Understudy

Did you know we are all liars?
And it's finally settling in your head
Did you know that it's all right?
Even though you sometimes wish we were dead

But you played the part so good
Of the fool, you see
You never played the part before
Just always an understudy
Always said this would never happen to you
But my love you fell in love

And here comes the coil boy
With a bracelet and a thorn in his side
Never thought to wonder
Any one could make him feel so alive
But the storms with in her eyes they thrilled him
But the warmth between her thighs, it thrilled him
To no ones surprise
Always said this would never happen to you
Guess what you fell in love

But you played the part so good
Of the fool you see
Would you look at the bright side
Now you could sing sad songs like me
Always said this would never happen to you
But what do we know what do we know

Bedroom song

This is where I belong
Singing another bedroom song
This is where I'll stay, till all the tears are dried away
How did my radio suddenly become my best friend?
There's no one to blame its only me so I cant complain

But I don't mind it
Being on my own
With a pen and paper writing these stupid songs
I do admit the sounds are beautiful outside
But their just not singing my life

This is where I'm strong
Playing my guitar all day long
In here I don't lack
Reading books by Wilde or Kerouac
Sometimes Im getting high
Same time feeling low
There's no one to blame its only me so I cant complain

But I don't mind it
Being on my own
With a pen and paper writing these stupid songs
"Rejection is one thing, but rejection from a fool….
(id hate to quote you but,)…is cruel"

But I don't mind it
Being on my own
With a pen and paper writing these stupid songs
I do admit the sounds are beautiful outside
But their just not singing my life

This and every song I sing is blue
With outlines black
This and every song happiness,
Joy it always lacks
Oh, as soon as the sun hits it hits me hard
And I can't take anymore
See, see, see, I was a rock but now a pebble thrown
Thrown among the stones

A walk across the hills
Will kill my ill
Just for a while
And just the though of her face always brings a smile
Oh, but back on these concrete streets we used to roam
I need a drink on my own
Because you see, see, see
I was a heavy book but now
Just a page crumbled up and thrown

Today isn't so bad but I know tonight will not disappoint
Today isn't half bad but I know tonight will not disappoint
Tonight will not disappoint

No hellos

No hellos they've always been good-byes
As the tears are falling from your eyes
And now your old your looking pretty bored
As those shades cover the wrinkles in you eyes
Here you are again

Once a star you had your name in lights
But oh how father time must hate you
And how could I make an attempt to try
When those tears are falling from your eyes
You say to yourself, "I think ill make it on my own"
But your knees are shaking
Your knees are shaking what do you know
The city is alive but you are not
Its okay neither am I
No hellos just good-byes

I will wait for you
Till the grass turns shades of blue
You say to yourself, "I think ill make it on my own"
But your knees are shaking
Your knees are shaking what do you know
The city is alive but you are not
Its okay neither am I
No hellos just good-byes

Moniker

Things aren't going my way
Same as it was yesterday
Oh what a surprise

Things aren't going as planned
Words from this charm less man
Always fall short of an explanation
Am I loosing my way?
Is it true what they say?
Im not myself
Am I drinking too much?
Avoiding human touch
People come second or possibly third

I know its crazy
Easy too hate me

It makes me sick to think about it
Find myself alone
Singing Phil Collins songs
It makes me sick to think about it
Im not what you call a likely story
Am I loosing my way?
Is it true what they say?
Im not myself
Am I drinking too much?
Avoiding human touch
People come second or possibly third

Everything is well
In this little town that's going straight to hell
Everything is fine
In this little house of mine
The grass is starting to grow
Oh what a miracle miracle grow
I think im ready to go in the company of none
As this clock is ticking by my bed
This clock is ticking in my head
As I wait alone for you as wait alone

And everything is my fault
I know I should have called before I came over
Cause little did I know that your grass was growing too
I could be a fool at times
Cause I just cant wait to get hurt again
I pick flowers one by one
But the thorns on this one made me bleed
As my blood is dipping on my bed
This clock is ticking in my head
As I wait alone like a fool
As I wait alone

Oh well

Everyone has turned their back on you
And I know that someday I will too
But if I was to change my mind
If I was to change it one more time
Would you turn your back on me

It seems like I've got more eyes behind my head
Im trying to walk straight but im falling behind instead
Oh well

2x And I know it's so scary for you to think all of this could be true

If mother could only see you now shed be so glad
If father could only see you now oh too bad
Oh well

Kiss me kill me

Jump in the back seat of my car
Cause im coming around again
Leave all your cassettes at home
Cause you music I cannot stand
I've been driving alone for a long time I know its true
But I think I'd like it…

