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[Look to the east] [Good Morning (waking Up With You)] [Krikor's Waltz] [Silver Lining] [Forbidden Fruit] [Salvation Song] [Impala] [One Left Shoe] [I Thought I Saw You Last Night] [Everything About You] [Leavin Again] [The Great Mystery] [Broken Hearts, Painted Nails] [Kicking Distance] [Beautiful Day]

Look to the East

If you look to the East
Where the sun never sets
I'll be there at the top
Of the stairs you can bet
So just pick up the phone
Make a call all your own
I'll be there when you say
Your last little prayer

Good Morning (Waking up With You)

You hold your head in your hands, and I don't have a way
To climb inside your body and just hang out and stay
And everybody's askin when you're coming back
But I don't have an answer so I fade out into black
Who knows how I feel today.. I suppose I'll slowly fade away.. Fade Away

And I walk so slowly through broken glass outside
Treadin oh so cautiously wonderin' where you hide
And I got notes tacked on my wall and kisses oh so sweet
But all I do is wonder when again the two shall meet
Who knows how I feel today.. I suppos I'll slowly fade away.. Fade away

(chorus)
Do you hear me talking to you?
Oh hello! Again, how do you do?
Good morning I miss wakin up -
I said oh good morning I miss waking up -
With you.

A hundred dollar phone bill multiplied by five
Well you look like a phone to me hey are you still alive?
Dirty plates & bottles, well they decorate my floor
And I got lots of so-called friends just knocking on my door
Who knows how I feel today. I suppose I'll slowly fade away. Fade away.

(chorus)



Silver Lining

The muffins are in the toaster, I got my raspbarry jam
My grandfather was a sailor and he came into this land
And he was looking for gold,
A pretty hand to hold
Or some cards to fold
At least that's what I was told

Silver lining, silver lining where'd you go?

Turn on my TV, they got talking heads in space
It used to be so easy to have a little faith
I used to rely on luck
Could earn an honest buck
I didn't feel so stuck
I didn't limp around like John Kruk

Silver lining, silver lining where'd you go?

I used to have hope
Now we've got soap on a rope.
I used to have dreams,
Now we've got overpaid baseball teams.
We got grocery baggers,
Graffitti taggers,
Golf ball shaggers, go team go!

Silver lining, silver lining, where'd you go?

My landlord knocks upon my door, she's got that payday face
I swear to God she should be paying me to live inside this place
is filled with sharks & fins
whose double chins say,
"Thicken your skin, child, if you wanna win."

Silver lining, silver lining where'd you go?

I fix myself some herbal tea 'cause it's healthier they say.
Well healthier ain't half as fun, I'll take a cold beer anyday.
I used to have dysfunctional fun
In the cancerous sun
With my co-dependent hon'
Eatin' greasy, greasy hot dogs on a buttered up bun.

Silver lining, silver lining where'd you go?

Forbidden Fruit

She hopped in my car faster than bar time
"Honey, would you like a date?" she said. It wasn't even an original line.
And my pants they tightened, and my face grew taut.
In my mind my mother said, "You better not."
Then again she always told me I wouldn't like the taste of beer.
mmm-mmm-mmmm

She slid real close to me. She said I needn't fear.
I looked like I was caught in headlights, with the eyes of a lonely deer

Forbidden fruit, I'll scale your thorny vine.
To reach the top, I'll scrape and twist my spine.
Forbidden fruit, man what a joyous meal.
It tastes so sweet, I'll even eat the peel.
If they told me that I shouldn't, then I would.
Man bad must mean good. BAD. BAD. GOOD...

She thrust her tape in my cassette deck. She seemed a little eager.
I said this sounds just like a TV ad. She said it was Bob Seger.
And the smoke danced loose from her cigarette.
And her fingernails were silver, like a shining jet.
And her lipstick stained the filter as she twirled it like a pink roulette wheel.
mmm-mmm-mmmm

And would you like a gamble? She said, "Let's go back to my flat,
and for an extra $50, I'll make you purr like an atomic cat."

(chorus)

Well we sat on her floor connected like a human train.
I talked on and on about my life. Her interest she did feign.
She layed me down on a single bed,
and the roof dripped rain down upon my head.
And my ankles filled with beads of sweat, and the money looked so green.
And she looked right through me, as if I were a window.
And when we were both empty, the neon left an eerie glow.

