Insider

Ten Foot Pole Insider Lyrics
1.The Getaway

Lyricist:Carnan Steven Thomas, Jagard Dennis Steven, Murray Glen
Alexander, Palermo Anthony Joseph

Please don't chase me anymore
Nearly forgot just what I'm running for
I meant no harm, my gas pedal is to the floor
People watch this on TV

Never thought that this could happen to me
I can't stop now and it still seems like a dream
Never thought I'd hurt someone
Now I see you clutching your gun

You're playing for keeps
There's no place left to run
I had to make a choice I made it
If I had another chance I'd take it

I've got to find a way to make a getaway
Today my future looked so bright
All it took was one red light
The sirens were close behind

My brain said fight or flight
So I ran from my mistake
Not the best choice I could make
The helicopter reminds me that

This time there' s no lucky break
I always did things my own way
Never cared what the experts say
I thought they were so full of shit

I guess it's time to pay
I always dreamed I'd have it all
Never thought I'd take the fall
And now I've run out of chances
And all I can see is the wall


2.Another Half Apology

I'm holding on there's not much patience left, i'm holding on
but i wont
hold my breath , i did my part and now it's up to you , we're
hoping
this time you come through, another half apology we're waiting ,
you
said 'no worries' then i should have known, every time i've
heard
that phrase i've been let down ' guess i have no one else to
blame but
me , even when i know it's wrong, i still want to believe,
another half
apology, another broken promise another time you failed us , one
more
excuse to buy some time , another disappointment another dropped
com-mitment, you still won't admit you let us down, now you're
angry
that we'll no longer wait can't you see that it's already too
late?, you
let me down


3.Seven

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

Father, please take me back
I don't fit in with these cruel earthlings
I've done my time, please take me home

I was five, I was bad
You sent me here, erased my memory
Babysitter washed my mouth with soap

I was ten, had no friends
The teacher hit me with a paddle
The neighbors ate my little dog Ralph

Father, please take me back
I don't fit in with these cruel earthlings
I've done my time, please take me home

Please fly your spaceship out and beam me up
Don't leave me down here
I'll be so good from now

I had a girl, she took her clothes off with my best friend
I didn't know till they told me on TV
I was mad, my brother shot my favorite bird

Everywhere I go they laugh at me


4.I Got Your Letter

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

This morning's light met me in the closet
Finally found your fear and loathing
I swear, I always meant to give it back
Now I don't know who to give it to

I close my eyes and I shut my mouth
Never thought that this could ever happen here
Got your letter, can you see me read it?
Did you find what you were looking for?

I would like to ask you, was it worth it?
But you won't but you can't explain anymore
We drive along in the lemons of our lives
They'll pay attention to us

Gotta stay strong, don't let them say we're wrong
Till we write our final words
They found your rough draft in the garbage can
Even your goodbye had every detail planned

I sent some flowers to your parents house
Couldn't drag myself to watch them put you down
I took a walk to where we used to eat
The memory of your laughter filled my beer

It's so unreal that I still can't believe
I still expect that I'll look up to find you here


5.Hammering Out The Details

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

I find myself entrenched again
In things that just don't matter
So I throw it aside
'Cuz I'm not gonna waste my time

I've spent most of my life punching the clock
Hammering out the details
I want to get up off this ride
Once again I ask myself

Who am I?
What have I done that I am proud of?

It's time to wake myself up
Everyday another crises I work
To avoid disaster, new deadlines
And the urgent phone calls

In the end what is it worth?
Well, I'm not satisfied just hammering out the details
I want to get up off this ride
It's time to claim my life

Who am I?
What have I done that I am proud of?
Who am I?
What have I done?

I'll be gone before you know
I want to make a mark before
I go, it's up to me to take control


6.This Is But a Test

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

I didn't notice that you cut your hair
I didn't notice that it was blue
I didn't notice that you pierced your tongue
I don't recall the dress you wore the day I met you

I almost missed your birthday once again
Your sister called me just in time
I forgot to wipe my muddy shoes

You get so pissed when I track around the grime
This is but a test, this is just a trial run
You can still push reset, trade me in for a better one
Sometimes I'm a dick, I'm a rabid hockey fan

All I can promise is I'll do the best I can
I forgot to pick you up on time
And I forgot to pay the bills
I forgot to put the seat back down

Sometimes my drinking buddies take your favorite pills
You can't say I don't bring you flowers anymore
Because I don't bring them any less
And I don't take you to your favorite store

'Cuz I don't have the money to buy your favorite dress
But I work and I try, I'm not as big a jerk
As every other guy you ever liked you ever knew

Once in a while I go with you to buy new shoes
But I work and I try, I'm not quite as big a jerk
As every other guy you ever liked you ever knew
Sometimes I break down and take you to the zoo


7.Still Knee Deep

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

Dad, can you turn the TV down?
This won't take long, I've got something to say
Don't pour a drink, you've had enough
And when I'm done, I'll get out of your way

