1.Modern Swinger
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
She's out of luck and out of hoping
Out of cigarettes
Misunderstood with naked pictures
On the Internet
Her social deviance is teasing me
And I know what I want
And I'm really gonna really let her know that
(What？)
I like her but I just don't care enough
To fool around with love
Yeah, my baby's pretty as a car crash
Sexy as a stinger or a hornet in your arm
Just another modern swinger
Screaming, 'Catch me if you can'
With a cigarette in hand and it's love
It's heavy and it hurts, and it's love
Strung out on blow
She doesn't know why she's not feeling good
Dropped out of school
And now she's moving out to Hollywood
Her reckless decadence is taking things
A little too far
And I'm really gonna really let her know that
(What？)
I like her but I just don't care enough
To fool around with love
Yeah, my baby's pretty as a car crash
Subtle as a splinter
Yeah my baby's smooth like sandpaper
Warm just like the winter
Screaming, 'Catch me if you can'
With a cigarette in hand and it's love
It's heavy and it hurts, and it's love
Staring at my shoes thinking of something to say
But nothing's better than what silence is saying
Well, every time I turn around, she's always looking away
It's just the nature of the game that we're playing
And I think I'm tapping out
I think I'm gonna skip the title bout
Yeah, my baby's pretty as a car crash
Sexy as a stinger or a hornet in your arm
Just another modern swinger
Screaming, 'Catch me if you can'
With a cigarette in hand and it's love
It's heavy and it hurts
That she's pretty as a car crash
Subtle as a splinter
Yeah my baby's smooth like sandpaper
Warm just like the winter
Screaming, 'Catch me if you can'
With a cigarette in hand and it's love
It's heavy and it hurts
That's she's pretty as a car crash
Sexy as a stinger or a hornet in your arm
Just another modern swinger
Screaming, 'Catch me if you can'
With a cigarette in hand and it's love
It's heavy and it hurts, and it's love
2.Hollywood Fix
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Back in Hollywood today, Technicolor turned to gray
The altered senses were the primary impulse
Drinking whiskey everyday, smoking second thoughts away
Skipping record was a secondary pulse
And I'm tired but I'm not sleeping
'Cause there's so much noise and binge drinking
But they all came back like we know they would
You gotta get your fix down in Hollywood
Near the dancing silhouettes Aaron stole some cigarettes
Everybody knew it but no one had the proof
And as the sun was coming up in a sea of empty cups
White suburban kids were all raising the roof
And I'm tired but not I'm sleeping
As we chain smoke cigarettes without thinking
And they all came back like we know they would
You gotta get your fix down in Hollywood
Gotta love it, it's so, so dangerous
Gotta love it, it's so, so scandalous
Gotta love it, it's so, so infectious
Gotta love it, it's so, so dangerous
Gotta love it, it's so, so serious
Gotta love it, you sense the sarcasm
And I'm tired but I'm not sleeping
'Cause there's so much noise and binge drinking
But they all came back like we know they would
You gotta get your fix down in Hollywood
And I'm tired but not I'm sleeping
As we chain smoke cigarettes without thinking
And they all came back like we know they would
You gotta get your fix down in Hollywood
Gotta love it, it's so, so dangerous
Gotta love it, it's so, so scandalous
Gotta love it, it's so, so infectious
Gotta love it, it's so, so dangerous
Gotta love it, it's so, so serious
Gotta love it, you sense the sarcasm
3.Nobody Baby
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Are you broken, are you broken, baby？
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, girl
Yeha, baby's got a problem, baby's got a spell
Baby's got a handgun but I ain't gonna tell
Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody baby
Watcha drinkin', whatcha drinkin' baby？
Why are you sleeping in the back seat of your car？
Yeah, you got a big mouth and I bet you think you're clever
But ain't nobody gonna cry when you die a dead rebel
Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody baby
All you gotta do is hey, hey make a little trouble
Give me one mistake and break it out on the double
Baby stay awake and take another shot
Baby take another shot with me
'Cause everybody's had a real good time
Everybody's walking crooked but they feel alright
'Cause everybody here is nobody, nobody baby
And that's the goddamn truth
And now you're nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody baby
All you gotta do is hey, hey make a little trouble
Give me one mistake and break it out on the double
Baby stay awake and take another shot
Baby take another shot with me
'Cause everybody's had a real good time
Everybody's walking crooked but they feel alright
'Cause everybody here is nobody, nobody
Everybody here is nobody, nobody
Everybody here is nobody, nobody baby
4.Hey Jane
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
The polyester vest she wears at the arcade
On a break from tearing tickets
