Suggested Donation
Do you wish to become a life member?
You saw the light, you heard the ring
But you had other things to do
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Showed up for work at 8, got a cup of coffee
Sat down in the same place, what is this all doing to me
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Well I guess I could call but what's the point
No good way this ends up
And when she answers I think about changing my voice
Sure it's crazy but why wouldn't she just hang up
Do you wish to make me feel like I'm someone?
You may recall I called you once
Last November
The months just seem to run together
It might have been December
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Got a lot on my mind, wish I could say the truth
If you just gave the time, so much that I want to tell you
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Do you wish to make me feel like I'm someone?
Do you wish to make a gift of five dollars?
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What are you telling me?
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So now I have to say these lines again
Hey I’ve got some information
Just a small gift can make a difference
Donate now or just stay on the line and listen
Letter (Let Her)
I've been looking for something that
Feels like
And I've been hoping that I could find it here
I've been walking 'round oblivious
But ignorance is no balm for fear
And I've been thinking that you don't want me near
You've known nothing but the time you spent alone
All on your own
But baby, please
Before we reach top speed
Or is that just the way we bleed
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Oh, let her
As we watched it fall around us like a wall of paper in the rain
Don't ever
Think about me like you did today
And watch it slip away
I've lost track and it's all too late
To see what once lived firm inside your head
Too many thoughts to filter
A little bit off-kilter
I think I might just tilt her in the wrong direction
Oh, baby, in the wrong direction
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Gone
Gone, I'm gone, so long
You won't see me
At all, at all
I've packed, my things, and I'm
Not coming back
At all, at all
I'm not wasting any more time fighting wars I can't win
When I've got nothing left to lose
And I wish you all of the best, you'll be fine without me
Yeah it's trite but it's true
I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
Gone, you're gone, even
Those pictures fade
Inside my mind
Gone, I'm gone, and so
These last five years
Are left behind
I'm not wasting any more time fighting wars I can't win
When I've got nothing left to lose
And I wish you all of the best, you'll be fine without me
Yeah it's trite but it's true
I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
I'm on a bullet train
I'm heading west
There's nothing here for me
Except some regrets
Does that make sense?
You know I’ve got to leave
Done with dead ends
Might even change my name
Cause that's the mood I'm in
Yeah that's how I'm feeling
You hear what I'm saying?
Gone, I'm gone, so long
You won't see me
At all, at all
#17
I don’t wanna go
I don’t wanna go outside
I don’t wanna go
I don’t wanna go outside
You have no dog in this fight
It’s 68 degrees outside
What, what gives you, gives you the right
It’s only us, you’ll be just fine
You should really know
It’s not easy to change my mind… today
The storm has washed away the haze
Just take it all and go
And tell everyone else that I’m… okay
There’s one more thing I have to say
I’ve, I’ve got all I need right here, maybe tomorrow this’ll all be clear
You can’t live like this one more day
Pull down the shades and lock up the doors tight
Pull down the shades and lock up all the doors tight
And kill all the phones till you hear me say I’m alright and
Kill all the phones till I say I’m alright
Pull down the shades and lock up all the doors tight
And kill all the phones till you hear me say I’m alright
I’m feeling pretty old
To let myself turn out like this… today
It’s only us, should be okay
Should come in from the cold
But till I can’t say I’m pissed… don’t stay
There’s one more thing I have to say
You, you can’t know just how I feel, maybe tomorrow this won’t be so real
You can’t live like this one more day
Instant Mythology
Yeah sure I remember that time last week
We all got drunk and took a cab home
But I don’t remember any fight with Pete
He might've tripped while Zack was talking him down
Now I know that story’s no fun to tell
It’s no roundhouse kick in Petey’s grill
But I think I’d recall an atomic wedgie
I’d sure be walking kinda funny
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What’s with these Instant Mythologies
Your talk just skips the reality
I know it’s tough to keep your stories straight
But you can shut your mouth till you’ve got something to say
Yeah sure I remember that game last week
Made a nice catch, beat’em by two runs
But I don’t remember ever seeing
Paul snag a ball with go-go gadget arms
Now I know that kills the yarn you’re spinnin’
Making our pal Paul a softball legend
But I think I’d recall a monster hit you swear
Crashed upper decks that aren’t even there
Bridge
Yeah, you think about that
Why you always making up this crap?
