lyrics
“THIS MINSTREL LIFE”
ALL WORDS AND MUSIC BY TOKYO ROSENTHAL
COPYRIGHT 2017
HUNDRED MILE MAN
RECOGNIZE YOU'RE LOST, YOUR OPTIONS FEW
TIME IN A JAM
BACKED UP CAN'T QUIT, BETTER THINK AGAIN,
HUNDRED MILE MAN
WHAT'S YOUR FEET ON OR ARE THEY GONE
IS YOUR MIND WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
TIME TO DIG DEEP NOT TO CON
HUNDRED MILE, HUNDRED MILE MAN, HUNDRED MILE MAN
YOU RUN ON TEN GEARS
DISSOLVING THE FEAR
HALF WAY HOME IN THE RAIN
RECYCLING THE PAIN
ALAS YOUR HEAD CLEARS YOUR MIND IS SHARP,
ALL ALONE, FEET IN THE SAND
WHAT INSPIRES YOU OR HAVE YOU THOUGHT,
HUNDRED MILE, HUNDRED MILE MAN, HUNDRED MILE MAN
YOU RUN ON TEN GEARS, FIGHTING THE TEARS,
JUST HOW HARD DID YOU TRAIN, RECYCLING THE PAIN
CURSING YOUR DAMN HARD NOSED AMBITION
AS YOU WANE IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON
WILL YOU REMEMBER WHAT DROVE YOU TO THIS,
ABSURD POSITION AND WOUND
I CAN KEEP, I CAN KEEP, I CAN KEEP ON GOING
RECOGNIZE YOUR LOST, YOUR OPTIONS FEW TIME IN A JAM
TIME TO DIG DEEP NOT TO CON
HUNDRED MILE, HUNDRED MILE MAN, HUNDRED MILE MAN
THIS MINSTREL LIFE
HEY SMITTY CAN YOU BOARD MY NAG
SHE'S GOT A BAD LEFT SHOE
I'M PLAYING AT MISS KITTY'S
FREE BED AND A BOWL OF STEW
PASS THE BASKET, PLAY SOME PHAROAH,
MAYBE TAKE, MAYBE TAKE A BATH
LAST TOWN TILL CLINTON, ON THIS BEATEN PATH
LIVIN' THIS MINSTREL LIFE, MORE THEN A TRADE,
PLAY AS YOU GO, MY ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE
THIS MINSTREL LIFE FROM SHOW TO SHOW
I GOT SAFE PASSAGE, BEEN TRAVELIN' THIS ROUTE
SINCE '83, EARLY ON WITH QUEENIE, BEFORE SHE WAS
TAKEN FREE, HEADIN' FURTHER SOUTH COME WINTER, BUT YOU NEVER, YOU NEVER KNOW, HOW COULD I EVER REPLACE HER
LIVIN' THIS MINSTREL LIFE, MORE THEN A TRADE,
PLAY AS YOU GO, MY ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE
THIS MINSTREL LIFE FROM SHOW TO SHOW
DID I EVER TELLYA, THAT I ONCE MET WYATT EARP,
THAT WAS UP IN RENO, SAME YEAR THAT QUEENIE GOT HURT,
CONTINUED ON SOLO, INN TO INN, HORSE AND SADDLE,
HOW COULD I EVER REPLACE HER, KEEP FIGHTIN' THE SAME OLD BATTLE,
LIVIN' THIS MINSTREL LIFE, PICKIN' MY TUNES TO TRY AND FEEL,
SHE WAS A SPECIAL KIND, NOW I JUST HANG AROUND TO HEAL,
LIVIN' THIS MINSTREL LIFE, MORE THEN A TRADE,
PLAY AS YOU GO, MY ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE
THIS MINSTREL LIFE FROM SHOW TO SHOW
THE LAST SEDER
WAIT RIGHT HERE, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK,
WITH HELP AND THEN SHE LEAPT TO THE GROUND,
BUT NEVER CAME BACK, NO SHE NEVER CAME BACK
OVERCOME YOUR STILL WAITING, YEAR AFTER YEAR,
THE LAST TIME, THAT I SAW YOU,
WE READ AND SHARED THE SAME QUESTIONS
BUT GOT NO REPLIES, NO WE GOT NO REPLIES
FINALLY HAVING GOT THE ANSWERS, IT'S TOO LATE TO APPLY,
SHE NEVER CAME BACK
TWO LIVES, TO SURVIVE
SAW YOUR GRAVES, ON THE ISLAND,
SO SMALL AND YET THEY GRABBED ME CLOSE
THEY NEEDED SOME LOVE, THEY WANTED MY LOVE
HAVING FINALLY GOT THE ANSWERS,
THEY NEEDED MY LOVE, THEY WANTED MY LOVE,
I GAVE THEM MY LOVE
NOW I BELIEVE THERE'S A DEVIL
THERE'S A DARK CLOUD OVER OUR COUNTRY THAT WON'T DISSIPATE
THERE'S A HEEL WITHOUT A SOUL AND HE'S FILLED WITH HATE
SEE PURE EVIL IN HIS EYES BUT DON'T LOOK AWAY
IT'S A NIGHTMARE WE'VE AWOKEN TO TODAY
NOW I BELIEVE THERE'S A DEVIL
NOW I BELIEVE IT'S TRUE
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GAMBLE
WITH THE VALUES WE PURSUE
WE HAVE TO REGAIN OUR VIEWS
WE WON'T BE TRAMPLED
DO YOU REALLY FULLY GET WHAT YOU'VE TRADED FOR
HE'S SO SHALLOW, GOES DOWN LOW AS YOU TRY BUT CAN'T BLOCK THE DOOR
TO UNDO HIS SPELL AND RETURN THE BEAT OF OUR HEARTS
WE MUST NOT RECOGNIZE, BUT REORGANIZE
OUR RIGHTFUL CONTROL OF THE LAW
NOW I BELIEVE THERE'S A DEVIL
BELIEVE HE'S GONNA TAKE US STRAIGHT TO HELL
EQUALITY'S NO LONGER LEVEL
AND YOUR CHOICE IS GONE AS WELL
IF YOU WANT IT BACK YOU MUST YELL
WE WON'T BE TRAMPLED
AHORA CREO QUE HAY UN DIABLO
SI CREO QUE ES VERDAD
¿ES POSIBLE APOSTAR?
CON LOS VALORES MAMA
TENEMOS QUE RECUPERAR
PUNTOS DE VISTA
NOW I BELIEVE THERE'S A DEVIL
NOW I BELIEVE IT'S TRUE
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GAMBLE
WITH THE VALUES WE PURSUE
WE HAVE TO REGAIN OUR VIEWS
WE WON'T BE TRAMPLED
WE HAVE TO REGAIN OUR VIEWS
NO SER PISOTEADO
WIREGRASS
MANY POETS I KNEW IN YOUTH HAVE DIED
IT'S A MOBILE HOME IN WIREGRASS I HIDE
FROM SORROW FROM MADNESS I OUTWIT
THE DEVIL, IN WIREGRASS I HIDE
THAT DINNERS ARE GONE THAT SOMEONE ELSE PAID,
IT'S JUST ME NOW, NOT TOO FAR BUT I STRAY
AMID THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH,
IN WIREGRASS I REST
NOT ALWAYS A HERO, HOW HARD YOU WILL FALL,
THEY KILL OR MAIM AS YOU RISK IT ALL
CAN THE BODY ABSORB THE IMPACT OF IT'S WEIGHT,
IN WIREGRASS I PLAY,
SO GO AHEAD FLY INTO THE CLOUDS
FALL NOT WITH DREAD FEARLESS HEART ABOUND
AMID THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH
IN WIREGRASS I REST
ALL WORDS AND MUSIC BY TOKYO ROSENTHAL
COPYRIGHT 2015
THE BUNK HOUSE
CHARLOTTE COME DOWN, QUICK TO THE BUNK HOUSE,
TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS,
GLEN'S CHECKING SOUND, HIS SEA LEGS BENEATH HIM,
HE'LL BE YOUR GUIDE,
NOW THE DUST CLOUD IS FORMING
THE SAUCE IS A WARMING
AND JOHNNY CASH GIVES YOU A NOD
YOUR NAMES ON THE SIGN POST
IN A TENNESSEE CORN ROW
YOU'RE THEIR STAR FOR THE NIGHT
CHARLOTTE COME DOWN
THE WOOD BURNIN' STOVE'S NOT WORKING RIGHT
THE HOT SPOT IN TOWN
TO HEAR YOU DELIVER ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
AFTER DEATH'S PAID A VISIT
THEY STILL KILL TO LISTEN
ARE YOU REALLY BETTER OFF DEAD
THEY'LL REMEMBER YOUR STORIES
TRAGEDIES AND GLORIES
CONCERT PERFORMINGS
YOU'RE THEIR STAR FOR TONIGHT
BURY MY ASHES
You Can Bury My Ashes
Or Take Them To Kansas
Or a Little At Each Stop I made
I've got a Few Don'ts
That Might hurt The Most
Please Remember to Not Be Afraid.
