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Home in the Suburbs
Home in the Suburbs
Darling look at the flowers
Just thirty more years
And all of this will be ours
I drink every night just to deaden the pain
My boss and my job are drivin' me insane
It's a pain in the ass, I quit my job every week
They're so hard to find, they're ever harder to keep
Home in the Suburbs
That's where I wanna raise my kids
And I don't care if they wanna live there
That's just the way that it is
Gather up the family
We've paid our debt to society
Start the celebration
But are we happy yet
Run away from all our problems
I'm so happy we've finally arrived
We've got nothin' to do now
Until we die, until we die
Worked so hard to build our future
You spent so much time, all alone
But now we'll spend so much time together
When the kids put us away in a retirement home
Home in the Suburbs
Darling look at the flowers
Just thirty more years
And all of this will be ours
Boys Don't Lie
I can still recall
All the cold showers I've taken
And all the times I've been mistaken
When I must have gotten her signals wrong
I just wish she could be in my shoes
Then she'd know what I'm going through
Who knows? Maybe she already does
But she won't show it, and I can't hide it
She won't show it and I can't hide it
Boys Don't Lie
How could they?
Why would they?
Boys Don't Lie
I can still recall, I can still recall
I can still recall
All the cold shoulders I've gotten
And all the times that turned out rotten
When I must have gotten her signals wrong
I just wish she could be in my shoes
Then she'd know what I'm going through
Who knows? Maybe she already does
But she won't show it, and I can't hide it
She won't show it and I can't hide it
Boys Don't Lie
How could they?
Why would they?
Boys Don't Lie
Boys Don't Lie
History Never Repeats
Parking lot nights locked in lover's embrace
Seem so long ago, doesn't matter now
The “I do's “ and “You do's” with both of us lying
Seemed so simple then, so confusing now
Our love is history
Why doesn't history repeat?
Old pictures gather dust in a pile on the floor
Seems like yesterday, brings back memories now
The “Your fault” and “My fault” with both of us crying
Seems so pointless now, so important then
Our love is history
Why doesn't history repeat?
Now we can't look each other in the eye
And there is no reason why
We see each other on the street
Are we really trying not to meet?
Parking lot nights locked in lover's embrace
Seem so long ago, doesn't matter now
The “I do's “ and “You do's” with both of us lying
Seemed so simple then, so confusing now
Our love is history
Why doesn't history repeat?
The Girl with Something Extra
You take her home cause you wanna be alone
You kiss her hand hope she'll understand
You go the back way where your mom can't be
It's really dark you can hardly see
The Girl with Something Extra
Are you surprised?
Yeah!
You take her out just to twist and shout
She wants to leave, something's up her sleeve
You bring her back, hope you don't get caught
And windows fog, hope it works this time
The Girl with Something Extra
Are you surprised?
Yeah!
Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely………
You've got her home and you're all alone
Hope you're not wrong and you come on strong
Everything's cool like it fit the plan
She's looking at you – wants to be your man
A little more than you bargained for
Girl with Something Extra
Are you surprised?
Yeah!
Don't You Listen?
Did you hear a single word I just said?
Do I have to repeat myself a million times
You never hear me when I say
That you remember everything you ever read
And every thing that's on T.V.
And all the things you did today
But never a word I ever say
Don't you listen?
Why don't you listen?
Won't you give me a reason why I should stay?
Do I have to repeat myself a trillion times?
You never hear me when I say
That you remember everything you ever read
And every thing that's on T.V.
And all the things you did today
But never a word I ever say
Don't you listen?
Why don't you listen?
Why can't you get it through your head?
I'd be much better off, shutting up instead
Did you hear a single word I just said?
Do I have to repeat myself a billion times
You never hear me when I say
That you remember everything you ever read
And every thing that's on T.V.
And all the things you did today
But never a word I ever say
Don't you listen?
Why don't you listen?
