It's gripping, I'm ripping I haven't just been sipping stressing no messing will I ever learn my lesson? I'm always amazed, by what can take place within the sp...

They played something They made something Brand new a baby blue machine Brass tacks, duct tape For the great escape Packed in there like sardines Back and forth...

I've got a dollar, that I want to save Safe in my pocket, I'll try to hold fast Hey! it might be my last I know what I've got, folded safe in it's spot I earned...

Shortly after Evelyn Was doused with gasoline And just a few miles off the avenue A lighter flashed into a puff of smoke For thirty years Walter worked right th...

(I can help it if I was, if I was born with a cool name like Dickie) (My name's Dickie Barren from Boston, Massachusettes) (And with me tonight is a warm hearte...

(dicky barrett/joe gittleman/bosstones) How did this could this come to this? Helpless heartless loneliness, A hand held out hope someone gives I'm a man witho...

I'd like to open up by making a suggestion, One that I suggest you open too, And then I'll open up the floor and take a question, After that it's time to tilt a...

Two years and extra days, a block away he'd head to hang Same corner, neighborhood, his friends, the gang Two years and extra days, a bigger kid would crack his...

(original song by van halen) Oh yeah I heard the news baby, All about your disease You may have all that you want to honey But I got somethin' you need oh yeah...

There is this older guy That comes around from time to time We're sure that he fought in the war The war in Vietnam Most of what he tells us No one's verified H...

Allow them They just crawled out of the woodwork The cockroach in the expensive suit and tie Failure has far too many fathers Succeed and you're an orphan 'til ...

(nate albert/dicky barrett/bosstones) It's 4:30 in the morn' I'm tattered, tired and torn Trying to keep up the pace, This ain't my home, this ain't my place T...

Gonna dive into a jive I've dove into before Gonna haunt a haunt I've haunted Like a million times or more A familiar joint Where getting drunk's the only point...

From the impression that I get 7" single They're at it again (4x) Hard-hitting journalism, an explosive expose' On a subject that has everyone tuned in Tell me...

(Mighty Mighty Bosstoens) I like noise that's why I'm livin' where I am I look like the noise and confusion of a traffic jam I like the sound of a jet as it's s...

(N Albert, D Brockenborough) Polk-a-dots just don't go pointy shoes hurt my toes paisley makes me nauseous when I'm down with plaid, be cautious fucked up strip...

Bad news if he could choose Would he refuse to be the bearer Seems what he has to do Could not be any clearer It's a job he can't neglect Its consequences will ...

Woke up early On the tenth anniversary GOOD MORNING Fit in clips of it Between food prep shorts Weather reports Check the day's commute And a look at sports I r...

You're off base Out of line and in my face Brace yourself - I'm coming through And before you know what's hit you You'll have heard my point of view Trash is tr...

Outside the sun rose you stayed inside You kept your eyes closed And pulled down the shades On your windows You decided to hideout from the sunlight It's too br...

From the kinder words single, japanese import question the answers, and ep here we go again Chocolate pudding, it comes in a cup Chocolate pudding, it's only a...

To put up with the output I don't think about it Hold on and hold out Or I'd be left without it Things better get better I gotta get Things should get good But ...

From kiss my ass, cover of kiss song I feel uptight on a saturday night Nine o' clock, the radio's the only light I hear my song and it pulls me through Comes ...

Remember that night? it seems so clear Now he's back and I'm glad he's here Three long years, millions of beers But the devil is back, so girls, dry your tears ...

I can hear a whistle blowing That's my only way of knowing Somewhere in the distance There is probably a train I can hear a church bell ring That church bell do...

Do something crazy for me again, Call me up, I need a friend Lose your mind, just one more time I wanna see you again Hey! hey! hey! Please look at me I haven't...

(D Barrett, J Gittleman) Noise, noise, noise from down below It's coming from the basement It's underneath the house now And it's rockin' the foundation It's th...

Don't mind when it happens No problem when I am saying it But when I lose my mind, kick my behind Because I hate when my mind keeps replaying it I'm not braggin...

What happened up on Hemmingway, well we will never change You used to be a friend of mine The last 5 years went by so fast So fast I find it strange The benefi...

(Nate Albert/Dicky Barrett/Bosstones) I've heard all the stories, the failure and glories I haven't had either Boast and toast I'm the best and I'm a mess I kn...

WAAAhh What are these noises? We're sending this one out to a beautiful, beautiful human being Noise, noise, noise from down below and It's coming from the base...

(live, first is another version of drunks and children, followed by Ill drink to that) Mighty mighty bosstones simmer down, simmer down I know all you people y...

Don't mind when it happens No problem when I am sayin' it, But when I lose my mind Kick my behind Because I hate when my mind keeps replayin' it I'm not braggin...

