Eels

It was late, had some drinks It was only our second date She looked good, real, real good I wanted to do what I could I'm not one to jump in the pond without checking How deep the water may be But I knew this was it, we each said to get A $200 Tattoo...

Thats the bell, and I'm gonna be late Like I really give a shit Dont expect me to relate when you're Holier than thou Holier than thou Holier than thou Thirteen ?? going to so good Gonna take them there too No one else can understand when you're Holier than th...

Got a 3 speed and banana seat Sitting back on the sissy bar Went to Sev and got a drink Wish I was driving in Daddy's car And I looked up at the sky last night And I thought I saw a bomb And why won't you just tell me what's going on? Riding down on S...

Wake up the dying Don't wake up the dead Change what you're saying Don't change what you said Now that it's time that I got out of bed When i walk myself down sycamore street The sun beats down No shoes on my feet And i stumble on a daisy through concrete Pi...

She locked herself in the bathroom again So I am pissing in the yard I have to laugh when I think how far it's gone But things aren't funny any more I drew a line into the dirt And dared her to step right across it And she did So I am knocking on the...

My love, let me bring Anything your heart desires Everything you'll ever need When you rise When you retire Sweet thing, oh my word Such a very pretty sight As a swallow in the sun As a sparrow in the night My love, can you not feel it I don't kno...

A happy accident, Me running into you Was off of my beaten path God lost from my crew. Out of my element Lost hold of the wheel I didn't anticipate A pleasant ordeal. I was getting tired of Always being alone Good thing that I've always been so Accident prone...

Agatha was beautiful Her long, black hair and aching eyes Even when she didn't feel so good She look alright She always had her smile And it was good for a while I wouldn't answer each time the phone rang But I should've stayed with Agatha Chang Agat...

Am I gonna be alright? No I'm not gonna be alright Nothin' is alright now Am I gonna see the sun come up? Or am I goin' down? 'Cause everyday I'm here All I feel is sheer Agony Friends tellin' me that maybe I need Some psychiatric help Yeah, they're always so...

When I was born the doctor said There's something wrong inside that baby head When I was a boy at sunday school I told them all that they were fools All in a day's work To live and breathe A sight to see And so it goes I went into the fortune teller's She wo...

Everyday I wake up, wonder why I'm alone when I know I'm a lovely guy Birds come down from sky so blue See all the beautiful things you do Why can't I just get with you Every night I carry out my plan Pray to God that one day I could be your man Birds...

If i could love you I'm sure i would If i could hold you And feel understood I'd be there now But i don't know how 'cause i am an animal Bundle of rags Wrap me tight Keep me safe inside Warm at night I am no more I am not good I am so sorry If...

Living lost has been the way Since the day I came along Drifting through the dead-eyed days When every turn is wrong And I knew it was the darkest road That I'd never know just how To travel on to get somewhere But I thought I'd have some answers by no...

Hate a lot of things But i love a few things And you are one of them Hard to believe After all of these years But you are one of them Walk down the street I'm thinking: Everybody move along I've got a sad-hearted needing To belong Nevertheless It's all the...

We were on this car trip, And I was looking at these rows and rows of trees all along the highway. I don't know what kind of trees, apples or something. There were just like thousands and thousands of rows of a thousand trees each. And I picked one tree th...

Are you and me gonna happen Are you and me gonna happen soon The gods smile hard down upon A love that's shared Heaven's awaiting those who dare Are you and me gonna happen Are you and me gonna happen soon A sweeter feeling i can't guess Will ever b...

Baby genius Look how you've grown Where do you go from here? Didn't we have some good times After all is said and done? Small body and small mind Big head and big headaches My back is broken Baby genius Find a new ride 

Record company hates me The doctor says I'm sick The bad girls think I'm just too nice And the nice girls call me 'Dick' But baby loves me And she's smarter than you My baby loves me Unlikely but true Policeman flashes the red lights Coach says that I'm weak...

Guess i'm doing something wrong Never feel right in these shoes Pocket full of matches and a head full of flames Got to warn you that i'm bad news She tucks me in and then she screams "one day you will have to choose Either take care of me or take care...

You're such a beautiful freak i wish there were more just like you you're not like all of the others and that is why i love you beautiful freak, beautiful freak that is why i love you beautiful freak, beautiful freak some people think you have a probl...

All my life I had this funny little feeling Came and went time and again in all my daily dealings Call it a deficit, an emptiness inside Why is true love hard to find, why does true love hide But now I found you and I know that we would be So very happy...

She has eyes disability blue A german dog and a strict curfew And if one man's cage is another man's stage Then she's turned the script to another page And she doesn't really give a damn What you have to say She makes a call on her friend's cell phone...

Blinking lights on the airplane wings Up above the trees Blinking down a morse code signal Especially for me Ain't no rainbow in the sky In the middle of the night But the signal's coming through One day i will be alright again Blinking lights on the highway...

Nobody listens to the whisperin' fool Are you listenin'? I didn't think so I've been quiet as church-house mouse Tip toeing everywhere I go I had enough for being complacent I had enough of being a mouse I no longer keep my mouth shut Bombs away, gonna...

I don't miss where i came from But each night i dream about being back home When i wake up in the morning I'm too tired And tired of being alone So i get up and go downtown And pick me out a little piece of ground Where i can prove something to the world I ca...

