1.Give Me All Your Lovin'
Lyricist:Frank Beard, William Gibbons, Joe Hill
I got to have a shot
Of what you got, it's, oh, so sweet
You got to make it hot
Like a boomerang, I need a repeat
Give me all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Give me all your lovin'
And don't let up until we're through
You got to whip it up
And hit me like a ton of lead
And if I blow my top
Will you let it go to your head?
Give me all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Give me all your lovin'
And don't let up until we're through
Give me all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Give me all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
You got to move it up
And use it like a screwball would
You got to pack it up
And work it like a new boy should
Give me all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Give me all your lovin'
And don't let up until we're through
Give me all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Give me all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
Until we're through, through
2.Hindsight
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Did you say what you wanted said?
And now you're just putting the days to bed
Young actors want to play and play
And you'll play, but you're working
Call applicants and stall cornering them
We're all waiting for the big day
If you feel crazy that you're still crazy
It hasn't happened for a few days, well just wait
In hindsight you're gonna wish you were here
You keep scratching at the old paint
But the wood is still there and the room is still there
If you're trying to feel the wind
Well, that's a window you're pressed against
You never told me your secrets
So I guess they stayed safe with me
Tall orders from such small shoulders
And invitations on blue paper
But I'm bailing water and bailing water
'Cause I like the shape of the boat
You asked me and I told you
And you asked me and I told you and I told you
In hindsight, you're gonna wish you were here
You keep scratching at the old paint
But the wood is still there and the room is still there
If you're my anchor then I'm throwing you over the side
Before I have the time to say
I never wanted anyone this way
But I'm smoking cigarettes when no one else does
And if I hold you now will I be holding a snowball
When the season changes and I'm craving the sun?
Are you still training for the big race
By hoping the runners will die?
And churning the words of your disgrace
But it's how you are when you're down that counts
And you know we're a good thing
But it's been a long time since you said
Put down your camera and let me ask you
Is this new move just to keep moving?
In hindsight, you're gonna wish you were here
You keep scratching at the old paint
But the wood is still there and the room is still there
If I kiss you now, like sun streaming in a tavern's door
Would you wonder what I'm kissing you for?
3.Teaspoon
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
I know I wasn't made to play on a team
You weighed your suitcase down but it still wouldn't sink
I know that crime doesn't pay
But I don't know any other way
The way that she smiles me down
She claims to be clowning
Well, I finally long for someone
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Two can just bleed into one
But only one does the bleeding
She calls me the alphabet gun
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
I know I wasn't made to play on a team
You weighed your suitcase down but it still wouldn't sink
I know that crime doesn't pay
But I don't know any other way
She orders the pilot to land
She just wants to hold the man
Well, I am her pilot today
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
Teaspoon
4.Cinnamon
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Sun through the curtains, I gave you a sign
The birds were all quiet, you were so quiet
Some hear a call, some are the messengers
I thumb through the pictures and know them all
They said, 'Do you remember when you saw her last?'
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Do you remember when you saw her last?
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
I have too many stories, keeping it serious
Some are collectors, keep it straight
It was a hospital, I was delirious
I clung to the stretcher I drew them a heart
They said, 'Do you remember when you saw her last?'
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Do you remember when you saw her last?
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Her skin is cinnamon
Her skin is cinnamon
Two gondolas to carry us
Grand Via was hilarious
St. Paul was there to marry us
We lied, 'We're already married'
'Cuz here's proof, we have suntans
And I spoke up with my new hands
Listen to my car, what is it telling us?
Start, please start, please start
They said, 'Do you remember when you saw her last?'
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Do you remember when you saw her last?
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Is it spring where you are? I waited all winter
chasing the lamp cords back to the wall
It's a plausible scenario
I clung the the stretcher, I drew them a heart
They said, 'Do you remember when you saw her last?'
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Do you remember when you saw her last?