Find Your Trust
I Ain't gettin' Fat But I'm Gettin Fat
Can it Be I've Taken too Much
And Blind You Were
See Our Faces Clean The Stain Away
I've Got More Past Then Future To Cast
Still I'm Lookin For Reasons To Grow
I'll Tell The Long Version When we Meet In Person
Anxious ears wanting To Know
Find Your Trust
I Ain't gettin' Fat But I'm Gettin Fat
Can it Be I've Taken too Much
And Blind You Were
See Our Faces Clean The Stain Away
We Chose What We Do
But Not What We Want To Do
I Know This All Too Well
If There's A Heaven
Then I'll Throw A Seven
And Bypass The Gates of Hell
SHREVEPORT
DAVID SAID THE SOUTH'S NOT DEEP
SHOULD HE KNOW? IT'S IN HIS COURT
I MUST DISAGREE
MY BACK GAVE OUT IN SHREVEPORT
THE PLANT GOT TAKEN IN
BY NEIGHBORS BEHIND THE DOOR
I GUESS YOU WEREN'T HOME
MY BACK GAVE OUT IN SHREVEPORT
THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
OUR TALE'S NOT UNIQUE THIS WAY
YOU CAN LOOK, IT'S IN THE BOOK
WE PLAYED
LET THEM STARE, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE, ANY RACE
SHOELESS JOE, HE DIDN'T SHOW UP AT ALL
GOATS ON THE STAGE
THEY ATE THE PAGE
LEFT IN A HAZE
FINALLY GOT TO SING MY SONG
IN BATON ROUGE AND LAFAYETTE TOO
WHERE THEY HAD THE MOST DISTRESS
WE SANG FROM BLACK TO BLUE
AUBURN BROUGHT US SOME RESERVE
THE BEST STOP ONT HE TOUR
A WILDMAN, A CHURCH, A FLOOR
MY BACK GAVE OUT IN SHREVEPORT
DAVID SAID THE SOUTH'S NOT DEEP
HE SHOULD KNOW IT'S IN HIS COURT
I STILL DISAGREE
MY BACK GAVE OUT IN SHREVEPORT
MY BACK GAVE OUT IN SHREVEPORT
MY BACK GAVE OUT IN SHREVEPORT
THE COLD WAR
After The War That Came After
The War to End All Wars
We Watched and We Waited
Red And Whites on A Checkerboard of Ice
And Kitchen Confrontations,
Black Listed Pinks,Jailed Resistors and Sneaks
Bomb Tests, Parades, Were Persuasive,
Nicky and Ike, They Got It Right
Only Time And Money Got Wasted
Cold War Vets, They Never Met Or Celebrate
Three Day Vacations,
We All Lost and We All Won,
And No Lists Of Dead Relations
No Daily Body Counts, No Gas or Fired Rounds
They All Survived Without Contention
U2s and Berlin Walls, Iron Curtain and HotLine Calls,
Cuban Cigars Were Blockaded,
There's No Secrets anymore, New Players
Old Score, Did We Save The Earth Or Just The Core
Lives Are Cheap our Lessons Cursed, Our PLanet's in Reverse
Duck And Cover and Bring Back The Cold War.
Cold War Vets, They Never Met Or Celebrate
Three Day Vacations,
We All Lost and We All Won,
And No Lists Of Dead Relations
BACK STAGE HOTEL
Speaking a Foreign Conversation,
This World Won't Stay This Way Too Long
Am I still Your Consolation
What's The plan What Went Wrong
If I Should Die Before Commencing To Play,
Holding You Close I Can See So Far Away
Back Stage, Hotel, Music, Not Tonight,
Not Tonight, I Don't Belong, I Don't Belong
Shouldn't Say and Do Things I Can't Take Back
Even We You Lose you Win
Are We Ever On The Same Track
Or Did We Never Begin
If I Should Die Before Commencing To Play,
All The Reason More To lIsten To Me Today
Back Stage, Hotel, Music, Not Tonight,
Not Tonight, I Don't Belong, I Don't Belong
THE PEARL
Life Before,My Life before, Can't recall,When the door
our opening,Our passage way
Strain to hear,Sound of years,
We recognize,Perks your ears,
In present day,Our passage way
Speck of sand,Creates a pearl,
Cultured like us,A thirty year world
By '83,7 in the bank,
13 I'm lucky,Lucky to Thank
It's just a number A measure of two,
Imagine,Can you,
For Even one day,
Alone in that opening,
Our passage way
Our passage Way
Speck of sand,Creates a pearl,
Cultured like us,A thirty year world
Alone in That Opening
Our Passage Way
Creates A Pearl
Our Passage Way, Our Passage Way
AFTERLIFE
BALANCING THE DAYS WHILE WE TRY TO MAKE OUR WEIGHT
CHOOSING TO STAY OR FORBEARANCE
HOLDING HER HAND AS SHE CHOSE HER BEST MAN
SO HISTORIC TO BE PARENTS
KNOWING THAT YOU'VE NEVER CRIED
MAKES HER QUESTION YOUR DESIRE
TO PICK HER HEAVEN OR HER FIRE
AFTERLIFE
THE HUSH IN THE ROOM
VOID OF LOVE, FULL OF GLOOM
IT WAS AS LOUD AS IT WAS QUIET
AND THUS BEGAN THE GAME
I IGNORED HER JUST THE SAME
STRAINING MY HANDS TO UNTIE IT
KNOWING THAT YOU'VE NEVER CRIED
MAKES HER QUESTION YOUR DESIRE
TO PICK HER HEAVEN OR HER FIRE
AFTERLIFE
OUR HEALTH GOALS WERE MET
WE REVIEW OUR MISSTEPS
GENTLY TO STOP RECURRENCE
CHANGING HOW WE LOOK
AT THE WORLD AS A CROOK
STEALING OUR TIME 'TIL DELIVERANCE
KNOWING THAT YOU'VE NEVER CRIED
MAKES HER QUESTION YOUR DESIRE
TO PICK HER HEAVEN OR HER FIRE
AFTERLIFE
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?
YOU HAD A SENSE, IT WAS A HEAVENLY CALL
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD YOU LIVED?
THE THINGS YOU MISSED ALREADY
AND CONTINUE TO MISS
200 DAYS, YOU LIVED INSIDE US
WE SET THE STAGE OUTSIDE TO GIVE
WE NAMED YOU, OUR LILLIAN
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD YOU LIVED?
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?
YOU LEARN FROM DEFEAT
CELEBRATE IN VICTORY
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD YOU WON?
THE TALES YOU'D TELL BE MANY
OF A LIFE JUST BEGUN
WHAT HAVE HAPPENED HAD YOU LIVED?,
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?
