• 1984
• Aim to Please
• Bad Time to Fall in Love
• Bright Sunny Day
• Can’t Kill You
• Close to Your Head
• Everybody Knows
• Flesh for Bones
• Ghosts of Happy Endings
• Go Quietly
• Goodbye Letters
• Happy Story
• I Still Love You
• If I Could Stay

• I’ll Be Waiting
• I’m Happy
• In The Summertime
• Jenny
• Job Well Done
• Mama
• Million Ways
• Misery
• Never Quite Discussed
• New Song
• No Justice
• Nobody Knows You Anymore
• Nothing is Mine
• Not Sorry

• Patron Saint of Strippers
• Say It’s Possible
• Someday Soon
• Something Good to Show You
• Suffer For Her Sins
• Sunday’s Best
• Take Time
• The Game Changed
• The Vicodin Song
• To Know I’m OK
• Tonight
• Up Here
• Weight of Air
• What About Me
• You For Me

If I wait twenty years
Will I wonder why I’m even here
You hold my hand
Under the stars
Shine brightly above our heads
Everything I want said
I say to you silently
With words that have lost their meaning
And all I can do is wonder
Who was I before this feeling
All I can do is wait

And when I wake in this storm
I shake you
And you sleep some more
Over my head I’m watching
Dark clouds
Moving across the night sky
I’ll never understand
I watch as they pass me by
Thinking of days behind me
Waiting for you find me
The sound of your voice
Reminds me
Of a place where I’ve never been
I can just close my eyes
All I can see is darkness
All that I’ve learned collides
Dreaming I slip away
High ———
Above this body
I’ve left behind me
The sound of your voice
Reminds
Me Of a place where I’ve never been
And I never said I’d go
Didn’t you want me to
No I never said I’d go
Why didn’t you want me to

You make it hard
You make it hard
You make it hard
To doubt
What I believe

And I will try
I will try
I will try harder
Because
I aim to please

Do you think you wanna come around now?
You’ve seen everything I am
The curtains pulled and I am standing
Alone, surrounded by my plans

And all that I am
Seems to rest on
A shaky bough…
I’m left with thoughts
Wondering what
Will break me now…

You make it hard…

You smile is one of my sweetest memories
Your words always telling me to believe
Sometimes you’re so beautiful
I have to close my eyes and look away
I can’t believe you’re here to stay…

You make it hard…

Those are the moments
You should run from
Sweet things that slow you down
Feelings that leave you numb
Those are the feelings
That make the room spin
And leave your life a mess
And do your head in

And love’s an open wound
Cuts like a shard of glass
And I was only looking for a good time

And I can play it cool
Calm as a heart attack
I was only looking for a good time

I took you home with me
On a Tuesday Sat in the lobby
Drinking rose
And in the morning
When you left my bed
I didn’t even know
If I would see you again

It rained all night long
We thought that it’d never stop
Here in my little room
We counted every drop
Five thousand miles away
From what I called my home
You said you’d never leave
And now I’m here alone

And love’s an open wound
Cuts like a shard of glass
And I was only looking for a good time

And I can play it cool
Calm as a heart attack
I was only looking for a good time
I was only looking for a good time
Hoooooooo
I was only looking for a good time

And love’s an open wound
Cuts like a shard of glass
And I was only looking for a good time

And I can play it cool
Calm as a heart attack
I was only looking for a good time
I was only looking for a good time
I was only looking for a good time
Hoooooooo
I was only looking for a good time

I went to the market and then
I thought I’d catch a movie at 10
And I tried living with sadness
Oh I tried to like feeling bad

But a bright sunny day
Only gets in the way in the way
Of the games that I play
Cuz the sun comes and everything is ok…

I bought myself a little black dress
I read books to deal with my stress
And I tried making it alright
Oh I tried thinking that i liked

Dark clouds and rain all over the place
Big tears black lines that run down my face
And I tried living with sadness
Oh I tried to like feeling bad

But a bright sunny day
Only gets in the way in the way
Of the games that I play
Cuz the sun comes and everything is ok…

And when I tire of feeling good
I’ll think of you
When I tire of feeling good
I’ll think of you
I’ll think of you…

But a bright sunny day
Only gets in the way in the way
Of the games that I play
Cuz the sun comes and everything is ok…

You want a perfect day
Just show me one
It ain’t done, it ain’t done, it ain’t done
Til I’ve had my fun

