LYRICS
Broken People
(All lyrics and music by Jim Butterfied)
Matter Of
Time
People say it stinks to be all alone
That’s not what I think, I am happy on my own
No matter what it takes, it all comes down to fate
And everybody wants to play
You don’t need to wander far from home
CHORUS
Everybody’s in love with someone
Sometimes they’re just hard to find
Pretty soon we all find that someone
It’s just a matter of time
Don’t go overboard, but don’t go underground
Don’t fall on your sword, despite how good that obviously
sounds
The problem nowadays, no matter what they say
Is in the expectation game
It isn’t that love is not all around
CHORUS
BRIDGE
I’m not implying there is something new under the sun
I’m just reminding you that love is a game, and games are
supposed to be fun
SOLO OVER HALF VERSE
No matter what they say, a game is meant to play
And don’t forget, everything’s fair
Isn’t that what love is all about
DOUBLE CHORUS
Here Comes
Mary
It’s been years since she has graced us with that smiling
face
Back home where she belongs
I only wish it hadn’t been so long
Here comes Mary
Like she’s walking on clouds up in the air
Here comes Mary
Feels like she’s here, there, everywhere
Almost forgot how Mary took me to that special place
Always had a way to put a smile on my face
But days turned into weeks, then weeks turned into years
Without Mary, it seemed like there was nothing clear
I love Mary, and Mary loves me
I was foolish to have those doubts
Guess I finally got this figured out
Here comes Mary
She’s walking on clouds up in the air
Here comes Mary
If I just hold her hand, she’ll take me there
And it’s okay to smile again
I finally got my Mary back again
Here comes Mary, now here we go
SOLO
I love Mary, and Mary loves me
I was foolish to have those doubts
Glad I finally got this figured out
Here comes Mary
We’re both walking on clouds up in the sky
Here comes Mary
I don’t even need to wonder why
And it’s okay to smile again
I finally got my Mary back again
Here comes Mary, and here we go…..here we go…here we go
Hijacked
You Hijacked my Heart
Right from the start
You thought you had the right to just tear it apart
You hijacked my heart
In the dream of years, it was all too much
And the fear of tears, made you lose your touch
You flew my heart around until you crashed it in the ground
You are my little love terrorist, sealed with some kind of
poison kiss
Hijacked my heart
Right from the start
You thought you had the right to just tear it apart
You stole all my dreams
Torn apart at the seams
The way you treated me bordered on the obscene
You hijacked my heart
When I think about, all you meant to me
There was not a doubt, this was meant to be
I’m not the one who told you, try again then just ignored you
It was too much, too soon, too little, too late, that just
sealed my fate
Hijacked my heart
Right from the start
You thought you had the right to just tear it apart
You confiscated my soul
You were out of control
You even tried to steal my precious rock and roll
You hijacked my heart
I aint nothin’ like jealous (this is what I want to)
You aint nothin’ but wrong (this is what I need to)
Who knows what this can tell us (this is not so wrong)
Is it wrong, to sing this song
You hijacked my heart
SOLO
You Hijacked my heart
You stole all my dreams
You confiscated my soul
You hijacked my heart
You hijacked my heart
But still so far
away
I just didn’t know
The perfect words
to say
I’m not inclined to
be the type
Who just insists on
being right
But I will fight
the good fight
Even if it takes
all night
I know roses are
red, and violets are blue
But my coloring
book just has pictures of you
So I’m not sure
which crayons you want me to use
But I will stay
inside the lines
‘Cuz I refuse to be
unkind
Hard for me to say
Feels like this takes forever
Thought I heard you say
That it was now or never
Not sure what I’m supposed to do
I’ve searched my heart to find that clue
It took so long to find you
I don’t wanna lose you
CHORUS
I know roses are red, and violets are blue
But my coloring book just has pictures of you
So I’m not sure which crayons you want me to use
But I will stay inside the lines
‘Cuz I refuse to be unkind
SOLO
Still not inclined to be the type
Who always insists on being right
But I will fight that good fight
Even if it takes all night
CHORUS
Because violets are blue, and roses are red
Now that coloring book is a novel instead
And I can’t wrap my brain ‘round some things that you said
But I will read between the lines
‘Cuz I refuse to be unkind
Judy’s
Got A Secret
Judy is the type
Who can’t disguise her true intent
She doesn’t have a filter