Wise men say, only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay? Would it be a sin? If I can't help falling in love with you Like a river flows, surely to the sea Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be Take my hand, take my...

The kids are diggin' up a brand new hole Where to put deadbeat mom Grandpa's happy watching video porn With the closed-caption on And father knows best About suicide and smack Well, hee hee hee Cancer for the cure Cancer for the cure Buckle-up and end...

I've got something Maybe i should tell you I may check out At any given time Things won't get better Until they get much worse Is the curse stronger than me Or am i stronger than the curse Everyone is scared of me And i'm scared of me too Never kno...

Get off your sled and go to bed Don't you ever tire? Throw a bone i'm finally home Curled up by the fire Snow is falling from the sky Like ashes from an urn Sweet dreams my little one Now it's my turn Well christmas is going to the dogs We'd rather have chew...

So I wrote it all in a letter But I don't know if it came The nurse she likes my writing So she keeps it just like me So that it won't get away I won't be denied this time 'fore i go out of my mind over matters Got my foot on the ladder And I'm climbi...

Take heart, my little friend And push back your seat Soon we'll be far away Far from the street Where you learned how to be Not what you are Up on the shoulder There is a town With a little motel And an old movie house We'll go to a movie Whatever...

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...

Standing in the dark outside the house Breathing in the cold and sterile air Well i was thinking how it must feel To see that little light And watch it as it disappears And fades into And fades into the night So i know you're going pretty soon Radiation sore...

Flying through the dark Dead reckoning My gages can't be trusted Can't see a goddamn thing I know the day is coming That catches up with me I told you you're no match But then who could be Thought we were the lonely type On an island of the lost Bu...

I like a girl with a dirty mouth Someone that I can believe We had a window, not open too long But that time is good and gone And if I ever see her again Just walking by with some new guy I know that we will need to pretend And hope our eyes keep telling lies...

Coming home from the school today Crying all along the way Ain't no way for a boy to be Begging ma to shave me please You little punks think you own this town Well someday someone's gonna bring you down Life ain't pretty for a dog faced boy You take back wha...

What would you say if i left this town tomorrow I guess i would But know i'd miss the train I know i would I'll take a dog's life Just layin' in the sun I'll take a dog's life 'cause i don't care for this one Chasing trains and planes and rain Where...

This is the day That i give myself up cold The dust of ages Settles on your days And so you shake your coat off And get on your way Bloodshot and trembling A new day has begun The dust of ages Settles on your days And you blow it all away And get...

Have two eyes But i cannot see I have a heart But i cannot feel anything Don't give up now I'm almost there I got a mouth But it doesn't say The things i want it to say today Anyway Don't give up now I'm almost there Life's just an ugly mess The...

Efils good and the time is right I'll bundle-up and slip away The count is down and the drip is up It's time to split this hunk of clay Now you can bring back my suitcase but you can't bring me And you can have all the money 'cause you say that you must But i...

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...

Feeling scared today Write down "I am ok" A hundred times the doctors say I am ok I am ok I'm not ok Skin is crawling off Mopping the sweaty drops Sticking around for this shit Another day Another day Not another day Pink pill feels good Finally understood...

Laying on the bathroom floor Kitty licks my cheek once more And i could try But waking up is harder when you wanna die Walter's on the telephone Tell him i am not at home 'cause i think that i am going To a place where i am always high My name's elizabeth My...

Crazy guy with a matted beard Standing on the corner Shouting out "end times are near" And nobody noticed him But I can hear him loud and clear She is gone now, and nowhere near Seems like end times are here I walk around a puddle in the street And he...

Remember last year when you were on your own You swore the spirit couldn't be found December rolled around and you were counting on it To roll out Well, everything's gonna be cool this christmas Everything's gonna be cool this christmas Everything's gonna be...

Well, the sun is shining but it don't feel good Don't smile down on this neighborhood When i go walking through this stinking town Mister, i keep my eyes down The brotherhood of the misunderstood Live and die here in all likelihood You're livin' in this...

Let's go down to the fashion show With all the pretty people that you don't know We'll sit down in the velvet chairs They'll hand awards out for best hair And if we don't win one, well, then We'll blow off our heads in despair We'll blow off our heads in despa...

Dear ma You might find it hard to believe But i think i finally found a home The weather's lovely There's so much to see And people who know what i know Now i've got friends that do want me And take me as i am Now i've got friends that do love me I'm...

Turn the ugly light off God, Wanna feel the night. Everyday it shines down on me Don't you think that I see? Don't you think that I see what it's all about? Hard to look the other way While the world passes me by And everyone is trying to bum me out. It...

Little field mice living under the house Never eating much Tough life for a mouse And if you think you're gonna be spared You're wrong Field mice, head lice Spiders in the kitchen Don't think twice 'bout Whatever keeps you itchin' Ice water, flyswatter Gonna...

Where do you go when The day is done But you are not? You look for a friend, but Maybe I'm All you got Hard to pretend that I've always been here Ready to be your man And I heard sounds Comin' through The bedroom wall Somebody cryin' Echoin' Down the hall N...

Sun down on the sorry day By nightlights the children pray I know you´re prob´ly gettin´ ready for bed Beautiful woman get out of my head I´m so tired of the same old crud Sweet baby I need fresh blood Whoo! Howl The moon shines on the autumn sky Growin´ co...

