1.Survey Says
Survey says it was a bad idea in the first place
never been that drunk in my life
as I got down on my hands and knees
and asked you to be my husband... wife.
Two days later, still coughing up blood,
I sat down to write this, all I know
with a clearer head and a heart full of lead.
Engine is runnin', power's goin' down down down
Engine is goin', tires are sinking deep into the ground
Engine is runnin', but the times are going by slower than ever
Engine is goin', crossing still an impossible line
CHORUS：
When you know it's going to work
It makes you, breaks you, all the same now
California doesn't know what hit it, admit it --
Got them by the balls.
One lost Pinto gets sent to the border in order
All we need now.
Army is runnin', the hands and legs are locked with paper clips.
Army is goin', but the anthrax still burns
Army is goin', but the cavalry have to save the day
Army is runnin', crossing still an impossible line
CHORUS again
One, two, cha-cha-cha!
Survey says it was a test of machismo
survey it was a bunch of nonsense!
2.Things That Matter
I heard the sirens blare and saw the warning light
Some other your the one who pulled the trigger ain't that a
thing
Well this is red hour alert the blurring and I'm not scared
Cos I can try and try and never really feel prepared
It's only for the things that matter
Only for the things that really care
Wouldn't have it any other way
Say now your talking again
I see you don't wanna know
I feel it's too surprising as it is
I ain't a boyfriend I got these almost magical properties
I got free spells de caffe
It's only for the things that matter
Only for the things that really care
Wouldn't have it any other way
It's only for the things that matter
Only for the things that really care
Wouldn't have it any other way
YEAH!
So now your crying again
It's not your most attractive state
I really wonder what I'm doing here with you but whatever
Cos this is playing wire but I'll go down tied
And lets be honest yeah it's smoking all the TIED!
Yeah...Wouldn't have it any other way
It's only for the things that matter
Only for the things that really care
Wouldn't have it any other way
Wouldn't have it any other way
Wouldn't have it any other way
Wouldn't have it any other way
No no no no
3.Small Stuff
My heart is true
But my sigh is erratic
My mind is filled
With a symphony of static
And nothing is traumatic
Unless you make it be so
I'm getting better at the small stuff
I'm getting better at the small stuff, small stuff
I'm getting better yeah,
Day by day, night by night,
Little by little I'm getting it right
And soon it's just a thing of beauty
There's nothing wrong
With a little well-placed efficiency
But I can't tell
If it really means you're dissing me
But I can't sit here bitching
And watch you make it be so
I'm getting better at the small stuff
I'm getting better at the small stuff, small stuff
I'm getting better yeah,
Day by day, night by night,
Little by little I'm getting it right
And soon it's just a thing of beauty
There is a straight section by my bedside
Your body in the riptide
I see a putrid leg flip out of the sunrise
Like a putrid dolphin, yeah
The radar dishes filled on the beach
Just like they're human organs
And all the while they start to feel my pain
Just like a... (choke 4x)
So I'm the man
You're the emperor of Texas
And no one's sane
Now that Sam Houston has axed us
And nothing can protect us
Unless you let it be so
I'm getting better at the small stuff
I'm getting better at the small stuff, small stuff
I'm getting better yeah,
Day by day, night by night,
Little by little I'm getting it right
And soon it's just a thing of beauty
4.OK Jokes Over
So tell me the truth now before i get mad was i the best lover
you ever had Give me it straight, doens't it keep you up at
night
You tell me how you think you've finally found love it's lovely
to hear how you've finally found love wear something sexy and
meet me at midnight
We couldnt' have asked for a funnier scene and as for his temper
well i see what you mean but give him a week and i swear he'll
just forget
And i thank the lord that i'm me and not him Cause i may be
stupid but at least i'm not dim and when he walked in, well i
felt no regrets
So tell me the truth now before i get mad was i the best lover
you've ever had give me it straight doesn't it keep you up at
night
if you're such a victim then go call the cops we certainly
looked good when you were on top if i get the blame then i get
the credit too. i do i DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
5.Soon To Be Ex Quaker
Do do do do do... Do do do do do... Do do do do do... Do do do
do do, no no...
Soon to be ex-Quaker A cat without it's paws A bee without it's
stinger Fighting nature¹s laws Soon to be ex-Quaker And that¹s
just how it goes
That¹s when I saw red Å'Cos it was everywhere And I got kicked
again And picked up by the hair That¹s when he saw the tears
Streaming down my face And when he said, ³Oh, why don¹t you
fight like a man？² I said, ³I don¹t know, but I don¹t think I
can²
Soon to be ex-Quaker A cat without it's claws A bee without it's
stinger Fighting nature¹s laws Soon to be ex-Quaker And that¹s
just how it goes
Do do do do do... Do do do do do... Do do do do do... Do do do
do do, no no...
Soon to be ex-Quaker A cat without it's claws A bee without a
stinger Fighting nature¹s laws Soon to be ex-Quaker And that¹s
just how it goes
6.I'm Going To Buy You A Gun
I'm goign to get you a gun
I'm going to get a video camera
We're going to take you downtown
We're going to show them how to get things done
I'm going to take you outside
I'm going to take you out on I-95 we're going to blindfold you
and run
We're going to be miles away when the cops come
I'm going to get you a gun
I'm going to buy a video camera
We're going to take you downtown
We're going to show them how to have some style
I'm going to take you outside
I'm going to show youto the whole right world
They're as christian as can be
Even Christ would have crippled you now and then
I'm going to get you a gun
I'm going to get a video camera
We're going to go on downtown
We're going to show them how to have some fun
7.If I Don't
Saphire earings in the one hand
Long stemmed rose and cash in the other
Got one last kiss on her forehead
Wonder what she's going to tell mother
Out the window to the alley
Join the sidewalk crowd and dissapear
Take the last train to Marseilles
Theres not much more to discuss
There's you and me but there's no us
So if you would just get out of the way.
