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1ST KISS
It's a little push pull It's a battle of our wills You will want and want more Like water washing on the shore It's a type of tug of war What's the body there for Hips like an open door Ego trip rich and soul poor It felt like we were making love It felt like you were in my head Like you knew all the thoughts I never said And oh how I wish that we could stay like this A part of you that feels like mine Sink into my Valentine God's got a perfect design Right along our fracture line It's a little push pull It's a battle of our wills be still You will want and want more Like water washing on the shore It felt like we were making love It felt like you were in my blood Like there was something we both understood And oh how I wish that we could stay like this First kiss |
2 CLAY FEET
The smell of burning and silence fills the air And all that I can do is think of you alone in there I call you on the telephone small miracle I get through But when your voice comes on the line it's not you You are no longer you and I am suddenly not me The ground's been ripped from underneath our 2 clay feet It's like a movie but it's true And everything sad has turned a deeper shade of blue Oh ashes ashes from steel and concrete We all fall down we all break down on 2 clay feet 2 clay feet 2 clay feet Life is a dream life is a dream life is a dream Are we awake or do we sleep on 2 clay feet Where are our other lives she cried to me Something has changed everything has changed way down deep The devil take them the devil is me There are no devils there are no angels on 2 clay feet 2 clay feet 2 clay feet Life is a dream life is a dream life is a dream Are we awake or do we sleep on 2 clay feet Are we awake now |
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ANYMORE
Everybody's got a secret that they don't want to keep Say something that you might regret but come clean We're sitting in a restaurant You're telling me to keep it down You're worried what the waitress thinks Tell me I talk too much I always take the long way around But soon everybody is gonna know what I know I couldn't give you everything so you're letting me go Because my love is not enough for you anymore My love is not enough for you anymore anymore We're driving in your car at night You've got both hands on the wheel You watch the road your jaw's clenched shut tight You won't tell me how you feel Well you can keep it all inside yourself You're no mystery to me Run that red light hit those brakes I can hear your anger whispering I just want you to tell me Something I already know I couldn't give you everything so you're letting me go Because my love is not enough for you anymore My love is not enough for you anymore anymore You don't have to tell the truth but don't think I can't guess You've used up your last excuse so why don't you confess anymore |
BEFORE GOODBYE
You’re a shadow on my wall A sound outside my window You’re summer into fall And every time the wind blows I hear your voice Whispering to me Before I say goodbye There are things I need to do There are records I must set straight Before I say goodbye to you Before I say goodbye Before I shut the light Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah Ah You’re a number I still call When I’m feeling laid low You’re every dream I dream When I hit the pillow Those nights when I still sleep You’re whispering to me Before I say goodbye There are things I need to do There are records I must set straight Before I say goodbye to you Before I say goodbye Before I shut the light Before I say goodbye There are things I need to do There are records I must set straight Before I say goodbye to you Before I say goodbye Before I shut the light Before I say goodbye No, I will not go quiet-like (ah, ah) I will not leave; I will not go Until I see your face once more Until I know (ah, ah, ah, ah) That you’re okay (ah, ah) Before I say goodbye (ah, ah, ah) No, I will not go quiet-like I will not leave; I will not go Until I see your face once more Until I know (ah, ah, ahh) That you’re okay (ah, ah) Okay (Until I know, until I know, that you’re okay) Okay (Until I know, until I know, that you’re okay) Okay (Until I know, until I know) |
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BREATHE
When I'm lying in your arms again I won't be able to remember when I was without you When I'm diving down in my deep end You're the only one who gets through What I want Your hands on me It's the only thing I can feel You breathe me in I breathe you in You breathe me in I breathe you in When I'm with you I can feel the heat 1,000 summers beating on the street Where I've been walking I don't care if I burn both my feet Put your lips up to my ear just keep talking What I want To be with you It's the only thing that's true You breathe me in I breathe you in You breathe me in I breathe you in Oh breathe me in... What I want All that you've got Here it is ready or not You breathe me in I breathe you in You breathe me in I breathe you in Oh breathe me in |
CANYON