Every minute spends on this old pinball machine
Savin' up her money to pay her tuition
'Got a little left over', she thinks
So she puts it in the machine
'Cause she's got a high score to beat
Hey Jane, I got a little money
Wanna spend it on a night away？
We'll drive until tomorrow
Drive a mile for all our sorrows
Hey Jane, I know you're hungry, honey
But I promise you that things will change
Just don't let your life's income
Determine your life's outcome
Hey Jane
She had a good job that she traded for night dream
Everyday became the same, even yesterdays
Were celebrated but forgotten so fast
'Cause everyone around her surrounds her in excess
She's trying harder to convince herself
That all her better days not in the past
And that this paycheck's gonna last
Hey Jane, I got a little money
Wanna spend it on a night away？
We'll drive until tomorrow
Drive a mile for all our sorrows
Hey Jane, I know you're hungry, honey
But I promise you that things will change
Just don't let your life's income
Determine your life's outcome
Hey Jane
Hey Jane, I got a little money
Wanna spend it on a night away？
We'll drive until tomorrow
Drive a mile for all our sorrows
Hey Jane, I know you're hungry, honey
But I promise you that things will change
Just don't let your life's income
Determine your life's outcome
Hey Jane, I got a little money
Wanna spend it on a night away？
We'll drive until tomorrow
Drive a mile for all our sorrows
Hey Jane, I know you're hungry, honey
But I promise you that things will change
Just don't let your life's income
Determine your life's outcome
Hey Jane
5.Soft Smoke
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Hot Pink rock 'n' roll, come on
Caught the green line down at Bleeker and Broad
And now it's dropping down to thirty below
I can't feel my toes but baby, I'm on fire
We'll sleep in subways, we'll spend time in cafes
These pretty girls and these Manhattan apartments
These New York City police are all rowdy liars
Come on
Staten Island princess so pretty in pearls
Drop it down, make it an uptown affair
You got the money and I got the drugs
You're pretty, pretty for a white, white girl
Take, take, take me to the Mercury Lounge
Let's see what trouble we can get in tonight
'Cause everywhere I go it's like the end of the world
But with your back to the wall, you're gonna be the lonely one
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
With your back to the wall, you're gonna be the lonely one
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
Come on
Don't know where to start？ You're breaking my heart
How's anybody supposed to love you, baby 'til you do？
But with your back to the wall, you're gonna be the lonely one
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
With your back to the wall, you're gonna be the lonely one
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
With your back to the wall, you're gonna be the lonely one
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
With your back to the wall, you're gonna be the lonely one
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
If you dance all night, you're gonna be loved
6.Saturday Nite Riot
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Hey, hey this is everything today
You've got nothing to complain about
You've got nothing to say
So this had better be good or you'd better be quiet, yeah
'Cause baby, I'm not standin' in your way
We could paint this city red
Or we could drown it out in gray
If Friday night is a bust, Saturday is a riot, yeah
Oh Emily, oh, I love you for your apathy
How you sell it in your diary
It's no secret, you can't die if your life's a mystery
Emily, now you're starving for some sympathy
And you think you've got it worse than me
But you'll see that you can't live if your life's tragedy
Hey, hey girl, you're driving me insane
You're obnoxious when they're pretty
You're ecstatic when they're plain
But this is my design, this is my roller coaster, yeah
And you said I won't be happy 'til I'm dead
But I told you once before
And girl I meant it when I said
I don't wanna be close, I just wanna be closer, yeah
Oh Emily, oh, I love you for your apathy
How you sell it in your diary
It's no secret, you can't die if your life's a mystery
Emily, now you're starving for some sympathy
And you think you've got it worse than me
But you'll see that you can't live if your life's tragedy
All alone and very ordinary
(So very)
When your duress is now your sanctuary
(You've got it all wrong)
You've got it wrong
But I've never been the type
To walk away so fast
'Cause there's no way out
Until I shout
Oh Emily, oh, I love you for your apathy
How you sell it in your diary
It's no secret, you can't die if your life's a mystery
Emily, now you're starving for some sympathy
And you think you've got it worse than me
But you'll see that you can't live if your life's tragedy
7.Little Razorblade
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Hey, hey, little razorblade
Girl, you're so, so dangerous
You say, you wanna try and get away
And that' just so obvious
I've got the keys
So let's put it into drive
Hey, hey, little razorblade
