoes!
E.F.F.
tender bare feet remember gravel n stone
tend to feel it more when one is feelin alone
u got a bone to pick with me i wish u were stickin w me
but if u wanna go just say so . . . so.
never seen a sky without feelin alive
touch it all the time without battin an eye
if the fear of flyin gets em
the thought of dyin lets em
and if u wanna go just say so . . . so.
cause anyway u look at it we're losin
i hate to be a drag n i hate to be confusin
so if u wanna go just say so . . . so.
tender bare feet remember grabbin a stone
tend to feel it most when one is feelin alone
u got a bone to pick with me i wish u were stickin w me
but if u wanna go just say so . . . so.
never known a sky without feelin alive
touch it all the time without battin an eye
if the fear of dyin gets u
the thought of flyin lets u
and if u wanna go just say so . . . so.
cause anyway u look at it we're losin
i hate to be a drag n i hate to be confusin
so if u wanna go just say so . . . so.
Evil People
if theres one thing ive learned
evil people are easy to discern
so i dont concern myself with them . . . at all
youve left a bad taste in my mouth, magee
it's getting easier and easier to be
right all the time
Eye2Eye
under the fence and over the hill
we're gone and we are standing, standing still
like oceans of glass, dead birds on the road
my mind is tired and on overload
dance with me darlin, it's 2010
a new year all over, a new year again
the turnin of seasons, passin of time
dance with me darlin, this hill, it's hard to climb
i for one am happy just to be alive
i for one am grateful we are seeing eye to eye to eye to eye.
Feelin' Sorry
look, i'm sorry
look, im sorry
about what i done
i should not have done it
if i could id run
straight into the sun
and burn up quick!
and you hate my guts
and im made to go so nuts
feelin sorry
im feelin sorry
i was a bad friend
wont happen again, i swear!
if i could id run
into the oven
and burn up in there
and you hope i die
and i dont even wonder why
im feelin sorry
feelin sorry
i made a mistake
how my heart did break in two
all i do is ache
hopin i might wake up brand new
and this is no fun
i wish i was someone else . . .
feelin sorry
feelin sorry
For Goodness Sake
for u it's about a good time at any cost
no matter what's gained or what's lost
and im not about to board yr boat
and take it across cause im full of doubt
and i dont believe u anymore
theres too much at stake now
and im going back to the shore
where i feel safe . . .
for u it's about a good line at any cost
no matter who's trained or who's boss
and im not about to take your word
when im at a loss for words myself
and i wont believe u anymore
for goodness sake now
and im going back to my core
where i feel safe . . . and sound
Gray Or Blue
I feel so helpless now, my guitar is not around
and i'm struggling with the xylophone to make these feelins sound
and i'm remembering you singing and bringing you to life
It's raining out the window and today it looks like night
You haven't written to me in a week im wondering why that is
are you too nervous to be lovers-- friendships ruined with just one kiss kiss
I watched you very closely and i saw you look away
your eyes are either gray or blue i'm never close enough to say
But your sweatshirt says it all with the hood over your face
I can't keep staring at your mouth without wondering how it tastes
I'm with another boy (he's asleep, i'm wide awake )
and he tried to win my heart, but it's taken . . . . . time
I know the shape of your hands because i watch it when you talk
and i know the shape of your body cause i watch it when you walk
and i want to know it all but i'm giving you the lead . . . . .. . .. .
So go on, go on and take it, don't fake it, shake it
(charmin//crazy eyes have you are they gray or blue/i wont make the move/you must make the move/
if you make the move/i will then approve/if you do not move/we will surely lose)
Don't second guess your feelings you were right from the start
and i notice she's your lover, but she's nowhere near your heart
This city is for strangers, like the sky is for the stars
But i think it's very dangerous if we do not take what's ours
And i'm winning you with words because i have no other way
I want to look into your face without your eyes turning away
Last night i watched you sing because a person has to try
And i walked home in the rain because a person can not lie
Hammock
sleepin in a hammock
i like to spend sunday
sleepin in a hammock
i like to spend some days
and u . . . sloppy-holdin my heart
and me . . . unfoldin my arms
tired of sleepin
i woke n started creepin yr way
i watched the hammock shadows sway
i knelt for a kiss all i felt was u whisper
time . . . ties itself in a knot
it's nothing . . . but it's all that ive got
yr words kept me shakin
with a heart come undone
there's no limit to breakin
u just have to meet somebody who keeps on
sleepin in a hammock
i like to spend sunday
sleepin in a hammock
i like to spend some days
Hard To Say
when will i get my chance to make the lilacs bloom
to decorate the tomb with petals from the groom
who cried "the circumstance could never be assumed!"
it's hard to say, it's hard to say
when will i get my chance to burn the shoulders of
the women and the men who dance when theyre in love
who give into romance like hands fit into gloves
it's hard to say, it's hard to say
when will i get my chance to watch autumn leaves fall
to make babies crawl to windowsills and all to watch the colors change
and some children are so strange, some children are so strange
when will i get my chance to put you in a trance
a-watchin all the snow that's fallin even though
it never lets you down, never makes a sound
it's hard to say, it's hard ...
Have To Tell You
i have to tell u i love u my love
i have to get all these words off my chest
i kno this worlds a fool for lovers
oh but my love u aint nothin like the rest
im willin to chance every cent on my love
im willin to throw reservations away
im willin to dance any waltz with my love
im here to hear all that u have to say
n theres no shame that could keep me from u
tho im so scared im never scared enough
i dont care i dont care whatever i have to do
theres only u and u r love
my loves a harp strim-strummin on my heart
strummin the song i must hear again
my love could mend what tumbles my love could mend what crumbles
my love begins where other lovers end
i never knew the strength of touch
it's not like knowin right from wrong
cause u think u kno love, u think u kno love, u think u kno love, u think u kno it . . .
until love walks into our arms
Hemlock Tree
darlin won't you come with me
deep inside the hemlock tree
tnite i wanna be with you darlin it's true
you are my favorite one
you're the stars and you're the sun
whenever i look in the skies
i see your eyes
and they are such lovely things
don't be shy i know that you have wings
because i've seen you fly
oh darlin i would die for you
it's true darlin it's true
Here We Are
here we are on the verge of being more than we are
i love to see u anytime if anytime is always
everyday without a doubt i know i cant live without
yr charming voice yr lovely face even tho yre in some other place
i wish u were here oh won't u please reappear?
