Lemon gin, corn fields plowed under
Cigarettes, Southern Comfort
With your friends behind the bleachers
It's not this dance, he?s gonna be there
In the high school gym
And it?s almost summer
Almost warm enough to swim
Backyards are waiting
He?s got your name
He?s got your number
He?s got your name
He?s got your number
The sun sets across the parking lot
Walking cool with your friends
Before th...
All the flowers fade
And all the star?s pale
As this bitter beauty
Grabs you by the tail
How long will you hesitate?
Half way up the trail
Yes, it's dark in the trees
And some wounds never heal
And you're dreamin'
With eyes wide open
Your heart has spoken
For the first time
All the gun-for-hire poets
Who try to sing so loud
Just to drown out the roar
As the bombs hit the ground
And the band is...
You took your brownie hawkeye
And pointed it up at the sky
You just let the shutter fly
All of your friends still wonder why
You were never good with a goodbye
You just turned your back and let it slide
I try to remember the words I once heard
You spoke them with courage
You'll never deserve all of
That they let you carry
Few were the first, for sure
You were the first to be married
Stars went...
Dance, locust, dance
The prophets shrug their shoulders as
Calamity's child lost her head
In the bell of the trumpet blast
I know you just wanna be on fire
I know you just wanna be on fire
Jam, radio, jam
Power to the pirate stations
Broadcasting up through
The flowery cracks in the pavement
I know you just wanna be on fire
I know you just wanna be on fire
The good morning comes
Like a hit and...
It was in your basement apartment
With all of its earth and sea
Making love on the carpet
Under the light of the TV
Outside the sour moon minstrels
Shook their dark tambourines
The morning came in sinister
Well, window light menacing
With clouds up above
Clouds down below
Killing time but it won't stand still
It won't stand still
I told you I'll never make a promise
A promise I can't keep
I th...
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
You never earned it, you don't deserve it
Honey, I don't know why I get so mean
Honey, I don't know what you see in me
Honey, I don't know what you see in me
You just don't get it, you're gonna regret it
Honey, I don't know what you see in me
You're standing closer now
But I'll ever known how
I don't give away myself s...
You betray your heart
When all your charm has faded
You say it's not your fault
That your privilege makes you hated
And still you talk too loud
Tryin? to live up to the reputation
You wear your little crown
Of self-congratulations
Oh, you little clown
Oh, you little clown
Oh, you little clown
Oh, you little clown
You've been drivin? it around
And you don't know where to take it
You've been try...
Well, I got your invitation
But it never crossed my mind
Your casual obliteration
Would cross the line
On a rainy day highway
And the melancholy got on
I got the most nostalgic feeling
I'm gonna head right by on
We're out of time
On down the line
Just get behind
We're all out of time
The perennial fatigue of the times
When you're long in the tooth
Short in the sleeve
There's nowhere left to hi...
Lamps and kerosene, up in the north country
The air is cool and the lakes are seething
The sun sets, I cannot describe this feeling
Followed you down, followed you down
Through the black waters of Parry Sound
I thought you drowned
Big ol' house and bending pines
Feeling I get, is this your line?
Stars and satellites
Staying up for the chance of northern lights
Followed you down, I followed you...
Drunk again, six p.m.
Beautiful, ugly weekend
Stayin' out and sleeping in
Love it when my girlfriend
Calls me a c*** sucking fagot
Writing rock ?n? roll lyrics
On the back of matchbooks
For garage ballads
Rock ?n? roll, self reference
Sentimental decadence
Yes, a feel good rhyme
I love a good cheap wine
And a friend with a free line
And I paint pink night
Thanks for the rent, I'm a little behi...
It hurts, love hurts
Words, there are no words
I was sorry then, I'm sorry now
I'm sorry that I let you down, I let you down
I'm aflood with disaster
And what's worse I always thought you were stronger
I loved you then, I love you now
I love you when you come back down, you come back down
I don't know when, I don't know how
I'll make it up to you somehow, somehow
Somehow, somehow, somehow
Your smoking gun was lying in my arms
When you told me to keep it hid
I thought it'd best if we just stay in
But I must confess I did not confess
We got stoned in bed
I dreamed I was back home with my woman
You never told me what you meant, why didn't you say?
We are born into conflict
I'm sorry Lori
You're such a jealous girl
I'm sorry Lori
You're such a jealous girl
I'm sorry Lori
How can we leave at a time like this?
You know the ocean where the sun comes up
Is different than the ocean
Where the sun goes down
These are the days
That were never really meant to be won
Wiggle your toes, can you feel your soul?
Winter sun, you've been laying low
Arrows and bows play in the cubicles
Lord, I wish I was home
Before you regret the days
That were never really meant to won
These...
We're the fugitives of American portions
Caught on the sleeves, yesterday's conquered
From the fresh cut grass out on the interstate
Where the wheels keep on rolling
Till we've sealed our fate
Tinsel sawdust, who's gonna give you up?
So here's a guitar that you use to strum
You never got very far but you could still sing along
The oblique pastiche of childhood memories
Has got you down on your...
I've been stunned by the clarity
Of your peripheral vision
Now I know it wasn't fair of me
To always offer my opinion
I guess I should learn that sooner
But I always was the slower learner
Waiting for the next shoe to drop
Waiting for the next bottle up
Tiny ocean of tears
Tiny ocean of tears
Another tiny ocean of tears
I see you're writing your epitaph
It's a brand new glorious past
And when ...
Waiting for the world to come home
Everybody's gone, I'm here all alone
Waiting for the world to come home
Waiting for the world to come knocking on my door
Just like it did before I'm waiting for the world to be born
Free from this shadow I want to be lost no more
I'm waiting for the world to be born
Waiting for you to come break my heart
'Cause I can't feel anything and it falls apart
I know...
So this is the day of the dead
St. Jude and the Lady of Guadalupe
The apples and oranges
And silver coins for ghosts to gamble with
Marigolds and candles
This is birth and this is death
All in the same breath
We all lose one another along the way
We all lose one another along the way
This is the day of the dead
Bound by love, unbound by flesh
This is for those who have gone before
Flower petal...