I'M GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN AGAIN
A CONSTANT FROWN 'ROUND MY TOWN NEEDS TO BE, UNWOUND UNTIL IT MENDS
YOU HAD A SENSE, IT WAS INEVITABLE, YOU'D BREAK OUR
HEARTS WITH YOUR GOODBYE
A VOW OF SILENCE, WHEN YOU REFUSED TO CRY
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD YOU LIVED?
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?
I'M GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN AGAIN,
A CONSTANT FROWN 'ROUND MY TOWN NEEDS TO BE, UNWOUND UNTIL IT MENDS
LOVE'S HURTIN' REAL BAD
LOVE'S HURTIN' REAL BAD
LOVES HURTIN' REAL BAD
DONE AND SEEN IT ALL
CAN'T EVER RECALL,
LOVE'S HURTIN REAL BAD
SOME CLEARER THEN OTHERS
SOME SEEN THRU SHADED EYES
NO FEAR OF FAILURE DO I
LOVE'S HURTIN' REAL BAD
AN INVISIBLE FOE
AN INVISIBLE FOE
HAS TAKEN COMMAND, SLAPPED US ON THE HAND
AN INVISIBLE FOE
GONNA TEST OUR FAITH IN OTHERS
BELIEF IN A WOMAN AND A MAN
BUT I FEAR YOUR FAITH IN ME
LOVE'S HURTIN' REAL BAD
AMOR DUELE MUY MAL
AMOR DUELE MUY MAY
QUE HE HECHO Y VISTO TODO
AMOR DUELE MUY MAL
GONNA TEST OUR FAITH IN OTHERS
BELIEF IN A WOMAN AND A MAN
BUT I FEAR YOUR FAITH IN ME
LOVE'S HURTIN' REAL BAD
WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING
When We Should Have Done Something
We All Have Those Memories
That Get In The Way
For The Rest Of Our Lives
How I Want and How I do
The Distance To You
Can Be So Wide
How We Tried
All In Time
All In Time
The Fault Is Mine, Knowing you believe I Caused The Pain,
That's Got In my Way, Ending Our Lives
How I Want and How I do
The Distance To You
Can Be So Wide
How I Cried
All In Time
All In Time
How I Want and How I do
The Distance To You
Can Be So Wide
How We Tried
All In Time
All In Time
When We Should Have Done Something
We All Have Those Memories
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ALL WORDS AND MUSIC BY TOKYO ROSENTHAL
except Helter Skelter by Lennon/McCartney
COPYRIGHT 2012
THIS SHIP WILL SAIL
THIS SHIP WILL SAIL, BELIEVE ME NOW
OR NEVER CROSS THE WATERS
WHEN IT DEPARTS, CAN'T BRING IT BACK,
IT'S GONE TO SEE OUR DAUGHTERS
GOT TO ROW, ROW, ROW(3X)
IN THE SHORT TIME LEFT ME
LONG TIME THEN AND NOW
I FEAR TO WAKE, DREAD TO SHAKE
MAKE THOSE DEMONS ATTACK YOU
CLAW ME WHILE THE MOON ESCAPES
LOVE ME WHEN YOU CHOSE TO
GOT TO ROW, ROW, ROW(3X)
IN THE SHORT TIME LEFT ME
LONG TIME THEN AND NOW
TIENE REMAR, TIENE REMAR,
YOU TENGO REMAR
THIS SHIP WILL SAIL, CONCERNED FOR TIME
CONCERNED FOR YOU MY DARLING
THE PAIN I CAUSED, THE PAIN I FEEL
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR MARGIN
GOT TO ROW, ROW, ROW(3X)
IN THE SHORT TIME LEFT ME
LONG TIME THEN AND NOW
THEN AND NOW(3X)
WHAT A WASTE OF A HEART
WHEN IT'S ROSH HASHONA TIME IN DIXIELAND
AND THE SUN SETS ON THE YEAR
THE WALK, ALONE,TO BOOKER CREEK
EXPOSES MY SINS FOR YOU TO CLEAR
LOOKIN' DOWN ON THE SLOW CHILLY WATER
TURNED 30 WITHOUT YOUR WISH
STILL THE CURRENT SEEMS TO PICK UP SPEED
WOULD YOU HAVE APPROVED OF MY DECISIONS
NOTICE THE DATE ALMOST 50 TIMES NOW
NOTICE THE LOOK WHEN YOU'VE BEEN TRIGGERED TO FROWN
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT'S GONE DOWN,
WHAT A WASTE OF A HEART
THE ACTION WAS NEVER ENOUGH
YOU TAUGHT ME TO ROUGH IT UP
AND WHEN I'M DOWN ON MY LUCK
GET EVEN WHEN YOU SELLEM'
YOUR CANDLE BURNS IN A GLASS JAR
NOT ALONE IN THAT REGARD
CAN YOU SEE AND DO YOU FEEL
MY LIFE AS IT'S GONE BY SO FAR
NOTICE THE DATE ALMOST 50 TIMES NOW
NOTICE THE LOOK WHEN YOU'VE BEEN TRIGGERED TO FROWN
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT'S GONE DOWN,
WHAT A WASTE OF A HEART
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT'S GONE DOWN,
WHAT A WASTE OF A HEART
WHAT A WASTE OF A HEART
WHAT A WASTE OF A HEART
MULBERRY PLACE
NO PATH ON THE STREET
LIKE A TAKEAWAY I HAVE NO FEET
DISORIENTS AND LEAVES NO CLUE
THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW, THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW
THERE WAS FEAR IN HER EYES
THE KIND THAT GROWS, CAN'T SEEM TO DOWNSIZE
CAN'T TRIM IT BACK
IT GROWS LIKE NAILS, IT GROWS LIKE NAILS
ON THIS MULBERRY PLACE IT'S COLD
I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR MORTAL SOUL
I'VE DEVELOPED NO TASTE
FOR SMILING THROUGH A BROKEN FACE
FOR BEING LOST OR TREATED MEAN
KEPT OUT OF VIEW, KEPT OUT OF VIEW
HER TUNES NOW A GROAN,
SAME MELODY BUT WITH A DIFFERENT TONE
BORROWED FROM THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
SHE'LL SING FOR YOU, SHE'LL SING FOR YOU
ON THIS MULBERRY PLACE I'LL PEN
WILL SHE BELIEVE IN ME AGAIN
NO PATH ON THE STREET
LIKE A RUNAWAY I FEEL INCOMPLETE
DISORIENTS AND LEAVES NO CLUE
THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW, THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW
DISORIENTS AND LEAVES NO CLUE
THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW, THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW
THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW, THIS KIND OF HURT IS NEW
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
THE BUTTON I PUSHED,
LIKE TEN THOUSAND TIMES
THE PAPER I WROTE
THE MUSIC I SOLD
MY SPOT ON THE LINE
REALITY SHOW, I WALK THROUGH THE FOG,
THEY SUCK ON OUR BONES,
DEFAULT ON OUR LOANS,
WHERE IS MY JOB
THERE'S NO MORE ROOM
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
IS THIS STILL MY HOME?
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
LOOK BACK TO THE DAY
TO WHEN WERE KINGS
THE OIL WAS CHEAP
OUR SAVINGS WERE DEEP
HAD THE BALL AND THE PLAY
THEY SHUT DOWN YOUR STORE
AND CHARGE FOR YOUR BAGS
YOU MOVE TO THE RIGHT
COME BACK TO THE LEFT
NINETY NINE AND A HALF
THERE'S NO MORE ROOM
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
IS THIS STILL MY HOME?
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
REINVENT THOUGH YOU,
HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO
CHANGE YOUR JACKET
AND MAKE THE OLD NEW
TRADE IT IN FOR A
ONE THAT'S MUCH SMALLER
HOW'S IT FEEL POORER DUDE?
THE BUTTON I PUSHED
IS NO LONGER MINE
THEY ANSWER THE PHONE
IN DELHI TIME ZONE
MANILLA AND KIND
I MAXED MY CARDS
AND CAN'T FIND A FRIEND
I STARE AT MY GUN
ASKING MYSELF
COULD THIS BE THE END
THERE'S NO MORE ROOM
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
IS THIS STILL MY HOME?