How To Sleigh A Reindeer
123 123 123 123 123 123 123 ...
you dont kno what it's like working for santa claus
have u ever closely examined the poor little reindeer paws
have u ever gone to the northpole and seen the factory life
have you ever interviewed mrs claus (aka wife)
you dont kno what it's like working for santa claus
you don't kno what it's like fillin up candy jars
the tedium of index and thumb on gum leaves some with mental scars
and no job is ever as sweet as it sounds
the belt in his hand proves he's mean all around
and you dont kno what it's like working for santa claus
santa has one clause and this is it
once one is hired one may never quit
santa takes the joy out of christmas
to be fired, to be fired's at the top of my wish list . . .
no matter what the season whether snow falls freezin or thaws
the sound of no laughing, drill bits, hammers and saws
while visions of sugarplums dance in yr head
im lucky if in three days mine touches a bed
and you dont kno what it's like working for santa claus
the rose in his cheeks; a rouge for his flaws
a muzzle for dominick the donkey (hee-haw)
oh christmas is cool, i know i work for a good cause
it's just i cant stand santa claus
Hyenas Go Ha, Owls Go Who?
in the darkness writin ten under two
on my violin my father rented for me from the school
hyenas go ha ha ha ha n owls go hoo hoo hoo . . .
hyenas go ha ha ha ha n owls go who do u . . .
if i could id dream i could go in a field
n walk along with the cows n the field
(i could walk along)
n i could dream i could dream
i was very very strong n i could seem
like i was like i was like n hyenas go
(in the darkness writin ten under . . . two
on the violin my father rented for me from the school)
ha ha ha . . .
n owls go hoo . . .
hyenas go ha ha ha . . .
n owls go who do u think u are?
I Can't Change
suddenly my rainclouds rainin snow n i no longer notice things u notice
im always distracted by the birds singin the best song ive ever heard
theres one good thing bout the rain theres one good thing bout the rain
it's a song to find the birds but it sings in other words
so dont complain dont complain dont complain about me i cant change
lately i no longer like yr name so i pretend i dont kno it
strangers r all exactly the same wondrin where the other stranger came from
theres one good thing bout the pain theres one good thing bout the pain
it's a song to find the nerve but it sings in other words
so dont complain dont complain dont complain about me i cant change
anything about myself so dont complain dont complain
dont complain about me i'll never change i cant change i cant change no i cant
I Feel So Bad For You
i feel so bad for you
i feel so bad for you
i remember you moved to brooklyn
you were "Inspirin Writer"
i feel so bad for you
i feel so bad for you
i remember when you carried pens
in every pocket, in every socket
i feel so bad for you
i feel so sad for you
you used to talk to your mom and dad
you used to have everything you had, but
i feel so sad for you
i feel so mad for you
you used to walk
you used to talk to everybody
you used to call
you used to be tall, but now you're small and
i feel so bad for you
i feel so sad for you
i feel so unhappy too
yes i do when i think of you
when i think of you
when i think of you and everything that you do
da da da vee da da
i feel so stuck on you
i feel white as elmer's glue
even though you're such a horrible loser
i like to think that maybe we'd be together one day
and even though nobody likes what you write
i like to think that we could stick together
If I Had A Boat
If I had a boat
I would sail it to the moon
Way up high I would float
In a starry lagoon
And my submarine
Would search in every sea
For golden jellyfish
Who sting like honey bees
If I had a plane
I would soar into a dream
I'd steal lovely visions
Of molecular collisions
Where nothing is what it seems
(And if I had you, I don't know what I'd do)
Oh, I believe I'm a fairy-tale
I fly all around the world
And sometimes little ones believe in me
If You Take My Window
if u take my window
u take my view of the sea
and if u take my sea
u take my meal from me
n if u take my meal
i have no energy
if i have no energy
there's nothin left of me
hmmm
Ill Willed Person
I am not an ill-willed person
I do not wish bad things for you
Love the faces you've been dreamin of
Embrace memory . . .
Wear your coat, sing your song
But don't write me, we'll never really get along
You see there's just too much I know already
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
your long black hair and entourage
of fans who care can't camouflage
the boy you've dared to love for years and years
appears to mystery
And I like you believe in true
Love, but I know enough of it
To admit it won't deny truth
Constitutes his story
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
You're at his show
Standin in the front row
But he let go a long time ago
And I know the past I do not want to know
And it's out of my hands
It's all out of my hands
And I am not an ill-willed person
Ah, but your question's my misfortune
Who cares who's complicated, girl?!
And who's the crooked jane?
And you are not an ill-willed person
You've never even thought to torture
Me, but has he run to you
In those shoes in the rain?
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
Love everything
you've always loved
In My Garden
in my garden
in my garden in the afternoon
in my garden
in my garden in the afternoon
see me lounging in my garden in the afternoon
in my garden in my garden in the afternoon
Jacket
glass-glittered sidewalks and children drawin in vain
chalk images was away in the rain
now i only write where i know my words may stain
but oh to be so young and free again
you don't fit in my jacket, don't stretch it over your arms
you don't fit, there's somewhere else you belong
i remember the wings of fireflies in the dark
oh the sound of the merry-go-round in the park
peelin off the bark from every sycamore tree
i was like you and you were exactly like me, julia
but you don't fit in my jacket, don't stretch it over your arms
you don't fit there's somewhere else you belong
i never-minded the ocean, i could change the whole world
how does a person like me grow up to be a little girl?
you moved far away, you never said one word
sad things have happened, but that's the worst i ever heard
now i'd never mind a letter or two from you
i write with black ink, your pen is always blue
you don't fit in my jacket, so don't stretch it over your arms
you don't fit there's somewhere else you belong
you don't fit in my jacket, don't stretch it over your arms
you'll never fit, there's somewhere else you belong
Just Got Over You
do u always have to be right
cant u be wrong just once in yr life?
do u always have to see tears
fall from my eyes fore u 'pologize
cause that justifies my love for u guy?
i just got over u, im the sunrise
n u cant control a fire in the skies
do u always have to play dumb
suckin yr thumb, cantchya play nice?
it's true, i made a mistake --
when i should have run -- darlin i stayed
i should have been wise and broken all ties
but i just got over u, im the sunrise
and u cant control a star in the skies
Just Like That Robert Frost Poem
in the morning when you wake up
and pour the coffee in your coffee cup
oh the skies are never ending
and the mounds are made of buttercup
is there a heaven i wonder
is there a hell down under us
maybe so, i don't know, i don't know . . .
but mostly i don't care
it's just like that robert frost poem
so for those who go on dying in their cloak
and underwear
that too is awful nice
and it shall suffice
what is life if not wholly unfair?
Lamb To The Slaughter
*adapted from Roald Dahl
the whole scene was swell flowers on the sill, flowers on the sill, flowers on the sill, flowers on the sill.
and i in my gown, i was dressed to kill, i was dressed to kill, i was dressed to kill, i was dressed to . . . kill.
and i say who do you think you are? i say who do you think you are?
"This is going to be a big shock to you, I'm afraid," he said.
"But I've thought about it a good deal and I've decided that the only thing to do is to tell you immediately."
And he told her. It didn't take long, four or five minutes at most, and she sat still through it all, watching him with puzzled horror.
"So there it is," he added. "And I know it's a tough time to be telling you this, but there simply wasn't any other way."
pardon us ma'am, what's that in your hand, what's that in your hand, what's that in your hand, what's that in your hand?
oh this? it's nothing but one leg of frozen lamb, leg of frozen lamb, leg of frozen lamb, leg of frozen laaaaaaaaaaamb . . .
(there wasn't any other way . . .)
and i say who do you think you are? i say who do you think you are?
The detectives hesitated, but they were hungry, and in the end, they went into the kitchen and helped themselves to supper.
The woman stayed where she was and listened to them through the open door.
She could hear them speaking among themselves, and their voices were thick because their mouths were full of meat.
"Have some more, Charlie."
"No, we'd better not finish it."
"She wants us to finish it. She said we ought to eat it up."
