Bitter Tongues
 

1.  Forever Family
2.  Fuel
3.  FM
4.  Dirty Faces
5.  Mr. Bowling
6.  Wasteland
7.  Broadway
8.  Bottlecaps
9.  St. Marks
10.  MCA
11.  Shovel
12.  Costello
13.  Hate Mail
14.  Tommy Gunn
15.  Spite
16.  Mary
17.  Baker St.
18.  Efforts Wasted
19.  Crash (cover song)
20.  My Style
 

Forever Family
Searching my mind for something to say, The sun's coming up from a three state drive, 14,000 miles and nothing less than sympathy, I know we'll make it, I know we'll survive. Some might say we'll amount to nothing, But hey man, Let me tell you something, at least we're still fighting for something we really believe, And I know that I can go on and on and on. So let it be known, We're young, We're strong, We're stuck together forever, And let it be me who takes you to the water's edge. Forever family! We're one, We're young, And we're together, Let it be me who takes you to the water's edge. Forever family! Staring out the window on the west side of Cleveland, The glass girl comes, You know we got to beat 'em, Another cup of coffee to get us through this mess, I still remember you in the red dress. Some might say we'll amount to nothing, But hey man, Let me tell you something, at least we're still fighting for something we really believe, And I know that I can go on and on and on. So let it be known, We're young, We're strong, We're stuck together forever, And let it be me who takes you to the water's edge. Forever family! We're young, We're strong, And were together, And let it be me who takes you to the water's edge. Forever family! Searching my mind for something to say, The sun's coming up from a three state drive, 14,000 miles and nothing less than sympathy, I know we'll make it, I know we'll survive! So let it be known, We're young, We're strong, We're stuck together forever, And let it be me who takes you to the water's edge, Forever family! We're young, We're strong, And we're together, And let it be me who takes you to the water's edge. Forever family!

Fuel
Just another boy fueled by the revolution, Just another unlucky soul left for you to tread on, Just another one living in this mass confusion, Just another empty hearted soul left for you to burn! Automatic is the way that she moves, It's an illusion, And in time I think I'll believe that it was good to know you, So I live by my words and my own convictions, But for now I'll have to believe I'm living to learn. So hard to forgive what I could never forget, When your words they cut so deep, So I pick the scabs with nothing left to lose, You know I've got the scars to prove. So hard to forgive what I could never forget, When your words they cut so deep, So I pick the scabs with nothing left to lose, You know I've got the scars to prove. Just another boy fueled by the revolution, Just another unlucky soul left for you to tread on, Automatic is the way that she moves, It's an illusion, And in time I think I'll believe that it was good to know you. So hard to forgive what I could never forget, When you're words they cut so deep, So I pick the scabs with nothing left to lose, You know I've got the scars to prove.

FM
We'll always have the radio blasting out the songs that we sang long ago, There was a time when I tried to believe that there was something left inside for me. Whoa oh, And I was told, You'll always have the radio, Sometimes I wish it wasn't so, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song. We'll always have the stars above falling from the night in skies when I'm alone, There was a time when I tried to believe there was something left inside of me. Whoa oh, And I was told, You'll always have the radio, Sometimes I wish it wasn't so, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song. We' ll always have the radio blasting out the songs that we sang long ago, There was a time when I tried to believe that there was something left inside for me. Whoa oh, And I was told you'll, Always have the radio, Sometimes I wish it wasn't so, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song. We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song, We'll always have the radio, Small town and no place to go, When I lose myself in the radio song, And I lose myself in the radio, And I lose myself in the radio, And I lose myself in the radio, Song, Radio...

Dirty Faces
Take a walk down the boulevard, All the broken dreams, And all the beat up cars, And it always seems to come across that way, Come along as we watch the street, But looking at you is like pulling teeth, When you always hear that way you'll say... Go! You don't know what's going on, I've been here all too long, All the dreams all the broken glass, Hey, I'm still in this town, I'm walking on the broken glass, And then you slip on top the broken glass. We're all looking for our places, Sit and have a little wine, And we all have dirty faces, And we all fall down to die. Take a walk down the beaten path, Because nothing good was meant to last, And it always seems to come across that way, Come along as we watch the street, But looking at you is like pulling teeth, When you always hear that way you'll say... Go! You don't know what's going on, I've been here all too long, All the dreams all the broken glass. Hey, I'm still in this town, I'm walking on the broken glass, And then you slip on top the broken glass. We're all looking for our, Places sit and have a little wine, And we all have dirty faces, And we all fall down to die, And we all fall down to die, And we all fall down to die, And we all fall down to die, And we all fall down to die. We're all looking for our places, Sit and have a little wine, And we all have dirty faces, And we all fall down to die. We're all looking for our places, Sit and have a little wine, And we all have dirty faces, And we all fall down to die. And we all fall down to die. And we all fall down to die.

