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  2. The Game
  3. Hey Lou
  4. In There
  5. Good Side
  6. Sheridan Rd.
  7. Ba Ba Ba
  8. Soberish
  9. Soul Sucker
  10. Lonely St.
  11. Dosage
  12. Bad Kitty
  13. Rain Scene

Spanish Doors

Is something wrong?
You take my hand
I play along
But I can tell it’s bad

I don’t want to talk about it
‘Cause talking about it makes me sad
Why would I agree to something like that?

Pushing past the table, spilling my drink
Locked up in the bathroom, staring at the sink
I don’t want to see anybody I know
I don’t want to be anywhere that you and I used to go

I’m slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
The ghost I see in the mirror doesn’t smile anymore
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(I don’t want to know)

I’m slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
The ghost I see in the mirror doesn’t smile anymore
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(I don’t want to know)

What about the kids?
What about the house?
What about our friends?
What do I do now?

I don’t want to think about it
‘Cause thinking about it is too hard
How would I replace you, where would I start?
And I always had a strange heart

Pushing past the table, spilling my drink
Locked up in the bathroom, staring at the sink
I don’t want to see anybody I know
I don’t want to be anywhere that you and I used to go

I’m slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
The ghost I see in the mirror doesn’t smile anymore
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(I don’t want to know)

Where do I go?
What do I do?
Who can I tell about it?

Pushing past the table, spilling my drink
Locked up in the bathroom, staring at the sink
I don’t want to see anybody I know
I don’t want to be anywhere that you and I used to go

I’m slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
The ghost I see in the mirror doesn’t smile anymore
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(I don’t want to know)

I’m slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
The ghost I see in the mirror doesn’t smile anymore
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(I don’t want to know)

(There’s no way out of this place)
(I can’t hide my lying face, there’s no life here without you)
(Just the echo of our love)

I’m slowly disappearing behind our Spanish Doors
(Don’t want to think about it, don’t want to talk about it)
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
The ghost I see in the mirror doesn’t smile anymore
(Don’t want to think about it, I don’t want to go)
(I don’t want to know)

(There’s no way out of this place)
(I can’t hide my lying face, there’s no life here without you)
(Just the echo of our love)

Where do I go?
What do I do?

The Game

You don’t remember, do you?
How many times I’ve called your name
Don’t mean nothing to you
Our separate lives, our lonely days
Suddenly, you’re asking me to stay
What do you want me to say?

By this time tomorrow
You’re gonna be so far away
And every time I think we’re solid
You change the game

Didn’t you hear the sirens, baby?
Didn’t you see the flames?
So don’t complain

If this time tomorrow
You’re gonna be so far away
Every time I think we’re solid
You change the game

You have my affection
Any time, any place
Call it reconnection
Call it love
Or the chase

But oh if you would give me your protection
Instead of giving me so much space

By this time tomorrow
You’re gonna be so far away
And every time I think we’re solid
You change

Hey Lou

What’s inside that heavy head
Are you on the junk again
Your eyes look dead
But your mouth keeps moving on and on
We’re losing all of our friends
Pretty soon it’s going to be just you and me across the table

(Hey Lou)
Hey Lou
Are you feeling alright
(Hey Lou)
What you wanna do
Are we staying all night

No one knows what to think
When you’re acting like an asshole
Spilling all the drinks
Talking shit about Warhol again
Who is that fool in the den
I’m not running a zoo here, tell me now what can we do

(Hey Lou)
Hey Lou
Are you feeling alright
(Hey Lou)
What you wanna do
Is he staying all night
(Hey Lou)
Hey, hey Lou
Are you feeling alright

You told me you had wings
Flying high down Fifth Avenue

How did that work out for you
How did that work out for you
How did that work out for you
How did that work out for you

Oh Superman
I’ve done as much as I can
You’re not the life of the party

(Hey Lou)
Hey Lou
Are you feeling alright
(Hey Lou)
What you wanna do
Are we staying all night
(Hey Lou)
Hey, hey Lou
Are you feeling alright
(Hey Lou)
What you wanna do
I can see the daylight again

In There

My confidence is shook
(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
I don’t know where to look
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)
Can’t believe you’re not mine
This time

I can think of a thousand things that are wrong
And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along
(Just you and me)

Somehow you got in there
Like smoke under the door
Or cold coming in through the floor
You got in there

(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
Damnit, I don’t want to be alone
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)
My heart is weak, I’m bruised and beat
So don’t, don’t be slow

You gotta get in there
Like smoke under the door
Like cold comes through the floor
You got in there

(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)