You don't have a clue, What it is like To be next to you. I'm here to tell you, That it is good, That it is true. Birds singing a song, Old pain is peeling, This is that fresh That fresh feeling. Words can't be that strong, My heart is real, This is that fre...

If you're scared to die You better not be scared to live I've been spending all my days Giving all i can give Last night i heard someone walk in Through my bedroom door What they wanted i'm not exactly sure A friendly ghost is all i need Marking time on a b...

Ten pounds and a head of hair Came into without a care What they thought were cries Were little laughs Only looking forward and moving fast The little bundle had arrived And i was happy to be alive In a magic world Long days and dreaming nights Wide eyes take...

I came home tonight I felt like I'd die of loneliness Strange you think, popularity I'm looking for a simple life, life ain't simple I'm sick and tired, I don't wanna be alone I go to a party, but I don't really want to So now i'm sitting out here on my porch...

Sitting in the funeral parlor On the night before the day Think i might have left the stove on Think i might have left the door unlocked I don't know if the stores will all be closed When i get out I don't know if the chores will all be done When i get...

Slept in all day In dirty sheets The stain on my shirt Been there for weeks When I was young I had a dream I would be held in high esteem I thought I'd end up a gentleman Distinguished, respected, refined The life that I've led It's better unsaid T...

Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine. Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm, When the rivers freeze and summer ends, Please s...

Everyone is going fetal It's the dance the kids all feel Just get down under your desk Feels like your mama's nest Alright Everyone is going fetal It's the one thats really real You're gonna love it if you give it a try You just lay down like you're g...

Going to your funeral now and feeling I could scream Everything goes away Driving down the highway through the perfect sunny dream A perfect day for perfect pain Look at all the people with the flowers in their hands They put the flower on the box that's ho...

She used to love me but it's Over now That was a good thing that's Gone man, gone I pass the hours Just to get by Talk to the dogs So I know that I'm alive I never thought that I should quit All the stupid crazy shit that I do In the name of Keepi...

The cut-rate mime walking through the dirty streets Of Paris in the hot August heat Sun melting in the fake smile away Just looking for a place to stay The actress gave up all her old dreams And traded up, now she is a queen Royal families don't have time for...

Are you one of the beautiful people? Is my name on the list? Wanna be of the beautiful people, Wanna feel like I'm missed Hey you with the walkie-talkie, I know my clothes are not right. I wish I had my own walkie talkie That reached to God every night Everyon...

Hello cruel world So this is you A broken heart But with a view I'm looking out to face another day The angry mob The happy mass This birthday cake may be the last I'm looking out to find another way Norman rockwell colors fade All my favorite thin...

Nobody's quite sure How it became But something so good Could become of this day But she's like a dream Where you've lost all your fear And in this life you're lucky To have even one good friend And it's her that I'll miss in the end Love stories come And then...

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor And cry your guts out till you got no more Hey man now you're really living Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl Made you feel like it's not such a bad world Hey man now you're really living Now you're r...

So you've got balls now Marie on the run Down on newberry street Seventeen seconds of fun Apes are overrated, blucky A kinky batch of pudding, yay! Garbage dump pumpkin rot And candy apple gray Werewolf in a flower bed Perfect day for lucky guy Thi...

Coming through the alley Trying to walk without a sound It doesn't really matter 'cause there ain't no one around Tip toe through the alley and Tip toe through your life You still got it coming Be it gun be it knife Next thing you know You're eating hospital f...

I am building a shrine Deep inside my heart It's filled with all the little things I'll take when I depart All the love you bring me, all the tender words you sing me And all the suns within your smile All the wisdom of your ways, enduring endless days...

I can`t look at the rocket launch The trophy wives of the astronauts And I won`t listen to their words `Cause I like Birds I don`t care for walkin` down town Crazy auto car gonna mow me down Look at all the people like cows in a herd Well I like Birds If you...

I like your toothy smile, it never fails to beguile. Whichever way the wind is blowing I like the way this is going. I like the color of your hair, I think we make a handsome pair. I can only see my love growing I like the way this is going I like to watch T...

I need a mother I'm sorry but it's true I need a lover Not someone like you I been your daddy for too long of a time Need a little mothering just once in a while I need a mother I'm sorry but it's true It's undercover, the way it's always been I sho...

I need some sleep. It can't go on like this. I tried counting sheep, But there's one I always miss. Everyone says I'm getting down too low Everyone says you just gotta let it go You just gotta let it go, You just gotta let it go. I need some sleep....

I write the b-sides That make a small portion of the world cry I like the seaside And singing songs that make you not wanna die Throw a stone into the sea And wait for it to come back to me Better get out on the boat 'cause someone told me that stones d...

The old oak tree had roots so far down in the ground I fell from it and hit the dirt without a sound I dreamt at night of growing wings so I could fly A caterpillar to a moth before I die I plodded through, ordinarily earthbound I knew my feet could never lea...

I"m gonna tell you what you need to hear And I'm a little to late by three or four years And it may not make much sense now what we are apart But I'm going to stop pretending that I didn't break your heart You see I never thought enough of myself To realize...

Things were good for a, couple of minutes But now it’s one hard faith The super marking card makes you home I push it by myself I’m your brave little soldier And everything will be alright I’m your brave little soldier Coming home to you tonight Gonna be alri...

