1.Avenues And Alleyways
I figured out the problem but you can't take my heart it's in
the city behind
yea the problem is you you didn't see us comin' now there's
nothin' you can do
times are gonna change, change or step aside it's my point of
view that took
you by surprise the sun's comin up yea the new dawn arrives a
new generation
standing stand with anger in their eyes no love in the city
because there's
no connection been stricken with disease a racial infection I'm
a battering
ram comin' through to you in every alleyway on every avenue
actions could
erase all the fear that we suffer people segregated no one
understands each
other he's a different color but we're the same kid I will treat
him like my
brother he will treat me like his well an eye for an eye yea a
tooth for a
tooth brother against brother should be singin' with the group
the inner
cities burnin' yea it's screamin' black and blue the power and
the passion of
a million youth figured out the problem yea the problem is you
you din't see
us comin' now there's nothin' you can do he's a different color
but we're the
same kid I will treat him like my brother he will treat me like
his all the
blood that spills of all the guts that fly the media paints a
picture that
stands pits dogs against cats now who is responsible the power
in the issue
the force is unstoppable
2.Junkie Man
The common man doesn't suffer pain like this only the soul that
has never been
kissed let us adore our beautiful son he's ridin' on the River
of Babylon
bootin' up, shootin' up bring on the brightness see the son of
god is comin'
up and I see a likeness internalize the lunacy of the misery is
showin' when
you're brought up you're caught up in a system that's goin' no
one answers no
one takes that call from you junkyman tell me what your story
is... water I
despise some parents house is on fire slowly the house gonna
burn to the
ground the naighborhood will watch will someone be a witness
please tell me
that he's crazy but he's not and they know that and they can't
get him cause
he's not crazy beat lock him knock him take him away his
authority hit 'em,
ship 'em, club 'em submitted conformity my hand went blind
clairvoyant I make
love to my trance sister my trance sister went on and my trance
parents see
from the balcony I looked out on the big field it opens like the
cover of an
old brief And out come the wolves their plans trampling the snow
the asphalt
I stand on my head and watch it all go away, bootin' up,
shootin' up bring
on the brightness see the son of god is comin' up and there's a
likeness
internalize the lunacy the misery is showin' when your brough up
and caught up
in a system that is goin'
3.Journey To The End Of The East Bay
Reconcile to the belief consumed in sacred ground for me there
wasn't always a
place to go but there was always an urgent need to belong all
these bands and
all these people all these frieds and we were equals but what
you gonna do
when everyone goes on without you to the end I'll journey to the
end started
in '87 ended in '89 you got a garage or an amp we'll play
anytime it was just
the four of us yea the core of us too much attention unavoidably
destroyed us
four kids on tour three thousand miles in a four door car not
knowing what was
going years it would turn out like this hell no no preminition
could have seen
this my friend came from far away from New Orleans into the East
Bay he said
this is a Mecca I said this ain't no mecca man this place is
fucked three
months go by he had no home he had no food he was all alone
matty said fool me
once shame on you he said fool me twice he went back to New
Orleans
4.Time Bomb
If you wanna make the move then you better come in it's just the
ability to
reason that wears so thin living and dying and the stories that
are true the
secrets to a good life is knowing when you're through black
coat, white shoes,
clackhat, cadillac the boy's a time bomb he's back in the hole
where they got
him living like a rat but he's smarter than that nine lives like
a cat take
him to the youth authority home first thing you learn is that
you got to make
it in this world alone now he's gotten out he's gotten free he's
gotta go
gotta car 21 years old he's runnin' #'s from the bar his pager's
beepin' he's
got in deep in what ever he can move on in you know that kid's a
creepin' in
tears come from the razor that's been tattooed below his eye his
mother cries
she knows that he is strong enough to die he's rollin' in the
Cadillac it's
midnight sunroof is down three shots rung out the herd's deal
the new king is
crowned.
