1. SCHOOL'S OUT

Well, we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin' all that noise
'Cause ya found new toys

No we can't salute ya
Can't find a flag
If that don't suit ya
That's a drag

School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's been blown to pieces

No more pencils
No more books
No more teacher's dirty looks

Well, we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's been blown to pieces

No more pencils
No more books
No more teacher's dirty looks
Out for summer
Out for fall
We might not go back at all

School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's out with fever
School's out completely


2. MISERY

(One, two
One, two, three, four)

They say misery
Loves company
We could start a company
And make misery

Frustrated Incorporated

Well, I know just what you need
I might just have the thing
I know what you pay to see

Put me out of my misery
I'd do it for you, would you do it for me
We will always be busy
Making misery

We could build a factory
And make misery
We'll create the cure
We made the disease

Frustrated Incorporated (×2)

Well, I know just what you need
I might just have the thing
I know what you pay to feel

Put me out of my misery
All you suicide kings and you drama queens
Forever after happily
Making misery

Did you satisfy your greed
Get what you need
Was it only envy
So empty

Frustrated Incorporated (×2)

Frustrated Incorporated
(Put me out of my misery)

Frustrated Incorporated
(I'd do it for you, would you do it for me)

Frustrated Incorporated
(Forever after happily)

Frustrated Incorporated
(Making misery)

Frustrated Incorporated
(Making misery)


3. BLACK GOLD

Two boys on a playground
Trying to push each other down
See the crowd gather 'round
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd

Black gold in a white plight
Won't you fill up the tank, let's go for a ride
I don't care 'bout no wheelchair
I've got so much left to do with my life

Moving backwards through time
Never learn, never mind
That side's yours, this side's mine
Brother you ain't my kind

You're a black soldier, white fight
Won't you fill up the tank, let's go for a ride
Sure'd like to feel some pride
But this place just makes me feel sad inside

Mother, do you know where your kids are tonight?

Keeps the kids of the streets
Gives them something to do, something to eat
This spot was a playground
This flat land used to be a town

Black gold in a white plight
Won't you fill up the tank, let's go for a ride
Sure'd like to feel some pride
But this place just makes me feel sad inside

Black gold in a white plight
Won't you fill up the tank, let's go for a ride
I don't care 'bout no wheelchair
I've got so much left to do with my life


4. SEE YOU LATER

I guess I'll see you later
Sweet manipulator
And how I thank you dearly
For helping me see clearly

Yes sir, no sir, let me go
Sir, I don't even want to know
Sir, I've had all that I can take today

But I found out so long ago
It don't matter if it shows
And it's up in the air tonight
Yes it's up in the air tonight

Now you're anticipating
That nostalgia's waiting
With your social statement
Boxed up in the basement

Yes ma'am, no ma'am, let me go ma'am
I don't even give a damn
Ma'am, I suppose I'll stand another day

I booked my flight despite my plans
I hope this flight it never lands
And it's up in the air tonight
Yes it's up in the air tonight

'Cause I've got all night
To lie here on the floor
I got all night
Just like the night before
So make it soon
And I guess I'll see you later

I guess I'll see you later (×3)

See you, see you, see you, see you later, later, later, later

It's so up in the air tonight


5. WITHOUT A TRACE

I fell in love with a hooker
She laughed in my face
So seriously I took her
I was a disgrace

I was out of line, I was out of place
Out of time to save face
See the open mouth of my suitcase
Saying "Leave this place"

Leave without a trace (×3)

I tried to get a good job
With honest pay
Might as well join the mob
The benefits are okay

Standing in the sun with a popsicle
Everything is possible
With a lot of luck and a pretty face
And some time to waste

Leave without a trace (×3)

I tried to dance at a funeral
New Orleans-style
I joined the Grave Dancers Union
I had to file

Trying to do the right thing, play it straight
The right thing changes from state to state
Don't forget to take your mace
If you're out walking late

Liked to see your face
You left without a trace
You leave without a trace


6. LOSIN'IT

Go ahead, spit it out, I can take it
Don't do this don't do that, try and fake it
I, I, I have seen it all

Tell me there's something wrong, make me see it
How I try, I must be wrong, it must be me
I, I, I've been wrong before
And I confess, that I am having a hard time
And I confess, that your hard time's harder than mine

When it's over (when it's over)
I'm coming over
Use your shoulder
Soon be over

But I'm losin' it, losin' it, losin' it
Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it

Suck it up rip it out, still I’m learnin'
Light it up, put it out, keep it burnin'
I, I, I've been burned before
Come on out I know you can make me happy
Little smile just ahead, make it happen
I, I, I have smiled before
And I confess, that I am having a hard time
And I confess, that your hard time's harder than mine

When it's over (when it's over)
I'm coming over
Use your shoulder
Soon be over

But I'm losin' it, losin' it, losin' it
Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it
Losin' it, losin' it, losin' it

