The Replacements

Friends say it's fine Friends say it's good Everybody says it's just like rock and roll I move like a cat Charge like a ram Sting like a bee Babe I want to be your man Well it's plain to see You were meant for me Yea I'm your toy Your 20th century boy Fly like...

Well she's kind of like an artist Sittin' on the floor Never finishes, she abandons Never shows a soul And she's kind of like a movie Everyone rushes to see And no one understands it Sittin' in their seats She opens her mouth to speak and What comes out's a...

If he was from Venus, would he feed us with a spoon? If he was from Mars, wouldn't that be cool? Standing right on campus, would he stamp us in a file? Hangin' down in Memphis all the while. (chorus:) Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when h...

Hollywood cops shoot each other in bed and I wouldn't go to see 'em they put the checkbook to my head Tinkertown liquors emperor's checkers some shit on the needle like your record The fifth gripping week an absolute must one of the years best ain't say'in m...

Here come Dick, he's wearing a skirt Here comes Jane, y'know she's sporting a chain Same hair, revolution Same build, evolution Tomorrow who's gonna fuss And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know, love each other so Androgynous Do...

I always flirt with death I look ill, but I don’t care about it I can face your threats Stand up tall and scream and shout about it Oh no I think I’m on another world with you I’m on another planet with you You always get under my skin I don’t find it irrita...

1, 2, 3, 4 Try to breathe some life into a letter Losing hope, never gonna be together My courage is at it's peak You know what I mean How do say you're O.K. to An answering machine? How do you say good night to An answering machine? Big town's got its loser...

You press your luck Up against his body Now you're stuck But you like it down and dirty You don't care Where the hell you're goin' Anywhere Is better than goin' Anywhere is better than Anywhere is better than Anywhere is better than Anywhere is better than he...

Summoned through a keyhole In a lunchbox for three Take me to your followers And the swingset police You can't see the weather You've got to pull the blinds Tellin' you questions Askin' me lies Well the rich are gettin' richer And the poor are gettin' drunk I...

Well when you open that bottle of wine you open a can of worms every time now you don't stop, that ain't true never said a word, I never had to it was my attitude that you thought was rude it was my attitude Old habits are hard to break and I don't know how m...

Back to back to back to back to back Back to back Now how you gonna hold me Back to back How you gonna show me Back to back Baby that's a fact You know that I made a mistake You know that I will stand face to face And now I gotta take it Back to back Back to...

God, what a mess, on the ladder of success Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung Dreams unfulfilled, graduate unskilled It beats pickin' cotton and waitin' to be forgotten We are the sons of no one, bastards of young We are the sons of no...

All I wanna do is drink beer for breakfast All I wanna eat is them BBQ chips All I want is someone just to try to protect us You can try but you'd never wanna try to defend us Hey, well I'm broke But I'm gonna pay for some rum All I wanna do is stand i...

There's popcorn for dinner last night it was cheesecake a little sleepy-time tea spiked with another heartache I smell you hair the clothes I wear I miss your face can't you see I'm bent all out of shape you got me bent all out of shape I couldn't lie if I tr...

Wax is dripping from the frosting on the cake Come on girl, buckle up, and don't hesitate Take a deep breath and blow 'em all away. We sang of key and all the dishes china-blue Remember don't tell a soul, that wish, it won't come true Hey sad face on your luc...

Out on the street for a living Picture's only begun Got you under their thumb Hit it Out on the streets for a living Picture's only begun Your day is sorrow and madness Got you under their thumb Whoo, black diamond Whoo, black diamond Darkness will fall on...

I'll write you a letter tomorrow Tonight I can't hold a pen Someone's got a stamp that I can borrow I promise not to blow the address again Lights that flash in the evening, Through a crack in the drapes Jesus rides beside me He never buys any smokes Hurry u...

Yeah Irresponsibility's my closest friend Forget my duty I couldn't give a shit (obliation) Tell my about the city ordinance Tell me that we're insubordinate Plan tomorrow, money to borrow I couldn't care less, care less Couldn't care less, care less I'm carel...

Everybody at your party They don't look depressed Everybody dressin' funny Color me impressed Stayin' out late tonight Won't be gettin' any sleep Givin' out their word Cuz that's all that they won't keep Put the party on the mirror Oh shit, pass the bill to...

Cruella de ville, cruella de ville If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will To see her is to take a sudden chill Cruella, cruella de ville The glare in her look, the ice in her stare You innocent children, you'd better beware The world was such a wh...