5.Lock, Step ＆ Gone
The ending isn't here somethin' wrong but it's comin' real soon
I lock step
I'm gone I said the feeling isn't fear there's something wrong
it's just
telling you to move I lock step I'm gone a fire on the corner
and it's never
gonna stop killer in the neighborhood never got caught I lock up
my door step
out and I'm gone Waitin' for the buses but the buses won't come
all the docks
are quiet there's somethin' wrong and there's no ships comin' in
I lock step
I'm gone where there once was a riot there's somethin' wrong
there's a whole
lot of nothin' lock step I'm gone the stop signs broken and the
meters goin'
down wild dogs are runnin' themselves into the ground everything
was clear for
that moment in time if I don't come back well throw me a line
well the docks
are quiet something wrong and there's no ships comin' in I lock
step I'm gone
where there once was a riot There's a whole lot of
nothin'.......
6.Roots Radicals
Took the 60 bus out of downtown Cambell Ben Zandito he was on
there he was
waitin' for me all the punk rockers and the moon stompers are
out on the
wriers where they sparing for change I started thinkin' you know
I started
drinkin' you know I don't remember too much of that day
somethin' struck me
funny when we ran out of money do you go now when your only is
with the music
execution and the talk of revolution it bleed in me and it goes
give 'em the
boot the roots the radicals Give 'em the boot you know I'm a
radical give 'em
the boot the roots the reggae on my stereo the radio was playin'
Desmon Dekker
was singin' on the 49 bus as we climb up the hill nothin'
incoming but the
reggae drummin' and we all come from unloving homes why even
bother I pick up
the bohle hey mr. bus driver please let these people on rude
girl Carol was a
mini-skirt girl my blurry vision saw nothin' wrong.
7.As Wicked
I saw an old man on the street he was in a dumpster lookin' for
somethin' to
eat he moved so slow like a dyin' dream like a machinist who got
caught in
the machine I saw this lady and she was cryin' she said it's
hard when someone
you love is dyin' I saw this kid who was about 5 years old he
was in the park
all alone he was cold there's something coming around as wicked
as it may seem
as wicked as anything could be I know this girl she's barely
alive she's all
haggard she's only twenty-five she said she never had a friend
before I said
'hey girl I'll be your friend but who's keepin' score' I saw
this other little
girl on the phone her mother comforts her from far from home the
little girl
was very hesitant her best friend lie dead on the pavement I
always end up
back on the hill lookin' down at the landfill I always go there
when I can my
friend Marty said Tim you're a lucky man
8.Daly City Train
He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a friend in a man's
life he will
take a fall but how low he goes it just depends he's shooting
dope in the
men's room at the station daly city train have you ever seen an
angel well I
know I have they'll stay here for a while and then they'll fly
away Jackyl had
a beer in his hand last time I seen him when he rolled the dice
he never
thought twice never thought twice about being here some grown up
and some grow
old but what about the kid who never learned the rules spent all
these years
on this earth when you look back it's just a flicker of time
Jackyl was one
of the one's that he was one of the one's that was already saved
through all
the evil and wreckage he maintained a sense of himself some men
are in prison
even though they walk the streets at night other men who got the
lockdown are
free as a bird in flight
9.Olympia, WA
Hangin' out with Lars on 6th street he knew I was in trouble I
was feeling
much like the devil there was something burnin' deep inside of
me ran into
three Puerto Ricans these girls took us to the funhouse where we
played a
lonely pinball machine hangin' on the corner of 52nd and
Broadway cars passin'
by but none of them seem to be goin' my way New York City well I
wish I was on
a highway back to Olympia...I'm having a hard time understanding
it gets all
too demanding she's all gone and I'm stranded something burning
deep inside of
me all I know it's 4'o'clock and she ain't never showed up and I
watched a
thousand people go home from work how many times will it take me
before I go
crazy before I lose everything something burning deep inside of
me ran into
three Puerto Ricans those girls took us to the funhouse I don't
wanna be alone
again.