She’s never coy or innocent
A friend of mine once said she was a
Schizophrenic debutante
And that’s the problem here
Because she knows exactly what she wants
Judy’s got a secret
She’s trying real,
real hard to keep it
And when she says
she can, she means it
I think (know) that
Judy’s got a secret
It didn’t take too long
For me to make my first mistake
She promised me a song
She promised me a give-and-take
I fell for all her charms
I fell for how she treated me
I guess that’s how she did it
How she found my little secret key
CHORUS
BRIDGE
And when she rides her motorbike each day to school
She waves to all her friends; she thinks she’s really cool
But I’m not falling for it, I’m nobody’s fool
I had a tidy little sum inside a safe deposit box
But Judy found the key then squandered it on lots of useless
stuff
She’s got a secret
SOLO
The last time I saw Judy
She was in a County cell
It seems the secret that she thought she kept
She didn’t keep so well
And now the moral of the story
Just In case you couldn’t tell
Is if you don’t believe your lying eyes
You better run like hell
CHORUS
Judy had a secret
She tried real, real hard to keep it
I guess she didn’t really mean it
You know that Judy had a secret
Never’s Never
Better
If there’s nothing said, there’s nothing heard
It’s not right, every night
This is bordering on the absurd
It’s too late to begin
I don’t want to start all over again
It’s a crime, it’s a sin
To retrace those steps I’ve already been
Never’s never
better than late
And it’s dangerous
to test that fate
The impulsive thing
to do is not always what’s best
It’s not me, It’s not you
It’s just something that we’re going through
Take your time, I’ll take mine
And eventually we’ll see this through
Not too late, never has been
We don’t need to start all over again
It’s a crime, It’s a sin
Don’t give up now, this is almost a win
CHORUS
Never’s never better than late
And it’s dangerous to test that fate
The impulsive (compulsive) thing to do is not always what’s
best
They say it’s better soon than late
But (How) I love to procrastinate
I guess it’s better off for me (us) to take my (our) time
SOLO
It’s too late to begin
We don’t need to start all over again
It’s a crime, it’s a sin
To retrace those steps we’ve already been
CHORUS
Borderline
I was only doing 60, but the problem was the speed limit was
25
Jill was riding shotgun, and she wasn’t sure if we would make
it out alive
I didn’t see a cop, so I decided I would top it out at 70
Before the night was over, Jill would question when I told
her she’d be safe with me
I was driving my baby to the borderline
I was running real late, running out of time
If I mess this up, I’ll be further from fine
Can’t worry about that now
I’ve got to find someway, somehow
Gotta make it to the borderline
Get my girls there
in time
My family’s future
is on the line
Gotta make it to
the borderline
We were wanted in at least two states, but pretty sure that
we could skate in Arkansas
And ever since her water broke, Jill’s mind has been on other
folk, and not the law
We could see the sign ahead, and what it said, it’s saying
“Welcome to the Natural State”
But if nature had intended this, it wouldn’t have been
hit-or-miss, this must be fate
And it didn’t seem right, no it didn’t seem fair
To have to drive all night to St. Elsewhere
Or maybe Little Rock General, or somewhere near there
But there is one thing that’s for sure
I have to find my Jill a cure
Gotta make it to the borderline
Get my girls there in time
In A.R. we’ll be just fine
Gotta make it to the borderline
When we pulled into the parking lot, we didn.t see a single
cop, no sign of law
In an AR incubator Rose was born, and seconds later so was
Arkansas
Welcome to my world, I have three girls, and each one makes
damn sure I stay in line
They shake their heads and crack a smile, when I’m within a
mile of the borderline
I drove real fast, I made it there on time
I gotta make this last, I gotta stay in line
I’m doing real good, I’m doing just fine
One thing I’ll
tell you friend
I’m an Askansan til the end
I made the borderline
Got all three girls there fine
I know what’s mine is mine
I made the borderline
Once In
My Life
Since I had the nerve to face myself
Someone sent me some flowers
Wasn’t you, guess it was someone else
Don’t feel sorry for me
I don’t feel anything
Someone throw me a lifeline
Can’t you see that I am floundering
CHORUS
For once in my life, I’ll take a stand
Do more than my best, do all that I can
I’m running out of time, I’m running out of good excuses
For once in my life, I’ll be a man
I’ve been trying to do better
But it never seems to go my way
