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I’ve written four hundred and eighty one poems and songs Though hardly anybody’s ever seen ‘em I’m thinking published posthumously And then maybe hanging in the bathroom of some museum I got high hopes… I hope that people don’t start calling me John I got high hopes… I hope I finally figure out what planet I’m on I got high hopes… I hope I never get shot just because I shop at Seven Eleven I got high hopes … I hope they’ll play rock n’ roll when I get to heaven Some people tell me that my standards They’re too high You know some people mean to speak the truth But wait a minute, that’s a lie

The first time I married for money The second time I married for love And the third time was sweeter than honey Lord, she came from Heaven above My daddy traveled all over the world He always had this line he thought funny Sure, you’ll always lose money chasing girls But you’ll never lose a girl chasing money! Ambition is attractive Better than the finest cologne If you don’t put some kind of plan into action All the good girls are going to leave you alone!

I found the needle in the haystack She consumed my way of seeing And yet all those good intentions We couldn't turn them into being I longed to be that someone She'd be lost within my eyes Now the man I've become she'd run from And two years ago she died

Where I’m from The letter R can only be heard At the beginning of a word The tourists always say That we sound so absurd To which we respond: Go park the car at Harvard Yard Go make your own alphabet It’s not that hard

This is the house of the lord… Please walk in This is the basket of the lord… Please put your money in These are the eyes of the lord… They’ve seen what you done and where you’ve been This is the basket of the lord… Please put your money in This wine is the blood of the lord and it shall free you from sin This is the basket of the lord… But wine isn’t free, please put your money in

Benjamin Franklin was a rock star Thomas Paine the inciter George Washington the uniter Hamilton the divider John Adams the decider Jefferson the hider Madison was the writer James Monroe the glider John Jay the fighter Paul Revere the rider Patrick Henry the exciter Aaron Burr? Go ask Alexander... He found out

Waiting for the other shoe to drop to the floor I've given up trying to make sense of anything any more Went from being born to being scorned and being burned When one morning I turned the corner Then the preacher and teacher of disaster Became a learner and finally the master As this illegitimate bastard who used to get plastered Walked wicked straight before it was too late And now he wakes up so happy and he writes all sappy

Hey Bob Dylan I’m coming chasing you For deep inside I know what they’re saying isn’t true The general consensus is that you’re the best But what they don’t know is that I’ve yet to take the test You know I’m young and I’ve still got a trick or two up my sleeve And even though I just joined the party I’ll be the last one to leave I know you know that I’ve been raised by video games But the way you and I see the world is still the same My friends know the only thing you have on me is age And with every coming day to my book I add a page

I’ve smoked so many cigarettes That I’ve probably given other people cancer Lighting one up to kill some time While I’m trying to find some answers How did I become myself There’s a million other people I’d rather be Why is this world keep destroying itself? Is this really how it was meant to be?

Cigarettes feel just like pencils Maybe we were all taught to smoke? We were taught to trust the priests That was the first time someone told me a joke Because I taught myself to question I got C’s in Religion Class If the first bible’s great why they make a second? I was told that’s not a question you should ask

The ugly guy writes pretty things Gives ‘em to bombshell Betty ‘Cause she can sing And she links up with Lieutenant Dan Who has no legs but he’s got a band And they got a boy who can play the guitar Everybody says that he’s the star He picked up the fiddle at four years old Right away he made that thing explode

Man With a Drone by Brian Rainstorm Listening to messages left for you on your phone Sifting through sent mail arriving or leaving your home Following you around wherever you go No, I’m not a jealous boyfriend I’m just a man with a plan and a drone

You don't gotta smoke pot To get high in San Francisco All you gotta do is walk down the street at night, In the morning or the middle of the afternoon But you gotta pay a lot To get by - boy, I'm telling you All you gotta do is walk along the sidewalk To see people planted like daisies wilting away There they all lay strewn...

by tom jensen The creator never really had a chance when his disciples could no longer walk straight The power of song and dance unleashed after ages inside the Golden Gate Now that there's rock n roll in heaven everyone enjoys the hymns And the only problem the church has is getting everybody in These guys all got the same room upstairs Yes, their landlord is god still no one seems to care They all sit and scratch their heads wondering just who'll come knocking next Yet time has told them that it's anyone’s guess Everybody's grateful to be dead because now they're the house band in Heaven They fill the place every single night Now that doesn't sound too upsetting

I think about what the day has brought and then I stop to rest I decide what’s all right, what I’d change and what I liked the best I live this way though it might sound strange By the time pen touches paper - everything has changed I write that a church has burned down, crosses in a blaze My pen touches paper and a new one is raised I write about the man in the moon and why he looks that way My pen touches paper up comes another day Enjoy what you got right now because soon it will be gone Water evaporates and the rest it turns to dust There’s nothing that ever lasts so long That you can ever trust

I’m a little goldfish and I can see all around Why didn’t they throw me back in the water? I weigh less that a pound You know I’ve seen you naked While playing with yourself too I’ve seen all the sick s%*t you’ve done I bet you never knew Unless you want me to open up a can of worms You better do what I want you to I want a new fishy girlfriend I had one once but I lost her to the flu

Hmmm... If I was famous... I'd be dead For all the outrageous thoughts I'd have put inside peoples' heads They'd send in the drones... Do you know what would happen If this guy got cloned? Instead of making money and weapons We'd be making brownies and love And be getting stoned

With such a motley rabble of saucy young men Their fears were that a massacre might ensue right there and then The coats were red and the balls were white As the testosterone flowed it was time to fight or take flight… Suddenly it was tossed A single fateful stone That led the one thing to another thing As the seeds of war were sewn Seven had died As a result of the fight Six were acquitted And two branded for life The propaganda that followed Just acted as more fuel for the fire With the incident on King Street Producing the result which was required

I got more money than time No, time can’t be controlled I got that girl on my mind And our past in my soul I know there’s no going back But It’s just so hard to move forward How do you get back on track? With no goal to move onwards? I wish you’d look me in the eye… Oh God it’s been so long! Now you and I won’t ever even try To figure out where it went wrong… I got less money than time For money can be owed And once your heart turns a blind eye It can’t be bought or sold

What doesn’t kill you just defines you As your past creeps up behind you Whatever you run from is bound to find you If you check your rear-view mirror You will see them getting nearer I just can’t make it any clearer You can put the pedal to the floor But there ain’t no use running any more There’s no escape for what’s in store You think to yourself “Will they remember me?” While I rot in my cell inside the penitentiary I came so close to committing the crime of the century What the hell else does society expect from me? For when a man has lost his dignity Do you really think anything means sh*t to me?

I make my own gods and worship my own idols But at least I don’t try to pawn them off on you I don’t go knocking on doors with the good book in my hand No bumper stickers about Jesus - you know it’s true I worship my ears as you talk on I worship the ground that you walk on I worship your long blonde hair And your sky eyes of blue

No need for seniority When you’ve got the majority CiCi took a hike So I jumped on my bike Al Cohol stole my car Don’t think I’ll get too far But I still got Mary Jane And she still drives me insane It’s party time Mary Jane has arrived And when she’s around I never get too f%^$ed up to drive I just forget where the bags are I hide She’s the only law that I don’t abide She’ll still come knockin’ on my door Even after I die

I won’t be fixing houses forever… We all know that I can do better People and their lives can change like the weather Just look at my wife and the fact I haven’t met her…yet I just do the best I can I’m a simple man But I got big plans Someday I’ll start a band… And someday we’ll play a set I won’t be going to school Until I’m almost dead For if I got too smart Then my brain might get too big for my head I finally dropped all the dead weight ‘Cause I was sinking like I was made of lead

I’ve lived the life of a rock star and I don’t even sing I was a court jester who thought he was a king Now that crown of thorns has been lifted off of me The weight is finally lifted, a weight that sets me free Once I was a king reigning over a kingdom so unclean But I was forced to step down when I listened to my queen I betrayed her trust and she stepped down off her thrown Reality set in that I was all alone I had no subjects so I followed the crowd I had no wisdom yet I still acted proud As others passed by no one ever bowed When I should have spoken softly I starting getting loud

So many choices…so little time Hear so many voices…which one is mine? Here at the bar it’s so hard to hear Drowning my sorrows in the bottom of my beer One by one they each take their toll One day at a time we all grow old Yes here at the bar I drown my sorrow Because here at the bar there is no tomorrow Sitting on my sh*tty stool my mind will roam Until I’m drunk and stupid and I go home Sometimes reality can become a dream When you’re best friends with Jim Beam Here I sit feeling all alone Waiting for someone to take me home The clock on the wall tells me it is getting late The empty stool beside me tells me I don’t have a date

I’ve been looking to break tradition Lately I’ve been on a mission To not be a pin cushion Got no pull? Then start pushing So easy we all bleed Just like a river runs Don’t got what you need? Just take it from someone We just have to face it Benjamin Franklin’s got bodies In the basement

There’s a limit to your gimmick When you can’t begin to finish Anything you’ve started As you’ve falling broken hearted To the one who got away Is today the day you say: I left my chin in the gym So when I stepped into the ring I only had a puncher’s chance Oh but baby I could dance! So with all these eyes a’ looking It’s time for me to start the cooking Because everybody knows They came here to see a show So I’m either gonna get KO’ed Or blow up and explode!

It’s not a man’s heart Or a man’s mind That when you go messing with Is the worst crime But the robbing of his time Once it’s lost…he shall never find The hands of the clock They don’t rewind And once it stops That’s the end of the line Here’s where I get off… And say goodbye… Goodbye

ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION by Brian Rainstorm I kept the innocense of youth alive tonight Just by doing something that everybody knew was right I made a promise I knew I could keep When I found a friend a place to sleep For I knew my friends would be happy to help That I'd do the same for them they have no doubts When you pay it forward You know you'll get it back Still some people Don't understand the math And how much you can add When you subtract For money's highest value Is found in how it is used Gold's only the greatest color When it's used to cure the blues...

I got called.. a lyrical billionaire They said my words danced like Ginger Rogers And then in walked Fred Astaire They said sliced bread was second To my peculiar rhyming mind And silly me I believed them ‘Til they took me down to my last dime No, I couldn’t even call you Let alone know if you’d be there So I decided not to bother Tried to convince myself I didn’t care…

The day I quit drinking I became a dick And other people had to put up with my shit Yeah, the world got safer but a little bit colder Anything could happen with a couple tall boys in my holster Now I’ve calmed down and smoke weed all day I don’t accomplish much but never did anyway Seems no matter what it is my thoughts stay mild There’s only a few things that gets me pissed Like Citibank cancelling my mom’s card when she got sick!