(chorus)

Salvation Song

Neon lights outside my pool hall
Rain is coming down in spoonfuls
Mixes in with tears from my eyes
I've been standin here for hours

Paper bag for my umbrella
Won't you come back to your soggy fella?
Watchin people passin by me
I got nowhere else to go

(chorus)
And I know you could be miles from me
Just sailing through these flooded streets
I wash the sin right off my skin
And you will have me back again

These old bus fumes got me chokin
Policeman standin above me pokin
I wake up from my sidewalk Hilton
I got nowhere else to go

Neon sportcoat gets me groovin
Your long gone daddy's slowly movin
Your wrinkled picture in my wallet
I could stare at you for hours

(chorus)

I'll be floating up to heaven
Dice in my hands rollin 7's
Lost in your arms...
Then salvation will be ours

Neon lights outside my pol hal
Rain is comin down in spoonfuls
Mixes in with tears from my eyes
I've been standin here for hours

Impala

I love girl, girl love me
It not all it crack up to be
Soda pop, radio on
Dedicate my girl a song

Gone are days of simple things
Got to buy baby diamond rings
Keep it simple just don't brag
Got to stay high speed low drag

(chorus)
In the Impala of my love (doo wop- doo wop)
Baby of my love (doo wop- doo wop)

Coffee pot is so bilingual
Self help books on bein single
Everything today is so high-tech
Why can't we just park by the lake and neck

(chorus)

Love in the 20th century is
Such confusion such mystery
Where's my motive?
Where's my mother?
Fax incoming
Oh brother!

Stars are out. You look fine
Empty clothes, empty bottle of wine.
You got nice gams, that French for legs
Let's cook in the back like a couple poached eggs

(chorus)

One Left Shoe

Tennis shoes strung across the telephone wire
The sun creeps up on my empire
Tin foil castle... Bubble gum crowns
Me & my minions make the rounds
I'm lonely without you
Just like one left shoe

Under the spotlight, a neon kiss
Carnival barkers croon & twist
"Three for a quarter.. One for a dime"
This broken heart general store is open all the time
I'm lonely without you
Just like one left shoe

I'm a little cocoon just bloomin for you
I take a deep breath, the day is new
And brave I'm a hero.. The world is clear
But my insides shrivel when you're not here...

Newspapers pile up on my front porch
The sun's windin up, it's stating to scorch
The air is dust, my lungs are hot
I keep making love to what is not
I'm lonely without you
Just like one left shoe

I Thought I Saw You Last Night

I'm not easily scared by things that go bump in the night
There's not many things that give me a fright
I could walk down a lonely block
And not a lot can make my old knees knock

(chorus)
But there's one thing that scares me the most
It's when I think I see a ghost and
I thought I saw you last night

I've been lately thinking about a ouija board
And maybe contacting a soul seated by the Lord
Cause all the shadows on my street
Bring the sounds of shuffling feet

(chorus)

Threw salt over my shoulder
I knocked on wood
Don't step on cracks
But it does no goodlt;BR> I drink a bourbon to calm my nerves
Read an old book and chant some verse
Hold hot coals in the middle of my fist
Take advice from my exorcist
Hallelujah, Hail Mary
Holy moly! This is scary!

For instance last night I went to a scary movie
And I tried real hard not to let it get to me
But I just kept looking over my shoulder
The wind got hands and I got colder

(chorus)

I'm not easily scared by things that go bump in the night

I Love Everything About You

 
I love everything about you
I love the way you comb your hair
I love the way you sachet in the room
Your perfume lingers in the air
I love everything about you, whoa, about you, mmmmm

I love the way you lick your lips dear
You got fireworks in your head
And I love the way you bring me water
When I'm thirsty in your bed
I love everything about you, whoa, about you, mmmmm

You were surely kissed by angels
Look at the freckles on your face
You got the devil in your eyes
You disappear without a trace
I love sneaking up behind you
When you're looking in the mirror
The way your eyes lock into mine, dear
Without guilt and without fear
I love everything about you, whoa, about you, mmmmm

Transcribed by Jay H. and typed by Angie

Leavin Again

You can say you're comin back
You can say you're leavin
I wish that you would let me know
So I could stop my greivin

And if the road comes back to haunt me
Am I gone & I do not know
If the sky come back to taunt me
Am I gone & I'm feelin low
Am I gone & I'm feelin low?