I even wrote you a letter
But they wouldn’t let me out that day
They say I’m pathological, and that seems to compromise my
health
I know the lies that hurt the most
Are the ones that I tell to myself
CHORUS
BRIDGE
When will this ever end
How can I make things right again
A million times I promised
A thousand times I tried
This might be my last opportunity
SOLO
CHORUS
For once in my life, I’ll take a stand
I’ll do more than my best, I’ll do all that I can
I’m sick of wasting time, I’m tired of making lame excuses
For once in my life, I’ll be a man
Be Your Guy
Don’t look now…But you have changed
I’m not sure how…Something’s rearranged
We let you join the band because you had a truck
I always thought you were just a little stuck-up
Now the tables turned, and this is so messed up
All my friends are asking like they’re looking for love
CHORUS
Everybody wants to make you
Everybody wants to date you
Everybody wants to be your guy
I’m so confused…Maybe I’m amazed
Thought you might feel used…But you don’t seem phased
You used to play it cool like you were one of the boys
But lately something’s changed; It started like a white noise
And now the buzz you generate really destroys
Just a matter of time before you make your own choice
Everybody wants to
know you
Even the girls are
looking at you
Everybody wants to
be your guy
You used to be that girl…..with the far-away eyes
But now you’re something new…this is such a surprise
CHORUS
Everybody wants to meet you, Everybody wants to be you,
Everybody wants to be your guy (and so do I…I wanna be your guy)
Feels So
Right
I had a premonition
It was so crystal clear
And it came to fruition
It came right now, right here
No time for me to try it
No time to test this out
Now I just can’t deny it
I’m in without a doubt
CHORUS
I want it, I need it, I love it, because…
It feels so right, feels so right
This set a precedent
That I did not expect
Feels like it’s heaven-sent
Defies my intellect
Like Sherlock I can deduct
The end before the start
And now the final product’s more
Than the sum of the parts
CHORUS
I wanted it, I needed it, I loved it, because…
It feels so right, feels so right
Attention undivided
Kept my eyes on the prize
Everything coincided
A lightning bolt surprise
This is a sight to see
This is my destiny
I finally got my answer
I got it all for free
CHORUS
I really wanted it, I fought for it, I finally got it,
and now, now…
It feels so right, feels so right, feels so right
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LYRICS
Another Day In Paradise
(All lyrics and music by Jim Butterfield)
Paradise
Just another day in paradise
As I stumble down this crooked road
Livin’ the dream and getting’ bad advice
‘Til my brain encounters overload
I won’t forget, but no regrets, I realize I’m not
dead yet
Seems like this happens every day (every day)
A little medicine might do me good
But I took that cure three years ago
Know what I shouldn’t do, and what I should
And what I shouldn’t do, I’ll just let go
Don’t hang me up, don’t let me down
I feel better when you’re around
This doesn’t happen every day
Impossible circumstances clouded all my dreams
They followed me everywhere,
every day
(every day)
But improbable happenstances were not all they seemed
I can make everything okay (alright, alright,
alright)
My latest day here in paradise
Was the same as any other day
The only difference is I realize
It’s up to me to make this all okay
Yes now I know, it’s plain to see
I’m like a prisoner set free
I hope this happens every day
(every day)
The One
That Got Away (This Bird Has Flown)
Went for a ride in Bill’s brand new car
And we didn’t have to drive too far
Bird and a friend were having trouble
Bill and I were seeing double
We ended up at Ganim’s Bar
And now it didn’t take very long
Maybe the drinks Al poured were double-strong
It wasn’t quite the same
For Bill and “What’s-Her-Name”
But Bird and I sang Karaoke, off-key all night long
That was the one who looked my way
But she’s the one that got away
Now you know it isn’t much like me
I don’t impress the girls that easily
We had a million things in common
Like Beatles, gin and ramen
So we knew that it was meant to be
Just like a train you can’t slow down
Well, we were seen all over town
And one night it was official
When the contents of her satchel
Were a toothbrush, pillow and “Goodnight Moon”
nightgown
She was the one that came to stay
But she’s the one that got away
Now if I had one hundred bucks
For every time I’ve had bad luck
I’d be rich as Rockefeller
But not a happy fella
Cause I’m always getting myself stuck
Now depending on whose side you own