Somebody asked me why I went to Catholic school He told me the only thing he learned there was the Golden Rule And if you follow that then they’ll play you for a fool He said that every day is like a dual You must strike first Before you become a victim No matter which way you turn You can’t escape the system The bible says an eye for an eye The bible says turn the other cheek Tells me that God works in mysterious ways But there’s contradictions After every verse they speak

Got a cardinal on the feeder Free seed in the winter’s snow Ask all the little birdies who is their leader? Lots of wings’ll be pointing at me, ya know… If you come to me with a broken heart I’ll find some kind words, some duct tape, some glue If you come to me with a problem to solve I’ll find some time to try to figure out what to do If you come to me with an answer Then I shall go and find you the right question And if we ever get pulled over I’ll let the cops charge ME with possession If you come to me with just your shoes I’ll be sure to drop something on the floor That’s my excuse to ask you to pick it up And let Marco Pole-o go explore! (ROAR!!!)

I went out on a bender Crushing ice inside my blender I went and dented a fender Now rehab I have to enter When everyday is the same You’re the only one left to blame When it’s time to come back to earth At least you’re getting your money’s worth You’ll be seeing stars But at least it ain’t through bars Even still I don’t want to play doctor With anybody with a tag that says doc Alone with him in his office With all the doors locked

Last night you would not find me sleeping Even though I certainly was dreaming It looks like I have just found somebody worth keeping So for now I will just enjoy this feeling For I’ve learned from the mistakes That I’ve made in the past Before I’d fall asleep I’d lay awake and ask… Could this be the time when something great will last? When I was young I learned to walk Only to learn how to crawl When I was younger I learned to stand Only to learn how to fall

I gotta bum knee ‘cause of my job history And I got a f $%^ed up head because of all the books I read… YEAH! My sustenance consists of equal parts of love and fear That’s why half the time I’m gone and half the time I’m here… YEAH! Sometimes solid ground becomes your best friend Until this maddening delirium ends… YEAH? What if one’s state of grace was found in free fall? Just what would change? Would it matter at all? Even God needs a hero sometimes… When feeling lonely and blue we all need somebody that we can talk to… Maybe I could be that guy for you… Surely I could always use a good talking to, too…

Black cat’s asleep in a box While white can’t isn’t to be found And I hear running footsteps Means the boys’ll be comin’ ‘round I hear chopping in the kitchen And the radio playing low There’s safety in this sanctuary From the frostbitten breezes that blow Drumming rhythmic sounds Echoing off of pots and pans Amidst the stirring of busy active hands The sizzle and whistle of water Boiling and bubbling on the stovetop

The neighborhood bullies called him the chromosome kid He used to bag groceries at Stop and Shop But the managers didn’t quite like his style So now he’s collecting carts out in the parking lot He never had a chance to cut the cards And they stacked the deck Now he’s left standing in the rain What else would you expect?

Self control is a common goal There is safety in numbers Like solitary confinement People, not unlike machines Still need some refinement Alas, there is no hammer for the heart Certainly no wrench for the soul And we haven’t perfected recycling yet You’re still thrown out when you’re too old Dead vagrants and peasants Thrown into the dumpster Wisemen and nobles Lowered into their casket Both segregated by the pews of the church Though each drop their money into the basket

Have they ever given any thought to leaving this harsh land? The feudal system has long since passed but they just don’t understand A man with two young children raised to take on his trade With every step the torch is passed and their dreams begin to fade And of course when they have kids the same will happen to them One big wheel that keeps on turning… Around, around and around again With every step that’s taken forward there are two steps taken back When the foundation of society is laid wrong you know it’s bound to crack And when that time comes just maybe then all this madness will cease The people will realize it’s finally time to let the dog off of the leash

Minny the skinny mosquito and Jim the broad wrought-iron bull They created such a most-intriguing pair Since one had push and the other had pull Guy-ing and Gal-ing around together Those two could always be seen The most dynamic of duos Yet, the oddest of couples Seems they appeared the most-silliest Or at least looked to form the strangest of teams… When finally asked what it was that brought them to be The answer wasn’t “I love you” as “You love me” But the safety of the thought of “I can’t hurt you” and “You can’t hurt me”

CARNY I ain’t never been the same I’ve been all f*cked up Since I got stabbed by a carny On the back of a bus He was hearing voices That I didn’t hear And all of a sudden He whispered in my ear

A mid-November morning and the landscapers all are cold And I’m driving down _____ parkway Because it’s my mother fucking road I’m gonna scream at the top of my lungs It’s on the tip of my tongue I’m gonna make it Later tonight I’m gonna drop by Tell your sister that I said hi

You planted in my brain Your seeds of pain Now I think of no one but you And hear nothing but the sound of your name Catch twenty two… You always want what you can’t have And good is never good enough Catch twenty two… When you loved me I ran away When I loved you you wouldn’t stay Ain’t that always the way?

I told myself, “I’ve got to give in!” Live on the same grid as the competition Though I can’t forget my regrets I’m still living with them Somehow still tied up in knots I give it all that I have got Still caught up in the net I am still… I am still… I am still…someone else’s pet I am still… I am still… I am still…unable to forget I am still…a miracle…we can all play pretend I am still…period…the end

Everything I love is gone Still, I must carry on Given time everything disintegrates All becoming one in time that waits…. In your future to be sure… Ain’t no escape Ain’t no cure Wait now don’t be scared Everyone you know is there

Seems like silver is the color Given up all chances at grabbing gold Seems like silver is the color Got to reach for something cause I’m getting old Given up on my dreams When I heard my soul’s silent scream I’ll settle for just a cookie I no longer care about ice cream

I never get to sleep there’s always someone knocking on my door I never sleep in my bed I always pass out on someone’s floor I never thought you were interesting you’ve always seemed a bore I never was a fan of blood and guts and bones and gore I never was a fighter because I never believed in war I never could see a reason that all that fighting’s for I never was persuaded by my is mine and you is your I never held much regard for this or that or neither nor

There’s just too many damn people In this world who don’t have a clue This girl I met last week Told me I was kinda cute So I came back tonight to see her But now I’m in the rear-view mirror And I’m wishing that I went to someplace else ‘Cause she’s just two booths away And she’s sitting with someone else

Eight o’clock at night you here someone rapping on your door Trying to get back to what you’re doing can’t stand it anymore Every time you do all you can to break away She shows her face damn near the very same day She knows that the store’s closed But she still acts like she owns the place Always walks in smiling Always leaves with an unhappy face

After you’re dragged by a car You won’t make it very far After you fall off the wagon Your feet’ll be draggin’ After you’re ran over by the train ou got no one to blame After the wing of the plane’s caught fire You ain’t going any higher After the subway doors close There’s no telling where it goes After the escalator stops You have to walk After you break you ankle as you fall You know that you’ll have to crawl After all this well then you’re stuck You can chalk it up just plain bad luck

I am the judge and jury Jail is six feet underground I’m taking you down to the station Where you’ll never be found Vigilante, Vigilante, Vigilante The judge and jury is me Vigilante, Vigilante, Vigilante Crime reduction no survey will ever see Bad men say laws are meant to be broken We say the same about arms and legs The way I see it is an eye for an eye If you take a life then you will die

As you see me handing you back your key Do you know what just occurred to me? we both knew we’d become unglued eventually Unity…has become severed You and me… we both can do better And if you listen to me very carefully Last night was the last night… I am setting you free Don’t you cry, dry your eyes, don’t act surprise But just what do you surmise? That it is time to unwrite some dead history

Three is the number…that gets you in trouble If you drink too much… you end up seeing double Keep cheating on your wife … then you’ll probably wind up single But just think of your social life…now you’re free to mingle Don’t marry opinions marry facts That’s what Jill said to Jack Jack just smiled and widely grinned When one thing ends another begins The very next day Jill and Jack split up As Jack finally said he’d had enough Jill then asked Jack well why’d you wait until now? “I had the best horse on the field and I like to plow!” So Jack left Jill and soon met Jane And he was back at it again Yeah, you know all about the birds and bees Now Bill’s on the hill with Jill on her knees…

Don’t get popped by the cops Was what my daddy told me When he finally got paroled Released on class D felony For a crime he said he did not commit He brought it to the jury but they wouldn’t acquit Shackled hand and foot he clangs when he sits Then the judge gave him ten years to think about it Now daddy’s back and mad as hell He just bought a gun and it’s hard to tell If he’s got a reason If he’s got a list If he’s been holding a grudge That he’s been living with it?

I love going to work... I love staying home... I love being with people.... I love being alone... I love beautiful women I love ugly men I love feeling needed I love those who're independent I love being with nature I love crowded cities, too I love to say how much I love myself But most of all I love to tell everybody... How much that I love you!

He sees me sinning... Watching from above Please he is grinning... Destruction brings him love God was born a killer In a strange dichotemy God was born a killer And he passed this on to me

In a past life I killed ten men Now I’m proud to say it’s only five And I’d do it all again, yeah If it’s either me or him left alive I got no song left to sing Shame and pain are all I bring Chose the wrong girl four times And after that I gave up trying, yeah MY SHOCK AND AWE HAS TURNED TO HUMPING YOUR LEG Complacency is lethal No risk, no reward Living like this — who I’m doing it for? I can do anything but I can’t do everything!

I’m aging like a president Two terms in I can feel myself heading off a cliff Quantum Physics When you’re looking you can either only be alive or dead... But when you’re not looking you can be both.

Hey all you high rollers... I’ve got money in the bank And I’m here all by myself I’m thinking... I’m sinking... I sank Now I’m drinking myself into oblivion Transforming my diamond into obsidian An old friend just walked through the door But I can’t stand the sight of her anymore For what I was once so sure of before I’m just not so sure of anymore...