Tin City
You can't drive my car
You'll never get it to start
You can't drive my car
You haven't got .. all the right parts
I think its been a tow-truck junkie
Its got a service center jones
Its not too reliable
Its much better when you leave it alone
You can't drive my car
You won't get very far
You can't buy my house
Unless the board of health changes it's mind
You can't buy my house
Unless there's nothing better you can find
I think its been a tow-truck junkie
Its got a service center jones
Its not too reliable
Its much better when you leave it alone
You can't buy my crib
You'll be sorry you did
So Sorry
Its not too reliable
Its much better when you leave it alone
You can't drive my car
You won't get very far
And baby you can't buy my car
For Someone Else
I remember the last time I saw you
We were standing in the rain
I remember some things that you told me
Things I didn't want you to explain
Why you've got to go
If you're coming back
Why you've got to go
Please save it
For somebody else
Please save it
I don't want to know
Please save it
For somebody else
Please save it
I don't want to know
Days and hours go swiftly past us
Days and hours roll along
Time is always there to catch us
Time is always there to prove us wrong
Why you've got to go
If you're coming back
Why you've got to go
Please save it
For somebody else
Please save it
I don't want to know
Please save it
For somebody else
Please save it
I don't want to know
Time goes by so slowly
Now that you're not here
Time goes by so slow
Why you've got to go
If you're coming back
Why you've got to go
Living in Luxury
It's such a joy now that I've lost my job
I'm so carefree
Now that it's happened to me
I'm really looking forward to living my life of..
LUXURY!
Everybody's looking for a little ray of hope
The next step up the ladder
Always bent over
Or taking it on the chin
You've got to realize
It just don't matter
All my friends are joining me now
We're never bored now
Cause we've got lots to do
I'm really looking forward to living my life of..
LUXURY!
The Big Swim
When you were young it seemed so easy
When you were young you felt so free
I've got money now…and nothing else matters to me
And all the girls that had nothing to say
Marry the first guy that gives them the time of day
They've got money now
Be good to your T.V. set
It's the only friend you've got
Wake up and go to bed
Drowning in the big
Thanks a lot
But we don't need you
Here's your gold watch, pink slip, there's the door
And all the family he thought cared
Talk about him like he isn't there
And all the girls that had nothing to say
Marry the first guy that gives them the time of day
They've got money now
Put away your pride
You won't need it anymore
Wake up and go to bed
Drowning in the big swim
When you were young it seemed so easy
When you were young you felt so free
I've got money now…and nothing else matters to me
And all the girls that had nothing to say
Marry the first guy that gives them the time of day
They've got money now
Be good to your T.V. set
It's the only friend you've got
Wake up and go to bed
Drowning in the big swim
Too Close to Us
Brand new neighbors
Already asking for favors
And they're getting braver
Than last month's bunch
The kids always crying
I have trouble finding
A parking space
Why'd they move next to us?
Much too close to us
Hanging their laundry line right on our fence
Much too close to us
We'd move out now if had any sense
Wild parties…just listen!
Our patio furniture's missing
I can't bear to look… now what did we lose?
If you can't join ‘em beat ‘em
Where's a cop when you need ‘em?
Be easier finding Hoffa or Hughes
Much too close to us
Instead of being naïve we should be facing the facts
Much too close to us
Instead of laying down sod we should be laying down tracks
Brand new cars, they've got brand new clothes
And Tupperware parties just to look down their nose
No more welcome wagon ‘cause this time it's war
The good neighbor policy just went right out the door
Then you pick up the pieces
Much too close to us
Hanging their laundry line right on our fence
Much too close to us
We'd move out now if had any sense
Only Fools Fall in Love
You can't put love in a calculator
Can't put it in a incubator
Look for it a minute later..
It's gone, long gone
And what's all the fuss about?
And who really cares?
It's just hormonal activity
Not objectivity
All you suckers don't know what you're doing
Stars in your eyes, head in the clouds, walking on air
All you suckers don't know what you're doing
Stars in your eyes, head in the clouds, walking on air
People give you what they want you to have
But rarely do they ever give you what you need
Sometimes I'm the man in the middle
Sometimes on the outside looking in
And what's all the fuss about?
And who really cares?
It's just hormonal activity
Not objectivity
All you suckers don't know what you're doing
Stars in your eyes, head in the clouds, walking on air
All you suckers don't know what you're doing
Stars in your eyes, head in the clouds, walking on air
You can't put love in a calculator
Can't put it in a incubator
Look for it a minute later..
It's gone, long gone
Vanity Affair
I don't need any singles bars
I don't need to buy a fancy car
My fingers never need to touch a phone
‘Cause I can have fun all on my own
Mirror, mirror on the wall
I don't need anybody at all
Mirror, mirror can't you see?
I think I'm in love with me
I never have to leave the room
Or dance around with a stupid broom
Why bother asking for a date?
Why settle for something second-rate?