Letter
by the time you read the letter
i'll be gone, feelin better ill be strong w.out you to be dependent upon
sometimes i cant believe this is it -- this is life: live, die, don't exist
and life grows from earth where i decompose
so dont start shakin branches as sometimes circumstances
make romance as stone oh dont go losing your sleep
over what you could not keep hush your sighs
just shush your big baby blue eyes
maybe it's way better this way -- anyway
what's the difference makes no difference to me
and da da da . . .
Light Beam
i remember the day we met
like it was yesterday
like it was yesterday
n i kno where we're goin tho we aint there yet
but the future aint so far away, hey u
u r a light beam
so shine on and on and on
oh, u always kno what i mean
and the list goes on and on
we may be walkin in circles, but so what!
at least we're movin along right in time
try'na figure it out day by day by day by day
we're lost, but that's all part of the design
n u r a light beam
so shine on and on and on
oh, u always kno what i mean
and the list goes on and on and on and on, yeah
oh, i remember the day we met
like it was yesterday
like it was yesterday
Londone Callin'
londone callin me
and my guitar across the sea
and i wonder if i should go there
would u wonder bout me
and my guitar across the sea
my love, my love, would u dare?
cause yre a part of me
when u r apart from me
im miserable in my despair
londone callin me
and my guitar across the sea
and i wonder if i should go there
how i think of u
the christmas lights that light yr room
the tv, the man who lives below --
the bridge i cross at night
the photograph in black and white
and the rose u left so i knows
that u r a part of me
when u r apart from me
im miserable in my despair
londone callin me
and my guitar across the sea
and i wonder if i should go there
now u r the world to me
so if i should leave u be
id be leavin my whole world behind
and if i travel
it's only to unravel
the loneliest map that is my mind
cause u r a part of me
when u r apart from me
im miserable in my despair
londone keeps callin me
and my guitar across the sea . . .
i wonder if i should go there
Long Walk To Never
it is the dream that i awake from that truly writes this song
theres no need for an escape youve never been here all along
u were in the caribbean im in ny now thinkin . . .
u say u want me but u never came to get me
oh u never got me n i hope u dont haunt these dreams ever again
now if only i was catharine n u my love were newt
we'd be sittin in the orchard with an apple n a flute
n a ring danglin but im in londone now singin . . .
u claim to want me but u never came to get me
oh u never got me n i hope u dont haunt these dreams ever again
those time-stand-stills in soho n brooklyn were lost chances
we missed out im lookin for somethin else somewhere else my fren
u say u want me but u never came to get me
oh u never got me n i hope u dont haunt these dreams ever again
and a long walk to never
surely takes forever and ever
Lucca
You should know I could never hold your photo
It trembled in my hand and I had to let it go
And the people came and the people went
And the cards and the flowers and the food was sent
I saw your mom I saw your dad
I saw your sisters your brothers and the house you had
And it's strange to be with a family who keeps saying
"Say something 'fore the food goes bad"
What are we to make
What are we to make of this?
We are just adults
And you were just a little crazy kid
The living room lights were dim
I saw you in your brother when I looked at him
And it brought back painful memories
Of the pool and the fool on piano keys
And I had no idea how to be myself
I've forgotten what it's like to think of someone else
And it's strange to be a with a family who keeps saying:
"Only I see how you look in at me"
What are we to make
What are we to make of this?
We are just adults
And you were just a little crazy kid
We drove home long after the sky grew dark
We sat alone a little while after the car was parked
We felt the luckiest of our entire lives, husbands said
"I love you" that night when they kissed their wives
'Cause it's the greatest relief when it isn't your own kid
But it's the greatest grief when it is
And it's the greatest sorrow losing what you love
But what's worst is wondering why you did
What are we to make
What are we to make of this?
We are just adults
And you were just a little crazy, kid
What are we to make
What are we to make of this?
We are just adults
And you are just water under the bridge
Luck Is All We Need
u left me by the river
where all i did was shiver
my hands were cold as tombstone
(well maybe not that cold)
all day long i write you songs
as tho i am in love
maybe we could get along
tho things really do suck
cause either im going crazy
or else i am lazy to move on
but i know that's not it
and i think you are
you left me in the city
and even tho it's pretty
mosaic tiles form your face
in the subways
all day long i'll write you songs
as tho i am in love
perhaps we could get along
all we need is luck
and either im going crazy
or else i am lazy to move on
but i know that's not it
like i know you are
yes, i know that's not it
like i know you are
Lucky Star
im so lucky to kno u yre my favorite song
it's so easy to think about u all the day long
and i'm callin just to see how u are
and im thankin all my lucky stars
whenever we're together all i do is smile
i never wanna say "i'll see u after a while"
do u even kno how lovely u are?
im just thankin all my lucky stars
Lullaby
lullaby my eyes are dry
but way down deep inside i cry
for you i weep tonight
lullaby lullaby yeah
lullaby the moon's so high shinin' bright
but inside she's the shy quiet type
lullaby lullaby
basil growin' outside on my windowsill
love is in the air but the air's so still
call me from the street
throw a pebble at my pane i'm yours
to keep from goin' insane
i keep goin' insane
lullaby my eyes are dry
but way down deep inside i cry
for you i weep tonight
lullaby lullaby yeah
lullaby the moon's so high shinin' bright
but inside she's the shy quiet type
lullaby lullaby
angel's fallen outside on my windowsill
love is in the air but the air's so still
call me from the street
throw a rainbow at my pane i'm yours
to keep from goin' insane
i keep goin' insane
basil growin' outside on my windowsill
and love is in the air but the air's so still
so call me from the street
throw a pebble at my pane
i'm yours to keep goin' insane
i keep on goin' insane
credits
Marigold
i dont care what u say long as what u say changes things
theres too many things that i think to tell u i feel this way or that
n in my arms lays nothin at all
nothin? no no not one thing
n i dont care what u say long as what u say changes . . . things
do u kno i stil dont feel anythin less than i felt before
it's easy to say i am fearless but im only lyin on the floor, bored
n oh n my wall nothin at all
nothin? no no, not one thing!
n i dont care what u say long as what u say changes . . things
marigold
marigold
it's dangerous to keep playin over n over the same love tune
i cant help but savor this thing i may favor a little bit too soon
and oh in the hall no one at all
and oh on my wrist nothin but this
n oh on my face nothin not even . . . a kiss
n oh in the hall no one at all
n what might i risk nothin but this
n oh on my face not one, not even the trace of a kiss
from marigold, marigold, marigold, marigold
da da da . . .
Match.com
u found me on match.com
cause it's 2009, cause it's 2009
and it took me many months to join
cause im skeptical about match.com
well anyway we met at ditch plains (it's in the west village)
you were wearing a green scarf that day
and the funny thing about that day
is that january 3rd was my birthday
and it's ok if you wanna play and it's alright
if u wanna write me a letter on your typewriter tonight
now we walk thru central park all the time
cause it worked out, cause it worked out
but it's 2009 so all the time
you have to leave the country for another one
and what i mean by another one
is iraq, iran, and afghanistan
because you are a really good writer
and you report for the new york times
and it's ok if u wanna play and it's alright
if u wanna write me a letter on your typewriter tonight
Mr. Philippe
our love is our shirts
tumblin' in the dryer
what the hand darling
dare seize the fire
i have a shell
in the palm of my hand
if i should drop it
where might it land?
why is a french man
walkin the hi-wire
on what wings darling
dare he aspire
mister philippe
how on earth might we speak
u r so up above
climbin so steep
far from my reach
and love, what would a
dance with u require?
i dont know who but
one person's shyer
it's u or it's me
(we are not certain yet)
someone will fall one day
building a wreck
breaking his neck
My Eyes Are Brown, Oh No!