Well i've been kicked around Whatd'ya see Am i alright I'm alright Well i've been kicked around Whatd'ya see Am i alright I'm alright I once had a heart I was ripped from it Chewed up then spat out Like a cherry pit And if i seem a little hard I...

If you see natalie Send along this message I know that you've been through An awful lot of late Girl, Steady the trembling hand That's what you do Girl, Steady your trembling hands Then see what's in front of you Friends and fortunetellers They al...

My love is always just as she seems A force of nature all her own To be reckoned with Whatever's wrong with me Her kiss redeems And it's all there In my dreams My love is soaring She glides through the sky Hardly a warning She takes my hand Says "O...

In my younger days This wouldn't have been so hard I would've just shrugged it off But now it's tough I'm not so rough I've got a little ways to go It's not over yet, I know But it feels Not so far away In my younger days This still would've knocked...

In the yard, behind the church where Butterflies and blackbirds search for A safe place to rest the night away We will go down to the brook and Sit upon the overlook then Forget about the troubles of the day We will walk among the graves of Men long dead with...

It's a motherfucker Being here without you Thinking 'bout the good times Thinking 'bout the bad And I won't ever be the same It's a motherfucker Getting through a Sunday Talking to the walls Just me again But I won't ever be the same I won't ever be the same...

How does her world spin Without me in her nest? Could there really be such happiness? Oh, she's got a dark side too Even murderous But I love that Just like her I don't have a chance at writing the book I just wanna be a page In Jeannie's diary One single pa...

Jehovah's witness leave me alone Jehovah's witness i'm not at home Keep on a-knockin' and ringin' the bells Knockin' your way straight to hell Jehovah's witness let's not pretend That for one second you are my friend Knock on my door and i'll turn out t...

Mama had an epideral Hoping i would be a girl The night was black The sky was booming Darker clouds were surely looming I heard screaming Doctor shouts And baby then i came out And here i am Found my way down the street Chicken hawk's favorite meat The man w...

In my heart there lives a little riddle I'm always trying to find my way Everything feels older in the morning I'll find an answer some day But I'm feeling kinda fuzzy But you know I'm alright I'm feeling kinda fuzzy But the Sun's shining bright Don't...

She has an easy going way It doesn't matter what you'd say I understand just what she means When she says she doesn't care She doesn't let it wreck her day She's a kindred spirit She doesn't have an act She's got a real big heart And I gotta win it ba...

Walkin` along by the L.A. river This river`s such a joke and so I am I don`t know why I should believe her I don`t care what she says, wanna die I`d jump right in the drink, but theres no water I`d jump right in the, and sink away from here Poor river, empty...

You`re dead but the world keeps spinning Take a spin trough the world you left It's getting dark a little too early Are you missing the dearly bereft? Taking flight and you could be here tomorrow Taking flight, well, you could get here tonight I'm gonna fl...

When you called Your voice was so grave I knew it would be The last time we spoke You said something That i could not hear To hear with my own ears The last time we spoke And it's a hard time Trying to get through All the days that drag on Thinking about you...

Let's ruin Julie's birthday I didn't get my invite Could be lost in the mail or something I'm gonna be there tonight I never cared about her anyway And I guess she never cared About me And what do you mean that I can't go? Where does it say that I'm a fool?...

Lilac blowing through the warm summer air Hint of your perfume The smell of your hair Sun is setting and the crows all cry Electrical storm forming in the sky Got a hurt inside that I just gotta heal All I can do is feel, feel, feel Day is dying and the...

Little bird, hopping along my porch Know it sounds kinda sad but what's it all for? Right now you're the only friend I have in the world And I just can't take how very much, goddamn, I miss that girl Little bird, you look alright I'm sure it's not easy gettin...

Hold me like a mother would Like I've always known somebody should, yeah Although tomorrow don't look that good Well it just goes to show Though people say we're an unlikely couple I'm seeing double of you Oh This is life And everything's all right Living liv...

That wind a-blowin' It's getting strong The rain a'fallin' Been falling too long The pressure in the clouds has changed Death rattles our window panes Honey, we're in a lockdown hurricane They tried to warn us I didn't care Said don't be stupid Get...

I am a lone wolf, I always was and will be. I feel fine. I am resigned to this. I am a lone wolf. I am a lone wolf. Got my cares, Wrapped-up all nice and neat In my suitcase. I'll take it down the street, To a place with plenty of space for me. I am a lone wo...

Oh she comes on like a fog And then she goes out Like a neurotic dog So now i'm sitting here Thinking all day long Looking out the window With a blue hat on Find me an open grave Just push me in Then let me up to live again So she bought a little b...

Oh, it's looking up Let me tell you what I mean Used to be kind of bitter Always had a babysitter But I'm feeling much fitter Now I'm kind of sweet Back on my feet Walking down the street Yeah, I'm looking up It's looking up I used to be cruel Kind of a tool...

Was i wrong about the world It’s a beautiful new place Where else could a creep like me Meet such a pretty face Meeting every day with the rising sun Looking up it’s looking like My losing streak is done Used to always feel like Wished that i was dressed bet...

Don't got a lot of time Don't give a damn Don't tell me what to do I am the man If there's a god up there Something above God shine your light down here Shine on the love Love of the loveless Don't have too many friends Never felt at home Always be...

In my heart of hearts I know it well Been giving myself the soft sell Anyone can see that I´ve been running away Not facing the day that´s here It´s time to man up I´m man enough it´s time to man up I´m man enough I´m man enough for you it´s time t...