It’s hard to say which one felt more “out-grown”
And even Billy was surprised
He read it with his own two eyes
The simple note she left just said “This Bird has
flown”
This Bird has flown
She’s the one that got away
No Way
To Roam
Ginny and Pete met at the Greyhound station
Planning their latest trip to God-knows-where
They had enough money saved from working Interstate
exits
To buy a couple of one-way fares
Now Ginny looks cute in a tramp kinda way, and Pete
can pretty much hold his own
So when they clean up from working at the Interstate
exits
You could swear they both have jobs and a home
CHORUS
They might think they’ve found
the way
(he/they/you)
But I guarantee it’s not
Stumbling through another day
Just remember what you’ve got
Listen to what people say
Not every house is a home
Wandering far from home
(all alone)
Is no way to roam
Now Suicide Jack with his hair slicked back
He thinks he’s some kind of self-made man
In an era gone by you’d call him some kind of grifter
Or at least maybe a confidence man
When he’s not dealing smack, he’s in his basement
pitch-black
Playing GTA ‘til break of dawn
And when he wakes up at four, he does it all like
before
Can’t figure out where all his money has gone
Ginny and Pete stepped off the Greyhound bus
Under the desert sun of God-knows-where
Pete puts on a stolen pair of Ray-Ban glasses
The sun shines bright on Ginny’s platinum hair
Now Ginny loves Pete, and it’s a fait accompli
When he presents her with a pawnshop ring
The platinum band matches her bleached hair strands
Cubic Zirconia’s her new favorite thing
When
Crystal Shatters
My perfect masterpiece was crystalline
But as it often seems to go these days
Everything changed when life got in the way (now I
say)
CHORUS
I tell myself that it doesn’t matter
I tell myself oh well, hell, who cares
The problem is that when crystal shatters
Shards fly everywhere
Pretty soon I’m on the second verse
It isn’t better, it just might be worse
I’m digging holes and running out of time
This plan is really not so crystalline (Oh, I know)
BRIDGE
Stumbling through broken glass and twisted debris
A wasteland as far as the eye can see
All the King’s horses, and all the King’s men
Couldn’t put my crystal back
together again
So now it’s come down to a matter of time
A shattered masterpiece, once crystalline
Just one more thing before I have to go
I’d say “I’m sorry”, but I think you know
Psycho
Girl
Psycho Girl came to town last week
Looking to hone her ubique mystique
Along with her sidekick, “Space Cadet”
This duo is something you can’t forget
She messes with lives and she plays with minds
Not what you’d call the empathetic kind
If screwing up lives is a superpower
Then Psycho and Space are “Girls of the Hour”
CHORUS
And everyone knows by now
There’s no match for that psycho power
She appears to be everywhere
Then vanishes in thin air…. she’s The Psycho Girl
When I met her I was quite unaware
Of the mystical powers she could share
She seemed like a mild-mannered girl
Like everyone else in this mixed-up world
Then eventually as if by fate
I discovered the Psycho Girl too late
Her powers immense, and her mission clear
To make my life miserable, now and here
Bridge
She’s an alternate universe Superman
Wreaking chaos and pain the best she can
With her fists on her hips, she does proclaim
Lies, Injustice, and The Psychotic Way!
Psycho and Space left as they came
Surviving to fight another day
If you want your own upside-down world
Find your own personal Psycho Girl
Jersey
Mary
I met a Jersey Girl, who thought she knew the world
I think it happened in a club down in Soho
She gave me such a dirty glance, and after just one
dance
Tried to convince me that I shouldn’t stay solo
CHORUS
Mary, Mary, Mary you look so
fine
But I just don’t
have time, to train another one
Mary, Jersey
Mary, you’re so damn cute
But you’re a
substitute, this just couldn’t be fun (no way)
Mary had too much to drink, at least that’s what I
think
She ended passed out on the bar in a coma
The only I.D. I could make, was obviously fake
She’s not some California girl from Sanoma (she’s
from Jersey)
LONG CHORUS
Mary, Mary, Mary you look so fine
But I just don’t have time, to train another one
Mary, Jersey Mary, you’re so damn cute
But you’re a substitute, and this just couldn’t be
fun
You’re so fine, but not mine
Maybe another place, or just some other time
Mary, Jersey Mary, gotta get you home
But I was on my own, and she
was no help at all (Oh, no)
I carried Mary to the PATH, and with a little math
I figured twenty’d get her halfway through Jersey
I pinned a letter to her sweater, for the Transit
Cops who met her
“Hi, I’m Mary.