My eyes are brown, they always will be
I love your face, I will always
And every sound
Sings to be found
But your faith came
When I was famous oh, oh no
I've got a pocket, fool!
Full of copper-filled dreams
And I let them fall
Through the water-wall
On 61st st.
My wish is always the same
It never changes, oh no, my wish remains
That every sound sings to be found
But your faith came when I was famous, oh no
I'm like a book
Baby, take one look
I'm bound to let you down
And my eyes are brown
They always will be
Wait, my love and see
I've been fishin' for pennies
ever since in my dream
You stole me sea
See, you still got somethin'
You don't got nothin'
When you don't got me
And every sound sings to be found
But your faith came when I was famous oh, oh no
Never Be Daunted
whatre u so afraid of
why u feelin scared
whats the worst thats gonna happen
standin in the moonlight
i can tell u feel doomed
tho nothin is wrong no nothin
u say maybe a crane will fall from the sky
maybe a dove will dive n die before yr eye
it's too early to say it's too early to say goodnight . . . goodnight
it's too early to read it's too early to read by the firelight
whatre u so afraid of
why u feelin scared
whats the worst thats gonna happen
standin in the meadow
with sunlight in yr eye n a sense of so much sorrow
u say maybe a plane will fall from the sky
maybe yr lover will lie n die before yr eye
it's too early to say it's too early to say goodnight . . . goodnight
it's too early to read it's too early to read by the firelight
Niagara Falls
darlin my dreams are trouble again
yre my friend -- i kno this -- i shant forget again
wherever sun shines thats where we will go
we brave the sleet the hail the rain the snow
youve opened up my eyes
i no longer lie
in the dark -- im afraid of every thing
shadows loom in my heart n gather in my soul
i kno our kind of closeness was worlds apart
on the bridge i fell worse than niagara falls
somehow u heard my cries
whenever pigeons fly
in darkness ... stars are born
forgive me my misfortune; forgive the fools i mourn
i know u flew the highest in fields of corn
i pray with all my might from dark til dawn
dunno how u heard my prayers
ive never been so scared
in my life the moon is my alibi
the only witness to my sorrow when i gaze in the sky
i know u shone the brightest
i wont deny this one truth
youve opened up my eyes
i no longer must rely on
my deams . . .
are all in color again
Not Your Fault
It's not your fault, not your fault
You were born you were already
Doomed from day one
You were done
With your hand on my mouth
And the windowshade drawn
You were wrong
I know what counts
Wear your glasses any way you want
Hide in a cave
But you'll never behave
This is the feeling that haunts you
There's a place where you go
You deny it
I know you are nervous
I know you are new
And for reasons at last
I have come to rely
On churches I pass
Remindin' you to
Wear your glasses any way you want
Hide in a cave
But you'll never behave
This is the feeling that haunts you
Runaway Andy!
The night is your own to take home
Lightnin' strikin' the lunatic
Till he's gone
And it's not your fault
Not your fault
You were born
Not your fault
Not your fault
You were born
It's not your fault, not your fault
You were born
You were already doomed from day one
You were done
With your hand on my mouth
And the windowshade drawn
You were wrong
I know what counts
Wear your glasses any way you want
You can hide in a cave
But you'll never behave
This is the feeling that haunts you
Now Or Never
when r we going to go away
we talk and we talk all goddam day
it's now or never; it's never now
never is always forever somehow
it's now or never; it's never now
never is always forever somehow
Oh, Mexico!
oh mexico
i just dont know if i could
ever leave u if i should
up in the sky so high
sits a mighty guy
but i dont know
if i ever could believe in him
and all the people you know
and all the places they go
and all the things that they tell you
yes you should and should not know
it's all too much for me
oh i wish i was a feather in the street
blown wherever wind may move my feet
oh i wish some things were never up to me
wouldn't it be nice to not have to be right --
to never be left with out own devices
oh mexico
i said i just dont know if i could
ever love u if i should
On And On
please excuse the state of mind im in i havent been myself for days on end in ny lookin inside every windowpane
i havent seen u on the street or in a coffee shop or on a bench hidin behind the new york times somewhere in central park
and on and on and on on and on and on on and on and on it goes it goes oh no!
days like this r so mysterious i wonder if theyre gonna change im feelin rain the same as firewood touchin a flame
i wish i could go back to bed beds the place i last saw u i dread a pillow touchin a pillow youll never rest yr head
upon and on and on on and on and on on and on and on it goes where it stops nobody knows
inside im like some tickin t-t-t-t-time bomb if i dont find u soon im bound to what -- explode!!!
no matter which road u r walkin upon have the mind to look behind u
i may be the shadow that remains after the sun has set the memory youll remind yrself the next time to forget
as on and on and on on and on and on on and on and on it goes where it on and on and on on and on and on
on and on and on it goes where it stops nobody knows
(i havent seen u on the street or on a bench hidin behind the new york times in central pah . . .
i wish i could go back to bed i dread touchin a pillow u dont rest yr head upon and ah . . .)
One Day Loneliness
u can laugh at the pictures u have in yr book go on take a look n smile
it just takes a while to get used to we used to
have none of that we just had each other to look at
one day loneliness will creep again this time i'll have to befriend it before i can send it to u
maybe youll take it on maybe u wont but i dont want it anymore than u do
i feel ill when i sing this song i sing i know we still have some thing of worth
n it's her im not used to we used to not want any of this
we just wanted each other to kid around with
i kno loneliness runs deep my fren nobody ever embraces what nobody else recommends
go on face it or else pretend r broken hearts better off in the end?
One May Die So Lonely
remind me again just what you were sayin
when you walked in the room when the music was playin
when i was lost too but in my own thoughts
n I could not find you
tell me your story im liss'nin this time
i can get us sunglasses n a bottle of wine
we can sit on the carpet sit on the table or sit on the moon
u can reach for my hand
u can say what you like
or just what u just can't stand
u can be a boy or a little ol man
be what you want--even nothin at all--
be with me
n why not forgive us quit holdin your breath
n reachin with y right hand like it's all that is left
for the knob of the door--
i love all your ankles
u fall on my floor
u roll your eyes
yre so sick of this
"jaymay, the bracelet i placed on yr wrist--you lost it"
lets face it, i think we both lost it
a little bit
i know yre livin in londumb
cause you keep on complainin
where is the sunshine it always is rainin
thats all i am hearin skies arent clearin
yr eyes keep on tearin
yre missin NY
but do you miss me
do you miss our talks
do you miss our touchin
n our midnite walks
do you miss the ocean
do you miss the sand
do you miss me at all . . . man?/miss seerman
n i have to laugh like crazy
i really think yre crazy
u might as well ask me if a hot day's all hazy
is yr left eye still navy
have i ever laid lazy with you on the grass
lets get somethin straight
cause i really do hate
this feelin that's growin
to think yre knowin
wherever i may run
even if it's dumb
i love only u
u are the only one
so it really doesn't matter
If im sorta havin fun
If for a cool/cruel even second
i get a glimpse of the sun
whether singin on the stages or fillin up the pages
somethins undone
n this song ends here
cause yre really not near /really really weird
we haven't said a word in over a year
it just gives me hope
like music is a rope
to hold u right here
n im sorry for these lines
n im sorry for my crimes
n im sorry for the oceans i sails all the times
if i ever gave you somethin it prolly was the notion
i never gave you nothin but a very hard time ;o(
Over My Head
Tell me
Tell me truly how to sing this song
Oh, I feel so sad and simple when the day is gone
And it's all over my head
It's all over my head
So I wish i was you instead
'Cause it's over my, over my, over
Listen
Listen to me as I sing this song
Something strange passin' through me movin' me alone
But it's all over my head
It's all over my head
So I wish I was clouds instead
'Cause it's over my, over my, over my . . .