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...

And everytime you crave for me i'm here And anything you hunger for i'll share And i will be quietly standing by While slowly i am dying inside Hold me in your arms And let me be the one Who can feel like i am a child in love Everytime i talk to you you're d...

Well it's a pretty bad place outside this door I could go out there but I don't see what for And I'm happy living here in the dark On the edge of my mind And it's nobody else's business Now it's just me myself and the secrets that live within the walls o...

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...

It's like i'm dressed up in my mama's clothing it's like i'm talking to a voice that doesn't exist it's like i got a wire crossed upstairs but all i want is just a little truth and thats it they say i'm mental but i'm just confused thay say i'm mental but i'...

Feeling mighty fine Feeling mighty fine at this time Yes i am Feeling mighty fine Feeling mighty fine at this time Yes indeed Walk down any street Ask the people you meet What is it about this place Keeps you on your feet? Feeling mighty fine Feel...

Millicent, don't blame yourself Sweetheart, there's no one else More important to me than you There's nothing that you need to do To prove to me that you care I know you do Millicent, just let 'em talk 'Cause this thing, it's a lock And no one's gonna...

In the waning days ahead, I gotta look back down the road. I know that it's not too late. All the stupid things I've said, and people I've hurt and let down. I hope it's not my fate, to keep defeating my own self, and keep repeating yesterday. I can't...

She'd never known acceptance She'd never known the word She says "i like to call myself m But my real name is mockingbird" Mockingbird franklin So how do you do Mockingbird franklin I'm alot like you She says her mother is gone now She says it never...

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 Wh...

People talking sound like dogs Barking through the trees Making no sense at all Meaning nothing to me Mother mary Quite contrary I did not mean to let you go So quick People talking crack me up They don't have a little clue What it's like to be me...

The smokestack spitting black soot into the sooty sky The load on the road brings a tear to the indian's eye The elephant won't forget what it's like inside his cage The ringmaster's telecaster sings on an empty stage God damn right it's a beautiful day...

My beloved monster and me We go everywhere together Wearing a raincoat that has four sleeves Gets us through all kinds of weather She will always be the only thing That comes between me and the awful sting That comes from living in a world that's so dam...

Springfield's looking pretty dusty today I see their dreams coming undone The view from inside ward nine affords this much A town teeming with the unloved Close the window and lock it so it's good and tight La la la la la la la la La la la la la Turning eigh...

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...

My timing is off She isn't ready for my love It's all that I got But it's a pretty big thing That she should recognize The truth between us cannot hide She knows that it's real But the situation doesn't fit I know what I feel And I know that this is really it...

How does a little baby know how to smile? How does a cat land on his feet? Why does it feel like you've been here before? How do the two perfect people meet? Pain in my heart, twistin' like a knife Disappeared just overnight Good morning, mystery of lif...

You know what? I’m in a good mood today Well I’m so happy it’s not yesterday Man it was brutal, with planning tissues I guess you could say that I had issues Well it’s looking good, I dug my way out I’m changing up what the story’s about When the world...

There's a world outside, And I know 'cause I've heard talk. In my sweetest dream I would go out for a walk. But I don't think I'm ready yet. I'm not feeling up to it now. Just not that steady yet. And I don't need you telling me how. There's s...

Life is hard, and so am I: You`d better give me something so I don`t die Novocaine for he soul Before i sputter out Before i sputter out Life is white and I am black Jesus and his lawyer are coming back Oh my darling, will you be here Before I sputter out Befo...

(Something's not right, I don't understand) Nowadays I keep to myself Everybody else can look some other way Things I say seem to get me into trouble That I've been through for too many days And trouble is a friend of mine I'd like to leave behind I l...

I wanna see paris Insane on the seine I wanna do that bull run thing in spain I wanna go to england And walk down penny lane Half a pint in ireland May wash away my pain I'm stuck in mud Spinning my wheels And i'm all alone On the road To nowheresv...

Daisy I never thought i'd go Crazy But i never thought you so Until now that i see All the crazy things you're doing Why you wanna ruin it And me Counting numbered days Lately I think you know it's true That's it It's all over, i'm through For a while we can...

My friend was lyin' The grass was dyin' It felt like a story you don't care where it leads A change of venue Will it mend you? If the grass is not greener, you know what it needs I knew that I had to throw down some seeds Oh-so-lovely Lord above me I feel my...

Everyone loves you Nobody cares An awful collection Of enemies and friends Congratulations to you With sad regrets I'm tired of the old shit Let the new shit begin The psychic pain Of living in this world Is overwhelming me Again and again A beaut...

One, two, three Two, two, three I am a man In great pain over Great beauty It's not easy Standing on my feet These days But you know I'm pretty sure that I've been through worse And I'm sure I can take the hit I pushed the bed against the window...

Every time I find myself in this old bind Watching the death of my hopes. In the ring so long gonna prove them wrong I'm not knocked out, but I'm on the ropes. I've got enough fight left inside this tired heart To win this one and walk out on my feet, No retr...

"Open My Present" I wanna open my present look at it rapped up in little big bones back up tight just waiting for me, to rip it open and set it free. Relieve my state I just can't wait I wanna open my present well I'm a good boy, I behave myself I've been p...

