America Town

EASY TONIGHT

You were wrong     You were right
You are gone            Tonight
You were free           So alive
You were wrong     You were right

You were down       You could see
You wore hearts     For me
You were sharp       Sharp as knives
You were wrong      You were right

Shot down...said you never had the chance
Took a ride on a suicide romance
Could have sworn there was somebody home
To facilitate the great unknown
Woman, I ain't going to meet you anywhere
Don't know where I'm going yet...but I sure am getting there

Shotgun fire...anybody home
I got two in the telephone
Alright...it's not easy tonight

You were bound     You were free
You wear black        For me
You were dark          Dark as night
You were wrong      You were right

Shot down...said you never had the chance
Took a ride on a suicide romance
Could have sworn there was somebody home
To facilitate the great unknown
But woman, I ain't going to meet you anywhere
Don't know where I'm going yet...but I sure am getting there


Shotgun fire...anybody home
I got two in the telephone
Alright...it's not easy tonight

She's in. Over my head...and it's not easy
It's not easy tonight
Shotgun fire...anybody home
I got two dimes in the telephone
Alright...it's not easy tonight

You were free...now you're not...you were free



BLOODY MARY (A NOTE ON APATHY)

Over by the still she says,
"Man I think you better wait for tomorrow!
Take this pillow for your head
And I'll take you."

Back against the beast I went
To feel her coming, hot for the follow-up
Here comes the sun again... (to see me through)

On and on she takes me from you, my love
On and on she rakes me from you

Happily I leave her fed
Tonight I swear, I swear on tomorrow... (wait)
Here comes the sun again
To see me through...

On and on she takes me from you, my love
On and on she rakes me from you

Bloody Mary's for all...
Bloody Mary's for all...

On and on she takes me from you, my love
On and on she rakes me from you

All of my dreams for you...to follow
All of my dreams for you...to swallow
All of my dreams for you...



SUPERMAN (IT'S NOT EASY)

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me

I'm more than a bird...I'm more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It's not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I'll never see

It may sound absurd...but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me

Up, up and away...away from me
It's all right...you can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy...or anything...

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one-way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me

It's not easy to be me



AMERICA TOWN

I know I should be happy in your land
It's not all that wild to me
Not that I want to be any other where
I know it's hell out there

Here in the borders of America Town
All the dollies are spinning round and round
Hail to the chief
Let's just drag them all down
There's got to be a hero somewhere

Used to get annoyed at the fire and the flag
Now it just seems old to me
(Everyone is old to me)

And I know we'd kick your ass
But first I'll take a nap tonight
And know someone's looking over me

Here in the borders of America Town
All the dollies are spinning round and round
Hail to the chief
Let's just drag them all down
There's got to be a hero somewhere

I tried it
I've seen it
I bought it all

Not that I'm upset
I can still make my bed on the basketball game
And I got my spare change
I'm even o.k. with the hoodlums on the hill
They're in my will
Like her and you
Whom and who
In America Town
We all spin around
In America Town
I'm really not down...
We all spin around
In America Town
America Town

America Town



SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

I don't know where to begin
I don't know how to get out there to see you
I don't know where to dig in
I don't know how to get in there...to feel you

It's been too long and I'm about to be in time for me
It's been too long and I'm in time

Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that

I never thought I would win
I never thought much about that
(It's been a long time coming)
I never stopped to begin
Thinking about the process
(It's been a long time coming)

It's been too long and I'm about to be
In time for me
It's been too long and I'm in time

Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that

And I'm going to be there...be there...alright

I don't know where to begin
I don't know how to get out there to see you

Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that
Baby there's something about you that
I can hold on to
I'm going to hold on to that

It's been a long time coming
I'm going to hold on to that



JAINY

Jainy sells for three dimes a night
Morning helps her find her way blind
And I love her more than I can tell
Heaven help me now
Seems I found to find her just as well...

Jainy yea...
Jainy yea...

Jainy takes me three times a night
Morning saves me and I find my way blind
And she loves me more than she can tell
Heaven help her now
Seems she found to find me just as well

Jainy yea...
Jainy yea...

Jainy stares at stars every night
Morning takes her eyes every time
And she'll love me more than you can tell
Heaven help us now
Seems you've finally found us...just as well...

Jainy yea...
Jainy yea...

