- 20 Miles
Raindrops like bullets on my fragile skin
And the securities I've had are creeping within
Now I'm 20 miles outside of the place that you live
And I need one more chance now that time's running thin
Well you are the things that make up my dreams
And I've spent every dime that jingles in my jeans
I deserve every stone that's thrown out at me
- Ashamed
I am the boy your mother wanted you to meet
But I am broken and torn with heels at my feet (?)
And with your purest light why don't you shine on me
Well I should have been an angel
But I'm too dumb to speak
Now as she gets nearer, the visions get clearer
I'm kneeling, weeping
I will hold her dear
- Baltimore Blues No. 1
Kiss all your saviors goodbye
Offer them up to the dead
No kidding you know who's right
And whose got a price on their head
No doubt I'd sell you all out
For a pocket full of silver and gold
Way back when, when they made me one of them
- Christ Jesus
Woke up next to the king
Got up, gonna fix me some things
And it makes me sick how I can't trust him
No I can't trust him
Said the bottom of his belly
That's where he would keep me
Christ Jesus
- Dirty Dishes
And I cried all night
You created a stream and it flows forever
It's made of dreams that didn't come true
And I'm sorry, there's nothing more that I can do
When we get together
Take apart my fantasy
And when we are done
- Electric
I need you to make me proud
I need electric to play it loud
But I don't need your sympathy
I'm just a player in your kings and queens
I don't want to lose my sight
I don't want to fight my fight
On a big screen TV
- Friday 13
Come on baby it's a quarter to five
I've been living on the couch and I'm losing my mind
I haven't gotten a touch in a long, long time
Since Friday XIII part nine, going to hell
Thumbing through all the magazines
And I can drink a lot better than I could in my teens
Have we learned nothing but to kick and scream?
We're as civilized as we could have ever dreamed and what's that mean?
- Friday XIII
Come on baby it's a quarter to five
I've been living on the couch and I'm losing my mind
I haven't gotten a touch in a long, long time
Since Friday XIII part nine, going to hell
Thumbing through all the magazines
And I can drink a lot better than I could in my teens
Have we learned nothing but to kick and scream?
We're as civilized as we could have ever dreamed and what's that mean?
- Goodbye, Dear Friend
"Goodbye, Dear Friends"
Some roads that you take
Some bonds we'll choose to break
I swore I'd no longer be the pallbearer
But I carried you to bed
So you could rest your head
You were taking off a load, heavy drinking
- Long Time
Smiles that'll disappear with the morning sun
Miles of laps that we were made to run
And when the lights dim, I think about myself with no one else around
And I believe there's a way to describe the silence as sound
And it's fading , so let's smother it, 'cause it won't burn out
And I was taken by the arms that dealt the clout
And you will look to the clouds and you will wear the crown!
- Main Street
I can’t sleep, I can’t close my eyes
Blinked one second, the whole world pass you by
Yeah, I guess I’m in
All the days you spent
I can’t eat, I can’t use my mouth
Miss one day and the whole world cast you out
Yeah I guess I try
- Mr. Sticks
A keeper's cell, yeah, keep it narrow
Come and see the ugly things that life can bring
I'm out of my skull, my edges though
Waiting for a day and a claim to stake
Oh, Mr. Sticks, with the hug and kiss
You may say goodbye to all you've ever known
Oh, Mr. Mist, how's your life like this?
- Not So Dense
Have you ever felt too far gone to be a sinner
But you know yourself too well to ever be a saint?
Well it's okay 'cause the kids are making models of God out of paper mache
Why did you ever vow to take the decadent path?
'Cause you smile like a devil and shut up like a trap
Well it's okay 'cause you fixed your scruff so now you can be properly scragged
Despair and disease spread on dollar bills
- Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame
Seems like I relied too hard on a dream
Now tell me girl where have you really been
Cause I've only got this life right here
Wasted all and contain all the fear
But I caught your eye on a Friday night
I removed myself and got caught up in loose nights
So ask me again yes lets meet again
You know I've built a kingdom on second chances, yes I did.
- Something To Brag About
Oh say can you see,
Johnny’s got a bottle of wine
No one is gonna make it work on time
And oh, just set me free
Why don’t the boss go ahead and just fire me
Now Johnny’s got a bottle of wine
And I’ll never make it work on time
Uh, I want him on the scene
- Spend the Night
Spend the night in my arms!
I'll hold you tight, I'll keep you warm
And you'll go far away with me--girl, you'll see
Girl, you know you stole my heart
I wanna give you all my love
You've heard it all before--oh, but not from me
So spend the night. Oh, spend the night
Everything's gonna be alright girl, spend the night
- Spent the Night
Spend the night in my arms!
I'll hold you tight, I'll keep you warm.
And you'll go far away with me--girl, you'll see.
Girl, you know you stole my heart.
I wanna give you all my love.
You've heard it all before--oh, but not from me.
So spend the night. Oh, spend the night.
Everything's gonna be alright girl, spend the night.
- The Great Smoke Off
THE GREAT SMOKE OFF
(Shel Silverstein)
Shel Silverstein - 1972
Now in the laid back California,
town of sunny San Rafael.
Lived a girl named Pearly Sweetcake,
you probably knew her well.
- These old shoes
Well, they said, “it was the cheapest fare at this time of year”
And they said, “It’s nice and safe, you got nothing to fear”
So I will take this old plane to get to you
Yes, I will take this old plane to get to you
Twenty minutes late the plane crashes down
And I’m one of three left amongst a priest and a clown
And then all I can hear is the hiss of the track
- Thyme
Take your time
But if you waste it
Take mine too
I don't mind
As long as you let me into your mind
My brain's a hazy place these days
Take your clothes off
- Trash
Think it's gonna snow
Think I'll stay home
The thought of goin' out
Sends chills down my back bone
Look round the house
Lookin for the past
I wanted too much more
and now look where I'm at
- Twenty Miles
Raindrops like bullets on my fragile skin
Insecurities I've had are creeping within
Now I'm twenty miles outside of the place that you live
And I need one more chance now that time's running thin
Well you are the things that'd make up my dreams
When I've spent every dime that jingled my jeans
I deserve every stone that's thrown out at me