I'm not sure where I'm going to go
What I'll do but this I know
That if I don't write then I'm OK
France is grey and needs a shower
Waves of fog roll by my window and
I could sleep for days on end, but
I keep hearing voices that I know
Strange, this train car makes me nervous
Even though I've got it to myself
Feels like someone watching me
I'm sure people have their talks
Say there's no folks anyone(？)
But it makes no difference what they say
We had four whole months of fun
and you don't cook it when you're done
and if I don't write then I'm okay.
Saphire earings in the one hand
Long stem rose and cash in the other
Got one last kiss on her forehead
Wonder what she's going to tell mother
Out the window to the alley
Join the sidewalk crowd and dissapear
Take the last train to Marseilles
I'm sure people have their talks
Say there's no folks anyone(？)
But it makes no difference what they say
We had four whole months of fun
and you don't cook it when you're done
and if I don't write then I'm okay.
Some things just fall apart with time
Stop acting like i committed some crime
If i don't write, then i'm alright,
i'm ok I'm ok, i'm ok, i'm ok......
8.Wouldn't You Like To Know？
I lost my membership card to the human race
So don't forget the face
Because I know that I do belong here
Go down the checklist let's see：
Feelings are good
Dishonesty is bad
And keeping it inside is worse still
You want a problem well I guess we got one now
I really don't know how
There's injuns over every goddamn hill
What do you want me to say？
What do you want me to do？
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say？
What do you want me to do？
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say, yeah？
I see it coming from a million miles away
What else can I say？
The only way you know I love you
And there's no eye-to-eye just Moses on the mount
Or I'm in for the count
You need your man above or below you
I cannot cry at will but I do wish I could
Cause it'd do you some good
When every joke I make is treason
There was a time when you could make me laugh at will
And you can do it still
But never is it for the right reasons, yeah
What do you want me to say？
What do you want me to do？
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say？
What do you want me to do？
To let you know that I do mean it
What do you want me to say, yeah？
9.13TH And Euclid
No one wants to get hurt
No way man
And he never wants to be still too bald
I don't like it so i'll shut up shut shut the fuck up
No no. no no. no no no.
People watch
And if anything then they could help
There'd be no way home
No shut up shut shut the fuck up
No no. no no. no no. no no. no no. no no. no no. no no no.
And the coat hanger's between us
Like the hangman and i feel like my number's up
Yes i feel like my number's up
And i'm looking for my wallet
It's in the back of my pocket
And i'm starting to feel like i might be some celebrity
And i'm starting to feel
Like i might be on tv
I think i'm on tv (x16)
I think that i'm on tv.
No one wants to get hurt
No way man
And you're not getting any if you come on down
I'll be waiting here
Oh shut up shut up
Shut the fuck up
No no. no no. no no. no no. no no no.
10.Fantastic!
So you're of the opinion that I was too harsh
Well I've got my own opinions about that
You think I only want what I want
Ain't that a fact
I wouldn't go so far as to call it escape
But I'll head my way up I-95
If you even think of looking for me
You'll never find me alive, 3-2-1 Go
(Chorus)
Tell what to do
This reading minds just kills the mood yeah
I waste so much time
Thinking that would be a your move
Let's stay home again. 1-2-3-4
That's so fantastic
It's really not my cup of tea but
I couldn't pass it
But maybe if you went out with me and
I think you're alright
(Chorus)
Well I don't play games and I could go home
So don't even think about what I said
I guess I just find trusts to turn on
So double or triple guess my motives
I guess it's cute but it's really just stupid
Don't tell me how I'm so hard to read
How big a sign do you need？ 3-2-1 Go!
(Chorus)
I'm not afraid of being glum
There's something wrong in this here town
I want to see what binds us to this cursed ground
Cos' I noticed something up there
Behind the planes and weather balloons
I'm gonna find it, and I'm gonna find it soon
11.Onward, Fat Girl
No one can tell righteous from right
But it was nothing tonight
What is these days
So you keep you fighting the fight
And if its telling your strife
Still our eyes are plain(？)
Carry on....
Onward fat girl!
Onward fat girl!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I can't tell you
I guess your depressed
Until you wisk in the dress that you can't fit(？)
All i wanna say is you gotta look inside
It does matter what
Just let the other things slide
Carry on....
Onward fat girl!
Onward fat girl!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
No its not just a matter of taste
Yeah you really are ugly
As a matter of fact, yeah, your sort of ugly
That's alright, that's alright, i don't really care
As long as you keep getting people faces
I don't care, i don't care, i don't care, i don't care...
On, on, onward fat girl!
12.Rusty
I pull my collar down low
To show my sucking chest wound
The taste of apple and tin
On a hot spring afternoon
A child screams in midair
A diving board springs to place
My eyelids burn with delight
Can murder be done with such
Grace and style
No no no no no no way
Now i'm face down in the yard
I'm feeling shakey and pale
My nails encrusted in brown
My big experiment failed
The swingset swings in the back
The chain are rusty and old
The crossbar creaks as it bends
The seat is slpintering
No no no no no no way
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