What a waste tryin' to understand
When it's over my, over, it's over my head
Pinocchio's Demise
simple pleasures all weve got to give
we lock the stars n name the places they live
i love a dirt road with a rose camaro
never said i was a good kinda kid
i never said im into this: knock on wood
i never said i was your fren so stop pretendin i am
i never told a lie
i never told a lie
i never told a lie
i never told a lie
all i ever swept was dust on the floor
everybody always sayin: less is more
all im surrounded by is zen bu-u-ddhism
i never told a lie
i never told a lie
i never told a lie
she never told a lie
until the day i die
ill never tell a lie
i never told a lie
i never told a lie
Pins & Needles
point a to point c i wonder what the point may be it's nothin
we're on a fast train to nowhere i'm so scared i cant feel my heart . . . beat
if only happiness grew on trees id be fine
as it stands: pins, needles, leaves and vines
each day i awake i walk roun the lake in a wonder
until clouds replace the sun on my face and then comes the thunder
if only happiness was a breeze . . . all the time
are those flowers in bloom? how come i barely took notice --
somebody tell me the meaning of spring cause i don't feel a thing for the roses
(all i knows is . . .)
if only happiness was easy id be fine
as it stands: pins, needles, leaves and vines --
if only happiness grew on trees
Question Marc
you are the best thing so far that i have known
you are a little plant that has grown . . . up
the stars, the moon --
my shoelaces swoon
this is a song that makes no sense
this is a song in the present tense
i want to go to somewhere cozier than here
my dear . . you are a question, marc.
this is a song that makes no sense
everyone will listen
and everyone will make fun of it
but we won't care -- it's only improv
i's only improv -- i'm trying to teach you
a little lesson about free thinking
this is a song that makes no sense
this is a song that makes no sense
this . . . is a song . . . that make no sense
at all . . . ta da . . . ta da.
Rock, Scissors, Paper (RSP)
so i have under two minutes to sing u this song
it's quite the challenge actually because ive loved u so long
n i kno im always writin so u think im good with words
but i can hardly express how i feel cause words arent why love is real
there was a message in a bottle at the bottom of the sea
somebody mistook rock for paper accid-d-dentally
so their letter never made it to the lover they adore
i had to fish it from the ocean floor
and i kno u wont believe me but i swear to god it's true
the letter said "i love u but i dunno why i do"
and thats exactly when it hit me thats exactly how i feel
cause tho my love is real i dunno why i love you i just do
now i have under fifty seconds to finish this song
it's still surprising people wonder how weve lasted so long
do u remember when we wed how everyone said it was wrong
well really who cares how they feel? wise friends arent why love is real!
and i dunno why i love you i just do
now theres a singer in new york -- his name is dave deporis
and i stole a line of verse from him to make my chorus
and id write it by myself except what can u do but steal
when what u wanna say has already been written?
n this happens all the time with books n songs n even wine
except the last one is a secret since for that one youll get fined
im getting off the subject but at least it's not a crime
that tho my love is real and oh my love it's real
i dunno why i love you i just do
Sea Green, Sea Blue
"Won't you miss me?" you said inside grand central station
And your eyes grew red and wild before the chasin'
I felt your body move through my coat
I felt you footstep silent but
Heavy, you followed me onto the shuttle
Tapped my shoulder one last time and that was all, that was all
Hmmmm
I miss winter just because i miss when i knew you best
I miss the typewriter in the basement, i miss making your room a mess
I miss not being misused
I miss it all, so i guess i lose
Sea green, see blue
Hmmmm
September 2nd to April 13th, but who's counting?
Song after song after song after song amounting into mountains
He told me you beat her up
Behold the "Super Keith" on the cup
What's up, enough's enough, and where's my morning coffee?
I regret every single thing I ever said, I said those things too softly
Hmmmm
There was you, there was me in the room with the alcoholic guest
You asked if we should sleep on these cardboard sheets I said "Yes, okay, let's"
And the sculptor we hardly knew
His limbs were lying askew
Sea green, see blue
Hmmmm
You tossed your phone fifty feet in the air, I can't believe you caught it
You said whatever you wanted to as long as you thought it should be true
And you dream, you make movies, you dance
You moved to montreal, to be closer to france
How's that working out, how's the music, how's the food?
I know you won't stay there forever, i know you're gonna move again and again and again
Hmmmm
This is crazy, but I know I left you to be with your art
You always put me first, and somehow that broke my heart
'Cause it's not my place to choose
My first love, and my only muse
Sea green, see blue
Hmmmm
Sea Of Words
livin on a sea of words
im livin on a sea of words
im livin on a sea of words
for you
and if it happens that this sounds absurd
if it happens that this sounds absurd
if it happens that this sounds absurd
it's true (only because)
i don't know how to move forwards
i don't know how to move forwards
i don't know how to move forwards
with you
when im livin on a sea of words
livin on a sea of words
im livin on a sea of words
for you
Sebi5
* melody/music by Sebastien Debande
dead is the color of yr skin
yre gone but yre still in my head
and no matter what detectives tell me
somethin -- lead me to water
some call it evidence all this love for a daughter
why not just trust in all u see
even if u dont see it all completely
cause i kno u kno it's me and that is somethin
to believe in when u dream at night when yre alone
on yr own . . . yre not . . .
so i tried to tell em
no one wants to believe
i dont have to tell u
someones hidin tricks up their sleeve and
so either i stay and it's u who leave
or we've got to pray
theyve got less important things to do today
Singin' Of The Birds
once we tried to record the singin birds
cable stretched for miles from yr door
near the landin of the planes i never felt so plain
birds never sang the same again
i take the train in the mornin when it's still night out
a night owl sings for the moonlight crowd
on the frozen path to yr bedroom door
i walked beside u between sycamore
i never told u this but on christmas
i saw u sellin trees on avenue A
winter wind knows yr paper skin
went to paris once -- i never been
theres a certain slant of light on madison tonight
it shines on vines that grow in rows roun
telephone wires never tire
of carryin midnight crows
does the book of nightmares call across
the valley of not knowing
the wayward vine of wintertime
and where on earth it is growing
and are yr typewriter words for january 3rd
the key to the secret venue
perhaps you've heard singin of the birds
you cant change a person ever, darlin can you . . .