Don't talk of things that you don't undersatnd
No dont discuss what you don't know
It never did you any good nohow..
Don't leave your things when you got baggage hangin around
It only makes it hard to walk this town

You can say you're comin back
You can say you're leavin
I wish that you would let me know
So I could stop my greivin

When the clouds roll back I think of you
The springtime makes me grin
And every time I turn around
You're leaving again

The Great Mystery

What do you see in him? Is it the same you saw in me?
Is your all right? Did you bump into a tree?
Well I can't profess to see the way you see..
Maybe I don't love you, I just love mystery

Have you lost your mind? That's all right by me.
Is it the bar stool talking? Did the whiskey set you free?
I send an SOS for the whole wide world to see..
Maybe I don't love you, I just love mystery

(chorus)
Well I've played darts with tender hearts
I've had mine busted too
Your wrecked vision has got me wishin
For glasses not so blue
Just stand inside my shoes, darlin you will see
Maybe I don't love you.. I just love mystery

Well did you get my calls? I left you 2 or 3.
Are you going deaf or just ignoring me?
I left my key at the desk.. It's check out time for me.
Maybe I don't love you.. I just love mystery

(chorus)

Well the time has come to say our last goodbyes
Is that a storm a coming? I was hoping for blue skies..
Well I must confess you'll be in my memories..
Maybe I don't love you, I just love mystery

Broken Hearts & Painted Nails

Broken hearts are not so bad
Look at me, yeah, I've been had
Broken hearts are what I have tonight

Painted nails that rip your shirt
Make you scream, yeah, make you hurt
Broken hearts and painted nails tonight

Rusty keys and old motels
Nothing new, yeah, no thrills
Rusty keys and old motels tonight

Staring at the phone hoping it will ring
Friday night, hey, no big thing
Staring at the phone in my old motel tonight

I could just watch you seriously
Like a science project - curiously
All alone, I am the walking dead
Would you soothe my aching head, soothe my aching head

Telegrams and old love letters
I got your scent on all my sweaters
Telegrams and clothes that smell like you tonight

Because broken hearts are not so bad
Look at me, yeah, I've been had
Broken hearts - what I have tonight Yeah, broken hearts not so bad tonight

Kicking Distance

Well there's wine on the page and my heart's in a rage
And I must call the cops on myself.
And my bony hands probe the bed for your body
But I'm left once again on the shelf.
Well I tried to be patient and I tried to be cool
And I took acting classes, but I wound up a fool...
Your belongings are outside the door hanging up in a stocking..

(chorus)
Because I am within kicking distance of your heart
Oh yeah kicking distance of your heart
Well I am within kicking distance of your heart
And I must warn others
Others from you

What started so simple has turned into a pimple
Unsightly and sore to the touch.
But peace in my mind has been so hard to come by
And you've become more of a crutch
You're proliphic in bed and you're always so cool
But I'm like Brian Jones... Left to sleep in the pool
Only to be discovered by some dirty consturtion workers..

(chorus)

Well the wine is all spilt in the house that we built
And the cops never come when I call
Well your prodigal son has gone south for a while
And maybe I'll se you next fall
You're annoying and comforting all in the same
But what once was so precious has now become lame
The coyotes are outside the door and they're serving your papers

(chorus)

Beautiful Day

If you want to complain call somebody else
But if you want some champagne, take me off of your shelf

Uncork your mind
Cause it could be so fine
Well it's a beautiful day

If you wanna behave like a 10 year old
That's ok by me. sometimes you gotta be bold

Uncork your mind
Cause it could be so fine
Well it's a beautiful day

We could be steppin out today
All right
Okay
Okay
All right
Okay
All right!

Until there's no one left
and you come back
Yet it's a beautiful day

If you wanna stay in
When it's sunny outside
I'll be your sandy beach
I'll be your personal tide

Uncork your mind
Cause it could be so fine
Well it's a beautiful day.