1. |
She Looked Away
04:27
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I caught it in glimpses
A glint of light
Out of the corners of her eyes
It shined on me for the briefest moment
Made me capsize
Tried to hold it, hold it tight
As if I could make it crystallize
I saw her face
It had opened wide
And then she looked away
She was there, then she was gone
She had looked away
I caught it in glimpses
A flicker of sunlight
And a thrill I’d never known
It shot through me like a photon
Sheared through my heart of stone
I felt her spirit, I felt her love
I felt her deep down in my bone
And I am thankful, oh so thankful
Thankful for what we had
I am grateful, oh so grateful
But in the end I’m more than a little sad
I caught it in glimpses
Nearly had to squint
Or I just might have missed it
She had a mouth, so full and milky
Oh how I wish I could have kissed it
If she turned back just for a moment
There’s no way I could resist it
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2. |
Either/Or
05:20
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If you marry, you will regret it
If you do not marry, you will regret it
If you marry or do not marry
You'll regret it
Laugh at the world, you will regret it
Weep over it, you will regret it
Laugh at the world or weep over it
You'll regret it
You can't have everything
You can't have everything
You can't have everything, no, no
No, no
Believe a girl, you will regret it
Believe her not, you will regret that
Believe a girl or believe her not
You will regret it
If you work, you will regret it
If you do not work, you will regret that
If you work or do not work
You'll regret it
Do your best, you will regret it
Don't do your best, you will regret it
Do your best or do your worst
You'll regret it
Hang yourself, you will regret it
Don't hang yourself, you will regret that
Hang yourself or do not hang
You'll regret it
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3. |
You Got It Right
04:46
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Whatever you are thinking
In whatever way you’re thinking it
You got it right, yeah you got it right
The world as you perceive it
And the way that you receive it
Whatever you are doing
In whatever way you are doing it
You got it right, yeah you got it right
You got your finger on the pulse
And never not once convulse
You got it, you got it, you got it right
You got it, you got it
Your time in the limelight
You got it, you got it, you got it right
You got it, you got it
Uptight and outta sight
Whatever you are wanting
In whatever way you are wanting it
You got it right, yeah you got it right
You got the world down on its knees
Begging please, please pleas
Whatever you are needing
In whatever way you are needing it
You got it right, yeah you got it right
You are fulfilled, it’s what you willed
You are what we say when we converse
You are at the center of our universe
You have darked the darkness with your light
You got it, you got it oh so right
Whatever you are feeling
In whatever way you are feeling it
You got it right, yeah you got it right
You have pulled up all the floorboards
And smashed right through the ceiling
Whatever you are dreaming
In whatever way you are dreaming it
You got it right, yeah you got it right
There is a world beyond these things
Where life eternal springs
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4. |
My Goodbye Girl
05:19
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Sometimes I wonder if you were ever here
Or were you merely someone I dreamed up
Still I feel you deep down inside of me
A hothouse with the windows all steamed up
It’s getting so stuffy that I can hardly breathe
Hi, hello, what do you know
You’re my goodbye girl
See you ‘round this midnight town
You’re my goodbye girl
Why am I so obsessed with you
You’re never not ever on my mind
Wherever I been and wherever I am going
You’re never not far behind
Are you real are you a ghost
Sometimes I want to turn on all the lights
And rip down that big black curtain
Who will you be when I can finally see
I have no way of knowing for certain
Who is this girl who means everything to me
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5. |
Never Knew Him
04:05
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You say you knew him
What did you know
Never knew him, never knew him
Was he your friend
He was no friend, no
Never knew him, never knew him
He lived next door in that mad gray house
Rocked itself off its foundations
Knocked on the door, nobody came
Gave off weird vibrations
Never knew him, never would
That strange, strange boy from your childhood
Never knew him, no never knew him
His dad a banker, worked at a bank
So they said, yeah so they said
His mom a drinker, man how she drank
Spent her days in bed
He liked the Seeds. liked the Monkees
Stole records from the record store
His dad would smack him
And his mom would too
Don't know what they did that for
Then one day he disappeared
Where did he go, where did he go
Was he dead
That's what we feared
Where did he go
The cops came 'round
Looked for clues
The case was never cracked
What we know
What can be known
It's all abstract
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6. |
You Got It Wrong
04:34
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Whatever you are thinking
In whatever way you are thinking it
You got it wrong, yeah you got it wrong
The world as you perceive it
And the way that you receive it
You got it wrong, you got it wrong
Whatever you are doing
In whatever way you are doing it
You got it wrong
You got your finger on the pulse
And never not once convulse
You got it wrong, you got it wrong
You got it, you got it wrong
You got it, you got it wrong, so wrong
Whatever you are wanting
In whatever way you are wanting it
You got it wrong, yeah you got it wrong
You got the world down on its knees
Begging please, please please
You got it wrong, you got it wrong
Whatever you are needing
In whatever way you are needing it
You got it wrong, so wrong
Say you are fulfilled
It’s what you willed
You got it wrong, you got it wrong
You are at the center of our universe
You are what we talk about when we converse
Whatever you are feeling
In whatever way you are feeling it
You got it wrong, yeah you got it wrong
You have pulled up all the floorboards
And smashed right through the ceiling
