• 1997-Welc
  • 1997
    My mother works so hard She works so late Oh mother, take it easy You work so hard You might be late To your own party When you leave me it's not fair When you...
  • 80 Miles
    Why do I see stars at night? Everyone else sees the light And how did I come this far? I'm sure that I can't fly Why did you say that to me? Eighty miles out o...
  • Cement
    So what I said is what I said And what you said is what you meant And when you left my house in the morning You wrote your message on the cement You put the let...
  • Clementine
    Take me out Take me home Take me anywhere I walked a hundred miles So I could give a dog a bone I'm alright I don't mind I'm just running into something Bigger...
  • Fighting The Good Fight
    Dearly beloved We're all here tonight For a similar reason We're fighting the good fight But the weather does keep us inside We haven't known him For terribly ...
  • Five And Ten
    First of all I was surprised How you looked into the mirror I could see the holy spirit there You saw a dancing bear You were young and I was younger I did eve...
  • Halloween
    Oh, Captain of my industry Oh, cigarettes and company I'm never where I want to be: The dirty, dirty ground Oh, Halloween! The blood you drew You carved a spac...
  • Holy Moses
    Hey, How we breath And how we choke The night is black Your heart is broke Oh into shaves And into shards We smash like glass We fall like stars Leave it alone...
  • How To Tame Lions
    How do you tame a lion? It was a savvy answer The repartee and argument (You look like a dancer) You can take the east side And I will take the west (You know I...
  • I Believe You Liar
    All the things you've said And things you've done I remember, in memoriam You said that you did But you did not Oh, you ache for something God knows what I sin...
  • Lover/Soldier
    Yes Yes, I know Yes, I know that when you hear this You'll feel strange, I know Still out of sight But I've got this mouth That's full of dynamite, tonight Toni...
  • Navy Blues
    So you got the navy blues I took off my shirt and shoes I feel like a criminal I love you like an animal I'm laying out my Sunday clothes I can't get my suitcas...
  • One Man Band
    I'm not the saviour of modern religion Not the messiah, not a magician, I don't know why But I was not meant for this tropical city I drive by your house and ho...
  • Rich Kids
    I met you under neon All of the lights were flickering off and on Everybody's coming down or throwing up Or sleeping around I remember why I left this town I d...
  • Someone Else In Mind
    I wanna be the better man by far But the air is thin up here On the higher ground Above the clouds You are my fall And I am your own religion And I don't know ...
  • Spanish Temper
    When will you kill me? When will you kill me? When will you kill me? I'm not afraid of your Hot Spanish temper Your tongue like murder Suicide bomber I'm not sc...
  • Sunday Best
    We get sick when we get started What you got is what you wanted I sleep in a lake of navy I know how many times you played my song Thirty-one And the colour of...
  • Swallows
    Here are the swallows They live in your guitar And underneath the lightbulbs They're swimming in the air Whisper in my ear Whisper in my ear Whisper in my ear ...
  • Teenage Fury
    I begin by saying You were right When you suggested I was looking for some feeling That wasn't to be found Except for in the pages And poetry of ages All that t...
  • The Belly Of The Whale
    You know it's easy to get me to stay You know that you'd never fail You know that it's easy to get me to stay With you in the belly of the whale You know I can...
  • The Hardest Part
    For your next trick, I'll volunteer You can be quick, I'll disappear And as for your questions: I bite my lip to beat you In proper position I never had much to...
  • Underground
    When I'm gone, don't bury me I will not lie under this town I will not lie where I can't see Please don't put me underground If the day is sunny, let my father...
  • Welcome Stranger
    So, the way that these things go Often finds me singing in my pillow And the way that these things are Often finds me crying in the car And my love, it is as w...