I am having a hard time


7. SOMEBODY TO SHOVE

Grandfather watches the grandfather clock
And the phone hasn't rang for so long
And the time flies by like a vulture in the sky
Suddenly he breaks into song

I'm waiting by the phone
Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone
I'm waiting by the phone
Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone

Hello, speak up, is there somebody there?
These hang-ups are getting me down
In a world frozen over with overexposure
Let's talk it over, let's go out and paint the town

'Cause I'm waiting by the phone
Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone
'Cause I want somebody to shove
I need somebody to shove
I want somebody to shove me

You're a dream for insomniacs
Prize in the Cracker Jack
All the difference in the world is just a call away

And I'm waiting by the phone
Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone
Yes I'm waiting by the phone
I'm waiting for you to call me? come call me
And tell me I'm? tell me I'm not alone

'Cause I want somebody to shove
I need somebody to shove
I want somebody to shove me

Yes I want somebody to shove
I need somebody to shove
I want somebody to shove me


8. JUST LIKE ANYONE

She walks into the outhouse
The cold night breathes into her face
The flies are standing still now
The moon it spills through the place

And she starts wondering it's like to be liked by everyone
And like everyone be just like anyone
And just wants to be so just like anyone
Just like anyone

She reaches through the darkness
Her fingers touch the porcelain seat
She spins and pulls her pants down
The cold air holds her like a theif

She starts wondering what they mean,
Do they just be mean to be mean
And thinking about the scene,
Do they just want to be seen
And trying not to seem so just like anyone
Just like anyone

The door comes screeching open
She walks into the evening air
She disappears in the darkness
Alls left the faint smell of her hair

She's done wondering what it's like to be liked by everyone
And like everyone be just like anyone
And just wants to be so just like anyone

And wondering what they mean,
Do they just mean to be mean
And thinking about the scene,
Do they just want to be seen
And trying not to seem so just like anyone (just like anyone)

Just like anyone (×9)


9. THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS

People say I'm the life of the party
'Cause I laugh or tell a joke or two
Though I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I'm blue

So take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

I need you

If you see me with another guy
Looking like I'm having fun
May be cute, she's just a substitute
'Cause you're the permanent one

So take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
I'm just a clown since you put me down
My smile is my makeup
I'm absent since my break-up with you

Baby, take a good look at my face
You know my smile looks out of place
If you look closer it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears


10. RUNAWAY TRAIN

Call you up in the middle of the night
Like a firefly without a light
You were there like a blowtorch burning
I was a key that could use a little turning

So tired that I couldn't even sleep
So many secrets I couldn't keep
Promised myself I wouldn't weep
One more promise I couldn't keep

It seems no one can help me now
I'm in too deep
There's no way out
This time I have really led myself astray

Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Can you help me remember how to smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
How on earth did I get so jaded?
Life's mystery seems so faded

I can go where no one else can go
I know what no one else knows
Here I am, just drowning in the rain
With a ticket for a runaway train

And everything seems cut and dry
Day and night
Earth and sky
Somehow I just don't believe it

Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Bought a ticket for a runaway train
Like a madman laughing at the rain
A little out of touch, a little insane
It's just easier than dealing with the pain

Runaway train never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Runaway train never coming back
Runaway train tearing up the track
Runaway train burning in my veins
Runaway but it always seems the same


11. WE 3

I was tapping my foot
On a Friday night
To my favorite band
I was pushed aside

I said, "Hey, don't push me
No one pushes me"
When I was face to face
With the woman I admired

And she gave me this look
I could not believe
And the cold stare remained
I wanted to leave

See, I do believe anger
Is offset by sorrow
What you destroy today
You might regret tomorrow

When you're young and defensive
It comes off offensive
And its hard to repay
The tolerance that you've borrowed

The lasting relationship
Sinks right off the pier
Who wears the pants
It's faded but clear

She's your girlfriend
Seems she ain't too fond of me
I guess that that's the way
It was meant to be

There we were just we 3
You, your girlfriend, and me

I've known you forever
You two just met
So easily amused
How fast we forget

And my jealousy
My self-righteous greed
She's a bit like a book
I'm too farsighted to read

And I wish you the best
I sometimes feel the need
To say "Remember me"

Yeah, she's your girlfriend
As far as we can see
Does she look at you
The way she looks at me

And here we are, just we 3
You, your girlfriend, and me

She's your girlfriend
It's getting harder to see
Better just take her home
Better just let it be

When she walks out that door
You'll come looking for me


12. I KNOW

I know what you're doing, yeah
I know why you dialed my number
I know what you're doing, yeah
I know why you care

I know what you're doing, yeah
I know why you say you love me
I know what you're doing, yeah
And I don't think it's fair

I know why you dialed my number
I know why you say you're mine
I know what you're doing,
And it's not, gonna work, this time

I know what you're doing, yeah
I can never sing in that key
I know what you're doing, yeah
And you're the one to blame

I know what you're doing, yeah
I know why you can't forgive me
I know what you're doing, yeah
The lyrics haven't changed