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
I MADE MY BONES
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
THERE'S NO MORE ROOM
WHAT DID I USED TO BE?
THE IMMIGRANT
I HAVE FALLEN FROM YOUR GRACES
A BASTARD CHILD, AN IMMIGRANT
HELP ME CLIMB UP TO THE PLACES
OFF THE STREET AND INDIGENT
I NEED A HAND A PLACE INSIDE
TELL WHICH WAY TO GO
I HAVE FALLEN FROM YOUR GRACES
FAR AWAY FROM MEXICO
ASKING ME TO SHOW MY PAPERS
EVERY LINE I FIND I'M IN
BRAND NEW FENCES FROM MY NEIGHBORS
FOLLOWING PREVAILING WINDS
I NEED A HAND A PLACE INSIDE
TELL ME WHICH WAY TO GO
I HAVE FALLEN FROM YOUR GRACES
LOOKIN UP, FROM FAR BELOW
BAIT ME THEN RAPE ME
AND QUESTION MY INDIGNATION
DAME SU NOMBRE , PAPELES
Y HUMILIATION
I HAVE FALLEN FROM YOUR GRACES
A BASTARD CHILD AN IMMIGRANT
HELP ME CLIMB UP TO THE PLACES
OFF THE STREET AND INDIGENT
I NEED A HAND, A PLACE INSIDE
TELL ME WHICH WAY TO GO,
I HAVE FALLEN FROM YOUR GRACES
JUST OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
WILL YOU EVER LET ME CALL IT
HOME
HELTER SKELTER
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and then I go for a ride
'Til I get to the bottom and I see you again, yeh, yeh yeh
Do you, don't you want me to love you
I'm coming down fast, but I'm miles above you
Tell me, tell me tell me, c'mon tell me the answer
Well you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.
Now Helter Skelter, Helter Skelter, Helter Skelter, yeah ...
a-Will you, won't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast, but don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.
Look out!
Helter Skelter, Helter Skelter, Helter Skelter, oooh...
Look out, 'cause here she come ...
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
And I stop and I turn and then I go for a ride
And I get to the bottom and I see you again, yeh, yeh yeh
Well do you, don't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast, but don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me your answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
KILLALOE
Killaloe, you lost your fiddler,
Doctor Bob he Anchors Inn,
Chattin' up all the Clare girls,
Now they buried his bow, and a tank of gin
Tony take Ann, Take her to the dance now,
Shoot your pool and watch your game,
See after Jack and mind the horses,
It's your lot in life to fan the flame,
Anyway so, it's not what you think
Anyway so, better turn up the heat,
Everyplace needs a Morris,
Anyway so, Yway so, Anyway so
Oh Annie girl it's still your Anchor,
A pint outside just 6 weeks a year,
The Station House stands to remind ya,
Of different times and bittersweet beers,
Anyway so, it's ain't what you t'ink
Anyway so, better turn up the heat,
Everyplace needs a Morris,
Anyway so, Yway so, Anyway so
Killaloe you lost your fiddler
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
SMOKE AND MIRRORS, YOU BOUGHT IT TODAY,
COULDN'T CLEAR HER ENVY AWAY
I'M ON THE RUN, TRIGGERED YOUR GUN, WITH MY PLAY
HOW'D YOU GET THERE, YOU LIGHT UP THE BLACK
STILL YOU SCARE ME, AFRAID YOU'LL ATTACK
MY EYES JUST FROZE, THEY COULDN'T CLOSE, WATCHING YOUR ACT
HID THE MOONLIGHT, THAT TRICK ANGERED YOU,
SURE I TOLD LIES, CAUSE I FIGURED YOU’D SUE
FEELIN' THE HURT, SCRAPIN' THE DIRT, OFF OF MY SHOES
STOOD ON YOUR ROCKS AND KICKED UP THE DUST
DEALT YOU HARD KNOCKS, I EARNED YOUR DISTRUST
I CAN'T GO ON PLAYING TRIGGER TO YOUR GUN
WE PUT YOU DOWN
WE PUT YOU DOWN, WHAT A COLD PHRASE
FOR SOMEONE, SOMEONE SO DEAR
WATCHING YOU DROWN, WE DROWNED AS WELL
WHILE SEEING, SEEING YOUR FEAR
NOTHING WORTHWHILE IS EASY
AND NOTHING'S WHAT WE HAVE LEFT
WILL THE MEMORIES SUSTAIN US
PUT TO SLEEP AS WE WEPT
CAN YOU BUY TIME?
IF SO WHAT PRICE
WOULD IT MAKE, WOULD IT MAKE YOU SUFFER?
MIGHT BE EASIER FOR YOU
THOUGH YOU CAN'T SAY
SPEAKING FOR US, MUCH TOUGHER
NOTHING WORTHWHILE IS EASY
AND NOTHING'S WHAT WE HAVE LEFT
WILL THE MEMORIES SUSTAIN US
PUT TO SLEEP AS WE WEPT
YOUR LAST RIDE, THAT LAST SQUEAL,
UNPREPARED FOR HOW WE WOULD FEEL,
ASKING FOR MORE,THEN YOU LEFT BEHIND,
WE CAME INSIDE, WITH JUST YOUR BAG,
NOTHING WORTHWHILE IS EASY
AND NOTHING'S WHAT WE HAVE LEFT
WILL THE MEMORIES SUSTAIN US
PUT TO SLEEP AS WE WEPT
THANK YOU, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY, SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY
THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE
SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY, SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY
THANK YOU YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
IT'S BEEN DRY, THERE'S NO WATER IN THE POOL, HILLS ON FIRE, TOOK THE CHILDREN TO THE SCHOOL,
IF I COULD SING MY THOUGHTS, IF I COULD SING MY THOUGHTS, THEY'D BE
SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY, SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY
THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE
SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY, SO MUCH I CAN'T SAY
THANK YOU YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
MY NORMAL SELF, WELL I HAVEN'T MET HIM YET, YOU BROUGHT US HERE, AND THEN YOU UP AND LEFT, IF I COULD SING MY THOUGHTS, IF I COULD SING MY THOUGHTS, THEY'D BE
STAYED INSIDE BUT WE NEVER GOT THE RAIN, STILL I TRIED, BUT IT ONLY FANNED THE FLAME, IF I COULD SING MY THOUGHTS,IF I COULD SING MY THOUGHTS, THEY'D B
Lyrics from the CD
ALL WORDS AND MUSIC BY TOKYO ROSENTHAL
COPYRIGHT 2011
Who Was That Man ?
Don't send me away, Can I see me in you?,
Are those my eyes, or just a memory of two ?,
Tellya the truth, I wanna so bad,
As much as I can, Who was that man?
He wrote them all but was it on a whim?,
A child's plea, a bitter seed, sweet talked again,
Your lover exposed, when he played with no band,
The music was cold, who was that man?
He can't explain it, ties you up in knots,
Lost the ball in the sun,
Not revealing, nor concealing,
Forgiving while he's on the run,
The snake it grew, it coiled and it sprung,
Choked on its root and fell, too close to the sun
Your lover exposed, when he played with no band,
The music was cold, who was that man?
Saving or Suffocation
Scribblin' on a napkin by the Mass Pike
Upper case some numbers tryin' to change our lives
She cleans the table and she mutters to herself,
Why's he wear a hat inside this Hell?,
We'll drive our car southbound tonight,
Packed with tension and salvation,
Across five states, a discount motel,
Saving or Suffocation
How long has he been slinging that hash,
How much time does he have left,
With those tubes in his nose and that tank of air,
Why's he paying off his debt?,
I'm paying mine off with my privacy and no relations,
Will it work out smooth and re-tune our strings,
Saving or Suffocation
40 years on that track of land, have you got the secret?,
You've digested more meals and made more stands
Than anyone in the nation,
The time's been marked year after year as you saved all notations,
Will it all fit back in the car?,
Saving or Suffocation,
Wait a minute Cassidy, she takes such pride in her donations,
Or is she just waiting to die,
Saving or Suffocation.