But I can’t kill you
I can’t kill you
I can’t kill you
Cause you’re my baby

I wanna drag you down in the dirt
Til you can’t resist
It seems like these days baby
It seems like these days
It don’t get much better than this

You say you want a perfect day
Just show me one
It ain’t done, it ain’t done, it ain’t done
Til I’ve had my fun

But I can’t kill you
I can’t kill you
I can’t kill you
Cause you’re my baby

You say you want a perfect day
Just show me one
It ain’t done, it aint done, it ain’t done
Til I’ve had my fun

I can’t kill you
I can’t kill you
I can’t kill you
Cause you’re my baby
Yeah you’re my baby
You’re my baby…

And we are standing on the edge
Of all that we’ve imagined
In lives before

Keep it up, the stars are close to your head now
It’s magical time that we live in
Keep it up, the stars are close to your head now
It’s magic I tell you it’s happening

My friends there’s something in the air
It’s not imagination
I see it everywhere

A state impossible to feign
Suspended animation
This hope that we retain

Keep it up, the stars are close to your head now
It’s magical time that we live in
Keep it up, the stars are close to your head now
It’s magic I tell you it’s happening

Don’t be afraid for us
It’s not too late for us
To take it, make it into something
We can save us

Keep it up, the stars are close to your head now
It’s magical time that we live in
Keep it up, the stars are close to your head now
It’s magic I tell you it’s happening

So take me for a ride
Like a wildfire
Cross an ever-wilder path of light
And I’ll try my best now not to fight
Willingly beside
You’re what I want
Tonight

Take me
Love drunk as a party-hopping teenage whore
No I ain’t afraid now
I’m sunk
And you leave me coming back for more

And everybody’s trying to make some conversation
Maybe find a reason
Some way to hold on

So take me for a ride
Like a wildfire
Cross an ever-wilder path of light
And I’ll try my best now not to fight
Willingly beside
You’re what I want
Tonight

Wind cries underneath the dark sighs
Mixing with the moonlight
All intoxicate me
Lift me up and make me see the other side of what’s right
I know I can love you tonight

I believe in taking
Pushing to the limits
Like a candle
burning too bright
And you know it’s made me what I am
Maybe you can’t understand
This is my life

Now you’re saying why kid
All these conversations
Making me so tired
I want to know you know me

So take me for a ride
Like a wildfire

Cross an ever-wilder path of light
And I’ll try my best now not to fight
Willingly beside
You’re what I want
Tonight

Please don’t leave me waiting
I’ve waited for too long now
Take me where I wanna go
Take me to the sky

And I’m burning all my bridges
with these matches I light
To illuminate my path to what is right
And even if it’s true what they say
that you can’t go back home
once you’ve cast it away
I would still have left tonight

You know baby I would be with you if I could
To trade my flesh for your bones
I would, I would, I would, I would, I would…

I carry with me on my way
All the ghosts of all the love
that I let slip away
The heavy weight of promises made
That if I could exonerate
I might just lift off today

And I’m burning all my bridges
with these matches I light
To illuminate my path to what is right
And even if it’s true what they say
that you can’t go back home
once you’ve cast it away
I would still have left tonight

You know baby I would be with you if I could
To trade my flesh for your bones
I would, I would, I would, I would, I would…

I chased your memory from my mind
But every song I write is just a wish to find you, near or far
Through all the tears and all the time
That I been running blind
I still ain’t got to where you are

And I’m burning all my bridges
with these matches I light
To illuminate my path to what is right
And even if it’s true what they say
that you can’t go back home
once you’ve cast it away
I would still have left tonight

You know baby I would be with you if I could
To trade my flesh for your bones
I would, I would, I would, I would, I would…

Well I chewed up all my nails and spit them out and then
I pulled out all my hair and glued it down again
Try to make you fade
Try to make you fade

And why’d you have to go I wanted you to stay
I’m chasing all the ghosts of happy endings away
Just make it through today

Well the sun is in the western sky that’s where it stays
Been living on caffeine and methadone for days
Pray to waste away
Pray to waste away

Why’d you have to go I wanted you to stay
I’m chasing all the ghosts of happy endings away
Just make it through today
Make it through today

And I’m looking through the photographs
To prove there really was a past
To prove that there was once more than today

And why’d you have to go I wanted you to stay
I’m chasing all the ghosts of happy endings away
Just make it through today

Did you ask it out loud
When no one could hear you
Did you cry all alone
When everyone feared you