Tape's rolling......O.K. (I'm in love with the girl who works at the store where I'm nothing but a ...) Customer I'm a customer I'm a customer I'm a customer How about cigarettes? I'll take sugarless You sell waterbeds? I'm a customer I'm a customer I'm a...

The smell of man that now scents your wings and with that, brings a change in things Banished forever from the sacred nest On your snow-white breast I feel there's still unrest I said, hey, darlin' one Your time has come Hey, darlin' one Five hundred midnigh...

I might catch some perch...yeahhhhhhhhh.. Ahhhhhhhhhhh...keep it rollin here... Take you on a lurch On a little date to church Take you and her On a, a little date to church La,la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la Gimme one more La, la-la-la-la-la La-la-l...

Really lost my good thing now Really lost my good thing You don't call, I don't cry You don't call and I and We know it's over now We know it's over The way I used to love her That's the way I hate it now The way I used to love ya Well, don't ask why Don't ask...

Saw your van on the sand and I don't understand Tell me why you do it cause you understand Look at where you're goin before you go insane Your pills and your booze and you're not the same Dope smokin moron don't make me yawn Dope smokin moron don't make...

Goin' down t' the pool hall Lookin' for the eight ball When it comes, when it comes Only want a little, you need a ton Gimme one good dose of thunder Gimme one good dose of thunder Gimme gimme in a hurry Texas added to Missouri When it comes, when it comes On...

I meant to close the polls In the chill night, bitter cold Someone close the polls On a chill night, in the cold Election day I can't stay Wannabe, wannabe, wannabe, wannabe I don't care who gets elected I don't care who gets to find out I don't care who get...

Yeah! Yeah, kid, it's a-really hip With plenty of flash and you know it Yeah, dad, you're rocking real bad Don't break your neck when you fall down laughing Donna, wanna, Donna Yeah, I know I look like hell I smoke and I drink and I'm feeling swell Yeah, I h...

They laugh in the middle of my speech Swingin in the hall Out of reach Learning learning who can take Talk talk talk talk talk Fuck school fuck school fuck my school Fuck school fuck school fuck my school Fuck school fuck school fuck my school Futur...

I can't figure out Music for boys You're sleepin with danger Don't gimmie that noise Are you sleeping Are you sleeping Brother John Brother John I give you my jacket You give me your glamour Gimmie that record Gimmie that hammer Are you sleeping Are you sle...

You're about to leave him now Heard it all before Suppose me to believe it now Go while you can Go while you can Stay a while he's sleepin now I thought you would Don't seem to feel it now You been doin okay (If it ain't doin' no good?) Go while you can Go...

I need a God damn job I need a God damn job I really need a God damn job I need a God damn job God dammit God dammit God damn, I need a God damn job I need a God damn girl I need a God damn girl I really need a God damn girl I need a God damn girl God dammi...

I remember...ready? Well it gets about three, everything is swell C'mon down, c'mon what the hell I know a better TV, there ain't a whole lot to see When you're hangin' downtown Wait, date, no I can't go I gotta stick around, watch my show I know it's better...

The plan was to sweep the world off its feet so you sweep the garage for the neighbours to see the plan was to set the world on its ear and I bet you don't know why you're here Who knew that avenue was bound for happy town happy town happy now happy town Act...

Well a person can work up a mean mean thirst after a hard day of nothin' much at all Summer's passed, it's too late to cut the grass There ain't much to rake anyway in the fall And sometimes I just ain't in the mood to take my place in back with the loudmouth...

Well, well, well I, found it's [my life] Down on all fives Let me crawl If I want, I could dye...my hair Time for decisions to be made Crack up in the sun, lose it in the shade Razzle, dazzle, drazzle, drone, time for this one to come home Razzle, dazzle, dr...

And all I needed was just a breath of fresh air I want a, I want a folding chair St. Paul Civic Center Giving me a 8 dollar and 50 cent I bought a headache I bought a headache Headache Smoking marijuana and it's comin' out of my ears A long haired girl sha...

Do we give it up? (I don't know) Should we give it hell? (I don't know) Are you makin' a fortune? (I don't know) Or don't you wanna tell? (I don't know) Should we give it up? (I don't know) Or hang around some more? (I don't know) Should we buy some beer? (I d...

