1. SHINE IT ALL ON


Tarot cards
Said i'm already dead
Crystal ball
Fell down onto my head
Tenderness
If i want it i pay
My true love
Well she threw it away

But i can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
And still be amazed

Had some money
And a hole in my pocket
Had a house
But i forgot to lock it
Took a drag
From a smoke that may kill me
What a drag
How the winter wind chills me

I can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
I can shine it all on
And still be amazed

I'll shine it on just like macbeth
In the face of certain death
Of a salesman or a king
And when the palm trees are on fire
I'll take my boat out on the sea

Had a face
But i never could save it
Had a kid
But i never would name it
Have a life
Well that's what they call it
It's a road
But I guess i could crawl it


2. STANDING AT THE GATE

So whatch'ya gonna do about me
I've been hanging 'round a while
Trading books and knowing glances
I thought i'd stick around
But this really ain't my style

So this ain't heaven on earth
Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate

I took a look inside your attic
And secret shelves and hidden rooms
It didn't scare me when i saw it
Your hidden attic is no temple of doom

And this ain't heaven on earth
Looks like we'll have to wait
But we are standing at the gate

So whatch'ya gonna do 'bout me
Put me on a secret shelf
I wanna change myself around
You know i'd do it
If i thought that it would help


3. THE ONLY THING I CARE ABOUT

She had the eyes of someone older
I have the eyes that wander 'round
I couldn't see what really mattered

Caught hell from my boss
Don't care about my job
Caught a cold from the rain
Don't care if i'm cold
Played every record that i own today
But the only thing i care about got away

She was a walking work of art
I am a broken wind-up toy
I thought i knew what really mattered

Got a flat on the road
Don't care about my car
Lost twenty-six bucks
Don't care about my rent
Caught every episode on tv today
But the only thing i care about got away

She had a brilliant future
I have a past
I have my memories
But they're fading fast


4. MANCHESTER GIRL


She hides in the library reading
Henry miller books
'til they flash the lights it's time to go
When she was a little kid she said
"dad, i don't know why
I feel so penniless inside"

She's on the promenade
She's looking for a dress
She's locked outside a world
Just a manchester girl

Oh i'll meet you there
By the old newsstand
Oh i'll meet you there tonight

Shoot-out at the neighbor's house
She pulls the covers on her head
She's counting the shots as they go by
And pandora's litter box
Well it's gettin' mighty high
That cat's gonna keep her up at night

Another scary dream
Another cigarette
She's locked outside a world
Just a manchester girl

Oh i'll meet you there
By the old newsstand
Oh i'll meet you there tonight



5. L.A. RIVER

Walking along by the l.a. river
This river's such a joke
And so am i
I don't know why i should believe her
I don't care what she says
I wanna die

I'd jump right in the drink
But there's no water
I'd jump right in and sink
Away from here
Poor river
Empty river
I'm feeling just like you

Walking along by the l.a. river
Stepping on broken glass
And kicking cans
She's telling me i don't even know her
I guess there's some things i won't understand

I'd love to float away like old tom sawyer
I'd love to run away and be huck finn
Poor river
Empty river
I'm feeling just like you

Walking along by the l.a. river
Reading graffiti
And throwing stones
She's looking for someone to deliver
She doesn't give a damn if i'm alone

I'd dive right in and drown
But there's no water
My head may hit the ground
But still I'm here
Poor river
L.A. river
I'm feeling just like you



6. A MOST UNPLEASANT MAN

Well i'll rise above
Once I forget
What it was like then
Before we met
I had no dreams
There was no plan
You see it's just that i was
A most unpleasant man

And now it all
Has come to pass
I guess i knew somehow
It couldn't last
And so i'm back
Where i began
And once again i've become
A most unpleasant man

Where will i go
If you're not there
I'll try to find you
Everywhere

Remember me
Not as i am
But how i was
As your truest friend
Remember me
Not as i am
How did i ever become
A most unpleasant man
I'll see you later baby



7. MASS

It's really more than i can say
Looking at this tower
Angels are off duty and asleep
In these wee hours

And there's no place i can go
And this noise inside my head
It comes and goes
It comes and it goes

There's really nothing you can stop
So i guess i'm gonna try
Climbing up this tower
Xalking up the stones
Stocking feet
To the clock

This is one place that i know
And the face in front of me
It comes and goes

Not some lucky charm
Bt something to hold onto
That could hold onto me

And there's no place i can go
And this noise inside my head
It comes and goes
It comes and it goes