Maybe I've Been Where I'm Goin'
Spent my whole life just to get here, what a price to pay,
Never notice mistakes when you make them on delay,
Heard it last night on the FM, seen it on the tube,
Just another cyber space star in the zoo, tellya it's true,
Maybe I've been where I'm goin', maybe this is all there is,
You can tell me should it be such, I resign myself to this,
Maybe I've been where I'm goin', look it up was this the best?,
Let me know and I'll fade to the background to build my empty nest
Sure it's just a minor set back, soon I'll face the fact,
When the votes have all been counted I'll pack, ain't comin' back
Maybe I've been where I'm goin', maybe this is all there is,
You can tell me should it be such, I resign myself to this,
Maybe I've been where I'm goin', look it up was this the best?,
Let me know and I'll fade to the background to build my empty nest
Black To Blue
The Lord's in his store, pickin' the right chord, he felt it in his chest,
I looked in his eyes, tried not to draw lines, he read me his address,
Now I don't have all the answers, barely got a clue,
But I'd believe if he could change the water from black to blue
Been talkin' 'bout green, and solar machines, been tryin' to clean things up,
But it's in the lake now, the birds are weighed down, no plan is quick enough,
There's lots of talk 'bout where this is goin', how far, how soon,
Big reward for who can change the water from black to blue
Now Satan's laughing,yeah the Devil's dancin' , that's the best you have to say?,
We didn't need help, tripped over ourselves, drillin' spoiled the bays,
Now we can kill each other ten times over, play golf on the moon,
But we can't cap the well or change the water from black to blue,
Oil profits over Bayou safety, tar balls spread the ruin,
When it's capped will they quick fix the water from black to blue.
Your 3RD Score
All the seconds of each day, in the years that we've been joined,
Are mine to savor and protect, as a child loves his toys,
But while each one takes it's path tonight,
I sit above tryin' to make it right,
You lie beside me on the floor, as strong and graceful as ever,
At the end of your 3rd score.
Can you see and hear them all, how the images have grown,
Enjoy the good, re-write the wrongs,
they're yours and mine alone,
Who would have thought long term we'd own such a find,
Almost lost but saved in time,
Our stories roll right off our tongues,
Like soldiers home from war,
at the end of your 3rd score.
Giveaway Lady, you gotta know her, you gotta know her,
Take my breath away, You gotta know her
But while each one takes it's path tonight,
I sit above tryin' to make it right,
You lie beside me on the floor, as strong and stunning as ever,
At the end of your 3rd score.
All the seconds of each day, in the years that we've been joined.
The Librarian
Where's that book Rose?, the one you saved for me,
Not Dr. Suess no, the one on anatomy,
Teach me, teach me, teach me how to read,
Show me, tell me, how you got this way
Let me take you for a ride over the city line
Read a book of rhymes, Thursdays at nine,
But why you turned to your midnight blue door,
Rose you looked so sad, standing naked, in that photograph
Let's Agree Rose to disregard the past,
Still confusing your strange choosing that path,
I can stay late to help you sort things out,
The class is over, the principal has his doubts.
Dewey Decimal cards crammed in to a draw,
Tell me what were the odds you weren't pure anymore,
But why you turned to your midnight blue door,
Rose you looked so sad, standing naked, in that photograph
Let me take you for a ride just over that city line,
Have a sip of wine, Thursday at nine,
But donde queda la biblioteca,
Rosa nunca sonrisa, con no ropa,
En la fotografia
But why you turned to your midnight blue door,
Rose you went so bad, posing naked, for that photograph.
San Antone
Got a noose around my neck
And its feelin' pretty tight,
I could jump right off this deck,
End it all tonight,
But the rope won't take me home
All the way to San Antone
Easy part is the future
Hardest part is the past,
You never seem to notice
Whose been first and whose been last
What's a runner to expect,
Still the race ain't over yet
Well I really dug a ditch
Waist high in my dirt,
No use to cry and bitch
My fame is just your hurt
At night your mind is treading,
Stuck in that default setting
Got a noose around my neck
And its feelin' pretty tight,
I could jump right off this deck,
End it all tonight,
But the rope won't take me home
All the way to San Antone
Fresh Start
Riddled with self doubt, breakin' my own heart,
There's nothin' I can't do in life, 'cept get a fresh start,
Desperate times, desperate measures,
You're taxing my knack,
To be able to curb the past,
I envy you that
Trying not to fight but it hurts to the bone,
I clearly lost my sight, I lost my home,
Twisting round my words so tight till I choke,
Caged in like a bird, under the scope,
Riddled with self doubt, breakin' my own heart,
There's nothin' I can't do in life, 'cept get a fresh start
Ann Marie
Twisted metal, broken glass, they pulled her out from the tangled wreck,
Jaws of life, any life at all, the odds were long but no one would bet,
She won't walk, she won't breathe, they didn't know Ann marie
Don't believe what they tell you, don't tell me what you think,
I'll tell you how it ends
Legends aren't created, courage can't be made,
You can doubt me if you must,
If you need to see to believe, buy your tickets now for Ann Marie
Behind on points in the last round,
She took a swing and she put that girl down
Now the belts to prove it
Time and time again
The past in the attic of her head
Hold it up, hold it up much higher,
Wave the flag it's just like I said,
If you need to see to believe,
Buy your tickets now for Ann Marie
Little Old Man
Little old man, your eyes miss what they saw,
No spring left in your paws, your time seems so short,
Little old man, we brought you to our home,
From the cage to your throne, can you know how we feel?,
Do you know that your time's about up?,
That you sleep more then you’re up?,
Do you feel it in your gut?
Can cats really fly?
Little old man, can you bring me a mouse?
Let me chase you round the house
Play the game one more time,
Can your purr still fit in the pit?,
Get treats when I tell you to sit?,
Tell me you’re not ready to quit,
Do cats really die?
Little old man, your eyes miss what they saw,
No spring left in your paws, your time seems so short,
Lyrics from the CD
ALL WORDS AND MUSIC BY TOKYO ROSENTHAL
COPYRIGHT 2009 BRONX FLASH MUSIC
EXCEPT “GOIN’ ON SATURDAY” BY REX FOWLER
COPYRIGHT 2009 SOMEWHERE PUBLISHING
INSIDE YOUR SKULL
ONCE I WAS THE ANSWER MAN, NOTHING I COULDN’T SOLVE
NOW I LIVE IN A HOUSE OF CARDS, WAITING FOR THE WIND TO BLOW IT DOWN
YOU SAY I’M STUCK INSIDE YOUR HEAD BUT YOU WON’T LET ME OUT
GOTTA HURT MAKE YOU WANNA QUIT, DELETE MY SONGS WHEN I’M NOT AROUND
IT’S DARK INSIDE BUT I DON’T MIND, GOTTA PLAY MY ROLE
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS, INSIDE YOUR SKULL
I COULD ALWAYS MAKE YOU SPARK, NEVER NEEDED A MATCH
TYPE SOME WORDS ON A SCREEN OR CARD, MAKE YOUR MIND BOUNCE HARD OFF THE HOOK
YOU WANNA SWIM BUT NOT GET WET, FEELIN’ FREE AND BONE DRY
HOLD CLOSE AND SWEAT, HEAT ME UP AND KILL ALL THAT WINE
IT’S DARK INSIDE BUT I DON’T MIND, GOTTA PLAY MY ROLE
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS, INSIDE YOUR SKULL
HE DOESN’T LOOK AT YOU WITH EYES
SEES YOU WITH HIS HEART
IF YOU WERE REALLY SMART
YOU’D TOWEL OFF AND CRY
STILL SHE THANKS GOD
EVERY DRAWER, EVERY DOOR THAT OPENS BRINGS DISTRESS
A CONSTANT GUEST, AT HER ADDRESS, INSIDE HER LITTLE ACRE
BUT YET GETS UP EACH DAY, NEVER BEING SURE
SEARCHING FOR THE CURES, READY FOR THAT TOUR
THAT LIFE WILL TAKE HER
MASTERING HOW TO CHANGE HER HAND
AND REARRANGE HER CARDS
HARD AS IT MIGHT GET, DOUBLING DOWN HER BET
STILL SHE THANKS GOD
WHERE THERE WAS TWO, THERE NOW IS ONE
I FELF THAT LOSS TOO
SHARED HER VIEW, GOT PAID IN LIEU
OF OTHER FAVORS
TIME HEELS ALL WOUNDS, AND MAYBE MORE
BUT AN OPEN SORE IS AN EASY LURE
TO STOP FIGHTING
NURSING NOW AND CARING THEN,
THE EXTRA MILE THE EXTRA YARD,
MY EXCESSIVE FAN, RUNNING IN THE SAND
STILL SHE THANKS GOD
MADRE MIO, ESCUCHAME
NADIE COMPRENDE MAS
BASTA DE VIDA, TIENE QUE DECIR
DIO GRACIAS
BASTA DE VIDA, TIENE QUE DECIR
DIO GRACIAS
HARD AS IT MAY GET I’LL BE IN HER DEBT
STILL SHE THANKS GOD
THERE IS NO PERFECT LOVE
MY DAY OF RECKONING HAS COME
THE EVE OF MY DESTRUCTION
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN TO JUDGE
THERE IS NO PERFECT LOVE
SO THIS IS HOW WE TURN 33
THE VEIL’S BEEN CUT YOU SEE ME NOW
SEE ME FALL FROM THE PEDESTAL ABOVE
THERE IS NO PERECT LOVE
JUST LIKE I NEED FRESH AIR TO BREATH
YOU FILL ME UP BUT THE WEB I WEAVE
HAS ME CAUGHT HAS YOU SAYING LEAVE
TAKE ME BACK!, TAKE ME BACK!