I want to take you To the Canyon Show you the red rocks and we'll walk Down below the rim I want to see you Touch the dust and feel the dirt Make you remember that under the stones There is the earth All of these things I want for you And something else I'm gonna do I'll take you home and I will lay you down I'll take you home where you can touch the ground And I'll fill your bath I'll brush your hair Let me take you there I want to show you how the mountains Carry shadows on their backs Climb down the canyon walls where rain falls Then disappears just like that All of these things I want for you And something else I'm gonna do I'll take you home and I will lay you down I'll take you home where you can touch the ground And I'll fill your bath I'll brush your hair Let me take you there |
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CLEAN GETAWAY
Long brown hair Straight ahead gray stare And tattooed arms Meet me in Los Angeles Come for breakfast And bring your guitar There you can lie to me Till I believe you Stay for awhile But when you leave You'll make a clean getaway Your songs about my life Cut me like a sharp knife It's so bizarre Meet me in Atlanta If you won't or can't I'll come to where you are There you can lie to me Till I believe you Stay for awhile But when you leave You'll make a clean getaway Yeah you can lie to me Till I believe you Stay for awhile But when you leave You won't leave nothin, no souvenirs Just a note that says I'm so sorry dear Clean getaway |
COOL RAIN
Cool rain Cool rain Cool rain In the summertime, anytime, anytime When I met you Just to see was not enough Or to touch I wanted you, I wanted you; I love you And when I kissed you Just a kiss was not enough Now you’re just My fantasy, our fantasy, fading fast What makes love last? I search my past, and I find Things stay the same Somehow, I thought they’d change Cool rain Cool rain Cool rain In the summertime, anytime, anytime Cool rain Cool rain Cool rain Cool rain |
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DAMAGE CONTROL
Carry me across the threshold Push me down the rabbit hole for tea Smiling while our lips and teeth grow cold We will walk a plank into the sea And over the years you'll be bored with me And over the years I'll threaten to leave And so the story goes I try to fix it Damage Control Then you give me your lips to kiss Oh that's low You say "I love you" We both know it's true You will where a suit of armor I will keep a secret up my sleeve Suspicion is a crawling spider Oh what a lovely web we weave And over the years we'll have separate beds And over the years you'll say it's all in my head And so the story goes I try to fix it Damage Control Then you give me your lips to kiss Oh that's low You say "I love you" We both know it's true |
DON'T LOOK AWAY
Hear you’ve been traveling Looking for that one thing Everybody wants Like a ghost, it haunts you Hiding just out of sight Summer mornings, winter nights Your “Moonlight in Vermont” Like a ghost, it haunts you; don’t look away Don’t look away Found it with the boy next door Diamonds at the jewelry store Starlit restaurants Still, that ghost, it haunts you Falling for pale reflections Boot heels grinding out perfection All that pretty taunts But the ghost still haunts you; don’t look away Don’t look away It’s always been a part Intersection of your heart Birds they got a song You had it, all along Corner of your eye You caught it just in time Middle of a dream Tugging at your sleeve, don’t look away Don’t look away Oh, hey, don’t look away; don’t look away Oh, hey, don’t look away I’m telling you don’t turn your head, don’t even blink your eyes Or you’ll miss it Oh, hey, don’t look away; don’t look away Oh, hey, don’t look away I’m telling you don’t even blink, don’t turn your head Or you’ll miss it Don't look away |
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EASILY
Guess you can't feel a thing That's what you said to me When I told you I had to go When I said that I was leaving 'Cause I can't stay here In this house with no faith I can't live with your fear Of looking into the devil's face Don't tell me I gave up easily Don't tell me I wasn't ever on my knees Don't tell me That I never begged you please Don't tell me I gave up Easily I am empty I am full No no I can't decide That last weekend I said that I loved you I think I was lying I have given you up No I don't wear your ring Now wrapped round my finger There's nothing but string To help me remember My ties to the past Except for this devil inside Nothing lasts Don't tell me I gave up easily Don't tell me I wasn't ever on my knees Don't tell me What's inside's a disease Don't tell me I gave up Easily |
EMOTIONAL PHOBIC
Emotional phobic Get in get out quick You don't want to get stuck In these arms With your cowboy come ons It seems like you're so strong You'll undress but you just Won't disarm Carrying Your loaded gun Underneath your tongue And I don't know when it will go off again Emotional phobic I just need a quick fix I think that your game's sick But I'll still play Wound tight as a tourniquet You won't bleed but you'll let Me on your monkey set Any day Carrying Your loaded gun Underneath your tongue And I don't know when it will go off again Carrying Your loaded gun Underneath your tongue And I don't know when it will go off again And I don't know when it will go off again I don't know when I will get off |