8. TOMORROW I'LL BE NINE

Tomorrow i'll be nine
And everything will be the same
Tomorrow i'll be nine
It's only gonna be another day

They're always looking at me funny
I'm always doing something wrong
I'm thinking they'd be better off
If i was gone

Tomorrow i'll be nine
And everything will be the same
Tomorrow i'll be nine
It's only gonna be another day

They never tell me what they're thinking
They're always busy being mad
I start to thinking
Could it be 'cause I am bad

Oh i'll go
Where i can't hear them
Oh i'll go away

There's got to be someone who wants me
There's got to be someone who cares
Don't know where they are
But i am going there

Tomorrow i'll be nine
And everything will be the same
Tomorrow i'll be nine
I think it's time to make my getaway



9. THE DAY I WROTE YOU OFF

I saw some photos of a happy family
Hanging up on the thrift shop wall
I paid the man and i brought them back home
I feel better now when they don't call

Eery once in a while
I see your face when i stare at the ceiling

I truly regret
The day i wrote you off

Always dreamed that one day i'd leave home
And now i do it again and again
And here i go looking for my new home
Or shall i say looking for a best friend

Every once in a while
I see your face when i stare at the ceiling

I truly regret
The day i wrote you off



9. SOMEONE TO BREAK THE SPELL

You up there
Don't you think there's something you can do
Well no one ever told me it was gonna be this way
Me down here
Well look at all the things i try to do
Every day's another day
But nothing else is new

Everything i see is broken
There's no water in the well
Oh won't you please send me
Someone to break the spell

Well is it me
Or is it everyone that comes around
They always stay a little while
But they're gone before too long
Hey you up there
Looking down upon this sorry scene
Is it what it's all about
Or is this some bad dream

Everything i see is broken
There's no water in the well
Oh won't you please send me
Someone to break the spell

I've got a million dreams stuck in my head
If i could live a few before i'm dead



10. SHE LOVES A PUPPET

Don't know why
Qhe thinks she loves him
Son't go cry
He's just a toy

She calls it only love
Her love it is not pure

She loves a puppet
She loves a puppet
And all that i can do is cry

Got no soul
Only a haircut
He's no man
Barely a boy

Why can't she understand
That i am her true love

She loves a puppet
She loves a puppet

He's made of flesh and blood
His footsteps make a heavy thud
His porch light's on
But no one's home

I'd love to make her mine
But i have to wonder why

She loves a puppet
She loves a puppet
And all that i can do is cry


11. PERMANENT BROKEN HEART

I walked by your window
To see if you're home
The candle was burning
I could see you weren't alone
I shouldn't have gone by
But what could i do
I've never known anyone
who was quite like you

Life ain't very easy when you've got
A permanent broken heart

I walk down the dirty street
And see the old man
But now he seems different
I think i understand
well maybe he had a love
And swore it was true
But then he blew it away
just like i lost you

life ain't very easy when you've got
A permanent broken heart

I'm looking out my window
there's not much of a view
Bnd my hat is still quite blue

Maybe i'll move away
To some other town
And maybe i'll find that thing
I've never found



12. MY OLD RAINCOAT

Oh no
She's giving back my old raincoat
The one i said she could keep
Okay
She's taking back her umbrella
well that's alright with me

Oh why
I feel like i'm a fighter
Who only wins despite
My broken bones
The winner stands alone

Every pocket has a hole
There is no hope
I'm walking around
In my old raincoat

Oh yeah
she's tearing up my old letters
she's setting fire to the heap

Oh joy
She says she's feeling much better
She says it's easy to sleep
Without me there
In the cool night air

The sun is shining
The sky is blue
And I am cold
Just walking around
In my old raincoat

Now i know i'm really free

Oh why
I feel like i'm a fighter
Who only wins despite
My broken bones
tThe winner stands alone

Every pocket has a hole
There is no hope
I've searched them all
Looking for a note

The sun is shining
The sky is blue
And i am cold
I'm walking around
In my old raincoat



13. EIGHT LIVES LEFT


Eight lives left
One chapter down
Still nothing new
In this old town

I'd like to spend at least
One life with you
Eight lives left
And a heart that wants
To be true

Five miles out
The depot is there
A greyhound is waiting
To take us somewhere

I'd like to spend at least
One life with you
Eight lives left
And a heart that wants
To be true