Lyrics

  

A BOY LIKE ME (AND HE RAN)

 

And he ran

From the face

That he saw

In the mirror

How can I

Ever get to heaven

How can I

Ever get

To heaven

And he ran

From the thoughts

That would come

In the night

How can

Every face

My father

How can I

Ever face my mother

A boy like me

Boys like me

Don’t go to heaven

A boy like me 

Boys like me

Don't go to heaven

Boys like me

And he ran 

Boys like me

Don't go to heaven 

LOWELL GIRLS AND COLA BOYS

 

Coca Cola Boys

Were ninety miles of trouble

But found the time

To build us an interstate

They all had jobs

With Mr. Eisenhower

And things was great

In 58

 

And then the sun went down

 

Lowell girls

Worked from dawn to dusk

Until the day

They’d had enough

They left the mill

And made a stand

Machines were still’d

They had the upper hand

 

And then the sun went down

 

And when the sun goes down

All the vampires come to town

Casting spells and poisoning our wells

 

In the haze

Above the highway

Coca Cola boys

Live on

And all the girls

Who make their own way

The Lowell girls

Smile on them

 

And then the sun goes down

 

And all the vampires come to town

Casting spells

Poisoning wells

In the darkness

I raise a glass

To the Lowell girls

And the Coca Cola boys

HOLD THE PHONE

 

Hold the Phone

Ain't nobody home

Everyone’s gone

Gone

To the moon

 

Au revior

Ma and Pa

Everyone’s gone

Gone

To the moon

 

I guess we could have done better

For the sake of each other

We gotta live with that

For a long time

 

Everyone’s gone 

Gone to the moon

 

STRAWBERRY BLONDE

 

She’s kind of military in her gait

She wears a smile down low

I know I know

Hinting softly she’s under control 

But the itch is in her bones

And it’s just beyond the scratch

She can’t stop the movies playing in her mind

Blue Blue Strawberry Blonde

Blue Blue Strawberry Blonde

 

I see her hanging out and she tells me

That’s she’s always been real strong

But she is down real low

I’ve never seen that look

I never knew she got hurt like that

The black and brackish lights

Bring a sweat to her brow

She’s watching a rerun

Of what that man did

Blue Blue Strawberry Blonde

Blue Blue Strawberry Blonde

 

She loves to dance the night away

She gets up in the morning 

Just the same

It’s mad and it’s sad

When you can’t trust Dad

 

Blue Blue Strawberry Blonde

Blue Blue Strawberry Blonde

 

SUNDAY MORNING IN THE CITY

 

Sunday morning in the city

I gotta get my head on straight

I ain’t rich 

Sure ain’t pretty

So I gotta get my head on straight

 

‘Cuz you never know

No, you never know

What’s coming through that door

Sunday morning in the city

 

It’s like waking from a bad dream

And I gotta get my head on straight

I can’t win but I could lose 

And I better get my head on straight

‘Cuz you never know

What’s around the bend

Or coming through the door

Sunday morning in the city

 

You never know

You never know

In the city

 

Monday morning in the city

It's a million miles away

Desperation

Is inspiration

I gotta get my head on right

‘Cuz you never know

Nah you never know

What’s coming through that door

Sunday morning in the city

 

Everything fades away

In the city

Like tail lights

Over the hill

Like people

Like dreams

And I gotta get my head on straight

 

 

 DADDY’S GOT A PROBLEM, TOO

 

So sad

So blue

But just between

Me and you

Daddy’s got a problem, too

 

Daddy’s got a problem

No one talks about

Swept under the rug

Got to air things out

Look at the lies

That make us blue

Daddy’s got a problem, too

 

Don’t blame yourself

Little one

Refrain

From pointing

The weapon of blame

At anybody else

 

So deep

This blue

It’s a fight

To make it through

Every day and every night

 

Daddy’s got a problem

Too many hats

Too many lies

Forgets where he’s

High on a mountain

And so untrue

Daddy’s got a problem, too

 

Don’t blame yourself

Little one

Refrain

From pointing

That finger

Of blame at anybody else

Daddy’s got a problem

Daddy’s got a problem

 

WALK ON WATER

 