Well, it's another warm day In a city of cold hearts They all just play the part Of who they are And I'm here on my own I'd rather be alone Than try to be someone that I'm not And you seem like someone who could Appreciate the fact That I'm no ordinary man A...

I was at a funeral the day i realized I wanted to spend my life with you Sitting down on the steps at the old post office The flag was flying at half mast And i was thinking 'bout how Everyone is dying And maybe it is time to live I don't know where we're goi...

Today is a lovely day to run Start up the car with the sun Packing blankets and dirty sheets A roomful of dust and a broom to sweep up All the troubles you and i have seen Cross when the drawbridge light is green Don't look back to that messed-up scene Packi...

Scary little suicide bomber On the way to paradise Gonna take yourself and be with her Killin' once and killin' twice Well it's a real hard time Singin' the paradise blues Kinda hard to blame somebody For goin' to a better place For thinkin' there's...

Woke up lost In a world I didn't know I shook it off and I'm trying to make a go Ever get the feeling that the story isn't done? And you know that you are not the only one? And I know you're out there somewhere And I know that you are well Looking fo...

Oh man, feel so nice That was a long cold night But then the sun came out to thaw the ice Open the window man to smell the peach blossom, The tiger lily, the marigold Oh look at her, she’s got something to say and I cant wait to hear it Won’t let her ge...

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 hea...

Never much of a hopeful man Nothing good to say But i couldn't help it When i saw her I had to know her She don't know where to go She don't know how to stay And she don't know how good i can be Or how much i can pray And soon i know her a little mo...

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

There's a spider crawling on the bathroom mirror Right on top of my right eye And i can't stop staring back How did i get this way? Take a big look at a living lie Rags to rags and rust to rust How do you stand when you've been crushed? So rags to riches was...

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

Life goes on Nothing is new Judge made it clear I can't be near you Everybody knows that I'm not a violent man Just someone who knows he's in love I made mistakes Everyone does Don't know why I did I guess just because No one gets through to me the way that y...

They told me that I couldn't come back here again Took me for some kind of fool Said I was doing things that never should be done But I don't care about their rules As if I cared 'bout the little minds In the little heads of the herd There's nothing you could...

Well i went walking Out yesterday A man was carrying a sign that says "the world is gonna end tomorrow" Hey buddy, got a nickel i can borrow? This rotten world's gonna chew you up Swallow you whole and then spit you back out The sooner you recognize th...

I got some sleep and I needed it Not a lot, just a little bit Someone's always tryin' to keep me from it It's a cryin' shame It's a royal pain in the neck I'm just tryin' to get by With my pride a little bit intact Ask me any question and I'll level with you I...

All the little children playin' in the yard A sunny day for them nothing's really hard But they don't know what it's like to wear Shoes so big that people stare All the little children forget my name They're all to busy playin' their stupid game But they have...

Sad foot sign Why you gotta taunt me this way The happy side is broken now It's gonna be an awful day And if i have to drive back by To see from a different side Would it be enough to say The first time was a lie Sad foot sign The end is coming That...

Saturday morning And who's gonna play with me Six in the morning baby I got a long long day ahead of me The parents are sleeping soundly The neighbors are dead as wood I'm getting up and coming over We gotta rock the neighborhood Nothing's ever gonna happen...

If i lay my head down I will see you in my dream Wearing that polka dot dress And sitting by the stream Leaning in to hear you You will whisper in my ear And everything i need to know I finally hear I wish i could remember But my selective memory Won't let me...

Like a dying man who you tell You will be alright that is the sell When you know full well it isn't true That's what's happened between me and you I know how you don't want to see That bored look on my face but you see I don't think you know how to chan...

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'...

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...

Don't cry All the songs you sing All the flowers you bring I'm part of everything there ever was And will be Go on You've got places to be So many things to see Don't worry 'bout me I'm already where i should be Look up A plane writes in the sky...

Loyalty is easy when you're king Doesn't matter who's around to bring Some friend you turned out to be Looking cool but anyone can see That you don't know where you're going to But I have some idea Kowtow to everybody's whims That's what'll finally do...

Woke up with a bang And a bug on your face It crawled in your mouth And gave you a taste of The good life you left behind But i think you're gonna be fine Somebody loves you And you're gonna make it through This nagging malaise Is more than a phase It feels...

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 wate...

Taking a walk down to the mall Smelling piss and beer and gas That could be me in a couple years Suckin' fumes under the highway pass On a rainy day While i wear newspaper for pants And a t-shirt that says "damn i'm good" People look funny when they cry 'cau...

Mother couldn't love me But that didn't stop me From liking her She was my mom And i was no son of a bitch Daddy was a drunk A most unpleasant man Asleep on the floor Just imside the front door With a smile underneath his red nose The wrong look his way Well...

22 miles of hard road 33 years of tough luck 44 skulls buried in the ground Crawling down through the muck Aw yeah Johnny don't like the teacher Johnny don't like the school One day Johnny gonna do something Show 'em he's nobody's fool Aw yeah Sisters' broth...

Souljacker can't get my soul Ate my carcass in a black manhole Souljacker can't get my soul He can shoot me up full of bullet holes But the souljacker can't get my soul Souljacker can't get my soul Left my carcass with the worms and moles Souljacker ca...

She’s got her life living in her heart She’s got these eyes well where do I start? Like looking at the deep night sky So many worlds inside her eyes She’s a spectacular girl Part of the job of being a man Is knowing when to let go of her hand A kind of power...