I guess when you're living With your head in the clouds It can be good to see lots of silver lining Yet when you come crashing back to earth But please don't plead from your knees With those crocodile tears eyes crying That never in all these years Did you ever feel your life was declining Silver lining... That's too much sliver lining If it keeps the sun from shining... So be careful of silver lining ~ ~

Each sinner has a future Just as every saint’s had a past We know the sun is still up there From underneath this overcast We know that love is still in here We’re just not sure how long it’s gonna last It’s about that time to get things moving Which means we’d better get acting fast! As morning comes it’s time to turn it on… Use it ‘fore you lose it ‘cause then it’ll be gone… It took two Wrights to make just one flight Hello Wilbur! You don’t need to be named Orville To make right a wrong…

When my baby said, “You’ve got to choose” I knew right there that she would lose You see, I’ve never been good at multiple choice Seems I always listen to the wrong little voice I knew that would be the last time I got to hold her Two little guys at war, one on each shoulder One is good and the other bad The good one knew that I’d been had This is the way they play their game One-hundred to nothing and I’m to blame Once and awhile I knock the bad one off But he climbs back up and them he begins to scoff “I know deep down inside that you want me to win” “Who would care about angels surrounded by this world of sin?” Maybe he’s right…just what’s the use? But I’m still sick and tired from all his abuse

The men who run the country only see things one way They only see the color green They follow the same laws their fathers made While so much slips by unseen Old eyes - so much slips past Old eyes - the shadow has been cast Old eyes - time has shown will never last Old eyes - cannot see a world spinning so fast The old ways only worked in the old days When you hear the words “mental set” you better clear the deck

I know you wish you were here Holding me this very moment Surprisingly, so suddenly, you disappeared Called me to tell me you were going Then something was stolen from me Because I can’t erase you from my memory We both agree that some things will never be I wish I could rewrite history But yesterday has passed and tomorrow is a mystery I won’t forget your last kiss to me And even though you never meant that much to me It’s still sorta sad to see you leave But hey, hit the road, cause now you’re history And that’s reality

Right now…is the time Right here…is the place Left out…is not where to be Time to rejoin…the human race Maybe then you’d feel completely whole Being among the living It ain’t a bad thing to be, no So long as you accept the fact They just put a price on your life And are now trying to E-bay your soul

Just because my life didn't go as planned Doesn’t mean that fate isn’t in my own two hands So what if Miley Cyrus never sang my song And Cheech and Chong never hit my bong Maybe it’s good Paris Hilton never touched my willie And that Cris Crocker never called me silly Or that David Letterman never had me as a guest And Fred never sent me a friend request Sure I wrote Ray Charles once But I bet he never read my letter When I met Morrison in a dream He told me in actuality that the East was better

Danish clouds are beautiful So long as you’re not afraid of the rain There the fruit grows bountiful (or plentiful) Albeit sometimes hard to obtain I’ve seen many apples fall The morning after a storm touched down Still I witnessed the tree stand tall Standing firm as everything else blew ‘round

Do I have a strong enough faith To look back in hindsight And realize I made a mistake Or do I pretend things are all right? Am I willing to move on To a new phase in my life Write her this one last song And finally part ways with my wife Am I willing to move on Or will I continue to postpone Is this really her last song Would I be better off on my own

(the Spell Check Song) Iah givva hersum smoko Ya sheego loko Wella theer ahyah goe Sumth thinz yoowernt sherra Wella nowa yuno Imma dariven innayugo Toosum playsat Idont knoe Imma dariven innayugo Toosum playsat Imma gunnasee Imma dariven innayugo Dariven aroundda inna olde Tennessee

I hear the kid downstairs playing on his guitar I only heard two cords strum I don’t think he’s gonna get too far Yet he looks above as if he’s looking at the stars But he believes he’s gonna make it because ever since the sixties they lowered the bar He gets tired so he turns on the radio Listens to some loser that he’s never heard before If they can make it well there you go It gives him inspiration and opens up the door

So many of us know just how you’re feeling Surviving off thirty hours of sleep a week Tossing and turning staring at the ceiling Either that or else you were counting sheep Living paycheck to paycheck Struggling just to pay the rent Time to tighten up your belt again That hangs like a noose around your neck Thursday night and an empty wallet Leaves you wondering where it all went? Two full-time occupations Barely keep all your expenses met Just enough gas to get to your next job A few bare walls and a roof One single window and a bed

Who knew that the ride stopped here? In the land of frozen lakes and polar bears In a little three month town That really nothing is near I used to love the big city lights But now that love has disappeared Where every night there was a fight But now it’s all right Because people seem real polite ‘round here I spied a coastline with no houses…only trees I found a town that’s seventy-five percent below ground And still no one ever leaves

Unbendable soldiers never look over their shoulders For no one ever told them that the goddamn war was over Their ankles still shackled to the same old giant boulder The earth is only considered to be just a temporary holder People just dangle as they’re being carried away Men in nice suits place another name inside a heavy folder So sorry Mrs. Bojangles… just be glad you’re not the one who told her You could try and you could try but you could never console her As the wind blowing in your face just became a little more colder And you would mold her and him again if they were both made of clay (7) Song about Revolutionary Shifts (25 years apart) Civil War → (1865) New Deal → (1933) Generative Artificial Intelligence → 2020s 1787 Founding Fathers Upcoming: gene editing, 3D printing

Golden sands pick up in the wind Bended knees ask for forgiveness of sins The temple sits and atop lies a king Eating off golden plates the servants bring Send for a chariot when your presence is graced Setting out to find whatever is misplaced Building pyramids takes so many hands Bring in the slaves conquered from foreign lands Work their fingers to the bone Piece by piece build my throne The queen asks for a shiny apple The maids ask for some more dirt The camels don’t ask for nothing Since they are killed when they get hurt

I’d like to share your greatness with you Then maybe it’d rub off and I’d be great, too There’s simply nothing I wouldn’t do To lie down at your feet I’d die to serve you I love to hear the sound of your pee I cherish the time you spend flossing your teeth After you’re done I lick the sink As I feel warm inside I start to think: I love your separate parts Just as much as I love the hole I even love the smell of your farts Where that comes from I don’t know… Your used maxi pads To me the greatest of art If you told me to pop your pimples I’d ask you when can I start?

Playing chess with you… The games never last very long Still haven’t got a clue… You smile when you take a pawn Then my bishop overtakes your knight When he wasn’t even dressed to fight My queen upends your rook Before you could even look You smile…your knight just claimed a pawn But now…now your little horsie’s gone He didn’t run away…he just got sleighed As the king of your castle he numbers his days

I don’t remember the color of her eyes I only recall that they were full of surprise Though I distinctly remember the color of her hair And how I gently caressed it when she was lying here Sometimes I daydream of the soft lines of her back Beneath a long nightgown rippled with lace A picture that has become my lasting memory For when she left she never looked back She would never show the tears Running down the side of her face

A broken mirror Lies shattered on the floor In beautiful patterns Of distorted reflections Once one point of view Now judged by many No hiding in the cracks Of misgiven perception What was once smooth is now jagged Once pure is now blemished What was once tailored is now ragged Now disregarded what was once cherished

Daddy don’t believe me…. When I tell him I can do great things He’d rather see me make forty grand Managing Taco bell or Burger King Daddy doesn’t have the desire To hear even a single one of my songs He just wants me to be like everyone else Find myself a leader and just follow along…

I am prepared to meet my maker Whether my maker is ready to meet me is another matter Some of us gotta be movers and shakers Some others Quakers and givers and takers Some of us try to build while others try to shatter So have a Winston it’s on the minister And have a scotch on the rocks and try to stop the sinister haters Who pollute our earth and lakes You know, good old Mother Nature For God’s sakes what could be worse than being Kind of like a cross between the Yankees and the Lakers Against the sin money-rakers, those no good snakes, we do whatever it takes Watch their secret handshakes, as they speak with tongues that flatter And they keep raising the stakes And this time it matters!

I don’t know-o-o-o-o-o If I like where we’re going Does it show-o-o-o-o-o Part of me is unknowing? I thought you gave me up for dead After everything you said It’s been a long fall from grace Now I guess I wasn’t wrong You’ve been hiding all along Smiling through your distaste So the use in making future plans? I’m not sure I understand Perhaps our present should now be past You know that void in each other’s eyes Was because we didn’t see ourselves inside I realize now as I’m thinking back…

I’m gambling for gains… But I caution for losses Because losses loom larger than gains That’s why people are loss averse And when thinking of feelings We often find the pain first They say legends grow bigger and get better with time I say I wish I met her back in my salad days (my prime) That would have saved everyone From the curse of the curve and a line… After conducting a pre-mortem Under closed ballot I stated my thoughts When told my theory induced blindness They said that would nudge me right to the top!

I let her know That I let her go Love her more than myself And I told her so Had to set her free ‘Twas best for her And best for me For I knew we’d meet again Since we’d become family Pretext and context left undefined Just the simple proof of love… A weaving of hearts and minds

I’m becoming a big fan Of a guy who’s barely five feet tall He’s a man that’s making a stand While his friends play video games And hang out at the mall Ethan in a thirteen year old boy Who’s probably never even kissed a girl He’s a singer who plays a mean guitar And writes songs about changing the world

Learning hate has taken years Befriending sadness has cost me tears As a blackened eye weeps A young child sleeps In the stillness of the night She dreams in black and white Dreaming of a world Where colors won’t blend For when that happens There’s only a blur in the end

Not that long ago there was this little man who’d talk into my ear Speaking of a life of parties and smiling girls, all things he knew I’d want to hear He talked of staying up all night and dancing until the sun came around again Sitting in a circle, meeting someone new now they’re your new best friend Thank god I finally got that monkey off my back The skeletons are locked in my closet and they’re never coming back As I waded in the water the tide started coming in It dragged me out to sea and I found I couldn’t swim

I can see an unfamiliar face Presently looking back at me A woman who knows her role As she’s accepted her place in society Gotta be pretty Gotta be witty Doesn’t matter so much about being wise Gotta be most charming and pleasant Gotta be inarticulately non-upsetting Don’t forget strong, sensitive and kind

Plain and simple words Can accomplish magnificent feats Sometimes it all sounds so absurd to me… How many synonyms do you need for defeat? I have but one And the war has begun Fighting father time… I want to ring his bell And he wants to take the batteries outta mine Awe what the hell? It’s all in the name of the divine It’s all a good time

How can I be trapped in a room with so many doors? Maybe if I just picked myself up off of the floor I can’t open the windows they must be locked from outside In this empty room there’s just nowhere to hide On a shattered pane a pretty painted scene Though it seems sort of dull my senses aren’t too keen They finally came true, my deepest, darkest fears I’ve been locked in here for so many, many years I often hear people laughing and crying too They have no idea I’m in here they haven’t got a clue

Captain Haybar hit the deck What else would you expect? From a man who wears his sailors hat just like a tattoo If you lived like Captain Haybar you’d do it too Every night he sails Going out lookin’ for his whales Sometimes he sleeps on the deck But only when he makes bail… And when he’s buzzin’ We call him Ahab’s cousin When he’s a comin’ We all start running He’s after us all And he’s hot on our trail

I used to type on a computer Until daddy stopped giving me hugs I used to go to private school Until I started doing drugs I knew my days were numbered When the calendar fell off the wall I knew the weather was getting colder When my spring turned into fall I used to ride my bike And maybe scrape my knee But now I drive around in my car All paranoid that the cops are after me

Twenty-percent of the people Buy eighty-percent of the booze Some are buyers, some are sellers Some have been chosen And the best of the rest still get to choose It's the same thing with the money.... One out of twenty get the honey They get to be the queen bee Everything seems to be for free Never knowing of envy or jealousy All this built on the backs of you and me A house built on will and stilts And those are the facts jack.... They just hope the damn thing floats But I bet that it’ll come tumbling down on me

Blood stains the ground as I look around My heart is bleeding yet my heart beat still pounds Surprised to see it Surprised to hear it Thought it was ripped away Surprised to see you Surprised to hear you Thought you had gone away I’ve heard a lot of love songs where the girl got away I decided to write my own when my you told me she would stay She said you better go to rehab if you wanna stay with me Where white coated men will bound you and say it’s for your own security Bound may be too strong a word, more like strongly secured Found has been my better half, but the illness still needs a cure

