SET LIST TWELVE (12)
1 Bite Of the
Apple…………..126
2 Empty Eyes
3 On the
Rocks……………..128
4 Smitty's Anthem
5 Victim of
Fate……………...130
6 Dora
7 Get Outta My
House……...132
8 Valentine's Woes
9 This Very
Room………….134
10 Smiles and Frowns
11
Underrated…………….136
12 Clinical
Depression………..136
BITE
OF THE APPLE
I
come home after a hard, long day
Happy
with my life but what a price I pay
I
walk in waiting for a smile
Though
looking down, you stand so quiet
Something
is bothering you
I
know you by now, you just can't deny it
Did
the serpent come to tempt your taste?
Have
you seen the devil? Did you fall from grace?
Have
you taken a bite of the apple?
Did
you drink up all the wine?
Did
you see something so frightening
That
it sent shivers down your spine?
Did
you see a long lost lover
Only
to look again into his eyes?
Or
maybe you saw a homeless mother
And
then heard her child cry?
Whatever
you do from here
Do
not hide what you are or what you did
Please
don't keep staring at the ground
Nor
keep your feelings hid
Please
don't twist the truth so much
That
you only tell me lies
I
would never judge you
You
do not need an alibi
Tell
me all your worries
My
child do not be afraid
Tell
me of your troubles
For
mistakes can be unmade
Whatever
has happened here
Don't
be scared to look me in the eyes
You
know your face is one
that
I never could despise
Did
the serpent come to tempt your taste?
Have
you seen the devil?
Did
you fall from grace?
Have
you taken a bite of the apple?
Did
you drink up all the wine?
Did
you see something so frightening
That
it sent shivers down your spine?
Did
you see a long lost lover
only
to look again into his eyes?
Or
maybe you saw a homeless mother
And
then heard her child cry?
Did
you see someone or something
which
ended up shaking your faith?
Did
you see a straight road ahead
And
yet didn't walk so straight?
Maybe,
baby you watched a man
fall
down in the middle of the street
Did
you build yourself a fire?
Only
to find that you couldn't stand the heat
She
turned around to face me
As
she broke down in tears
Saying
she never meant to hurt me
But
her biggest fears...
Rang
loud, sad and true
Now
she knew that she couldn't undo
All
that she had made
Feeling
like she was trapped in a maze
Locked
in a cage hurting so much
and
at such a young age
I
have never been a hunter myself
What
I catch is always free to run away
But
sometimes I wish that I was different
For
if I was then she might have stayed
Maybe
I should have been quiet
And
not such a seeker of the truth
But
she would have told me sooner or later
So
just what would have been the use?
EMPTY
EYES
It's
not that I'd rather be alone
Then
be at your side
But
the strongest feelings
I
have for you
Are
the ones that I hide
My
empty eyes
You
could never look inside
My
empty eyes
Part
of this face that you despise
It
seems that the nature of women
Is
that emotion rules all
The
reason they rise
The
reason they fall
There's
no way of knowing
Which
way you'll be going my dear
It
could be anywhere?
That
once burning candle
Has
ceased glowing
Revealing
my fears
Your
rightful place is
Out
there somewhere....
But
it isn't here
That
once bright star
Outside
my window
Has
long since disappeared
Proof...
You
can't prove your love
when
you don't speak the truth
Broken...
No
more I love you's spoken
Crying...
Is
what she's been doing
since
she found out I was lying
Leaving...
