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1. |
Bad Bad World
03:56
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don't believe a word they say
counting up some numbers on a page don't matter
I don't really know what does
but being here with you makes me feel better
when they tell you it’s a bad bad world well I really wouldn't trust that shit
I've found that the loudest sounds only matter for a little bit
Some days it can get so crazy all I really wanna do is quit
God knows it’s a heavy load but together we can carry it
can't believe the things I hear
people say we're better off with guns than flowers
everybody lives in fear
why the hell give anybody so much power?
when they tell you it’s a bad bad world well I really wouldn't trust that shit
I've found that the loudest sounds only matter for a little bit
Some days it can get so crazy all I really wanna do is quit
God knows it’s a heavy load but together we can carry it
I been on pavement, son
soaking up the beat while the pain gets smaller
anyone would guess I'm done
but you gotta get down before you stand up taller
we can try we can try we could fail but at least there's a chance that we make it
if we don't take a shot this is it there's no way that we'll ever escape it
Yea the first step is hard hold my hand and lets take it
when they tell you it’s a bad bad world well I really wouldn't trust that shit
I've found that the loudest sounds only matter for a little bit
Some days it can get so crazy all I really wanna do is quit
God knows it’s a heavy load but together we can carry it
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2. |
Andersonville
03:43
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I am riding on the redline moving backward in slow motion
while the Vietnam cafes on argyle drift beyond my reach
I am lost and I am lonely still a fool but not the only one
who's searching for September in the February cold
if anybody really sees me they don't tell me they just go through all the
mundane Monday morning motions everybody knows
who can tell between a place
and where it lives in time and space?
andersonville
my heart still beats in
andersonville
Man it’s colder in Chicago than I ever thought i could be
who knew winter was a season that would freeze your heart and soul
no one knows it but I'm waiting more like hopeful hibernating
wanting more but knowing better than to tell someone your dreams
so I am riding on the redline through a sea of Sunday mornings
longing for the shore of michigan to thaw and flow again
I am summer spring and fall
but I am winter through it all in
andersonville
my heart still beats in
andersonville
all those years went by full throttle tried to catch them in a bottle with every
song I wrote about you now you're trapped inside the pages of my
composition book you know the black one that I took to every
dive bar and cafe on clark it's filled with all these words
and they paint pictures they make movies in my mind and they shake groupies to the
bone but truth is I'm unknown to everyone but you
so I ride on and on and on
because I've never really gone from
andersonville
my heart still beats in
andersonville
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3. |
Matador
04:28
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you don't need to be scared
I can tell that you're unprepared
but I gotta be honest now I do
you don't believe in the facts
unless they're shouted or tweeted back
by a beautiful big shot with no clue
truth isn't always very sexy
and that's why God made the kardashians
Yes I know that some day
you're gonna find what you've been looking for
take the big bull by the horns
I know that some day
you're gonna find what you've been looking for
no more chasing matadors
you think science is shit
But you got nothing to do with it
your opinion don't matter nor does mine
we haven't run all the stats
we haven't done the experiments
until we do we go with what they find
truth doesn't have to make you feel good
and that's why God made BTS
Yes I know that some day
you're gonna find what you've been looking for
take the big bull by the horns
I know that some day
you're gonna find what you've been looking for
no more chasing matadors
you don't gotta be pissed
I'm not trying to blame you for this
we've all been a fool for someone's lies
they can seem pretty great
so great that we can't see straight
til there's nothing but madness in our eyes
truth is the truth can sure be boring
but that's why god made scientists and scholars and teachers to make knowledge more palatable and exciting and interesting so we can learn and progress as a society
Yes I know that some day
You’re gonna find what you been looking for
take the big bull by the horns
I know that some day
You’re gonna find what you been looking for
find what you've been looking for
I know that some day
we gonna find what we been looking for
leave the bullshit at the door
I know that some day
we gonna find what we been looking for….no more chasing matadors
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4. |
Thunder
04:11
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there are days I don't believe that I can even get out the door
when the clouds are rolling in and I can hardly see the sky anymore
and the wind and the rain get to pounding my soul
like a hurricane come for me out of control
while it seems like the sun has been shining on you evermore
Am I the only one who can see the lightning?
am I the only one who can feel the thunder?
every minute every hour every single day of the week
my head has got a million thoughts inside it but I can't even speak
and I'm stuck like a fly on the wall of your room
so scared that I might wreck it all if I move
I could take to the air but I'd rather not ruin the groove
Am I the only one who can see the lightning?
am I the only one who can feel the thunder?
yea I know it's a beautiful life
but sometimes the darkest parts can seem so damn bright
so how do i overcome this spell
Riding a lonely carousel
spinning around and around stuck on the ground with a storm coming' at me that don’t slow down oh no
Am I the only one who can see the lightning?
am I the only one who can feel the thunder?