(original song by metallica) Say your prayers little one don't forget my son, To include everyone Tuck you in, warm within Keep you free from sin, til the sand...

From the ep here we go again and last dead mouse 7" single A plaid bow tie and yellow socks A sharkskin suit and tie with docs We're steppin out and I'm steppi...

Everybody's better than I am I think everybody's better than me Everybody's swell I guess They're doing well some more or less Everybody's better than me I thin...

You made some of my favourite records The sweet sweet sounds that you cut will last Reflect back, I drop a needle on a track And I was able to Tough it through ...

Just yesterday when I was faced Get up and on or be misplaced Tomorrow or until my end Come make or break - I tend to bend Hey! Hey! Last night I think when I ...

Do you wanna go big? Do you wanna go back? Do you wanna get way ahead of yourself With your integrity intact? Do you wanna go on? Do you wanna go out? Kicking a...

(The end is near! ) Graffiti worth reading rarely is written on walls that are worth writing on So if that is true then believe me now you worth reading graffi...

(dicky barrett/nate albert) Police have no suspects yet, Both women have been shot twice in the head Gang violence in boston No parent has planned that their c...

Well he was just the baddest cat in baghdad I mean to tell you that this guy was so bad He was as big as a tiger, mean as a snake And when Haji got it ready the...

(dicky barrett/nate albert/joe gittleman) When he left, he showed up at my door, different than he was before I was scared, and he was way off track I thought ...

that's a hell of a hat that you're wearing it goes real well with that earring five though the nose, bold and daring you've got to pardon me if I'm staring man ...

High School Dance Hello world Remember me? I'm the sad little fuck that you failed to see Who you should have recognized When you had the chance Hello motherfuc...

(Dicky Barrett/Joe Gittleman/Nate Albert/Dennis Brockenborough/Bosstones) You made your bed, that's where you'll lie No pearly gates when you die We tried to t...

Never lose my wallet It would put me in a spot Never lose my sense At least how much I?ve got Never lose my family Never lose my friends Never lose my youth I h...

I used to talk to cab drivers well now I just don't bother I'd empty out my pockets if someone asked me for a quarter there was a time that I'd give the time to...

Somebody bring me back to the beginning A place as nice as any place to start That's where I must have misplaced my opinion I wasn't sure where I was headed I w...

Up around 95 Sailing down Storrow Drive Left exit into Kenmore Square Slowed down when I got there And that's when it was crystal clear It wasn't there, it wasn...

I wrote it with a golf pencil I pulled out of my blazer A crest sewn on the chest read "Old Gold Rugby Football Club" Worn at one time by a man, that at one tim...

(dicky barrett/joe gittleman) Standing stiff on a cliff and I'm not gonna leap, Checked out the water but it's much too deep No going back there's no turning a...

(nate albert/dicky barrett/joe gittleman/bosstones) Illegal left on sunday morning On the corner I was warning Waving widly, wildy warning don't take that turn...

Have you ever been close to tragedy, or been close to folks who have Have you ever felt a pain so powerful, so heavy you collapse NowellI never had to knock on...

From the Impression That I Get Australian and UK Import Single Somethin' needs to take your mind off this, Something's gotta shine a light, Is it everything th...

(dicky barrett/nate albert/joe gittleman/tim burton/bosstones) Where's the wizzler, where's the corn? Get ja'causezi on the horn, where's the wizzler Whatever ...

(dicky barrett/joe gittleman) You thought the idea was good, to hang around in my neighborhood Thought it was a good idea, you even thought it might advance yo...

You've been all but trampled now The hope is gone and you don't know how The love there was is lost and you're alone Words that shouldn't have were spoken Heart...

Wake up and shake myself out of bed again Shaking the day down in my head and then It's up and out, rise and shine, on the double No time to slack, attack, and ...

9 times out of 10 The times you'd pretend Katie more times then not you're You're not my friend So stop pretending while it's ending And it's time I start defe...

no time for losing tempers or filling up with rage or anger flying off the handle could be detrimental calmer heads are called for here a breath or two could be...

Have you ever been close to tragedy, or been close to folks who have Have you ever felt a pain so powerful, so heavy you collapse NowellI never had to knock on...

Step right up, Gather round, Greatest salesman in town Selling something Seldom sold Step up, step up, step up behold Dead mice for sale, They're going fast Lik...

Let me rant and let me ramble You're lookin' at lunatic in shambles I've got real issues I must wrestle I'm unfit to steer the vessel Somebody please take the w...

It's so hard to face That in this day and age Somebody's race Could trigger somebody's rage And somebody's preference Can drive some total stranger To make some...

(original song by angry samoans) Nothing more you can leave behind So forget about seeing, and get it into your mind Whole thing is better when the world gets ...

