1.Me, Myself, And I (1st Single)
Badlees
Unfortunate Result Of Spare Time
Me, Myself, And I (1st Single)
i'm having a conversation with some friends i know
somebody i agree with no matter where i go
somebody i never have to wait for or try to read their minds
somebody i never have to say, -'are you having a good time？'
here's to the perfect evening with me, myself, and i
we'll go pick out a movie and we'll all choose the same one
we'll share the same opinions after the feature's done
then we'll discuss our future plans and we'll all just ride the
fence
and we'll all agree that we're the only ones left here with any
common sense
here's to stayin' inside with me, myself, and i
i get so tired of all this 'me or you or me or you'
i got better ways to spend my time with me, myself, and i
so i asked myself -'what do you think？' and he said 'don't ask
me'
he'll just take both sides of any point eventually
then we'll have to sit here and try to compromise
'til we're all too goddamn tired for anyone to decide
here's to gettin' nowhere with me, myself, and i
i get so tired of all this 'me or you or me or you'
i got better ways to spend my time with me, myself, and i
hey big mama, ain't you got no soul left in those tired bones？
hey big daddy, who you talkin' to on that bedroom telephone？
hey little mama, i could use some help tryin' to tear off this
disguise
and i ain't that hard to find with me, myself, and i
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
2.Back Where We Came From (the Na Na Song)
Badlees, The
Diamonds In The Coal
Back Where We Came From (the Na Na Song)
A lot of folks do well enough leavin' well enough alone
But that was never true for me and you
Livin' like the characters in 'like a rolling stone'
Confirming things that we already knew
You were young and pretty - me, well, i was young
Leastways young enough not to need a reason
I was for the memories and you were for the fun
And we were both just fillin' up the season
With no dreams and no plans and no schemes
Somehow here we are again
Chorus
Na na na na na na
We're ending up back where we came from
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
We're ending up back where we came from
Na na na na na na na
We had beer and 'jack' and kerouak and weekends on the fringe
And lots of time to think about tomorrow
But it seems our little bivouac was more than just a binge
Sometimes you end up keeping what you borrow
With no dreams and no plans and no schemes
Somehow here we are again
Chorus
3.Next Big Thing
Badlees, The
Diamonds In The Coal
Next Big Thing
The kings of america were falling out of fashion
The system systematically was shooting out their lights
Driven to the level of paparazzi comers
They bid the public an ugly goodnight
Well, the shaved and depraved
The concealed and the well-healed
The maintained and the drained
The walking dead and the well-read
All have a stake in the model and the make
Of the latest star attractions
Chorus
Can you tell us who's the next big thing
Can you tell us who's the next big thing
We know they ain't gonna last
But it's always a blast to devour every second
The girl in the pressure cooker's losing her mystique now
The brains at the star say she's dying by degrees
With tales of self abuse and a criminal citation
Her sun is setting in the hollywood sea
Well, the ares and the ain'ts
The gratified and the fried
The diseased and the pleased
The endowed and the street crowd
All want a piece of the latest release
To stroke the head of their condition
Chorus
4.90% Of The Time
Badlees, The
Miscellaneous
90% Of The Time
(naydock)
Ten times i stopped by
'cause she said to stop by
Nine times we flowed
Like good rhythm and rhyme
I was a good ear
A welcome companion
90% of the time
She was from baltimore
Recent divorcée
From a man who found fortune
In pool installation
And you could get close
In a way she could manage
But never encounter the breadth of her station
'cause she couldn't ever
Betray independence
Her independence was a personal sign
This is for someone who let me inside
90% of the time
She worked the counter
Down at second street video
She'd rent releases
She could empathize watching
Woman would triumph
Assimilation
That she felt good was the thing
Yeah, no time for sympathy
Or mock conventions
No chance to leave personal items behind
I was a witness
She let scratch the surface
90% of the time
'cause she couldn't ever
Betray independence
Her independence was a personal sign
This is for someone who let me inside
90% of the time
Tenth time around
It came unexpected
Though i'd play scenarios
For a week till that day
I had felt something
She said she felt the same thing
And we knew that that wouldn't play
Well, maybe she lied
And maybe she had to
'cause maybe i'd found
What i hadn't yet seen
But there in the doorway
The moment had brought us
To a place she rarely had been
'cause she couldn't ever
Betray independence
Her independence was a personal sign
This is for someone who let me inside
90% of the time
5.It' Ain't For You
Badlees, The
Miscellaneous
It' Ain't For You
(alexander)
Hush now baby, can't you see
This cross i bear, it ain't for me
I do my job, it's all i have
To give you things i never had
I had my chance in '63
To start my own small company
