Please Don't Leave
I’m about to come clean
I’m about to confess
Your hooks are in so deep
I’d carve your name in my chest
I’ll do whatever it takes
To make you believe
You’re my lover I need you
Baby please don’t leave
If I told you that I love you
Would it make you stay?
Or when I see you on the street
Will you roll your eyes and look away?
I’m not sure what you’re running from
Or what you’re trying to achieve
You’re my lover and I need you
Baby please don’t leave
Don’t leave me in a time of need
You’re out of my system
But you’re still on my mind
I might drink until I’m blind
But there’s nothing up my sleeve
You’re my lover and I need you
Please don’t leave
Don’t leave me in a time of need
White Knuckles
Endless fence posts grey and dry
Miles of barbed wire passing by
I’ve seen your face in the unforgiving sky
I fell in love and learned to lie
I slid the key under your door
Cause I can’t take it anymore
I pushed the peddle to the floor
I listened to the engine roar
There is no reason to turn back
I’m Cassidy I’m Kerouac
Over these white knuckles
The Road keeps going
It was a head on collision
I was looking for a two-way street
I had to make a decision
I chose the lonely miles on the wet concrete
I slid the key under your door
Cause I can’t fake it anymore
I pushed the peddle to the floor
I listened to the engine roar
I’ll find my freedom in the back
Of a long black Cadillac
Over these white knuckles
The Road keeps going
The Objects in the Mirror
My car’s a trash can
My mouths an ashtray
My stomach’s a graveyard
My pockets are empty
My hairs in a rat’s nest
My lungs are turning black
My knuckles get even
My knife’s in your back
My fingers are sticky
My conscience is clear
My diploma is worthless
My mother’s in tears
My vision is double
My father’s disgusted
My ego’s inflated
My tongue can’t be trusted
The objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
My hands are on the wheel but I forgot how to steer
The world has gone to shit ‘cause we don’t know when to quit
You might drink to remember baby I drink to forget
My hands are idle
My eyes are exes
My neck is made of rubber
My heart’s the size of Texas
My mind’s in the gutter
My hearing’s selective
My wallet’s a black hole
My habit’s expensive
The objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
My hands are on the wheel but I forgot how to steer
The world has gone to shit ‘cause we don’t know when to quit
You might drink to remember baby I drink to forget
My face is a road map
My teeth are a train wreck
My lips are liars
My ass is a bounced check
My eyes often wander
My smile is inviting
My evenings are wasted
Drinking fucking and fighting
The objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
My hands are on the wheel but I forgot how to steer
The world has gone to shit ‘cause we don’t know when to quit
You might drink to remember baby I drink to forget
One Eye Open
She prefers the in and out to the rock n roll
There’s a dollar bill in my pocket burning a hole
She’s gotta silver bullet and it’s got my name on it
She ain’t afraid to use it
I know the end is coming soon
I sleep with one eye open
The world is running out of room
I sleep with one open
I’ve got nothing left to lose
I know the end is coming soon
Aren’t you getting tired of trying to be cool
Everyone knows that standing in line
Is all they teach the kids in school
If you remain quiet and you stay seated
Don’t get excited if you see history repeated
I know the end is coming soon
I sleep with one eye open
The world is running out of room
I sleep with one open
I’ve got nothing left to lose
I know the end is coming soon
So spin the cylinder
If you’ve got the nerve
Pull the trigger and you’ll get what you deserve
The Key
Don’t fall in love
You’ll just learn how to lie
Never trust anyone
That promises you the sky
Don’t fall in love
Don’t take any chances
Don’t be confused by the way she moves
that’s why she dances
You’re better off alone
Take it from me
I put my heart in a cage
And I swallowed the key
Don’t fall in love
In case you haven’t heard
The instructions are not included
It’s a four letter word
If you’re in love
Hold on with both hands
Cause one out of four weeks it bleeds
And makes ridiculous demands
You’re better off alone
Take it from me
I put my heart in a cage
And I swallowed the key
Every Man for Himself