I said, 'Her skin is cinnamon, her skin is cinnamon'
Her skin is cinnamon
Her skin is cinnamon
Her skin is cinnamon
Her skin is cinnamon
5.Pushover
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Fight? We can try
I'd love an answer that isn't sly
Or so, so you say
Don't toast the day for the twilight
For you I'm a pushover
I would, I would
(If I could)
I just want you to say, 'Come on
Wish me luck, wish me love'
Unkind girlish walk
Like a deed to the world without the talk
As you wade through the crowd
I sit next to you, the seat's still warm
For you I'm a pushover
I would, I would
(If I could)
I just want you to say, 'Come on
Wish me luck, wish me love'
For you I'm a pushover
I would, I would
(If I could)
I just want you to say, 'Come on
Wish me luck, wish me love'
I just want you to say, 'Come on'
I just want you to say, 'Come on'
I just want you to say, 'Come on'
I just want you to say, 'Come on'
6.Fire Island, AK
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Here's how I found out
A man called my house
He asked me what I knew
They found my letter
And I don't have to wonder
No, I don't have to wonder
So I don't have to wonder
Did it reach you? Did it reach you?
Good morning Fire Island
I'm not sure who to ask
They said wait until tomorrow
They found my letter
And I don't have to wonder
So I don't have to wonder
No, I don't have to wonder
Did it reach you? Did it reach you?
Cinders in the garden
From the cars parked on the lawn
They're tracking up the carpet
They found my letter
And I don't have to wonder
No, I don't have to wonder
So I don't have to wonder
Did it reach you? Did it reach you?
You've got to start the car, the ice has come
You've got to start the car, the ice has come
You've got to start the car, the ice has come
7.It'll Be a Breeze
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
This fall, I don't know if I survived
I woke up still on fire
Are you saying I'm still alive?
I hear you whispering to me
These are pieces I didn't know I had
Each a different shade of blinding
These are pieces you left behind
Not the pieces that fit with mine
It'll be a breeze
Is it your kisses I'm feeling?
I am a tree
Build a nest in my hair
Your voice appeals to me
It's exactly how I feel
I'm fading in and out
And I don't mind
I try to let you know I'm fine
And I can hear you crying
8.(It's A) Departure
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
It's familiar, but not too familiar
But not too not familiar
It's a new craze
Hey good girls, do you wanna?
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
It's a departure
(It's a departure)
It's a departure
(It's a departure)
It's a departure
(It's a departure)
It's a departure
(It's a departure)
It's a new craze
Hey good girls, do you wanna?
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
I like the old days, but not all the old days
Only the good old days
It's a new craze
Hey good girls, do you wanna?
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
Hey good girls, do you wanna?
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
Just say
Hey good girls, do you wanna?
Just say, 'Hey I wanna'
9.Honest
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
She loves the singer
Every song can bring her close to tears
But when she talks about his band
It just confirms her mother's fears
A little crush on the singer
But in her heart she knows it's true
Everything is different
When he's singing right to you
Her mother says
'Honest, it's alright to be a singer
But don't you love a singer
Whatever you do'
Let the crowd press on the stage
And let the lights wash out their eyes
Sixteen years ago
I was completely mesmerized
And then the night was done
And the singer disappeared behind the stage
And the roadies came and picked me out
From on the barricades
Honest, it's alright to be a singer
But don't you love a singer
Whatever you do, whatever you do
Honest, it's alright to be a singer
But don't you love a singer
Whatever you do, whatever you do
I wouldn't change for a moment
My life or my ideals
But once I loved a singer
And I know just how you feel
For him to say so plainly
What your heart can vouch is true
Means something is connecting you
Something is connecting you
Honest, it's alright to be a singer
But don't you love a singer
Whatever you do, whatever you do
Honest, it's alright to be a singer
But don't you love a singer
Whatever you do, whatever you do
Don't you love a singer
(Whatever you do, whatever you do, whatever you do)
Don't you love a singer
(Whatever you do, whatever you do, whatever you do)
Don't you love a singer
(Whatever you do, whatever you do, whatever you do)
Don't you love a singer
10.Clouds
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Tower likes to fall and cream likes to spoil
Everything living tries to get back to the soil
And what seems right and what's made for you
False prophecy doesn't mean prophecies are true
The ground is so proud just to hold us up
We're a kiss away from being dangerous
Kiss me and show me that it's true
You're depressed about a thing you don't really want to do
Don't try to write your name in the clouds from the ground
Don't try to write your name in the clouds from the ground
Vinyl-clad architects with GPS
Staple-gun carpenters building a 3D mess
We protest, but it doesn't work again
Your magic beans mean at least you'll have one giant friend