Girl, you're so, so serious
You're only pretty when you walk away
And you act oblivious
I've got the keys
So let's put it into drive
But don't call it a crush
Don't call it a crush
Baby, you know I love you too much
To be crushed like that
To be crushed like that
Give me back my heart tonight
I'm sick of never smiling 'cause you're so uptight
'Cause we know it's not alright
When neither one of us is putting up a fight
And you're right that it's wrong
To spend the night alone
You stand on the shore as I'm treading water
Wave as I sink like a stone
Hey, hey, little razorblade
Girl, you're so, so obnoxious
This lucid dream is not reality
And it makes me so anxious
Hey, hey, little razorblade
Girl, you're so, so dangerous
You say, you wanna try and get away
And that' just so obvious
But I've got the keys
So let's put it into drive
But don't call it a crush
Don't call it a crush
Baby, you know I love you too much
To be crushed like that
To be crushed like that
Don't call it a crush
To be crushed like that
Don't call it a crush
To be crushed like that
Don't call it a crush
To be crushed like that
Don't call it a crush
To be crushed like that
8.Back To The Middle
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Young and wasted look at me now
I'm the King of California
Straight out of Tennessee
Come on baby, crash on my couch
You've got that Hollywood nosebleed
You've got the pedigree
But when the seasons change
That's when I'll check that plane and go
Back, back, back, back, back to the middle
I'm gonna be high
Back, back, back, back to the middle
When I've had enough, I will fly
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Passengers please stand by
Back, back, back, back to the middle
It's a miracle, I've escaped alive
In the thick, thick electric air
There's a cloud of smoke ascending
Blocking the city lights
Fast and faded, dead in Times Square
I'm not looking for a heartache
I gotta catch a flight
Because the weather's cold
This scene is getting old
And it's back, back, back, back, back to the middle
I'm gonna be high
Back, back, back, back to the middle
When I've had enough, I will fly
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Passengers please stand by
Back, back, back, back to the middle
It's a miracle, I've escaped alive
In the freeze I'm dreaming of the palm trees
On the beat I scheme about the city
Why should I go back？
Back, back, back, back, back to the middle
I'm gonna be high
Back, back, back, back to the middle
When I've had enough, I will fly
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Passengers please stand by
Back, back, back, back to the middle
It's a miracle, I've escaped alive
Back, back, back, back, back to the middle
I'm gonna be high
Back, back, back, back to the middle
When I've had enough, I will fly
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Passengers please stand by
Back, back, back, back to the middle
It's a miracle, I've escaped alive
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Back, back, back, back to the middle
Back, back, back, back to the middle
9.Still Three Shy
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
The interstates and eighteen wheelers
The sketches on the rest stop bathroom stalls
I call her from a hotel pay phone
So far from it all
The odometer is hypnotizing
The tires turn the dirt for miles and miles
I wanna see the Nashville skyline
Only for awhile
'Cause I heard about the party last night
I heard that there were drugs and fist fights
When all I see are miles of streetlights
That's when I miss home
So I try, try, try to forget it
But I die inside every time I miss it
'Cause you're still three shy
Don't you forget it's not a party when we're gone
And if the cops come by
Have a drink and tell them this one's for the boys
And I will try, try, try to forget
That I'm gone
A thousand miles until the ocean
Casinos sit a couple miles ahead
The city's in the rear view mirror
Tennessee's in bed
And I'm drinking at the Blackjack table
A cigarette is hanging from my lips
My head is spinning round in circles
As I take a sip
'Cause I heard you split a cab right last night
I hope you found your way home alright
'Cause underneath a sea of bright lights
I feel alright here
And I try, try, try to forget it
But I die inside every time I miss it
'Cause you're still three shy
Don't you forget it's not a party when we're gone
And if the cops come by
Have a drink and tell them this one's for the boys
And I will try, try, try to forget
That I'm gone
And I try, try, try to forget it
But I die inside every time I miss it
'Cause you're still three shy
Don't you forget it's not a party when we're gone
And if the cops come by
Have a drink and tell them this one's for the boys
And I will try, try, try to forget
Yes, I would try, try, try to forget
I'm gonna try, try, try to forget that I'm gone
10.Easy Way Out
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
I'm just another substance abuser
But baby, I'm the future and I know there's no easy way out
I've got nothing but problems and habits
Shifting through the static but baby, there's no easy way out
