SUNDAY STARS
Not Havin Fun
Won’t you take a walk?
Somethin tells me there’s things you know
It’s been a real good talk
But I could do without the waterwork show
You never wanna be
The only one left not havin fun
Cuz if you’re not then what’s that make me?
Just sittin around twiddling my thumbs
Finally found the cure
To all the days that I had lost
Just wake up a little sooner
And make sure you clean up before you cross
You never wanna be
The only one left not havin fun
Cuz if you’re not then what’s that make me?
Just sittin around twiddling my thumbs
Spent some time on my own
Movin round to see how it felt
But somethin tells me I’m done
I’ve got nothin left here to sell
Come and take a walk
There’s surely somethin I coulda done
To start all over again
I turn my hat upside down for the first time
You never wanna be
The only one left not havin fun
Cuz if you’re not then what’s that make me?
Just sittin around twiddling my thumbs
You never wanna be
The only one left not havin fun
There’s always a way to flip the scene
On it’s head if you just stick with me
You never wanna be
The only one left not havin fun
Cuz if you’re not then what’s that make me?
Just sittin around twiddling my thumbs
I don’t wanna sit around
Sit around
Boy With A Point Of View
Some people don’t
Give a damn bout what they say
What they say
It must be nice
To be so untouchable from your stage
Well I’ve got a stage too
It won’t be long til it catches up to you my friend
I’ve never known someone to be so bold
You’re killing time by painting all your friends in a light
That they won’t get a chance to defend
I hope you stay
A couple minutes after the show
After the show
Cause boy do I got
A couple things I’d like to share with you
Things you never knew
It won’t be long til it catches up to you my friend
I’ve never known someone to be this dense
You’re killing time by painting all your friends in a light
While you’re up there tryin to pretend
It’s funny how
Every step you take you shoot yourself right in the foot
Man how many feet do you have?
It won’t be long til it catches up to you my friend
I’ve never known someone to be this bold
You’re killing time by painting all your friends in a light
That they won’t get a chance to defend
Man what a thing to be you
A boy with point of view x2
Man what a thing to be you
A kid with a point of
Man what a thing to be you
A boy with a point of view
Sunday STars
All those sunday stars with their beefed up guitars
All the things they’d do to get a piece of you
Do it just in case, nothin takes it’s place
All those sunday stars with their big shiny cars
Linin up to get your head straight
Nobody knows where we go
Must be nice to see it so right
Nobody knows where we go
All those sunday stars with their beat up guitars
For the life of me - don’t know where they got their scars
Barely got it ten feet from their car
All those sunday stars with their know it all charm
Linin up to get your head straight
Nobody knows where we go
Must be nice to see it so right
Nobody knows where we go
Tryin to save themselves by being someone else
What a thing to do
A pants chain on a leather frame
A scolding point of view from a carpeted pew
Think I caught a whiff or two
Of the god they made
All those sunday stars with their brand new guitars
All the things they’d do to get a piece of you
Linin up to get your head straight
Nobody knows where we go
Must be nice to see it so right
Nobody knows where we go x2
Scapegoat
What could I have done?
Who could I have swayed?
Funny thing is that I’m not really all that
Convincing anyways
Sorry if what you remember
From prom has started to fade
The funny thing about conspiracies is
They’re mostly theories anyways
Well that’s alright
That’s okay
I’ll be your scapegoat
If you need to say
Someone’s to blame for
The things that have changed
Past ain’t the present
So I’ll walk away
Well just a couple years ago
I was one of you
Sitting out there but with quite
Quite a different view
Nothing will grow If you lock it away
Nothing good came from reviews anyway
I think it’s time to take a step back and say
“Who am I?”
“Why haven’t I changed?”
Well that’s alright
That’s okay
I’ll be your scapegoat
If you need to say
Someone’s to blame for
The things that have changed
Past ain’t the present
So I’ll walk away x2
…maybe it’s time to walk away
Some Things
There’s some things I’d just rather not know
There’s some things I’d just rather not know
Like odds and possibilities, when can I get my head back please?
There’s some things I’d just rather not know
There’s some things I’d just rather not see
There’s some things I’d just rather not see
Like little ones runnin from, killin machines the men buy for fun
There’s some things I’d just rather not see
Why can’t we all just learn to be
A little less me for me?