Mirror, mirror on the wall
I don't need anybody at all
Mirror, mirror can't you see?
I think I'm in love with me
Don't bother me now anymore
Cause when I'm with you girl it's just a bore
I think of fun that might have been
If only I had been born a twin
(Identical twin that is)
Mirror, mirror on the wall
I don't need anybody at all
Mirror, mirror can't you see?
I think I'm in love with me
Last Stop on the Merry-Go-Round
Last stop on the Merry-Go-Round
Am I here or upside down?
I just wanna ride it one more time…..
Just like before
Maybe you just picked the wrong parents
Such a long, long, time ago
But you know you won't hold on forever
Just like before
Last time on the Merry-Go-Round
Coward
Yeah, I'm a coward
You say it like it's a bad thing
You know you gotta go with something you know
And my alcoholic friends are better than your alcoholic friends
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
And my alcoholic friends are better than your alcoholic friends
Yeah, I'm a coward
You know it just comes naturally
No special training, no correspondence course
And my alcoholic friends are better than your alcoholic friends
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
And my alcoholic friends are better than your alcoholic friends
Yeah, I'm a coward
You say it like it's a bad thing
You know you gotta go with something you know
And my alcoholic friends are better than your alcoholic friends
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
And my alcoholic friends are better than your alcoholic friends
Your alcoholic friends
The Loneliest Girl in the World
She hasn't got the strength to lift her head from the bed
Consequently you won't see me pitching in
Lying on the couch softly curled
The laziest girl in the world
She doesn't want to do just what her mother did
Cause she doesn't like women's lib
Lying on the couch softly curled
The laziest girl in the world
Are you ready to pick out china patterns?
Don't they think you know what you're doing?
She hasn't got the strength to lift her head from the bed
Consequently you won't see me pitching in
Lying on the couch softly curled
The laziest girl in the world
The Boy with the Plexiglas Head
The boy with the Plexiglas head has a definite problem
Everyone can read his mind but he can't seem to get out of his head
It's just a box meant to keep everything from falling out
Poor, poor boy
A clean, soft cloth won't help you now
The boy with the Plexiglas head
Can't keep his mind on things
He's paranoid about what people might think
The boy with the Plexiglas head
Knows his thoughts will escape him
With nothing to stop them
Not even his skin
It's just a box meant to keep everything from falling out
Poor, poor boy
A clean, soft cloth won't help you now
Poor, poor boy
A long-sleeved coat won't help you now
A burst of energy won't help you now
One tiny pill won't help you now
The boy with the Plexiglas head has a definite problem
Everyone can read his mind but he can't seem to get out of his head
It's just a box meant to keep everything from falling out
Poor, poor boy
A clean, soft cloth won't help you now
Ted's Place
Five days of reality is more than I can take
I'll bet you looked pretty good back in the day
And that's the last thing she needs to hear
So she'll go back to crying in her beer
You look really good
From really, really, really, really far away
If I get far enough you'll be gorgeous
I've been drinking
All night and day
Drinking ‘till I can't drink no more
Is it just me or is this place getting crowded?
Or am I just seeing double?
You look really good
From really, really, really, really far away
If I get far enough you'll be gorgeous
Family reunion
We're gonna need another shovel
Hey, where did everybody go?
Family reunion
We're gonna need another shovel
Buy another round and I'll be on my way
Five days of reality is more than I can take
I'll bet you looked pretty good back in the day
And that's the last thing she needs to hear
So she'll go back to crying in her beer
You look really good
From really, really, really, really far away
If I get far enough you'll be gorgeous
Heather to Fall
I know a girl named Heather
She's got my friend in a real bad way
He talks about her always
Heather to Fall
I've got a friend named Joe
Thinks he's in love but he's really obsessed
He talks about her always
Heather to Fall
I don't mean to sound so cynical
It wouldn't have to be so clinical
But there should be some way to arrange it
So my girl can't become a free agent
Still tries to show he's no average Joe
Seems like we don't see his face anymore
Sits by his phone and waits for her call
Heather to Fall
Dear Julia
Dear Julia
I wish I would have written you sooner
But I don't know what to say and I don't know what to say
When I don't know what to say and I don't know what to say
Dear Julia
I'm trying to make it clearer
Dear Julia
I'm trying to make it clearer
But I don't know how to say
What I don't how to say
Don't worry
Don't be in such a hurry
We've got nothing but time
Dear Julia
I wish I had told you sooner
But I don't know a way to find the words to say
Don't worry
Don't be in such a hurry
We've got nothing but time
Dear Julia
I wish I would have written you sooner
But I don't know what to say and I don't know what to say
When I don't know what to say and I don't know what to say
I always thought I'd tell her tomorrow
Houdini of Love
Just like Spiderman he won't be trapped in web of his own lies
And just like Ironman you won't get through his tough exterior
On and on, and on and on, and on and on
He goes through feelings
On and on, and on and on, and on and on
He won't relent
He did it again
How did he escape?