Snow White
What you look like
Snow white and so on
Reminds me of what I
Can't quite put my finger upon
The key piano and otherwise
Secret 'pon secret
I promise to hide
I love you but I'm gonna keep quiet about it
I love you but I'm keeping my mouth shut about it
Walking back into the living room
Where I do no thing like sing
Or play piano until
The cow comes home and when the phone rings
I do not dare answer
I love you but I'm gonna keep quiet about it
I love you but I'm keeping my mouth shut about it
Outside the window a shower scattered
Drop afer drop of sound pitter-pattered
Pitter-pattered, pitter-pattered
The wall is white and streaked and splattered
The pipes are broken the leak oh, no matter to me
Cause I prefer this distraction
When the piano calls me off key
I love you but I'm gonna keep quiet about it
I love you but I'm keeping my mouth shut about it
Solitaire
ill never be clever
n ill never be steady
on my feet dear
will i ever be ready for u
why throw a rock against a wall
if it only falls to pieces
i understand yr question man
but it only left me sleepless
was that me who said i love u when we were gazin at the moon
well im sorry sir i take it back i guess i spoke too soon
bc ill never be clever
n ill never be rock steady
on my feet dear
will i ever be ready for u
say ill throw a rock against a wall
but it only falls to pieces
n i understand yr question man
but it only left me speechless
n u should never really take me seriously
ya kno my voice is only sound
n im the most terrific liar u ever saw in yr life
but the Truth's a weddig gown
is an impossible thing to imagine on me
n i might as well wear a frown :o(
n it's a flatterin thing to be offered a ring
but id only always let u down
bc ill never oh be clever
n ill never be steady darlin
on my feet dear
will i ever be ready for u
why throw a rock against a wall
if it only falls to pieces
i understand yr question man
but it only left me sleepless
yeah it only left me.
Song For Paul
Could you remove the light from the room, dear one?
I have no yearn, for this life is no longer fun
I rollercoaster through the nightmare
I rollercoaster through the nightmare ride
Find me on the floor
Father, I know I do not adore
How well do I know you going through my drawer?
I rollercoaster through the nightmare
I rollercoaster through the nightmare ride
Sail away lonely-hearted creature of the sea
You were born so forlorn and nothing like the rest of us
(You're just like the rest of us)
Laugh all you want, let the organ woman cry
She's gonna do all the talkin' to you, not I
I rollercoaster through the nightmare
I rollercoaster through the nightmare ride
Sail away lonely-hearted creature of the sea
You were born so forlorn and nothing like the rest of us
(You're just like the rest of us)
Could you make all the cloud surround me tight?
And once again, could you please turn out the light?
So You Go Away
So you go away
You go your way and then I will go mine
I know where the snow falls
And I know where the sin shines
Sippin' my tea in the mornin' time
Where I wonder 'bout every possibility
(I'm on my knees!)
Today it looks like the sky may turn over
(Yeah, it may)
Today it looks like the crowd might laugh too loud
Time's runnin' out
I gotta wait until the whole thing blows over
And it's got to
Now they say I'm crazy
They said it so sincerely so
I believed it was true
But if I'm so crazy
The insanest part is what it makes you
You and your suitcase and your lover, the nude cook
And the window in the kitchen
I think the maid might wanna look
Somewhere in the meadow
Somewhere in the meadow where we dream
We take our little bath and then
We think about the things in the stream
Where we go half crazy until we figure out what it all means
Then we laugh
We laugh 'cause we don't have to scream anymore
Summertime Is Where It's At
so we're sittin in our tree
k-i-s-s-i-n-g
our feet r danglin like branches
we're toe-touchin all the sea
n this is summertime
summertime is where it's at
this is summertime
did u bring a mit
did u bring yr baseball bat
da da da da da da da da da da da
da da da da da da da da da da da
saw u sittin next to me
s-i-l-e-n-c-e
spells will u marry me?
maybe, baby.
cause this is summertime
summertime is where it's at
this is summertime
did u bring a rhyme
did u bring a book
did u bring a magnifying glass . . .
Sycamore Down
Soul map on the wall might've
Listened to the children sing
Sycamore down and the
Ground was glistening
But you were never good
You were never good
What might you say if
You could tell me anything
Love saves the day
Love will say everything
Just one thing at a time
One thing at a time
Now my love
I'm just a cloud
I'm not proud of how I've
Been dealing with things
No one's allowed
Into my world
To see how I'm feeling
And if this isn't love
What is love
If this isn't love?
'Cause soul map on the wall might've
Listened to the children sing
Sycamore down and the
Ground was glistening
But you were never good
You were never good
At anything at all
Table For Two
promise youll meet me
send the scenery tables for two
i'll pose so sweetly
my heartbeat completely for you
capture my color
watercolor the ocean blue
we'll seaweed each other
the seashell i save shall be you
i was made for a painting
and you were made for me
yr eyes are mountains
i kiss yr mouth n i forget my mind
i climb inside yr vision
to fill the spaces u r blind
i sleep like the ocean
i move to motion memories of u
i awake to the notion
my sea would calm if only u knew
There Are Red Roses
help me
the dishwasher's on
and i love you too much
help me . . .
something is wrong
such and such and such
oh for a taste of your touch
oh for a taste of your touch
that be too much
that be too much.
this is how you write a song
when you're not knowing what you're doing
let your fingers touch the strings
let your mind and thoughts be brewing
i write songs
i write songs
i never thought it was a special talent especially
i never thought i was special
anyone can do it if theyre honest naturally
it doesnt take a scientist
even a scientist isnt always a genius
doesnt take a rock scientist
to know all we need is love
john lennon was right
there are red roses
there are red roses
there are red roses
on the table tnite
there are red roses
there are red roses
there are red roses
but i cant eat them for dinner
this is the part when i'm stuck
this is the part
when i dont give . . . . a fuck
(sigh)
i am trying to do something in my life
w.out some meaning
w.out some meaning
i would rather be sharp than a butter knife
i would rather be dreaming
has anybody ever told you what happens when you die
has anybody ever told you what happens when you lie
recently i have learned
what john lennon meant by instant karma
i learned it from this dr. named gabor mate
instant kama means we suffer immediately
like if we tell a lie
we become narrower right away
(narrower right away)
how long can i keep going with this song
my fingers keep playin different chords
here's a weird one, o-o-oh
here's a weird one
this is yr mind
it's how it thinks
when you drink . . .
im drinking a martini . . .
there are some people out there who will listen to this
and find genius in it
and i think that's stupid!
if u gave anyone a guitar and tell them to play some chords
theyd say the same bullshit
but in all honesty
this is how the good songs get written...written...
and in all honesty
i feel as tho my heart's been bitten . . .
sittin at a table
im hopin i am able
that i am able
to make beauty out of guitar strings and some wood
The Psychic Says
the longer i strum this chord
the longer i feel alone
i got no home - nobody loves me
no one looks at my face
when i walk down the street
i wrote my name in wet cement
i wanted to know that my life meant
something . . . important
something grand . . . in the big scheme of things
the longer i strum this chord
the longer i feel in pain
the longer i remain
a stranger in my room
cause i know the world turns
and i notice things can change
but still i can’t believe
still i can’t believe
still i can’t believe
im gonna be a mother -- of three
one day, one day, one day . . .