SO MY SONG CAME UP TOO SHORT
CLEARLY DIFFERENT THEN YOU THOUGHT
I FEEL THE PAIN IN YOUR RETORT
TAKE ME BACK!, TAKE ME BACK!,
THERE IS NO PERFECT LOVE
GHOSTS
WE MUST REMOVE THE GHOSTS
SEPARATE THE BOASTS
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
CAN’T REPEAT THE PATTERNS
MY VISION FOR THE FUTURE
I EXCEPT THE BLAME
NO AMOUNT OF REASON
CAN STOP YOUR PAIN
I WAS PLAIN ANGRY
COULD RECITE CHAPTER AND VERSE
ALL MY ISSUES, ALL MY HURTS
I’LL LET YOU FILL IN THE BLANKS ON YOUR PAYBACK
THE REASSURANCE WON’T ALTER THE BARE FACTS
I’LL TAKE MY LIFE AND RIDE OFF OF THIS FAST TRACK
IN NIGHTMARES I’M ALIVE BUT IT’S ALL BLACK
HOUSE ON THE RIVER
WITH HER SOUL MATE IN HAND
WENT TO ANOTHER LAND
WAS GONNA BE A LONG WINTER
AT THE HOUSE ON THE RIVER
BRIDIE MADE THE BREAD
MORGAN SHOOK HIS HEAD
THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO DELIVER
AT THE HOUSE ON THE RIVER
SMELL THE PEAT, STILL SEEMED INCOMPLETE
FEELIN’ LIKE HOME, YET FEELIN’ ALL ALONE
SEE THE TINKERS ON THE ROAD
HORSE DRAWN ECHOES
YOU HAD A LIFE TO CONSIDER
AT THE HOUSE ON THE RIVER
FIRST YOU HAD TO LEAVE
THEN YOU HAD TO GRIEVE
WROTE YOUR OWN SCRIPT
DESIGNED YOUR FINAL EXIT
THAT WAS 20 YEARS AGO
NOW FLY TO THAT MEADOW
SEE JR AND THE BOYS I CAN PICTURE
AT THE HOUSE ON THE RIVER
SEE JR AND THE BOYS I CAN PICTURE
AND YOU AT THE HOUSE ON THE RIVER
MISTER TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION
WASN’T NO PLACE TO HIDE
NO PLACE TO SIT OUT THE RIDE
SEEMS LIKE WE HADN’T LEARNED OUR LESSON
MISTER TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION
SPENT IT ALL ON WAR AND OIL
PUT OUR HEADS IN THE MORTGAGED SOIL
ENJOYED THE FREE LUNCH AND ASKED FOR A PENSION
MISTER TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION
DID WE REALLY START THAT WAR
SUPER POWER AIN’T SMART NO MORE
DID THEY REALLY LIE ABOUT WHAT FOR
MISTER TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION
THEY SAT BEFORE THE COMMISSION
COULDN’T ACCOUNT FOR THE DECEPTION
TRIED TO PRINT MORE BUT MADE NO IMPRESSION
WE VOTED THEM OUR PUBLIC TRUST
BUT THEY TURNED IT ALL TO RUST
IT CAME AFTER THEY STOLE THE ELECTION
MISTER TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION
TELL ME, TELL ME, TELL ME, TELL ME , TELL ME,
I HEARD RUMOR THEY COULD’VE CURED THAT TUMOR
MISTER TELL ME ‘BOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION
I CAN’T READYA
UP AND DOWN AND AROUND THE SCREEN
THE PHONE OR IN A DREAM I CAN’T READYA
EVERY CLUE LEADS BACK TO START A TRAIL OF BROKEN HEARTS
I CAN’T READYA
STARTIN’ OVER FRESH, IT’S ANYONE’S GUESS
YOU’RE THREE DIFFERENT SHOWS
LIVE, DELAYED, OR SLO MO, AND YOU DON’T HAVE CONTROL
GOTTA GET YOUR TIMING BACK, LOSE WEIGHT AND PAY YOUR TAX
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
PUT DOWN THAT MOUSE NOW MOVE AWAY YOU DID IT EVERY DAY WITHOUT BLINKING’
OPEN UP THAT DOOR, DON’T BREAK NO MORE LAWS
NO TIME TO INVEST, RUN, DRIVE, OR FLY AND MAKE IT RIGHT BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE NEST,
LET THEM DOWN YOU MADE IT AN ART
EVERYDAY’S ANOTHER FALSE START
BUT THEIR BLOOD TAKES YOU BACK TO A TIME THAT NEVER WAS
ONLY IN THEIR WISH DO YOU CONTINUE TO PERSIST
AND THEN YOU SANG
THE WEB WAS DOWN, DOWN LIKE THE RAIN
THAT SOAKED THE TOWN AND GROUNDED MY PLANE
I REACHED BACK, BACK TO THE DAY
I FELL ASLEEP AND THEN YOU SANG
MAN OF THE MINUTE MY TIME’S RUNNIN’ OUT
LATE ROUNDS OF LIFE IN A WALKOUT BOUT
I WRITE MY MEMORIES IN METAPHORS
TO KEEP THEM SAFE INSIDE MY DOOR
SEEYA LATER OR SEEYA SOON
I WISH UPON YOUR STAR TO HEAL MY WOUNDS
YOU PICK ME UP AND YOU DROP ME DOWN
DO YOU WONDER WEAR I SING MY SONG NOW
OUR DISTANCE SEEMS A RECURRING DREAM
MY LIFE’S A PLAY, ONE ACT, ONE SCENE
WE’RE CHARACTERS THAT FILL THE STAGE
I ASKED FOR LINES AND THEN YOU SANG
WE HAD A DANCE AND THEN YOU SANG
FEELINGS DON’T KNOW ANY AGE
DIDN’T GET TO SAY, PUT THAT AWAY
ATTACHED TO THE PAGE
FEELINGS DON’T KNOW ANY AGE
THAT’S WHY I’M STUNNED
AS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS
YOU DREW YOUR GUN
THE WALLS WENT UP FAST
NO TIME FOR THE PAST
TRY AS I MIGHT
I COULDN’T GET OUT OF YOUR SIGHT
I FELL APART
WHEN YOU RAN AWAY
YOU DROPPED MY HEART
PROFOUND EFFECT, YOU HAD ON ME
UNFOUND NEGLECT, WHAT’S WORSE
I CAN’T EVEN TELL YOU IN VERSE
GOIN’ ON SATURDAY
WELL IT’S GOIN’ ON SATURDAY WHY DON’T WE GET AWAY DARLIN’
YES IT’S GOIN’ ON SATURDAY WHY DON’T WE AWAY NOW
OH LOVE ME, TAKE ME ON YOUR TRAIN AND LOVE ME
BECAUSE IT’S GOIN’ ON SATURDAY WHY DON’T WE GET AWAY NOW
WELL I WOULD NOT NEED NOTHING MORE IF IC OULD ABOARD DARLIN’
I WOULD NOT NEED NOTHING MORE IF I COULD COME ABOARD NOW
OH LOVE ME, TAKE ME ON YOUR TRAIN AND LOVE ME
BECAUSE I WOULD NOT NEED NOTHING MORE IF I COULD COME ABOARD NOW
WELL WE COULD RENT A CAR DRIVE UP TO NEW ENGLAND
HOP A PLANE , FLY TO SAN RAFAEL
TAKE A BOAT, SAIL IT TO BERMUDA
OR WE COULD RIDE YOUR RAILROAD ALL THE WAY THRU HELL
Lyrics from the CD,
All Songs Copyright Bronx Flash Music 2008
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
It's St. Patrick's Day
I know what you're doing
I know what you're doing
Raising Hell your way
I know what you're doing
I know what you're doing
I can feel it here
A thousand miles away
You self medicate
But it's too late
Treat you like a kid
Though you’re on your own
I know the day will come
When I'll hear the phone
"Help me out of here"
"I can't say I'm sorry"
"I can't say I'm sorry"
You're so full of fear,
You can't say your sorry
You can't say your sorry
In your time machine
But don't be fooled
He can’t make you feel
like I do
Did you learn with your life
Did you live with it then
They say you haven’t lived
If you have no regrets
It's St. Patricks Day
I know what you're doing
I know what you're doing
I can feel it here
A thousand miles away
You self medicate
But its too late
Little Poetry Girl
Lately I’ve been feeling empty
Over worked and under fed
I can't hear your magic rhymings
Sending shocks right thru my head
Come A Little Bit Closer
Step in to my world
Write some of your feelings
Little Poetry Girl
Missy once you had the time