He's Superman
Without a cape
Houdini of Love
Just like the Incredible Hulk
Don't be surprised when he changes before your eyes
And just like he done before
Don't be surprised when he's gone in a flash
On and on, and on and on, and on and on
He goes through feelings
On and on, and on and on, and on and on
He won't relent
He did it again
How did he escape?
He's Superman
Without a cape
Houdini of Love
Houdini of Love
Rodeo
Welcome to the rodeo
I hope you have a real good time
And while you're here don't you worry about a thing
All the smiling faces looking right at you
Welcome to the rodeo
Looks like you got here just in time
There's lots of things for a little boy like you
All the smiling faces looking right at you
Looking back on all the things we used to do
Makes me feel like we were somewhere else
And looking back at all the people I once knew
Makes me wonder where they've all gone
Welcome to the rodeo
I guess you're wondering why you're here
But while you're here don't you worry about a thing
All the smiling faces looking right at you
Looking back on all the things we used to do
Makes me feel like we were somewhere else
And looking back at all the people I once knew
Makes me wonder where they've all gone
Gene Pool Party
Gene Pool Party
Hey let's drop another bomb
DNA strands twisting the night away
Gene Pool Party
Oops there goes another spill
Deoxyribonucleic acid all over the floor
One eye two eye three eye four
Some have one nose
But some have more
Gene Pool Party
Clean it up with paper towels
Big reactor glowing like a thousand suns
No need to get excited
It's just a little glitch
It's just a bad microwave
Don't worry, we'll get that fixed
Gene Pool Party
Just like it happened before
Homer Simpson sleeping on the job again
Gene Pool Party
Hey let's drop another bomb
DNA
DNA
Gene Pool Party
Killing Time
We'll throw you in the slammer
Just for killing time
Slap the handcuffs on you
If you can't make up your mind
Give me solitary
Just water and a crust
I'll pace the floors all night
And kick up all of the dust
We'll give you back your money
If you'd only go away
Or take the handcuffs off you
If only for a day
Give me solitary
A place to hang my head
I'll pace the floors all night
Between the living and the dead
Show me all the options
Blur my tired eyes
Tell me all my choices
Fog my tired mind
We'll throw you in the slammer
Just for killing time
Slap the handcuffs on you
If you can't make up your mind
Give me solitary
Just water and a crust
I'll pace the floors all night
And kick up all of the dust
I'm Not Over You (I'm Under You)
When I think about it
Don't know what to do about it
When I dream about it
I don't know how to talk about it
I'm not over you
I'm under you
Every time I try to forget you
Something in my mind won't let me
Every face I seem to run into to
Every time I look, it's still you
I'm not over you
I'm under you
Nonsense Patrol
I'm running with the nonsense patrol
Take yourself lightly
Take yourself lightly
I'm screwing up the best that I can
Take yourself lightly
Take yourself lightly
I'll come back to haunt you
Mark your calendar
Let me tell you some more lies
From the big book in the corner
I'm ignoring it as much as I can
Take yourself lightly
Take yourself lightly
Take yourself lightly
Take yourself lightly
Green with Envy
Snippy bitches with teacup fingers
Perfume sense but odors linger
Clutching at the strings of the purse
King Midas in reverse
Fading queens from a prior age
All will scamper to the center stage
Clutching at the strings of the purse
“Oh, my beauty is my curse”
Round and round it goes
And where it stops … nobody knows
Once the queen you'll last as long
Till the younger one comes along
Snippy bitches with teacup fingers
Perfume sense but odors linger
Clutching at the strings of the purse
King Midas in reverse
Snack
I want a snack
Because I've been a good boy
And I deserve a treat sometimes
I want a snack
Because I've been a good girl
And I deserve a treat sometimes
I want a snack
I want a snack
I want a snack
I want a snack
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