Mr. Bowling
Surrender your feelings for nothing less, Than a pat on the back, Our mixed up plan is to meet you, Smiles like that can attack. This is the only way, The only way for me to stay real, This is the only way, The only way for me to feel. His wife lays screaming, Laying dead on the floor, The romance is never demising, Yet she's screaming for more. This is the only way, The only way for me to stay real, This is the only way, The only way for me to feel. This is the only way, The only way for me to stay real, This is the only way, The only way for me to feel. This is the only way, The only way for me to stay real, This is the only way, The only way for me to feel. This is the only way, The only way for me to stay real, This is the only way, The only way for me to feel.

Wasteland
I take two steps forward, And three steps back, But I can watch myself, Watching my own back, Nothing said, And nothing I've done, Will keep you, From the wasteland. These days are bringing me nothing, Why do we find ourselves, Too scared to look inside? These days are bringing me nothing, But when we find that place, We'll fit, But we won't belong. Will be holding on, We're not gonna lose control, And we're still holding on for our own day, Will be holding on, We're not gonna lose control, And we're still holding on for our own day. Nothing I can do or say, Will make you want to change your mind, I guess it's my turn to leave you to, The wasteland. These days are bringing me nothing, Why do we find ourselves, Too scared to look inside? These days are bringing me nothing, But when we find that place, We'll fit, But we won't belong. Will be holding on, We're not gonna lose control, And we're still holding on for our own day, Will be holding on, We're not gonna lose control, And we're still holding on for our own day. 1, 2, 3, go! These days are bringing me nothing, Why do we find ourselves, Too scared to look inside, These days are bringing me nothing, But when we find that place, We'll fit, But we won't belong. Will be holding on, We're not gonna lose control, And we're still holding on for our own day, Will be holding on, We're not gonna lose control, And we're still holding on for our own day.

Broadway
Outside just an hour ago, I see it on the corner and the city below, Inside you know we're all alone, But we all need a place to go, I seen it on the corners, And the avenues, Outside you know we'll find a home. When I sing a song about the city tonight, I leave the lights behind, You know it's lost inside, And you know I'm right, I leave the city behind. Outside in the streets below, I've seen it in the faces, And know it's so, In time you know we're on our own, But we all need a place to go, I seen it on the corners and the avenues, Outside you know I'll find a home. We're running down Broadway, And there's no place I'd rather be, When I sing a song about the city tonight, I leave the lights behind, You know it's lost inside, And you know I'm right, And inside you know I'm right, I leave the city behind. We're running down Broadway, And there's no place I'd rather be, When I sing a song about the city tonight, I leave the lights behind, You know it's lost inside, And you know I'm right, And inside you know I'm right, I leave the city behind, Behind, Behind, Behind.

Bottlecaps
A twist off bottle cap's, Broken on my teeth again, I'm tired and the toll is on you. I'm six feet under but, Tripping on my soul again, I'm twisted and I'm broken and bruised. We jump back, Stuck in the middle, Lost track, Not knowing what we're gonna lose. I'm stoned, And I'm running on empty, Trying to save myself, My best bet is looking on you, I step outside, You know that it could blow my mind, I'm twisted, And I'm broken in two. We jump back, Stuck in the middle, Lost track, Not knowing what we're gonna lose. We jump back, Stuck in the middle, Lost track, We're looking for a little, Our backs are broken, But were doing all right, Not knowing what we're gonna lose. A twist off bottle cap's, Broken on my teeth again, I'm tired and the toll is on you. I'm six feet under but, Tripping on my soul again, I'm twisted and I'm broken and bruised. We jump back, Stuck in the middle, Lost track, We're looking for a little, Our backs are broken, But we're doing all right, Not knowing what we're gonna lose.

St. Marks
I wanna go where the action is, I wanna run where the good times roll, Where all the mods are hanging at the high, I wanna go where the punkers run the corners, And they just sit around and beg, Where they don't spill blood on the avenue. Riding on the subway heading back for queens, Going home beneath the big apple, Going home back to my scene? You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he don't even own the block, You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he won't even come around. I wanna go where the traffic is, I'm gonna run where the street lights shine, I wanna play the game where the stakes are high, I wanna go where the drifters run the corners, And they just sit around and beg, Where there's a 100 faces that you never known. You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he don't even own the block, You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he won't even come around. I wanna go where the action is, I wanna run where the good times roll, Where all the mods are hanging at the high, I wanna go where the punkers run the corners, And they just sit around and beg, Where they don't spill blood on the avenue. Riding on the subway heading back for queens, Going home beneath the big apple, Going home back to my scene? You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he don't even own the block, You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he won't even come around, Don't come around. 1,2,3,4 You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he don't even own the block, You can't say it's St. Marks fault, When he won't even come around.

