Treble In Trouble (EP)

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists Treble In Trouble (EP) Lyrics
1.Abner Louima V. Gov. Pete Wilson


Get down, turn around,
Skinny Boy is on his knees;
And I can't figure out
What I need to do to please you.

There's a man in Brooklyn
Who police are messing up 'til dawn,
While The Man in California gives them semi-automatic guns.

And we can't even function
When we're not in a band.

I'm not eating well (as if I didn't have the time),
And I don't do pharmaceuticals, so I got no excuse for the
crime,

But they're eating them in Brooklyn
And the hot California sun,
When police in California get their semi-automatic guns.

And how many rounds will they get off
Before you get up your hands?

Oh, we can't even function
When we're not in a band.


2.Come Baby Come

Come baby come, it's so easy when you're used to it.
Come baby come, it's so easy when you're used to it.
Dum baby dum, if it's on your tongue then you're chewin' it.
Toes baby toes, it had baby toes when it was born.
Nose baby nose, every baby knows the same sad song.

So come baby come, it gets easy when you're used to it.
Numb baby numb, cause all your life you're chewin' it.
Stunned baby stunned, right between her eyes there's two in
here.
Done baby done, in the arbituars they're doing it.

So come baby come, it goes down easy when you're used to it.
None baby none, I have found not one thing true with it.

Once in your life you got sick but it did not change your mind.
Twice you didn't like it but your momma told you it was maulky.
You came down cause you thought it was funny.
Momma told you that it was maulky.
But baby it's not funny any more.
So come baby come, take my hand and we are through with it.


3.The 11th

Where will you live, love, and who with;
From town to town without complications?
It should be easy enough to do,
But it's not easier for you.

Crossing the Bar, get in the car,
Effectuate your own isolation.
It should be easy enough to do
But it's not easier for you.

And all of our friends at opposite ends
Of this fucking gigantic nation --
They should be easy enough to see,
But there's always that question of money

And what if instead, we weren't so wed
To the tools of our own stupification?
It should be easy enough to not use,
But it's not easier for you.

And you're workin' it out again --
You're always workin' it out again --
You're always figurin' it out
But you can't erase doubt.
It should be easy enough to do,
But it's not easier for you
Aw, c'mon!

This is my day, day of dramatic decision.
This is my day, day of dramatic decision!
I am the day -- I am dramatic decision!

Look -- the wind blew its tune
Through the Commons at noon:
(it should be easy enough to do),
But it's not easier for you


4.Treble In Trouble


Hey, you're in trouble, friend.
Borrowing time 'til you get hurt again.
How many times you gave blood --
That many times you gave up
Trying to stretch your check-book
'Til month's end.

It's my mind to walk this line,
Banking on the fact that I'll be fine.
But I got a friend who's systems fail
And if she can't even afford that cocktail,
The treble down there's creeping up behind

'Cause when the C.D.C. spreads fear, who'll ease the trouble
down there?
And when the N.I.H. runs scared, who'll ease the trouble down
there?
And when the A.M.A. don't care,who'll ease the trouble down
there?

Oh you're in trouble
Trouble! Trouble!


5.Little Girl In Bloom


Little girl in bloom
With happy heart you wipe aside
Any sadness, sorrow or gloom
Tomorrow you'll be a blushing bride
That loves her blushing groom

Little girl in bloom
You watch the men play cricket
From the window in your room
See the ball go from bat to wicket
Pass away the afternoon

Little girl in bloom
Carries a secret
The child she carries in her womb
She feels something sacred
She's gonna be a mommy soon

When your daddy comes home
Don't tell him till alone
When your daddy comes back
Go tell him the facts
Just relax and see how he's gonna react

Little girl in bloom
All the clouds will go drifting by
So sing your lullabying tune
Every word is in your eyes
As you sit and softly croon

Little girl in bloom
Your love it fills the air
With the scent of the sweetest, sweet perfume
You feel so good you just don't care
You're gonna be a mommy soon

When your daddy comes home
Don't tell him till alone
When your daddy comes back
Go tell him the facts
Just relax and see how he's gonna react