There comes a time and it’s way past due
I’m tired of hearin the same stories
There’s some things I’d just rather not hear
No one deserves to live in this much fear
Seems like it’s every other day
What are we worth if we can’t even say
Our kids are safe where they play?
Why can’t we all just learn to be
A little less me for me?
There comes a time and it’s way past due
I’m tired of hearin the same stories
There’s some things I’d just rather not know
Why can’t we all just learn to be
A little less me for me?
There comes a time and it’s way past due
I’m tired of hearin the same stories
I’m tired of hearin the same stories
Boy, am I tired
Two Call Boxes
All stretched out then tucked in tight
Squiggles in shades under blue light
Wish there was more we could do
We’d do anything just to help you
The first time I’ve needed a band
That wasn’t to prove I was in one
Medical terms, I don’t understand
Just like to watch you wave your little hands
Well the days, fade slowly by
The closer we get the longer they seem to try
To stretch themselves wide
I’ve never known a time in life that felt so slow
Some sketchy clubs that we’d drive by
Laugh for a second, then start to cry
Two call boxes and three floors away
We’d scrub up to see you every day
Four days in, but three months to go
There’s nothin better than watching you grow
All the folks you’ll win over in here
Wish I could say that surprises me to hear
Well the days, fade slowly by
The closer we get the longer they seem to try
To stretch themselves wide
I’ve never known a time in life that felt this slow
Now that it’s been almost a year
It’s hard to remember back to the tears
Still so many things I don’t understand
All I know is that you’re the real deal
Fade Away
I heard you’re lost without a way home
I know our better days will come
Forever burdened by the weight of knowing
Whatever helps you fade away
Yea I’d help you fade away
Caught yourself outside and lookin in
I wish that you would take a day
Nothin says you have to be this brave
Whatever helps you fade away
Yea I’d help you fade away
I heard you’re lost without a way home
Whatever helps you fade away
Yea I’d help you fade away x3
You Talk So Much
You find delight, in the little things
Never had a shower, that you didn’t sing
We live our lives, in the extremes
Always movin on, to the next spring
He doesn’t look like me, but he looks like you
And that’s enough
I wanna live forever, with the two of you
In this love
You talk so much, I never understand a thing
But you don’t mind, when I sing a little off the key
There’s somethin about, our juvenille tenderness I find
They can’t rewind
Only two tickets sold, our kitchen’s gettin cold
But the crowd is psyched
The encore’s gonna do us in, didn’t think I was made for this
Oh what a night
Only two tickets sold, our kitchen’s gettin cold
But the crowd is psyched
The encore’s gonna do us in, didn’t think I was made for this
Oh what a night
He doesn’t look like me, but he looks like you
And that’s enough
I wanna live forever, with the two of you
In this love
The Clever Ones
Suited up, think they always know
The clever ones pull the strings at the show
Just when we start to sink into it
We catch a glance from the front row
Drinks and dinner with some dude you don’t know
Say “That was great but you got room to grow
Just ditch the band, trust me man
After all, I should know”
I’ve seen it a million times
But I fell for it too
What’s so wrong with being you?
A song a week til your head explodes
And for a treat we booked you some shows
They don’t pay much but they’re good for the brand
Just sing to track with your new band
I’ve seen it a million times
But I fell for it too
What’s so wrong with being you?
I’ve seen it a million times
But I fell for it too
What’s so wrong with being you? x2
Waiting room
Killing time in a waiting room
I’d rather spend it with no other than you
Soon they will know it too
Nobody loves you like your mother
So many departures, so many lanes
So many things out there that I can’t explain
Oh the many lives, we could grow and meet
Next time around we’ll get it right
Maybe some things just work themselves out
Maybe others bend and form around
The amount of time it takes to jot this all down
By then I bet, we’ll figure it out
By then I bet, we’ll figure it out
So bring on the docs, some nurses too
Mountains of paperwork I filled out with you
They said to make yourself comfortable please
Cause we’ve got a hell of a long wait, Steve
There’s nothin like a waiting room
To set your head, back straight on to
I never knew, I needed a fix
But now, we’re sailin smooth
Maybe some things just work themselves out
Maybe others bend and form around
In the time it takes to jot this all down
By then I hope, we’ll know
By then I hope, we’ll know
Maybe some things just work themselves out
Maybe others learn to bend and form around
In the time it takes to jot this all down
By then I bet, we’ll figure it out
By then I bet, we’ll figure it out
By then I hope, we figure it out
Oh No, Think I’ve Done It Again
Oh no, think I’ve done it again
Pulled a tail, think I found a friend
She’s got the craziest look in her eye
But her steps are right on time
Oh no, think I’ve done it again
Sat up high in a mighty throne
Throw a little down for the boys
Oh no, think I’ve done it again
Well they say that I’ll grow out of it
I’m not so sure that I want to
Cause life seems so much simpler this
Way down here with you
Passed out in the middle of lunch
Maybe I drank a little too much
But can you really blame a guy
If the grapes ain’t on the vine?