MCA
Write a letter to myself of white flags and surrender, I dig my trenches six feet deep, But where are you now? While we still stand proud, And you're still tripping on your feet. So you better run for cover, Boy, The revolution just pulled your fucking number, I've been a vindictive man, I've been a man of power, But looking at you is just like pulling teeth, I said looking at you is just like pulling teeth. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. I've seen a million faces, But I can't seem to forget the ones that burn me, But where are you now? While we still stand proud, And you're still tripping on your feet. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. Who starts the riot? Then hides behind it? You sing the songs, But you know we didn't buy it, When we heard it on the streets, And we held it in our hearts, You made us what we hated, And you tore us all apart! Who steps aside? You can't deny, You sing the songs, But you know we didn't buy it, When we heard it on the streets, And we held it in our hearts, You made us what we hated, And you tore us all apart! So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed. So here's to our past, From the bottom of our glass, That tilted, Spilled, Hit the floor, Then smashed.

Shovel
I'm stuck here on the outside, But I'm trying to get back in, I don't know what I'm looking for, And I'm not sure of who I am, It's my second time through suicide, And I'm still fighting with my friends, I'm stuck inside this shell of mine, Because I know no other way. This time I'm stuck on the outside, No chance, Nothing worth fighting for, I hope I find what I'm looking for. I'm stuck here on the outside, But I'm trying to get back in, I don't know what I'm looking for, And I'm not sure of who I am. This time I'm stuck on the outside, No chance, Nothing worth fighting for, I hope I find what I'm looking for.

Costello
So long ago, You stole the show, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty promises, Are empty as your eyes, Second chance to make amends, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty pockets, Empty pride. Who starts a war? Second time, I'm out of line, When you see there's nothing you can do, You sunk your promises, Are empty in disguise, Second chance to make amends, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty pockets, Empty pride. Who drops the bomb? The smell of sweet in young short hair girl, You know I live my life without her, But second best is never good enough, It's never gonna be, Still it's beautiful, And man, I think that it's beautiful, It doesn't change the way she looks at me, Then she starts the war! So long ago, You stole the show, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty promises, Are empty as your eyes, Second chance to make amends, When you see there's nothing you can do, With empty pockets, Empty pride. Who drops the bomb? Na Na Na Na Na Na oh Who starts a war? Who starts a war? And it's a war that we all know, Who starts a war?

Hate Mail
Well I guess my mind is made up, I have no regrets to speak of, And I really hope that you can say the same, The difference between now and then, Is then you got off easily, Well I'm around and you don't stand a chance. Well I guess my mind is made up, I have no regrets to speak of, And I really hope that you can say the same, The difference between now and then, Is then you got off easily, Well I'm around and you don't stand a chance. The days have come, And the days have gone, All I sit around and do, Is play this song, Bite my tongue, And clench my fist to you, Isn't it funny how life goes past, And everything in life just seems to go fast, We'll I'm around and you don't stand a chance. Well I guess my mind is made up, I have no regrets to speak of, And I really hope that you can say the same, The difference between now and then, Is then you got off easily, Well I'm around and you don't stand a chance. Well I guess my mind is made up, I have no regrets to speak of, And I really hope that you can say the same, The difference between now and then, Is then you got off easily, Well I'm around and you don't stand a chance. Yeah! The days have come, And the days have gone, All I sit around and do, Is play this song, Bite my tongue, And clench my fist to you, Isn't it funny how life goes past, And everything in life just seems to go fast, We'll I'm around and you don't stand a chance. Well I guess my mind is made up, I have no regrets to speak of, And I really hope that you can say the same, The difference between now and then, Is then you got off easily, Well I'm around and you don't stand a chance. The days have come, And the days have gone, All I sit around and do, Is play this song, Bite my tongue, And clench my fist to you, Isn't it funny how life goes past, And everything in life just seems to go fast, We'll I'm around and you don't stand a chance.

Tommy Gunn
There was a riot inside that took us by surprise, But you can't say it's something we choose to leave behind, Some came running, I know what else was done, When you can't see something, You know what I have done. I know someone who never should have gone, And there's a riot inside tonight! I know someone who never should have gone, And there's a riot inside tonight! A riot inside tonight, A riot inside tonight. A riot inside that teaches all a lie, But you can't stretch the truth, When choose to step aside, Some came running, I know what else was done, When you try to lose something, That you know is on the run. I know someone who never should have gone, And there's a riot inside tonight! I know someone who never should have gone, And there's a riot inside tonight! A riot inside tonight, A riot inside tonight. A riot inside that teaches all a lie, But you can't stretch the truth, When choose to step aside, Some came running, I know what else was done, When you try to lose something, That you know is on the run. I know someone who never should have gone, And there's a riot inside tonight! I know someone who never should have gone, And there's a riot inside tonight! A riot inside tonight, A riot inside tonight, A riot inside tonight, A riot inside tonight.