There’s a world full of people that want it done yesterday
There’s instant gratification and there’s a price to pay
There’s a plastic wrapper that gets thrown away
There’s a murder that’s committed in America’s name
There’s a face on the T.V. where we can place the blame
While you were reminiscing about some old flame
It’s every man for himself
The world is running out of room
There’s a threat to your security that doesn’t exist
There’s a crime against humanity there’s a slap on the wrist
There’s a pair of lips dying to be kissed
There’s a white collar criminal that we’ll never prosecute
In the first class section with a golden parachute
He’s lying on his back and we’re his prostitute
It’s all part of our morning commute
It’s every man for himself
The world is running out of room
There’s a thousand windows to
throw yourself from
There’s stolen faces living under the thumb
Sucking Dicks for dollars till their lips turn numb
If I stick around to long that’s what I’ll become
It’s every man for himself
The world is running out of room
How it Feels
You’re a pigeon I’m a statue
And the hounds are at your heels
I do believe your ride
I’m the road beneath your wheels
They say there’s no such thing as perfect
And you’re falling short of your ideals
There used to be a time when
You were my partner in crime
But now there’s nothing left to steal
Don’t lie to me baby
Cause you don’t know how it feels
Your only as sick as your secrets
You’ll keep your skeletons concealed
Everyone can tell
That you’re not taking it well
But you won’t take the time to heal
Don’t lie to me baby
Cause you don’t know how it feels
Useless Information
Useless information attacks imagination
He who owns communication has control
They turn words around they’ll erase the underground
Then they’ll crucify the sound of rock and roll
And all of my dreams were shattered
I played a game I cannot win
None of it matters
Just because I’m outside
Doesn’t mean that I’m looking in
Youth is energy they have creativity
Consumers in captivity let’s make a stand
They sell soul pollution cash in on revolution
Financial persecution’s out of hand
And all of my dreams were shattered
I played a game I cannot win
None of it matters
Just because I’m outside
Doesn’t mean that I’m cashing in
Everything All Over Me
It was the end of the evening
I had my eye on the door
She thinks she’s finally found
What she came here looking for
She was looking for a good time
I was looking for something more
I began to get the feeling
That tonight I might score
I got everything all over me
She tells me her story
I pretend that I care
She doesn’t seem to have that much going on upstairs
“Are you missing from heaven?”
“Are you the answer to my prayers?”
“My wet dreams and my nightmares?”
I’ve got everything all over me
I’m gonna do to you
What’s been done to me
I’ll get even with you baby eventually
If you tear the wings off of angels
You best be prepared
For the warm blood and white feathers
Falling everywhere
I’ve got everything all over me
I’m gonna do to you what’s been done to me
I’ll get even with you baby eventually
When I Fall Apart
Here I am outside your door again
You don’t ask no questions
But you always invite me in
I don’t make no promises
‘Cause I don’t want to break your heart
You put me back together
When I fall apart
You might not believe me but it’s true
My favorite time has always been
The time I spend with you
I want to tell you how I love you
But I don’t know where to start
You put me back together
When I fall apart
I haven’t really failed
‘Cause I’ve haven’t really tried
Sometimes the hardest thing to do
Is for a man to decide
To swallow his pride
Here I am sleeping on your stairs
I guess you found another man
Who shows you that he cares
And if he’s a gentleman then I hope he heels your heart
But who’s gonna put me back together
When I fall apart?
Money to Burn
Pinch your cheek
Until it bleeds
Follow your heart
Wherever it leads
Pawn the wedding ring
To pay for the divorce
Take everything
Put it on another horse
I gambled on a woman and she’d be here still
If I had money to burn and time to kill
All bets are off
The house always wins
Your lips are soft
Your skin is thin
Old habits die hard
You’re cashing in
You’re holding the cards
I gambled on a woman and she’d be here still
If I had money to burn and time to kill