Any sniper’s song is already to long There’s no need to write a song Let it into your memory and then let it be gone No need to print it, no need to read it No need to see it, no need to heed it Everybody would love to see their face on T.V. Everyone would love to be the inspiration for a movie Everybody would like to think that they have no equal Everyone would be the first to star in the sequel Thoughts float up from the basement of my brain The part of me that loves what’s bad and when it rains I only paddle ashore when I get bored I only float away when I need something more

Here it comes - early morning light Could it be darkness - I’ve been up all night? Hey, excuse me do you have a light? Suddenly my bulbs not burning so bright Just wanted to have some fun, you know? Uh oh, what has just been done? I don’t think he’ll see the sun I barely knew him, he was a friend of a friend He ain’t no one’s friend now, not even mine At least this won’t happen a second time

I always keep my promises Except the ones I make to myself And if I was someone else Then I wouldn’t need any help Though you may not understand If you don’t wear my clothes But you can’t open new doors Until all the old doors are closed Slam! It takes courage to slam the door Though the lock is never quite strong enough Strangers and friends try to break it down If you listen you can hear them huff and puff It’s only safe when no one’s around

In my car We’re stopped at a red light Waiting for the sun After the longest night I looked within your eyes Searching into your soul I found a heart full of love That will never grow old As the light turned green I drove through streets that were dead Straight down the highway With only the future and sunrise ahead

I tried the dead man’s float When I lost all hope But I started to think After I didn’t sink That maybe I better not swim any more In the middle of this dream Soon I landed on the shore After the current floated me down stream While still unsure of what I was swimming for I was alone in the water with no one around Funny, I remember being alone But trouble I still found

Find your market and you shall thrive It's the only way You can survive That's what my Professor said He learned from all The books he read He was a banker Before that a baker Hmmm....once a giver And now he's a taker Who has taken to preaching Money is the common religion And gods are mere fish Splish splashing in a paper ocean

Stopping to mourn the dead Can get you killed around here We don’t bless ignorance No matter what the sign says It’s all just a mirage An image which will Slowly fade and then disappear That’s something we don’t discuss much Since some things are Still taboo around here In the nod of a head A look in the eye And you know what it is You have to do…

A transition of escalation Brought him from the penthouse All the way down to the station Now he’s sitting facing interrogation He flipped the script But they turned it back When what he sought Was too easy to catch They said there’s a line Which can’t be crossed He screamed, “She lied…” “That’s why I’m getting off!” They said “Oh we know you already did!” Nine months ago and now there’s a kid…

Hey player one You’re not the only player in the game Hope you’re having fun Oh you say you’re not to blame Look and see what you’ve done… Left a trail of blood and flame When it is your turn to run Do you think you will be saved?

Fate has befallen me and my time has come near to the end The hourglass is dwindling as I shall never mend Myself, the great hero, will now live on in song A dark figure, which now hangs before me, whispers come along The sword that I depended on has finally let me down This once-ruler over the kingdom now wears another crown With my armor and shield now colored red My eyes are closing and I am dead

I used to need a ship To fly me to the moon But you see now that I sing a different tune This is my musical meditation A cause for an instant celebration A time to become whole cleansing the soul No more fighting my mind I’m in total control It’s time to create something beautiful A harvest plentiful and bountiful A festival so enjoyable and memorable Everyone was amiable that means friendable And thus broken hearts became mendable Unjust spoken laws became bendable Only through the eye of the indiscernible Did our truest knowledge became learnable

Your thoughts... my words Our song... we stand strong I follow your lead And act as the go-between For the workers and the queen bee When she keeps all the honey And gives the hive back none The whole place starts buzzing That something must be done All antennae are aimed at me

My subsistence consists of equal parts of love and fear That’s why half the time I’m gone and half the time I’m here Sometimes solid ground becomes your best friend Until this mad delirium ends... Yeah!

Nowadays, quality is out of style For who wants to walk that extra mile? When shortcuts taken by everyone else Leave you even questioning yourself With everyone’s standards in such decline Should you feel like a sucker for even trying To measure up to the best of the past Or should you just settle for being part of the pack? Vaguely answering questions whenever somebody asks — When it comes to my past I’ve stopped thinking about that Nowadays, accountability is at an all-time low

The girl in Denmark is dead And I have lost my faith Seems everything I've said And believed has been laid to waste Ain’t no kitty in the window No more best friend on the phone Cancer’s a real fucking bitch Leave me feeling sad and alone

Burning the candle at both ends Usually causes a fire I’ve told this to many a friends And no one’s ever called me a liar Life is so preciously short That there’s just no time to waste With so many piles of things to sort And they’ll just get higher with haste But slow and steady wins the race In the end you’ll realize your fate If you plan your steps you can slow down your pace For the best things come to those who wait

It’s now 1:10 and I let it happen again Alone with myself, my pen and A.M. Before passing any judgment Always consider who’s telling the story By 1:11 I could be in Heaven The clock tocks and ticks leaving me in purgatory 1:24 - I was just here but not anymore 1:25 - And I’m still alive so I guess it’s better than sleeping 1:26 - Some things might need to be fixed But they’re still worth keeping The consequence of man And his giant goddamn brain The ability to give in And his power to abstain The consequence of man The lessons he has learned The cities he has built The bridges he has burned A five-minute thought Only takes a few seconds to read A little truth teaching To anyone in need

She said, “If it’s meant to be then love will find a way” She said, “If you love me then you will surely stay” Well she was right but I was wrong So we broke apart before to long A fool and his lover will soon be parted And it ended before it barely started So now I’m a jealous man As she walks with others hand in hand I promised her the stars and the moon above But she told me I had to prove my love Now I know she’s what I need So I showed my love through words and deeds Though she wasn’t ready to take me back in a flash She needed a guarantee that my love would last

I work my fingers to the bone and sacrifice what is now for what will be Years from now when I’m sitting pretty I’ll look back and forget all this misery But what do I do if when I get there, looking ahead I see I’m far behind All this work that I’ve done will be wasted going nowhere, just wasted time I should live for today It’s so much simpler this way There’s a lot less heartache living day to day Let’s forget tomorrow, what do you say?

No I don’t count sheep Until my eyes go blind A thrillingly good time Can be had reciting rhyme Just then I started to get tired So I began to close my eyes I hummed this little song for you Into a trance I become hypnotized A gift to you: the blank slate of my mind Feel free to write on it at any time I see you and me linked in history So I let your face conquer my mind…. Handed down from the ancient ones So preciously saved from the fire A buried treasure for earthen man Embraced equally by trust and desire

As the once bright green trees Begin to lose their leaves You notice the morning now seems colder In the crisp Fall air You see that no one is there As you peak behind your left shoulder Your lover awaits for your safe return What keeps you warm is the love that burns And the longing in your heart to hold her

While all of his fellow sailors search for land The captain of the ship is now hiding in the crow’s nest They’re busy standing on deck with maps in their hands When you’re looking for gold well of course you go west As it began to rain the vessel started to sway All the sailors got nervous so they broke out the gin Shouting that they’d give up all their gold for just one more day Began praying to god to save them from sin The sun abruptly broke in thus ending the showers Lifted were their troubles as they returned to their fun A face appeared saying, “You are safe now, my sons.” So god sealed the deal and they were all dead in twenty-four hours If you say anything then thy’s will will be done

Well I don’t view the world through rose-colored spectacles You got pulled over for not using your directionals They attacked you because you’re so susceptible I’ve seen what you’ve done and its not so respectable If you don’t get it today then you’ll get it tomorrow When I tried to lend you would not borrow You better take it easy When the going gets tough You better take it easy Learn enough’s enough After awhile you’ll see that fighting’s no use Your best option is calling a truce

Children build a sand castle Just to watch it wash away Excited faces try to defeat the tide So they return the very next day The waves of the ocean only speak What grown ups could never understand For only adults know Walls of sand could never withstand The ocean’s crashing waves A castle unable to be saved

The race remains the same There’s just more competition The contrast is stark I became a glowing ember in the rain I tried to guide the blind in the dark But I was a lamb leading the lame No, they wouldn’t listen And the deaf couldn’t see This misery inside of me As I’m to blame for the room getting dark Every time I aim I’m always off the mark

I stepped out for a breath of fresh air Lit up a smoke and sat on my stairs I watched the birds singing from their tree And wondered why life couldn’t be that simple for me To live so free, a world with no restraints To draw on empty canvas with many colored paints Some piece of mind I’d find A little inner peace Then I’d look at all I’ve done My little masterpiece

The first step’s a doozy As you walk along the top of the cliff The wheels of the mind spin uncontrollably Suddenly the ground starts to shift And the water’s swarming with sharks The path you are following Is in the shape of a question mark Becoming rigid and stiff You look below and wonder What if?

Them Santa Anna Winds Been blowing around again Only this time A little earlier than before If it’s anything like the last go round Then I’d call this here a “skippin’ town” And I’d suggest it’s best To either bunker down Or gather everything you own That ain’t nailed to the ground Catch the next train Back to where you came Start over a little closer To where you first began…

Nobody loves me… Nobody loves me… Nobody loves me… Nobody loves me… Nobody No-bod-deeee I don’t know what I did to deserve this I don’t know what I did to deserve this No…. I can no longer keep it hid People tend to make me nervous No, I just can’t connect Not even during sex I just pull it out and I go on about My same old mundane routine Like in some silent movie scene

We just lost another legend Lost another voice and face We’d grown to trust… Yeah, we just lost another legend Lost another face and voice That spoke for us… No, I never got the chance To see Lou Reed play live Today’s the day I know I never will No, I never got the chance To tell him how much he meant to me The time for that chat is waiting still ( R.I.P. Lou Reed ) Some love him for that and some don't...I know where I stand. Here's my original poem I penned ten minutes after finding out he had passed...which I sent to Klaus and he turned it into the song above.

I miss the morning you… Oh honey, you know it’s true I miss my bus stop brew As I’d take a little time For you know who I miss all the amazing outfits you wear… Those clothes that make me close my eyes Whenever we were heading Either up or down the stairs Oh how I love to stare…

I’ve got a tale to tell But it doesn’t end so well… At least it don’t look good But I gotta read it ‘cause it’s my book… And it’s worth a look And a little time But not because it’s mine Or because it’s got a lot of rhymes It will blow your mind

Whatever you do You better had make it count It’s good to go down swinging When life strikes you out Don’t get caught on the dugout bench Pulling out splinters from you know where You gotta play hard everyday If you wanna go on a tear

And I have been sleeping oh so well, can you tell? It’ll be a week that she’s been away - the day before yesterday And since my days have not grown dimmer It’s not just the moon that has that glimmer Well it was time to say good night And here’s to a new life… What you’d had - you had to lose Hey, have you got a light? Time to say goodnight Oh I’m so sorry, baby ( Hey, just being polite)

You work so that you can pay for school Clutching pennies is like pulling teeth After work and after play You somehow forgot to pencil in sleep How many homes do you need? Until you finally move in How many friends do you meet Until you find your new best friend?

