Blue Album
My Name Is Jonas:My name is Jonas
I'm carrying the wheel
Thanks for all you've shown us
But this if how we feel
Come sit next to me
Pour yourself some tea
Just like grandma made
When we couldn't find sleep
Things were better then
Once but never again
We've all left the den
Let me tell you 'bout it
The choo-choo train left right on time
A ticket cost only your mind
The driver said "hey man, we go all the way"
Of course we were willing to pay.
My name is wepeel
I gotta box full or your toys
They're fresh out of batteries
But they're still makin' noise
Tell me what to do
Now the tank is dry
Now the wheel is flat
And you know what else?
Guess what I received In the mail today
Words of deep concern From my little brother
The building's not goin' as it's planned
The foreman has injured his hand
The dozer will not clear its path
The driver swears he learned his math
The workers are goin' Home!
No One Else:My girl's got a big mouth
With which she blabbers a lot
She laughs at most everything
Whether it's funny or not
And if you see her
Tell her it's over now
I want a girl who will laugh for no one else
When I'm away she puts her makeup on the shelf
When I'm away she never leaves the house
I want a girl who laughs for no one else
My girl's got eyeballs
In the back of her head
She looks around and around
You know it makes me sad to see her like that
Please don't believe her she says that for anyone
And if you watch her go... Watch her, watch her, watch her!
The World Has Turned And Left Me Here:The world has turned and left me here
Just where I was before you appeared
And in your place an empty space
Has filled the void behind my face
I just made love with your sweet memory
One thousand times in my head
You said you loved it more than ever
You said
You remain, turned away
Turning further every day
I talked for hours to your wallet photograph
And you just listened You laughed enchanted by my intellect
Or maybe you didn't
Do you believe what I sing now?
Buddy Holly:What's with these homies, dissin' my girl
Why do they gotta front
What did we ever do to these guys
That made them so violent
Woo-hoo, but you know I'm yours
Woo-hoo, and I know you're mine
Woo-hoo, and that's for all time
Woo-ee-oo I look just like Buddy Holly
Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore
I don't care what they say about us anyway
I don't care 'bout that
Don't you ever fear, I'm always near
I know that you need help
Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit
You need a guardian
Bang! Bang a knock on the door another big bang and you're down on the floor
oh no! What do I do?
Don't look now but I lost my shoe I can't run and I can't kick
What's a matter babe are you feelin' sick?
What's a matter, what's a matter, what's a matter you?
What's a matter babe, are you feelin' blue? oh-oh!
Undone - The Sweater Song:I'm me
Me be
Goddamn I am
I can
Sing and
Here me
Know me
If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away
Watch me unravel
I'll soon be naked
Lying on the floor,
I've come undone
Oh no
It go
It gone
Bye-Bye
Who I
I think
I sink and I die
I don't want to destroy your tank-top
Let's be friends and just walk away
Hate you see you lyin' there in your Superman skivvies
Lying on the floor, I've come undone
Surf Wax America:The sea is foamin' like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin' but I ain't got no fear
I'm waxin' down so that I'll go real fast
I'm waxin' down because it's really a blast
I'm goin' surfin cuz I don't like your face
I'm bailin' out because I hate the race of
Ratts that run Round and Round in the maze
I'm goin' surfin', I'm goin' surfin'!
You take your car to work
I'll take my board
And when you run out of fuel I'm still afloat
My buddies and their honies all come along
They seem invincible as they surf along
The sea is rollin' like a thousand pound keg
We're goin' surfin', we're goin' surfin!
All along the undertow is strengthening its hold
I never thought it'd come to this Now I can never go home
Say It Aint So:Somebody's Heine' is crowdin' my icebox
Somebody's cold one is givin' me chills
Guess I'll just close my eyes
Flip on the tele'
Wrestle with Jimmy
Something is bubbling
Behind my back
The bottle is ready to blow
Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a lifetaker
I can't confront you
I never could do
That which might hurt you
So try and be cool
When I say
This way is a waterslide away from me that takes you further every day
So be cool
Dear Daddy,
I write you in spite of years of silence.
You've cleaned up, found Jesus,
things are good or so I hear.
