1.Hey St. Peter
I pulled into memphis, i could not slow down
My brakes were gone, i wrecked the car...fire on the ground
Then my car exploded and the flames licked my chin
And my life flashed before my eyes like an x-rated film
Like a poison arrow my soul shot through the sky
Landed there at heaven's gate, much to my surprise
And an angel with a halo walked up and said, 'hey, dude!
Welcome to heaven...we've got this glass of milk for you.'
(chorus)
I said, 'hey st. peter, won't you open up your gate...
I hear the devil calling, now please don't make me late.
He's got loud guitars, alcohol, cheap jamaican whores...
I don't want to stay in heaven no more.'
Well, satan came a-running, said, 'hey, that boy is mine!'
He had a john hiatt t-shirt and trouble in his eye
Then the devil on cloud 7 and st. peter on cloud 4
Played a hand of poker, and the winner gets my soul
Chorus
Well the last thing i remember, satan held two jacks
And i woke up in the back of a memphis ambulance
And i do not know for certain which cards st. peter held
So i'm breaking all ten commandments to make sure i go to hell
Chorus
2.Out Of Tune Song
Just an out of tune song for an out of tune day
I got home from work and i'm not good for anything
I guess i'll have a beer and play it anyway
Just an ordinary guy with a tangled up life
And dreams and emotions that take me by surprise
I don't know why my life hits me right between the eyes
(chorus)
Needless to say, it's been another pointless day
But i thought i'd call you up and let you know
There's nothing on my mind but an out of tune song...
I'm an amoeba's grandson in a pair of blue jeans
If the world is a stage i must have got lost between scenes
I read the script but i've forgotten what it means
So i sit on my porch with a beat-up guitar
And i watch the girls as they wander past my yard
If they could see me barbeque i know i'd be a star
Chorus
Please don't get me wrong
I'm in no mood to complain
I can still feel the sun on my face
Standing in the rain
Just an out of tune song that i should forget
From one of those days when it's safer just to quit
Madmen and fools love to dig a bigger pit
So i sit on my porch and i howl at the moon
I've got this aching feeling that it's ending much too soon
If i could just get this song in tune
Chorus
3.The Secret Of Television
You and me - let's join the enemy
Fly to paris, plan a bank robbery
I've got the tickets, let's pick up some cigarettes
Grab your jacket, the wind is blowing cold
I've got this contact, he's ready for action
We've got to cut while the knife is still sharp
Crime does not pay, but this time it's different
One week in france and count your money in the dark
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Don't try to tell me you never dreamed about it
Don't try to tell me you never wondered how it felt
The world is full of dreamers... it's the secret of television
I don't want your television i want real bullets
Just our luck -- we were born in suburbia
Raised on sunshine and white bread sin
I think it's time we got some dirt under our fingernails
I think it's time we got some blood under our skin
I got this cancer burning inside of me
9 to 5, income tax, taking their toll
Get you some heroin, get me a prostitute
We'll sleep much easier with evil in our souls
Chorus
What if we die？ that'd be a pity
It's been years since i saw you this young
Maybe we'll take our share, run to venezuela
Buy a fleet of jaguars, race 'em in the sun
Chorus
4.Which Piece Is Missing
I don't know much about the things that make you who you are
A couple of dozen stories, some snapshots from your childhood
But here in the dark it's clear that we both have our share of
scars
Some only scratch the surface, some have sculpted who we are
(chorus)
I don't know which piece is missing from your heart
I don't know which piece is missing
Running around in circles...running into each other
I didn't mean to let you come too close for comfort
Chorus
Now that the shouting's over, try to accept each other
Faults you'll forgive a friend for are hard to take in your
lover
And now that i sung about you and all your insecurities
You can take this song and sing it right back at me
I don't know which piece is missing from your heart
I don't know which piece is missing
I don't know which piece is missing
I don't know...i don't know...i don't know
5.Failing With The Best Intentions
So what did you do？
It was a little bit less than you should have done
When the cards were laid on the table
And how did you love？
With a little bit less heart that you should have had
But we all do the best that we're able
(chorus)
I haven't got a clue (he hasn't got a clue)
Which is the right direction
So i'll leave it up to you (he'll leave it up to you)
Failing with the best intentions
So what did you see？
It was a little bit less than you should have been
But you're not alone in being blind
And what did you say？
It was a little bit less than you should have said
But the right words are so hard to come by
Chorus
I'm falling down (falling down)
But i'm all right (i'm all right)
These simple things (simple things)
Complicate my life... (ooooooh)
So how did you live？
With a little bit less life than you should have had
But your own rules are so hard to follow
And what do you know？
Just a little bit less than you could have known
But the truth is so hard to swallow
Chorus
I'm falling down (falling down)
But i'm all right (i'm all right)
These simple things (simple things)
Complicate my life... (ooooooh)
6.Feeling Your Head Against The Wall
So this is not your golden year
When you add up the blues and the greys
And you're standing face to face with your fears
Feeling your head against the wall
So maybe you're not the golden child
Just this once, your luck is not enough
Oh, and no one that you ask can tell you why
You're feeling your head against the wall
Your brow is wet with blood and sweat
Hoping that someday you'll see the sunshine streaming through
Oh, and i wish i could tell you that this was the worst it could
get
Feeling your head against the wall
No no no no no no no no no no
It goes on and on and on into the endless night
It will be over soon
Through it goes on and on and on into the endless night
It will be over soon
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...
7.Beast Within
What would the neighbors say
If they could take the walls away
See you naked with a whip in your hand
What would your friends all do
If they could look inside of you
See your pretty face conceals a beast within
Don make a bet unless you e sure you can cover it
Don light a fire if you e afraid to watch it burn
I bet that pretty ring you wear upon your finger
Has left its share of scars on the backs of many, many men ...