(So are you cunning now？)
We're rollin'
We're rollin'
Hey, it's obscene and it's green and it's automatic
I know how to make it seem like its your fault
I believe it when you say, you need it for the sway
When I'm screaming through the troubles
That the ＊＊＊＊ don't solve
I'm just another substance abuser
But baby, I'm the future and I know there's no easy way out
I've got nothing but problems and habits
Shifting through the static but baby, there's no easy way out
(So are you cunning now？)
We're rollin'
We're rollin'
Broads in the bar, in the car sipping vodka tonics
Another couple drinks and then they look just fine
It's easy as they say but believe me see I hate it
When the hardest part is acting like I just don't try
I'm just another substance abuser
But baby, I'm the future and I know there's no easy way out
I've got nothing but problems and habits
Shifting through the static but baby, there's no easy way out
(So are you cunning now？)
I'm just another substance abuser
But baby, I'm the future and I know there's no easy way out
I've got nothing but problems and habits
Shifting through the static but baby, there's no easy way out
I'm just another substance abuser
But baby, I'm the future and I know there's no easy way out
I've got nothing but problems and habits
Shifting through the static but baby, there's no easy way out
(But baby, there's no easy way out)
But baby, there's no easy way out
(But baby, there's no easy way out)
But baby, there's no easy way out
But baby, there's no easy way out
11.Pretend That This Is Fiction
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Oh brother, now we're going undercover
'Cause she's more than just a lover to me
Can't you see that there's a reason？
For this heresy and treason, it's the season for instability
Good lovin' two and one more in the oven
This is way above a discovery
Supersede your jurisdiction, let's pretend that this is fiction
Make a story out of all that we see
So can we agree enough is enough？
Madeline sees the magazines for the trees
So she tells me that everything needs some time in the sun
Everyone breathes their oxygen quietly, carefully carrying along
Hey neighbor, can I ask you for a favor？
See I'm sketching up the neighborhood's dreams
'Cause I need to hit the walls of coffee bars and shopping malls
And show the world a side that they've never seen
So what do you think about teaming up？
Gravity sleeps when we see that all we are is not all we will be
'Cause everything needs some time in the sun
Everyone breathes their oxygen quietly, carefully carrying along
So can we agree enough is enough？
Madeline sees the magazines for the trees
So she tells me that everything needs some time in the sun
Everyone breathes their oxygen quietly, carefully carrying along
So can we agree enough is enough？
Madeline sees the magazines for the trees
So she tells me that everything needs some time in the sun
Everyone breathes their oxygen quietly, carefully carrying along
So can we agree enough is enough？
Can we agree enough is enough？
Can we agree enough is enough？
Can we agree enough is enough？
12.Secret Song
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
If you're alone and I'm alone
Let's be alone together
We can have a drink and shoot the shit
And talk about the weather
'Cause baby, I know this world has got you
Shaking in your shoes
So if you're alone and I'm alone
Why don't we be alone together？
13.Please Maria
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
1, 2, 3, 4
We're melting in between the building and the bus
And it's you and me, but honestly it's still not us
'Cause you've got plans, I understand
I'll be on tour when you get back
And while we're so unlikely, love it's only you I'm thinking of
But it's so hard when you won't let me tell you
What you want to hear
Let down your guard, if only just a little
'Cause you know I already have
And please leave Maria
'Cause every lie you step inside just drives me to the edge
And please leave Maria
'Cause falling out of love is worse than falling from the ledge
Together sleeping on the ceiling secretly
Somehow the air we're in stolen the gravity
And I don't care if people stare
Or say I've changed 'cause that's not fair
It's just that I'm not quite so cold, I'm happy not to sleep
alone
But it's so hard when you won't let me tell you
What you want to hear
Let down your guard, if only just a little
'Cause you know I already have
And please leave Maria
'Cause every lie you step inside just drives me to the edge
And please leave Maria
'Cause falling out of love is worse than falling from the ledge
Is it love 'cause I never thought about it any other way？
And if it's love, I think that you'll know
And even if you think you can't please just try to understand
Please Maria
And please leave Maria
'Cause every lie you step inside just drives me to the edge
And please leave Maria
'Cause falling out of love is worse than falling from the ledge
Please Maria
Please Maria
Please, please Maria
14.Going Steady
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
And it goes, doo wah doo wah
Things are getting petty