This bottle of Steven's
awakens ancient feelings.
Like father, stepfather, the son is drowning in the flood.
In The Garage:I've got the Dungeon Master's Guide
I've got a 12-sided die
I've got Kitty Pryde
and Nightcrawler too
Waiting there for me
Yes I do, I do
I've got posters on the wall
My favorite rock group Kiss
I've got Ace Frehley
I've got Peter Criss
Waiting there for me
Yes I do,I do
In the garage I feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garage
Where I belong
No one hears me sing this song
In the garage
I've got an electric guitar
I play my stupid songs I
write these stupid words
and I love every one
Waiting there for me
Yes I do, I do
Holiday:Let's go away for a while
You and I
To a strange and distant land
Where they speak no word of truth
But we don't understand anyway
Holiday
far away to stay
on a Holiday
Far away Let's go today
In a Heartbeat!
Don't bother to pack your bags
Or your map
We won't need them where we're goin'
We're goin' where the wind is blowin'
Not knowin' where we're gonna stay
We will write a postcard
To our friends and family
In free verse
On the road with Kerouac
Sheltered in his Bivouac
On this road we'll never die...
Let's go away!
Only In Dreams:You can't resist her
She's in your bones
She is your marrow
And your ride home
You can't avoid her
She's in the air
In between molecules
Of Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Only in dreams
We see what it means
Reach out our hands
Hold on to hers
But when we wake
It's all been erased
And so it seems
Only in dreams
You walk up to her
Ask her to dance
She says "hey, baby I just might take the chance"
You say "It's a good thing
That you float in the air
That way there's no way I will crush your pretty toenails into a thousand pieces."
Only in dreams.
Pinkerton
Tired of Sex:I'm tired, so tired
I'm tired of having sex
I'm spread so thin
I don't know who I am
Monday night I'm makin'
Jen Tuesday night I'm makin' Lyn
Wednesday night I'm makin' Catherine
Oh, why can't I be makin' Love come true?
I'm beat, beet red
ashamed of what I said
I'm sorry, here I go
I know I'm a sinner
But I can't say no
Thursday night I'm makin' Denise
Friday night I'm makin' Sharise
Saturday night I'm makin' Louise
Oh, why can't I be makin' Love come true
tonite, I'm down on my knees
tonite I'm beggin' you please
tonite, tonite, please
Why, can't I be makin' love come true
Getchoo:This is beginning to hurt
This is beginning to be serious
It used to be a game
Now it's a cryin' shame
'Cuz you don't wanna play around no more
Sometimes I push too hard
Sometimes you fall and skin your knee
I never meant to do
All that I've done to you
Please, baby, say it's not too late
to get you, uh-huh
You know this is breakin' me up
You think that I'm some kind of freak
But if you'd come back to me
Then you would surely see
That I'm just foolin' around
to get you, uh-huh
I can't believe
What you've done to me
What I did do them
You've done to me
No Other One:My girl's a liar
But I'll stand beside her
She's all I've got
And I don't wanna be alone
My girl don't see me
when she's with my friends
She's all I've got
And I don't want to be alone
No there is no other one
No there is no other one
I can't have any other one
though I would
now I never could with one
All of the drugs she does
Scare me real good
She's got a tattoo
and two pet snakes
but nobody knows me like her
nobody knows her like me
we're all we've got and we don't want to be alone.
Why Bother?:I know I should get next to you
you got a look that makes me think you're cool
But it's just sexual attraction
Not somethin' real so I'd rather keep wackin'
Why bother?
it's gonna hurt me
It's gonna kill when you desert me
This happened to me twice before
It won't happen to me anymore
I've known a lot of girls before
What's the harm in knowin' one more?
Maybe we could even get together
Maybe you could break my heart next summer
It's a crying shame I'm all alone
Not with you, nor her, nor anyone
Won't you knock me on my head
Crack it open let me outta here.
Across the Sea:You are 18 year old girl who live in small city of Japan
and you heard me on the radio about one year ago
and you're wanting to know all about me and my hobbies
my favorite food and my birthday
Why are you so far away from me?