I live somewhere in Jersey” (get down)
END CHORUSES
Mary, Mary, Mary you look so fine
But I just don’t have time, to train another one
Mary, Jersey Mary, you’re so damn cute
But you’re a substitute, and this just wouldn’t be
fun
You’re alright, not tonight
I gotta balance all my options, pick the one that
seems right
Mary, Jersey Mary, it was fun for a while
But it’s just not my style, to look the other way
Fine, fine - Mary of mine
You were the Valentine, that I never had
Mary, Mary, Mary you look so fine
But I just don’t have time, to train another one
Mary, Jersey Mary, you’re so damn cute
But you’re a substitute, and this just wouldn’t be
right (no way)
(No….not tonight)
It’s All
Good
She twirls the curls in her hair, and mentions
something distracting
It’s better to let her pretend, it’s almost like
she’s play-acting
She stares off in space to a place, a place where no
one can hurt her
And repeats, and repeats, and repeats as if I never
heard her
She says
CHORUS
It’s all good…..But I don’t believe her
I don’t wanna leave her
2)
She’s my little deceiver
It’s just I’m not a believer
2) I
just wish I believed her
It’s all good…..She tells me over and over
Like that song Crimson and
Clover
2) It’s just like crimson and clover 3)Some kind
of crimson and clover
Sometimes I don’t even know her
3)
Not sure that I even know her
Once upon a time, back in time, the answers came
before I would ask her
All the goals we set were always met, they ended
happily ever after
But fairy tales often fail, at least that’s what the
cynical tell us
I don’t wanna believe that it’s true, but only heaven
can help us
Now she says
CHORUS
If a friend can pretend, not to notice the pain
that’s inside her
Then
it’s better to let her go on, as if I
didn’t know her
I don’t wanna say it’s Okay, and hope she’ll finally
discover
Maybe someday or someway, she’ll realize that I
really love her
Until then, she says
That’s What You Get
The Punks and the Rockers, Motor-Town Hip-Hoppers
Think they got it all figured out
Rock-A-Billy Poets who don’t really know it
Some just twist, and some just shout
Glamor Rocker Wannabe’s, and indie has-beens just
like me
Looking for a wink and a nod
Don’t forget the K-Pop, Grunge and Modern Power Pop
They’re auto-tune Rock Legend Gods
Lock ‘em in a padded room, and give them each a gun
They’ll form a circular firing squad
That’s what they’ll get…..That’s what they’ll get
The girls in the back seat, groovin’ to the down-beat
Waiting for the drugs to kick in
They don’t pretend to care about, anything you talk
about
They’ll tell you when it’s time to begin
Everything is better when you tell her that you’ll
let her
Just pretend it’s one big joke
The new age is back stage, never act your real age
Can’t fix something if it ain’t broke
A friendly game between friends of Russian Roulette
But don’t forget which one of you last spoke…..That’s
what you get
CHORUS
That’s what you get
You stupid Get
This ain’t over yet
That’s what you get
The latest iteration of a dysfunctional nation
Is appearing right before your eyes
Dystopian Nirvana with a hint of Che Guevara
Telling pure sectarian lies
A Marxist protégé’s your daughter’s latest fiancé’
But he’s telling you he knows where it’s at
They’ll infiltrate your T.V. set, invent a
proletariat
You shoulda known better than that
The FBI and IRS are in on the joke
I guess we know who’ll get the final laugh…..That’s
what you get
BRIDGE
A little bit of common sense can go a long way
But none of that is common today
Did you miss the warning signs, or did you forget?
Be careful what you wish for, or you just might
regret
Be careful what you wish for, or you just might
regret
Be careful what you wish for, or you just might
regret
You ain’t seen nothin’ yet…..That’s what you’ll get
The Secular Society replaced religiosity
The lemmings all joined the same team
The Congress and the Parliament became the latest
sacrament
Genuflect before the machine
Five thousand years of moral law, and lessons learned
from Ma and Pa
They’re all just so “passé”
A narcissistic generation, supersedes good education
For ego, fortune or fame
When God becomes a party joke
To neo-cons and common folk
That’s just “end of game”…..That’s what you get
Donna
Jimmy and Donna sat on the rug, but they didn’t know
what to say
So they started to hug, and they thought about love,
but they didn’t know what to say
And all day long I am sitting singing songs
Singing to the little girl who never sings along
But Donna, I could have told you this would happen
‘Cause you never do things the way I want you to
And Donna, I always knew that this would happen
‘Cause you never do things the way I want you to
Now Jimmy and Donna had a big fight, weren’t sure
what it was all about
So they fought, and they fought, and they fell out of
love
Never figured out what it was about
And all day long I’m still sitting singing songs
Singing for a little girl who
never sings along (like this)
-BRIDGE-
Now Jimmy and Donna drifted apart, and they went
their own separate ways
And they knew from the start, in this matter of
heart, they just didn’t know what to say
And all day long I just sit here singing songs
Singing for the little girl who never sang along
But Donna, she always told me this would happen
‘Cause I never did things the way she asked me to
Yes Donna, we always knew that this would happen
‘Cause we never did things the way we needed to
Every once in a while, I’m on the rug and I smile,
and I think of that little girl
And I just kinda shrug, when I think of her love, the
difference it could have made to my world
Take It
Back
It seemed so obvious to me, that this is how it’s
meant to be
I had it figured out, without a doubt, I finally was
going to be free
Guess not so obvious to you, that memo didn’t make it
through
You liked the status quo, go with the flow, and all
the time you thought that I did too
CHORUS
So now I’m tossing and
turning from burning my bridges before
I knew the facts
and confirming that I just can’t take this back
Thought this was temporary love, not something sent
from up above
Thought this was one-and-done, a little fun, but now
it seems that push has come to shove
You say you’ve heard it all before, but this was
going to be more
Not just a passing thing, a two-week fling, you say
it’s time to even up the score
DOUBLE CHORUS
So now I’m tossing and turning from burning my
bridges before
I knew the facts and confirming that I just can’t
take this back
I’m coming and going; I’m flowing with punches before
I knew the facts, and now knowing that I just can’t
take this back
Sometimes you get what you deserve, this time my life
threw me a curve
It’s time to suck it up, drink the cup, and show that
I can muster up the nerve
You are not without any blame; this thing will never
be the same
We’ll have to change the rules, and change the tools,
this thing called love is no longer a game
Turn Out
Well
I had a dream, at least it feels like that today
It wasn’t what it seemed, so what more can I say?