I ask you this
Mostly for me
‘Cause people like us
Can go quietly

When they told you to stop
Did you want to keep going
When they pushed you to tears
Could you feel the pain showing

Did you know you were drifting
From the moment you drifted
And could you feel your heart shifting
Before it had shifted,

I ask you this
Mostly for me
‘Cause people like us
Can go quietly

People walk by the window of his car
Look in, lock eyes
Betray their thoughts with a smile

‘Cause you know your gaze is cold and distant
Your stare could chill in an instant
This January air

But why refuse an old friend’s offer
For a warm ride in a car
From here to there

He’s inside in a store up the street and you wait in the car with
too much time to think
Your brain is playing movies of past, present, and future
You made up your mind, you know what you need to do here

Aching for freedom and peace you chose your path
Crafting the life you someday hoped would come together as a work
of art
Now it remains
Unfinished abstract images
On bits of canvas
Scattered round your heart

You had some laughs while they lasted
Some joy before you cast it down

Fleeting moments, like bubbles that float through the air
Then pop when they hit the ground

Now you’re tired of bubbles and dreams
And magical moments that burst at the seams
And old faces who swear you remain friends
All the while knowing no one really knows you in the end

And now you’re writing goodbye letters
On the armrest of the backseat of a stranger’s car
You’re writing goodbye letters on the armrest of the backseat of a
stranger’s car

Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

Happy story
You were right there for me
Now you ignore me
I thought that you adored me
Guess I’m not someone you hang around
When there’s no fun to be had
When I’m feeling down and sad

Thanks for being someone I can trust
When I’m down on my luck
To be somebody who never seems to make a fuss about me
I know you’ll carry on without me
Oh yes you will

Happy story
You were right there for me
Now you ignore me
I thought that you adored me
Guess I’m not someone you hang around
When there’s no fun to be had
When I’m feeling down and sad

And there’re so many things that I don’t understand
And I’m standing in line with my open hand
Waiting for some explanation
Something to hold onto
And the minutes of the day turn to hours of the week
And time’s slipping away and we don’t hardly speak
And I’m feeling so lost deep in my soul

And if I could spend
Some of that time I’m saving
I can imagine your face
The minute you see me coming home
It’s only a dream
Cos you’re far away
And time spent on dreams
Could be time saved

And there’re so many things that I don’t understand
And I’m standing in line with my open hand
Waiting for some explanation
Something to hold onto
And the minutes of the day turn to hours of the week
And time’s slipping away and we don’t hardly speak
And I’m feeling so lost deep in my soul

Listen closely tell me everything’s alright
I’m putting all of my trust in you
So please don’t let me fall too far tonight

If I could look
Then I could find
Some of the simple sweet words
That are so hard to speak sometimes

And there’s no one to hold your hand
help you figure it out
and you think nobody understands
no one has been where you are now

I’ll be waiting

when you are on your own
Yes I’ll be waiting
When you are far from home
when nothing’s sacred
you’ll never be alone
I’ll be waiting here

When you’re down to your last bit of hope
Feel like breaking apart
and you swear that nobody else
could ever love you the way that you are

I’ll be waiting
when you are on your own
Yes I’ll be waiting
When you are far from home
when nothing’s sacred
you’ll never be alone
I’ll be waiting here

When the days are short
and the nights are long
and your pillow feels like the hardest stone
When your head is hot
and your heart is cold
you are not alone
you are not alone, no

I’ll be waiting
when you are on your own
Yes I’ll be waiting
When you are far from home
when nothing’s sacred
you’ll never be alone
I’ll be waiting here

And I thought you were somebody else
I thought you were somebody else
I thought you were somebody…

And if you’re looking to me for salvation
I’m fresh out
And if you’re wanting to vent your frustration
What about
When I look at you I don’t see what I used to see
If I want a better life I’m sorry
Forgive me
You’re angry
You should be
I’m happy

Why don’t we just take a step back
Examine what you are
You’re where the line goes slack
You’re a fantastic scar

And you thought I was somebody else
You thought I was somebody else
You didn’t know I was somebody…

And if you’re looking to me for salvation
I’m fresh out
And if you’re wanting to vent your frustration
What about
When I look at you I don’t see what I used to see
If I want a better life I’m sorry
Forgive me
You’re angry
You should be
I’m happy
I’m happy
I’m happy….