There are so many things a stranger might not understand Being so unknowing of danger as only a loner can Yet expectations and reality are so apart Seeking fortune and fame from the moment he came Changed the clothes that he wears and the part in his hair Set out for some place new seeking another start A man once chained to stone Managed to break free yet still remained alone After giving his mother one last kiss Surrounded by walls his one dream was to be free Though no one could ever see what was to be He kept striving all the while believing that anything was better than this

Stuck in a rut Caught in a jam Where up is down And left is right It’s hard to make it Without your right hand man You know he skipped town In the middle of the night He couldn’t make it He couldn’t take it He put his hook in the water But the fish didn’t bite He went back home All alone He went back to the governor’s daughter And he gave up the fight

It’s not that I don’t love you But she knows how to play the game After Mary Jane things will never be the same It’s hard to imagine being with anybody else How could I love you? When I don’t even love myself? I gave my heart away once Just to watch it break Only a fool would be taken twice

I open the window But I’m only looking out at the street I think that I can see victory But all I am ever tasting is defeat Another victim of the pot and the bottle It may be gone but it is never forgotten Stepped on the gas and then broke the throttle Finally found an apple but it was already rotten

Laying in bed staring at the ceiling I hear the music playing in my head Then I get this feeling Maybe today’s a good day to stay in bed You know we all get this inner fright A hunch that nothing will go right This sinking feeling that you’re doomed Whether or not you even fight Turn back out that light Good night

I’m so tired of being bored that I’m restless My mind is starting to slip away If you think I’m not well then you guessed it I visit the liquor store nearly everyday They say twenty one is your best year But I think it’s all downhill from here Once you reach the top there’s only one way to go Off the edge of the cliff face first down into the snow

I’m just warming up To you, to life To the fact that I exist I’m just warming up To what I am and am not To what I can and can’t resist Sometimes I get too close You know somebody’s bound to get hurt Some times are too high or too low You either float on the clouds Or get walked on like dirt

I've always been the guy... Over these last countless years Who ends up with warm yet steady hands and wet shoulders from your tears I'm one of the ones you trust and understand I’ve always been the guy... that comes and tries his bestest to clean up all the messes That happen from living of which you can't avoid or hide I’ve always been the guy... To help pick up the pieces Knowing when to halt and harken Or else quicken our paces When we come to an obstacle Or an action needing erasing

You and me should get together I’d cut your grass in any weather Even though you know you could do better Love the way you look in that pink sweater You can work it off if you can’t pay the fee I did something for you now you do something for me ‘Cause everybody knows you don’t get nothing for free I thought she knew I was joking but then she agreed Just imagine my shock when she smiled and asked Is that the only thing you can do is cut my grass? Well, I’m good at many things as a matter of fact And with that she offered me a drink and a snack (As she laid naked on her bed flat on her back)

The big day is coming One day bears your name Year after year The calendar is marked the same And though people come and go As many faces change You know for sure that in the year ahead So much will be rearranged Your eyes grow large You’re still running from the candles Another step closer towards responsibility That you’re not ready to handle

I am covered in tar And I only half-shaved my head But I'm already a star Yes! That is what I said Because I believe in me... And I'm not the only one Can you see what I see? (The dark and forboding horizon?) (The setting sun?) No not this time! I spy with my little eye A new day A new way Hip hip hooray! Yeah, that's what I say Or said

My right is left And left is right My down is up And up is down I used to see come and see you But now you’re never around Hallelujah But you know I can’t spell it There’s something in the air You know I can smell it My lungs are clean I now breathe fresh air I escaped the demons They’re no longer there

Maybe some day it will all fall into place so naturally No more of these charades or this big façade From this giant blockade I have flipped the page Don’t fight on the eminence front to put it eloquently Yeah, and thank Townshend for me He helped opened my eyes to what I couldn’t see As I learned to comprehend this great big mystery Find the one key that will set yourself free It could be me for you and it could be you for me

You’ve heard about who I’m talking about The type of people that the clouds follow around No warning of thunder and lightening Trouble comes in a flash and doesn’t make a sound It’s calm before the storm is what they say Hey hit the road so I can hit the hay I don’t need you anymore When it’s time to pay up It’s time to settle the score Say goodbye with either words or fists Pretending you and your clouds did never exist People with problems that you just can’t ignore Kick you out of my house and then I’ll lock the door

The innocence of a child I wish it was all around ‘Cause lately I’ve been feeling That virtue couldn’t be found When I stop to see their faces I look into their eyes The innocence of a child Who hasn’t been told a lie I dream I was Holden Caufield And a catcher in the Rye Though I know they’ll be corrupted That’s when I start to sigh

Now to errors I’m prone But at least I’m never alone When everyone is on my case I go hide away in my special place As I am saved by the grace Of seeing your smiling face It just happens to be to my benefit I believe in god because you are heaven sent Matched only by Autumn’s falling leaves For having the freshest scent

A poetic life is so hard to lead When distracted by sloth and greed You just meet your need As you pretend to succeed Wear a false face Make decisions in haste When life quickens the pace We just race the race Finish first and someone must finish last History teaches to remember the past In the life we know the sun fades too fast As soon as we turn the shadow’s cast

The end of the line The edge of the cliff Time will tell Who you’ll be with Me or him Goodness or sin Would he be a good father? Or does he need to go farther? My street turns here A left or a right That will tell If you’ll spend the night

There once was this girl and this guy and me Once just us two but we became three She loved me for over two years Though she cried a thousand tears We had our ups and downs and lefts and rights Then I skipped town in the middle of the night Yes I loved her once but I let her go And he fell in love and he told her so A nice guy from her town But he caught her on a ‘bound Though he was in good from the start The only problem she closed her heart Which he soon learned still belonged to me Such a poor man he just couldn’t see

Are they stalking me? I don’t really know Funny how I see them Almost every place I go I retreat hoping never to be found I turn around and they are there Sneaking up behind me without a sound There they are grinning at me with their wide-eyed stare Breaking through doors and windows too I wonder if this is just my fate? How the hell they found me I haven’t got a clue Even after closing the door and locking the gate Down at the local bus stop I wear my hat down low Button up high the collar of my suit Are they stalking me I don’t really know? Hop on the bus but they even know my route

The weight has been lifted That comes with being gifted The plates have just shifted Feel the weight being lifted Tomorrow’s another day School books have been thrown away Homework tonight is planning on how much to drink Raise your glasses for you don’t have to think Summer’s around the corner Spring now fills the air The weight has been lifted Teacher’s gone he is not there Graffiti on the desks has all been washed away Recess has been reassessed and is now everyday Count the days until summer ends Until teacher’s pet is your best friend

You won’t find many like me And that’s by design When so many settle for subtle With their little rebuttal You better take a stand Or you’re in trouble It’s you who must lead Or it’s you who will bleed

Just sit back and relax And grab some snacks No risk it No biscuit Means you don’t wanna miss it! Life’s been coming at you fast And is trying to kick your ass You can hide inside your room But without the sun you won’t bloom Stand up and face facts See what you lack What is needed to complete it? And did you plant your seeds yet?

I been thinking a lot about you Yeah I finally did what you want me to I left that girl who broke my heart Now I’m looking for another start I made the wrong choice and you told me so Had to learn the hard way but now I know Don’t tell me that I’m moving too fast You’re not the one living in the aftermath

No I don’t do like all the rest I’m a shaky mother fucker even at best Still haven’t learned to how to bite my tongue So I get smart when I shoulda played dumb I’m sure that’s the reason Why I failed in school While I was trying to find truth They’re more concerned with the rules I took it for awhile ‘Til I couldn’t take it no more Snapped on Mr. Henry Knocked his old ass to the floor

Napalm smells like victory Though you won’t find that in history Books don’t always paint the picture complete Unless you write in blood after your defeat Proven is the fact that the past is only Recorded by the winners of war Woven into the fabric of society is the fate That all of us sinners have in store Yet the entire story has never been told You know that pencil and paper can always be sold or stolen The pages are all ripped and torn yet the cover seems new The phases we go through we’ve found only the beginning to be true Twisting and turning in false distorted reflections Listening to the echoes of voices coming from all directions Whose voice do you seek when looking for the truth? Do you believe the well-paid fool or search deeper for proof?

There's something about september That reminds me as I remember Simple days and naive ways Life loving laughter Found in the foolish games... We played No one got hurt Smiles not frowns We got help gettin' up When we fell down Oh, and then it didn't hurt so much When you get up and you get hugged If you're lucky you might get two A waiting warm heart To tie the laces of your shoes... For you

You can accept or reject it A body, heart, mind, soul infection A seemingly fatal affliction Everything’s thrown at you — the kitchen sink — and you’re thinking it really is time to give up drinking Better than loving, better than lying Sometimes leaving is better than self-denying If you catch my drift And if you take this trip I’d call us even

I would undo it all To leap back in time Just to get one decade back I’d surely sell my soul blind As a matter of fact I’d trade out any ten people I’ve ever met Just to live anywhere but here Since this address is a place of regret Go ahead and ask me again And you’ll see why I don’t have any friends For my reply will be exactly the same I don’t play by the rules ‘cause this isn’t my game It’s not my fault It’s all my fault When the voting machine is named ‘die bold’ You learn to take everything with a grain of salt…

It's in these times of trouble That we must forge on ahead Tracking on towards the moral high ground Keep people from steppin' over the edge... It's a long way down From here on this ledge Lots of folks being pushed around Those not looking down better watch their step Lots of people standing And just scratching their heads Meanwhile those who're left looking up Are making wagers and placing their bets... It's in these times of trouble That we must forge on ahead Still we have so far to go But for now that's best left unsaid...

It's strike two I'm up Here comes the next pitch If I miss This one It's gonna be a real bitch 'Cause that's gonna be the end of the game No more sun just the clouds now it's gonna fuckin' rain! I messed up Yeah, I know You can say it's my fault... This sport Really sucks I think I'm gonna try golf!