That's over now, i know it's true
For me babe, it ain't for you
Listen to the things i say
Don't run and hide, don't turn away
Ain't no one knows what you should do
Boy, it's too late for me
It ain't for you
Son i see you're going far
Out of college, brand new car
Your business is doing well
Your mom and i, we're proud as hell
But remember everything i said
He who hesitates is dead
And a simple man with honest means
Is better than a thousand thieves
Listen to the things i say
Don't run and hide, don't turn away
Ain't no one knows what you should do
Boy, it's too late for me
It ain't for you
Hello dad, i know it's late
There's something that just couldn't wait
I'm working seven days a week
I need some time for family
There's too much work for just one man
So now i'm looking to expand
I did the things you said to do
And now ¡®m coming back for you
Listen to the things i say
Don't run and hide, don't turn away
Ain't no one knows what you should do
Boy, it's too late for me
It ain't for you
6.Last Great Act Of Defiance
Badlees, The
Miscellaneous
Last Great Act Of Defiance
No money man is gonna carry us
No corporate hand is gonna bury us
If we had convictions we'd be dangerous
Don't want their creed to guide our consequence
Don't want their shadow casting darkness on our future tense
They'd make a killing but we're making sense
With the last great act of defiance
To preserve us well
Heaven or hell we're gonna know we left our mark
Can't live no life that pushes thorny crowns
No new york minute's gonna tear us down
You and me, hell we're the guts of this town
With the last great act of defiance
To preserve us well
Heaven or hell we're gonna know we left our mark
Don't want no heart attack like my old man
53 and a policy to help my mother live
They never paid him back for working long
Company man but they could give a damn
For what he had to give
Another evening on the stockton road
Dreamin' plans for the greatest story ever told
We'll spit on all the cards they haven't shown
With the last great act of defiance
To preserve us well
Heaven or hell we're gonna know we left our mark
7.Leaning On The Day's Parade
Badlees, The
Miscellaneous
Leaning On The Day's Parade
(alexander／naydock)
He'd eat at kfc, wore 'sally' clothes and smelled like
turpentine
Talked a lot about his art with a spitting image of ernest
borgnine
They found him dead the other day
Out where the punks and school kids play
And i'm here in the shade
Leaning on the day's parade
Leaning on the day's parade
Kid spilled some mercury he stole from school inside his school
Covered his ass he thought, the school director's in his gene
pool
But he got too much on his hands
The organ donor list expands
And i'm here in the shade
Leaning on the day's parade
Leaning on the day's parade
I never thought it wise
To wish for anyone's demise
Every face a mother'd kiss
Every gesture's hit or miss
And i'm here in the shade
Leaning on the day's parade
Leaning on the day's parade
8.Mama They Must Be Crazy
Badlees, The
Miscellaneous
Mama They Must Be Crazy
(alexander)
Mama they must be crazy
¡®cause i can't make heads or tales
Or someone must have lied
In your fairy tales
¡®cause i tried to walk that straight line
Sweat clean to pay my bills
While every lazy, ass kissing, son of a bitch
Gets paid to say he will
Mama don't you know by now
They'll never get to me
But i'm still waiting for the truth
To set me free
Mama they must be crazy
The way they use they're stepping-stones
It's carve ¡®em up and throw ¡®em out
And disregard the bones
You try to keep your senses
You try to keep your head
While some anointed yes man
Parlays your soul to death
Mama don't you know by now
They'll never get to me
But i'm still waiting for the truth
To set me free
Mama they must be crazy
Mama they must be crazy
¡®cause they weren't playing fair
¡°son, shut the door behind you
And have a seat right over there¡±
Mama don't you know by now
They'll never get to me
But i was hoping that the truth
Would set me free
Mama they must be crazy
9.The Best Damn Things In Life Are Free
Badlees, The
Miscellaneous
The Best Damn Things In Life Are Free
(alexander)
Well i met her in college
Hanging out at sigma chi
Singing stoned and drunken versions
Of american pie
We picked up and married
Soon as she got out of school
I'd soon hit the big time
Seemed like the thing to do
I must have overlooked something
¡®cause i'm over my head
But the best damn things in life are free
And as long as i got your company
That's what she said
I'm not one for worrying
¡®bout dreams left unfulfilled
But it's a long way to the ¡°garden¡±
From the canton bar and grill
And the wife's got a lifestyle
That she's looking to maintain
That these musicians wages
Can't hope to sustain
I'm running out of options
I'm running out of time
Just tell me how to make it pay
If it takes me 27 hours a day
I won't mind
It's a matter of opinion
Between right and wrong
In you circles of distinction
I can't last that long
I know i'm not worth much
To you financially
But the best damn things in life are free
Some read the wall street journal
Some play the lottery
Some invest in foreign lands
That they have never seen
Others roll the dice or spin the wheel
Or play their hand
Me, i learned to play guitar
And joined a long haired band
| 