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5. |
One Way Ticket
04:53
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That child doesn’t know much. He’s brand new. You were like that too.
Someone will tell him or show him the way. Or wont do enough of that kinda stuff.
So who do we blame?
If everyone’s looking through some sort of stricture
we ain’t raised the same
we might paint a picture
But someone else chooses our frame
this child doesn't know much. more or less, it's all my best guess.
don't get me wrong I think I'm pretty wise, but truth is my truth could be nothin but lies
so where does that leave me?
if anything I could be kinder to you
when you don't believe me
what else can I do
we only give what we receive see
we only give what we receive
--
I left the radio blasting 'cause they played a song I knew
opened all of the windows so you could hear it too
we only give what we get see, I thought I'd share with you
and I been lonely lately so any attention will do
feels like I been hanging out with ghosts and whispers
but all I really wanna do is find me a friend in need
--
baby if you want my love
I got more to give
and it's never enough
baby if you want my love
I got all there is
but it's never enough
baby if you want my love
I'll waiting here
till the sun comes up
baby if you want my love
I got more to give
to you
--
stranded at the airport on a cold November day
plans that we had planned on now faded all away
we need a one way ticket
one way ticket to the top
you asked me for the time and I stretched past everyone
a moment can be fleeting or everything you become
we got a one way ticket
one way ticket to the top
fly us away from here
if we get high enough the stars will heal us
on a night so clear
even the tiniest of looks reveal us
oh and it's plain you need a trip
so climb upon my ship
and let's ride til we drop
we never gonna stop
take a one way ticket
out of this thicket
a one way ticket...to the top
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6. |
The Rest of the Night
04:52
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seventeen days til the fourth of july
I am riding the concrete and wind
in between trips to the cafe I slip through
daydream mazes again
there is firewood, coal and old newspaper
Locked tight and ready to burn
the spark is a mystery but I know it's history
and darlin it always returns
we gon' be up for the rest of the night
we gon be out til the morning is light
ain't gonna stop til it feels all right
we gon be up for the rest of the night
Madison waits for me down by the river
laid out in the afternoon sun
she's a beautiful stain on a desolate plain
Where long ago water would run
we careen through the ditches and over the cracks
as we hunt through the shadows and heat
she suddenly swoons and communes with the daisies
fighting up through the gaps in the street
we gon' be up for the rest of the night
we gon be out til the morning is light
ain't gonna stop til it feels all right
we gon be up for the rest of the night
oh oh oh
We gonna fly so high that we can’t come
down down down
Take us miles away from the ground
oh oh oh
Madison drove from Chicago to New York
in summer of twenty ought three
stared at hole in the the ground there for hours
couldn't believe what she'd seen
she cried that night from a motel window looking out over bowery bay
in the morning awoke and shouted life is a joke
but I won't let it stand in my way
we gon' be up for the rest of the night
we gon be out til the morning is light
ain't gonna stop til it feels all right
we gon be up for the rest of the night
there's a world outside whether we like it or not
and beyond that another one more
and beyond that an infinite plane of existence
makes us wonder what we are here for
and who knows maybe nothing buildings crumble
lives are shattered some will say it’s beyond our control
but when life wakes us and breaks us so much
we fix it until we are whole, so…
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7. |
Some Old Fashioned Way
03:24
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you stole a record of me
while I was carrying on
I caught a glimpse of you leave
just like that you were gone
what a fool I had been
thought i'd see you again
I stood there waiting for you
and though I know better now
don't have much of clue
where you went to or how
what a fool I had been
thought i'd see you again
Where do we belong?
anyone could tell us but they’re probably wrong
who am I to say
if you and I had met in some old fashioned way
just what might a been
we all need someone to love
why am I governed by fear?
you stole a record of me
and now the future's unclear
I coulda taken a shot
but barely gave it a thought
so will a pattern emerge
or will a puzzle piece fall?
for all my faith in the world
I don't know nothing at all
except the iron was hot
coulda struck but did not
Where do we belong?
anyone could tell us but they’re probably wrong
who am I to say
if you and I had met in some old fashioned way
just what might a been
I stole a record of you
and kept it locked in my head
built a life for us there
it's probably better instead
I woulda blown it I'm sure
if I had known who you were
Where do we belong?