The ground is so proud just to hold us up
We're a kiss away from being dangerous
Kiss me and show me that it's true
You're depressed about a thing you don't really want to do
Don't try to write your name in the clouds from the ground
Don't try to write your name in the clouds from the ground
Don't try to write your name in the clouds from the ground
Don't try to write your name in the clouds from the ground
11.Delicate Hands
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
You play hard to want, you're hard to crumble up
I belong to someone already gone
Hard to want, you're hard to crumble up
I belong to someone gone before I was born
She's was gone, she was gone before I was born
The last time we crossed, I held you under
Wanting to feel you, wanting to breathe
And I thought you wanted to feel like breathing
You have delicate hands and I know why
You have delicate hands and I know why
There's nothing left to do
Not when you have the ocean for a view
The last time we crossed, I held you under
Wanting to feel you, wanting to breathe
And I thought you wanted to feel like breathing
And I thought you wanted to feel like breathing
The weight of this hairstyle is making me lazy
I think I'm going to leave it up all night
I want to feed you butter rum candy
But someone beat you to me, beat you to me
Someone beat you to me
The last time we crossed, I held you under
Wanting to feel you, wanting to breathe
And I thought you wanted to feel like breathing
The last time we crossed, I held you under
Wanting to feel you, wanting to breathe
And I thought you wanted to feel like breathing
12.Rich Wife
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
I don't know why I bring you around
When you, you start out so dry
And then decide to be quiet
Like an angry shout
When you consider yourself
And you do consider yourself
Well give me something that you like
If there's something you're so proud about
You're in love with someone
You're gonna love till it's done
You're in love with someone you don't like
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
Now tell me is your high horse
Getting a little hard to ride?
And your little bit on the side
Getting harder to find?
When you get restless at night
But it's too late to start
And there's nothing left to eat
In this house but your heart
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
I don't know why I bring you around
Just to diss the art and look the part
But there's a bit you're leaving out
And you keep it all to yourself
But it's not the wine that brings a crowd
And the crowd is not much help
But you see the clouds and put your signal out
And then count the notches on your belt
You're in love with someone
You're gonna love till it's done
You're in love with someone you don't like
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
You should have been a rich wife
(You missed the rich life)
13.New Girl
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
American schools called you Starlight
In fourteen point type
10 times 10 and then
Your most brutaful smile
You were looted
You opened wide
Gave props to the knives
Props to the cheating wives
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
You erased so many mistakes
By sitting up and smiling
Your solo show
I hope it never closes
It was the ride of my life
Twice you burned your lifes work
Once to start a new life
And once just to start a fire
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
No, you are
No, you are
No, you are
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
Be kind to the new girl
14.Bride and Bridle
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
I came back on the trail of a man
Things are the same as when I left
Well I so wanted to say hey
But I know you think my sentence was too light
Now time should have put this behind us
Some things I won't soon forget
Bride and bridle are too close in a man's mind
And I know you think my sentence was too light
You, you weren't true
But I can't blame a woman who changes
Three thousand, six hundred and fifty odd days I waited
Time, I did my time
Now I long since quit feeling my hands
Still, three men have a date with me
I could have found them all before now
And I know they think my sentence was too light
Your father bet ten years against this day
He wed his girl to a better man
But he stands here now with his hat in his hands
And I know he thinks my sentence was too light
You, you weren't true
But I can't blame a woman who changes
Three thousand, six hundred and fifty odd days I waited
Time, I did my time, time, I did my time
15.Sky Is Open
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Little airports keep in mind
They got file folders and dry-erase boards
I retired from the Air Force
Long enough ago to know
The sky is open
The sky is open
The sky is open
The sky is open
I call the tower and draw the line
I'm flying, yes, I'm climbing
A better pilot couldn't find
Even so, even I can only fly so high
The sky is open
The sky is open
The sky is open
In the war I flew the islands
I knew the quiet, it's pilot science
My propeller tries to find the air
I'm finally the highest bird
The sky is open
The sky is open
The sky is open
The sky is open
16.Carparts
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
I'm leaving you all of my car parts
I didn't have the money or I would have gotten roses
You poured one more highball