I need help and you're way across the seaI could never touch you - I think it would be wrong
But I've got your letter and you've got my song
They don't make stationery like this where I'm from - so fragile, so refined
So I sniff and I lick your envelope and fall to little pieces every time
I wonder what clothes you wear to school; I wonder how you decorate your room
I wonder how you touch yourself and curse myself for being across the sea
At 10 I shaved my head and tried to be a monk
I thought the older women would like me if I did
You see, ma, I'm a good little boy
It's all your fault, momma, it's all your fault
goddamn, this business is really lame
I gotta live on an island to find the juice
So you send me your love from all around the world
As if I could live on words and dreams and a million screams
oh, how I need a hand in mine to feel.
El Scorcho:Goddamn you half-Japanese girls
do it to me every time
oh, the redhead said you shred the cello
And I'm jello, baby
But you won't talk, won't look, won't think of me
I'm the epitome of Public Enemy
Why you wanna go and do me like that?
Come down on the street and dance with me
I'm a lot like you so please Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me
I asked you to go to the Green Day concert
You said you never heard of them
-How cool is that?-
So I went to your room and read your diary:
"watching Grunge leg-drop New-Jack through a press table..." and then my heart stopped:
"listening to Cio-Cio San fall in love all over again."
How stupid is it? I can't talk about it
I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart
(How stupid is it? Won't you give me a minute
Just come up to me and say hello to my heart) How stupid is it?
For all I know you want me too and maybe you just don't know what to do or maybe you're scared to say: "I'm falling for you"
I wish I could get my head out of the sand 'cuz I think we'd make a good team
and you would keep my fingernails clean
but that's just a stupid dream that I won't realize
'cuz I can't even look in your eyes without shakin', and I ain't fakin'
I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon.
The Good Life:When I look in the mirror
I can't believe what I see
Tell me, who's that funky dude starin' back at me?
Broken, beaten-down can't even get around
without an old-man cane I fall and hit the ground
Shivering in the cold, I'm bitter and alone
Excuse the bitchin' - I shouldn't complain
I should have no feeling, 'cuz feeling is pain
as everything I need is denied me
and everything I want is taken away from me
but who do I got to blame?
Nobody but me
I don't wanna be a old man anymore
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
It's time I got back to the Good Life
It's time I got back, it's time I got back
'n I don't even know how I got off the track
I wanna go back, yeah!
Screw this crap, I've had it! I ain't no Mr. Cool
I'm a pig, I'm a dog, so 'scuse me if I drool
I ain't gonna hurt nobody, ain't gonna cause a scene
I just need to admit I want sugar in my tea
Hear me? I want sugar in my tea!
Pink Triangle:When I'm stable long enough
I start to look around for love
See a sweet in floral print
my mind begins the arrangements
but When I start to feel that pull
turns out I just pulled myself
she would never go with me
were I the last girl on earth
I'm dumb, she's a lesbian
I thought I had found the one
we were good as married in my mind
but married in my mind's no good
a Pink Triangle on her sleeve
let me know the truth, let me know the truth
Might have smoked a few in my time
but never thought it was a crime
knew the day would surely come
when I'd chill and settle down
when I think I've found a good old-fashioned girl
then she put me in my place
if everyone's a little queer
can't she be a little straight?
Falling for You:Holy cow! I think I've got one here
Now just what am I s'posed to do?
I've got a number of irrational fears
That I'd like to share with you
First, there's rules about old goats like me
Hangin' 'round with chicks like you -but I do like you-
And another one: you say "like" too much
But I'm shakin' at your touch
I like you way too much
My baby, I'm afraid I'm falling for you
'n I'd do 'bout anything to get the hell out alive
Or maybe I would rather settle down with you
Holy moly, baby, wouldn't you know it?
Just as I was bustin' loose
I gotta go turn in my rock star card and get fat
and old with you
'cuz I'm a burning a candle you're a gentle month
teaching me to lick a little bit kinder
And I do like you - you're the lucky one
No! I'm the lucky one
Holy Sweet goddamn! You left your cello in the basement
I admired the glowing the stars and tried to play a tune'
I can't believe how bad I suck, it's true
What could you possibly see in little ol' 3-chord me?