Spunky don't like her uniform It never fit so good Going back to the orphanage And the place where her garage once stood Well it's a free-for-all Free-for-all, free-for-all It's a free-for-all You and me And if you don't like what they are telling you You can...

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 l...

Your stepmother hates my guts But i don't really care She don't like me comin' 'round With my short greasy hair She would be your best friend If she had it her way She would take all your best friends And put them away Your stepmother hates my guts...

Thwarted again missing in the crowd A friendly voice calling clear and loud My big mistake, thinking that I knew How to get by independent of you The imatures, they have the chance Quick to forget who brought 'em to the dance Loyalty is paramount to me It's v...

There she goes down in my head Saying things she never said E.e. cummings coming soon But she'll be reading on the moon And i don't know why she's gone I'd welcome her in my arms But she'll always be strawberry blonde There she goes back in my heart...

You think you'll get under ol' monsieur's lid And try to imagine all the things that he did You don't know where i'm gonna go You don't know where i'll go I'll go none too bravely Into the night I'm so tired of living The suicide life That ain't no reason to...

Goin over to susan's house Walking south down baxter street Nothin hidin' behind this picket fence There's a crazy old woman smashing bottles On the sidewalk where her house burnt down 2 years ago People say back then she really wasn't that crazy Goin over to...

The feeling of understanding is very rare For someone like me it's hard to find Somebody to care She's got a way about her Changes everything She's got a way about her She's my sweet li'l thing Making love with her indie rock Playing on her stereo Ho...

If the world's a rotten place You better just forget it In the crowd just another face Gonna make 'em regret it Take a heart and squash it hard Like a little grape Push it down 'tween boot and ground 'Til it loses shape And if you feel like you can't swim Wh...

Why don't you get me a way out of here Buy me a ticket A seat in the rear 'cause i'd say that daylight is time to go home Every day Voice in my ear Telling me Get out of here I think that you know it's not so bad Sitting in rust and taking a bath B...

Lookin' downtown sun-riser Sam Bring it on down now I'm in a jam Where did you find such a rockin' vest? Said get away kid, you've become a pest Heaven can't help a teenage witch From sinking deeper down into the ditch Heaven can't help a teenage witch From s...

I never thought that I could be so bold, to even say these thoughts aloud. I see you with your man, your eyes just shine, while he stands tall and walking proud. That look you give that guy, I wanna see... Looking right at me. If I could be that guy, in...

Yeah, she's all right Just floatin' through her day People throwin' words 'round And talkin' such trash There's so much she could say That's not her way That's not her way Oh, I've been a fool Other things on my mind It's not hard to assess The many terrible...

Did you think that i would laugh When you said i was small? Did you think that that would pass As if nothing at all? You say a lot of funny things, my little bunny And i almost always laugh But that's not really funny You play the little bells and tell a good...

She put on her party dress I put on my jacket We walked out the door Didn't have nowhere to go Didn't matter that the night was getting cold Pulled her close up to me to keep her warm And everything was beautiful and free In the beginning She woke up late i...

The deconstruction has begun Time for me to fall apart And if you think that it was rough I tell you nothing changes Till you start to break it down And break apart I'll break apart I'll break apart Right now it's going to start I'll break apart Th...

I know i'm not too much of a bargain And you know that's not what you bargained for As the hours turn into days Pretty soon lost in the haze It's up to you and me And who's to say These could be the good old days I like waking up after a bad dream Makes it fe...

The longing is a pain A heavy pressure on my chest It rarely leaves And my day becomes a quest To try not to think about here And all that she brings Forget about her magic All the beautiful things Surely there are other things to life But I can't th...

Look in the mirror I am The Man Mrs. Miller says I am The Man Ask the birds singin' I am The Man Everyone is a fan A little walk through the neighborhood People nod 'cause it's understood Mr. Henry comes out to stand A wave and shout-out To The Man Ask the b...

What can I tell you you haven't heard a hundred times About the man who didn't know he'd lost his mind? He didn't know he'd lost his mind He really thought that he was fine Mary and Joseph look away from what is here It's not gonna be a pretty sight sig...

See this watch she gave me? Well it still ticks away The days i'm claiming back for me The medication's wearing off Gonna hurt not a little, a lot Keep on tickin' you're not lickin' me Step on a crack break your mother's heart Red light green light black Su...

In the morning When the birds are still asleep You can feel it No cars are on the street It's anybody's day It could go any way Why wouldn't you want to make The most of it? In the morning There's nothing left to prove If it's your game It's time to make a mo...

She had the eyes of someone older I have the eyes that wander '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 today But the only thin...

It's a beautiful morning The sky is black as ink The city's sleeping still And soon they'll wake up To the stink And soon they'll wake up To the stink of life passing them by Wake up and smell the stink of their lives The garbage trucks are coming To take yo...

Sun comes up on the old neighborhood Spray-painted bricks and dead firewood Well i don't know where i'm gonna be next I don't care where i'm gonna be Next time if you think of it You might remember me as The one who let you down But never made another...

I can't live in a world that you have left behind Seen a lot, been through too much But this is where i draw the line It's not where you're coming from It's where you're going to And i just wanna go with you December is a lonely month In a year of lonely day...

Another morning in the evening Times still on the floor And I don’t even know her name Or if she lives here Had enough but I want more I don’t remember how I got here And how long it’s been now A day or two, maybe more Home to home I spent the days Never wand...