People come and tell me
It’s a lovely dress
That I picked for you to wear
Come and ask me how your makeup looks so fresh
And the way they did your hair
They kiss you eyes
They kiss you eyes and touch your hand
And the lilac flowers laying by your feet
Remind me of those shoes you used to wear

I come see you in the summertime
Don’t know if you know I’m there
Bring you lots of flowers in the summertime
Picture flowers in your hair
I lay them down
Cover the ground
With the colors I remember that you loved
That summer
Back when we were twenty
When we were twenty
When we were twenty-one

Now you wanna show it to the world
You wanna show them just what happens
When you hurt a girl
And

Jenny I think you’ve lost your mind
Jenny I think you’ve lost your mind
Take that trophy from your hands
And just put it down you can
We all have to lose sometimes

It’ll be better in a year
You’ll forget everything you thought was so important here
Jenny you know even the darkest clouds will disappear
Everyone goes through this it’s part
Of life

Now you wanna show it to the world
You wanna show them just what happens
When you hurt a girl
And

Jenny I think you’ve lost your mind
Jenny I think you’ve lost your mind
Take that trophy from your hands
And just put it down you can
We all have to lose sometimes
We all have to lose sometimes
We all have to lose sometimes

And I guess my mind must be a special kind of garden
Cos you planted your shit seeds
But they didn’t stay rotten
No they blossomed into flowers
In my brain
Now I’m paying you for

A job well done
When you count the money you’ll make
Take a minute, look back on those days
And know all this good is in spite of you and not because of
A job well done
No of course nobody’s to blame
But everybody’s got a claim
When it comes to being paid
For a job well done.

Now I’m not allowed to tell it
So I’ll write it in a song
And I know that when you hear it
You’ll say that I’m wrong
Cos a man like you
Is blind to the truth
Your life’s a fucking lie

And all those stories you been telling yourself
When you look at my albums lining up on your shelf
All the various reasons I owe you, I know you,
Now let me show you

A job well done
When you count the money you’ll make
Take a minute, look back on those days
And know all this good is in spite of you and not because of
A job well done
No of course nobody’s to blame
But everybody’s got a claim
When it comes to being paid
For a job well done.

Maybe someday
You’ll realize your mistakes
And maybe make yourself accountable for one
And they say success has many parents
But failure is an orphan

Well I’m working real hard
Trying to make it make sense
And I’m looking at my life
And I’m making amends
For every word I never said
Every thought in my head
I was so misled

And nothing you say could ever right these wrongs
And I tell myself it’s worth it
Cos I got this song
But it’s little consolation
For the tears and frustration
The years I wasted on

A job well done
When you count the money you’ll make
Take a minute, look back on those days
And know all this good is in spite of you and not because of
A job well done
No of course nobody’s to blame
But everybody’s got a claim
When it comes to being paid
For a job well done.

And didn’t you tell me I was beautiful?
Didn’t you tell me I could have the world?
Didn’t you tell me I was everything I needed?
But I need you, I need you, I need you to tell me again…

Mama now I got what I want but I don’t know who I am,
Mama I feel lost when I walk down the street,
Mama all the people here don’t look you in the eye,
And I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know what are they
hiding…

And didn’t you tell me I was beautiful?
Didn’t you tell me I could have the world?
Didn’t you tell me I was everything I needed?
But I need you, I need you, I need you to tell me again…

Mama I don’t wanna lose my spirit,
Mama I’m afraid of what I might become,
Mama there are so many people and they walk around like hollow
shells,
And I know that when they started out they must have had some
feelings, too…

And didn’t you tell me I was beautiful?
Didn’t you tell me I could have the world?
Didn’t you tell me I was everything I needed?
But I need you, I need you, I need you to tell me again…

So you thought he was your friend
You told him all
Now it’s all that you can do
To just sit there by the phone
Wait for a call
That will never come for you
It’s not your fault
You’re wonderful

And now you’ve done it again
What more can you say
Just turn and walk the other way
Sometimes some things just fall apart
There’s a million ways to break to break my heart
It’s alright, alright, alright, alright, alright

As I look into the past
I see it all
And it can’t be rearranged
All the times I’ve been up
Against the wall
All those times that nothing changed
And looking into the past
Makes me wanna scream

And now you’ve done it again
What more can you say
Just turn and walk the other way
Sometimes some things just fall apart
There’s a million ways to break to break my heart
It’s alright, alright, alright, alright, alright

Much too late to say goodbye
Tell me why you made me cry
Even as you walk away
I wish you would stay
You’re wonderful
You’re beautiful