But it's true - you like me, I like you too
I'm ready, let's do it baby
Butterfly:Yesterday I went outside
With my momma's mason jar
Caught a lovely Butterfly
When I woke up today
And looked in on my fairy pet
She had withered all away
No more sighing in her breast
I'm sorry for what I did
I did what my body told me to
I didn't mean to do you harm
But everytime I pin down what I think I want
it slips away - the ghost slips away
I smell you on my hand for days
I can't wash away your scent
if I'm a dog then you're a bitch
I guess you're as real as me
maybe I can live with that
maybe I need fantasy
a life of chasing Butterfly
I told you I would return
When the robin makes his nest
but I ain't never comin' back
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
The Green Album
Dont Let Go:Ooo oh oh Ooo oh oh
Any time that you want I'll be here in your arms
Slently holding on To the girl with he charms
But if there comes a day You should turn your heart away
I'll be down on my knees Beggin' for that girl to stay
Don't let go Ooo oh oh Don't let go Ooo oh oh
Anything you desire I will set at your feet
With a kiss in the air For the gods to recieve But if there comes a day
You should turn your heart away I'll be down on my knees
Beggin' for that girl to stay
Confrontations in my mind Got me running out of time
Don't let go Ooo oh oh Don't let go Ooo oh oh
But if there comes a day You should turn your heart away
I'll be down on my knees eggin' for that girl to stay
Don't let go Ooo oh oh Don't let go Ooo oh oh
Photograph:If you want it, you can have it
But you've got to learn to reach out there and grab it
'Cause everybody wants some love Shooting from the stars above
And though my heart will break There's more that I could take
I could never get enough If you need it, you should show it
'Cause you might play so monastic that you blow it
'Cause everybody wants some, ooh Something they can barely know
And though my heart will break There's more that I could take I could never let it go
It's in the photograph It's in the photograph It's in the photograph of love
'Cause everybody wants a dream Something they can barely see
And though my heart will break There's more that I could take
I could never let it be It's in the photograph It's in the photograph
It's in the photograph of love If you blew it, don't reject it
Just sit drawing up the plans and re-erect it Just sit drawing up the plans and re-erect it
Just sit drawing up the plans and re-erect it
Hash Pipe:I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind
These players come to get me 'cause they'd like my behind
I can't love my business if I can't get a trick
Down on Santa Monica where tricks are for kids
Oh, come on and kick me Oh, come on and kick me
Come on and kick me You've got your problems I've got my ass wide
You've got your big G's I've got my hash pipe
I can't help my boogies they get out of control
I know that you don't care but I want you to know
The knee-stocking flavor is a favorite treat
Of men that don't bother with the taste of a teat
Oh, come on and kick me Oh, come on and kick me Come on and kick me
You've got your problems I've got my ass wide
You've got your big G's I've got my hash pipe I've got my hash pipe
Oh, come on and kick me Oh, come on and kick me
Come on and kick me You've got your problems I've got my ass wide
You've got your big G's I've got my hash pipe I've got my hash pipe
I've got my hash pipe I've got my hash pipe
Island In The Sun:Hip hip Hip hip Hip hip Hip hip
When you're on a holiday
You can't find the words to say
All the things that come to you
And I wanna feel it too
On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain
Hip hip Hip hip
When you're on a golden sea
You don't need no memory
Just a place to call your own
As we drift into the zone
On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain
We'll run away together
We'll spend some time forever
We'll never feel bad anymore
Hip hip Hip hip Hip hip
On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain
We'll run away together
We'll spend some time forever
We'll never feel bad anymore
Hip hip
We'll never feel bad anymore
No no We'll never feel bad anymore
No no No no No no
Crab:Crab if you want her
She won't be coming down
Crab if you want her
She won't be coming down
Crab if you need it
She put her knickers on
Crab if you need it
She put her knickers on
She said she's feeling lonely
And I say that's Ok
She won't be coming back 'round here, no way
She said she's feeling lonely
And I say that's Ok
She won't be coming back 'round here, no way
Crab at the booty
T'aint gonna do no good
Crab at the booty
T'aint gonna do no good
No, crab at the booty
T'aint gonna do no good
Knock-down Drag-out:Any day now you'll call me up on the phone
Say you love me more than you ever did before
It's all that I can do right now
To make it up to you somehow
And meet you on the other side of home
Take no prisoners here in this knock-down drag-out war
That we're waging on each other forever more
It's all that I can do right now
To make it up to you somehow
And meet you on the other side of home
Say you love me now
It's all that I can do right now
To make it up to you somehow
And meet you on the other side of home
Say you love me now
Take no prisoners here in this knock-down drag-out war
That we're waging on each other forever more
That we're waging on each other forever more
Smile:Open the door and let your love come down
Over the wall, you're spinning 'round and 'round
'Cause you wanted some love
I'll make it happen
'Cause I don't wanna break Your fine face.