anyone could tell us but they’re probably wrong
who am i to say
if you and I had met in some old fashioned way
just what might a been
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8. |
Rich Man Too
02:58
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you got dollars
I got sense
you got mansions
I got tents
But all the world's a home for me and you
maybe you're rich man
I'm a rich man too
you got style
you got grace
but I got things you can't replace
and no one owes me nothin but the truth
maybe you're rich man
I'm a rich man too
it would be a lie lie lie to say that I don't want it
I still try try try to get them dollars in my pocket
if i buy buy buy happiness well what's the cost when
all we really need is a little bit of love?
you got rockets
I got shoes
you fly by but I walk through
and I know every path and avenue
maybe you're rich man
I'm a rich man too
it would be a lie lie lie to say that I don't want it
I still try try try to get them dollars in my pocket
if i buy buy buy happiness well what's the cost when
all we really need is a little bit of love?
all I really need is a little bit of love
you got soldiers
I got friends
you start wars
that we will end
there's more of us than there are of you
maybe you're rich man
we're all rich ones too
maybe you're rich man
we're all rich ones too
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9. |
Another Love Song
03:23
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where do we go from here my darling?
how do I stand when i can't stop falling
in love with you?
what does that make me?
whenever I get locked up it's you who holds the key
I know that's cheesy but I couldn't decide
if it was bad or the best thing I ever did write
and the fact remains
it's just how I feel
whenever I get broken you're the one that heals
ahhh it's a wide wide world I'm told
but all I want is to hold you close to me
call in sick
lay in bed all day
and we got time time time we're told
but no one knows when the worst will get hold of us
let's stay safe
lay in bed all day
you get the door I'll draw the curtain
everything out there's so uncertain
and all we need is in-between these sheets
tomorrow we can battle, today let's just retreat
ahhh it's a wide wide world I'm told
but all I want is to hold you close to me
call in sick
lay in bed all day
and we got time time time we're told
but no one knows when the worst will get hold of us
let's stay safe
lay in bed all day
so where do we go from here my darlin?
it's hard to believe that the future's calling
and I just can't wait
to face the unknown
whenever I get stolen (lost babe) it's you who brings me home
whenever I get stolen it's you who brings me home
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10. |
Captive of One
03:31
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I am a fool shouting out to a crowd
where everyone's watching and I'm on the spot
can't say if anyone really believes me
but I'd rather be here than not taking a shot
you are the sun breaking out of the clouds
when my valley is dark as the night
I am a flower shut tight in the morning
that begins open when I feel your light
hold on tight set a course for the future
who knows what might be in store
that's the thrill of it all
I am a swimmer and you are the ocean
there's no way to control you but I'm glad to be there
you are a fire and I am the forest
I know I should run but can't get nowhere
you are a road and I am the traveller
no choice but to use you when it's time leave
you are the wheels babe and I am a window
you're always moving but I let you breathe
hold on tight set a course for the future
who knows what might be in store
that's the thrill of it all
what is this power I hold in my hand
it keeps making me do things I don't understand
I keep staring inside it like it's got all I need
but the only thing in there is trouble for me
so what do we ask in this age of no answers
well there's plenty of answers but who knows what's right
I stopped asking questions, that's one solution
and polluted my mind watching tik Tok all night
in the morning got high on a strong cup of coffee
that's all I needed to get over you
I wrote ten thousand words 'fore my arrogance faded
and odds are I'll end up with a good one or two
hold on tight set a course for the future
who knows what might be in store
that's the thrill of it all
If this is a war then you’ve already won
but I’ll fight a battle til my weapons are gone
and I’ll take a beating til the daylight has come
and wake up beside you a captive of one
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11. |
Believe it or Not
04:14
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I don't need much
but I still want it all
got a doorstep that's covered up in packages but still
got a hole in my heart that I can't seem to fill
and who knows?
maybe there is something more
there was something here before
and I know that long after I drop
it'll be here whether I believe it or not
I don’t do much
But I still know it all
Got a window that shows me a world can I fear
Got a door to the truth but I don’t get to near
And so what?
