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Chemistry . . .
I remember when I found out about chemistry It was a long, long way from here I was old enough to want it but younger than I wanted to be Suddenly my mission was clear
So for awhile I conducted experiments And I was amazed by the things I learned From a fine fine girl with nothing but good intentions and a Bad tendency to get burned
All about chemistry Won't you show me everything you know Ah wonder what you do to me Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
Some time later I met a young graduate When I had nobody to call my own I told her I was looking for somebody to appreciate And I just couldn't do it alone
So for awhile we conducted experiments In an apartment by the River Road And we found out that the two things we put together had a Bad tendency to explode
All about chemistry Won't you show me everything you've learned I'll memorize everything you do to me so I can Teach it when it comes my turn
Fine spring day, California waves Sweet Pacific scenes through the Windows of airplanes and hotel rooms
So when I find myself alone and unworthy I think about all of the things I learned from the Fine fine women with nothing but good intentions and a Bad tendency to get burned
All about chemistry Won't you show me everything you know Ah wonder what you do to me Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
All about chemistry Won't you show me everything you've learned I'll memorize everything you do to me so I can Teach it when it comes my turn
It's all about chemistry It's all about chemistry Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
It's all about chemistry It's all about chemistry Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
Bed . . .
My little darling it's a crying shame The way that you lead me on And I've got nobody but myself to blame Cause I've always just played along
Well show me a body that gets no love And I'll show you a body that's way messed up Well it seems like you're aware of the effect you have on my head
If you feel like I'm asking you for too much We can keep in touch And I'll find someone else to bed Bed Find some Find someone else to bed
My little darling I'm a tangled mess When you tease me the way you do & what it would be like I can only guess If you'd please me like I wanna please you
Well show me a friendship that's pure and chaste And I'll show you and engine that's dying to race Well the time has come for me to find Another way to get my soul fed
I know we could be the sweetest friends But if that's where it ends Then I'll find someone else to bed Bed Find some Find someone else to bed Bed Find some Find someone else to bed
Well the time has come for me To take care of myself instead You know if we remain On a spiritual plane I will go insane Don't make me find someone else to bed Bed Find someone Find someone else to bed
Act Naturally . . .
Our little secret just might be the kind of thing that you can't hide It's growing like a tangled vine & rising like a river in the tide
And everybody knew when you walked into the room I was just a fool for you, nothing I could do Everybody sees you taking control of me Well I'm not begging for release I'm just begging darling please, please
Act Naturally Don't let our troubles show Don't let anybody know Till we get it figured out Don't give them anything that they could doubt
Our little problem doesn't seem to be about to go away As far as I can tell it's gonna keep on showing more with every day And everybody look, yeah, that was all it took I can't help believing they can read me like a book So hide your feelings tight till we figure how to make it right I don't know what I should but I Would do it if I could
Act Naturally Just be you beautiful Just be you casual I'll be me before the fall You be you before this all came down (Act Naturally) Don't let our troubles show Don't let anybody know Till we get it figured out Don't give them anything that they could doubt Act Naturally (remove this line) Just be you beautiful Just be you casual I'll be me before the fall You be you before this all came down
She's Got My Number . . .
She's got my number she always did She can always see where my secret's hid Everything about me is hers to tell She's got my number she always will
She's got my number I must confess One look in her eyes and I feel undressed She can see right through all my little games She's got my number she has my name
Late night driving with the telephone In the car and I'm always Waiting, waiting for the girl to call I'll be lost on a lonely late night
She's got my number I must confess One look in her eyes and I feel undressed All of the world's standing at her door She don't even care what they're waiting for And every mistake that I ever made Every little sin is on her display And through it all I find that I want her still She's got my number she always will
Late night driving with the telephone In the car and I'm always Waiting, waiting for the girl to call I'll be lost on a lonely Late night highway with the telephone In the car and I'm always Waiting, waiting for the girl to call I'll be lost on a lonely Late night
She's got my number she always did She can always see where my secret's hid Everything about me is hers to tell She's got my number she always will
Follow . . .