Is
what she is doing now
that
there's no more deceiving
ON
THE ROCKS
(for
female vocalist)
When
he calls you up
You
drop everything
As
time itself stops
When
the telephone rings
He
inspires the love song
You’re
whole body sings
The
moment that he talks
Your
heart begins to soar
For
he gives you wings
But
somewhere
it
all went wrong
Along
with
so
many other things
Now
you’re cold as ice
and
on the rocks
Told
yourself
you
don’t care anymore
Doesn’t
matter
how
many presents he brings
Heart
wrenching pain
is
now your companion,
your
refrain
Your
rock of Gibraltar,
your
new ball and chain
Feel
like a jilted bride
left
all alone in the rain
As
all your ideals
have
just been
flushed
down the drain
When
what you found
at
the altar was just
a
crutch and a cane
Yet
ever since you let him go
You’ve
longed to return
To
the face, the arms,
you
used to know
Guess
that’s just
how
this story goes
Now
you want him back
But
what’s inside
you
won’t let it show
Yes,
ever since
you
let him leave
One
single memory burns
One
that changed
your
previous beliefs
You
dry your eyes
and
hide your grief
You
realize the tables turned
Your
heart's been stolen
and
he’s the thief
Heart
wrenching pain
is
now your companion,
your
refrain
Your
rock of Gibraltar,
your
new ball and chain
Feel
like a jilted bride
left
all alone in the rain
As
all your ideals
you’ve
just flushed
down
the drain
When
what you found
at
the altar was just
a
crutch and a cane
SMITTY’S
ANTHEM (NO TEARS)
I’ve
got no tears left to cry
It
just feels dead inside
And
no, I’m not gonna lie
I
love to hate you more
Than
I ever loved to love you
And
it may be
Yeah,
that this one’s on me
But
as you see by my misery
It’s
all I can do
To
not scream through the roof
There’s
a red flag at half mast
You
whistle as you walk past
Yes,
the graveyard is full of souls
Whose
decaying remains fill all those holes
While
the blind man with the thirsty ears
Longs
for love during his final years
And
the middle-aged man with a broken past
Clings
to lies remembering them as facts
And
the bullet proof youth takes advice from none
Learns
the hard way that’s when the troubles come…
As
he looks around not sure what to do
He
blames me and I blame you…
Yeah,
I was driving
Fucking
flying!
Running
away as fast as I can
She
was lying
Then
starts crying
I
tell her, “Go find another man!”
Lonely…
Not
me…
I’m
already making other plans
You
try to hold on
But
baby I’m gone
Now
you know I’m still in demand
This
is a new song
I
hear you humming along
Got
you thinking about clapping your hands…
Since
you’ve grown tired
Of
living uninspired
Finally
my friend you understand…
VICTIM
OF FATE
I
watched the smoke rising
Up
from the flames
Love
is dead in my eyes
But
I’m not to blame
A
victim of fate…
Call
it what you will…
It
was a hard thing to swallow…
But
she had to take the pill
I
stopped caring and cut my ties
Lost
the fire within my eyes
I’ve
grown tired…dissatisfied
Now
exposed…what I used to hide…
I
got people dropping like flies
Disappearing
out of my life
By
now I stopped asking questions
Because
I know the reasons why
I
stopped caring and cut my ties
Lost
the fire within my eyes
I’ve
grown tired…dissatisfied
Now
exposed…what I used to hide…
I
got people acting like fleas
Latching,
attaching on to me
It’s
probably because they’re weak
They’re
playing games like hide and seek
Sadly,
no one comes to find them
Negativity
defines them
Those
who used to stand behind them
Have
moved on…gone on with their lives
I
watched the smoke rising
Up
from the flames
Love
is dead in my eyes
But
I’m not to blame
A
victim of fate…
Call
it what you will…
It
was a hard thing to swallow…
but
she had to take the pill!
DORA
Nicknamed
Dora the explorer
For
being such a horror
You
showed me a good time
Then
made me lose my mind, yeah
If
this squirrel had a nut
He’d
store it in your butt
Don’t
you turn your back to me
Before
I’ve gained your trust
Once
they kick your dick in the dirt
All
the money in the world
Won’t
buy back your self-worth
Or
take away the hurt
You
can try to hide the fact
That
your whole soul got jacked
But
there’s no use trying to catch
What
has slipped right through the cracks
No
more fight left in the dog
No
more corn left on the cob
Looks
like the thief has just been robbed
And
he knows the cops in on the job
Seems
you don’t know…
What
you’ve been missing
Until
what was working…
Suddenly
isn’t
Try
changing your mind
While
you’re serving time
In
a solitary prison
Not
bound by chains
Though
what remains
Seems
utterly insufficient
Alone
at sea
Drifting
hopelessly
Yeah,
and you call it fishing…
Save
that worried mind
Not
for what you’re afraid to find…
But
rather on what you’ve been missing
Take
some advice from me
To
help yourself break free
From
this invisible prison
Just
to catch a break
You’ll
just have to take
Something
when it isn’t given
Embracing
heartache
Was
your greatest mistake
That
you keep on reliving
In
this game you’re playing
And
not participating
That
don’t lead to winning!