Oh, no...O.K..tape's rolling...so what I hate music Sometimes I don't I hate music It's got too many notes I hate my high school Sometimes I went I hate music, man Never heaven sent Tommy says so Tommy says so Tommy says so Tommy says so so so so what I ha...

How young are you? How old am I? Let's count the rings around my eyes How smart are you? How dumb am I? Don't count any of my advice Oh, meet me anyplace or anywhere or anytime Now I don't care, meet me tonight If you will dare, I might dare Call me on Thurs...

Do you want me to party? You want me back at yakety-yak? Do you drive around a lot? Drive around since I care? Do you want me to send a letter or a note? I won't Fallin' in love for the first time, my my my Fallin' in love for the hundred millionth time Do yo...

If it's a temporary lull why'm I bored right outta my skull? Man, I'm dressin' sharp an' feelin' dull Lonely, I guess that's where I'm from If I was from Canada then I'd best be called lonesome [BTW, I read in an interview that Paul was struck with how some p...

Cruisin' in the sunshine, 80 up here today (ain't yet been to bed?) I could hear the motor whistlin', something's off the wall again Give my regards to Broadway, tell 'em I got change to spare One big buck, gonna have to suck up here Anything you want, dear,...

I gotta hide, I gotta run Try suicide, well that ain't no fun Oh you won't ever say that it's so You're in love and I'm in trouble Spend my cash, waste my time Take out the trash, not this time Well you won't never say that it's so You're in love and I'm in t...

Give me a little stinkin' fresh air Ninety days/night and day in the electric chair Step right up son Gonna show you something ain't never been done You're all fucked Listen, it don't cost much I lay down the line that you touch Never do what you're told Ther...

Well, I walked out of work And I was tired as hell Another day come and gone and oh well Somewhere there's a drink with my name on it Well, I ordered a Scotch as I bust through them doors Spilled half on my jeans The other half on the floor When I saw you sta...

Johnny always takes more than he needs Knows a couple chords, knows a couple leads Johnny always needs more than he takes Forgets a couple of chords, forgets a couple of breaks And everybody tells me Johnny is hot Johnny needs something that he ain't got And...

Well, I was walking through the jungle just the other night I heard about a rumble and it thought it was a fight Stopped for a listen and I had to move my feet It was a jungle drummer and a knocked out beat Jungle, jungle Jungle, jungle rock Jungle, jungle Ju...

1,2,3,4 Your radio is playing rather loud It don't sound like me Your attitude seems so proud That don't bother me I'm gonna keep on knocking Gonna keep on pounding I'm gonna knock I'm gonna pound I'm gonna knock I'm gonna pound I'm gonna kick your door down...

Go home.....this is the Minneapolis police....the party's over...if you all just grab your stuff & leave there won't be any hassle..the party's been closed....etc. 1,2,3,4 Kids won't listen To what you're sayin Kids ain't wondering Kids ain't praying Mo...

On the bus, that's where we're ridin' On the bus, O.K., don't say hi, then Your tongue, your transfer, your hand, your answer On the bus, everyone's lookin' forward On the bus, I am lookin' forward And everything ain't O.K. I might die before Monday (I might...

Got a big switchblade, drop drop bill a tease There's a deal goin' down, it don't go down around me Rumors keep on spreadin' all over town Lay it down clown, lay it down Lay it down clown, lay it down Spirit is willing and you think you got what it takes The...

Read about your band in some local page Didn't mention your name, didn't mention your name Sweet Georgia breezes, safe, cool and warm I headed up north, you headed north On and on and on and on What side are you on? On and on and on and on What side are you o...

You and I fall together You and I sleep alone After all, things might be better after 1, and there's one that's long gone For the moon you keep shootin' Throw your rope up in the air For the kids you stay together You nap 'em and you slap 'em in a highchair A...

Some girls are a pain in my life When they try to be my wife So some may come and some may go 'Round each night (I'll decide?) Just don't try to be my wife Oh no, I'll call you on Friday I'll call you on Saturday I'll love you till Friday Come on Some girls a...

Stop it (sniffs) Slightly overweight girls need sex also Send your note and desires Means of contact P.O. Box 8941 Baby you have been along I'll read another As soon as it comes around Feeling pressure? Call Lovelines JD if you need a fishing partner pleas...

Hush was the first word you were taught and they watched you wear the clothes they claimed that they bought they brought you down to watch the merry-go around In fall, you knew how much it cost a trouble doll around your neck when you lost you wouldn't make a...

