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Intro
00:29
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2. |
Bad Day
04:04
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Bad Day
A bad day
a fever
got heartburn + a hangover
the crush of tiny feet
in my insane
asylum brain
what’s the
point you
ask there
isn’t
anything concrete
I’m blind but I can see
it’s over you + me
+ I’m
on my way
back
to you
Shit brown
bottle
in a paper bag
w/ the cap off
starin’ like a Siamese cat
blow my brains out
rub the stains out
Freaked out, jealous
pissed off
loyal
cornered like a padded cell
I’m blind but I can see
it’s over you + me
+ I’m
on my way
back
to you
There’s clouds + pain
Hard truth, hard rain
I race my car ‘cross town
Window’s wide open
+ the radio’s real loud
+ I’m
on my way
back
to you
He’s blue
but he acts
like a clown
to you
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BREAKING DOWN IN THE DARK
Sometimes she sits alone at the bar
+ she drinks to her Mama,
‘You got colds hands, darlin’ and a warm heart
But honey, it’ll take ya nowhere
that’s the easy part
When yr so damn pretty, baby
+ much too smart
+ what I’m trying to tell ya
what I mean to say
is the same damn thing happened to your Mama
every single day
Snow falls outside, she thinks it smells like Cancer
her make up’s all wrong, her hair’s a disaster
and the band begins to rock it down
but they’re way too loud
and the kid up there he’s handsome,
but he acts so proud
but she don’t really care
+ then again she does
she’s learned that life ain’t fair
and passion turns to rust
cuz she’s breakin down in the dark
Hey Bartender, pour me another beer
I know I’ve had too many, that’s why I’m here
don’t ask for my number
and don’ you say I’m cute
You know I’ll bite yr head off
You make me wanna puke
I got my reputation, and the language that I use
+ I ain’t some crazy lady for you to stupidly
abuse
+ I’m breakin down
in the dark
She’s so beautful
she scares us away.
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4. |
Xmas Face
03:21
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Christmas Face
I could tell you
Everything
hurt yr feelings, make yr day
hang myself in the same old way
or
I could say
have a real fine day
I miss you, baby, there’s no one else
work is boring, don’t be jealous
When I put on my Christmas face
It’s so sincere there’s nothing fake
Hey, what’s the Real Truth, anyway?
Should I see
in yr eyes
something scary, something sad
ya need me, baby, don’t be mad
cuz
we will laugh
and chase those blues
away
When I put on my Christmas face
It’s so sincere there’s nothing fake
Hey, what’s the Real Truth, anyway?
If I don’t
say anything
this time...?
When I put on my Christmas face
It’s so sincere there’s nothing fake
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5. |
Nice Butt (Not To Nice)
04:38
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Nice, But Not Too Nice
You screwd it up you took the rap
extremes r what turnd people on
you push too hard youd blow the scene out
of the water off the beam
Midway is a better way
When going all the way’s too far to go
Half a cup of coffee
Half a glass of beer
Half the time I’m with you
I wish you’d disappear
Half a box of chocolate
Half a shot of Jack
Half an case of this good time
Makes me want you back
Oh baby but
But nice but not too nice
Be clean but still smell good
Be hot but not too hungry
Keep yr motor runnin
Yr Dad he is a vodka man
+ Momma’s on yr back
You get a job + smile a lot
Got outa town ain’t goin back
Midway is a better way
When going all the way’s too far to go
Half a hit of XTC
Half a pack of smokes
Half a pint of ice cream
‘S nuf to make you choke
Be careful what you wish for
You know it might come true
They say the art of less is more
Is the guru thing to do
When the guru is you
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6. |
Only One Of You
03:40
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Only One Of You
There is only
There is only
One of you
in this world
A most peculiar walk
Yr body when yr lost in thought
The gesture of yr hands
Emotion in yr voice
Yr eyebrows when something’s funny
+ you don't get it
There is only
There is only
One of you
in this world
Are you crazy or are you sane?
Is it you or is it all in my brain?
