Unreleased Songs

Yo La Tengo Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.How Much I've Lied

Lyricist:Gram Parsons, David B Rivkin

Darling, there is something I must tell you, you must know
But it's so hard to say the words I feel
This fancy that I'm on, has been goin' on too long
It's time we stopped pretending things are real

'Cause I've been living deep in sin, I've been telling lies
And I don't know just what's right or wrong
To take a chance on losing you was such a silly thing to do
The chance I might wake up and find you gone

Blue, so blue, my love is burning blue
Any brighter flame would be a lie
Blue, so blue, my love still burns for you
But I know that I'll only make you cry

A thief can only steal from you, he cannot break your heart
He'll never touch the precious things inside
So one like you should surely be miles and miles away from me
Then you'd never know how much I've lied

So try to understand the pain, it takes so long when I explain
Please, don't you forget how much I've lied


2.Fourth Time Around

Lyricist:Bob Dylan

When she said, 'Don't waste your words, they're just lies'
I cried she was deaf
And she worked on my face until breaking my eyes
And what else you got left

It was then that I got up to leave
But she said, 'Don't forget
Everybody must give something back
For something they get'

I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum
I asked her how come
And she buttoned her boot and straightened her suit
Then she said, 'Don't get cute'

So, I forced my hands in my pockets
And felt with my thumbs
And gallantly handed her
My very last piece of gum

She threw me outside, I stood in the dirt
Where everyone walked
And after finding that I forgotten my shirt
I went back and knocked

I waited in the hallway, she went to get it
And I tried to make sense
Out of that picture of you in your wheelchair
That leaned up against

Her Jamaican rum and when she did come
I asked her for some
She said, 'No, dear', I said, 'Your words aren't clear
You'd better spit out your gum'

She screamed till her face got so red
Then she fell on the floor
And I covered her up and then
Thought I'd go look through her drawer

And when I was through I filled up my shoe
And brought it to you
And you, you took me in, you loved me then
You never wasted time

And I, I never took much
I never asked for your crutch
Now, don't ask for mine


3.I Wanna Be Your Lover

Lyricist:Bob Dylan

Well, the rainman comes with his magic wand
And the judge says, 'Mona can't have no bond'
And the walls collide, Mona cries
And the rainman leaves in the wolfman's disguise

I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover, baby
I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours

Well, the undertaker in his midnight suit
Turns to the mad man, 'Ain't you cute'
Well, the mad man he jumps up on the shelf
And he says, 'You ain't so bad yourself'

I wanna be your lover, baby, I wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover, baby
I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours

Well, jumpin' Judy can't get no higher
She got bullets in her eyes and then they fire
Rasputin, he's so dignified
He touched the back of her head and he died

Well, I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover, baby
I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours

Well, Phaedra with her looking glass
Which she lays upon the grass
She gets all messed up, she faints
That's 'cause she's so obvious and you ain't

I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover, baby
I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours
I wanna be yours


4.I'm Your Puppet

Lyricist:Linden Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn

Pull the string and I'll wink at you
I'm your puppet
I'll do funny things if you want me to
I'm your puppet

I'll be yours to have and to hold
Darling, you've got full control of your puppet

Pull another string and I'll kiss your lips
I'm your puppet
Snap your finger and I'll turn you some flips
I'm your puppet

Your every wish is my command
All you gotta do is wiggle your hand
I'm your puppet, I'm your puppet

I'm just a toy, just a funny boy
I'll make you laugh when you're blue
I'll be wonderful, do just what I'm told
I'll do anything for you
I'm your puppet, I'm your puppet

Pull them little strings and I'll sing you a song
I'm your puppet
Make me do right or make me do wrong
I'm your puppet

Treat me good and I'll do anything
I'm just a puppet and you hold my string
I'm your puppet, I'm your puppet

Walking, talking, living, loving puppet
Walking, talking, living, loving puppet
Walking, talking, living, loving puppet
Walking, talking


5.I Threw It All Away

Lyricist:Bob Dylan

I once held her in my arms
She said she would always stay
But I was cruel and treated her like a fool
I threw it all away

One side's mountains in the palm of my hand
Rivers that ran through everyday
Now I must've been mad or I never knew what I had
I threw it all away

Love is all there is
And it makes the world go round
Love and only love it can't be denied
No matter what you think about it
You won't be able to live without it
Take a tip from one who's tried

So if you find someone
Who gives you all of their love
Take it to your heart
Don't let it stray

Because one thing is for certain
You'll surely be hurting
If you throw it all away
Just don't throw it all away


6.Be Thankful For What You Got

Lyricist:William Devaughn

Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Gangster sidewalls, sunroof in the back
You may not drive a car at all
But remember, brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got

Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Gangster sidewalls, sunroof in the back
You may not drive a car at all
But remember, brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got
Just be thankful for what you've got

Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean

Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac
Gangster sidewalls, sunroof in the back
You may not drive a car at all
But remember, brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got
Just be thankful for what you've got

Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean
Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean
Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean

Just be thankful for what you've got
(Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean)
Just be thankful for what you've got
(Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean)

Just be thankful for what you've got
(Diamond in the bag, sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangster lean)

Just be thankful for what you've got
Just be thankful for what you've got
Just be thankful for what you've got
Just be thankful for what you've got


7.You Make Me Feel Good

Lyricist:Christopher White

You don't need any reason
Do you, baby, oh?
Baby, you should know
That by now

But if you need a reason
I'll give one to you
Oh, yeah, you make me feel good
Oh, yeah, you make me feel good

I don't need any reason
When I hold you, oh
I never do
Ask myself why

But if you need a reason
I'll give one to you
Oh, yeah, you make me feel good
Oh, yeah, you make me feel good

So good, so good, don't have to justify
Why I feel so good, so good, so good
Never thought could be so good to me

But if you need a reason
I'll give one to you
Oh, yeah, you make me feel good
Oh, yeah, you make me feel good

So good, so good, don't have to justify
Why I feel so good, so good, so good
Never thought could be so good to me

You don't need any reason
Do you baby, oh?
Baby, you should know
That by now

But if you need a reason
I'll give one to you, oh yeah
You make me feel good, oh yeah
You make me feel good


8.Hanky Panky Nohow

Lyricist:John Cale

If the satcheting of gentlemen
Gives you grievance now and then
What's needed are some memories of planing lakes
Those planing lakes will surely calm you down

Nothing frightens me more
Than religion at my door
I never answer panic knocking
Falling down the stairs upon the law
What law?