She'll be alright
She'll be alright



MICHAEL JORDAN

My shirt, my hat, my books
A trip to the zoo
My couch, remote, a large Coke (yea)
I'd get on my knees, my God,
If I could

I would give anything...to be you...

My job, my car, my cash
My house on the hill
My piano, I'd burn to ashes (yea)
I'd get on my knees, my God
If I could

I would give anything
To be you...

My voice, my worm, my wife
A first born or two
I'd give the knife, my Mike if just,
Cut me at the knees
My God (my Jordan)

I would give anything
I would give to...
Be
You...



OUT OF LOVE

I'm out of love again
And I need anyone
I'm out of love again
And I need everyone
I'm out. I'm in again
And I need some love
I'm out of touch again
And I need you babe

I'm out of love again
But I got your stuff
I'm out of love again
But I got your love

I'm out of whack again
And I need soft heat
I'm down too far to bend
And I need something sweet

I'm out of love again
But I got your stuff
I'm out of love again
But I got your love
I'm out of love again
But I got your stuff

People in my life...you're the one
Of people in my life you're the one

I'm out of love again
But I got your love
I'm out of love again
But I got your stuff
I'm out of love again
But I got your love

I'm out of love again
Not while you're by my side
THE LAST GREAT AMERICAN

Mr. Merry cries in his coffin
For days he says he can remember
And through the town the pallbearers sing old songs
Of a beautiful purple mountain
From every walk of life we've come to see the Last Great American

May I now present you the speaker,
"Friends he was a man of men, a man of gold...
He had a how do you say, ethical-like sense"
That's when the President started to giggle
Then the children gave the blessing
Though the service weren't half done
Each of them sued the other one
For the Last Great American

Merry reaches up, we bow our heads
He pulls the lid on down and his stone is read
     Here lies our Merry
     The man with the heart so spent
     That in this day and age
     Is sick of living

And the judges argue letters
Fabric come undone
For every daughter every son
Of the Last Great American

For every daughter every son
Of the Last Great American



LOVE SONG

Put away your tears and your sleepy eyes
Put away that bullshit, big boys they don't cry to their mamas
...she'll be back soon
Put away your raincoat and make your bed
Take another bullet right to your head
We're going on a picnic and we'll get there soon

She says...maybe it's over
He says...there's plenty more fish in the sea
I say...don't go away from me...

Put away your dinner and have a snack
Tie your little brother up in a sack now
We're moving to the country and we'll get there soon (she says)

Pack up all the things that you don't deserve
Take another swing...here comes a curve ball
I bet you can't hit it cause you'll swing too soon

She says...maybe it's over
He says...there's plenty more fish in the sea
I say...don't go away from me...
Don't go away
Please don't go away from me...

Take those damn pictures off of that shelf
Put away your mommy you don't need her
I found you a new one...she'll be here soon

She says...my God it's over
He says...I found another fish in the sea
I say...why me?
Why me?
Why me?
Why is it me?



BOAT PARADE

There's a crack in the hull
Where the penitents used to live
There's a crack in the hull
Where the penitents used to live
And we can make it right if we row all night
Give all that we can give
There's a crack in the hull
Where the penitents used to live

There's a leak in the hold
Where the infantry used to sleep
There's a leak in the hold
Where the infantry used to sleep
And we can make it right if we roll all night
Baby dust off your knees
There's a leak in the hold
Where the infantry used to sleep

Little monsters (on the table)
Crazies here to play
Little monsters on the boat parade

There's a hole in the hat
Where the captain kept his dreams
There's a hole in the hat
Where the captain kept his dreams
If we sail all night
Better pray for a breeze
There's a hole in the hat
Where the captain used to be



ALRIGHT

I took her leaving like I did before
I turned around and I asked for more
And she didn't even mean a thing to me

I left my spirit at the chapel door
I sailed around 'til I lost the war
And you didn't even think to send a thing

But I'm alright, alright, I feel alright
I never been better in my life
You know the score

I'm just fine, I'm fine, feeling fine
A regular sawed-off valentine
That nothing more

I hit my head upon the chamber door
And all the marbles rolled on the floor
All all the psychos in the ward start screaming...

I'm alright, alright, I feel alright
I never been better in my life
You know the score

I'm just fine, I'm fine, feeling fine
A regular sawed-off valentine
That nothing more

My baby

I'm alright, alright, I feel alright
I never been better in my life
You know the score

I'm just fine, I'm fine, feeling fine
A regular sawed-off valentine
That nothing more