1. |
Me & You
05:44
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Meant to be better than you
oh well
letting the weather confuse
you
like a dog in a sweater
I’m confused too
on & on til the end
just me & you
Me & you
Hit the road ill advised
keep us apprised
wiping the dust off its not enough
you’re out of your mind
squeaked it out one more time
what a surprise
sorry what was the question?
nevermind
Nevermind
That purple & yellow is new
do tell
take all the time that you need to
get well
not really ready to see all the words
misspelled
no one else in the world
just me
& you
Me & you
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2. |
Friend is a Friend
04:10
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When a friend is a friend
be a friend to a friend
when a friend is a friend
then a friend is a friend
When a friend is a friend
then a friend is a friend
be a friend to a friend
when a friend is a friend
You don’t know
like I know
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3. |
JC
02:47
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Gently catch & hold the frogs
while noting their color
Back & forth creek to bog
regard the eggs in precious summer
Temporary warmth
on double borrowed time
Smell the sage
and hear
the crackle of the grasshopper
feel the moss and fear
the twisted angry faces
Temporary warmth
on double borrowed time
A little warmth
on too few days
Red & gray
yellow & brown
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4. |
Grand Prismatic Spring
03:59
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You & Me
them
they
want the same thing
Now would be a good time
to back it off
Now is a good time
to back it off
now
now
Don’t make
the obvious mistake
Grand Prismatic Spring
& a song
that you sing
Now is a good time
to back it off
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5. |
Helen
04:34
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Strawberry bill
where did you come from?
hit the bell with his elbow
no one else will
electable still
skinny old bill
outfield throw
political will
Helen like a bird
when the sun goes down
what will happen
when the sun goes down again?
I do thank you
Rudy & Fran
flight of a kind
fly off again
killed a few guys
free from it all
freeform withdrawal
sleep in a stall
Feathers turn to legs
head is floating down
white bird glides down
to the grass where the moonlight grows
I do thank you
Looking up from beneath
KP & Mike
little kid Jerry
looking up from a tree
Poor little lamb
wakes up in the morning
fleece all cold
he knows what’s coming
say little lamb
we’ll go on the bummer in summer
sit in the shade
& drink lemonade
& be on the hummer
Helen like a bird
when the sun goes down
what will happen
when the sun goes down again?
I do thank you
(most of this is ripped directly from ‘Ironweed’ by William Kennedy)
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6. |
Man on the Field
05:26
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Every Man on the field
every man on the field
maximum yield
Every man on the field
every man on the field
east & west thru the field
First a brother
then another
kill em all
one way
or another
Every man on the field
send the plan up the field
change hats & socks
keep your eyes peeled
Like dogs
their lives are yours
kill em all
one way
or another
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7. |
Booth
04:55
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the Booth at the end
is on fire
in some all-night diner
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8. |
Oh Well
04:59
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All my friends are dead
all my friends are dead
Cutty came by
The weeks go by
pretty sure they all died
the house keeps on sliding down the hill
what a thrill
& all the trees that we planted
now they’re slanted
oh welcome to hell
Ordinary one
sliding down a gun
ordinary one
All my friends are dead
all my friends are dead
Cmon by
Weeks go by
pretty sure they all died
the house keeps on sliding down the hill
oh what a thrill
all the folks from back then
now they’re planted
oh welcome to hell
Sliding down a gun
ordinary one
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9. |
Queen of Tears
03:57
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Like a ball in the air
or a kid & a dad who don’t care
can’t close my eyes
without you
Or a king & no crown
an actor & no one around
can’t find no rest
without two
Now I got what’s been coming from above her
first it was hers now another
like a decade that’s missing a few years
stole em from you
queen of tears
Like a priest out for strange
or a tip that’s just change
better off with nothing at all
or a note on the wrong door
all that work just to fall to the floor
its useless
not much at all
Unlikeable bully stare
its queer & its mine I don’t care
useless
meaningless
not much at all
Stop squeezing & tearing si vous plait monsieur
build it up black red & velvet if you prefer
like a notch torn from the poor cat’s ear
stole it from you
queen of tears
stole em from you
queen of tears
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10. |
Cleo
04:58
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Same time whenever
get out here solo
4 or 5 decades
Slomo says hello
What an outfit
now that’s how you hold court
material is welcome
deflated dinosaurs
Doesn’t take an asshole
to call out this rathole
hammer & anvil
quite a trick to shut them down, kill them now
Get out the back now
Please stop repeating
melt down a glass eyeball
feels like a feeling
insistent Cleo mcCall
Please & thank you
Stand me up in your place
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11. |
Get Found
03:39
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Take off
the helmet
take off
the helmet
take off
your helmet
Get found
get found
Untie the shoes
reset the clocks
refry the food
don’t see the doc
Find me a rock
& fill up a sock
don’t sign the check
inhale a lot
We just don’t care anymore
Take off the helmet
take off your helmet
get found
Breathe in a watery poisonous cloud
& ignore an increasingly dangerous crowd
& it won’t take
very long
to be
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12. |
Your Enemy
02:32
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Back before the hate sunk in
& you thought up a race to win
you were you
& I was me
& I was not
your enemy
Now it’s now and then was then
& I recognize that evil grin
you are you
& I’m me
I’m still not
the enemy
When the sun goes dark
& the moon falls apart
you’ll still hate me with all of your heart
you’ll still be you
& I’lll still be me
& I still won’t be
the enemy
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13. |
Goodbye
03:07
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Witness to a crime
witness to a crime
never you mind
leave this it’s mine
Like money it’s time
One & all will find
repeated rewind
repeating goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye sweet boy
Legendary kind
consistently behind
catalyst through time
I’m yours
You’re mine
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