The New Punk Blues
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Spare Bedroom (The Strangleys)
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| Somewhere South of Here 10th Anniversary Edition |
Desperate Times
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Two T's All E's (Compilation - unique tracks)
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Covers, Demos and Outtakes
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The New Punk Blues
Gather the Family Round 68 bucks to fill up my truck Jimmy Parker Have you seen ol’ Jimmy Parker They found his car out by Route 60 Tabitha I am Tabitha This is not a game I miss the playground (bridge) I am Tabitha Burning Up When I’m lonely and busted It ain’t standing like it used to I’ve heard stories as a baby And I’ve spent most of my life Someone tell me it’s a bad dream And I’ve spent most of my life Been There Before Today I lost a little more self respect You’re not wasting my time anymore (chorus) (bridge) You tell me you want me (repeat chorus twice) You’re not wasting my time anymore Chelsea I see summertime on Main Street Ain’t goin’ back to Chelsea The road between is long and twisted Ain’t goin’ back to Chelsea Some old-timers still remember Well, I hear she’s doin’ better Ain’t goin’ back to Chelsea Magic Glasses People keep telling me You couldn’t make up And I know it’s not that funny at all Everything’s going my way Missing bandwidth Cold molasses Everything’s going my way Maybe the lesson June 1945 She was working as a waitress at this tavern in D.C. A few days became a month and she was two weeks late I often thought about home and how to explain why Months later she was at work and I packed my things
to go My wife she never asked me about the missing time I'm Not Coming Down Hey there Linda Lou I see smoke from over the hill Snow is piling up so high Days are cool, night are too Why do they bother me? $500 Car Got a $500 car Said you can’t come ‘round here Please don’t hurt me mister Tell me why does it feel Top Ten through and through Now we’re past the point of no return I see you flinch, you watch me fall, after all There’s at least one thing that I have learned (chorus) Top ten, all I really want is Top ten, wanna’ hit the charts like Top ten, then I’ll really know top ten Top ten, all I wanna’ be is Top ten, all I really need is top ten Then I’ll really be top ten You taught me to chang, you taught me to groove, and who knew That I’d pay attention like I did I hope in the end you’re still my friend, maybe then Even pass it on to some new kid Just like you did (chorus) I see you standing in the dark I know you think you’re all alone You think a melody, oh yes But it’s all wrong Unless it inspires someone Long after we’re gone Chorus Baghdad Makes me think of all the things that we had Rubble falls as nighttime calls in Baghdad A pretty home like ours comes down, makes me so sad About Baghdad I’m not saying it’s right or wrong It’s just my job to write a song about Baghdad See the people watch them flee from Baghdad One or two could be me or you on a jihad Right there in Baghdad I don’t think I like you any more than you like me But as I stand before you I can’t help but look and see Today they saved a pfc outside Baghdad Her mom and dad were on tv they looked real glad To not be in Baghdad I’m not saying it’s right or wrong It’s just my job to write this song It’s one o’three and they’re dropping bombs still in Baghdad Spare Bedroom HappyEverybody knows we’re happy I can tell the world by looking in your eyes So don’t expect no Sympathy from me Everybody knows it But you don’t wanna’ show it Everybody else can see Everything is fine But read between the lines What is there of you and me ? Everything is fine But read between the lines What is there of you and me ? Everybody knows we’re happy Everybody thinks we’re groovy Been alone, been around Been lookin’ in the lost and found Been wanderin’ these halls But I never seem to see you at all I’ve been losing track of time There’s no reason for my rhyme Come little darlin’ sit by me A little bit o’ knowledge gonna’ set you free (chorus) I look long and hard little girl But you’re so out of reach If I could hold you in my arms I’d practice what I preach And when we’re done You will have learned Love 101 I know I’m not what you expected I can’t help but feel rejected I look down at my heart in pieces On every one it reads "Denises’" You keep trying to be cool Like you own the whole damn school You’re the queen and I your pawn Sitting in the corner with the dunce cap on (chorus) (bridge) You know you’re such a teacher’s pet The lesson isn’t over yet Now I’m right back where I started Another member of the brokenhearted I’m sick of fighting your defenses You’ve always got me climbing fences You’ve resisted every pass Now I’m falling back in class But until that last bell rings I’ll keep loving you and sing (chorus) You think that I just love your thunder The city beats enough for me I don’t know what spell I’m under I know I’m never free When you kissed me it felt so new to me You swore it was the same for you But in the end you saw right through to me The same way you do The same way I never knew The