This Isn't Love
Would you mind if i call you sweetheart?
I found your voice upon my tape
And I was listenin' to you
Till I fell asleep, it was gettin' late
And I know it's you out on the sidewalk
I was hopin' I would meet
Somethin' always hits me
But it ain't concrete beneath my feet
And it's not cold
It's not the heat
Is this love?
Is this it?
If it is, I like it
And if it's love
Please stay, love
Don't go away, love
Don't go away
I think of you constantly
When I walk by "Nice Guy Eddie's"
And oh, to you non-Mets fans in the bar
Would you please be quiet, please
And I know there's only one direction we can go from here
And I may whisper exactly where that is
I could tell it to your ear
And I'll be crystal, I'll be clear
Is this love?
Is this it?
If it is, I like it
And if it's love
Please stay, love
Don't go away, love
Don't go away . . . hey!
No one knows how their story unfolds
You find out when you're old and gray
But l got a good feelin' about you
I don't know what to do
Please say . . . stay
Before it goes away
Before it goes away
before it goes . . .
Would you mind if i call you sweetheart?
I found your voice upon my tape
And I was listenin' to you
Till I fell asleep, it was gettin' late
And I know it's you out on the sidewalk
I was hopin' I would meet
Somethin' always hits me
But it ain't concrete beneath my feet
And it's not cold
It's not the heat
Is this love?
Is this it?
If it is, I like it
And if it's love
Please stay, love
Don't go away, love
Don't go away
Don't go away, love
Don't go away
Don't go away, love
Don't go away
Too Many People
the way you touch i know it should
but it doesnt feel good
dont convince me with words -- i wont listen
this time i wont let you in
too many people know what they want
i dont know why i dont know
count the times you crossed the lines
it all adds up to nothing
before i met you
i fought to forget you
but i lost when i let you win
this time i wont let you in
too many people go too far
and i dont know why i just dunno
we're just two crazy kids
we're both too young for this
so this time when bullshit begins
just let go, it's all over you know it
when youre feelin that somethin within
count the times you crossed the lines
it all adds up to nothin
Tragedy
such a tragedy such a shame i had to push u in front of the train
i was walkin u couldnt keep up u kept on talkin u wouldnt shut up
n im so sorry but thats what i do when somebody upsets me n u always do
n it's very sad yre such a mush everybody heard when yr body went sploosh
u know it could have been jim instead it was u im so sorry it's just i thought u knew
u can always count on me to bring u down bop baa
when someones a moron or a jerk they keep on flirtin with yr boyfren it starts to hurt
yre ragin with fire yr face is so red man if only they would drown or choke or drop dead
oh it can happen a matter of will u just pick yr poison and u let it spill
into their coffee or into their beer thats how u make them disappear
u can always count on me to bring u down bop baa
yre waitin in line at the bank of new york somebody cuts u like a knife and fork
tap on their shoulder spit in their face say hey im sorry u just stole my space
if they feel guilty and trade spots with u cause thats the natural and the right thing to do
calm down let it go worse things have happened in new york altho
if they ignore u n turn back aroun choose yr weapon n never ever back down
it may be a hammer it could be a gun doesnt really matter as long as u run
as quick as u can away from the scene just leave the janitor the body to clean
n dont think about it never feel mean i murdered yr ma it was only a dream ;o)
u can always count on me to bring u down bop baa
Understood
good light over the seagulls roll for the
nighttime cry shine n go for the gopher
my eyes roll beside u i notice the way u
resign to the bathrom to receive a phone call
n u return w carrot soup in a plastic bag
oh u returned w soup in a plastic bag
where is the # that i should reach u
i kno u u kno me u want to u should follow
understood (i want to be good) understood
understood (i want to be good) understood
i kno u u kno me u want to be lonely
i love u i kno u kno u want me to/o
is that understood . . . is that understood . . .
i kno u u kno me u want to be lonely
u hold the empire in yr arms
and i am good (i want to be good) is that understood
i was good cause i understood
theres a green light above the empire state line
u shine there (u meant to)
Up On The Hill
you dont belong in my shadow
you dont belong in my light
waving good day thru the lifetime
bidding the day to the night . . . time . . . crime
there up on the hill a boy and girl met
and they are standing there still on the hill
with arms reachin roun the one they love to call . . .
some pray into the meadow
go there you start to say
come down in the bear where they found me
down in the well where they drown
crown after crown
up on the hill a boy and girl met
they stand there so still
with arms reachin roun the world
oh darlin dance with me darlin dance with me darlin dance with me
cmon dance with me darlin dance with me darlin dance with me
darlin dance with me darlin dance with me darlin dance with me
darlin dance with me darlin dance with me darlin cmon and dance
darlin dance with me darlin dance with me darlin dance darlin --
oh, up on the hill a boy and girl met
and they are standing there still on the hill
with arms reachin roun the one they love to call their love
U Said U Would Call
it's 11pm
im writin this song
u said u would call
n im waitin thats all
i think we're still friends
i hope that we're more
u said u would call
as u walked out my door
what is it with people
leadin me on
im on my mattress
right in this song
u said u would call
u said it so nice
u said u would call
such a simple devi-i-ice
to keep me waitin
for the phone to ring
yre not gonna call
so im gonna sing
dont tell me youll call
if yre not gonna call
im not angry
im just waitin thats all
WASAD
dont move yr mouth
it's useless to talk
it's useless to talk to a wall
n dont move yr legs
it's useless to walk
it's useless to walk if u fall
and when alls said n done
we hit n we run
we hit n we run away
when alls said n done
it's really no fun
it's realy no fun . . .
so dont move yr mouth
it's useless to talk
it's useless to talk thru the wall
n dont move yr legs
cause u cant seem to walk
no u cant walk if u fall
and when alls said n done
we hit n we run
we hit n we run away
when alls said n done
it's really no fun
it's realy no fun at all
WHAT ABOUT THE BOB?
what about the moon
what about the car
what about the parents
that drove really far
what about the song
what about the star
what about the rugs
we leave on the floor
what about the cat
what about the dog
what about the bird
what about the log
what about the fire
what about the shaker
what about the drum
what about the keys
what about my knees
what about the son
what about the daughter
w h u d d a b e e b u h r o a n
what about the
what about the bicycle the heater n the furnace
what about the stove
what about the cabinet
what about the roux
what about the rabbit
what about the
purple paint on the wall !!!
what about the harmonica
what about the summer
thats about to fall
what about the winter
that may spring spring
what about the diamond set in the ring
what about the what about the sky
what about the guy
what about the gal
what about the party
what about the pal
what about the
what about the cement floor
what about the cement floor
what about the trap door
and the girl beneath the sea
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What Happened
One day ago you spoke to me
You whispered so eloquently
I'm egg-shell walkin'
On the postcard I'll send
What happened
I should've sensed it from the start
Your words were such a work of art
Syllables that broke my heart all over again
What happened
Oh, overnight you changed from kind to cruel
I feel just like a fool
Why should I even pretended a miracle could ever mend
The bitter moments that I spend wondering
What happened
You're like the dream I can't forget
I won't regret we ever met
I'm curious oh I hardley mean to offend
What happened
There's still one piece I can't get straight
A puzzle I have to investigate
I'm usually polite, now I can't pretend
Nothing happened
Oh, darling I don't know where we went wrong
I've been thinking all day long
Is there some way to change your mind?
