Ear Plugs 50¢ 1999 Screaming Goddess Records SGR 022 |
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Vocals, Guitar: Todd Watts Guitar, Vocals: Erik Wenberg Bass: Luke Michel Drums, Percussion: Tamer Eid Music: emmet swimming Lyrics: Watts * Billy Bragg # The Police (Men At Work) Producer: emmet swimming Recorded at: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC; Alley Katz, Richmond, VA Engineer: Mark Williams Mixer: Paul David Hager Mastered by: Henk Kooistra Additional musicians: !% Vocals: Scott Brotemarkle % Vocals: Chuck Andrada Stealing From The Joneses We drive by their beautiful houses And peek inside They have surgically altered spouses We gawk without pride If I offered you diamonds Would you demand pearls If I offered you the world... How about that girl chorus: We've been stealing from the Joneses And much to our surprise Things aren't so perfect inside Divorce and credit cards They've fenced in their perfect yards It's not what they throw away That leaves them so sad They'd gladly pay But there's things they can't have If I offered you land Would you demand sky These things pass us by chorus: We've been stealing from the Joneses And much to our surprise Things aren't so lovely inside Divorce and credit cards Neglect and credit cards chorus: We've been stealing from the Joneses Only to find They're leading their lives blind Divorce and credit cards Caught up in the caviar chorus: We've been stealing from the Joneses And much to our surprise Things aren't so perfect inside Divorce and credit cards They fenced in their credit cards chorus: We've been stealing from the Joneses Only to find They're leading their lives blind Divorce and credit cards You can just taste the caviar Parking Lot let's break your father's heart we'll make things fall apart put on your sweater you sneak out after dark there's no sound chorus: meet me in the parking lot it's what you've wanted it's all you've talked about meet me in the parking lot here's what you're getting you've let it go this far meet me in the parking lot it's going faster I'm going faster there's no sound when things fall apart let's test your mother's will slide down your window sill all she created I desecrated I'm gonna get my fill there's no sound chorus:{16 lover's lane} meet me in the parking lot it's what you've wanted it's all you've talked about meet me in the parking lot here's what you're getting you've let it go this far meet me in the parking lot I'm gonna get mine you're gonna get mine there's no sound when things fall apart chorus:{don't change your mind} meet me in the parking lot it's what you've wanted your girlfriends talked about meet me in the parking lot get in the fucking car you've let it go this far meet me in the parking lot I'm gonna get mine you're gonna get mine there's no sound when things fall apart Fist Like A Glove Left the silence of the car Must have a razor for a lucky charm And in the distance of the town He always smiles when he gets down Fist like a glove never leaves a scar Fist like a glove never goes too far He says it's all her fault this time She must deserve this, we just mean nothing He usually treats her fine Fist like a glove never leaves a scar Fist like a glove never goes too far We all wonder who we are Fist like a glove won't leave a scar He pushed her back on the hood of the car I turned my face and looked up to the stars We all wonder who we are Fist like a glove won't leave a scar We're all so happy where we are Fake Wood Trim failure's like a scarlet letter we keep it buried 'neath our skin and how do you like me better it's old truth out new truth in freedom's not something you fight for it's just the key that holds us in and what did your mother work for a cardboard house with fake wood trim chorus:{facil} it's been a long time since I've been good it's been a long time since I've been good this mask I'm wearing doesn't fit me like it could it's been a long time since I've been good he wants to start a revolution he's putting on his favorite grin there's a problem with your children pay them off they don't fit in chorus:{mas} it's been a long time since I've been good it's been a long time since I've been good this mask I'm wearing doesn't fit me like it could it's been a long time since I've been good we're going to see about his face it's an easy part to replace bow your head and just say grace freedom's not something you fight for it's just the key that locks us in and what did your father die for a cardboard house with fake wood trim fucked right over him chorus:{bueno} it's been a long time since I've been good it's been a long time since I've been good this mask I'm wearing doesn't fit me like it should it's been a long time since I've been good chorus:{mejor} it's been a long time since I've been good it's been a long time since I've been good this mask I'm wearing doesn't fit me like it should it's been a long time since I've been good Guru Can't afford a guru Who's gonna save my soul Where will my money go I can be spiritual too you know But I can't afford a guru So when you lay next to me Pour on the sympathy As sold on TV chorus: I'll never be a star I'll never learn sitar All those childish dreams Are not meant to be I'll never be a star I'll never get that far Got so close I could see Almost enough for me Nighttime finds a way To leave you happy Then goes away chorus: I'll never be a star I'll never learn sitar All those childish dreams Are not meant to be I'll never be a star Can't afford a guru I'll never get that far Save my soul Got so close I could see Can't afford a guru Almost enough for me So wear me tied around you Just pull me tight around you Wear me tied around you I swear I'll come through So wear me tied around you Just pull me tight around you Wear me tied around you I swear I'll come through South Bristol, ME. As a little boy in my neighborhood a game would go on Who'll get out of here Stare out my window as the nights grow long Right scuffed knee and all I'd offer up my humble prayer Make me different oh, Take me across those those mountains there Every time you see me on the stage somewhere Every time you're telling me that I don't care There'll be time to live along the coast of Maine There'll be times when I have to go away Everyday you say that both of us are growing old But I like it here pull you closer as the nights grow cold And I know sometimes I don't return the love you show Oh but keep in mind It takes rain to make the tulips grow Every time you see me on my pulpit here Every time you're telling me that I don't care There'll be time to find that old farmhouse in Maine There'll be time to watch my hair turn thin and gray And everything will be just fine Arlington Ivana's a sculptor and she's tending bar she's piercing her nipples in the name of art Rick's an accountant and he likes tattoos he keeps them all hidden so his boss approves it's the suburb of the week arlington