Knocking me right to the floor
Can I help you find your lines
You can't see them anymore
Put your coins in my pocket
Let me buy you pearls
There's a cost to love
Little Poetry Girl
Vente pocito mas circa
Camine mi mundo
Escribe magica
Lately I've been feeling empty
Over worked and under fed
I can't hear your magic rhymings
Sending shocks right thru my head
Come A Little Bit Closer
Step in to my world
Write some of your feelings
Little Poetry Girl
WE PLANTED SEEDS
We planted seeds, but never let them grow,
Stuck in our inner hearts, we never let it show,
It seemed like simpler times, but not while lived it then
When I heard your story, An image I can't forget
This proves we're timeless, Just like that cord we connect
In a quilt we float, our now and then neglect,
To tell our story, we still have some scenes to act,
Classically speaking, our time for giving back
We broke some rules and yet we still feel the need,
We broke some hearts, yet mine still skips a beat
When I read your name it left a memory of note
Nostalgia by the gallon as we paint a second coat
We planted seeds, but never let them grow,
Stuck in our inner hearts, we never let it show,
It seemed like simpler times, but not while lived it then
When I heard your story, An image I can't forget
I CARE IF YOU DO
Your ghost came out to play tonight as it so often does,
This time you were all too real, made me wipe my eyes, wipe away the dust,
'Cause this time you reminded me, it brought you back there too,
You said I care if, I care if you do.
So what makes me think?, what gives me the right?,
Why do I have this need to read you?, hear your story feel your bite, I love to feel your bite,
Cause this time you reminded me it brought you back there too, you said I care if, I care if you do.
Just like a sign on a road I don't travel anymore,
Just like a worn out suit I unravel and hit the floor,
Your ghost came out to play tonight as it so often does,
This time you were all too real, made me wipe my eyes, wipe away the dust,
'Cause this time you reminded me, it brought you back there too,
You said I care if, I care if you do.
A WORD FOR YOU
Depression washes over me when I think about you,
Hear your words, hear your songs
Just one person in the world I would have counted,
Must admit that I was wrong
Well I certainly don't mean anything mean about it
There's a word for you
Well I certainly don't mean anything mean about it,
There's a word for you.
Every month or two or so I try and find you
Underneath that tomb you're in
Coming up for air I try to redefine you
I can never seem to win
Well I certainly don't mean anything mean about it
There's a word for you
Well I certainly don't mean anything mean about it,
There's a word for you.
I can' t get over ourselves
I can't believe anything that you said
I think too much 'bout the time
Too much about the time I have left
Depression washes over me when I think about you,
Hear your words, hear your songs
Just one person in the world I would have counted,
Must admit that I was wrong
Well I certainly don't mean anything mean about it
There's a word for you
Well I certainly don't mean anything mean about it,
There's a word for you.
Goodnight Carrie I'm Comin' Home
Autumn in Asheville, the fall of my life,
The birds in our nest have all flown,
You're the only thing I'm sure of
In a world I no longer own,
Goodnight Carrie I'm comin' home
There are no conditions, accepted in this shape,
Or whatever form the wind has blown
I'd like to think I gave it back but I can't say,
What you've already known
Goodnight Carrie I'm Comin' Home
Sure enough, sure enough, sure enough, I'm comin' home
Awake from my nightmare and full of self doubt
You saved me from drowning like a stone,
You're the only thing I'm sure of
In a world I no longer own
Goodnight Carrie I'm comin' home
Sure enough, sure enough, sure enough,
I'm comin' home
If I Could Draw My Heart
If I could draw my heart, then I'm sure to find you there,
Alone in the corner , where no one ever goes
If I could draw my heart
If I could have you back, would it ever feel the same?,
Knowing that, if we ever spoke a word,
It's the last thing I would hear
The days seem longer, the table seems larger
Not much to say, So much time to wonder,
Do we know each other
You're having another, too much too mother,
Can you teach then to swim?, will you blow your cover?,
And float away, they've never stayed, no they never stay
If I could draw my heart, then I'm sure to find you there,
Alone in the corner , where no one ever goes
If I could draw my heart
Love Won Out
You can light the candles now, dust off that wine,
Seems like you've been saving it since the start of time
All the papers have been signed, your wrongs become your rights that count
Tell all the fools to shove their rules,'cause Love Won Out.
Why'd you have to fight so long?, who's to say where you might have gone?, on a level playing field without the shackles on,
Burn a fire for your legacy, you know they'll try and blow it out
Using democracy’s tools, you learned in school, Love Won Out
A legal union, you're rounding third base, coming home together thanks to the Golden State,
Put that ring on your finger, and now there is no doubt,
Don't ask don't tell,can go to Hell, 'cause Love Won Out,
Don't ask don't tell, can go to Hell, 'cause Love Won Out.
Who's To Say What Might Have Been
Did I help you decide?, Was judgment my sin?,
We took such a short ride, Who's to say what might have been?,
We drifted outside the lines, to learn how to win,
Looked for a quick fix or a sign, Who's to say what might have been?,
They see you standing there by an unmarked grave,
Do you dare to tell them why?, what did you really save?,
Now I see the dawg nearly everyday, her name draws me in,
I'll keep the mail on my heart they weigh,
Who's to say what might have been?,
You were there when I needed a friend,
Who's to say what might have been?,
Was judgment my only sin?,
Who's to say what might have been?
