Saint
I'm a saint
I can do no wrong
cause I'm a saint
and I can do no wrong
if you see me walking down the street
just throw flowers at my feet
and if you've got something to say
you best get on your knees and pray
cause I'm a saint
I can't believe this crazy life I'm living
where I can do what I want
and all is forgiven
can you see the trouble I'm in
I'm evil that just can't sin
you don't believe a word I say
well I'll ride on your dash one day
cause I'm a saint
what's that you said?
where's the halo round my head?
well as you can see
it's slipped down to my knees
and I hoped you wouldn't find me this way
kneeling on judgement day
banging on the pearly gates
St. Peter set the record straight
tell 'em
I'm a saint
well I'm a saint
and I can do no wrong
cause I'm a saint
that's what I am
There is Midgets
has anybody seen my friend Howe?
I'm not looking for him - just... anyhow
he was like a brother to me
then we got seperated at the knee
has anybody seen Howe?
have you seen him?
no doubt he's out on a limb
ponderin'
which way the world's gonna spin
or if his shirt is outside in
has anybody seen him?
if you do
tell him
I said this
yeah there is midgets
there is giants
and then there's you
has anybody received a word?
if you said no, well
you wouldn't be the dirt
two kids seperated at
trying to get together on planet earth
has anybody seen?
have you seen?
I ain't heard from him a long time
for all I know he's over in Spain somewhere
maybe he's in LA
International Heartache
please be careful when you are abroad
I mean, when you're a guy and you're in a foreign country
and you meet a woman who catches your fancy
and you take her out wining, dining, and dancing
and you promise the world and that you'll commit
what a load of...
international heartache / you'll get it
international heartache / and regret it
international heartache / what are the symptoms?
it hurts
some of my friends claim they are immune
but I know inside they play a different tune
it's so easy to come down with this ailment
it feels like your heart has collided with pavement
from fifty-thousand feet
smashed at your feet
international heartache / I've had it
international heartache / you know it
international heartache / don't show it
it hurts
I hate to be the lone voice of dissension
you're gonna ruin your life of anal retention
yeah you'll bang your head on the nearest brick wall
and ask yourself how could a guy like me fall
well it's so easy to fall in love
it's so easy to fall in love
in the middle of the night when cats and dogs fight
and you're drunk in a bar and the hotels too far to walk
now you're sharing a cab and it stops at her house
and when she gets out you get out too
cause you did not heed the advice I gave to you
here it comes
international heartache / I warned you
international heartache / don't do it
international heartache / you blew it
international heartache / another statistic
international heartache / this shit's ballistic
there's no hope / for a lovesick dope
like me
Empty Bottle Trail
how you found me I don't know
I hope my gratefulness don't show
cause from this corner of the bar
your face never seemed so far away
I didn't turn around when I heard you call my name
there's some things that are never gonna change
if you want to see a grown man fail
follow the empty bottle trail
and at the end you will find me
barking up the family tree
I cannot understand why I treat it like a job
I didn't want to be no nine to five'n slob
since you're here please hold my hand
and lead me from this no man's land
and help me see the light of day
make this bad dream go away
and I'll do what I can to add up to half a man
some they say I can't
some they say I can
but I'd sooner carry water
in a bullet ridden pail
than have you walk beside me
down the empty bottle trail
Driving Misery
it was 14 hours for I left my bed this morning
seems I lost everything I had much without warning
more the man than I would have found time for crying
but I was in a barroom drowning my old friend's sorrow
I said mister, can't you see
no wife no family
driving misery
I'm like a train without a track
I got nowhere to go
and even if I did, I'd probably get there real slow
cause I've got holes in my shoes and it's raining like hell
now every thought is like a ringing bell
I said mister, can't you see
no wife no family
driving misery
one of these days I'm gonna get back home
find you there alone
god I hope so
given the chance
I'd probably do it all again
like I did before
I haven't learned a thing
there's a bus line leaving at a quarter to nine
it runs a long round between here and nowhere
I'm trying to miss it
cause I've been there before
and if I make it on
make sure I get a seat by the window
Zero Degree of Faith
am I true
am I down with you
well these same questions I might ask of you
but that would show zero degree of faith
you know I
like to stay out all night
with my loud friends and run red lights
and you
do what you wanna do
say what you wanna say
I wouldn't have it any other way
please don't show zero degree of faith
I can understand
you find it hard to trust your man
but trust me if you can
???? take a stand
well faith is like a tight rope
it's as close as you can get
to working without a net
and if you fall don't you care
just call my name and I'll be there
I won't show zero
I won't show zero
please don't show zero degree of faith
I can understand
you find it hard to trust your man
but trust me if you can
???? take a stand
Six String Soapbox
it's a problem / to that there's no solution
it wasn't written / into the constitution
self-destruction / someone pushed the button
now it's over before it began
you keep on talking 'bout / bringing back / the good old days
well I don't remember that / I don't care what you say
I don't care what you say
what we need is / to be more non-conformist
assassination / I put it on my wish list
yeah I guess I'm preaching / preachin' to the converted
well this here's my six-string soap box
you can take or leave these thoughts I blurted
you try to tell me / how it used to be / yesterday
I don't remember that / I don't care what you say
I don't care what you say
a man held a sign / that said the end was near
he said excuse me / spare some money for a beer?
I said what matters beer
when the end's so goddamn near?
well he looked at me / and said this thru' his tears
he's thirsty / he said he's thirsty
he tried to tell me / how it used to be / in the good old days
and I heard him talk about / bringing back / yesterday
well I don't remember that / I don't care what you say
I don't remember that / I don't care what you say
I don't care what you say
Jukebox Lullabye
an unpaid bar tab
that's the best thing about the worst night
I ever had
something tells me
no everyone tells me
she's not coming back
this time
I should phone her up
the last thing I remember
a jukebox lullabye
singing ashes ashes from a four leafed clover
all fall down
all fall down
ashes ashes
someday I'll get over you somehow
around my heart there's a wall
to protect it from this very fall
but I now I've grown
and I'll give you everything
like blood from a stone
now stone me and don't ask why
and play the one that makes me cry
it goes ashes ashes from a four leafed clover
all fall down
all fall down
ashes ashes
someday I'll get over you somehow
so before you go
play it again
here's a dime
but with a happy ending this time
this song never ends
and I dedicate it to all my friends
ashes ashes from a four leafed clover
all fall down
all fall down
someday I know
I'll get over you somehow
I'll get over you somehow
I'll get over you somehow
Established 1996; last update : 08 February 2002
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