mac mcdonald was the recording engineer for the project and completed the original mixes.
| 1) for you (3:19) |
| 2) riding bikes (3:05) |
| 3) baltimore blues (3:16) |
| 4) wanted lady (3:09) |
| 5) army men (2:29) |
| 6) not a robber (1:38) |
| 7) jack bennett's store (2:58) |
| 8) blank (3:02) |
| 9) summer (2:24) |
| 10) a place to come home to (3:02) |
backing/harmony vocals - (1,4,7,9,10)
piano and keyboards - all tracks
backing/harmony vocals - (4,7,9,10)
bass - all tracks except 8
i am on my knees for you
i can't breathe cause you
came into my life and messed my head up
i can't see cause you
are right up in my view
and you are the reason i can't make my own decisions
but i wouldn't want it
any other way
have me how you want me
mould me like i'm clay
sort of like the sand
all along the beach
suffering the pressures of the ocean waves
i can take the blows
cause you are all that i know
and you will be here when i need you which is always
but i wouldn't want it
any other way
have me how you want me
mould me like i'm clay
i am on my knees for you
i can't breathe
cause you came into my life
riding bikes through the park
goin' to nowhere
but you won't tell me where you want to be
we pass the swings pass the slides
we ride and we ride
and long to feel the cool autumn breeze
but you won't tell me where you want to be
no you won't tell me where you want to be
riding bikes down the street
goin' to somewhere
but where we go is not known by me
we pass the train pass the tracks
with snacks in my backpack
but home is not a place i want to leave
and you won't tell where you want to be
and home is not a place i want to leave
friday, feelin' low
so much space between here and baltimore
my lover wouldn't be too amused
if she knew it was me who is missing you
coming down, from a bad trip
about to hit the ground
come back from baltimore
monday, feelin' good
i'll come back when i've got a grip on myself
drove 82 miles for a bit of speed
you can't take this high away from me
feelin' low, down a couple pegs
speed made me so slow
come back from baltimore
crazy, is that how life goes
to try so hard just to stay composed
baby tell me what it's like
to never worry about being right
what's it like to be a young and wanted lady
to trip and promptly fall and it not even faze you
lazy to understate
the situation as of late
there's no reason to point and blame
i just can't handle the social games
what's it like to be a young and wanted lady
to trip and promptly fall and it not even faze you
wanted ladies, what's the deal
wanted lady, where's the thrill
subway, 5pm
when that harsh lady laid her hands on him
just a shove is all it took
for another man to give him the hook
what's it like to be a young and wanted lady
to trip and promptly fall and it not even faze you
baby i'm an army man
i've been through my dues
been on a tour or two
i've earned these dress blues
i've done things with my life
can you say the same?
don't give a damn about your letters
you're just another of my dames
the things i've seen baby
you don't know about
the shit i have seen baby
you wouldn't wanna know
they say i'm not allowed to tell ya
but i wouldn't anyway
cause an army man's business
ain't no business for no dame like ya babe
keep sending all your letters baby
keep doing what you do
ah keep begging baby
beggin' for all of my lovin' to go to you
cause that amuse me baby
army men don't have the time
to waste on little girls like ya babe
army men don't have the time
to waste on little girls like ya babe
thursday, july 14
was the day that the cops came after me
they thought that i robbed a store nearby
but i don't rob stores (that are that close to me)
it's not my policy
friday fun down the magic mile
all the kids in the latest styles
gather round jack bennett's store
and the arcade on the second floor
pinball and mario all night long
and the creepy guy who only plays pong
watch out for his lazy eye
and his stack of quarters three feet high
look at tony man ain't he sly
i bet he's destined to be pizza guy
and look he's got a girlfriend too
if only i could be that cool
pinball and mario all night long
and the creepy guy who only plays pong
watch out he's a wealthy guy
but there's something that he can't buy
remember that time bobby tried
to go home with the creepy guy
he thought he'd see a cool stereo
thank god bobby's mom didn't let him go
i've never seen anyone at all
i never heard a word until now
i've never even had a dream
day and night the same thing
blank
precisely like death
no thoughts at all
brain has been inactive day and night
precisely the same things
even no dreams
blank
it's been like death
i have never seen a human being before
i never had a dream or a thought
the brain has been totally inactive
day and night the same thing
no thoughts at all
at all
blank
as far as i am concerned
doctors have been totally incompetent
i've never seen a doctor the whole time
i'm blank
in the summer
the rain falls on the pavement
and the steam rises
in the summer
the rain falls
in the daytime
while the sun shines
and the babies cry
the parents
they try
in the summer
the greens glisten
and the pearly drops bear on the blades
of grass that grows so green
in the summer
a place to come to
with a graveyard of surnames -- recent and past
moss and vines -- fields of grass
forests of pines -- and oaks bare at peak with new life underneath
plantation home where mayor lives
tuesday courthouse parties with barefoot dancing kids
ooh, you know where this is
a place to come home to
a place to come home to
sporadic streams stream and gleam
with summer algae -- green at sight
and water so cool to the touch causes no fun
despite what makes sense in humid heat
the town awaits desperately for you
a place to come home to
old jail house with stone steps
needn't any use as there are no arrests
in the town place where the church provides help for itself
but prays for others help
now you wonder who wouldn't go to
now you know who wouldn't go to
a place to come home to
a place to come home to