- 85
I'm just of real sad folk
And '85 was our best year
And she says it gets much worse
Before it gets any better
So I take it with a grain of salt
For the other means
I wonder why it doesn't
- About the Moon
The moonlight won't hide
The moonlight won't hide
The moonlight won't hide
These cryin' eyes
These cryin' eyes
The highways are free and clear
The highways are free and clear
- Accidntel Deth
You're obsessed with finding a new brain
But what you need is a new body
It feels your brain has lived a thousand lives before
And the skin you call your home
Holds a heart that quits
And knees that buckle in
And lungs that can't breathe when they're alone
- All the Drugs
All the drugs make you stupid
Paranoid and ruthless
But now you're finally clean
You've been strip-searched
And rung up
Like lights that were strung up
The drugs who've got nothing on me
- august
august
i'll see you soon
under yellow moons
where i'll gather what's left of you
and august
i'm on your side
or did i speak too soon?
- Breakin' Up
it's not as if new york city
burnt down to the ground
once you drove away
it's not as if the sun won't shine
when clouds up above
wash the blues away
are we breaking up?
- Bury, Bury, Bury Another
We had jobs then
We were happy
Because we had jobs that we liked
Now it's just hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry us up
We got to get it done tonight
And the roads that you built
Won't get us there fast enough
- Capturing Moods
Moods don’t command you if you don’t know what you’re going through.
There’s love for you up where the population grows.
There’s friendly people in cities too, just ask them where they are going to.
There’s life and work up where the clouds meet the snow.
And I don’t mind waiting….
I’m always one step ahead of you if you don’t know what you’re going through.
- Dejalo
Dejalo, nuestra cosa
Dejalo, nuestra cosa
Dejalo, nuestra cosa
Dejalo, nuestra cosa
I got a mind if you wanna waste it
I got a man if you wanna fake it
I got some wine if you wanna get wasted
- Dreamworld
She was the girl with the string around her neck,
With the boy who could only give her less.
It could be more if she learned to never expect,
And now she's her and him and then a baby next.
The wedding bells won't ring, but she couldn't care less,
You exist, when you're living in a dream world.
- Go Ahead
if you want to find yourself by travelling out west
or if you want to find somebody else that's better
go ahead
go ahead
if you want to buy a brand new fancy automobile
or if you want to build a place up in coldwater canyon
go ahead
- Gravity
Then they came along in their giant truck
And they knocked you, they knocked you down
You shoulda seen yourself lyin' there all broken
Woah, gravity it got you good
I walked away pretendin' not to know you
And I hoped that you were still out cold
And I thought of the time you said I was your favorite
- Hail To Whatever You Found In The Sunlight That Surrounds You
Hail to those who have come from the sunlight that surrounds you
Pray for those who have gone from the sunlight that surrounds you
Hail to those who have come from the sunlight that surrounds you
Pray for those who have gone from the sunlight that surrounds you
Pretend all the good things are for you
Hail to those who have come from the sunlight that surrounds you
Hail to whatever you’ve found in the sunlight that surrounds you
- I Never
I'm only a woman
Of flesh and bone
And I wept much
We all do
I thought I might die alone
But I had never (x11) met you
So baby be good to me
I've got nothing to give you, you see
- It Just Is
Today is the day I realized
That I could be loved
It echoed through the park last night
He wasn't our son
He belonged to everyone
And this loss isn't good enough
For sorrow or inspiration
- It'll Get You There
All the trips that you take, they will get you there
All the little white pills you take, they will get you there
All the compliments that you take, they will get you there
All the hearts that you break, they will get you there
It'll get you there
It'll get you there
It'll get you there
- My slumbering heart
In my dreams
I see myself hitting a baseball
In a green field somewhere near a freeway
I'm all tan and smiling and running from 3rd base
And it's hot and
The kids keep on playing the driving game
And they're singing the same goddamn refrain
- Paint's Peeling
The paint’s peeling off the streets again
And I drive and I close my eyes in Michigan.
And I feel nothing, not brave.
It’s a hard day for breathing again….