My guy, what you doing to yourself? Didn’t you used to be someone else? Oh, what has hurt you to cause this? How you have never really known the same change. I’d prefer an arc or at least a level plane But this sharp, swift demise Now before my eyes Causes me such great pain And I’m hoping To be the straw that stirs your drink Maybe make you pause and think

No one knows me here Born and raised the last 40 years Once I had my day But that time is now — seems so far away Yeah, my game’s dropped off a bit Picked up my balls, went home and quit Pondering I might try once again Might lighten up to the idea of having a friend

Wasted undanced on snow co vered pastures make the world seem cold FUZZ BOX SOUND When you hear it coming round… It means the circus is coming to town… It’ll bring you up if you’re feeling down Such warm, toasty, healing feeling That sweet, surreal, surround… Fuzz box sound! Fuzz box sound! Fuzz box sound! Whether you’re riding rocket eighty-eight Or you can’t get no satisfaction…

Like cats and dogs We fight nearly every night Bowing to our nature Be it wrong or right This game of cat and mouse Always leaves someone left bleeding Just another necessary plaything Disappointment after every meeting

When blue skies can only be seen through windows It may be time to change your ways When you smell trouble whenever the wind blows You may be going through more than just a phase A phase can become a habit Just as soon as you turn around You can find yourself swept off your feet Before they even touch the ground But when you come back to earth You’ll still be seeing stars With your picture taken and fingers painted You’ll be spending your time behind bars

She’s like a girl I knew before With the future uncertain, what’s in store? I’d seen her once at a neighbor’s place I fell in love when I saw her face Here’s a shot in the dark You see the face you feel the spark You pray to your girl for what you could be But only time tells and then you will see Will you make it? Well I don’t know She’s the essence of my existence The only thing I’m living for Life would be so wonderful If only it wasn’t such a bore But she’s all I need No, not a single thing more

Footprints being washed away by the sea What we once might have had now will never be For the waves rolled in and washed away our love I’m sure that somewhere up there God’s laughing from above Love is bound to come back if it’s meant to be Busy traveling far across the deep blue sea My heart aches as if it’s just been slain The only thing saving me now is a hurricane

I don’t know why they left it to me When you talk about I you forget about we If you forget about we then you forget about us Then everyone’s boarding on the same old bus That’s driving into the wall I don’t know why they left it to me Some things must be told that you can not see Just because you have a different mother Doesn’t mean I can’t call you brother We’re all one big family

Sweet dreams my precious darling Sleep well my loving wife My daddy doesn't believe me When I say we'll be together for the rest of our life To my dismay he doesn't want to be the one who pays the price The cost for a bad wife they actually put it down in writing And really it is awfully frightening One hundred and twenty-five percent above poverty Daddy said, "Son, I've got something to tell you..." "You know that I'd really, really like to help you... But I can't sign my name here on the dotted line Because if she's a bitch she could take not only yours but mine Never marry anyone you meet right before closing time It says right here that for the next ten years I'd responsible I'm so sorry I hope that doesn't leave you in a bind Tell your wife I said hello in my language, her language and hell...even sign

(lyrics by justin justice and tom jensen) You said hello…I didn’t turn my head ‘Cause there was nothing left… that you could have said To let me know… that you were even there And if I wouldn’t bother….Then why should you still care? If you were the one…if you were the one, yeah I you were the one for me I would have always listened…I would have turned my head to see Who was calling my name…rather than pretend that I didn’t hear I know I promised you that I’d always be there And then gazed right through you With this vacant, empty stare I know I promised you that I’d always be there And yet I passed right by you On this busy road…to nowhere

I finally put a name to a face And such a beautiful face it was I’ve finally had an intelligent conversation That not many lately have rose above I have finally found someone worth talking to I’ve finally found someone worth walking with I usually settle for second best just to make due Yet this time I was interested without faking it

Her mystery is her illusion Her sanity is my confusion Is she really what she seems? Or the reality of shattered dreams Eyes of passion, thoughts of loneliness Heart of gold that fights off bitterness Deep thoughts and mixed emotions Is there love without devotion? In the mirror I only see myself Standing there with no one else The door is closed and locked by me No one enters only I have the key

Deviate from the path of success You’ll be left to clean up your own mess Daddy brought home the bacon And mommy made up your room Your big brother even tied The bows on your shoes But you’re getting older now sonny boy And that same old shit will never do Stand up straight and walk tall Don’t be like Jesus – pull out those stakes Get the fuck up off the wall And don’t cry like a little girl When life kicks you right in the balls

All of these people, places and things Keep playing tug of war with my strings There’s just so many faces I have seen Too many locations I have been The good, the bad, the ugly And all that’s in between I could never recount all the roads I have traveled It is simply amazing that I have yet to unravel

I'd rather be more liked than right... tonight Tomorrow may be another story if it's alright we'll put aside the plight Waiting for all those who've so far ignored me... Right now I'd like my future to be unlike my past So vast and yet not so precise I carved my future as with a knife Into a little figurine I've chose to given to no one As I look back on what could have been I could have been less of a human being And had more fun with the rest of the robots Smile... I could have got drunk off fluorided water rather than smoked pot...

I need something new... something original Yes, someone like you... not subliminal Not something spoonfed to me like I'm the masses Finally something tangible, something real Yes sugar, you are sweeter than molasses I neeedd something innocent, something pure Honey, I will forever open your up your car door By just being me I'll make sure that you receive All those good deeds All that love that you've been looking for...

It’ll be too late You tried to predict your fortune But you forgot about your fate There’s something I can’t put My finger on so I guess it’ll have to wait The time will come for the story to be sung When I’m checking in at Heaven’s Gate But if I should happen to lose it all Then you can find me on top of the Golden Gate… Bridge

What the hell were you thinking when you said goodbye? Did it ever your mind all the tears I would cry? Now my tears flow like Niagra I’ve since stopped taking my Viagra My baby has gone away And though I’ll never see her I gave her gonorrhea And that will always stay She’ll remember me with a scratch and an itch And I’ll think of her as an unloving b*tch Two lovers who parted, each their own way

If I used my great powers of persuasion for evil To try to control you then I could own you Use you for my amusement and then stone you No one would ever ask any questions… And if I applied my mind towards committing crime I’d be a high priest, then Prince…after that I’d run for President The lying line on my campaign sign would read: “I stand beside and behind benevolence” If you Google: don’t be evil… You get the patriot act and pictures of bush.................. If you’re well-read on George Orwell You’ll know that when I say pull I really mean push!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Joker's gone and lost his head So Batman's now fighting Superman Wolverine's your favorite of the X-Men That means the hero pool has become officially dead We all watched when Robin skipped town No, Captain America ain't what he used to be Since the one black super hero's power Was turning into strange fruit and hanging from a tree... Well Glory Be. No, not to me...

Dying leaves fall from trees Harsh winds blow as rivers freeze Birds escape to warmer places Red cheeks glisten on children’s faces Smoke escapes through breath outside Bears in caves in their shadows they hide Rain gives way to the snow in the sky As white footprints trace where the animals go Enter the clouds and exit the sun Find a warm place for winter has come

I ran off towards him as fast as any rocket Because he still had my weed in his pocket I’m just a harmless hippie never been in a fight I work in the day and I go out at night I used to walk a dark path Now I follow light My hook is in the water But the fish never seem to bite

I have been adopted by a higher power Don’t worry, though I’m a hippy, I still shower But music has stole my soul Lost, gone, stolen Trapped, slapped and wrapped and then bounded But perhaps…you could make it bigger than King Kong, Hey baby, you know that just maybe, you could be the right in this land of wrong Yeah, that’s a fact and I like the sound of that

You’re my poison apple… So tempting, bright and shiny on the outside You just look so sweet… You’re my Snow White – oh wait – she died… Ha ha, I’m just joking… She is only sleeping But she’s been asleep… For quite some time After a good poking She ran away weeping

My friends ask me just what it is that I would like to do best Simply to touch the crescent moon that shines above the rest I’ve thought about her often, yet courage is hard to find I’ve been doing all I can to try to make that sweet girl mine She’s the type you know all too well: likes to open her own door Independence makes you lonely you find that everyone’s a bore I care so much for her that sometimes it is hard to see My heart can only be in peace when she cares this much for me If she never does I’ll have no choice But to pack up everything and run And go hide out on a crowded beach Beneath the hot Floridian sun

If you keep on talking Then I’ll just keep on walking I’ve told a million stories myself You know I don’t listen to anyone else In my life through the ups and downs Through everything There’s only one thing that I’ve found History repeats itself Staying in the same old places Staring at the same old faces You’re expecting something new Well you just haven’t got a clue

I don’t care I don’t care I don’t care I don’t care anymore If there’s peace or if there’s war I don’t care anymore Can I tell you a secret? I have built myself a garden And it still needs a lot of weeding So I had better get started

I used to be an a$$hole And once I slammed my fingers in the cafeteria door I was such an insignificant prick, my life sucked, So I blamed you for my pain I screamed what the hell are you doing and muttered under my breath “you f&%&*#g wh*re” Yeah that’s how we met at school you probably weren’t impressed With the way I walked, the way I lived The way I talked and hell probably even how I dressed. And to me you were nothing special…then

I threw a pie at Bill Gates during the convention Whip cream on the face A cherry off the head was my intention But I missed and hit the queen Then she started getting mean But I, the joker, remained unseen Therefore my hands were clean I felt a hand upon my shoulder My brow began to sweat The temperature was getting colder Was I the prime suspect?

Yeah, it’s a BFD When you see me That’s why my security Runs at least three deep I bled for garbage Fast money… hollow fame I bled for garbage Everybody yelling my name The first time I married for money The second time I married for love

I’m not living day to day More like hour to hour Talent is something But it’s not the only thing I got used to getting my way Oh, and I’m paying that price today Never would I have believed What this would bring…

They say you claim it… You own it So call me poet I say that I wrote it And it’s well-noted I write from time to time A little bit of rhyme I speak for lots of people Left out of the story line

If you’re winning You’re probably sinning Doing things someday You’ll wish you didn’t But it’s better than doing nothing Staying in ‘cause it’s too rough And it’s running hot Oh now back to cold You’ll regret it, it’s pathetic ‘Cause it’s hard to get it when you’re old

Do do….You wanna attract the honies? Ya ya…Then rub yourself with money Ah ha…They get a whiff of silver? Uh huh…You might get a sliver Wa wa…But if you reek of copper Uh uh…They’re gonna tell you to stoppa! Wah ha Wah Wah.........

I got 40 years in And looking to start over again I know many of you are asking why? I once met a woman when I wasn’t yet a man So I tried to fake what I didn’t understand Therefore everything started with a lie The truth being told I still had far to go But at least I was making big plans

When I write for you it flows so pure I’m sick of disease and I’ve found a cure In this world of confusion I am uncertain of which way to turn No matter what path is chosen the other will burn I know what I have but what have I lost? Sure, love has its prices and love has its cost I live in the present but soon it could pass But my feet maybe cut if I shatter the glass I know what I have yet I dream of something more When life has you down you have to settle the score Whenever I see you my body it shakes I promise I’ll do anything just tell me what it takes Watching you sends shivers down my spine As I think of what I have and What could be… What could be… What could be… Mine Life is a game and you give it all you got There’s one second left as I take the last shot

Proximity is my enemy All because you’re not next to me All because our eyes have failed to meet I never looked at you The same way that she just looked at me If only you could see There’d be some kind of jealousy And that would me so happy Oh so happy

Well I tried to be so strong But now my self-esteem is gone The woman who done me wrong Knew what she was doing all along She set a trap And watched me fall right in She knew it was over And yet she let it begin Always have to be looking over your shoulder Never unemployed, too busy playing Sigmund Freud Oh, she knew what she was doing During every single moment And when the clock should have stopped She let it keep right on going I got no time to be wasting time Hearing the deaf and seeing the blind When sharks smell blood then it’s feeding time One silly prick and then you’re really in a bind Know that that’s sometime what you’ll find When you’re always laying it all out on the line

I put the girl on hold Tried to let my mind unfold Until the light bulb glowed Out my existence flowed There is nothing left that I can call my own There’s no place that I can go that I can call my home My heart lives in a goldfish bowl Thoughts escape my head through its humanistic holes

If you got the heart, baby Then I got the soul Yeah, I once had the rock Until I watched it roll…away If you got the rhythm, honey Then I got the blues When they set the trap I placed my head inside the noose (and then hey!)