It's time to talk about it, we've been living in denial
It's time to have it out, still knee deep in shit
I guess I should get over it
It seems that nothing will hide the scar

I thought I didn't care to know that you were never there
I guess I always felt you were so far
I worked so hard to win your trust to earn respect
To get you to notice me, I won the game, I won the race

I had to be the best a room full of hollow trophies
I guess I did it for you, I don't think you ever noticed
I did it all for you, both feet on the ground
I wish you would calm down, I wish you would
Remember just who you really are

And I cannot forget you left me all alone
Never bothered to pick up the phone, I guess I'll hit the bar
There's nothing you can say to make it go away
There's nothing you can do, I don't rely on you
I thought that we could talk, I thought I could forgive
I thought that we could mend the fences


8.Another Year Goes By

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

I can't believe that it's been two whole years
Since I last saw you, a wedding or a funeral
I guess that's what it takes to pull me from my work
To wake me from my sleep, remind me what's important

Another year goes by and I don't look the same
The new gray hairs, the smile lines I'm weathered now
I can't deny it, one year goes by I'm old before my time
But I won't change, no, I won't change inside

You look the same to me, my friend
Will you tell me how you do it? How can you block out the pain?
Let it pass right by, learn how to accept
Turn the other cheek, I never quite learned that trick


9.Nothing To Lose

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

As we ride up the mountain
I can hear the young ones brag
Just how much they drank last night
And all the little girls they've had

There's nothing that I'd like more
Than to teach humility
I'll leave these little bastards in the trees
As we fly down the mountain

I can tell it will be close
The new kids have that hungry look
My knees are feeling old
I can feel it getting squirrelly
As I push for a little speed

I think about my Josephine
And the money that we need
Last year a friend of mine
Hit a little tree

I keep on saying to myself
It's not gonna happen to me
He never walked the same again
How long till my luck runs out?

No fear, no doubts
I never used to worry
About all the little things
That could go wrong

No fear no pain
I just have to ignore the brain
Ust go on pretending
I have nothing to lose

The hairpin turn
I see my chance
To slide right through the gap
One mistake, we'll all be gone
I never used to think of that

I hit the brakes and pull aside
I feel the new kids sneer
But if they're smart
They'll do the same thing
In a couple years


10.Late At Night

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

I walked in on you
I couldn't believe my eyes
I forgot to knock and I apologize
But I can't forget what I saw

I always wondered if you had a darker side
You wear a smile but your eyes are red
Like you just cried
Now will you explain?

By day you wear your happy face
Everybody thinks you're perfect
They don't know much about your pain

Late at night no one can see
You cut yourself to get back at me
Late at night I try to understand

Your friends all call you first
When every little thing goes wrong
They know that they can count on you

But you don't call on them
When you need a little help
You work it out alone

Late at night no one can see
You cut yourself to get back at me
Late at night I try to understand

While I'm wishing on the stars
You're collecting little scars
Late at night what did I do wrong
That you deserve to bleed?
Tell me just what should I do?

Now I know your secret
I won't tell your friends at work
I won't tell your favorite niece
I won't tell your mom and dad
I won't tell anyone why you wear sweaters when it's hot

How will you explain the scars to your kids?
Will you lie to each new person in your life?


11.Officer I Swear She's 19

Lyricist:Steven Thomas Carnan, Dennis Steven Jagard, Glen A. Murray,
Tony Palermo

Just another night, another bar, another town
I was talking to myself though the guys were all around
Then she walked up started dancing on the bar
I showed her to my car

All her high school friends started coming to our shows
I admit they caught my eye and my wallet and my nose
But no one comes close to the girl that I loved first
Maybe I'm just cursed

Officer I swear she said she's nineteen
Didn't check her ID
You know that you would do the same

Finally a girl who looks up to me
She can't see through me
She can't see anything
I don't want her to see

We always manage to agree
Finally I saw the light we didn't have to wait
Come on darling, pack your bags
We'll move to another state

New Mexico says you can marry at sixteen
Now I got my mini-queen
In New Mexico life is dry, there's not much grass
And my little cutie earns our rent, she's pumping gas

This morning she met the cutest girl at a bar
Guess we have to move to Utah


12.I Won't Complain Today

Alarm clock wakes me from my nightmare,
I smash it I don't have to work today,
Hi-Standard pumping on the CD,
I can't help but smile when they play,
For me that's every day,
Got no worries what's the hurry?
I won't complain today,
At least not right this minute,
Ben and Jerry lounging pool side,
They've got just what it takes to keep me sane,
freeze the brain,
Man's best friend here right beside me,
He always nods and barks while I complain,
He doesn't judge my pain,
Clouds are lurking in the distance,
I know that it can't stay this way,
My boss is calling,
The dog is shitting in the pool,
I know that it won't last,
I know that it can't last,
But even if for just 5 minutes the whole world seems OK,
Then I won't complain today