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GENTLY
To tell the truth I'm not okay Thank you for asking And now will you stay Or smile politely And just walk away To tell the truth There's something you can do Sit here with me while I howl at the moon I know that it scares you It scares me too but help me through Gently Pick me up carefully Gently Hold me rock me Gently Like she used to do To tell the truth I'm sure I look fine You can't see what's hidden With the naked eye Like trying to find Something blue in the sky To tell the truth Is better than to lie But I couldn't tell you Before now could I I learned years ago Not to play with fire But not this time Gently Pick me up carefully Gently Hold me rock me Gently Like she used to do |
GHOST INSIDE
If we could only see Past our bodies Look through the blood and bone Down through the skin Is there a place called home What would we find beyond the face Is there something there Or just an empty space The ghost inside Sitting like a passenger Along for the ride God's little spy In there with the shadows Looking out through our eyes If we could only know What lies below Like the surface of a summer lake When the sky's reflected Do a double-take That's how easily we're fooled Our own jester Keeps us from the jewel The ghost inside Sitting like a passenger Along for the ride God's little spy In there with the shadows Looking out through our eyes The ghost inside Waiting like a messenger Awaits a reply God's little spy In there with the shadows Looking out through our eyes |
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GOODBYE IS JUST ANOTHER WAY
China teacup on your beside table Cards from friends that you read and reread Oh my darling, I’m not done crying But in these pictures of you… All the pictures in my head We are laughing; we are together And that is never, never gonna change Goodbye is just another way to say I love you Goodbye is just another way to pray I’m saying goodbye, but you’re still here inside my heart Like these songs I play In the kitchen Sister lays more trays out The kids are sleeping on the old sofa bed We smile encouragement, and raise our glasses To the pictures of you In all the pictures in my head We are laughing; we are together And that is never, never gonna change Goodbye is just another way to say I love you Goodbye is just another way to pray I’m saying goodbye, but you’re still here inside my heart With these songs I play You will always be a part of me And I want all the world to see I am your legacy (Ooh, ooh, Hallelujah. Ooh, ooh, pray) Goodbye is just another way to say I love you Goodbye is just another way to celebrate you I’m saying goodbye, but you’re still here inside my heart Like these songs I play (Ooh, ooh, Hallelujah. Ooh, ooh, Hallelujah) |
I SLEPT
I wanted to know you But you always had your secrets Like airplanes, tall buildings The mysteries that you kept So I slept I wanted to have you But you always kept your lips shut Like veils, dark nighttime The split of the skin when it's cut So I slept When I walk through This part of the city I can feel my heart my sweat And I don't want to know I don't want to know I don't want to know now That I slept I wanted to tell you But that was something you would not permit So like sirens, helicopter blades blood, regret I slept |
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MONKEY TRAP
He wakes up in the middle of the night She wakes up in the middle of a dream He sleepwalks through his afternoons She girltalks about why nothing's what it seems They don't know what they believe They share life's little mysteries They've got it all but all of it's black They've got their hands inside The monkey trap He wakes up in the middle of his life She wakes up in the middle of a scream He wonders how did I get here anyway She's like a ragdoll ripping at the seams And they don't know what they believe They share love's little mysteries They sleep together back to back They've got their hands inside The monkey trap It's too bad they've got their hands so full They can't pull back and they won't let go The monkey trap |
THE MOON IS MY FRIEND
The moon is my friend She disappears by day But she comes at night again And that's the kind of game I'd like to play But when I'm with you my tongue's in knots I can't look away from what you've got I need the cover of the dark night sky to say The things that I can't tell you in the day I'm wanting you so bad You're the one thing that I've got to have The moon is my friend A cool white swinging lantern But I'm not like her I don't pretend That my reflected fire doesn't burn That's why when I'm with you my tongue's in knots I can't look away boy from what you've got I need the cover of the dark night sky to say The things that I can't tell you in the day And I'm wanting you so bad You're the one thing that I've got to have Yes I'm wanting you so bad You're the one thing that I've got to have I don't need nothing to eat I don't need to sleep But if you come any closer I'm gonna go deep Wanting you so bad The moon is my friend Swimming in the sky But I've seen her descend And that's the light that shines in your eyes That's why when I'm with you my tongue's in knots I can't look away from what you've got I need the cover of the dark night sky to say The things that I can't tell you in the day And I'm wanting you so bad I'm wanting you |