there's beautiful people in the bar tonight not much of a looker she does all right he says he's an outlaw and he always scores they all have a motto be rich, dress poor it's the suburb of the week arlington chic unique psych Fugazi it's the suburb of the week it's just like on T.V. you rang Levi Stubbs' Tears With the money from her accident She bought herself a mobile home So at least she could get some enjoyment out of being alone No one could say that she was put up on the shelf "It's you and me against the world kid", she mumbled to herself chorus: When the world falls apart some things stay in place Levi Stubbs' tears run down his face She ran away from home in her mother's best coat She was married before she was even entitled to vote And her husband was one of those blokes The sort who only laughs at his own jokes The sort a war takes away And when there wasn't a war he left anyway chorus Norman Whitfield and Barratt Strong Are here to make right everything that's wrong Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too Are here to make it all okay with you And one dark night he came home from the sea And put a hole in her body where no hole should be It hurt her more to see him walking out the door And though they stitched her back together They left her heart in pieces on the floor When the world falls apart some things stay in place She takes off the Four Tops tape and puts it back in its case chorus Broken Oar i thought i was a poet on a stage i grew a beard to hide my lack of age i tried to build a boat to sail offshore i woke up with my hands all bruised and sore chorus: come on say it what we're searching for come on try again another boat another broken oar i tried to be the singer in a band three times at night i'd step up to the stand they'd pay to hear me sing of death and grief it's hard to get by like this in a week chorus in this boat you start to realize it's hard to steer with the stars in your eyes is there something left for me to try or paddle circles screaming at the sky chorus Playing House Got the haircut We don't rinse much You put on my coffee I'll pick up the paper Kiss kiss kiss chorus: Looks like we're playing house again It's my turn to wear the apron I wear my heart out on your chin again No this can't last We're just too fast We'll play tricks on all the neighbors Steal their parking spaces Hate their kids We'll get so pissed chorus: Looks like we're playing house again I'm down in the basement like my old man I wear my heart out on your chin again chorus: Looks like we're playing house again I just call up out of conscience I wear my heart out on your chin again chorus: We'll be playing house again It's my turn to wear the apron I wear my heart out on your chin again again Sunblock Am I the only one who's never had fun In the twelve years we've gone steady Put down the parasol that isn't you at all When the whole thing crumbles I won't be there I'm going on a big vacation I deserve some fun Got the top down, swimming in the ocean I got the sunblock on You feel so elite with me below your feet And always at the ready I'm going on a big vacation I can't escape the sun Got the top down, swimming in the ocean And where the go-gos trod I'm there with a cheap beach blanket The kind you don't take home No cheap wine, I've got a jug of lancers I got the sunblock on So when the walls around you break And there's no one to make you feel safe And all the problems that you fake I won't be there I'm going on a big vacation I deserve some fun Got the top down, swimming in the ocean, And Flock Of Seagulls on "I Ran" and a "Photograph Of You" The singer's haircut's sad I think I found the perfect occupation I got the sunblock on I'm going on a big vacation, And I will not come home My new address is sitting by the ocean I can't be reached by phone When I'm gone you can climb the social ladder Respectable at last Turn your back on all the things that matter I've got the sunblock on Jump In The Water todd was a singer from the suburbs from a nice family everybody seemed to like him just as nice as he could be now he's dreaming of the shrubbery he fell down when he was three everybody seemed to like him everybody seemed to like him don't you jump into the water don't you cut, don't you bleed don't you jump into the water don't disgrace your family now he's driving on the interstate and he starts to feel free he wishes he were wholesome juliana hatfield three he just wanted to be famous see his face on the t.v. everybody seemed to like him everybody seemed to like him don't you jump into the water don't you cut, don't you bleed don't you jump into the water don't disgrace your family now he's sitting by the ocean and he stares out to sea he was just sinking he was just sinking into the water as he floated out to sea he jumped right into the water he gave a shit about his family don't you jump into the water don't you jump into the water don't you jump into the water jump in the water So Lonely (Down Under) Well someone told me yesterday That when you throw your love away You act as if you just don’t care You look as if you’re going somewhere But I just can’t convince myself I couldn’t live with no one else And I can only play that part And sit and nurse my broken heart, so lonely chorus: So lonely, (feel) so lonely, (feel) so lonely So lonely, (feel) so lonely, (feel) so lonely So lonely, (feel) so lonely, (feel) so lonely So lonely, (feel) so lonely, (feel) so lonely Now no one’s knocked upon my door For a thousand years or more All made up and nowhere to go Welcome to this one man show Just take a seat they’re always free No surprise no mystery In this desert that I call my soul I always play the starring role, so lonely chorus lonely low I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low I come from a land down under Women glow and men plunder Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover feel so lonely low lonely low I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low, I feel so lonely low lonely low I feel so lonely chorus Tom Collins As you go, I go with you Scribbled in blue ink 12th grade yearbook So if you're up Or if you're down I'll be the anchor around your neck That keeps your feet flat on the ground chorus: I'd love one more Tom Collins As the rain outside pours down I'd always drive by your house And your Dad would chase me around We all get so sentimental When the Gin's half gone I'd love one more Tom Collins As the rain outside pours down Take off your dress Like you used to And I'm impressed God how you grew chorus Later on tonight I'm gonna smile as you are leaving Kiss you as you walk outside We're much too strong for grieving chorus: I'd love one more Tom Collins As the rain outside pours down I'd always drive by your house And your Dad would chase me around Reagan in the White House And your Father's Gin's all gone I'd love one more Tom Collins As the rain outside comes down |