The heart is like a doorway
If only I could see
Myself the way you see me
in yr world
There is only
There is only
One of you
in this world
They say that without fear
everyone is free
Just hold the hand of a little boy
when yr crossing the street
There is only
There is only
One of you
in this world
One of you
in this world
One of you
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7. |
I'm Tired & I'm Drunk
03:49
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Tired
I’m tired
+ I’m drunk
out of ideas, baby
+ I’m sunk
you must carry on
for the two of us, my friend
you light the Light
+ go broke for us again
you cover my back
when the arrows fly
we are unstoppable
years of putting out
songs of testament
but it’s our stage now
+ it’s our time now
but I’m tired
+ I’m drunk
out of ideas, baby
+ I’m sunk
you must carry on
for the two of us, my friend
light the Light
+ go broke for us again
our dreams are so insane
like a band without a name
but it’s our stage now
it’s our time now
well I’m tired
+ I’m drunk
out of ideas, baby
+ I’m sunk
you will carry on
for the two of us, my friend
light the Light
+ go broke for us again
I’m tired
I’m tired
I’m tired
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8. |
May I Have This Dance?
03:41
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May I THIS DANCE?
You are so good looking that I think you might be sad
& so smart with words that I think you could be lost
& so good at kissing that I think you might be
missing someone
& so calm in the storm
so cool
You might be way off course
You know so many people that I think you don't know anyone
& you laugh so hard that I think you're gonna cry
You have so many plans, but you get nothing done
& when you tell the Truth it's
just another lie
You don't know the reason why
Cuz all I ever do is look for anything that's wrong
But I love you, baby you can hear it in every song
take a chance with me
try this dance with me,
the night is young,
the night is young,
May I have this dance?
the night is young...
You pretend to know the answers, but you don't have a clue
Your room is clean, but your life's a total wreck
Your body's tight & your clothes are hip
but you don't make love
with anyone,
unless you're drunk,
& now you’re feeling less & less
Cuz all I ever do is look for anything that's wrong
But I love you, baby you can hear it in every song
take a chance with me
try this dance with me,
the night is young,
the night is young,
May I have this dance?
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(You Make Me Feel) Like Somebody
i wish that you were here right now
cuz you make me feel like somebody
life is war
+ i know we're all insecure
but i feel so strange tonight
tryin' t make sense
put up a fight
C
when i look in the mirror
i sometimes hate what i see
face so filled with fear + loss
staring like a spaceman
back at me
C
when i'm with you
i'm almost cool
my eyes say something +
my hands can talk
my heart is deep
+ ain't nothin'
i think i'm smart
C
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Don't Know What I'd Do
Last thought
in my head
Last phrase
'for I got to bed
I send out to you
What else is new?
Cliche notwithstanding
They say 'bout love
You can expect to fall
But in your case, baby
in spite of all
It's always
a three point landing
Don't know what I'd do
I don't know what I'd do
without you
A wise old poet
he once said
Unless you love somebody
nothing makes sense
It's hard to admit
when you need someone
who knows you.
Don't know what I'd do
I don't know what I'd do
without you
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11. |
Hamlet
06:45
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HAMLET
My Hamlet killed himself last night
My Prince Hal, he jumped from the tower
My Romeo, wherefore art thou?
When you gotta get up
early in the morning
and you feel like shit
and you can't believe it
and your best friend jumped
from the roof of his house
and you're miles away
and you can't remember
what he wrote on the walls
of the room you slept in
teenage years flushed
down the toilet
a 3-story leap in the acid night
and you promised we'd be
in love forever
and you feel so helpless
and all those lessons that you learned
are useless
and you don't trust anyone no more
and you trust yourself
least of all
One look in his eyes
and the world made sense
the jokes between us and the people we hated
that kind of laughter like a battering ram
broke down the walls
and you danced like a fruitcake
high on a joint
from a previous lifetime
teenage years flushed
down the toilet
a 3-story leap in the acid night
and you promised we'd be
in love forever
and you feel so helpless
and all those lessons that you learned
are useless
and you don't trust anyone no more
and you trust yourself
least of all
My Hamlet killed hisself last night
My Prince Hal, he jumped from the tower
My Romeo, wherefore art thou?
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Before It Rains
I’m sorry
Don’t want to hurt you
I know I did
Can’t take it back
I love you
I need a cigarette
don’t go anywhere
without me, oh
Nothing real has changed
Nothing true has gone
but I’m sorry
Today turned out this way
I’d fix it if I could
Remember
Can’t you see?
There’s really no one out there
like you + me
I’m sorry
Let’s get outa here
before it rains
before it rains
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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain
A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more
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