That’s my story that I’m sticking to, that’s the
story I will tell
Things like this never turn out well
Her form was ever-flowing, a Siren in the mist
Her lips a hologram, I never could quite kiss
Imagination is a funny thing; it never lets you down
Opportunities you think you lost, well they’re
eventually all found
And every story has a perfect ending so much so that
I fell
But things like this rarely
turn out well
In that moment of hesitation, you search inside your
soul
In the blink of an eye, it slips away
If you measure accomplishments by everything you’ve
gained
No reason it has to end this way
That form’s no longer fleeting, it’s right here in my
midst
And talk of true love can be sealed with a kiss
Real life is a funny thing, we’ve both learned that
my friend
Opportunities and risks untaken, they rarely come
again
If you’re looking for a happy ending, you’re the one
who has to sell
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LYRICS
Luckiest Guy In The World
(All lyrics and music by Jim Butterfield)
How It Goes
This is how it starts
Thick as thieves whenever we’re together
Never far apart
Always seems it’s getting so much better
In between the sheets
And in between the promises
Always let your feelings show
Glass three quarters full
And always filling up again
And everybody knows…
CHORUS
That’s just how it goes
Where it goes, nobody knows
Chasing dreams, don’t let them go
Cuz that’s just how it goes
This is where it leads
Those routines you follow to the letter
Never what it seems
Always feels like something could be better
In between routines
Life gets complicated
Someone let their feelings show
Glass is still half full
But leaks are almost everywhere
And everybody knows…
CHORUS
SOLO
This is how it ends
Never thought for worse instead of better
Tough to comprehend
Guess it’s true that nothing lasts forever
In between the schemes
We’ve broken all the promises
Never let your feelings show
The world will little note
It’s best to just get over it
Cuz everybody knows…
CHORUS
CHORUS
CHORUS
Last Angel in the Typing Pool
You weren’t the first, you won’t be the last
But you’re the only one
Try another strategy, but not too fast
‘Cause you’re the only one
Check the roster of the company
Take a look around the room
You’re the last angel in the typing pool
Some girls like you think they’re the best
But they can never wait their turn
If you think you’re better than all the rest
You’ve got a lot to learn
All I ever wanted first was just a day or two
But the bad turned to worse, so now it’s up to you
Take a hint from Mother Nature
Take a look around the room
You’re the last (last angel)
You’re the last (last living angel)
You’re the last (last) angel in the typing pool
Everybody in the office is so amused
All the other secretaries are so confused
But Laurie, this time, I think that you could be the
one
‘Cause you’re the last (last) angel in the typing
pool
SOLO
You’re the last (last angel)
You’re the last (last living angel)
You’re the last (last) angel in the typing pool
Last angel in the typing pool
Last angel in the typing pool
Let Me Out
Life doesn’t happen in a vacuum
Things don’t just magically appear
I’m re-evaluating, I’m re-incorporating
And I don’t have much
But I know what I have, it just isn’t enough
And there must be more
I gotta find out a way, I gotta even the score
Let me out, I can’t take this
I’ve never been a quitter, but it’s time to reset
Let me out, I can’t fake this
Before I do a foolish thing I’m sure I’ll regret
Let me out!
Pretending used to be an option
But I can’t play that anymore
No matter what the cost is, it’s time to cut my
losses
And I’ve paid my dues
I’m sick of this losing, singing the blues
And enough’s enough
I gotta get out of town; I’m finally calling your
bluff
Let me out, I can’t take this
Smoke and mirrors are infectious, but you don’t have
a clue
Let me out, I can’t fake this
The bridges are all burned, nothing else I can do
The things you do are hurting me bad
The things you say are making me sad
I’m sorry to be leaving you on such a low note
But I’ve run out of options and we’re not gonna vote
Let me out! Let me out!