10.The 11Th Hour
Hey sister do you know what time it was when you finally seen
all your broken
dreams come crashing down your door they demand an answer and
they demand it
quick or the questions fade and the wasted days come crawling
back for more
do you know where the power lies？ and who pulls the strings do
you know where
the power lies it starts and end with you the face of isolation
well well this
one you recognize well you can't get staright it's a lonely
place and it's one
you do despise boredom is for sale now and helplessness you feel
it's a
wounded dove and the hawks are above blood splattered on a reel
to reel I was
almost over my world was almost gone in a sudden rush I coul
almost touch the
things that I'd done wrong my sungle's made of concrete through
silence I
could feel my aim is true I will walk on through these mountains
made of steel
11.Ruby Soho
Echos of reggae comin' through my bedroom wall havin' a party up
next door
but I'm sittin here all alone two lovers in the bedroom and the
others start
to shout all I got is this blank stare and that don't carry no
cloud at all
destination unknown ruby soho he's singin' and she's there to
lend a hand he's
seen his name on the marquee but she will never understand once
again he's
leavin' and she's there with a tear in her eye embraces with a
warm gesture
it's time to say good-bye destination unknown ruby soho Ruby's
heart ain't
bleedin' cause she knows the feeling is gone she's not the only
one who knew
there's somethin' wrong her lover's in the distance as she wipes
a tear from
her eye Ruby's fading out she disappears it's time, time to say
good-bye
destination unknown ruby soho
12.Maxwell Murder
Maxwell can tell he's in hell he just wants you to visit him
there same old
game that he's playing his rules are never fair nobody want to
look back
everybody want to get high tonight before they run out of time
where's the
felon the chargiale felon the name of the crook who committed
the crime 999
if you really want the truth dial 999 if you can't see it
through he ain't
Jack the Ripper he's your ordinary crook calling maxwell murder
for you
Maxwell got ahand in this plan he knows who you are in this plan
chop the rock
before you bought it sickness Maxwell knows you caught it nobody
want to look
back everybody want to get high tonight before they run out of
time where's
the felon the name of the crook who committed the crime!
13.Old Friend
Look up you're in Cleveland again a solid line that never ends
I've got
stories you'll never realize and I know it I wear it on my
sleeve there must
be somethin' about you that I liked but right here in the rain
you know it
just don't seem right I always go out I never hide but in
Cleveland I should
have stayed inside good morning heartache your like an old
friend come and see
me again testify my love for you I know it runs deep through
your body too
from the cold blacktop to the hot concrete the old tan van it
ain't so sweet
somewhere in America in the city at night we were far from home
but you know
it was gonna be alright the unfortunate get prayed on by
vultures eyes 86
cents in these pockets of mine
14.You Don't Care Nothin'
A cat lies awake when it sleeps was she conscious of her own
miseries will the
amount of her pain win her to enlightenment and set conscience
free do you
really wanna know what's happenin' do you really wanna know
what's goin' on
hey girl you better please take a look around you better explore
your heart
and find out for yourself Jenny Demilo you don't care nothin'
about me I never
realy had a reason never had a use for one before but now I know
that there's
now a prize but for the wise and the unwise do you really wanna
know what's
happenin' do you really wann know what's goin' on hey girl you
better please
take a look around you better explore your heart and find out
for yourself
15.Listed M.I.A.
Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots I ain't foolin' I've
been pursuing
god damn it man I almost had it a way to get out of these dirty
old ruins I'm
checkin' out I'm never comin' back I'm checkin' out I'm listed
M.I.A. god damn
it man I almost had it threw me out the door and called me a
faggot I ain't
done I've only yet begun West Oakland is the place where I'm
comin' from god
damn it man I almost had it well I did it again yeah I do it
outta habit well
I'm numb it ain't no fun I'm less than zero when you add up the
sum I'm
checkin' out yeah it ain't no doubt yea a courtship built from
anger is what
it amounts I almost had it I came so close man I almost had it I
almost had it
16.The Way I Feel About You
Pick me back up just to throw me back down apoogies too like
when you're up
against the wall compassion heals while duplicity kills you say
I'm different
the only thing different is the way I feel about you You moved
up the ladder
at a very rapid speed we mived methodically and calmly when you
got to the top
you see enemies if I knew back then what I know that it would
all turn out
like this I'd sit back and I'd watch you squirm cause you say
I'm different
the only thing different is the way I feel about you.....