same way you do The same way I never knew I ask you why you give no reason A glimpse inside too much to see You change your moods like they are seasons The same way you do The same way you do to me The same way you do The same way you do to me (bridge) The same way you do The same way you do to me There’s nothing left to prove You never could be true to me Where did you go ? No-one’s left to blame With you or without It’s all the same (repeat to fade) You say that I still love your thunder Stay inside and pray for rain Can’t escape this spell I’m under But I can do without the pain………. You act so cool You’re almost cold And this living off the street Is getting pretty old When no rhythm on the radio Can match these wiper blades Or take away the sting From these poison tears we made I wasn’t first baby I won’t be last Comin’ out of the past You act as if we meet To meet some need Where every step’s a rung On your ladder to succeed Well your neon glows and fashion Shows you to me as you are Sailing through the great white way On someone else’s star Running in place going nowhere fast Comin’ out of the past (bridge) This ain’t how I wanted it to be If freedom’s just another word Than why am I not free When no rhythm on the radio Can match these wiper blades Or take away the sting From these poison tears we made I wasn’t first I know I won’t be last Comin’ out of the past Out of the past Well I’m coming home The skies are dark and the fields’ on fire But I’m not alone Guided by my old desires Careful when you speak my name Some just still don’t wanna’ hear It won’t ever be the same Because the truth is still out there (pre-chorus) Someone’s home and the lights are dim But I won’t answer ‘cause I’m not him Now there’s no-one left to ask me where I’ve been (chorus) All we have are memories These memories, bad memories Can’t erase these memories Bad memories of you All we have are memories These memories, bad memories Please erase these memories Bad memories from view (pre-chorus 2) The details all come back to me The jagged edges still I see Doubting if I ever will be free (chorus) A wise old man once said to me Son let it go now set it free Once you let your enemies Into your heart they never leave There’s talk around this town People saying that you’re through with us I ain’t putting no-one down But they got nothing to do with us If I stay out all night and forget to call I ain’t saying I’m right at all But I don’t know why I do these foolish things I see it in your eyes You waited up all night again You know I hate it when you cry Even if it’s over where I’ve been But you can’t forget the time You walked home in the rain And lately you think I’m insane (chorus) ‘Cause you can run but I will find you Only two steps right behind you Why oh why do I do these foolish things All these foolish things (bridge) They say that love is blind But I don’t really mind I’m not dissuaded by your actions Seek and you may find A better piece of mind And maybe even satisfaction (chorus) In the snow, in the rain When the wind whispers your name Trumpets in my brain begin to sound Should have known, from the start Every time when we’re apart I think of you my heart begins to pound ‘Cause we’ve got love, we got love We got love You can hide in your soul Grow cynical and cold Faith harder to hold than giving in Hanging on, after all Even though they made us crawl But not afraid to fall Still now and then (chorus) ‘Cause we’ve got love, we got love It’s the only thing I’m sure of Let ‘em all push and shove ‘Cause we got love Babe it’s you and me Together for eternity Hopeless, wild and free C’mon girl, we’re in our own little world (bridge) Every time it seems we try to get ahead Something tries to push us back Hold us back instead (repeat chorus) (tag) Let the winds of change come sweeping We’ll hold on you and me girl Let them say that time is fleeting We’ll survive in our own little world Took a drive to the other side Headlights beam into my eyes Caught a glimpse in my rear view Shadows flash, she looks like you Got to get it together You break your neck to justify Or break her heart and wonder why If you build your castles in the sand Waves wash away your life young man (chorus) Got to get it together….(repeat) I can let it all fall so far Before it just comes apart In the morning light I greet Rubble, ruins and dead-end streets (bridge) It only gets worse (repeat chorus) I thought I saw you just the other day Another face among the crowd But when I caught your eye you turned away Even when I called your name out loud Maybe the sunlight made you turn your head Or was the truth too hard to face instead Midnight rendezvous and alibis Close reminders of the pain I wave at promises that pass me by Off-duty taxis in the rain With every match that flickers in the wind I think of summer nights and where you’ve been (chorus) Justine Just a memory Coming after me Hauntingly Justine (bridge) Sparks once flew and danced between our fingers The shock of losing you, the numbness lingers Justine Maybe that wasn’t you but I don’t care There’s plenty others like you everywhere (chorus) Startin’ to Feel Like I Want My Mind I hear there’s talk around the neighborhoodSome things’ll