You mess with my head
I still see us in bed
I miss the way that we kiss
I confess

You got in there
(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
You got in there
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)
Somehow you got in there
(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
You gotta get in there
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)

Like smoke under the door
Like cold comes through the floor
You got in there
(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
You got in there
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)
You got in there
(I can think of a thousand things that are wrong)
You got in there
(And I can think of a thousand reasons why you and I don’t get along)

Good Side

There are so many ways to fuck up a life
I try to be original
Done plenty more wrong than I ever did right
Still, I’m not a criminal

If I wanted to make this last even longer
I’d do what I did, only sweeter and strong
But that wouldn’t stop my true nature from showing up
Eventually

When you think back on us
I don’t want you to feel bad

I’m gonna leave you with my good side
I’m gonna leave you with my good side
I’m gonna leave you with my good side

So I’m not calling or coming to the party
Thinking up ways to make you want me
I like what we had and that’s as good as it gets

If we say goodbye now and that’s how we part
It’ll never be sad and we’ll finish what we started
And we won’t have regrets

I’m gonna leave you with my good side
I’m gonna leave you with my good side
I’m gonna leave you with my good side

Why does the chicken cross the road
‘Cause it wants to dig a Brad Pitt

When you think back on us
I don’t want you to feel bad
You’ll find in due time
You’re gonna miss what we had

I’m gonna leave you with
I’m gonna leave you with
I’m gonna leave you with my good side
I’m gonna leave you with my good side
You’re gonna miss me and my blue eyes
You’re gonna leave me with the good side

Sheridan Rd.

You show me your places, I’ll show you mine
The throws of our youth and where life was unkind
Winding down Sheridan, the wind in our hair
We notice the new, but the old is still there
Merging, converging once we hit Lake Shore Drive

Straight past Playboy and down to the Loop
Go up to our penthouse to smoke on the roof
The city beneath us is sparkling like diamonds
I play you a song called “Our Dog Days Behind Us”
As lightning is exciting as it lights up Lake Michigan

The rays of the sun break through the storm
And way over, there’s blue, blue sky

Ba Ba Ba

Ba ba ba…

Just so you know
So you know a little more before you go
I never meant to cause you any heartache

See how our faces shine
With me loving yours and you loving mine
Arm in arm, we climb aboard the elevator

We’re gonna go on up to my hotel room
Sneaking past the maid
I don’t have the guts to tell you that I feel safe
I feel

Ba ba ba…

I never cared how or why or when
As long as you were there
Something about the way you looked at me
Bent and warped the gravity

Somewhere in time
There’s photograph of you and I
Kissing in the corridor

Yeah we’re gonna go on up to my hotel room
Make each other late
I don’t have the guts to tell you that I feel great
I feel safe
I feel

Ba ba ba…

You’re a seller not a buyer, it occurs to me now
Trap a fly under a spider and you’d argue it out
I wanted to come back as soon as I left
But I promised to play for the rest of the guests

I was meant to be singing the words to your face
But you flew in and fell asleep at your place
As I walk out the door into your Garden of Eden
All the sunflower’s faces bow down ’cause they’re grieving
For the sound of the end of us

And the only thing that I can recall from that scene
Are the wings on your back and the gravel underneath my feet…

Soberish

Everyone’s got a maze inside their heart
The best we can do is pick a place to start
Meet me in the lounge of the St. Regis at five
I’ll be sitting by the window wearing white

I already told you
I’m not gonna make the same mistakes over and over
You can be mad if you want
I did a shot ’cause I’m terrified

I’m asking you
Tell me why do we keep dicking around
Waited such a long time to be with you
Now I’m chickening out
I’ve got so much to say
Somehow it’s never the right thing
I meant to be sober, but the bar’s so inviting

People are laughing and having fun
Leaning back and relaxing now the day is done
I know exactly what you must think of me
But, baby, I’ve never been so glad to see somebody

I already told you
It was love at first sight
And that’s a frightening notion
I’ll hold the light and you can read me what we owe

Come on, let’s go

Tell me
Why do we keep dicking around
Waited such a long time to be with you
Now I’m chickening out
I’ve got so much to say
Somehow it’s never the right thing
I meant to be sober, but the bar’s so inviting

Why do we keep dicking around
Waited such a long time to be with you
And here you are now
I am soberish and I can’t make a sound

But I will open my arms up (open my arms)
And wrap them around you
I will open my arms up (open my arms)
And wrap them around you

Soul Sucker

Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker

You think I’m your teddy bear
You won’t let me go nowhere
You’re not my number one
Let’s call this whole thing done
It’s no damn fun
You’re not fooling anyone

Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker

Always home to catch my eyes
Shutting down the other guys
You’re not the boss of me
I’m sitting in good company
Where the drinks are free
Why can’t you just let me be

Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker
Baby, you’re a soul sucker

Call me names, I’m mad as hell
I don’t need to hear anymore
You’ve got problems I don’t have to figure out
You never cared what I was about

Nice to meet you, I don’t think that we’ve met
I’m the girl who’s gonna tear you to shreds
Later tonight when you’re lying in bed
You’re gonna hear what I’m singing, ringing in your head
Don’t pretend that you don’t understand it
The stars and the stripes on my epaulettes demand it
I am the thief that’s gonna make out like a bandit
And steal your heart away

Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding
Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding
Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)

Sixteen minutes of concentrated sex
Your best guess of what is coming next
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
It tolls for thee
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
It tolls for thee
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)

Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding
Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding
Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)
Ring ding ding, ringa ding ding
Ring ding ding, ringa dinga ding
(Baby, you’re a soul sucker)

Lonely St.

My heart is a lonely street
When you’re far away
Don’t you miss me, baby
Why don’t you call me and say

I’ve been missing you, girl, like the sun
I’ve been working so hard, most of it fun
But some of it grey, like it was today
I’ve gotta run

Half the time I’m so scared I care so much
Lying in bed, I imagine that you and I touch
And it feels so real to me
I wanna call you and say

I’ve been missing you, boy, like the sun
I’ve been working so hard, most of it fun
But some of it grey, like it was today
I’ve gotta run
I’ve gotta run

I’ve been missing you, girl, like the sun
We’ve been shooting all night, but the scene isn’t done
And I’ve got my friends to pick up the loose ends
And I’ve got your picture until I see you again
But it doesn’t whisper to me all of the things I need to hear

Missing you, boy, like the sun
I’ve been singing all night, but the song isn’t done
They’ve got holiday lights up in the street
When will you come home to me
When will you come home to me
When will you come back home to me
To me
To me

Dosage

I used to be just like you
Doing a little more than what I thought I could handle
Take a page from this well-worn book
A fun night can lead to sex and scandal

Dosage is everything
It hurts you or it helps
Go take your medicine
And call me when you’re well

Thanks for the drink, but I think you’re over-served
I’d rather roll you a joint with weed the bartender sold me
Good things can be too much or not enough
I reach for words dear Henry told me

Dosage is everything
(Dosage is everything)
It hurts you or it helps
(It hurts you or it helps)
Go take your medicine
(Take your medicine)
And call me when you’re well
(Call me when you’re well)

You sing like a bird and I’m sure you’ll go far
But I can’t help you sitting drunk at this bar
I haven’t been back here in thirty-two years
Now that I’m older and I’m facing my fear

Did we ever run together
Like finds like

Dosage is everything
(Dosage is everything)
It hurts you or it helps
(It hurts you or it helps)
Go take your medicine
(Take your medicine)
And call me when you’re well
(Call me when you’re well)

Dosage is everything
(Dosage is everything)
It hurts you or it helps
(It hurts you or it helps)
Go take your medicine
(Take your medicine)
And call me when you’re well
(Call me when you’re well)

Bad Kitty

My pussy is a big dumb cat
It lies around lazy and fat
But when it gets a taste for a man
It goes out hunting for him anyway it can

I don’t live in a world that appreciates me
You could say that I’m ahead of my time
Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me
Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives

I feel the feline in the back of my eyeballs
Always land on my feet when I fall
Sneaking past you silent as the fog
I go out and play with my big black dog

I don’t live in a world that appreciates me
You could say that I’m ahead of my time
Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me
Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives

No helmet, no brakes, no net, no rope
No more cocaine, no more free dope
No condom, no pills, no more cheap thrills
No map, no plan, no, no, no

I don’t live in a world that appreciates me
You could say that I am one of a kind
Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me
Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives

No back up, no cigarettes, baby, and no regrets

No helmet, no brakes, no net, no rope
No more cocaine, no more free dope
No condom, no pills, no more cheap thrills
No map, no plan, no, no, no

I don’t live in a world that appreciates me
You could say that I’m ahead of my time
Misbehaving is the one thing that always makes me
Grateful the Goddess gave me eight more lives

No back up, no cigarettes, baby, and no regrets

Rain Scene

I’m gonna make it rain
I’m gonna make it rain, daddy
I’m gonna make it rain
Sunny Southern California
Lord knows, I adore ya
But, my boy, he lives up north
So I’m gonna make it rain


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