They say: first her hair made her look like a little boy… Now she looks like she just rolled outta bed, It’s kinda half-combed, uncouth and unkept In the right light she looked umemployed And what’s up with the barette? You call that fashion? That’s what they say about her… When they attack and lie: the Arandhati Roy haters Those corporate - backed traitors They are not my natural ally

There’s more Mexican’s in America Than Canadians in Canada And if you’ve been to Gary, Indiana Then it sure ain’t like Hanna Montanna And I… Now perhaps Anchorage, Alaska Could pass for Lincoln, Nebraska But I know that someone born in Compton, California Would feel kinda alone in Scottsdale, Arizona And I… I never been to Idaho But I got a feeling how it would go If you took someone who looked like____ And told him to try his best to blend in…..

Finding lots of people betting That there’s no other place we’re heading Some get good n’ some get good at getting And oh what a trend they’re setting Meanwhile I’m fixated on a vixen And I’ve got my pole for fishing And the bait right with the tackle But I’m not looking for a hassle I’m a quickie with the sticky Not known for nothing tricky That’s when I’ll have to have a glass of water And go looking for your daughter Or maybe her BFF It all depends on which one’s hotter…

I just bought a beeper Now I keep people in my pocket I told my secretary to go home Even still I am never alone I go hiking in the mountains Two hundred miles away I can barely walk two hundred steps That damn thing went off all day I finally threw it in the river But then I fished it out Polluting Mother Nature Will leave you down and out

I found myself being happy Yesterday sitting in the sun Surrounded by seclusion Away from everyone Everything that was human Of course there were tails and wings We had ourselves a grand old time ‘Til my neighbor ruined everything Began banging on his tractor The creatures thought they heard guns All the birds flew away Once they saw the squirrels run Soon my neighbor went back inside To do what is of no great concern Now I’m back to feeling bad Wondering if my little friends will return

Brontosaurus Burger Brains topped with your own Etch-A-Sketch mind Make for a not-so-fun day at home You seek escape from a life in which you’re barely... Going through the trauma Like an extra on a set Living down to expectations Just so no one’ll get upset When suddenly the main character Has a stumble and then a fall You see the spotlight answer on you As the curtain lifts to a crawl Or who... they come to call

My desire bleeds For what my heart needs Though discovery is bleak When what you seek Is so hard to catch As one’s beauty is sketched By the pen of blood Filled from the pool of love The ink is easy to fetch When the droplets bead After the dam’s sprung a leak As wide as the Grand Canyon’s creek There’s no escaping the flood

There’s a fly on the wall Whose got a hell of a story I saw the mother of the girl Just now out there whoring We been losing our way And I’ve been keeping track of it We been losing out way This didn’t happen all of a sudden Brazilly Willy and Korean Ian

Why is it so hard? Contemplating the rest of your life When can you be sure? That you want to ask her to be your wife Everybody knows How many fish are out in the sea You’re caught in her net And yet you still have enough time to wriggle free

I just melted in your eyes Found something pure From the disease of lies I have found a cure Grounded on my knees Head between my thighs Free from this disease I just melted in your eyes

Get this funny feeling deep down inside Just sitting in the car going for a ride Something is missing from my soul and A heart that’s lost is a heart that’s been stolen Once I lost my way in the fog Blinded by sun and choked by smog When I’m with you I see so clear Troubles of time just disappear

The rain that’s falling down Don’t let it bring you down Stop and take a look around And realize what you’ve found Everyone is gone who’s saddened you Everyone is gone who’s hurt you Everyone is gone who’s maddened you Everyone is gone who’s burnt you

You can sing You can dance Get all us guys dreaming About dropping down your pants Hey, that’s very pretty underwear How about showing me what you got under there One thing I’m knowing Is you got us all going You’re not the type of girl I usually write poetry for Because behind those pearls You’re just a dance club whore

When you feel safe here There’s no need to ask of your last residence From mud to quicksand I fear Anything need to be known is already evident (Like stupidity, immorality and our president) Wake up in the morning Pray it all fades away Wake up in the evening Pray it all fades away Front man with a finger on the trigger George Junior was once a little boy But that son of a Bush has gotten bigger Wake up in the afternoon In the bed you stay Wake up in the morning As your race faces another day

A black hand Shadows the land But this in not how it was planned Yet evil has no particular face Can hide in leather Can hide in lace Always present Though it can fade away That which may pass through tomorrow Is certainly here today

The only people who should be out delivering a package in a snowstorm Are those who work for UPS I thought this while staring out a window While waiting for my guest He’s got rocks in his socks And it sucks cause he stopped When the cops locked him a small box Awe shucks maybe it’s all for the best

Who could forget it? Another life... I've never led it Regrets are pathetic My quote of the day Every day Let sleeping dogs lie... Well not where I lay But I am not a rabble rouser More like Barney Rubble I still get caught without my trousers Hey, everybody gets into trouble

Trembling hands greet one another warmly Eyes wet with tears fix upon each other And long arms wrap around warm bodies As beating hearts meet embracing chests The two shook hands upon embrace As eyes take sight of one another’s face They wrapped arms around each other tight And hold each other long into night

In and out the turbines in the machine keep on pumping The engine is good it is only your mind that keeps on jumping Back and forth just how badly do you need her? Back again you always fall as soon as you greet her No control the pilot is in but this thing flies by itself But you have faith in your instincts and removed is all doubt You will meet you final destination And the food’s pretty good at least what you been tasting

Dogs hide in the shade Even the shadows seem to fade Sweat streams down the side of a brow Even knocks over a cow Skin burns Children learn Not to forget their sunscreen Water turns to steam Dries up the streams Leaving the village unclean And then the people get pretty mean As everything begins to rot It is very, very hot

I’m trying to find The meaning amidst the lack thereof It’s hard but not impossible Long but not without end A little more complex Yet a little more rewarding I’m trying to find The truth amidst the chaos The logic within the disorder Wishing to create life anew

Sure, Al Gore got rhythm but he lost his soul What good is knowledge without a bit of wisdom bestowed? It’s about as good as dying young or being born old Since the difference between being worthless, useless or priceless Is that when feelings are warm inactions lead to war because numbers are cold (Note: Oh, haha, I get it now: N-U-M-B-e-r-s... it turns out that the 'B' isn't always so silent after all!)

It’s a sunny day Sunny day’s are good for getting laid And that’s my mission today Trying to find a stray that’s lost its way Hey, let’s play Chase the pain away We’ll still hate ourselves in the morning either way Yeah, I’m fishing for a kitten

She was dancing It was getting steamy And the bitch was shaking Like she couldn’t see me I had the touch That had the healing She had her cheeks Spread on the ceiling We were inventing new positions She was catching I was pitching Yes she was game for anything I gained a friend but lost a ring

It has just been proven That you don’t have to be black To be a nigger You just have to believe That a gun Makes you bigger But either black or white When it’s time to fight A real man uses his hands To avoid a cell That’s a living hell Because he used bullets Instead of using his head And now he rots in prison Because the other guy’s dead

There’s no place for me Except for off the grid For it shall be there Where I choose to live I shall dwell in a cave As I barter and trade I’ll keep to myself And the few friends I’ve made

I once knew this girl Yeah, she was more than a friend Her love for me was once so strong She never believed it would ever come to an end We got a pet once our love was born And I bought her a jacket to keep her warm When the weather got cold with the winter wind With feelings so strong our faith would never bend

We all remember Hitler We all know of bleeding hate Some can still recall the Bible Although they’re losing faith Vietnam still conjures up Horrid and oppressed memories We all felt the pain of being born Stemming from our infancy

That well-schooled villain is at it again Making sure that you got the cure For whatever was For where ever it hurts But has a lesson been learnt? Now what have you got? A refrigerator bulb….or one and hundred and fifty watts? That is with what I’m concerned Has a corner been turned? Tell me did you get burnt?

Pretty houses with fences so high Will it make a difference on the day that you die? Another traffic jam ahead Another pistol full of lead You stand outside waiting for what’s in With every passing thought another sin You keep it in your secret hiding place Alone and unnoticed as you’re just another face When you’re not hear I walk alone I get so scared here so far from home Desperate confusion, where is she now? I would tell her so much if I only knew how Sometime from now she’ll see it too That my life’s a who knows who

When all seven seas get rough And the ship’s taking on water fast When the times get tough Feel like your next breath could be your last When you’ve had enough Forget your future__ your past Feel like you’re handcuffed Like you’re chained and anchored to the mast

What is it I want from you? I’m not sure if I know yet Is it a lover for a lifetime? Or just gratuitous sex? What is it I want from you? I’m not sure if I know yet Just a plaything to fill my void Or just gratuitous sex?