And now you’ve done it again
What more can you say
Just turn and walk the other way
Sometimes some things just fall apart
There’s a million ways to break to break my heart
It’s alright

And you feel so lonely when I’m around
You feel so lonely when I’m around

Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to follow
In your misery, ya
Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to swallow
Your misery, ya
Ooh………

So keep your eyes on every new horizon
That comes along that comes along

And you feel so lonely when I’m around
You feel so lonely when I’m around

Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to follow
In your misery, ya
Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to borrow
Your misery, ya

And it’s alright
You got enough to get you through the night
And I know I know
You’ll find another
So just sit tight in your misery, ya
Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to follow
In your misery, ya
Don’t want to wallow
Don’t want to swallow
Your misery, ya
Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to borrow
Your misery, ya
Don’t want to wallow
I don’t want to swallow

Ooooooh………

So let’s pretend that for a moment
We have never loved before
Touch my skin
And I will kiss your lips and
We can both ignore
That feeling of wait,
What happens in time
I know this is cool for now
But I just might change my mind
And leave
You there in the dust
I know that you loved me a lot
But it was never quite discussed

And you tried your best to make me see
I was blind now I believe I believe

And I can see
In your eyes
What’s to be
‘Cause I told lies
Sad to say
That in the end
There’s only me

And I understand
That you’re sick of my confusion
No it’s worse than that
I feel like the cheap whore that I am
You brushed me off to see me shine
But underneath it all the time all the time

And I can see
In your eyes
What’s to be
‘Cause I told lies
Sad to say
That in the end
There’s only me

To say I’m sorry’s not enough to make you stay with me
Oh no, oh no

‘Cause I can see
In your eyes
What’s to be
Cause I told lies
Sad to say
That in the end
There’s only me…

I am stuck
In this body
Until
Something can free me
And then what
Where do I go from here
Lost again
Into the air
Into the sky
Into another body

And I am afraid
And nobody knows me anymore
I’m lost
Faceless
In this crowd
Again
I am alone
And I will always be alone
Maybe

You have seen all my weaknesses
And now
I stand before you
To be judged
As I judge you now
Flawed
As I am
See, I am blind
And this is my vision
These are my eyes

And I’m scared
And nobody knows me anymore
I’m lost
I am full of fear again
With all of these thoughts
Nobody knows
All of these places
You can never go
And this fear
When nobody knows you anymore
You’re lost
Only a memory
Something
Quite like a ghost
Walking around
Not feeling anything
Can you hear me
Can you hear me
Can you hear me?

You take the lead,
I’ll take your hand,
I’ll follow you just like we planned,
Up to your room and lock the door,

Not sorry

‘Cause I can see it’s true,
That you adore me
Let’s not leave this room ’til tomorrow morning

‘Cause I don’t care about your plans,
Don’t care if you’re somebody’s man,
I look into your eyes, I know you want me.

So tell her any way you can,
Just let her go, she’ll understand,
And if she doesn’t, that’s too bad,
Not sorry

I’m not normally quite this bold,
I’ve been a good girl so I’m told,
Not usually the type to take what’s not mine

But I look at you and I can see that
You’re the only one for me,
Let’s not pretend it’s something else,
I’d rather we not fool ourselves

And if she’s sad I’ve got some words of comfort,
She’s better off without someone who doesn’t want her

‘Cause I don’t care about your plans,
Don’t care if you’re somebody’s man,
I look into your eyes, I know you want me

So tell her any way you can,
Just let her go, she’ll understand,
And if she doesn’t, that’s too bad,

Not sorry

And I believe in circumstances,
Trust in fate and take your chances,
And I know that love is all we need,
And you will find that love with me,
You will find that love with me

‘Cause I don’t care about your plans,
Don’t care if you’re somebody’s man,
I look into your eyes, I know you want me

So tell her any way you can,
Just let her go, she’ll understand,
And if she doesn’t, that’s too bad,
Not sorry

‘Cause I don’t care about your plans,
Don’t care if you’re somebody’s man,
I look into your eyes, I know you want me

So tell her any way you can,
Just let her go, she’ll understand,
And if she doesn’t, that’s too bad,
Not sorry

And you like the ones you can impress
Get off on cleaning up her mess
When she throws up on the floor of your new car,
And she doesn’t need a lot of class
She’s no more than a walking ass
And you will always be her shining star

And when she’s searching for salvation at the bottom of your bottle
When she’s going down I know you’ll be there with her
She’ll call on you
You’ll bail her out
It makes you feel so big and proud
She’ll call on you,
The Patron Saint of Strippers