I can recognize the symptoms
You should know I've changed my mind
I know what you're doing
And it's not, gonna work this time
It's not gonna work this time

Not gonna work this time
Not gonna work this time

I know what you're doing, baby
I know why you call my name
I know why you say you love me
But I can't say the same


13. SEXUAL HEALING

Baby, hot for your lovin'
Hot like an oven
Baby, can't hold on much longer,
It's getting stronger and stronger
And when I get that feeling,
I want sexual healing
Sexual healing, baby
Makes me feel so fine
Helps to releve my mind

Sexual healing, baby, it's good for me
Sexual healing is somethin' thats good for me

Whenever blue teardrops are fallin'
And my emotional stabilty is leavin' me
Honey I know there is one thing I can do
I can get on the telephone, I can call you up baby
'Cause honey I know you'll be there to relieve me
'Cause what you're dealing will heal me
If you don't know the things youre dealin'
I can't tell you darlin' that it's sexual healing

Get up, get up, get up, get up,
Lets make love tonight
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up,
'Cause you do it right

Baby, got sick this mornin', it's stormin' in side of me
And baby they got capsizin', the waves are risin', and risin'
And when I get that feelin', I want sexual healing
Sexual healing, baby, it's good for me
Makes me feel so fine, and it's such a rush
Helps to relieve my mind, and it's good for us
Sexual healing it's good for me
Sexual healing is something that's good for me

Good for me, it's so good for me, my baby
Just grab ahold
Just take control over body and mind
Soon we'll be makin'
It, honey yeah we're doin' fine
I never said open up and let me in
Oh darling you're so great,
I can't wait for you to operate

I can't wait for you to operate

When I get that feeling, I want sexual healing
When I get that feeling, I want sexual healing

Please don't procrastinate
I won't have to masturbate


14. THE GAME

(Do, do do do do, do do do do, do do do do)

My friend's wife, she plays the game
Plays it with me all the time
Makes me feel pretty good I guess
Hey, that's a pretty dress

But you shouldn't have
No, you shouldn't have
Let me know

No you shouldn't have
Really shouldn't have
Let it show

Play with me, don't play with me
Don't play
Play with me, don't play with me
Don't play

Don't you wanna play the game?

(Do do do do, do do, do do)

If I were a renegade
And you were the county line
Will I have to cross it now?
I got yours and you got mine

But you shouldn't have
No, you shouldn't have
Let it go

Play with me, don't play with me
Don't play
Play with me, don't play with me
Don't play

Don't you wanna play the game?

(Do do do do, do do, do do)

Jealousy is just a game
It ties you up and wraps around your brain
Makes you feel like you might hurt yourself
Makes you feel insane

Play with me, don't play with me
Don't play
Play with me, don't play with me
Don't play

Don't you wanna play the game? (×3)

(Do do do do, do do, do do
do, do do do do, do do, do do)

Do you wanna play the game?


15. I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW

I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright shiny day
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright shiny day

I can make it now the pain is gone
All of my bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright shiny day

Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothing but blue skies

I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is the rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright shiny day
It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright shiny day

Yeah, hey, it's gonna be a bright, bright shiny day


16. BLACK STAR

There is a black star somewhere in the night
It's like a sunspot, a reminder of the light

Will you lead me now, don't let me down
Will you help me find my way

Black star
Black star
Black star
There is a black star

There is a cold drink coming my way
I never wanted much more anyway
In the darkest night can I pick you out

Will you help me find my way
Don't leave me now, leave me astray

Black star
Black star
Black star
There is back star

There is a black star somewhere in the night


17. TO SIR WITH LOVE

Those schoolgirl days of telling tales and biting nails are gone
But in my mind I know they will still live on and on
But how do you thank someone
Who has taken you from crayons to perfume?

It isn't easy but I'll try

If you wanted the sky
I would write across the sky in letters
That would soar a thousand feet high
To Sir, with love

The time has come for closing books and long last looks must end
And as I leave I know that I am leaving my best friend
A friend who taught me right from wrong
And weak from strong that's a lot to learn

What, what can I give you in return

If you wanted the moon
I would try to make a start
But I would rather you let me give my heart
To Sir, with love

Those awkward years have hurried by, why do they fly away?
Why is it Sir, children grow up to be people some day?
What takes the place of climbing trees
And dirty knees in the world outside?

If you wanted the world I'd surround it with a wall
I'd scrawl these words with letters ten feet tall
To Sir, with love


18. RHINESTONE COWBOY

I've been walkin' these streets so long
Singin' the same old song
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway
Where hustle's the name of the game
And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
There's been a load of compromisin'
On the road to my horizon
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy
Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
And offers comin' over the phone

Well I really don't mind the rain
And a smile can hide all the pain
But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way
And I dream of the things I'll do
With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe

There'll be a load of compromisin'
On the road to my horizon
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy
Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
Rhinestone cowboy
Gettin' cards and letters from people I don't even know
And offers comin' over the phone