Yeah, next time you wanna do the same
Let someone else get a word in for a change
Yeah sure I remember that gig last week
It went alright, it was a good crowd
But I don’t remember any ladies
Chucking underwear at our drummer Starr
Now I know that story’s a little weak
It’d be fun to see if he could keep a beat
But I think I’d remember if Heidi Klum
Went commando anywhere in the room
GS-12
Oh I wish I were a soldier, I’d be all that I can
Or get wrapped in a flag ’round my body bag, either way I’m still the man
I could fly a big jet fighter, or I’d pimp out my new tank
And get away from this desk yeah I’d be the best, and you’d all know who to thank
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Oh why, can’t I have a song to praise my name
Is it too much to ask for giving just more of the same?
Oh I wish I were a cop you know, those guys are pretty cool
I’d chase down thieves, stop some robberies, while I’m breaking all the rules
I would be the grizzled veteran, there’s my rookie partner Jane
We’d solve some crimes and save some lives, plus I love those chocolate glazed
Oh I wish I were a doctor, I’d cure every disease
Then have some fun in the on-call room like they do on the TV
I could be a firefighter, or a secret agent man
But I have to write a memo, it’s due by 5PM
Love on Paper
She won’t like my favorite music, and she’ll hate the clothes I wear
She’ll want to paint my walls, and make me grow out my short hair
She’ll be a vegetarian, and won’t set foot in an Arby’s
Yeah she’ll be a total bitch, and take what’s left of my money
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No she won’t be nothing like you, and that’ll be a real shame
And when we are together she’ll call me some other dude’s name
But even with all that I’ll prob’ly love her just the same
So tell me what good’s love on paper anyway
Well she’ll smoke so much that Camel Cash pays off her tuition
And she’ll drink like Prohibition starts back up in the morning
She’ll throw away my comic books, and she won’t own a TV
Yeah she’ll really suck a foosball, and she’ll stand up when she pees
Bridge
Oh you were the sweetest thing that I have met in my whole life
And if I had some sense I’d sure as hell make you my wife
But I guess I’d rather let this girl drive me nuts every night
It just ain’t fair
She’ll be vaguely anti-Semitic, and kick hobos just for thrills
She’ll replace her mother’s medicine with morning after pills
She’ll sell crack to second graders, and show them her porn movies
She’ll run guns for the Yakuza – no I don’t know what that means
Oooooooooh
Heartland
I don’t know you but you think that you know me
I’m from one of the Devil’s incubators, yeah a Northeastern city
That must mean that I hate Jesus, chances are I’m high right now
And I want to steal your guns and hand out lame-ass little flowers
I don’t know you but you think that you know me
I’ll make you drive a moped, and I’ll trash your SUV
I want an all-gay military, you know they’ll protect your ass
Then I’ll stop hating the troops, get back to burning me some flags
Oh I can’t wait to take your money and buy more useless bureaucrats
And next year I’ll campaign for Bin Laden when he runs as a Democrat
Let’s marry my pal Steve and his box turtle right here in city hall
There are so many ways that I’ll screw you, yeah I can’t wait to do them all
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Well some things you say are kinda true and some is total shit
But don’t you try to tell me what I think, ’cause you’re a fucking hypocrite
I’m sorry I’m not from your Sanctimoniassville, USA
But I hear the folks there think you’re a big tool anyway,
Yeah yeah yeah
I don’t know you, but you’re coming up to speed
I’ve got a shrine to Marx and Lenin, and just wear my Grateful Dead tees
I’ve got Birkenstocks like Jesus, ain’t washed my hair in a year
And yeah I read the New York Times, and snack on babies with my beer
Oh I can’t wait to take your money and buy more useless bureaucrats
And next year I’ll campaign for Bin Laden when he runs as a Democrat
Let’s marry my pal Steve and his box turtle right here in city hall
There are so many ways that I’ll screw you, yeah I can’t wait to do them all
I don’t know you but you think that you know me
I’m from one of the Devil’s incubators, yeah a Northeastern city
That must mean that I hate Jesus, chances are I’m high right now
And I want to steal your guns and hand out lame-ass little flowers
Oh I can’t wait to take your money and buy a big ol’ welfare state