if I never really see
past my own reality
well the facts are the facts that we got
they'll be true whether we can believe em or not
it took a long time losing to realize something so small
That you getting worse don't make me any better at all
I don't want you
to leave me alone
got some space and some time to myself and I found
that I always been better when you are around
oh yes
maybe everything's a mess
love is anybody's guess
But I hope that long after I drop
it'll be here whether I believe it or not
it took a long time losing to realize something so small
That you getting worse don't make me any better at all
I don't have much
but I still got it all
yea the wealth in my life can't be counted up in bills
and the things I possess won't end up in landfills
yea it's true
life is really something great
there are days I don't relate
but I hope that long after I drop
It’ll be here whether I believe it or not
Yea I hope yea I hope that long after I drop
It’ll be here whether I believe it or not
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12. |
Rail Train Blues
03:53
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i’m riding on a rail train, it’s picking up speed
i’m riding on a rail train, it’s picking up speed
don’t know how i got here, don’t know where it’s taking me
who the hell is driving (this thing)? who made him the boss?
who the hell is driving? who made him the boss?
we're racing toward an ocean, with no bridge to get across
maybe if you wish it, the truth is up to you
maybe if you wish it, the truth is up to you
and this train ain’t really crashing, cause you believe the things you do
so let’s all have a party, we can burn this mother down
so let’s all have a party, oh let's burn this mother down
this train is bound for crazy, unless we stop and turn around
i’m riding on a rail train, it’s picking up speed
I am riding on a rail train, it’s picking up speed
don’t know how i got here, don’t know where it’s taking me
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13. |
Poor Boy's Vision
03:48
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where do I wake up?
where do I go?
after our shake up
I just don't know
got no instructions
for where I should steer
only my instincts
that brought me here
after all we said and done I fear I might be overcome with a poor boy's vision
a poor boy's vision
after all we said and done I fear I might be overcome with a poor boy's vision
a poor boy's vision of it all
everyone's watching
everyone knows
we've been on fire
while holding the hose
I feel like a failure
for fanning the flames
but this blaze's brightness
lights a new way
after all we said and done I fear I might be overcome with a poor boy's vision
a poor boy's vision
after all we said and done I fear I might be overcome with a poor boy's vision
a poor boy's vision of it all
where did I come from?
where will I go?
I'm suddenly slender
with room to grow
all that I wanted
all that I'll be
is some sort of medley
of you and of me
after all we said and done I fear I might be overcome with a poor boy's vision
a poor boy's vision
after all we said and done I fear I might be overcome with a poor boy's vision
a poor boy's vision of it all
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14. |
Gone Gone Gone
04:11
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We lost Charlie Watts today
Paul McCartney sure looked sad but he wouldn't say it
I know all souls they must depart
but me and Paul would rather hold 'em in our hearts
where will we go when it's all gone gone gone?
where will we go when it's all gone?
I lost a part of me today
cut out a piece of my heart with a pen upon page
some days you don't believe you have it
and though you can you don't reach out enough to grab it
where will we go when it's all gone gone gone?
where will we go when it's all gone?
No one knows but that ain't bad
we don't go looking for the things we have
If you met my sons I know you'd see it
There’s no way to look back and want to do things differently ya
There's no world without them in it I swear god damn
It took me a long time to get it but now I understand
where will we go when it's all gone gone gone?
where will we go when it's all gone?
where will we go when it's all gone gone gone?
where will we go when it's all gone?
It’s Michael Doman’s birthday
He was a legend but you probably never knew his name
mike once told me to write more love songs so I did
I bet he never knew how much he meant to this dumb kid
where will we go when it's all gone gone gone?
where will we go when it's all gone?
where will we go when it's all gone gone gone?
where will we go when it's all gone?
No one knows but that ain't bad
we don't go looking for the things we have
we don't go looking for the things we have
we don't go looking for the things we have
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15. |
Cryin' About It
03:27
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My dad never taught me how to play guitar
or how to write a simple song or who the Beatles are
but if you saw me ballin at the park
you'd know that I don’t miss too much behind the arc
So I can’t complain
He gave me the game
Who knows what I would have been without it
that's why I don’t get upset
We all get what we get
Ain’t no use in cryin about it
momma never learned to play an instrument
how to compose a symphony or what Bob Dylan meant
but she could feel your pain across the room
and I was raised to empathize and feel it too
then I just write it down
til it rhymes and sounds
Who knows what I would have been without it
that's why I don’t get upset
We all get what we get
Ain’t no use in cryin about it
can anybody really become anything they want?
or are we stuck with destiny?
am I a stubborn or just late to bloom
waiting for a rendezvous
with the rest of me?
I Didn't sing a note til I was 24
and suddenly those crowded rooms started heading for the door
I tried so hard my friends called me a masochist
but baby failure's always been my greatest gift
so I can't complain
there's growth in the pain
and who knows what I would have been without it
now I shoot from the hip
and sometimes it slips
ain't no use in crying about it
yea I shoot from the hip
and sometimes it slips
ain't no use in crying about it
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