Chorus
Don count your money if you e gonna spend all of it
Don hunt for happiness if you e afraid to make the kill
You have a way of making money vanish overnight
It doesn scare me, it an entertaining skill ...
What would the neighbors say
If they could take the walls away
See you naked with a whip in your hand
What would your friends all do
If they could look inside of you
See your pretty face conceals a beast within
8.Til The Cup Is Broke
Hey there, what do you know？
I'm still thinking about you
It's funny how we see ourselves
We never notice what we do
Til the cup is broke, til the moment's gone
Til the dawn is day, and the day is done
Remember the words we used...
Do you think they might be true？
Forget it. let 'em slip away
We'll never know how much we knew
Til the cup is broke, til the moment's gone
Til the dawn is day, and the day is done
And do you remember
The leaps of faith it took us to get back to here
And i just can't imagine
The tricks of fate we stumbled on when it was all so clear
This letter, i kissed it once
Wishing that you could kiss me
It's silly, a romantic hope
But it's all i can see
Til i touch your mouth, til i touch your hand
Til i feel the skin of your hips under me
Til the cup is broke, til the moment's gone
Til the dawn is day, and the day is done
Til i touch your mouth, til i touch your hand
Til i feel the skin of your hips under me
Under me... under me...
Til i feel the skin of your hips under me
9.Bad Girl
I want a bad girl
Someone with dark rings under her eyes
I want a bad girl
Someone who can take me by surprise
People talk about about their sinners and their saints
Some folks are what other folks ain
I want a bad girl
Why bring an angel to shame？
I want a dancer
Someone who can move to a song
I want a fast girl
Someone i don have to drag along
People talk about their morals and their rules
What makes some folks happy makes other people fools
I want a bad girl
Nice girls only make me cruel
Maybe it something in my style of living
Maybe it something in my frame of mind
Maybe it something in the things i used to giving
But i don mind you staying out all night long
I don mind you drinking til you drop
I don mind you sleeping with another guy
I sleeping with another girl, i not gonna stop
I want a bad girl...a very, very bad girl
I don mind you staying out all night long
I don mind you drinking til you drop
I don mind you sleeping with another guy
I sleeping with another girl, i not gonna stop
I want a bad girl...
10.Sammy The Dog Has Learned To Play Trombone
The newspapers wrote him up, now his name's on everybody's lips
Mrs. culpepper's dog's a big band enthusiast
He's a pedigree with a minor key
He's a canine with a c sharp nine
Sammy the dog has learned to play trombone
He starts blowing at midnight, wakes up the whole neighborhood
He's worse than a cat fight, but no one minds 'cause he sounds
so good
He won't fetch a stick or lick your hand
He loves spike jones and dixieland
Sammy the dog has learned to play trombone
Call the national enquirer... they'll pay cash for an interview
Call up johnny carson... oprah winfrey just won't do
In l.a. and london, the critics are all falling down
The next great pop superstar's a two foot tall basset hound
He's a drop out from pet school
Now he's top dog where the cats are cool
Sammy the dog has learned to play trombone
He's got a wirehair terrier meets him at the backstage door
He loves champagne and heroin...it's not a dog's life anymore
He's on the cover of rolling stone
He's got movie offers on the phone
Sammy the dog has learned to play trombone
11.Mona ／ Caravan
12.Long Drive Back From Madison
Some things never should be stripped naked of fantasy
They're not meant to be real
I remember the look in your eyes
At the hotel when i arrived full of adventure
You said, 'come and see me,' until i believed it
What else could you mean？
Long drive back from madison...
Long drive back from madison
Some people never will be
Happy enough to believe somebody could love them
Sometimes an hour's enough
To turn an innocent touch into an insult
You smiled without joy
As if i was a chore somebody forced upon you
Long drive back from madison...
Long drive back from madison
So much time to think about you
Like a dry wind whistling through my dead expectations
While the radio fades in and out
Like the anger that i felt for your empty emotions
You said, 'come and see me,' until i believed it
... what else could you mean？
Long drive back from madison...
Long drive back from madison...
Long drive back from madison.
13.Feed You To The Sharks
Well you were having your fun
Just lying in the sun
Now you can stand like a man
But if you're smart enough you're gonna turn and run
I can feel it in my heart
They're gonna feed you to the sharks
Well it's hard to believe
You're not the only mouth to feed
And your sense of adventure's gonna fade
When you see yourself bleed
I can feel it in my heart
They're gonna feed you to the sharks
Well take a deep breath
While you still have one left
Cause you'll be walking on water
In the valley of the shadow of death
And i can feel it in my heart
They're gonna feed you to the sharks
Well you were having your fun
Just lying in the sun
Now you can stand like a man
But if you're smart enough you're gonna turn and run
I can feel it in my heart
They're gonna feed you to the sharks
14.I Been Walkin'
I been walkin？in the lord
Been walkin？next to buddha
Been walkin？with the president
But i don know where to go
Been walkin？with my mother
Been walkin？with my son
Been walkin？in the water
But i don know where to go
And i think it been in vain
And i think it been in vain
Been walkin？with jesus
Been walkin？with sting
Been walkin？with your mother
She could not tell me a thing
I been walkin？on a sky scraper
Been walkin？on my hands
Been walkin？after midnight
I still don understand
Oh but what the hell --that the way it goes these days
Oh what the hell --that the way it goes ...
Been walkin？with the lord
Been walkin？with the buddha
Been walkin？with my best friend
But i still don understand
Been walkin？in the sunset
Been walkin？in the stars
Been walkin？in the forest
Oh you know where you are
Oh but what the hell --that the way it goes these days
Oh what the hell --that the way it goes these days...
The way it goes these days ... been walkin？after midnight
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