The kids are screaming and the wife is crying Sunday morning ain't no time to fight Things are breaking he is rantin he is ravin It's very clear that the kids are not alright When Ray told me that he didn't like my curtains Just a sad intitled nut case...

I go to bed real early Everybody thinks it's strange I get up early in the morning No matter how disappointed i was With the day before It feels new I don't leave the house much I don't like being around people Makes me nervous and weird I don't like...

With a lustful admiration I look upon you Can't wait until tomorrow The things that we'll do And this Is where It gets good Permission to speak freely? Well, I really must confess I can't stop thinking 'bout you Gettin' out of your dress And this Is where I...

I bought some rock star ashes From the back of rolling stone I guess he wouldn't mind it They couldn't sell his soul The tiger in my tank Is going to go extinct And i'm not feeling so good myself I think i'm on the brink of disaster I had a dream last night...

Miss O'Malley didn't mean what she said Got a heart but a head full of lead She can dream but she never can do it You're alright and you're gonna get through it People spend their days Trying to find new ways To put you down all over town But they're n...

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 everythin...

I am el hombre lobo On the prowl for a restless night I got her right here in my sights Got a fuse that I can light She's tremendous She's dynamite She is a formidable opponent She could put up a hard won fight Got her head screwed on real tight Bein...

There's nothing that i wanna do More than get alone and be with you Trouble with dreams is they don't come true And when they do they can't catch up to you You don't need a thing from me But i need something big from you 'cause you know i've got An awful lot...

She's a true original Not some store bought rebel She can find her own way home You just have to let her Whichever path she finds, It's hers to take And if she says she's fine You just have to wait for her She's an artist in the world She composes from the h...

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

A knock on the door means Hello Jesus calls A ring on the phone means A trip to Niagara Falls Daddy don't let me down this time I'm all alone inside my mind And it's no small thing That i must prove to you A late night card game With the guys is alr...

You need help, baby, you've come unhinged It's clear to everybody, you're on the fringe Thought I'd stay until I died But the twinkle in your eye is gone And now all that's left is a mean old girl Behind your crazy eyes We were good together, as good as...

Well I just heard it the other day My little lady got things she don't say In front of me and I'm not to proud She tells her friends my name is Walking Cloud Well it sounds to me like an Indian name And I'm not so sure that I want my fame To hinge on th...

What I have to offer Well, there's a lot Now I'm a modest man But look at all I got For all the wear and tear I look okay I got good manners And I make a good pay And you know I'm all Full of love For you What I have to offer Well, there's so much A caring...

The sun kisses the morning dew Just the way that i'm kissing you The birds are tweeting in sweet harmony Teaching the free world how to be free The day is new and a good one too How can i prove my love to you I wanna give you everything Me and the birds Now w...

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

Blue light is flickering Through the city streets One billion tv sets Glowing off concrete One day closer to death I know that i don't have too long Whatever happened to soy bomb Lunch box collector loves all the pussycats But when he goes to bed He...

Three Ghosts and I, sittin' on the couch last night Catchin' up on all the time It's been a while, since we got together and You know that it's often on my mind So long ago, I left it in the dust, well I was so young and dumb Ran far away, but I have to...

Can't say I know what will happen tomorrow I can't say I know if it's joy or sorrow I can't say how long I'll stand at the line that I'm towing But I've got a good feeling 'bout where I'm going All you see, a world so full of need And all I need is a poc...

Woman driving, man sleeping With a suitcase on the rack White lines shooting by On the pavement like the sky Looking straight ahead into the black Woman driving, man sleeping There's no radio to play Sitting with the map Laying crumpled on her lap Looking for...

The sum of all your experiences A living breathing result of the fight And every night you spent shrouded in darkness Has led you to this moment in the light, it's alright Wonderful Glorious Wonderful Glorious Ahh ahh ahh ah, ah ah... Wonderful Glorious Th...

Went down by the old courthouse Stumbling through the streets Had to get out of the house Had to use my feet And you may not think much of me now But i think so damn much of you Don't take any wooden nickels When you sell your soul A devil of a time awaits y...

In this world of shit Baby you are it A little light that shines all over Must take over and see us through the night Daddy was a troubled genius Mama was a real good egg Why don't we just get together For whatever and see if it's alright I spent so...

I was wrong about Bobby I admit he's not the dumbest angry young nitwit No he can cut it with the best And you'd better get out of his way His girlfriend keeps him living in A world where fear will always win And if you see him out tonight Well you'd b...

One day i'll have to fly To the next great unknown One day i'll be out of here Back on my own And when i come around for my goodbyes You'll be the scarecrow You'll be the scarecrow The one i adore The one i'll carry with me Forevermore You were th...

You're my friend, you've done a lot of really nice things for me And I won't forget 'em, do you know how much you mean to me You're my friend and no matter what I'm doing you were there for me Without you my ship would surely drift out lost at sea Just wh...

Mama gripped onto the milkman's hand And then she finally gave birth. Years go by, still I don't know Who shall inherit this earth. And no one will know my name until it's on the stone, Oh, woah, This could be your lucky day in hell. Never know who it might be...

Your mama warned you, she was probably right Said I be trouble all day and all night She said my kind is not to take an old kind She told them better was out there to find Your mama warned you and she doesn’t needs words A life with him high that’s for the bir...