Oh no, think I’ve said too much
Well they say that I’ll grow out of it
I’m not so sure that I want to
Cause life seems so much simpler this
Way down here with you
What do you say
We savor it all?
Cause there’ll come a day
When you’re not two foot tall
I know sometimes it seems I’ve
Got things to do
But I promise you man
There’s no one bigger than you
Oh no, think I’ve done it again
Well they say that I’ll grow out of it
I’m not so sure that I want to
Cause life seems so much simpler this
Way down here with you
Yea life seems so much simpler this
Way down here with you
Save it For a Rainy DAy
Little man where are you goin?
I haven’t seen you run, this far in a while
Little man why are you cryin?
I haven’t seen you sad, for a while
Save it for a rainy day, my man
Save it for a rainy day, a backup plan
Well sometimes we fall and
We get up, back again
If you find yourself a couple steps ahead
Be careful, my friend
Save it for a rainy day, my man
Save it for a rainy day, a backup plan
Little man where are you goin?
I haven’t seen you run, this far in a while
Little man why are you hidin?
I haven’t seen you scared, for a while
Save it for a rainy day, my man
Save it for a rainy day, a backup plan
Save it for a rainy day, my man
Save it for a rainy day, a backup plan
first record lyrics
Dairy Made
The Hitching Post
Stale beer and sticky floors, mom’s gossip in a grocery store. Did you hear what Kelly did? Always knew she was a dangerous kid… White walls, deer heads in the hall. No one really seems to mind at all. When you’re so bored it’s hard not to wake up and wonder… Where do I get off? This isn’t my time or my truck stop. It feels like I’m trapped in a human zoo, I feel so weird and nothing like you. Where do I get off? Linin up at the hitching post, all I wanted was to see the coast. What if all the things I do make me wonder? Used to think I was really big time, Andy Warhol or that other guy. There’s something out there that still makes me wonder…
Exit/In
Some people say there’s songs baked right into the walls. This old rock club’s seen better days, I think my band’s sticker’s on the stall. Why do I come here? What do I expect to find? Why do I keep coming here? Not even that much a rock guy… Caught one of my friends. My favorite acts. Take a stage dive and no one, was there to pick up his slack. Why did he jump then? Did he not see the signs? ‘Please no leaping off the stage’. He used to be a friend of mine… Anyways, I know the bartender. Her name is Mary Sue. I swear she’s giving me some kind of deal, knocks off a buck or two. Maybe that’s why I come here. Was our favorite place to go. Anything to get some cheap beers, and watch the music through someone’s phone.
Smell the Poppies
Open your eyes now, and tell me what you see. Cause you’ve been tucked away for quite a while. It seems every year, we go through this change. A little good this rain will do to me. So wake up, and smell the coffee. You know, we’ll get through the cold years. So wake up, and smell the poppies. You know, right where I’ll be… Just a bud or two, out for a talk. Shootin it hope the sun don’t go away. Well days like these, I hope they never end. They’re always right where you need em to be… So wake up, and smell the coffee. You know, we’ll get through the cold years. So wake up, and smell the poppies. You know, right where I’ll be… Oh no, Whitworth’s on his way again. Just when I started to like the breeze, blowin’ thru my hair. It’ll never be the same, a fresh cut is all in vain. I never meant to do those things to you…
Make You Mine
What could I possibly do to make you mine? What could I have that you don’t yet? What could I bring to your days? What could I possibly do to make you mine? How did I get so lucky? Never been much for the game. I hung up my rollin dice again. But just gotta keep on movin, cause you’re blowin my mind every day. There’s nothin I could do sum up the way I feel. What could I possibly do to make you mine? What could I have that you don’t yet? What could I bring to your days? What could I possibly do to make you mine? I was never much for the lotto. Don’t like scratchin on things, but whatever I did to get to you, I’d do again. So tell me what you think lately, am I doin it okay? I try to get a little better, everyday. What could I possibly do to make you mine? What could you have that I don’t yet? What could I bring to your days? What could I possibly do to make you mine? Make you mine…
Dairy Made
Right where my folks came, I think about ‘84. After a long hang out on the lake. Never thought much of this old spot before… It’s funny how things shift as we grow older. Some places never change, and we like it that way. Hours aren’t the same, but everything here is still ‘dairy made.’ Woke up this morning running a little slow. But somehow that sweet cone saved me from last night’s show. It’s funny how things shift as we grow older. Some places never change, and we like it that way. Hours aren’t the same, but everything here is still ‘dairy made’. Sweet things all come with a price. It’s funny how things shift as we grow older… Some places never change. And we like it that way. Some people outta change. Hours aren’t the same, but everything here is still ‘dairy made.’