You like to see the good in everyone
Especially when they’re good and young
Like to help them be the best they can become
And as she’s reaching down your pants
This could just be her final dance
But a saint like you, your work is never done

Your charity comes at a price
The girls don’t always smell so nice
And daylight, well it’s harsh on anyone
And the last one gave you STDs
At least one’s a treatable disease
That’s just the cost of helping everyone…

And when she’s searching for salvation at the bottom of your bottle
When she’s going down I know you’ll be there with her
She’ll call on you
You’ll bail her out
It makes you feel so big and proud
She’ll call on you,
The Patron Saint of Strippers

Don’t wait act now
This amazing offer won’t last long
Its only a chance to pave the path were on
I know there are more exciting things to talk about
And in time well sort it out

And though they say it’s possible to me
I don’t see how it’s probable
I see the course were on
Spinning farther from what I know
I’ll hold on
Tell me that you won’t let go
Tell me that you won’t let go

And truth is such a funny thing
With all these people
Keep on telling me
They know what’s best
And what to be frightened of
And all the rest are wrong
They know nothing about us

And though they say it’s possible to me
I don’t see how it’s probable
I see the course were on
Spinning farther from what I know
I’ll hold on
Tell me that you won’t let go
Tell me that you won’t let go

I’m not alright
This could be something beautiful
Combine our love into something wonderful
But times are tough I know
And the pull of what we can’t give up takes hold

And I hope that you can help me see
That every passing moment’s not passing me by
When I see it through your eyes, I believe

And someday soon you’ll see
This isn’t easy, this isn’t easy for me
set you free tonight
this isn’t easy, this isn’t easy
but it’s right

caught between the space of you and me
I know I’m better letting you be
And lately I’ve been someone else’s fight

And I know that there will come a time
When you will leave me far behind
I’ll try not to care
I’ll tell myself it’s nothing personal

And someday soon you’ll see
This isn’t easy, this isn’t easy for me
set you free tonight
this isn’t easy, this isn’t easy
but it’s right

and I know that I will someday see
the meaning of this life of you and me
looking back from a place of peace.

Do you know that your lies
Burn as bright as the bombs
You’re dropping on the innocent?

And we’ve got something good to show you
And you don’t wanna miss this
You don’t wanna miss this one

How will you answer the questions
How will you defend
The murders you’ve instructed
We know there are many reasons
People take to killing
Reasons they’ve constructed

Will you try to deny
All the damage you’ve done
Or will you try to bow out gracefully

And we’ve got something good to show you
And you don’t wanna miss this
You don’t wanna miss this one

You don’t wanna be late for the party
Advertisers cash in on all the beauty
The power of all humanity admitting that we got it wrong
We got it wrong again

And we the people have now spoken
Pack up your belongings
Sail across the ocean
And face all that you have created
In the name of god’s love
A thin shield for your hatred

You can never repair
All the damage you’ve done
But we’ll rebuild even stronger

‘Cause we’ve got something good to show you
And you don’t wanna miss this
You don’t wanna miss this one

You’re gonna suffer for my sins
You’re gonna suffer for my sins
There is no escaping this
It comes from deep within
You’re gonna suffer for my sins

Predictably those cursed words
Did haunt me every day
No matter where
No matter what I hid
I spend my years believing
That there was no other way
But suffering
And suffering’s what I did

Oh yes, I suffered for her sins
That’s right I suffered for her sins
There was no escaping this
It comes from deep within
And so I suffered for her sins

Thirty years have passed
Since Mama brought be to this world
That’s thirty years
Spent trapped inside this shell
And nobody believes me
They think I’m a foolish girl
But there are many different kinds of hell

And so I suffer for her sins
That’s right I suffer for her sins
There is no escaping this
It comes from deep within
And so I suffer for her sins…

You would run but where,
Even if you could, even if you could,
You could try but you’d never run fast enough to not be seen, not
be seen…

Every Sunday morning
You would go to your church
in your Sunday clothes,
Daddy leads a choir of angels, if they’d only know
But they’ll never know, never know…

The name of god is never taken in vain
But the hand of god is known to cause a multitude of pain,
When he speaks through your daddy
And he isn’t very pleased
So shut your foul ungrateful mouth and get down on your knees…

And have you seen my wounded Jesus
Bloodied son of a preacher’s mean touch
Nothing like the cold shoulder of a pious man to
Show you what true faith in god’s love can’t do

Mama looks away
You know she got a dose of that religion yesterday
Her sacrifices made
Will someday set you free, set you free…

She will not betray
Her promises in front of god naively prayed,
After years of living without questioning
She still believes, she still believes, she still believes…

And have you seen my wounded Jesus
Bloodied son of a preacher’s mean touch
Nothing like the cold shoulder of a pious man to
Show you what true faith in god’s love can’t do

And I can blame his painful indecision
On the cruel unyielding arm of his religion
Don’t know whether to stay a part of worldly things
Or close his eyes and take a breath and spread his wings
And fly away, fly away, fly away, fly away, flay away….