SOLO
And I don’t have much
But I know what I have, it just isn’t enough
And there must be more
I gotta find out a way, I gotta even the score
Let me out, I can’t take this
I’ve never been a quitter, but it’s time to reset
Let me out, I can’t fake this
Before I do a foolish thing I’m sure I’ll regret
The things you do are hurting me bad
The things you say are making me sad
I’m sorry to be leaving you on such a low note
But I’ve run out of options and we’re not gonna vote
Let me out! Let me out! Let me out!
Dream Sequence
Not sure I really deserved this
I doubt that anybody does
Reliving with a persistence (over and over and over)
But still the answer’s “just…..because”
I can see you in colors
(And black and white)
I can feel you in sound
(But not in sight)
No sounds I cannot hear
This picture’s crystal clear
But something doesn’t seem right
Feels like a…
CHORUS
Dream Sequence…..Almost aware, but never quite there
Dream Sequence…..Grasping at straws, and gasping for
air
Dream Sequence…..This is where it always seems to end
2) Sometimes seems like it will never end
3) God, sometimes I wish that
it would end
And now it haunts me too often
No way to fool or to pretend
The jagged edges won’t soften (over and over and
over)
A burden hard to comprehend
When the plot starts to thicken
(The band starts to play)
It’s really leading nowhere
(Not much to say)
I try to rearrange
There’s nothing I can change
It always plays the same way
Feels like a…
CHORUS
SOLO
Somehow it never changes
(Same old mistakes)
And every time it’s not fair
(Too much to take)
Don’t fade away on me
There’s so much more to see
Afraid that I might awake
From this strange…
CHORUS
END
Wake Up
Jeannie thinks I’m crazy
She’s been telling me that for years
I tell her “No, I’m just lazy”
But that won’t wipe away her tears
So wake up (wake up!)…Get up (get up!)…the alarm
clock won’t stop ringing
Get up (get up!)…Wake up (wake up!)…the opportunity
is fleeting
The definition of insanity
Is in the dictionary next to a big picture of me
If you were in my shoes I’m sure that this is what
you’d do
It’s not that easy…..It isn’t easy at all
Co-workers say that I’m lazy
They’ve been telling me that for a while
I go through motions half-hazy
I just won’t go that extra mile
Wake up (wake up!)…Get up (get up!)…Those telephones
keep ringing
Get up (get up!)…Straighten up (wake up!)…the
opportunity is waning
The definition of insanity
Is in the dictionary next to a big picture of me
I never thought that it would get so bad, or go so
far
It’s not that easy….Or maybe, really it is
I had an even chance
Just like everybody else
But I forgot to dance
And now I’ve scripted this tragic, comic romance
SOLO
Jeannie still thinks I’m crazy
I haven’t seen her now for months
I guess I better, just maybe
Have a plan, at least this once
Wake up (wake up!)…Get up (get up!)…the pendulum is
swinging
Get up (get up!)…Wake up (wake up!)…all I do is sit
here thinking
Wake up (wake up!)…Straighten up (get up!)…my ship’s
not coming in
Get up (get up!)…Wake up (wake up!)…I guess I better
learn to swim
Wake up (wake up!)…Get up (get up!)…my Titanic’s
slowly sinking
Get up (get up!)…Wake up (wake up!)…and that band
just won’t stop playing
Fine Fine Fine
I was drinking when I wrote this song
So excuse me if the words don’t rhyme
Then again, you know, it doesn’t matter
‘Cause it’s really just a matter of time
Just a matter of time
Before I change all the words
Convince myself that I didn’t really mean it
And it comes out sounding just absurd
But I’m fine
If you wanna be something you’re not
It’s as easy as just losing your mind
But your mind is the best thing you’ve got
So don’t lose something you might not find
I guess I’m better off fooling myself
That way only one person gets hurt
Or be painfully true to myself
I’m not sure I know which one is worse
CHORUS
But I’m fine, at least here in my mind
I tell myself all the time, it drives me out of my
mind
1) And I made that line rhyme 2) And another line
rhymes 3) And now the whole song rhymes
Because I’m fine, fine, fine
The funny thing about all of this shit
Is that friends all think they know what’s best
They give advice ‘til they think that it fits
But I’m the one who puts it to the test
I’m not sure if I’m fooling myself
But I’m sure that something really hurts
This can’t be good for my physical health
Can’t go on for even one more verse
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Just like Alice, I mix love with malice
And I’m stuck inside this looking glass
Eat this, drink that, Tweedledum and tweedle that
And grin just like a Cheshire Cat
I had a dream, I met a Queen,
But I woke up in a pool of tears
I’m as tired as a dormouse, stuck inside a small
house
It doesn’t really matter
“Cause I’m mad as a Hatter