Free Masons want to rule the world But I can’t say I really blame them Bilderberg wants control over all the earth These ruthless lions no one can tame them The Illuminati believe they’re the only souls of worth For what they strive for is both feast and famine Such a tangle web of truth, deception and lies Who can’t we trust? Here are some names to examine: A bunch of Bushes, John Kerry, Tom Dachle, Ben Bernake and Bubba… are they really dirty little rascals? Peter Jennings, Colin Powell, George Pitaki, Alan Greenspan and Dan Quayle… might all be doing something yucky? Henry Kissinger, the Rockefellers, Sam Nunn, Rupert Murdoch and Donald Rumsfeld… might be out to hurt everyone Melinda Gates, George Mitchell, Gerald Ford, George Stephanopoulos and Henry Paulson… have pasts that need to be explored Madeline Albright, Andrea Mitchell, Charlie Rose, Robert McNamara and Condaleza Rice… had better keep on their toes John Edwards, Paul Wolfowitz, Tony Blaire, Prince Charles and Chris Dodd… have now all fallen under my stare

The sun awakes to start another day Although we know he’s never really gone away Unlike the man in the moon who Takes a long nap in the beginning of June As the rings of Saturn flail all around That’s why I try To make friends of all my enemies All the while my present friends become my family I let them know just what they mean to me

I am not a macho man You know I write poetry I hang around with mostly women Don’t worry it don’t rub off on me I am a guy A real man’s man Who can do it? I can

I am awakened from my sleep Grab my bat… Someone is in trouble deep Now where is she at? Wait, what was that? Hey, I just got stabbed… Now I am longing to be returning to my dream

The summer’s here… That means blue sky and sunshine Happy children… Less work and more play time The summer’s here… Warmer weather and more vacations Grab yourself a beer… Barbeques and celebrations

We all want money We’re all green with envy We all like our honey Is the message sent to me My girl Mary Jane She’s in another class I put my stake in nothing But there’s a chance we’ll last

When you feel that life has passed you by Depression closes your eyes like sleeping The thoughts of wasted time make you cry So you begin your weeping Bury your face deep down inside The tears you spill are seeping Down below the earth Though there is no sense in keeping All of the pain built up inside So much that off the bridge of sorrow You go leaping

If my pole was a mole it just got whacked I could use a good woman to lie flat on her back A neck rub would be nice My shoulders seem quite sore And I need a pack of smokes from over at the liquor store

I work my hardest for those who can’t pay Think about that thought for a moment Alright… Okay… You’re right… It’s a hard way to make a living But if you could see the smile on my face At the end of the day Maybe then you’d understand Why when my name gets mentioned People usually say…

My thoughts are flashing Like bright neon signs Separating as if night and day Both what I want and what is mine Just the way of the times As knowledge held is in the decline Impulses start to take control As placing right above wrong is considered being old Extremism now rules the world Satan walking the earth Is just as worse

The chicken said don’t eat me, you asshole! The bear yelled don’t shoot you fucking cunt The only meat I eat is asshole But I lick beaver all the time I’ll try to answer all your questions Yes, I am open to suggestions We’ll try to find some deeper meaning Is it futile? Which way you’re leaning

You see me flashing in my whip – a Killing it like jack the ripper Where there’s only room for two And that other one ain’t you You know who’s sitting here Big tits and blond hair Not sure where I read it or who said it: Life’s not fair

(Index card) Are the pigs in their pen? They got out again What about all the chicks They went to find Dick Dick is the cook Don’t gimme that look! And Dick has got off which seed All hungry chicks feed

Don’t lose your head over a piece of ass There’s new virgins being born every day Til someone comes along and takes that away It’s time to shit, shower and shave Go down to ___ and try to get laid! I took a left on Luke Rockhold Drive Just to see what I could spy with my little eye… Yeah, just gotta give it the old college try Gotta give it that old college try

Hey mister fill it up? I said no, only half Because my car's not gonna last Much longer than that! When she spreads her legs And says give me some dick I say no it's too big I'll just put in the tip!

I’m gonna steal everything that you let me take I’m gonna lie and fake disguise All my pride and fake the tears It’ll make me break my fears I’m not gonna stop my thoughts I’m gonna create fate I’ll create our fate and watch And just you wait...

For desperate times Call for desperate measures So I’m still digging up the island Looking for treasures For desperate times Call for desperate deeds I haven’t gotten hold of what’s mine But I know what I need

I was… cruising in my Kia I was… hoping to avoid gonorrhea I was… selecting a hooker I was… searching for a looker I spied… miss thang walking by I tried… to let the nut slide I eyed… one fine slice of pie I applied… the brake to my ride I was… pulling down my zipper I was… up for playing naked twister I was… an inch and a half past erection I was… looking every bit as thick as Texas

It’s July and I’m cold Like an Eskimo in the snow Who got stuck in the rain Then the rain froze… As the Eskimo roll, rolly, poe-ed Cartwheeling down the hill Look, he’s frozen there still… Don’t it just give you the chills? He said it would never happen to him Only simpletons say never…Honest Injun So never say never my friends… He said it would never happen to him Now he’ll never say never In fact, he’ll never say anything again… (Note: Eskimo, Indian… they’re all the same if you’re a white simpleton.)

She had some fiddle in her fiddle And some middle in her waddle No, I wouldn’t roll her Unless you gave me half a bottle She was the high school cheerleading cap Who grew notorious for giving up ass Not that I’m saying there’s anything wrong with that Except all the guys were cold as her dad So of course you know that judgement was passed

I’m jacked I kick it like Pat Barry wanna Got a rose for the girl I wanna marry If you wanna battle sadly it’s gonna end badly Leave ya tappin’ at the air limping away madly Bitch... I’m yo daddy Bitch... I’m yo daddy And you’ve stopped making me proud

You know I’m him As sure as I walk in There’s bound to be something to begin You got a front-row seat And a strong belief (Yeah... he can stay the hurt — well I guess we’ll see) Twice I’m gonna blow Laces him to overflow The movie you’re watching is my life I proved you were right as your wife We’re about to become friends for life We talk the big talk, ice cream, and hopes Off the edge, sky thanks, man from the ropes Yeah, I told you life or death’s a choice

She used to be sick But now I think she is well But with all the lights off It’s really hard to tell Her pulse was racing And heavy she was breathing Because the pillow she was facing I didn’t know she was bleeding There’s blood on the sheets Which means she was pure When we played doctor I guess I found the cure

But now this song is gonna hit the dirt If I don’t come up with something clever To say to make you laugh or give you insight To the fact that your dad’s hooked on smack… Yeah I saw him get slapped on a video of bumfights….

It's time to meet Jesus I'm a save your soul Put my hands around your neck Until you're stiff and cold Yeah your poor parents Hoped you'd see them through to the ground But it's them who boo boo At the only cemetary you have in your town

Shallow Graves is where they lay Basked in the dawn Can’t kill in the dark Want to see the light drain from your eyes See the ___ , feel the ___ and the numb surprise... A body is cold There’s still places to go And things to do And games to play

Everytime I go on Grindr to get a piece of tail Half way through the rail I have to bail I got shit on my dick! repeat X 4 Just when I find a fine hine And I sit down to eat I spy something funky growning And I gotta leave... That's worse than shit on my dick! X 4

I was a man who thought he had a plan But the vision I was seeing now is dead I met her then that plan became a blur The minute she started to give me head Well she’s crazy as a loon And I stuck it in too soon I pulled out too late It was just our second date With a baby on the way Now the bitch is crying rape Since the cops didn’t buy my story Looks like I’ll be going out in glory Who’d think it be this easy to buy a gun? I’m going on a spree So anyone I meet You better run

IT WILL GROW BACK I said honey, “don’t seem so sad” She said, “I’m sorry but when your five friend fuck me… My ass hurts real bad!” I said I’m sorry But they said they’d never ridden a train… Since you were right there it was too hard to obstain Yeah you know I saw you crack a smile when all six of us Were cheering your name Don’t be so sad... It wasn’t that bad... I’m sure it will grow back And reattach…

I sit on my steps and stare at a plane in the sky Crash and burn two-hundred and thirty people die Now I don’t see things quite the same Could have been me on that plane Talking about vacation, talking to my friend Talking about my life’s work, talking about the end Read in the paper there were no remains found Imagine the captain’s voice saying Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em We’re going down Living is what happens only from day to day You can see how quick it all fades away

Second rate, second best No one’s ever passed the test Until I studied you And you taught me A lesson in love Called chemistry Talk about extra credit I never would have believed it I find myself asking if I really said it? Never before could I conceive it I’ve been waiting for so long Too young to settle for second best I began to wonder whether I was wrong I am too idealistic I will confess

I've never been the same I been all fucked up Since I got stabbed by a carny On the back of a bus He was hearing voices Ones that we can't hear All of a sudden He was nibbling my ear

I went looking for a cutie No, not some ghetto booty I'm going on a mission To find something wet And do some squishing I was out all night And I was running dry I was looking for a piece (or pieces!) Like my name was Reese (Reeses!) So there was nothing left to do Let's take it back to sixty-two Maybe we could have a sixty-eight It's like that sixty-nine we'd both savor Only you blow now and I'll owe you one later!

Razors in apples... What a surprise Don't believe everything you read in this world full of lies What mommy doesn't know... What mommy doesn't know... What mommy doesn't know... Won't hurt her 'til the lesions come Daddy stuck it in an ass And that ass was diseased For when daddy drinks His dick does as it please... I take bus stop candy from strange old men I like to visit the sauna every now and again Glory holes.... well glory be Twinks, trans and hung My chosen trinity, Yeah!!!

You don't gotta smoke pot To get high in San Francisco All you gotta do is walk down the street at night, In the morning or the middle of the afternoon But you gotta pay a lot To get by - boy, I'm telling you All you gotta do is walk along the sidewalk To see people planted like daisies wilting away There they all lay strewn... ~ ~

I got called.. a lyrical billionaire They said my words danced like Ginger Rogers And then in walked Fred Astaire They said sliced bread was second To my peculiar rhyming mind And silly me I believed them ‘Til they took me down to my last dime No, I couldn’t even call you Let alone know if you’d be there So I decided not to bother Tried to convince myself I didn’t care…

The first time I married for money The second time I married for love Sure, you’ll always lose money chasing girls But you’ll never lose a girl chasing money! The third time was sweeter than honey Told she came from Heaven above My daddy traveled all over the world He always had this line that was funny And that, my boy, you can take to the bank, Sonny! Ambition is attractive Better than the finest cologne If you don’t put some kinda plan in action All the girls are gonna leave you alone

The man in the sky he blocks out the sun Darkness is left and I can’t see anyone I knew he would come but I thought he would wait And for the people who run it was already too late The man in the sky is our collective idea of God… and he’s angry…very, very, VERY angry. The message to me is simple: If your first response when you hear that God is coming is to run… Umm… AWAY from him - well, I think that’s all that really needs to be said about that because it speaks for itself. If I knew God was coming I’d be chill. This one came from the archives of tom and was written about 15 to 18 years ago when I was about 19 or 20 years old. Hey! So, I was right – God has waited…at least so far. Pleasant tidings… Next song:

Like cats and dogs We fight nearly every night Bowing to our nature Be it wrong or right This game of cat and mouse Someone’s always left bleeding Another necessary plaything Disappointment after every meeting

I bet you wish you were here Holding me this very moment Surprisingly and so suddenly you disappeared Called me to tell me you were going Then something was stolen from me But I can’t erase you from my memory And while we both agree that some things will never be Sometimes I wish I could rewrite history And while yesterday has passed Tomorrow is still a mystery I won’t forget your last kiss to me And even though you never meant that much to me… I’m still sad to see you leave

DEFINITELY FULL PIECES (from the uploaded files)✅ Clearly complete songs (lyrics stand on their own) BRIBE THE POOR, BLACKMAIL THE RICH CATCH A STRAY (Song 67) A MUSLIM AND A JEW (Don’t Shoot) NOBLE PLACE HATE (Song 17) ONE STEP HIGHER (Song 14) SUN, MOON AND TRUTH (Song 52) These are unambiguous keeps. No qualifiers.