I would sure love believing In something that's never leaving Would like to let go the hurting When everything's so uncertain
You know I tried To show you what I have inside Will we laugh at how this all began When you're an old woman and I'm an old man
Take me wherever you go Help me forget tomorrow Love me your best and I know All of the rest will follow Love me as well as you know And everything else will follow
I wouldn't mind pretending It's something that's never-ending Would like to believe that someday We won't be living this way
I know you tried To show me you were on my side Could it be that I've already found The thing that I've been searching the whole world round
Take me wherever you go Help me forget tomorrow Love me your best and I know All of the rest will follow Love me your best and I know Everything else will follow
Take me wherever you go All of the rest will follow Help me forget tomorrow All of the rest will follow Love me as well as you know
Sunshine and Chocolate . . .
All my life I've been looking for The perfect mate And when I finally found the one It was almost too late Underneath the auditorium She showed me why I would have waited all of my life For somebody like
Sunshine and chocolate all over me In my mouth and on my tree Round my body under my hat Sunshine and chocolate just... like... that
I was alone when I woke up And found the note It said you surely know how to f**k But I gotta go I hope you find someone to take care of And give yourself to And until I get to kiss you again I wish you
Sunshine and chocolate every day In your work and in your play In your mouth and down your back I wish you, I wish you, I wish you that Sunshine and chocolate all over you Over everything you do On your body and in your mind Sunshine, chocolate, everything fine
Now my eyes are open wide As I travel around Maybe some summer day I'll find Her face in the crowd singing...
Sunshine and chocolate everyday In your work and in your play In your mouth and down your back I wish you, I wish you, I wish you that Sunshine and chocolate all over you Over everything you do On your body and in your mind Sunshine, chocolate, everything fine
Who's Stopping You? . . .
Take all that you've got Multiply by zero Divide by the time you've got left That's x
Add it up write it down tell me what you've found
We're speaking in tongues Both of us dumbfounded Our brains have been impounded by our hearts
Life is so uncertain Look at all the hurting that we've done You said you had somebody better to become
Who's stopping you Who's stopping you Who's stopping you Who's stopping you
We're wasting our time Watching our old reruns Waiting for the good one that never comes
You say it beats working On the emptiness that's lurking inside your head Step into the light my friend
Who's stopping you 4x
You said you had somebody better to become
Who's stopping you 8x
I Wish . . .
I wish I could be anyone but the one that I am now I wish I could see any scene but the one I hang around I wish I could do anything but the things I always do No matter how I try to sing along Something is always wrong What I wish I knew
I wish I could drive in the car that you drive around the Bay I wish I could ride in the back seat you're riding in today I wish I could be more like someone you wish that I could be No matter how I change it anyway You won't even say if you really want me
I can try to please you Get down on my knees for you Go outside and freeze for you Cross the high seas for you Whatever you need me to I can climb the trees for you Twist in the breeze for you But there's one thing that I can never do I can't believe for you I can't believe in me for you
I wish I could turn into somebody far, far away I wish I could make myself satisfactory in every way I wish I could know whether you really know what you need If I could only be somebody else I wouldn't be myself And maybe you'd want me
I can try to please you Get down on my knees for you Go outside and freeze for you Swim the high seas for you Whatever you need me to I've been climbing the trees for you Twisting in the breeze for you But one thing I can never, never do I can't believe for you I can't believe for you I can't believe in me for you
One True Love . . .
All above me the stars are bright And a sweet suburban breeze is blowing And down the block are the parking lights Of a hundred friends who I barely know and Don't know me Don't know me None of them know me
And all through the party I want to leave (All alone with one true love) I could be happy if I could be (In the dark with one true love)
And in the middle of everyone I still find myself with my thoughts alone And in the middle of all the noise Look around myself at the shining toys that I don't need I don't need I don't really need
And all through the party I want to leave (All alone with one true love) All of the lights are shining on me (But all I want is one true love)
In this world I can see Many billions waiting in the sun So I'd love to believe There'd be one of us for everyone One of us for everyone Enough to go around But that's not what I've found
And all through the party I want to leave (All alone with one true love) All of the lights are shining on me (All I want is one true love) All of my life I've just wanted to be (All alone with one true love) Every day and night to be on my own with One true love With one true love With one true love With one true love With one true love
Get a Grip . . .