The heat is chasing off all your friends
And their scattered bodies part to the shore again.
And I feel nothing, not sane.
- pictures of success
build your own television receiver
staying home can't be that bad for me
cause i'm not scared
but i'd like some extra spare time
easily earn me big money
i'm a modern girl but i fold in half so easily
when i put myself in the picture of success
- Portions For Foxes
There's blood in my mouth
Cause I've been biting my tongue all week
I keep on talking trash
But I never say anything
And the talking leads to touching
And the touching leads to sex
And then there is no mystery left
- Ripchord
Pull the ripcord, the ship has lost its sail.
Your momma's got a new man. Your daddy always fails.
And you're eating again, at them, 'cause nobody loves you.
And even fancy things have finally lost their charm.
Wine and diamond rings, they never get you anymore.
You're sleeping again, alone, 'cause nobody loves you.
- Runnin' Around
You know he's always runnin' around
Because he's a runnin' around kind of guy
You know he's runnin' around
And with runnin' around he's fine
He's runnin' around with a bad, bad temper
Runnin' around drinking gold dust liquor
Runnin' around taking dirty pictures
- Science Vs. Romance
i used to think if i could realize i'd die
then i would be a lot nicer
used to believe in a lot more
now i just see straight ahead
that's not to say i don't have good times
but as for my days
i spend them waiting
- Silver Lining
And I'm not going back
Into rags or in the hole
And our bruises are coming
But we will never fold
And i was your silver lining
As the story goes
I was your silver lining
- Spectacular Views
In steep cliffs
with rocks all piled up
mysteries of your passing luck
Ages past
shells and bits of foam
forming new limestone
to give things their turn
- Teenage Love Song
We were teenagers the first time we met
You were so famous I couldn't resist
I was your girl then, that's what you said
When you kissed me, kissed me, kissed me
I gave you sweet love boy, you said it was nice
It was my first time; we did it just twice
Went out for some sodas when will you return?
- The Absence of God
The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby
And planning's for the poor so let's pretend that we're rich
And I'm not my body or how I choose to destroy it
Folk singers sing songs for the working, baby
We're just recreation for all those doctors and lawyers
There's no relief for the bleeding heart
'Cause they'll be losing bodies tonight
- The Angels Hung Around
I've been had, and I've been held with the ghosts at bay.
And I've been noped, and I've been doped and carried away.
I've been chared, and I've been scared on my own face,
But I never thought I'd see you as I did today.
Til the angels hung around
Til the angels hung around
Til the angels hung around
As they carried me away
- The Execution of All Things
Soldiers come quickly, I feel the earth beneath my feet.
I’m feeling badly, it’s not an attempt at decency.
And if you’re well off, well then I’m happy some for you.
But I’d rather not celebrate my defeat and humiliation here with you.
Someone come quickly, this place was built for moving out.
Leave behind buildings, the city planners got mapped out.
Bring with you history, and make your hard earned feast.
- The Frug
And I can do the frug
I can do the Robocop
I can do the Freddie
I cannot do the Smurf
And I can hate your girl
I can tell you that she's real pretty
I can take my clothes off
I cannot fall in love
- The Good That Won't Come Out
Let's get together and talk about the modern age
All of our friends were gathered there with their pets just talking shit
About how we're all so upset about the dissapearing ground
As we watch it melt
It's all of the good that won't come out of us
And how eventually our hands will just turn to dust
If we keep shaking them, standing here on this frozen lake
- The Moneymaker
You've got the money maker
You've got the money maker
This is your chance to make it
Out out out oh yeah
You'll get out out out oh yeah
You've got the money maker
They showed the money to you
- Three Hopeful Thoughts
All this talk of your sweet girlfriend
is startin' to pay off
and the charms that she got from travel
are startin' to wear off
and i hope that you smile tonight
watching the last of your friends arrive
you smile and shake their hands
- With Arms Outstretched
Its 16 miles, to the promise land
And I promise you, I'm doing the best I can
Now don't fool yourself
In thinking you're more than a man
Cause you'll probably end up dead
I visit these
Mountains with frequency