But I had to go before my heart overflowed
Ceiling tiles and highway signs are flowing through my mind
You put all your hope in my slim chance, my slim chance
You put all your hope in my slim chance I didn't know I had
I'm leaving under cover of darkness
I never had a home where I didn't need to hide
I've seen every lover leave me the same way
The harder they are, the harder I try
Oh, that's a lie, but I say it with a smile
You put all your hope in my slim chance, my slim chance
You put all your hope in my slim chance I didn't know I had
You put all your hope in my slim chance
I don't even have cigarettes, I don't even have cigarettes
Baby wasn't down with the heist
I didn't baby wasn't down with the heist
I just tried to do what I thought was right
But baby wasn't down with it she wasn't down
You know baby wasn't down with the heist
I just tried to do what I thought was right
But baby wasn't down with it she wasn't down
I'm leaving you all of my car parts
I'll call you when I'm coming back again if I can
I mean to quit stealing as soon as I steal for the last time
At least my watch is right two times a day
You put all your hope in my slim chance, my slim chance
You put all your hope in my slim chance I didn't know I had
You put all your hope in my slim chance
I don't even have cigarettes, I don't even have cigarettes
17.Scared Straight
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Washington's on the one
I'm in the middle of speaking
And you're under the gun
Seething, leave it to the lone nut
It's unappealing in someone so young
Plaintive, you're feeling so washed up
And you mean it when you say you're done
Five lanes of freeway but it's all gone dark
You called to say you're gonna run
Well, can you wait? Can you stand it?
Are you brave or are you scared straight?
She didn't want you to speak right
Be strong, act nice, take so long
Call time, seem tired, leave mad, get so wired
Maybe you belong to someone
Maybe you have finally met them
Maybe smoke belongs in the sky
Maybe I hate it when you cry
You were hurt, so you got hard
You were cursed and scolded and scared
You were searched for, then ignored
You want to burn the liars
You'll set us both on fire
You're faking, so I'm pretend sleeping
Waiting for this to be fun
It's true little miss mean mini-bar guard
We're gonna have to try something new
Let me breathe fire down on you
18.The Sound of Coming Down
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Quit hiding now you're trying to get close to me
I believe it's the one thing you said without smiling
It's dubious or it's cruel
I'm losing my homemade cool
Are you fueling the loose ends? Are you colling your jets?
You hide in my bed and I'm hiding in my bed
I can't face the cold gray cold
You can't play nursemaid and be the crazy patient
Hey, you know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
This is the honest sound of coming down
Press your lips against the cool glass of my face
Bear down on the lost art of having skin
One false move came too late
To save your favorite place from the silent sin
Are you needling me for not knowing the date?
Can you see me better for all this finger-tracing
At least we have blankets in our cage
The last time you remembered to put out your fire, you said
Hey, you know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
This is the honest sound of coming down
Hey, you know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
This is the honest sound of coming down
Hey, you know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
You know, nobody's chasing us
This is the honest sound of coming down
19.Ultimatum
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Student, why do you dream of me
When you dream of your acre of trees?
It was agreed I came to burn leaves
It's all I ever claimed to do
A ploughman, I'll never grow into
My arms miss you, my hands miss you
The stars sing, I've got their song in my head
Blue in the broad light of day
Your claws are snagged on my face
Say it, I wish we would make it
And I wish that I could take it
When you turn on me
My arms miss you, my hands miss you
The stars sing, I've got their song in my head
Oh, I don't want my words twisted
I don't want you to listen too closely
Or wait for me impatiently
And I hope I can keep seeing you
As long as you don't say you're falling in love
Crave translates into slave
No one can harness the rain
And I can make myself into rain
You feel me on your cheek
And on your sleeve
My arms miss you, my hands miss you
The stars sing, I've got their song in my head
Oh, I don't want my words twisted
I don't want you to listen too closely
Or wait for me impatiently
And I hope I can keep seeing you
As long as you don't say you're falling in love
And I can feel, you're about to forget
Yes, I can feel, you're about to forget
20.The Commander Thinks Aloud
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Boys and girls in cars
Dogs and birds on lawns
From here I can touch the sun
Yeah, yeah
Put your jackets on
I feel we're being born
The Tropic of Capricorn is below
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We stall above the pole
Still your face is young
As we feel our weight return
Yeah, yeah
A trail of shooting stars
The horses call of storm
Because the air contains the charge
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The radio is on
And Houston knows the score
Can you feel it?