Always said your prayers,
Like a good boy should, like a good boy should,
Fingers pressed against the cold glass window watching stars so
free…

Take time
Take time
Take mine

Searching for love
couldn’t get enough
of your eyes
they see into mine
know my truth
know my lies

Take time
Take time
Take mine

Why does it always have to end
I want to stay here with love
and watch the flowers
from our bedroom window
grow without us

So much I wanted to tell you…

Take time
Take time
Take mine

You’re in your head
And a girl like me
Shouldn’t have to guess
No, it’s not my job
But, man, I do it best
I do it best

I remember a time
When it was easy loving you
But now that you’re mine
Man, I don’t have a clue

And for tonight
You’re my best friend
I draw the line
But don’t know when
And for tonight
You’re my best friend
I draw the line
But don’t know when
The game changed
The game changed

I’m thinking back
To happy days
Won’t you make believe with me
That we’re the same
That we’re the same

I remember a time
When it was easy loving you
But now that you’re mine
Man, I don’t have a clue

And for tonight
You’re my best friend
I draw the line
But don’t know when
And for tonight
You’re my best friend
I draw the line
But don’t know when
The game changed
The game changed

Things have changed
And we have changed
Isn’t there somewhere a little part of us
That’s still the same
Can’t forget those days
Don’t want to let them go
Got to let them go

And for tonight
You’re my best friend
I draw the line
But don’t know when
And for tonight
You’re my best friend
I draw the line
But don’t know when
I thought I knew the rules and then
The game changed
The game changed
The game changed

And I’ve got vicodin do you wanna come over
I know it’s a long drive from Malibu
I got a pocket full of pills and not one lover
And I’m feeling so bad and so good
I don’t know what to do…

And I’ll take my chances now
‘Cause I can’t go back I’m out too far
And I’m thinking I’m thinking
I’m thinking that you know how it feels
So get in your car and drive
And I can tell you that I’ll try
I’ll try I’ll try I’ll try

And I’ve got vicodin do you wanna come over
I know it’s a long drive from Malibu
I got a pocket full of pills and not one lover
And I’m feeling so bad and so good
I don’t know what to do…

It’s in your face
I know that place you’re going to
I’ll follow you
I’ll meet you there
Don’t bring a thing for me
I’ll take care I’ll take care

And I’ve got vicodin do you wanna come over
I know it’s a long drive from Malibu
I got a pocket full of pills and not one lover
And I’m feeling so bad and so good
I don’t know what to do…

Sometimes I get a little frustrated
been led off course by these feelings I’m faking
Close these open doors when I see what’s on the inside

Different situation change the stories change the names
Different destination but the journey feels the same every time

And you were there for me when you wanted to be
Then you disappear conveniently
And all you ever did was cause me pain
So I’m walking away
and I don’t need you
To know I’m OK

Turn it around that’s what I’m good for
Take it all away and I’ll come back with more
Taught me well how to survive
You made me a survivor

Never thought your teachings would come back to you this way
Different situation but the story still remains the same

And you were there for me when you wanted to be
Then you disappear conveniently
And all you ever did was cause me pain
So I’m walking away
and I don’t need you
To know I’m OK

And the fun was fun but I needed you more
In the darkest hours when the fun was over
To take this fear away and be here like you said you were

Well it’s cold sometimes but the feeling’s fleeting
and these memories live with a little reheating
Take these memories of things I never asked to know

No phone calls home cos they don’t help me anymore
Relieving your guilt’s not what I’m here for
And all you ever did was cause me pain
So I’m walking away
and I don’t need you
To know I’m OK

I don’t need you
To know I’m OK

I don’t need you
To know I’m OK

I made it easy to leave me
Not knowing
I made it easy to quit me

I think that once you told me
Once I tasted salty tears
I’d lose the taste for anything else
But tears

