1. NEVER REALLY BEEN

Sirens are a-screaming, shots ring out at night
Movie cameras rolling in
And there goes my hero with his head between his legs
And all this time I believed in him

Now, what is the sound of snow falling down
On the tombstone in the dead of the night?
And who is the hound at the downtown dog pound
Who speaks English when the watchman's not in sight?

And where will you be in 1993
Still sitting in the same chair
Sinning is for sinners and I'm just a beginner
But I've never really been punched there

Hey, ain't it strange how some things never change
Ain't it strange how nothing stays the same
You were thinking I was distressed about some universal press
But I was just depressed about my last pinball game

I've learned to accept and not to expect
The respect and neglect that I get
And I try not to forget about what hasn't happened yet
And on this, I place my last bet

Hey, did you give what you get
Did you get what you give of your fair share of wear and tear
Winning is for winners and I know spring follows winter
But I've never really been touched there

You know, it's hard to be nice when hate becomes your vice
And you can't find peace anywhere
Love's just not for lovers, get off your high horse brother
Drop your fist and get out of here


2. CARTOON

Now everybody's looking after me
If I'm dragging by some coat tail, I can't see, it's too dark
But I've got to know what's got the best of me

When the circus that you left goes on parade
In those bleacher seats of fire in your charades, it's too far
But I'm feeling like I don't dare look away

Don't look away

Did it almost make you feel that something's gotta happen soon?
When you wake up feeling lost in your own room

If you're crying in your beer you're gonna drown
If you think we'll rise above, you better look around, you'll see
It's a mountain made of sand crumbling under me

Maybe I'm chasing shadows on your wall
They loom so large but make me feel so small somehow
When you're chasing your own tail, spinning your own wheels

On a night when the wolves were all silent, and the moon howled
Dave: And I tried to leave, and I tried to stay, tried everything, tried looking away (×2)

Did it almost make you feel that something's gotta happen soon?
You're in the movies now and I'm in your cartoon

There's a ringing in my ear that's heaven-sent
There's a beast out on the ruins
Some broken down lover's lament
It goes on and on but it won't go away


3. EASY STREET

Easy Street, down Easy Street, down Easy Street, down Easy Street

Did you hear the one about the friend of a friend
Who tried to end it all?
At the last moment he picked up the phone
And gave you a call

You thought about letting it ring
But you answered after all
You answered after all
You answered after all

And there you were put on the spot
At the end of the other line

For all the questions that you never thought
You'd ever have to answer to
Who do you turn to when the ones you always turn to
Go and turn on you?

It leaves you in the dark
Feeling for a switch to turn it on again
You turn it on again
You turn it on again

There are no easy answers, the questions remain tough
There's no shortcuts to Easy Street, no corners you can cut
Can you cut this, can you cut this diamond in the rough?

And it's good to see you alive
Sign your will to survive
Look into your heart before it sees its final hour
Live each day like there is no tomorrow

Beyond this mess ahead there is a street so very hard to find
Though I have thought to lay my head down at this dead end so many times
And if we ever get to Easy Street, you can say with a smile:

I came just for the ride

Easy Street, down Easy Street, down Easy Street, down Easy Street (×9)


4. 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


5. 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


6. BY THE WAY

If I could remember what makes me feel good
I'd pound it down like a nail in wood
I'd never let go of that feeling again I know

I know that I felt this way before
I'd pound it down like a cellar door
I want you to know I'm behind you, by the way

By the way that you look when I confront you
By the way that I affect the things you do
By the way did I tell you I can't leave you, by the way

I'll be waiting for you on judgment day
To watch all these judgments pass away
And by the way the details fall, by the way

By the way all the people that care about you
Are all watching to see what you're gonna do
By the way have I told you I can't leave you, by the way

By the way that you built me up again
Back to a time when I was intense
And now I know you play for what you pay

By the way that you make me feel all right
By the way that you put up such a fight
By the way that my trust and faith is safe with you


7. 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


8. 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


9. 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)


10. 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


11. 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)


12. WHEN I RAN OFF AND LEFT HER

When I ran off and left her
She wasn't holding a baby
She was holding a bottle
And a big grudge against me

I tried to talk to the psychiatrist
I tried to stay calm and minimize risk
I should've kept all those appointments
I'm gonna need them now, I'm a-coming disjointed

When I ran off and left her
I did not look backwards
'Til I was halfway to Chattanooga
On the Atlanta Connector

That's when thought of the things that she did
All the little things, I started to wig
I shoulda kept all those appointments
I'm gonna need 'em now, I'm coming disjointed

I tried to talk to the psychiatrist
I tried to stay calm and minimize risk
I shoulda kept all those appointments
Gonna need them now, I'm a-coming disjointed

I shoulda kept all those appointments
I'm gonna need them now, I'm a-coming disjointed


13. I WILL STILL BE LAUGHING

Doorways open up and close
More ways to a punch line
They're all laughing at your clothes
Standing in the lunch line

You're the talk of the town
'Cause you're up, then you're down
It's a cycle, I've found
It always comes around

But I will still be laughing
Yes, I will still be laughing

Air raids in the afternoon
The children are playing
Switchblades, colored red balloons
No one hears you praying

And it comes back to you
All the things that you do
They'll come looking for you
They'll come looking for you

But I will still be laughing
Yes, I will still be laughing

Doorways lead to other rooms
Always leave you lying
Face down in a stranger's tomb
Didn't know you were dying

And you rise and you fall
And you wait for the call
You're watching the walls
You're watching the walls

But I will still be laughing
I will still be laughing
Yes, I will still be laughing
I will still be laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing

Laughing

I will still be laughing
Yes, I will still be laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing

Laughing


14. STAND UP AND BE STRONG

You might be right
You might be wrong
You might just think your life has gone on for too long

Your knees get weak
And your heart grows cold
And you're tired of doing everything you're told

And nothing can take away from you
What you take and what you've been through

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
It won't take long
You can't go wrong
Stand up and be strong

You might have to fight
You might have to cry
You might have to cry
You might have to fight
Stand up and be strong

If you live in the hills
You take too many pills
If you've lost the thrill
Against your own will
Stand up and be strong

And nothing can take away from you
What you take
Well, you know what you've got to do

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
It wont take long
You cant go wrong
Stand up and be strong

If you get all depressed
When you get undressed
If you're life's a mess
Remember you're blessed

Stand up and be?
Stand up and be?

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
It won't take long
You can't go wrong
Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong

Stand up and be strong
Stand up and be strong
You can't go wrong
It won't take long
Stand up and be strong