We're almost home
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The crew compartment's breaking up
The crew compartment's breaking up
The crew compartment's breaking up
The crew compartment's breaking up
The crew compartment's breaking up
The crew compartment's breaking up
The crew compartment's breaking up
21.Bride and Bridle (Live)
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
I came back on the trail of a man
Things are the same as when I left
Well, I so wanted to say, 'Hey'
But I know you think my sentence was too light
Time should have put this behind us
Some things I won't soon forget
Bride and bridle are too close in a man's mind
And I know you think my sentence was too light
You, you weren't true
But I can't blame a woman who changes
Three thousand, six hundred and fifty, odd days I waited
Time, I did my time
Now I long since quit feeling my hands
Still, three men have a day with me
I could have found them all before now
And I know they think my sentence was too light
Your father bet ten years against this day
He wed his girl to a better man
But he stands here now with his hat in his hands
And I know he thinks my sentence was too light
You, you weren't true
But I can't blame a woman who changes
Three thousand, six hundred and fifty, odd days I waited
Time, I did my time
Time, I did my time
22.Blue Diamonds
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
So you can sell yourself on blue diamonds
Call Vice, it takes a day to explain the crime
You laugh at what the LA Times says about us
But delight at my first try at being sly
Finished the third page, time for a break
You make a gang sign framing your face
Time for the hard light, time to get dressed
Good luck, God bless
It feels like this is happening in tree time
I stand up and toast the TV for getting it right
God willing and the creek don't rise
I've got two thousand dollars and a bulls-eye between my eyes
These chickens are fish in a barrel and the tall one is gonna be
for sale
â~Cause you're so good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying
So good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying
So good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying
So good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying, I'm just saying ah
Finished the third page, time for a break
You make a gang sign framing your face
Time for the hard light, time to get dressed
Good luck, God bless
â~Cause you're so good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying
So good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying
So good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying
So good at waiting
(It's about time)
I'm just saying, I'm just saying, I'm just saying ah
I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
23.Seven
Lyricist:John Morgan Roderick
Your new haircut is so unfamiliar
But they only know you that way
Your new teases are so hilarious
Well, I never thought I'd hear you say
That I did the driving and the falling on knives
Seemed anything was worth a try
You never said it but I, I think I get it and
Maybe you were right
That I miss you Seven
I miss you Seven
I miss you Seven
Did you see me the way I imagined
Every eyelash a picket or a wire?
Did you tease me when I went out of fashion
And your interest in me had expired?
Well, I stopped, but how can I really stop
And stay stopped?
I miss you Seven
(Distance helps me only so much)
I miss you Seven
(Distance helps me only so much)
I miss you Seven
Is it asking too much?
Would you say that I'm
Am the last thing
You want to remember me by?
I miss you Seven
(Distance helps me only so much)
I miss you Seven
(Distance helps me only so much)
I miss you Seven
(Distance helps me only so much)
I miss you Seven
24.Scent Of Lime
You are light tasting
Fine, with a scent of lime
My part in your art is to be there
You're right
I'm wasting such a meager grace
So soon
What you're doing is aiming
The plainest words are the finest
I gladly waive my rights to find the real world
If you find the real world, let me know
It never rains enough to cool my fever
All it does is rain
The worst you can do is harm
Waiting for the other shoe to fall
And shouting from your car at an empty road
The plainest words are the finest
I've been waiting half my life to find the real world
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