I can't take The way you wanna wrap me up
Inside your smile Open your heart and let the good stuff out
Water me girl and let me ease the drought
'Cause you wanted some love I'll make it happen
'Cause I don't wanna break Your fine face.
I can't take The way you wanna wrap me up Inside your smile
I can't be gone, darling For very long, no
Never know what you're gonna do
Standing there deep in front of you
Take a look in between my eyes Because I'm back, yeah
'Cause I don't wanna break Your fine face.
I can't take The way you wanna wrap me up Inside your smile
I can't be gone, darling For very long
Never know what you're gonna do
Standing there deep in front of you
Take a look in between my eyes Because I'm back, yeah
Give me a chance if you can force yourself
Look at me girl and get up off your shelf
'Cause you wanted some love I'll make it happen
Simple Pages:Gimme some love, gimme some love, gimme some
I want you to know
Gimme some love, gimme some love, sugar thats the wrong wrong way to go
Open your arms, open your arms honey, and come right back home to me
Gimme some love, gimme some love, sugar thats the wrong wrong way to be
Can't you see We're to be this time Simple pages on my mind
Kick it on back, kick it on back, kick it on back to what you know
Gimme some love, gimme some love, sugar on the hard rock radio
When they play tunes, when they play tunes, when they play riffs of the hard rock beat
Gimme some love, gimme some love sugar from the drop with the old school meet
Can't you see We're to be this time Simple pages on my mind
Gimme something I can believe, oh baby Can't you see We're to be this time
Simple pages on my mind Kick it on back, kick it on back, kick it on back to what you know
Gimme some love, gimme some love, sugar on the hard rock radio
So gimme some love Gimme some love Gimme some love Gimme some love Gimme some
Can't you see You're just me Turn these pages of my mind Oh, oh
Glorious Day:Gonna make my move
Gonna make it stay
Gonna make it last Nevermind the past Living for today
Hey, hey You know what you want me to say
Right, right Fight, fight
We can start a glorious day
Gonna take my chance
Gonna rock and dance
Gonna hit the ground With a brand new sound
Looking for romance Hey, hey You know what you want me to say
Right, right Fight, fight We can start a glorious day
Glorious children on my mind
Glorious wastings of my time
Glorious plans we make up
Forcing things in line
Hey, hey You know what you want me to say
Right, right Fight, fight We can start a glorious day
Glorious children on my mind
Glorious wastings of my time
Glorious plans we make up Forcing things in life
Gonna rock it out Gonna scream and shout
Gonna do it right Standing in the light Perchin' on the clouds
Gonna do it right Standing in the light Perchin' on the clouds
Gonna do it right Standing in the light Perchin' on the clouds Hey
O Girlfriend:I miss you And I wonder how you feel about me too
Do you miss the way we would play And waste our time away?
Suddenly, we're apart And I can't see you every night
Though we'd fight I loved you so much Now I can't feel your touch
Oh girlfriend That's the end And I'm lost without your love Oh love
In your arms I was happy as a little boy could be
Taking pills and mellowing out Now I just want to shout For your love
'Cause I'm drifting further from you everyday Driving by your place every night
I used to feel alright Oh girlfriend That's the end And I'm lost without your love Oh love
Feeling fancies every night When I dreamed to be alright Oh love Oh love
Oh girlfriend That's the end And I'm lost without your love Oh love
In your arms I was happy as a little boy could be Taking pills and mellowing out
Now I just want to shout [humming] Now I just want to shout [humming] Now I just want to shout