And I’ll let you see a doctor, but they’ll all be second rate
I’m gonna blame the corporations for my ice cream headache last fall
There are so many ways that I’ll screw you, yeah I can’t wait to do them all
Now or Never
So now I’m in a line
There’s no way he remembers me
I covered all my tracks
There was nothing for him to see
So now I’m in a line, with all these other guys
This must be pretty frustrating
Your money is all gone, you’re thinking this is wrong
And you just can’t tell who’s lying
So now you’re in my car
With a rope around your hands and knees
You could kick the window out
Or try the knife in your left sleeve
So now you’re in my car, we won’t go very far
This must be pretty frustrating
You had me all along, you wonder what went wrong
And you can’t tell what I’m thinking
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This might be your last chance, but you just can’t, seem to get it right when it counts
Your life’s on the line, you say it’s fine but you know better, you know you’re lying to yourself
Time to raise your hand, to be a man, to shake away all those little doubts
Your life’s on the line, this is no time for second guessing but guess wrong and I’ll see you in hell
So now you’re in a bank
With armor from your head to feet
The counter’s ticking down
And now it’s either red or green
So now you’re in a bank, it’s too late to look back
This must be pretty frustrating
Your target is long gone, you wonder what went wrong
And you can’t tell what I’m thinking
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We Were a Good Idea
It seemed like such a good idea
We always made so much sense
But there was just a small problem
To you we'd always be just friends
Ooooo Aaaaah, Ooooo Aaaaah
I’ve seen you lead on other guys
But what we have’s just not the same
Least that’s what I’m tellin’ myself
Might be the thing keepin’ me sane
Ooooo Aaaaah, Ooooo Aaaaah
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It should be so damn obvious
When you think of the two of us
Can you be that oblivious
Is there really no hope for us
When you see me with someone else
What might’ve been won’t make much sense
That moment will have come and gone
Looks like we’ll always be just friends
Ooooo Aaaaah, Ooooo Aaaaah
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We would show them all
But you still hold the cards
Wastin’ time alone
Last Choice
It's been a long time since you've been on my mind
Oh I've been out on the West Coast making friends that you don't know
I'm taking some classes, yeah I might get my Masters
And I'm working long hours, had no time to think about you now
Not, that I, don’t care, to hear your voice
I just, had to, make one last choice
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It’s okay we’re through
We did what we had to do
Now what should I make of you
It's been a long time since I've been on your mind
Oh you've been out of the country finding what you wanna be
You’re starting to write again, and taking some dance lessons
And working late hours, had no time to think about me now
Not, that you, don’t care, to hear my voice
You just, had to, make one last choice
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It’s not, that I, don’t care, to hear your voice
I just, had to, make one last choice
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The Common Man
You must’ve seen it on the news
How could he call her that name
Do you even care if it’s true?
Or you just want someone to blame
It’s every few years
We say that we’ve changed
We latch onto fears
We play the same games, Doesn’t matter
What they will say
You’ve made up your mind
You know what you’ll do
You’ve bought the big lie
Tell me how
This all ends
Should I trust
The common man
Tell me how
This all ends
So I can
Sleep well again
Destiny Is Cheap
Yeah there was a time
When nothing was wrong with me
And you couldn’t find
A worry or doubt
But when things get hard
Like they always do
You could cut and run
That might suit you
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Maggie don’t
Tell me nothing comes between us, you’re never gonna leave this
I’ve heard before
That the stars are all lined up, and the gods put us together
Don’t make us just one more platitude
Cause destiny is cheap
And we’re not through
No we’re not through
Maybe you’re right
And there is a master plan
We’ll be just fine
No more worries or doubts
But we’d be the first
That I’ve ever known
To have it all
I think we won’t
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