GET
OUTTA MY HOUSE
They
say diamonds are a girl's best friend
I
guess it's good to have something left when
When
the feeling ends
When
the love is gone
All
that's left is a song
You
make love to your bong
As
quiet as a mouse when your loving wife says
"Get
outta my house!"
After
mistakes have been made
Just
as the song said
She
threw a vase
Smacked
you in the face
And
when you said ouch
She
made you sleep on the couch
You
never saw the writing on the wall
Kept
telling yourself tomorrow she'd call
From
days to months to years
From
happiness to sadness to tears
Your
lasting memories concern her tight blouse
And
the night she said
"Get
outta my house!"
The
carriage of gold which you both rode
Down
along the cove on your wedding day
Somehow
became untracked and unhitched
And
every one of them horses they got up and ran away
After
every mistake followed another excuse
As
the chain started to break
She
figured what's the use
For
when you called for a truce
She
challenged you to a joust
On
her shield she soon wrote in your blood
"Get
outta my house!"
Hearts
once ablaze and set afire
Have
gradually lost their flame
Dreams
once you both together aspired
No
longer remain the same
Coals
in need of stoking
have
lost all chance of smoking
Leaving
each night's watchmen pointing blame
The
mood grows colder as the time grows older
It's
time to move south
When
you're bleeding from the mouth
Because
she sprayed you in the nose
And
then smacked you with the hose
Even
Smoky the Bear
Knew
that the fire's been doused
On
the night she said
"Get
outta my house!"
They
say diamonds are a girl's best friend
I
guess it's good to have something left when
When
the feeling ends
When
the love is gone
All
that's left is a song
You
make love to your bong
As
quiet as a mouse
When
your loving wife says
"Get
the fu#$ outta my house!"
"Get
the fu#$ outta my house!"
VALENTINE
WOES By Tom Jensen
I
got those
Valentine
Woes
I
know that
some
of you know
What
it's like
to
be me
When
you're
feeling
alone
A
bit weak
in
the knees
And
a bit
faint
of heart
In
a world
full
of lovers
You
feel
distant
and apart
Something
separates you
From
everybody else
Sure
you bought
some
chocolates
Yet
you kept
them
for yourself
You
even bought
some
roses
But
they wilted
on
your way home
Ever
since the day
they
were cut
You
know they
never
would have grown
I
got those
Valentine
Woes
Since
the day
is
coming soon
While
everybody's
getting
flowers
Seems
that yours
will
never bloom
THIS
VERY ROOM
These
simple pleasures
Shall
forever dull my pain
For
even though he may be gone
Still
my memories of him remain
Even
though I am here with you
We
both know we're not alone
He's
in my head, right here, right now
As
if he was standing in this very room
(He
says:)
Has
she ever called out my name
When
you two were lying in bed?
Did
she ever scream out in pain
I
can't get him out of my head!
Has
she ever said that I was to blame
Yes,
I'm sure that's what she said
Did
she ever to you complain
That
she'd be better off dead?
I'm
sure that she did
So
hard to keep these feelings hid
I'm
sure that she did
It's
such a tough thing to be living with
I
try not to think of him
For
there's so much to think about
Too
many truths that I've discovered
Though
to this day still I have my doubts
He
led me by the collar
Then
tied me to a string
And
left me hitched to this post
After
promising me everything
Even
though I am here with you
We
both know we're not alone
He's
in my head, right here, right now
The
same as if he was standing in this very room
And
he won't be leaving anytime soon
SMILES
AND FROWNS
With
every grimace and frown
From
both the past and present
My
life feels turned upside down
And
I begin to regret it
With
every grimace and frown
That
I dig up from the past
It
adds a thorn to my crown
And
a cloud to my sky
that
now looks overcast
With
every grimace and frown
Comes
make-up
and
paint for my soul
Creating
a sad mime
from
this clown
Whose
feelings become
beyond
his control….