Lonely boys and you lonely girls Here at the end of the lonely world You're finding out If there's someone to cry about
Lonely girls and you lonely boys Playing alone with your lonely toys Well don't be blue If there's no one to play with you
Get a grip on yourself you know you should I got a grip on myself and it feels good Get a grip on yourself take my advice I got a grip on myself and it feels nice
When the lights come on and the party's through There are always a few with nobody to do Well now don't despair You'll eventually get there
And meanwhile all of you lonely ones Here's what to do while you wait for the sun To rise above The loneliest kind of love
Get a grip on yourself you know you should I got a grip on myself and it feels good Get a grip on yourself take my advice I got a grip on myself and it feels nice
And it feels nice And it feels nice 4x If you're looking for someone to get a grip on you First you gotta get a grip on yourself it's true
Surprise . . .
I feel the day is arriving soon When I can't stay around anymore They'll look in all the familiar rooms Until they feel the breeze through the door
Then they can say it's the company that I keep So they never have to believe in the tears I weep
I'm gonna surprise them all When they look and I'm gone, gone, gone I'm gonna surprise them all Because I've already moved along
You can stay if you have to do It's got to be your own decision But someday I will be back for you And then you better not refuse me again
Cos one more chance is all I'll promise to provide And circumstances choose for those who can't decide
I'm gonna surprise them all When they look and I'm gone, gone, gone I'm gonna surprise them all Because I've already moved along Already moved along
I'm gonna surprise them all When they look and I'm gone, gone, gone I'm gonna surprise them all Because I've already moved along Already moved along
El Matador . . .
Matador sweeps the veil From the last young day of my life Malibu tides inhale Santa Ana Winds from behind
Wade out into the water No more chances this year I busied myself all summer My day for swimming is here Yes it's time
Seaside revelations All those dreams and visions of mine Washed up like a vacation Lost as I wasted my time
Looking through my dark glasses I see smiles on the faces of friends But time keeps pushing me on now And I'll ride this wave till the end
Please don't go away Stay awhile, stay awhile Please don't go away Stay awhile, stay awhile
Say goodbye to the weekend And the last of the summertime sun Driving off the end of a decade So many things to be done
September and the trees are restless Windchimes blow in the dark Lying on the couch defenseless With blue clouds court and spark
Please don't go away Stay awhile, stay awhile Please don't go away Stay awhile, stay awhile
Please don't go away Stay awhile, stay awhile Please don't go away Stay awhile, stay awhile
BONUS TRACKS FOR ALL ABOUT CHEMISTRY . . .
Girlfriend . . .
Walking into parties on your own It's getting old now Twice around the room and out alone It feels so cold now
And I'm probably showing up Just about the time you leave
Girlfriend, girlfriend Looking for a little bit of something sweet Girlfriend, girlfriend Wherever you are is where I'd like to be
Waking up alone and knowing how I'm gonna spend the day In cd racks and Java Jacks The afternoon just slides away
And you're probably sitting near With something you don't want to read
Girlfriend, girlfriend Looking for a little bit of something sweet Girlfriend, girlfriend Trying to find a little bit of sympathy I get the feeling you're a lot like me
I see Paris flights are cheap these days But I know how it's gonna go I'll be wearing out the same two phrases
I don't smoke I'm here alone
Walking into parties on your own It's getting old now Twice around the room and out alone It feels so cold now
Girlfriend, girlfriend Looking for a little bit of something sweet Girlfriend, girlfriend Wherever you are is where I'd like to be
Girlfriend, girlfriend Trying to find a little bit of sympathy Girlfriend, girlfriend Why do I get the feeling you're a lot like me I get the feeling you're a lot like me
Ordinary Life . . .
Well I looked for the life fantastic Cos I read it in a magazine What I got was myself as a plastic figurine
And the happily ever after I traded everything to see Now my scene is the snow on a static TV screen
Lord I can dream of an ordinary life Where nothing particularly weird is going down Lord I can dream of an ordinary time Where nothing particularly hard is spinning us around
Well now read me a bedtime story And be sure that it's nice and sweet Cos I don't think I can take any more reality
With a peacefully ever after For me and my little treat And I don't want nobody saying "We'll wait and see"
Lord I can dream of an ordinary life Where nothing particularly weird is going down Lord I can dream of an ordinary time Where nothing particularly hard is spinning us around