Jesus walks on water

And Little Johnny Everything

Like his mother’s savior

Wants to walk on water, too

 

Walk on water

He tried and he tried

Walk on water

And he cried and he cried

I wanna walk on water

I wanna walk on water 

 

And he closed his eyes

And said a prayer

And took a step

And fell into the water

 

I’m sorry son

But no one walks on water

 

Walk on water

He tried and he tried

Walk on water

And he cried and he cried

I wanna walk on water

I’m gonna walk on water

 

MAJOR JANE

 

Obsession is unsafe at any speed

You lose the forest for the trees

I’ve seen the damage that it can do

And I can see what it’s doing to you

 

You called her name

But she was gone

And she ain’t coming back

You got to let Candy go

 

There ain’t nobody who can stand alone

Everybody needs a helping hand

You won’t live like this very long

You got to let Candy go

 

You can’t keep 

You can't keep her here

You gotta let 

You gotta let her go

 

There ain’t no way that you’re gonna win

You’re only gonna lose again

You gotta let Candy go

 

Let her go!

 

WORKING IN A GRAVEYARD

 

I work in a graveyard digging all the graves

8 x 6 x 3

Not a one’s the same

I go to work at daybreak, open up a grave

Children come and watch and then they run away

Oh it’s a funny way to spend the day

Working in a graveyard

 

Dig a hole at 7, fill it up at 10

Come back after lunch and do it all again

Digging in the sunshine, digging in the rain

Digging for the rich folk, digging for the plain

Ah it’s a funny way to spend the day

Working in a graveyard

 

On my day off

I go the airport

On my day off

And watch the planes

On my day off

I watch ‘em land

It's my day off

And then take off

 

Sometimes when it’s quiet I sit and play guitar

It’s just the earth and me, the earth and me and stars

People in this town they leave me all alone

They say I smell of earth

They say I reek of bones

Oh it’s a funny way to spend my days

Working in a graveyard

 

On my day I’ll fly away

On my day off some day

I'm so tired of working

In a graveyard

 

Working in a graveyard

 

THE ALPHABET GIRL

 

How she sparkles

How she shines

And

How she lingers

In my mind

 

The Alphabet Girl

With perfect curl

Makes my head swirl

The Alphabet Girl

 

The Alphabet Girl

Makes this world go around

And around

She taught

The A, B, C’s

Of Love and Treachery

The Alphabet Girl makes the world go ‘round

 

And still she lingers

In the light

How her eyes

Sparkle and shine

 

The Alphabet Girl

Rules the world

In her heart swirls

A brand new curl

 

The Alphabet Girl

Makes this world go around

And around

She taught

The A, B, C’s

Of Love and Treachery

The Alphabet Girl makes the world go ‘round

 

The Alphabet Girl

Rules the world

In her heart swirls

A brand new curl  

 

 

 

STOP RIGHT THERE

 

Stop right there

He’s not your best friend

No one would

Back stab their best friend

That would be

A contradiction

Can’t you see?

He’s not your best friend

 

Sour is sweet

For her a real treat

And you’re in deep

And now you can’t sleep

Open your eyes

And hope that one day

You’ll realize

She’s not your best friend

So stop right there

 

You were there

When it all went sour

I can't make

I can't make 

This equation work out

So stop right there

Stop right there

Who needs a best friend?

 

 

I’M TRYING TO KEEP COOL

 

I’m trying to keep cool

I'm trying to keep cool

I try my best

Everyday

Yes I do

To try to keep cool

Just trying to keep cool

I hang in the shade

Down at the pool

It's what I do

I'm trying to keep cool

Just trying to keep cool

That's my rule

 

‘Cuz what are we going to do

What are we gonna do

If we can't keep cool

If we cannot keep cool

What will we do

What are we going to do? 

If we can’t keep cool

 

We gotta keep cool

 

All of the heat

From all of those cell phones

Is wrinkling my skin

And

Drying me up

I gotta stay cool

That's my rule

I'm trying to keep cool

 

‘Cuz what are we going to do

What are we gonna do

If we can't keep cool

If we cannot keep cool

What will we do

What are we going to do? 

If we can’t keep cool

 

We gotta keep cool

We gotta keep cool