I don't watch the TV, I watch the clock Party goin' up there on the block The neighbors complain that they can hear I smoke my cigarettes, drink my cola I need more cigarettes More cigarettes, I need Everybody's waiting, sitting on a stool Black leather jack...

(Wait wait wait do the whole thing) Now come on baby do the twist (2x) Shake it around It goes like this Now come on baby do the twist (2x) Shake it around Mr. Whirly Please don't call me I've been drinkin' alone Whirly Please don't follow me home...

The feeling you're getting is downright depressing do you foresee a way out for me Well it's not my problem to help you solve them do you wanna go through it do you really wanna do it Don't you wanna be my little problem don't you wanna be my little problem...

Absolution is out of the question It makes no sense to apologize The words I thought I brought I left behind, So never mind All over but the shouting, just a waste of time Never mind All over but the shouting, just a waste of time I'm not ready as I'll ever b...

Nightclub jitters, I take a drink before I hit the town Night life critters scurry to that sultry, smoky sound Hurry now the sun is goin' down To the nightclub jitters, only thing that scares me is the dark The night life critters: "What's the cover? Where...

Heartaches, on your wedding day double takes when they look my way knees quake, there ain't a shotgun in the place you like the frostin', you just bought the cake your eyes can't fake still in love with nobody and I won't tell nobody The bridegroom drags you...

I can see the ship's full of holes Even though With a heave and a ho We'll raise the sails Rent a penthouse but sleep on a bench Crescent wrench Take a shovel and a wrench To this jail I didn't deserve it To feel so disconcerted I didn't deserve it at all Su...

One wink at a time One wink at a time Magazine she flips through is the special double issue smells like perfume she leaves it on the plane Baggage claim is this way so watch her walk down that way in a hurry to put an end to his day She's got the devil in...

Raised in the city Ready to run Cruise to the lake Fun fun fun Disinclined to groove around Raised in the city Raised on beers She gets rubber In all four gears Disinclined to lay down Get outa my way I can't see it Outa my way Can't see no band Raised in t...

A bottle of Chablis, hey now, that ain't no stuff for me Chateau Timberley, as long as I can't see Gallo or Muscatel, either one would be just swell I didn't come here to fight, hey just as long as that ain't white Now I ain't no connoiseur cat - the conno-se...

Well you know and you go When I'm alone I have no cause to think about the shit we used to know Made of snow Well you came and you stayed No one here to raise a toast Be my guest and I will be a host To a rock 'n' roll ghost Well, you said, "He's...

Everybody that's on my block They're tired of me that ain't no shock And I ain't got no idols I ain't got much taste I'm shiftless when I'm idle I got time to waste They tried to tell me that I should learn They told me it's best I wait my turn I can't wait...

Rock 'n roll loudmouth, spew in my glass Stroke another one down, right behind my back Do us all a favor, get yourself a spine Everybody's chokin' on the grapevine (chorus:) Shootin' dirty pool, spewin' dirty lies Shootin' dirty pool, spewin' dirty lie...

Well apathy's got a hold on me And it won't let go Tell me your problem, I'll tell you mine Motherfucker you're gonna know Well I can go for a change Go for a jog Tell me about your rock band Tell me about your job Shut up Shut up Shut up Well Tommy's too you...

Well apathy's got a hold on me And it won't let go Tell me your problem, I'll tell you mine Motherfucker you're gonna know Well I can go for a change Go for a jog Tell me about your rock band Tell me about your job Shut up Shut up Shut up Well Tommy's too you...

Drive yourself right up the wall No one hears and no one calls It's a boring state It's a useless wait, I know Brag about things you don't understand A girl and a woman, a boy and a man Everything is sexually vague [an awkward phase?] Now you're wondering to...

You take the skyway, high above the busy little one-way In my stupid hat and gloves, at night I lie awake Wonderin' if I'll sleep Wonderin' if we'll meet out in the street But you take the skyway It don't move at all like a subway It's got bums when it'...

Rip out the table we need room to move in a life unstable you're so easily amused anywhere you hang yourself is home throw in a tape, fix the tone Someone take the wheel and I don't know where we're going anybody say what your feel back home I guess it's stil...

Delivering noise Real tough boys What else have I got Half-priced drugs Stolen guitars What else is new It's somethin to du Somethin to du Well it ain't nothin new Stand around and sweat Girls you bet Sure beats working too (She'll be 22?) Half my stuff's Bro...