NyQuil Dreams
I stepped up to the microphone, an Aerosmith duet in a middle school gym. Started on the harmony… but got carried away again. Just then a scream from the hall began. “Where was her head?” Everyone ran. Lock up the doors, killer’s on the loose. If only I could just wake up, but. You know I got those NyQuil dreams baby. I’m scared of what’s around the bend. Yea I got those NyQuil dreams baby. I tried to sing but they’re after me again. They’re after me! You’ll never believe who I just saw, poking his head around the wall. Scared the CRAP, right outta me! I only see him every other time. Once, twice, three times the charm. Just waitin around for the alarm. Only way out is up, I gotta get up. Cause I’d rather be anywhere but here.
Shine or Rain
Dancin on the lawn. Showed up shine or rain slippin. Nothin falls to place. Beauty’s all the same trip to me. Nothin feels so great, as weddin to your best friend. I could that I could stay, as sweet to her as she is kind to me. So dance for the moon. Take a sip and make it last for a while. The sun’ll come out real soon. Then we’ll slip into the smoke for a while. It dawned on me today. Nothin’s gonna change, only the way you say your name. I’ll love you just the same always. always… Dancin on the lawn. Showed up shine or rain slippin. Nothin falls to place. Beauty’s all the same to me.
Enjoy Your Stay.
If the sun only shined like this every other day. Tell me would you mind, gettin away some time? I heard there’s a place we could go, it ain’t that far of a drive. Just beyond the groves, it’s nice on the other side. Why would we ever leave this place? They called the room a second ago to say. “Let us know if you need anything! We really hope you enjoy your stay!” Just then I found it strange, the towels had our names. And the turn-down service man had the weirdest look in his eye… I’m startin to miss our home, if we ever see it again. Doors lock from the outside, when did that begin? Well I guess I could learn to live inside this little room. At least the wine is free, and long distance calls are too. Why would we ever leave this place? They called the room a second ago to say. “Let us know if you need anything! We really hope you’ve enjoyed your stay!”
White Picket Life
That day I met you at the community pool, when I called your bluff and you made a scene. Well I’d be willing to forget and forgive. Cause we’ve been locked away for oh so long. So tell me where have you been? Where have you been? Well I think it’s simpler than you’ve made it out. Why don’t we just get along and get some time? But if this ain’t gonna work, I guess the faults all mine… so I bid you adieu, from afar. So where have you been? Where have you been? That white picket life always seemed a little claustrophobic. But why can’t I help but gravitate to the places I started? Two and a half always seemed like a weird number of kids to me. What do you think they do with the other half? I guess I’d take that dog tho, maybe even a cat. Live in a beautiful two and a half bedroom, two and a half bath. That white picket life always seemed a little claustrophobic. But why can’t I help but gravitate to the places I started?
Darker Days
I don’t wanna hide anymore. Just wanna lie on my own. I can’t fight the child inside me anymore. Every time they tell him who to be. The only choice in life is who you take from who you meet. I’d pick this one every time so long as it’s you I’d see. I’d follow you into the darker days. I’d lie and tell you that we’ll always feel the same. Don’t know where my life’s been headin for a while. Never been down this road. Haven’t talked to my folks in quite a longer while, I wonder who they think I should be. Cause the only choice in life is who you take from who you meet. I’d pick this one every time so long as it’s you I’d see. I’d follow you into the darker days. I’d lie and tell you that we’ll always feel the same. I’d follow you into the darker days. I’d lie and tell you that we’ll always look the same… always feel the same.