There is no argument here to avoid And I just had a way of living I enjoyed A selfish way to live but by design I was so self centered at the time You were us a...

I was under the boss when they made him And I was made a short time after that I was under oath when I testified I'm under government protection Now they're cal...

[Chorus]: Nah Nah Nah - Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah - Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah I'd rather you didn...

Never lose my wallet it would put me on the spot Never lose my sense, at leats how much I've got Never lose my family, never lose my friends Never lose my youth...

Without any training It's pouring, It's raining Training or a trade Hey, you bet I'm afraid Unequipped with a skill But I'm thrilled with the thrill Underskille...

Familiar with his kind He'll beat someone down for fun He's got an ax to grind And he'll target anyone Brass knuckled in his pocket Steel-toed shoes Live of the...

Tried taking it to the next When you got to talking to me Taken on out of context I guessed it I guess gradually Point-blank and period punctuate Whatever which...

Royal Oil, come on bubble and boil Stabs like a dagger, make you stagger On the hot tin foil Mind your mind or it will surely spoil then you sleep down in the s...

"Ocean" Oh baby, I'd build a mountain, I'd swim 'cross the ocean, for your love Oh lady, watch closely behind you, I'll search 'til I find you, for your love W...

If I could have my way you wouldn't leave There's nothing I can do about it Nothing I believe There's gotta be a million reasons to stay A million more to not w...

Oh baby I'm honest with you Just let me level me I say we've been this way since the day we met the devil What we do and don't we Know how to do and won't be......

(dicky barrett/joe gittleman/bosstones) Read the papers, thing look grim Watch the news, the outlook' dim It's clear to see there is something wrong Could be t...

Over The Eggshells From the album Pay Attention I'm over the eggshells I've been walking on My eggshell walking days are done I don't give a fuck about the app...

I see my girl's been forced to hide A brand new emptiness inside I wish I could feel this pain Or someway race to take her place She's been hurting She's been l...

Well you insisted the day you walked away That we shared nothing, but I've got something I'd still like to say You're not here to listen, and we were never good...

From the big rig double 10" lp A half hour out on the trail The pirate ship bailey had hardly set sail When the finest in law said we're outta control, They cu...

Police beat me, ohhh, oh Don't like more difference than we allow Police Police They just wanna get my ass Police beat me, police kicked me Police chase me, po...

without the desire to serve and a love of the town, ignoring the tradition that had been handed down, he tore in the department and worked hard to advance, so h...

Well he was fueled by a lack Drew inspiration from a need So many problems to crack And mouths to feed Crooked was the path And brazen was the walk A cocky swag...

My father once told this to me Boston's gritty history Another ruthless battle In a useless holy war Handed down discrepancies And tensions that'll never ease O...

That bug bit me, I'll admit Stunned - it took a while to hit But when it hit me, I was bit Shit, I came clean with it No match, who am I No match, who am I, so ...

Down the street, around the corner, over the bridge, that dirty water, college campus, mighty minds a reactor right behind Passed the candy factory, Salvation A...

Seven ways to Sunday seven seperate ways to Sunday but he did not know which one would save him so he had to try every code and combination on the road to his s...

What took her to the city was some sort of scholarship Some Fancy New York Fashion Institute HerJunkie Boyfriend took to crime, which took up too much of her ti...

Check the new car out in the mirror Here comes the fastest man in the traffic jam A major road rager with a bone to pick I'll take another quick look and I'm ov...

(original song by bob marley) Simmer down, my head is too hot so Simmer down, he's gonna get dropped so Simmer down, man, here's what I say Simmer down, now I'...

From the impression that I get uk import single There's so many ways to do this Anyone could tell me that I could, what if, There's more than one way to skin a...

I'll let you in, o-now im failing You've got alot of nerve you'll get what you deserve Granted these feelings arent appealing Im bitter I'll admitt now I've got...

(nate albert/dicky barrett/joe gittleman/bosstones) There was a place And the name of the place escapes me When I can't rememeber It irritates me Could be I ca...

I couldn't be more confused, but more than that I'm upset We once stood side-by-side, we were young when we met We'd always stand together! That's how we had it...

Smack dab in the eye of the storm Quite all right just with the strength and size of it I'm not sure what created this storm I feel safe in the eye of it now Th...

They'll talk about it after dinner over after dinner drinks the tie it to the car's antenna and pray the sinking feeling shrinks if they make it to see monkey t...

A modest triple decker in a section that was working class Not a lot of company but we would go there after Mass Lace curtains in the windows that had been ther...

bosstones ska-core punked up cover of a local great Aerosmith Sweet emotion Sweet emotion You talk about things and nobody cares You're wearing other things ...