Bring a change of clothes for today
Cause your spending the night again
And leave your telephone at home
Cause your friends I just cannot stand
I've been sleeping alone for a long time I know its true
But I think id like it….
…If you would just give me more time
I know it's cruel that I might just change my mind
But will you wait for me
To open up my heart insecurities
They make me stay away, stay away

I don't expect for you to know or even to understand
When I say to you that I that im just
Not ready yet
I've been living alone for as long time I know its true
…If you would just give me more time
I know it's cruel that I might just change my mind
But will you wait for me

Tuesday night

Once more with tears in your eyes you'll sleep, you'll sleep
Wake up with dryness in your eyes my dear, my dear

So what of the people around they lie, they lie
Your pain to others is a light, others like me
Others like me and you

Crush

Something's different this morning
I cant really tell something different this morning
I recognize that smell
No bad head when I woke up
Im felling kind of good
Something different this morning

No im no longer bitter
Im no longer sweet
No I don't want to stay home
I want to hit the streets
And what is that familiar sound
I think that they're called birds
And I don't know for why months I have been acting absurd

But I think I know what is happening here
I think I know it's becoming so clear
Yeah my heart is getting over being crushed like a bug
Now it's my turn to crush this, this thing you call love

Now the damage has been made the damage is done
You've created a monster out of this one
Many will come and go and maybe lay on my bed
But never will I let them inside my heart or my head

I think I know why it feels so good
I think I know was miss understood
Yeah my heart is getting over being crushed like a bug
Now its my turn to crush this, this thing you call love

Happy

Take a walk with me
I wont try to bore you this time
Have a drink here with me
And you could tell me all about your day
And what songs you heard on the radio that made you smile
I know it's hard to be
With someone like me
I know your parents don't approve
And your friends all hate me
But if they only knew
How we kiss under the moonlight and how I hold your head up
When you're down
Then they'd truly know that you're happy

If they only knew how we laugh at television and
Heard the stories you and I have been through
They'd know how hard it is to be happy

Jack

Would you like to run away?
And leave everything that made us so crazy
Well smoke out on the way
Well leave everything that made the view hazy
And people will try to scheme
Never will they ever crush or kill our dream
Been dreaming too long

And would you like to spit in their eye
All of those who you wasted time in smiling
Im leaning towards July
Cause that's when the Denver doldrums are starting
And people will try to scheme
Never will they ever crush or kill our dream
Been dreaming too long

And would you like to settle down
In a small Mexican town
Well drink green tea hit the ground all around
And would you like to head out west
Picking up two friends at best
And the girls' names tomorrow we will forget

Yeah its crazy I know
Taking this on the road
Yeah its crazy I know
You and me on the road

Crazy high

I don't want to come over
This is typical me
I never said it was over
Should have guessed it when I returned your key
All the while you were in another world
All the while I thought you cared
All the while you were in another world
And im sure I wasn't there

You don't look so pretty
Now that I know you well
You seem to loose attraction
Now that no longer under your spell
Well you might think I crazy you might even call me a fool
But tell me why when I look in your eyes I see a monster in you

On the rocks

When you're standing on your own
You can see wants going on here in your life
Your paying all your bills you're cleaning up your spills
Oh what a life
You call this being alive
But don't forget all the things that make you smile
Yeah maybe they're not here now
It will be a while

And this darkness all around is silent without a sound
But it's so loud
One pill to roll away one sniff to start the day
Feet on the ground
Soon ill be under the ground
But don't forget all the things that make you smile
Yeah maybe they are not here now
It'll be awhile

But don't forget about
That sunshine in the morning
Those friends that stood by you
No matter what the dawning
I would wish all that I've felt on anybody
I would wish all that
I've lost on anybody
So take a drink or make it two
And lay my head here on the rocks

Plans and schemes

Sometimes it hits you when in bed
Won't let you rest your head
And it's so so scary yeah
Sometimes it hits you in your car
Won't let you drive too far
And it's so so scary to me

And all the words that she said
You have taken and dismembered
And all the words that you said you wonder if she remembers anything
All your plans and all your schemes
Anything at all all the songs you used to sing
Anything

Sometimes it hits you when you moved on
You thought by now it would be gone but lord how it lingers
Sometimes love will make you feel sick
Will make you weak in your knees
And it's all so scary to me

And all the words that she said
You have taken and dismembered
And all the words that you said you wonder if she remembers anything
All your plans and all your schemes
Anything at all all the songs you used to sing
Anything

Here I go again

Here I go again
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I can't complain
Experience has lend a hand in the life of this here man
In this sad song ballad man
Here you go again
Comb you hair and calla friend and descend
Go out and concur the world but you should know like me that
The boy never gets the girl

Come and take my ill advice
If you like ill say it twice
Go out and concur the world but you should know like me that the boy never gets the girl