Like a puzzle piece that I might find
In the words you have not spoken yet
Whisper I promise to let you
Talk your way back to my room
Tell me that you left too soon
Take a hold of my hand
Help me understand
What happened
Cause how could you just go
Without telling me so
Now I'll never know
If our love is meant to be
Darling please listen to me
Listen and you just might
Change every wrong back into right
Overnight you changed your mind, you fool
How could you be so cruel?
And why should I even pretend a miracle could ever lend
A moment where I do not spend life wondering if
What happened since then would happen again
What happened since then
Wise Is The Sea
how wise is the sea
for living longer than me
and quite right is the moon
shedding light on the sea //// //// i see you
i see me stretched out in the sun -- unraveling
everything before it's begun
i see cloud number nine how/it's divine
i see heaven above disguised as love
Worry Stone
i carry worry stones
i know it's true
and when i'm all alone
i worry about you
and i recall the good things
that we said daily
and i recall anything
that made me your lady in the night
i carry worry stones
i know it's true
and when i'm on my own
i carry you
i recall the good things
that we said daily
and i recall anything
to make me your lady in the night
You Are Looking Old
I'm overwhelmed with emotion
I'm overwhelmed in D
I've got 500,000 things on my mind
Goin 500,000 speeds
The shower-head is beyond broken
The water's freezin cold
I'm in my blanket on your bed
And you are lookin over at me
Yeah.
You See?
Yeah.
For two years I avoided you
I wonder why sometimes
I'm too ashamed to admit reasons
Stars were not aligned
I remember walkin round with my hands
Clenched in two tight fists
two years is two years too long to resist you
So why did I resist?
I'm on the brink of somethin
So you may listen in
I'm not insincere at all
They were all, they were all . . .
Kiddin when they told you
I had banished you from thought
I never could not think of you
To spare the shoes I bought
Remindin me of "Art Land"
With nobody at the bar
To watch you throw my clog upon the floor
Where dancers usually are
I'm on the brink of somethin
So you may listen in
I'm not insincere at all
They were all, they were only kidding!
You Are My Love
you are my love
and i love my love
cause my love loves me
cause my love loves me
and my love loves me
cause my love can see
im the one that he
will be with for all of time
one day i'll run run just to arrive at the conclusion
it's love that lets us survive
then ill run run run
to the one one one
and we'll smile so absurd
cause we know what we've begun
and what we have begun
is a song song song
with no music and no words
and absolutely nothing wrong
you are my love
and i love my love
cause my love loves me
cause my love loves me
yeah my love loves me
cause my love can see
im the one that he
will be with for all of time
one day im afraid i might find
ive nothin to say
cause words are hard to rhyme
but ill run run run
to the one one one
and we'll smile so absurd
cause we know what we've become
and what we have become
is a song song song
with no music and no words
there's absolutely nothing wrong with that
there's nothing wrong with that
there's nothing wrong with that
there's nothing wrong with that
You Are The Only One I Love
the first time that i met you i knew
one day i would know u even better
when people tried to tell me "do not fall for him"
i told myself "don't let them get to you"
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love to love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one
the first thng that you said to me was
"jamie i love you, jamie i love you, jamie, jamie, i love you"
and i've never been one to believe in love at fist sight
but now i know it exist
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love to love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one
we went for walks through leaves in parks
your winter sleeve was pulled over my hand
dont u know i thought of you when on st. mark's
i saw some other man collecting cans?
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love to love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one i love
u r the only one
can u feel love landslide outside/inside at all?
You'd Rather Run
run yr fingers through yr hair, let's pick up from where we left off
call all your friends, announce the new victory
once u were sweet to me-- knock it off
the music doesn't move you, doesn't soothe you, doesn't prove youre worth a dime
you work round the clock, watch it tick and tock, but this isn't your time
move over son, it's my turn to shine
was there ever a moment, one small slice in history when i took you seriously?
when your belt and your shoes did not announce your poor taste so fearlessly?
cause that's news to me.
and u can forget it, i get it, i just dont let it get to me
i regret to inform i do not fret or mourn the way things used to be
it's all in the past now, it's all gone
and the only way into the sun is walking, but youd rather run
youd rather run . . . away
the songs he writes are for "dad" the true love lost 'fore he ever had
if stories begun "if father loved son" we wouldn't be feelin so bad
but doesn't everyone?
and it's not that i hate you i never loved u enough to hate you
to get even or mad so as not to seem sad just seems ungrateful
cause really i am thankful im sad
maybe we're the same unabashed and unashamed then again i dunno where
u came from
you keep carvin out names - first jamie then james and i cant keep up
to restrain u
how come?
we two came together for worst and for better it's true
and the weather is clever but she's not the only one getting over you
. . . it's me too
and the only way into the sun is walking, but youd rather run
youd rather run away
my god, it's no fun to watch u play dumb with yr ugly hand on her thigh
and she's nervous too but politeness eschews the impulse to finger deny
plus yr girlfriends a spy
and what would she think to look up from her drink and find you
in your sad little vest tryin hard to undress the girls you sat down next to
shell think nothing-- she'll be thinking of u
im glad i dont know the places you go, im glad for u and for them
let's be discreet if we are to meet on Ludlow ever again
dont mention Ben
it's funny what u miss, it's funny what u don't
ive thought it all through, the potential to fondly reminisce is this:
i wont
and the only way into the sun is walking, but youd rather run
youd rather run away
don't say we got along, that's remarkably wrong, it doesn't suggest or imply
the thing about us u dont dare discuss
we never got along famously we just tried
i tried to be good, i tried to be gracious and kind
but working with u has done nothing but prove a total waste of time
cause the real curse is yr mind
sometimes at night i stare at the ceiling and wonder what's wrong with me
to involve myself with people who don't know what my
true feeling might possibly be
who latch onto my strength like it's all they've got
it takes all of my strengths and i go through such lengths to show
them it is not
what they think they are stealing
and the only way into the sun is walking, but youd rather run
youd rather run away
yes, the only way into the sun is walking, but youd rather run
youd rather run . . . away
You're My Favorite Man
it's been so long
who even knows what day it is
im so strong
for waiting waiting waiting so long
for u to arrive at my doorstep alive
only with longer hair and a tan
youre my favorite man
youre my favorite man
sometimes i get bored
of waiting around
so i write songs like this --
theyre not profound
but i think u get the point: i miss you miss you miss you
only wanna kiss n kiss u, yeah that's the plan
cause yre my favorite man
sha la la la la la la la
stop look n listen
baby whats that sound?
its my heart on a mission to p-p-p-pound
and i think i found it
i tell u what, i think i found it . .
it's not a plant, it's not a rug, it's not a bird, it's not a bug
it's not a whale of a cocktail or some shoulder bout to shrug
it's not a movie beyond me or above . . .
it's love . . .
i think i found true love
i think i found true love
i think i found true love
and that's got to be enough . . .
it's got to be . . . you