CHORUS
Don't Close That Door
Don’t close that door again
If you do you’ll lose your only friend
And then you’ll be lost at such a cost and all alone
again
Don’t turn your back in vain
Don’t treat this like it’s some kind of game
The faster you choose, the harder you lose
The more you inflict the pain
Half the way’s not far enough
All the way’s not better
To find a way means such a lot to you
But don’t close that door again
If you do you’ll lose your only friend
And then you’ll be stuck, and out of luck, and on
your own again
Just give it one more try
A soulmate is oh so hard to find
It’s better to give, and finally live
Surrender and find out why
Everything you want you have to wait for
Tomorrow always seemed so far away
When, in fact, it’s better than that
But you never let me in
Just let me in…..Please let me in
Half the way’s not far enough
All the way’s not better
To find a way means such a lot to you
But don’t close that door again
If you do you’ll lose your only friend
And then you’ll be lost at such a cost and all alone
again
Don’t turn your back in vain
Don’t treat this like it’s some dumb game
The faster you choose, the harder you lose
The more you inflict the pain
Don’t close that door again
Don’t close that door again
Tropical Shuffle
I took a major leave of absence
A minor interlude to island nations
A culture now within my access
An introduction to the slowing process
A foreign concept, involving rhythm
It’s not like anything at all
The Tropical Shuffle
It’s just the Tropical Shuffle
I wish I’d stayed around there
It’s far too late, now I’ve gone away
I let that tropical feeling…..slip away
Returning home I found it shocking
That no one knows this form of foreign dancing
Misunderstanding what I’m feeling
A puzzled look at what I find appealing
It’s like a slowdown, it’s not a Motown
It’s not like anything at all
The Tropical Shuffle
I miss the Tropical Shuffle…..DO IT!
I wish I’d stayed around there
It’s far too late, now I’ve gone away
I let that tropical feeling…..slip away
Now it’s a permanent vacation
I’ve left behind a fading generation
The satisfaction I’ve recovered
I won’t go back until they’ve all discovered
And now I’m happy, so very happy
Someday they’ll see what I have found
The Tropical Shuffle
I do the Tropical Shuffle
Slip away, slip away, slip away
Misinformation
Nobody ever cared, what I would have to share
Nobody ever asked me why, nobody even dared
Now they can’t win, they’re all invested in –
Misinformation
No way anyone can avoid – Misinformation
The people in the bar, all walked me to my car
They said it was frustration, but I know it’s not
that far
I don’t know why, those people by – Misinformation
Somebody told me I was breaking down
I never read it in the news, how did that get around?
My family says I’m crazy, and my friends agree
I guess it’s just a question of
what each one sees
I didn’t catch the name, never learned to play this
game
But now I’m in the driver’s seat and I don’t feel the
same
Now everybody knows, but nobody cares –
Misinformation
Picture of a man who never got a break
The scene of retribution was my last mistake
I’d contemplate solutions if I only could
Without the information, this just can’t be good
CHORUS
I’ve got my own way of living (you’re on your own)
I’ve got a new set of values (you’re on your own)
Some kind of new revelation (you’re on your own)
Misinformation’s everywhere/never free
SOLO
And now I have to laugh, I’m never going back
I’ve played out all my options, now the chance has
turned to fact
I can’t stand pat, I have to fight all that –
Misinformation
Somebody told me I was breaking down
I never read it in the news, how did that get around?
My family says I’m crazy, and my friends agree
I guess it’s just a question of
what each one sees
CHORUS
Luckiest Guy In The World
I don’t know, when I knew
But I knew it must be somewhere
Any day, every day
Was the same as being nowhere
Now every day is like a revelation
And everything’s brand new
I finally realized…
CHORUS
I’m the luckiest guy in the world
And now I know
And I should never have doubted
The luckiest guy in the world
I learned out how
I wanna jump up and shout it
The luckiest, luckiest, luckiest guy in the world
I’m the luckiest guy in the world
I guess I always knew
It’s all because of you
You might say, in a way
I ran out of second chances
Growing up, giving up
In and out of life’s romances
Funny how when things are least expected
They hit you in the head
Now it’s plain to see…
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Don’t need to dwell upon mistakes made in the past
That’s not gonna change things anyway
I just need to tell myself that you are here at last
The past doesn’t matter
No, it doesn’t really matter
It doesn’t matter anymore…’cause