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NARCISSUS
What are you looking at I can’t see it’s very dark in here You’re bending over you’re almost lying flat Something shimmers and you stare What are you looking at I come closer but all I see is you Back of your head front of your face Your looking in looking out of a pool Narcissus what is this A pool of blood upon the floor Close as a kiss you’ll never miss Your Echo as she’s fading out the door What are you listening for it’s a sound that only you can hear Eyes like a slamming door Shut me out shut yourself in with your fear What are you fighting for I come closer but all I see is you With your weapons of war then you dive to the floor And you’re down and you’re in and you’re drowned in your pool Narcissus what is this A pool of blood upon the floor You’re leaning in close to your sin You know it hurts but you want more Narcissus what is this A pool of blood upon the floor Close as a kiss you’ll never miss Your Echo as she’s fading out the door |
NITELITE
You don't move too much But I can see your eyes They follow me they touch Me on the inside You don't talk at all You only coo and crow You're so very small And I just want to know When you dream at night What does it look like? Lying in your bed Next to the nitelite You don't eat too much Because it's hard to swallow High tech silver crutches To swim the undertow You don't use your voice So I use mine to soothe you You don't have a choice You listen 'cause you have to When you dream at night What does it look like? Lying in your bed Next to the nitelite When you dream at night What does it look like? This moment's all there is for you Sorry it's true We can't undo This thing we've done We did in love Sent from above, this sprawling fruit The nitelite’s glow forms a halo What does it show? I'll never know When you dream at night When you dream at night When you dream at night When you dream at night |
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PRAY
Baby got a shotgun Bought a black trench coat Small town left stunned A diary on video He went into the classroom Hero with a hit list Bricks and books became a tomb For boys and girls who'd never been kissed ooh ooh ooh There is only one thing left to say ooh ooh ooh Put your hands together Kneel down close your eyes Baby in an out group Nazi skinhead Can't blame the neighborhood front stoop Quiet boy white bread Baby was a time bomb Tick tick ticking boy No singular phenomenon This suicide kill joy ooh ooh ooh There's only one thing left to say ooh ooh ooh Put your hands together Kneel down close your eyes Pray |
SATISFIED LIFE
I'm taking all my wishes and all of my desires I'm putting them down on paper and I'm throwing them in the fire Then I'll just walk away I don't need anything Swear I'll be satisfied now with whatever this life brings Whatever this life brings I used to want everything Whatever this life brings I used to want everything Now I'm settling For whatever this life brings I'm taking all your letters and a the the things I tried The things that I did better and the things that I let slide I'm watching them all go up in smoke they don't mean anything God's little cosmic jokes and whatever this life brings Whatever this life brings I used to want everything Whatever this life brings I used to want everything Now I'm settling For whatever this life brings I promise I'll be satisfied now I swear I'll be a good girl I know now I'll do everything everything I know how To make this place a better world So I'm taking all my mistakes and dark nights that I cried All my dreams on this stage and the ways that I was tied And I'm letting them go forever I won't keep anything Baby it's now or never for whatever this life brings |
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THE ALLIGATOR WAITER
Last night at the restaurant He pulled out my chair I wanted to speak But I did not dare He gave us fancy menus And pulled out his pad I turned to my Mom I turned to my Dad We have an alligator waiter! I jumped from my seat We have an alligator waiter! With big green feet We have an alligator waiter! With breath like steam heat Nobody noticed All they did was eat I spun in my chair Then I stopped and I stared Was it possible? Not one diner cared They looked at their plates Their forks and their knives Their spoons and their cups Quick, run for your lives! We have an alligator waiter! I jumped from my seat We have an alligator waiter! With big green feet We have an alligator waiter! With breath like steam heat Nobody noticed All they did was eat He was decked out and dashing He wore a white tux A black silk bow tie Made him look quite luxe But big shiny teeth Appeared with his grin And he couldn't hide All that green gator skin He made his wicked dark plan While everyone munched They had no idea! They noshed, chewed