And I can cry like it was yesterday
Feel your hand on my throat
And you’re choking back
The words you want to say

Say it wasn’t too late
When it was already past
And my heart had turned to ashes
And my eyes to coal
And so

What I’m trying to tell you is
I still can feel your head
On my pillow in the dark tonight

Tonight, tonight, tonight
I’ll put another thought of you behind
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I’ll raise my glass
And drink to getting you off
My mind

And this is only a thought that trailed
I’m driving in a canyon
Don’t know why I am driving
And you are only a friend I failed
Another mess I had my hand in
With my eyes on the high beam

And in this dream I save you
And you can teach me how to say
Goodbye

Tonight, tonight, tonight
I’ll put another thought of you behind
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I’ll raise my glass
And drink to getting you off
My mind…

Maybe it’s the tattoo on my arm
That I drew while I was bored waiting tables in New York
A heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine
I can see your point, I can see your point

And up here I am who I am
And if you don’t like it then fuck you, man
I’m not a thief and a whore
Please don’t follow me around next time I’m shopping in your
store

And up here I’m making you aware
That if you don’t like me well I don’t care
I’ll be exactly who I am and if you got a problem with it
Well that’s your problem, man

After I’ve paid count the money that you made
Then you go to the show like to be entertained
And I get up on the stage
Trained monkey in a cage
And it’s just another day just another day

And I can see you from my place on the stage
Third row center aisle
Hot blond with you
All smiles
And you got another woman but that’s in another town
And you can’t wait til this is over
Gonna lay that honey down

And up here I am who I am
And if you don’t like it then fuck you, man
I’m not a thief and a whore
Please don’t follow me around next time I’m shopping in your
store

And up here I’m making you aware
That if you don’t like me well I don’t care
I’ll be exactly who I am and if you got a problem with it
Well that’s your problem, man

And your good values taught you how to behave
Who to treat kindly and who to enslave
And like all good men you still fall to the floor
When a great big rack
And a ripe round ass
Walk through that door…

And up here I am who I am
And if you don’t like it then fuck you, man
I’m not a thief and a whore
Please don’t follow me around next time I’m shopping in your
store

And up here I’m making you aware
That if you don’t like me well I don’t care
I’ll be exactly who I am and if you got a problem with it
Well that’s your problem, man

The truth
In a bed of lies
You cannot find
You will not try
You know what’s right
Or maybe you would
If you asked yourself why

If I could be your eyes
If I could break your stare
If I could shift your sight
If I could be the weight of air

You’re breathing in
You’re breathing out
You are alive
You live without
Blood in your veins

Keep your thoughts
To yourself
There’s no one left
Who wants to help
You’ve torn off every hand that’s tried to feed you

If I could be your eyes’

You’re breathing in’

Oooh, tell me, what will it take
I’ve prayed to every god I know
I am alive
I am awake
I’m right here

So now you know
You left me first
I’ll let you go
I will not try
Anymore
To be there for you

If I could be your eyes

And I know
The only thing you promised
Was to be with me
When you were around

But what about me
I wanna know
What about me
Did you think you could do so much better
What about me
And now I know
That you think that you got what you needed
But what about me what about me

And I’m here
Telling myself
Everything I got when you were around
A broken heart
A broken mind
A brand new way to feel down

And what about me
I wanna know
What about me
Did you think you could do so much better
What about me
And now I know
That you think that you got what you needed
But what about me what about me

And did you know
Did you know
That when you left
You weren’t the only thing to go
And I’m still waiting
I’m still waiting
I’m still waiting..

And what about me
I wanna know
What about me
Did you think you could do so much better
What about me
And now I know
That you think that you got what you needed
But what about me what about me

And there’ll be fish in the lake
And there’ll be chickens on the lawn
And we’ll never go to sleep
And i’ll never even yawn
And you’ll tell me lots of stories
About when i was old
And i wasn’t too much fun then
From all the stories i been told
Now i got what i want
And i got what i need
And there’s nothing
In this world
But you
For me

So tell me I’m the only one
Nobody else can ever come close
I want to replace all of your memories
When you close your eyes you’ll see only me
Someday…

And we can sit up on the mountain
I can hold your hand
And we’ll forget all that we learned
And we’ll forget our plans
And we can see things clearly
In the absence of the light
And we’ll realize there’s nothing
More than this tonight
And i got what i want
And i got what i need
And there’s nothing
In this world
But you
For me