1. |
I Don't Even Remember Me
03:44
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We must've had a pretty great time
At least that's what you say
We got drunk and we had sex
And I guess it must've been OK
Yeah it was such a long time ago
Like to say I miss you a lot
Please don't think that I'm a shallow man
My memory is pretty well shot
I don't even remember me
So how could I remember you
I don't even remember me
Sorry if I'm not who you thought you once knew
Did I ever hold onto you close and whisper shit in your ear
Did I memorize your list of quirks
And how you said you might go queer
I recall you liked your coffee black
With a shot of whiskey on the side
Or maybe that was someone else
I don't know my brain is fried
I'm not as sharp as I once was
My edges have been rounded
I'm just thankful I know where I am
In fact, I am astounded
You should look me up sometime
How 'bout some time next week
Don't know how much time I got left
These old bones do creak
Maybe you and I should tie the knot
I mean, what the hell
We're only here for a very short time
I'm sure we'd get along quite swell
We could live out the rest of our days in a tiny bungalow
You and me and our baby makes three
And some other folks we don't know
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2. |
Sing Love
04:45
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Sing, sing of love
Sing it loud and sing it clear
Sing it so everyone can hear
Sing, sing of joy
Sing it now and sing it brave
Long may your joy flag wave
And don't let anyone say you're wrong
Just sing your joy and love song
La, la, la, la love
La, la, la, la love
Sing love
Every boy and every girl
Everyone from around the world
Sing love
Sing, sing of hope
Sing it 'round and sing it large
Sing it till hope takes charge
Sing, sing of charity
Sing it low and sing it high
Sing it till it fills up the big old sky
And don't let anyone put you down
Or turn your smile to a frown
Hey you, will you join me in this thing
Hey you, I wanna hear your voice sing
La, la, la, la love
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3. |
Got to Be a Better Way
04:06
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We been going down the same crooked path
For so long, so long
And with all the dumb mistakes we've made
We must be doing it wrong, so wrong
If we could only see our crazy ways
For what they are, what they are
Stop hiding behind old philosophies
They haven't gotten us far, not far
And there's got to be a better way
Got to be a better way
Got to be a better way than this
Well we ask our God to forgive our sins
Then we go out and hate, we hate
We get down on our knees and pray
Before it's too late, too late
But no matter what our good intentions
We can't transcend, no, no
We are only human after all
The best we do is pretend, we pretend
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4. |
The Other
04:21
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Everything you say and do
Seems kind of weird to me
Your eyes, your ears, your nose
Are things to be feared to me
No I don't really understand the way that you think
We can't get in rhythm when we're so out of sync
Well you talk to your freaky-ass friends
In your very own code
You all seem to be going down
Your very own road
You are the other
You talk your strange, strange talk
And you talk it so loud
You talk so loud that your voice
Rings above the crowd
Sometimes I want to shove a sock in your puss
The only thing that stops me is I'm a wuss
Well you smell kind of odd
And your food is all slimy and gross
How can I get to know you
If I can't get close
You are the other
You have your own mating dances
And your tribal rhythm
You say, "Either you are with us
Or you are with them"
Isn't that the way of the human condition
We long to be close but we can't past our suspicion
Hell if I can figure
What goes on inside your brain
You stand apart from me and never the twain
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5. |
Written On, Written Off
05:13
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Good times, bad times
I've seen quite a few
Fortune rains, then recedes
On the road to Timbuktu
So many times I've been
Written on, written off
Everyone has a drought, yeah
So many times I've been
Written on, written off
Don't count me out, yeah
Good jobs, bad jobs
In the end they're all the same
Work hard, grow old
It's such a pointless game
You may think the world's your oyster
Managed to pull out a few pearls
But nothing lasts and beauty fades
It's hell out there boys and girls
Play the fife, bang the drum
Here comes the light of dawn
Did my best, for what it's worth
That's it, I got it, I'm gone
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6. |
Road to Tomorrow
04:00
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This is pretty good
What we got here
Got it going on
For an old buccaneer
It's clear up ahead
Least that's what I heard was said
We are on the road to tomorrow
Best to just sit back and enjoy the ride
Here on the road to tomorrow
Well it's good to have a companion by your side
This is pretty cool
These devices
Plays to our strengths
And our vices
All these accessories
Now bare necessities
This is pretty neat
All this media
We are one big
Encyclopedia
We're an open book
Full of gobbledygook
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7. |
Remember Me
04:57
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I was once a part of you