She said, 'No more sex
Unless we're going steady'
I said, 'Alright goodnight
Wake me when you change your mind'
'Cause I don't wanna see your bedroom sugar
I'm not looking for love and she says
'I don't wanna be the girl
In your backseat tonight'
And it goes doo wah doo wah
Things are getting petty
She said, 'No more sex
Unless we're going steady'
I said, 'Alright goodnight
Wake me when you change your mind'
What are you doing in that short skirt sugar？
You can't be lookin' for love
There's no time for fool around
When I'm in another town tomorrow
And it goes doo wah doo wah
Things are getting petty
She said, 'No more sex
Unless we're going steady'
I said, 'Alright goodnight
Wake me when you change your mind'
And it goes doo wah doo wah
Things are getting petty
She said, 'No more sex
Unless we're going steady'
I said, 'Alright goodnight
Wake me when you change your mind'
Wake me when you change your mind
Wake me when you change your mind
Wake me when you change your mind
Wake me when you change your mind
15.Adalae
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Adalae, your every moment is a masterpiece
Adalae, you're only precious 'til you meet your needs
Adalae, you say we'll see you on the silver screen
But when you're down
You know this town's just not for you
Adalae, everybody knows you're workin' hard
(Adalae, Adalae, Adalae)
Adalae, you see the sunset on the boulevard
(Adalae, Adalae, Adalae)
Adalae, your only enemy's the calendar
With these complaints for dedications tried and true
And since you always get your way, this one's for you
(Hey, hey, hey)
Oh Adalae, I think you're losing your head
(No, no, no)
Let's take these rumors and let's put them to bed
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Can't help but think it was something I said
Cursing at the stars above
Adalae, maybe you'll never get a second chance
(Adalae, Adalae, Adalae)
Adalae, you're only social on the stimulants
(Adalae, Adalae, Adalae)
It's okay 'cause everybody knows your circumstance
So arch your back girl 'cause you're always on display
And you know you're only worth what you get paid
(Hey, hey, hey)
Oh Adalae, I think you're losing your head
(No, no, no)
Let's take these rumors and let's put them to bed
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Can't help but think that it was something I said
Cursing at the stars above
(Hey, hey, hey)
Oh Adalae, I know the sun's in your eyes
(No, no, no)
You've got it all but still you wear a disguise
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Whatever you do, don't you apologize
Nobody can buy your love
Adalae, your every moment is a masterpiece
Adalae, you're only precious 'til you meet your needs
16.Chicago Overcoat
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Innocent victim filled up with pills
Or so it would seem to the rumbler scene
Her getaway sticks made contact with bricks
Caught skating around, now it's the big sleep
But don't you see that you do it to yourself？
'Cause I can taste that you've been with someone else
That's when they told me to run
Your fingerprints are on that gun
And your shirt is soaked
With blood that isn't yours
Run, your fingerprints are on that gun
And revenge is only fun when you get away
Filled her with daylight
Heat fought the good fight
If I get copped it's electric cure
Gotta throw lead and leave them for dead
If figured then we'll do the dance for sure
But don't you see that you do it to yourself？
'Cause I can taste that you've been with someone else
That's when they told me to run
Your fingerprints are on that gun
And your shirt is soaked
With blood that isn't yours
Run, your fingerprints are on that gun
And revenge is only fun when you get away
Grab a little air hammer and saws are
Giving me a scare, run for your money
Everybody's there and they've got a curse on me
They don't understand they got no kick
A simple reprimand won't do the trick
Chilled off the broad and facing lead poisoning
But don't you see that you do it to yourself？
'Cause I can taste that you've been with someone else
That's when they told me to run
Your fingerprints are on that gun
And your shirt is soaked
With blood that isn't yours
Run, your fingerprints are on that gun
And revenge is only fun when you get away
I guess revenge is always fun
Revenge is the most fun when you get away
17.Stereo Speakers
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
They say that, 'Love is like a battlefield'
I guess I'm out of ammunition
I'm waving my white flag
Trying to capture your attention, sugar
But, but, but, but I've got a fever from anticipation
What does it matter？ No one's listening
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
This is the winter of our discontent
You are the brunt of my transgression
How can we scream so loud？
With arms crossed and lips sealed？
But, but, but, but I've got a fever from anticipation
What does it matter, no one's listening
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
I can't tell you, so I'll scream it through the stereo
Speakers come on and turn me on
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