Random Noises -lyrics by Rebecca Duvall
Can't find the truth, Madness excess my brain
As I hear the lonesome whistle of a train,
A train that's only in my head,
On tracks that are infinitely dead
Random noises, heard by only me
Creatures come to me at night
In the middle of dreams they flight
Creatures that I can't ignore
Creatures that lure me into the door
Random Noises, heard by only me
Repeating what we all are taught
Lies, deceit from the start
From birth there's one thing we all learn
Cover up and you won't get burned
Random noises, heard by only me
Learn to dare and learn to dream
Be silent and learn to scream
Learn to love or learn to escape
Learn to except your own fate
Random noises, heard by only me
From the CD:
One Score and Ten!
Lyrics and Music by Tokyo Rosenthal
All Songs Copyright Bronx Flash Music 2006
EDMONTON
Edmonton, you're alone tonight
Looking for your exit plan
Wasted mornings with the wrong old man
Reach out and take a hand
Time to look inside
When I saw your eyes crying out
I can't explain
The ache and agony driving me
Turning my day into night
Made me fight to reach your soul
Edmonton my goal
To liberate you
Not frustrate you
Guarantee a brand new design
You'll scream my name out
Write a script about
A new ending for your life
Edmonton Your back home, it yours
To make a choice for happiness
Loneliness or a brand new dressing
Don't let them repossess
Edmonton my goal is you
LONG AGO I KNEW SOMEONE LIKE YOU
I remember when, I first met ya'
I was all that was on your mind
I moved you then
Like no other
Innocent love the blind led the blind
Now we sing a sad sad song
You stay at home alone and cry
I was not aware that could hurt me like this
Deep inside
And now you sit and you wonder
While I dream what became of us
A perfect fit
Till we broke down
What did I do to treat me unjust
Now we sing a sad sad song
You stay at home alone and cry
I was not aware that you could hurt me like this
Deep inside
Long ago, I knew someone
Someone like you
YOU'RE DEAD TO ME NOW
I crossed Whyte Ave. and I lost it
Like a scene out of "Bridges" tears filled my eyes
On a bus filled with strangers, Elton eased the pain
As the sun rose on Alberta's sky
I saw the fringe, I saw the cooler,
The Patio meal, you were the ruler
You're dead to me now
I look for your soul they say it rises
Will you return one day as a dog
But like a diamond that turns to coal
I fear a sudden cold like you as you lay down in the
morgue
Jackson doesn't know what happens when people die
But I know what happened to you
You're dead to me now
If I could bring you back I would
But as you were before
Before they lowered you down
Umbrellas swirling around
In a maze full of people like rats in a quiz
I spot someone who looks just like you
Was he just a diversion a mirage to send me away
Cause you had to know that I'd become blue
I loved you like no other
Your flame has been burned out
You're dead to me now
Did I prey on you
Will you pray for me
Been a death in the family
Been a long time since I believed
Your card fell out as I was leaving
My pills fell from my tissue to the floor
I can't hear you, see you, feel you, taste you,
But someone's now and you're digging it more
I only kept that one picture of you
A smile that once cured my down
You're dead to me now.
WILL YOU SPEAK ABOUT ME THEN
When I'm older, maybe grayer , maybe dead
Will you tell them then
Will you speak about me
I'll be gone first
You're sure but can't admit
Can't admit the loss
Will you speak about me then
I joined your life
Did some good I am told
Might have done better
Had I stayed around
But the pressure
Of one score and ten
Unable to run,
In my sight, in my mind
Read my epitaph
Was I just some man
A man who had some faults
Will you speak about me then
I had a lot of faults
Will you speak about me then
THE BALLAD OF DOC AND SADIE
Well dinero being poco
And having no trabajo
Doc was going crazy
Trying to support he and Sadie
And soon there'd be a baby
But the border being close
Doc could cop some smoke
Wheeling and dealing
Tokin' and promotin' weed
Pablo el Gato was Doc's only connection
His lady Sadie said Doc use your discretion
Just one haul and we'll be set for a life time
Dinero, Y vino, Y fun
Won't need no mainline
No te metas con Maria Doc querido
Cuando tu vas piensa de su familia
Y cuando tu vas a fumar con el Gato
Mira mira
Porque tu no sabes quien te busca
Everything was fine till siesta time
Doc didn't think that Sadie would mind
Sweet Maria, he went to see her just for old times
But Maria talked cause she heard that Doc was copping
Sweet Maria's no amiga any more
No te metas con Maria Doc querido
Cuando tu vas piensa de su familia
Y cuando tu vas a fumar con el Gato
Mira, mira
Porque tu no sabes quien te busca
TOO LATE FOR ME, CAROLINA?
The lights came on,
But much too late,
Too late for me, Carolina?
The truth be told,
It wasn't as it seemed,
Much more for me then Querida
So as sure,
As sure as my heart beats tonight,
I'll sing it no more
But on second thought I must decide
Why every single friend of mine,
must surely come along
They simply can't go wrong
Oh know what was I thinking
When I knew it would be tough,
Too tough to journey from Querida
Your invitation
Was destined for the trash
Beneath my distress
To delete you
Though I missed you
You've been lost and you've been found,
Found to be quite untrue
So with my pen
I cross you off my list
Even though we had great fun
You won't be missed,
No you won't be missed
The light came on
But much too late
Too late for me Carolina?,
The truth be told
It wasn't as it seemed
Much more for me then Querida
Much more for me then Querida
Too late for me, Carolina?
THE END OF MY ROPE
You won't leave her
You Can't leave me
You try to tell me
We can go on as three
I'm treating my stress
With doses of hope
That's why I tell you
I'm at the end of my rope
Yes I'll still see you
Stop asking me why
Not that you'll be mine
That's pie in the sky
How do you sleep?
While I lie awake at night
Alone
I hear what you're saying
But do you hear me
Your growing older
You're getting mean
You're pushing my buttons
Not helping me cope
That's why I tell you
I'm at the end of my rope
When I see you
It's like we never met
When I look in your eyes
I see regret
How do you sleep?
While I lie awake at night
Alone
It's cause I love you
You say it's cause you love me too
So we steal away
conceding it's true
But true love
Won't wash away with soap
That's why I tell you
I'm at the end of my rope
Yes I'll still see you
Stop asking me why
Not that you'll be mine
That's pie in the sky
How do you sleep?
While I lie awake at night
Alone
WHAT'S SO BAD 'BOUT BEIN' MISUNDERSTOOD?
I face the mirror in my 55th year
I'm told good things come by chance
No more mysteries, no more clues
I'm all but through with this dance
What price must I pay?
To disconnect from my emotions
I'd wipe the slate clean believe me if I could
What's so bad 'bout bein' misunderstood?
As bummers go I was unfairly dismissed
Keep looking back why can't I stay?
But it never occurred to me, not even once
Too quit fighting, not built that way
What good is sleep if it gives me no relief?
If love turns into a vendetta
I'd wipe the slate clean believe me if I could
What's so bad 'bout bein' misunderstood?
Don't be fooled by the night time,
Don't let her make you sin,
I'm only dancing with anger
Waiting for closure
To tap me on the shoulder and
Cut right in
I face the mirror in my 55th year
I'm told good things come by chance
No more mysteries, No more clues,
I'm all but through with this dance
What price must I pay?
To disconnect from my emotions
I'd wipe the slate clean believe me if I could
What's so bad 'bout bein' misunderstood?
MY REFLECTION
Are you a mirror or just a ghost?
A gentle reminder of what I love most?
You smile at me, you know my direction
We've met before you are my reflection
There's a lot I claim to be
Spread so thin you can right through me
You listen close, I expect rejection
We've met before you are my reflection
The water moves,
And disturbs my image
Will you return or simply vanish?
Leaving me to search, an echo with no canyon
Saying hello, saying hello
When I have been abandoned
I'll know tonight when the lake is still
Will you be swept away unfulfilled
Just like a drug I feel your warm injection
We've met before you are my reflection
My reflection
Can you feel it too
My Reflection