and crunched They are really quite noisy When eating their lunch He said as he winked And poured my pink punch Mom said, my goodness Son, you're looking pale She smiled. Take a sip Of my cool ginger ale Then we both left the room To step out for some air I looked at her I had a secret to share: We have an alligator waiter! I jumped from my seat We have an alligator waiter! With big green feet We have an alligator waiter! With breath like steam heat Nobody noticed All they did was eat He's charming, mom smiled And very well dressed Do you mean that you saw him? Well of course I did, yes! Then the waiter approached us A towel on his arm He smiled. There was never A cause for alarm I'm feeling lonely Was drawn to your group So cheerful and chipper Over salad and soup This job waiting tables Was all I could get I'd much rather go home With you both, as your pet! Now, we have an alligator waiter in our living room We have an alligator waiter, he says, drop by soon! We have an alligator waiter, and he loves this tune Dool ya bop, dool ya bop, doo, doo, doo, doo do His gaze shining yellow, his green skin aglow, the alligator is waiting... So let's take him home. |
THE CRANKAMACALLIT
One rainy afternoon When we had nothing else to do We got ourselves a cardboard box Some buttons and some glue Then we hit up Daddy's workroom And we found a ball of string The next thing that we knew We’d built this crazy new thing It's called a Crankamacallit Crankamacallit Crankamacallit C-r-a-n-k-a-m-a-c-a-l-l-i-t It's a car (No, it's a plane!) It's an alien spaceship (Huh?) Climb aboard and close your eyes Take a magic trip A crazy flying wooden boat With windmill blades and wings (That makes me very nervous...) Our invention goes to show That you can do anything (Anything?) Crankamacallit Crankamacallit Crankamacallit C-r-a-n-k-a-m-a-c-a-l-l-i-t It’s got bells and it’s got whistles It flies it flutters It shines it glistens It’s all home made and it’s ready for some action It sputters it putters It glides it soars It twists and turns And purrs and roars There’s only one word to describe such a contraption. It’s called a... Crankamacallit Crankamacallit Crankamacallit C-r-a-n-k-a-m-a-c-a-l-l-i-t Once more for extra credit... C-r-a-n-k-a-m-a-c-a-l-l-i-t |
YOU CAN NEVER LOVE ME ENOUGH
She's got a place inside
It's like the night sky
And he keeps on giving her the moon and the stars
But he can't fill her up, and she don't know why, yeah she don't know why she cries:
"You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never
You can never love me enough, enough, enough
You can never love me enough."
Then there's that house she lives in
He lives there with her
It looks like a storybook end to me
The dream delivered
Night comes he puts his arms around her
Whispers, "You're mine."
Night comes she lay down beside him
But she doesn't sleep, and it's not the first time, not the first time she cries:
"You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never
You can never love me enough, enough, enough
You can never love me enough."
Don't ask her why she needs so much love
She'll simply bow her head. She'll mumble, "Just because. Because..."
Don't ask her what she does with it, hiding it away
She'll only tell you softly, "A lot of it just doesn't stay. It doesn't stay."
Last time I saw her she looked happy
And it's about time
Last time I saw her she smiled with her mouth
But her eyes kept crying, her eyes kept crying. She cried:
"You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never
You can never love me enough, enough, enough
You can never love me enough.
You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never...
You can never love me enough, enough, enough, enough
It's never enough."
She's got a place inside
It's like the night sky
And he keeps on giving her the moon and the stars
But he can't fill her up, and she don't know why, yeah she don't know why she cries:
"You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never
You can never love me enough, enough, enough
You can never love me enough."
Then there's that house she lives in
He lives there with her
It looks like a storybook end to me
The dream delivered
Night comes he puts his arms around her
Whispers, "You're mine."
Night comes she lay down beside him
But she doesn't sleep, and it's not the first time, not the first time she cries:
"You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never
You can never love me enough, enough, enough
You can never love me enough."
Don't ask her why she needs so much love
She'll simply bow her head. She'll mumble, "Just because. Because..."
Don't ask her what she does with it, hiding it away
She'll only tell you softly, "A lot of it just doesn't stay. It doesn't stay."
Last time I saw her she looked happy
And it's about time
Last time I saw her she smiled with her mouth
But her eyes kept crying, her eyes kept crying. She cried:
"You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never
You can never love me enough, enough, enough
You can never love me enough.
You can never love me enough
You can never love me enough—no, no you'll never...
You can never love me enough, enough, enough, enough
It's never enough."