17.She's Automatic
The way that she moves well I was aroused impowered, impassioned
by every move
it's cold outside we need a place to hide go into the club to
thaw out for the
night she's automatic the way that she moves she asked me if I
would stand by
her side like glue that I would till the end of the night my
head was spinnin'
a million miles an hour the chance I was takin' I get anxious
around her she
put her head on my shoulder I started to hold her swingin' and
swayin' the
morning began
18.Disorder And Disarray
Bussiness man come shake my hand show me numbers that I
understand your my
candle I'm your burnin' wick two sides comin' in quick say
goodbye when you
see me sign now I'm crucified Crucify me the ground is feryile
and the grass
is green so many things to be seen so many bands to be heard
just for once can
I be ignored
19.The Wars End
Little Sammy was a punk rocker you know his mother never
understand him went
to his room and smashed his Billy Bragg record didn't want him
to hear that
communist lecture you know his mother tried to take him to war
Sammy now the
war is over now we're at the wars end now it's time for you to
leave home
20.Avenues ＆ Alleyways
I figured out the problem yea the problem is you
You didn't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do
Times are gonna change, change or step aside
It's my point of view that took you by surprise
The sun's comin up yea the new dawn arrives
New generation standing stand with anger in their eyes
No love in the city 'cause there's no connection
Been stricken with disease a racial infection
I'm a rattering ram comin' through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue
Actions could erase all the fear that we suffer
People segregated no one understands each other
He's a different color but we're the same kid
I will treat him like my brother he will treat me like his
Well an eye for an eye yea a tooth for a tooth
Brother against brother should be singin' with the group
The inner cities burnin' yea it's screamin' black and blue
The power and the passion of a million youth
I figured out the problem yea the problem is you
You din't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do
He's a different color but we're the same kid
I will treat him like my brother he will treat me like his
All the blood that spills of all the guts that fly
The media paints a picture that stands
Pits dogs against cats now who is responsible
The power in the issue
The force is unstoppable
21.Disorder ＆ Disarray
Business man come shake my hand
Show me numbers that i understand
Your my candle i'm burning your wick
Two sides comin' in quick
Say goodbye when you see the sign
Now i'm crucified!
Crucifiy me
The ground is fertile and the grass is green
So many things to be seen
So many bands to be heard
Just for once can i be ignored？
22.Olympia Wa.
Hangin' out with lars down on 6th street
He knew i was in trouble
I was feeling much like the devil
There was something burnin' deep inside of me
Ran into three puerto ricans
These girls took us to the funhouse
Where we played a lonely pinball machine
Hangin' on the corner of 52nd. and broadway
Cars passin' by but none of them seem to be goin' my way
New york city well i wish i was on a highway
Back to olympia...
I'm having a hard time understanding
It gets all too demanding
She's all gone and i'm stranded
Something burning deep inside of me
All i know it's 4'o'clock and
She ain't never showed up
And i watched a thousand people go home from work
How many times will it take me
Before i go crazy
Before i lose everything
Something burning deep inside of
Me ran into three puerto ricans
Those girls took us to the funhouse
I don't wanna be alone again.
23.The 11th. Hour
Hey little sister do you know what time it was
When you finally seen all your broken dreams
Come crashing down your door
They demand an answer and they demand it quick
Or the questions fade and the wasted days
Come crawling back for more
Do you know where the power lies？ and who pulls the strings
Do you know where the power lies it starts and ends with you
The face of isolation
Well that's one you recognize
Well you can't get straight
It's a lonely place and
It's one you do despise
Boredom is for sale now
And helplessness you feel
It's a wounded dove and the hawks are above
Blood splattered on a reel to reel
I was almost over my world was almost gone
In a sudden rush i could almost touch the
Things that i'd done wrong
My jungle's made of concrete
Through silence i could feel
My aim is true i will walk on through
These mountains made of steel.
24.The Way I Feel
Pick me back up just to throw me back down
Apoogies too like when you're up against the wall
Compassion heals while duplicity kills
You say i'm different the only thing different is
The way i feel about you
Na na na na na na na na na na
You moved up the ladder at a very rapid speed
We moved methodically
And calmly when you got to the top you see enemies
If i knew back then what i know that
It would all turn out like this
I'd sit back and i'd watch you squirm
Cause you say i'm different
The only thing different is
The way i feel about you.....
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