never change Some people they’re just no damn good And they’ll always be that way I’m startin’ to feel like I want my mind (3 times) Mr. Big you look so smooth With them eatin’ from your hands A prison suit don’t look so cute The latest fashion in the land I’m startin’ to feel(3 times) Information overload... Drawn out days and endless nights Lord please save me from the light See my reflection everywhere Come the evening I don’t care I see you in the high noon sun Almost gone, the lucky one It breaks my heart to find you there I led you to their poison air (chorus) (instrumental bridge) Another night I didn’t dream (chorus) Somewhere South of Here 10th AnniversaryIf I Tell You It’s a time I’m not too proud of Whenever we’re together (chorus) I’m just gonna’ say it (chorus) (bridge) (chorus) What a Little Love Can Do I struggle for the words I really wanna' say So look at me baby can't you see You say I'm the kind who'll always let you down chorus And I know I'm asking for a lot I've seen you at the bars on the other side of town Chorus The Man I Left Behind Don't turn on the light There were promises I meant to keep I went away 'Cause there were promises that I tried to keep Last time I saw you And all those promises that I couldn't keep DWIOU I was minding my own business Well, I got so distracted (chorus) Now a court appointed lawyer (chorus) (bridge) So the moral of the story (chorus) Too Long Gone Number 9 rollin' down the line Streets I've walked a thousand times (chorus) Welcome back home billy boy (repeat chorus) The dormant truth awakes in me Somewhere South of Here Lost in a dream Will it ever stop raining True love finds me up on the roof I dive into that sea of broken hearts Lost in a dream Deeper Waters Beat up but not beaten Can I get a witness (chorus)
Looking out upon the muddy waters Suffering in silence (chorus) (bridge) (chorus) How I Lost You
(The Official Record) New dreams they come easy Too long gone on the town (chorus) Whatever made me think you'd wait (chorus) Last night I had a dream (chorus) Run Away Charlie and I got started on a wing and a prayer But the business took over, we got caught in the game (chorus 1) Last year they busted Charlie, seized everything he owned (chorus 2) (bridge) Charlie died in December on Christmas eve (repeat chorus 1 & 2) Changing Faces Got home early this morning Telephone is ringing Let me turn down the TV (chorus)
I've thought about changing places, with you Just give me the address tell me 'bout her boyfriend (repeat chorus) (bridge) Got home early this morning The Right Decision Morning, you know it seems so far away A neon blonde just beyond (bridge) Like a ghost she haunts me Desperate Times Angels Fear to Tread It was years ago when I last saw my family For now I don’t want them to see me (chorus) I look to you Lord for an indication (chorus) Pray Morning Comes I wake to the sound of exploding shells I haven’t seen my dad for weeks (chorus) Our history in the records hall The soccer field is all but filled (chorus) The darkness has become my friend La Tragedia de Heraclio Bernal I'm leaving in the morning for the border The man that lies beside you is a stranger (chorus) Forced into the path of most resistance (chorus) When I'm gone they'll say I was a bad man Poor Man (chorus) Going to the factory gonna’ get myself some work Went to my congressman to see if he could help me out (chorus) (bridge) I’m going to the chapel gonna’ get myself a bride (chorus) Texas Tornado Crosswinds blow crossing my heart The hot Texas sun has burned more than one (chorus) I went to L.A. trying to run away (chorus)Blow baby blow.. Built to Last Don’t get so excited like a child on a swing Someone help me out here ‘cause I cannot comprehend (chorus) Spare me the consolation you’ll be happy on your own (chorus) High and Lonesome There’s a darkness that’s come over me I’ve struggled to cope with my fears (chorus)
All I ever wanted was to hear the crowd roar I can’t believe in the man I’ve become (chorus) (bridge) (chorus) This Hard Land I’ve always understood where I stand I’ve seen drought and flood take my crop away Some nights I come in from the fields and my wife is crying Thirty years have passed since my daddy died Nowhere To Roam Well the days of Cheyenne are behind me I’ve given my heart to the flatlands I’m riding off into the sunset I’ve heard that there’s peace in the valley I’ve sung my last song by the campfire I’m riding off into the sunset I’ve heard of the peace in the valley Yeah, I’m a cowboy I Guess We Shouldn't Talk About That Now Maybe we ought to tell the truth This is the point of no return And I don’t belong to you But I guess we shouldn’t talk about that now (Chorus) You can’t take back a touch You can’t undo a deep emotion Desperation comes once the heart has given in When love’s against the tide everyone gets broken I guess we shouldn’t talk about that now Maybe we ought to close the door Shut out the world we’ve known before This might be a mistake That it’s too late not to make But I guess we shouldn’t talk about that now (Chorus) (Bridge) Or should tomorrow bring another way of seeing Walk away, don’t say another word (Repeat Chorus) Maybe we ought to close the door |