With
every new smile
On
each face I see
I
slowly forget what we had
And
what we used to be
With
every new smile
on
each passing face
I
find my sadness being lifted
My
pain being erased
With
every new smile
that
I help to create
I
feel a little better about myself
And
my life’s story I now narrate
With
every new smile
That
comes along my way
I’ll
have a better chance
Of
smiling again someday
UNDERRATED
Everything
has changed and yet nothing
Has
changed since we last spoke
For
what I once yearned the candle has burned
Now
there's nothing left but smoke
Pages
I have written in secret inscription
Been
set afire see their ashes blow
So
simply stated nothing's worse than saying
Well
I guess I almost made it
Reality
has conquered me
So
I've left this dream behind
My
fate, my destiny
Awaits
in another place and time
So
simply stated
These
years bled away
Cannot
be turnicated
Reality
has conquered me
I've
left this dream behind
My
fate, my destiny
Awaits
in another place and time
Now
the clock's hands keep spinning
And
I've wasted so much time
Find
myself a victim to all I've created
Feeling
so jaded I can't relax or unwind
I've
failed myself now I'm really in a bind
For
what I once yearned
The
candle has burned
Now
there's nothing left but smoke
Pages
I have written in secret inscription
Light
this fire see their ashes blow
So
simply stated nothing's worse than saying
Well
I guess I almost made it
I've
been led astray
But
perhaps it's better this way
Maybe
it's better to be blind
Than
the one who can see
His
path illuminated
Who
walked the road yet never made it
So
if anyone asks me I'd have to agree
That
giving up is underrated
Ooh...
it's underrated
CLINICAL
DEPRESSION
Narrator:
She finds a bottle of pills
And
she holds them in her hand
Daughter:
My whole world is falling down
And
no one understands
There's
only one way
to
solve my problems
That's
for me to go away
After
I'm placed in my grave
I
won't hear anyone say...
Parents:
She
had the whole world in her hand
But
she let all of us down
Now
she's gone to a faraway place
Though
she's only six feet underground
Parents:
What
on earth would make her think
That
we didn't love her so?
What
pushed her past the brink
To
where there was no place left to go?
Daughter:
Mom and dad
I
never meant to hurt you
Nor
cause you any pain
I
guess that I imagined
My
loss would be your gain
Parents:
Whatever
happened in the past
Is
nothing compared to this
That
would pass just like the moon
With
just a hug and kiss
Parents:
This
is your one mistake
That'll
never be undone
We
used to have two children
Now
we're left with only one
Everybody
stumbles
When
they learn to walk
Everybody
mumbles
When
they learn to talk
Parents:
What
we've learned with age
Is
that you give it your best shot
We
prayed that you'd be strong
But
you never even fought
Did
you ever listen
To
anything we'd taught?
When
swimming against the tide
You
give it everything you've got
Daughter:
With
expectations oh so high
You
nailed me to the wall
You
placed me on a pedestal
So
I was bound to fall
I
ended up lying down
When
I tried to stand too tall
And
when I needed you the most
I
was too afraid to call
Parents:
How
could we have missed the truth
With
the writing on the wall?
Why
did you say nothing
When
we should have known it all?
If
only you had told us
For
we can be so blind
If
only had we known
We
would have been more kind
Daughter:
Oh
no, what have I done?
This
shouldn't be my fate…
I
realize I've made only one mistake
But
now it's far too late
Parents:
Always
remember that
You're
daddy's little girl
The
world would have been
Your
oyster and you its pearl
Parents:
I
would do anything
To
give you a second chance
I
would trade my soul eternally
Paying
with a pound of flesh in advance
Parents:
Not
only were you my daughter
you
were my best friend
If
only you had known
That
it didn't have to end
Daughter:
Goodbye
mama…
Goodbye
papa…
May
we meet again