Though you may try to deny it
And you were once a part me
Someplace deep and quiet
Does it matter who hurt whom
Or we hash over history
All I ask of you now
Is that you remember me
Had a house out in East LA
Hidden behind some bougainvillea
And one day you went and disappeared
Just like that gal Amelia
Want to tell you the cat has died
And I set our chatty cockatiel free
And oh yes, one more thing
Please remember me
It's all that I want
It's all that I need
It is no mystery
If it's not too much
Here is my wish
Honey please remember me
It's all I require
It's all I desire
Give me your guarantee
Wherever you roam
Whatever you do
Honey please remember me
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8. |
Deliver Me
05:22
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Good old friend
Where are you now
Now that I need you the most
Wish that I could
Rely on you
But I can't rely on a ghost
Open the door
And walk right in
I'm waiting here
It's where I've been
You could lift me up when I feel low
Won't you please deliver me
You could be where I want to go
Won't you please deliver me
Good old friend
Where have you gone
I'm beginning to think you just don't care
I'm in a hole
And I need a hand
The world's been treating me unfair
Would it hurt to give
A moment of your time
Buddy can I ask you
To spare me a dime
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9. |
Big Time Love
05:33
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I took myself out on the town, yeah
Wanting to cause a little trouble, uh huh
Found a girl who was looking for the same
She said, "Let's do it on the double"
I said, "I don't have money, little girl
So we'll have to do it on the cheap"
She said, "Money don't matter a jot to me
Just as long as you are not a creep"
I want me some of that big time love
As big as big can get
I want me some of that big time love
Not ready to settle just yet
I want me some of that big time love
As big as the biggest ocean
I want me some of that big time love
Nothing can contain my emotion
We smoked some crank and drank some whiskey
And then we beat up an old drunk
I asked her if she does this every Saturday night
She said, "What, you think I'm a punk?"
I said, "I wasn't trying to diss you
But you seem a little predisposed to rage"
She said, "Don't think you're high and mighty
Seriously, a man of your age"
Come take a walk with me
Come on let's take a walk
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10. |
All Your Crazy Children
04:51
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Well you raised 'em on lies that you sold as the truth
Just the kind of lies you want to hear in your youth
They were fairly fanciful, lots of blood and gore
An angry god takes from the rich and gives back to the poor
It's in their video games, yeah
It's in their dumb-dumb choices
It's in the way that they silence any the nay-saying voices
All your crazy children
They are burning down the house
All your crazy children
They wanna scream and grouse
All your crazy children
Have gotten out of control
All your crazy children
Let's hear a big 'ol drum roll
They take the streets and cause a bloody mess
Say they are on the side of God and all sinners must confess
They shoot the innocent and they shoot the condemned
They shoot anyone who doesn't think and act just like them
They got all the answers, yeah
They got all the cool stuff
They got so much going on
They don't know when enough's enough
How do you occupy an empty space
How do you occupy a state of grace
How do you live with all the pain you cause
How do you live outside all the laws
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11. |
My Metaphorical Heart
06:29
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On the subway nobody sees me
Wouldn't mind if someone would tease me
Guess I'm used to being ignored
Like an old painting that won't get restored
Sometimes I wonder if I am a ghost
Or in-between from pillar to post
No one looks me in the eye
I am someone you pass by
I am not real I am a figment
You can see through me
I have no pigment
Even my heart is made out of glass
I am a trick without the illusion
Most of my thoughts are mindless confusion
And all that I am shall one day pass
In a crowd I am faceless
All my movements are dull and graceless
I make no difference and I never will
Want to go up but it's all downhill
Hear the beat of my metaphorical heart
Boom boom boom
It's about to fall apart
Hear the beat of my metaphorical heart
Boom boom boom
I could use a kick start
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12. |
Thanks for Listening
04:24
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I know that I can go on and on
That is just my style
So sorry I bothered you
Glad you stuck around for awhile
Thanks for listening
See you sometime soon
Do I seem angry
Do I seem crazy
Am I out of my mind
I just don't get it whatever it is
Nothing's clearly defined
But thanks for listening
See you sometime soon
What's a good time
How 'bout tomorrow at noon
You say you're busy
You got important things to attend to
Not sure I believe you
Not sure what you say is ever true
But you gotta do what you gotta do
So many distractions
Can't seem to focus no way no sir
The world moves quickly
It's just one great big blur
But thanks for listening
See you sometime soon
What's a good time
How 'bout tomorrow at noon
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