There's a law for everything
And for elephants that sing to keep
The cows that agriculture won't allow
Hanky Panky nohow
Hanky Panky nohow
Hanky Panky nohow, oh

There's a law for everything
And for Elephants that sing to keep
The cows that agriculture won't allow
Hanky Panky nohow
Hanky Panky nohow
Hanky Panky nohow, oh


9.Texas Man Abducted By Aliens For Outer Space Joy Ride

Lyricist:David Robinson Fair, Georgia Hubley, Ira David Kaplan, James
George Mc New

They cruised around the universe
They were looking for girls, I guess
All I could think of was
How did I ever get myself into this mess?

I didn't have much money
They didn't have much class
I didn't even want to go
And they made me pay for gas

They swerved around the planets
At a thousand times a minute
Singing songs, I sang along
But my heart wasn't in it

They dropped me off at home
And in a wink they were gone
They didn't even apologize
For the skid marks on my lawn

They cruised around the universe
They were looking for girls, I guess
All I could think of was
How did I ever get myself into this mess?

I didn't have much money
They didn't have much class
I didn't even want to go
And they made me pay for gas

They said that some day they might be back
I wish they would let me be
In fact, if I don't ever see them
It'll be just fine with me


10.Needle Of Death

Lyricist:Bert Jansch

When sadness fills your heart
And sorrow hides longing to be free
When things go wrong each day
You fix your mind to skip your misery

Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death

How strange, how happy words
Have ceased to bring the smile from everyone
How tears have filled the eyes
Of friends that you once walked among

Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death

One grain of pure white snow
Dissolved the blood spread quickly to your brain
In peace your mind withdraws
Your death so near your soul can't feel no pain

Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death

Your mother stands a cryin'
While to the earth your body's slowly cast
Your father stands in silence
Caressing every young dream of the past

Your troubled young life
Had made you turn
To a needle of death

Through ages, man desires
To free his mind, to release his very soul
Has proved to all who live
That death itself is freedom for evermore

Your troubled young life
Will make you turn
To a needle of death


11.Nevada Man Invents Piano With 21 Extra Keys

Lyricist:David Fair, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James Mcnew

Most pianos have eighty eight keys
But his has a hundred and nine
It plays extra low and extra high
And it all sounds extra fine

The low notes sound like a buffalo's snore
The middle notes sound like bees
The other end of the piano plays
A note like a hummingbird's sneeze

But he's not satisfied just yet
He wants one twice as big
It would roar like a summer thunderstorm
And screech like a squealing pig


12.Clever Chemist Makes Chewing Gum From Soap

Lyricist:David Fair, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James Mcnew

He's hard at work in a secret lab
Making soap into chewing gum
He's trying hard to improve the taste
And he's hoping a breakthrough will come

For years now, he's worked on his formula
And someday it will come

He's hard at work in a secret lab
Making soap into chewing gum
He's trying hard to improve the taste
And he's hoping a breakthrough will come

For years now, he's worked on his formula
But all that he has for his troubles
Is something tastes exactly like soap
But works pretty good for blowing bubbles

Someday it will come
His big breakthrough


13.Helpful Monkey Wallpapers Entire Home

Lyricist:David Fair, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James Mcnew

A man taught his little monkey
How to help out with the chores
Together they sanded the woodwork
And painted all the windows and doors

They stained the wood in the bedroom
And laid new tile in the hall
Then the monkey tried, all by himself
To put paper on the wall

There was nobody home to help him
So he thought up his own little trick
He wasn't sure what he was doing
Or how to make the wallpaper stick

Instead of using paste
He stuck it up with monkey spit
Now the house smells like bananas
Wherever paper is hung in it

Helpful monkey wallpapers entire home


14.Ingenious Scientist Invents Car Of The Future

Lyricist:Michael Frenchik, Lionel Richie, Carlos Manuel Rios

The bean powered car comes with nose plugs
When it starts up, you'll see what for
If you're standing down wind while it's running
The aroma is hard to ignore

The gas is caught in a funnel
Attached to a hole in the seat
The fumes flow out through the tailpipe
And leave stink bombs all over the street


15.Retired Woman Starts New Career In Monkey Fashions

Lyricist:Jr., James Aldridge, Robert Bellarmine Byrne

She made little tiny socks and slacks
And shorts and shirts and shoes
They'd be just right for a monkey
But too small for me and you

Her husband and her neighbors
And her friends all think she's funny
But she'll be rich if she can find
A monkey with some money


16.Minnesota Man Claims Monkey Bowled Perfect Game

Lyricist:David Fair, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James Mcnew

He used to love to watch me
So, I taught him how to bowl
He has fantastic upper body strength
And excellent control

He used to practice daily
And developed perfect aim
Which made out for him good
The day he bowled a perfect game

I didn't actually watch that day
But trusting him is not hard
He's an honest little monkey
And he showed me his scorecard