Out east they got heat But we got mosquitoes They got a west coast scene Lemme tell ya where the grass grows Down south they get so drunk They think they're gonna piddle Ah there ain't nowhere to go When you're stuck right in the middle Nothing on the left No...

Bring your own lampshade, somewhere there's a party Here it's never endin', can't remember when it started Pass around the lampshade, there'll be plenty enough room in jail If bein' wrong's a crime, I'm serving forever If bein' strong's your kind, then I...

Stay right there, go no further Don't get a doctor, don't get my mother It's too far to walk, gotta decide Turn around, we're takin' a ride So take another pill from your purse Take a little ride in a hearse We're takin a ride We're takin a ride We're takin a...

In my waxed up hair and my painted shoes Got an offer that you might refuse Tonight, tonight, we're gonna take a stab Come on along, we'll grab a cab We ain't much to look at so Close your eyes, here we go We're playin' at the talent show Playin' at th...

Does it hurt to fall in love so easy does it hurt to fall in love so fast does it hurt you to find out thirty-second hand is it such a big task such a big task are you too proud to ask remember last one was your last It's too early to run to mama it's too lat...

All eyes look up to me High above the filthy streets Heed no bullhorn when it calls Watch me fly and die, watch me fall I'm the boy they can't ignore, For the first time in my life, I'm sure All the love sent up high to pledge Won't reach the ledge W...

The demands made upon you Are hard to live up to It's futile to try and deny And the things you hold dearly Are scoffed at and yearly Judged once and then left aside 'Cause they're blind They hold you too close to the light and I see what they only mi...

Tommy gets his tonsils out Hi Susie, do you know what? I've been in the hospital... Now open wide, the doctor's here Everything is fine, got nothing to fear Strap 'em down, we're outta gas Stop your bawling, you little brat Let's get this over with, I'm off...

A million baby kisses from a kissing booth on wheels this sign is pretty poison on the envelope she seals and your love is by the way who knows exactly how she feels Whose torture without you, it's torture what new You climb into your rocket ship and count fr...

We're gettin' no place fast as we can Get a noseful from our so-called friends We're gettin' nowhere quick as we know how We whirl from town to town treatment bound First thing we do when we finally pull up Get shitface drunk try to sober up There'll...

Look me in the eye Then, tell me that I'm satisfied Was you satisfied? Look me in the eye Then, tell me that I'm satisfied Hey, are you satisfied? And it goes so slowly on Everything I've ever wanted Tell me what's wrong Look me in the eye And tell...

Well you wish upon a star that turns into a plane And I guess that's right on par Who's left to blame? If you were a pill I'd take a handful at my will And I'd knock you back with something sweet and strong Plenty of times you wake up in February make-up Like...

She don't wear no pants and she don't wear no tie Always on the ball, she's always on strike Struttin' up the aisle, big deal, you get to fly You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky Paid my fare, don't wanna com...

The best things in life don't come for free the best always come unexpectedly well we watch the clock and it comes as no surprise 'til the day is late and we let out a sigh 'cause we know the night could fall at any time with the scissors and a comb i cu...

"Shocking how nothing shocks anymore," the message read as it washed ashore Skies turn black as my eyes look down Written on the back are these words I've found: "We'll inherit the earth but we don't want it It's been ours since birth, what'cha doin' on...

One more chance to get it all wrong One more chance to get it all wrong One more night to do it all wrong One more warning One more warning sound We're comin' out We're comin' out One more day anyway One more chance threw away One more night anyway runaway an...

I can wake up in the morning Gonna stay up afternoon Don't lie in a stutter Get myself in my mood, yeah Gonna get the corner baker And I'll attend to my maker I don't take no cigarettes They got a mood Gonna spend my money on a sweet and sexy Girl around, ma...

Willpower changed my mind Willpower changed my mind Stop it Stop it Stop it Stop it Stop it Stop it just in time Willpower changed your mind (my life) Minutes seems like hours Take yours don't take mine Stop it Stop it Stop it here it comes...

I could live without so much I can die without a clue Sun keeps risin' in the west I keep on wakin' fully confused I never seen no mountain Never swam no sea City got me drownin' I guess it's up to me I can('t?) live without your touch (2x) Cold wi...

(Are we gonna record this one I see well actually) Yeah You lose You lose Yeah You lose You lose It's a game show or a video It's all the same don'tcha know Spend your money doin' that You'll lose your mind you won't get it back Yeah You lose You lose Yeah You...