You got it wrong, yeah you got it wrong
Whatever you are dreaming
In whatever way you are dreaming it
You got it wrong, yeah you got it wrong
There is a world beyond these things
Where life eternal springs
You got it wrong, yeah you got it wrong
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7. |
My Little Butterball
03:20
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Your life is pretty great
At least that's what you say
Got all of your ducks lined up in a row
Got a big old job
And a big old wife
It's one big old reality show
Can't wait to see you fail
Can't wait to see you trip and fall
Can't wait to see you fail, yeah, yeah, yeah
My little butterball
Your life is pretty great
Got so many worldly things
It's frickin' hard for you to keep track
But all your money
And all your crap
They won't love you back
Your life is pretty great
At least that's how it looks
But looks, as they say, can be pretty deceiving
You will go down
And you will crash
And no one, no one will be grieving
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8. |
Jack Mahoney
04:00
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It's an old, old story
Been around since way back when
Don't know if it's real or fake
Gotta know for goodness sake
He was my granddad
That's what my old man said
But it happened so long ago and they're all long ago dead
It was roaring 20s and times were grand and gay
Old Jack he made his mark
All along the great white way
Yeah he wrote some snappy tunes
He rhymed his moons with Junes
He made his whoopee the livelong day
He wrote, You made life cheery
When you called me dearie
'Twas down where the blue grass grows
Your lips were sweeter than julep
When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose 
It's an old, old story
Been around since way back when
I heard it in my youth
Still don't know if it's the truth
Why would Dad make this up
He was no phony
Why would he say his old dad
Was Jack Mahoney
After Dad passed away Iried to sort it out
Needed to know for sure
Needed to remove all doubt
Was it all bushwa
Was it all applesauce
Was it phonus balonus
Was it teacups and candyfloss
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Never asked for this but here it is
Ain't nothing you can do to make it change
Sit back and relax, pretend it's a movie
And all the characters are pretty strange
Some are happy and some are hateful
And some are acting downright weird
You take it in, you suck it up
And the edges all seem smeared
You are a witting unwitting participant
It's not a life that you would choose
You are a witting unwitting participant
You snooze and you lose
Never wanted this but then it happened
The way things happen when you least expect
It draws you in and it drains you dry
It's all that you can do to dissect
It can be funny, it can sad
It can be messy and abstruse
It can wreck you if you're not careful
Yeah it can really get your goose
Thought you could escape it
But you thought wrong
It walked right up and bit you on the ass
Tried to diffuse it
Tried to reign it in
But suddenly it reached critical mass
All the pieces went a-flying
In all directions all at once
You sat in a chair over in the corner
Feeling like a dumb old dunce
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10. |
All I Got Left
04:38
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The light is a-fading
Slipping under the door
And the glass on the bar is nearly dry
Your face is but a memory
I can barely sketch it out
Through the bottom of my whiskey and rye
When I think about your smile
When I think about your hands
When I think about holding you tight
It's all I got left in the spindrifting dirge
Of this honky tonk nicotine night
Come back to me little one
Come back to where you belong
Come back to me little one
Let me sing you this sweet, sad song
The night is a-coming
Like a curtain that's falling
And my heart is porous with desire
There's nothing I can do
To bring you on back
Hurt so bad just wish I'd expire
When I think about your hair
When I think about your eyes
When I think about holding you tight
It's all I got left in the spindrifting dirge
Of this honky tonk nicotine night
The day is a-dawning
And I’m all alone
Set ‘em all up
I’m dry as a bone
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11. |
Strangers
05:44
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Everything is different now
Everything has changed
The block that you've lived on is being rearranged
The building you grew up in
Is getting knocked down
Everything's evolving all over your town
This is what happens
When strangers take over
The world you once knew
Gets an ugly make over
This is what happens
When strangers move in
The world you once knew
Turns to rack and ruin
All of your neighbors have moved far away
They got displaced
By a rent they could not pay
The people coming in are from a whole other nation
They seem to spend their days
On permanent vacation
The fix is in and the developers win
They got all the power and the money
They paint a picture
Of a better days ahead
Where the future is bright and sunny
Everything is different now
You are obsolete
You gotta wonder what happened to your street
You don't know no one
And no one knows you
Everyone's a stranger
Just strangers passing through
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12. |
You Got It All
04:49
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Whatever I have you can take it
Take it all for all that I care
I am nothing now but a broken man
With all the typical wear and tear
Don’t let me stop you or get in your way
Do you what you gotta do
The usual cliche
You got it, you got it all
And me, I don’t got squat
You got it, you got it all
Don’t give it a second thought
Don’t give it a second thought
I lay it all out for you to see
Oblique but not opaque
All my cranky vicissitudes
Enough to make a belly ache
What you do, well, it’s all up to you
But I hope it’s real
And I pray it’s true
Maybe one day you will see who I am
And I won’t have to draw a diagram
This is my dream, this is my dream
Just got back from a trip to Mars
It was truly out of this world
Planted my flag on a dirt red mound
And stood back as it unfurled
Wondered when you would make it here
And breathe in with me
This thin atmosphere
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