Spite
Well I've paid my dues, And I've suffered through, But I've seen both coasts, So much more than most, And I'll have done to know in spite of you, And all I've done in spite of you. I've bent some rules, And I've broke a few, But I know I'm living my life, It's true, But second best is sickening but soon... And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, But I walked the streets of Richmond my whole life through, And I'll I've done to know in spite of you, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth. And I've been stuck in a corner, Not knowing what I've done, I was lost in the darkness, But blinded by the sun, My broken back is stiff and swollen and bruised, My broken back is stiff and swollen and bruised, I've seen roads less traveled, And followed every one, I've seen all four corners, Not liking anyone, All I've done in spite of you. And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, But I walked the streets of Richmond my whole life through, And I'll I've done to know in spite of you, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth. And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, But I walked the streets of Richmond my whole life through, And I'll I've done to know in spite of you, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth, And when I made the fist, It stole my youth.

Mary
Mary liked to run around, And break the hearts of all the lonely boys in town, Again, Round and round and round she goes, You know she proves she just don't give a damn, For you, ain't that so? Running on and on she stands, You know she's living her life without a better plan, Like you. And she just don't know, She steals the show, It's all the same, Another boring game. Running on and on she goes, You know she's living her life, But still it just won't show, Like you, Stuck in the middle, Not knowing it was true, you can't trust the truth, Because the truth was just a lie, To you, To you. And she just don't know, She steals the show, It's all the same, Another boring game. She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, She runs around, She runs around, There's nothing you can do, She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you. I don't know what Mary's gonna do, Then she's standing in the rain, She says she only sings the blues, And down and down and out she goes, And she leaves, Behind her broken heart, Her broken bones, For you, And stuck in the middle, Not knowing what she's done, And you can't trust yourself, And you know it's just the same old one, Was just a lie, To you, To you. And she just don't know, She steals the show, It's all the same, Another boring game. She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, She runs around, She runs around, There's nothing you can do, She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you. Mary liked to run around, And break the hearts of all the lonely boys in town, Again, Round and round and round she goes, You know she proves she just don't give a damn, For you, For you. And she just don't know, She steals the show, It's all the same, Another boring game. She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, She runs around, She runs around, There's nothing you can do, She runs around, She runs around, She's running out on you, And I don't know what Mary's gonna do.

Baker St.
Sitting on the tracks, With the river rolling by, I got a lot of shit, Stuck on my mind, So I take it all out on my very best friend, You know it's goodbye, And we'll do the end. I try not to bring it all down at once, It wasn't my plan, It's not what I want, I got no ticket, And I got no place to go. 25 years with nothing to show, And still I walk the tracks alone, And wash my hands in the river below, And follow the streets to find my home. Finger on the trigger, So I pull it in my side, Still fighting with myself, Still fighting inside, So I take it all out on my very best friend, You know it's goodbye, And we'll do the end. I try not to bring it all down at once, It wasn't my plan, It's not what I want, I got no ticket, And I got no place to go. 25 years with nothing to show, And still I walk the tracks alone, And wash my hands in the river below, And follow the streets to find my home. Sitting on the tracks, With the river rolling by, I got a lot of shit, Stuck on my mind, So I take it all out on my very best friend, You know it's goodbye, And we'll do the end.

Efforts Wasted
When times undone, You know that it's impossible, To make amends, I won't come around, I've come undone at every stitch and every seam, And I've grown tired of wasting around. You don't know where you're coming from, And you must think that you're ten feet tall, Since you came around, And broken dreams are what you're bringing out. We stare at girls standing on the corner, But chances are you won't come around, I twist in time, A pocket full, A penny full, I break my mind and bring me around. You don't know where you're coming from, And you must think that you're ten feet tall, Since you came around, And broken dreams are what you're running out, Since you came around, Second chance is better left without. When times undone, You know that it's impossible, To make amends, I won't come around, I've come undone at every stitch and every seam, And I've grown tired of wasting around. We stare at girls standing on the corner, But chances are that I could have known her, She picks me back up, Just to walk away, She picks me back up, Just to walk away. It's efforts wasted oh! It's efforts wasted oh! It's efforts wasted oh! It's efforts wasted oh! When times undone, You know that it's impossible, To make amends, I won't come around, I've come undone at every stitch and every seam, And I've grown tired of wasting around. I twist in time, A pocket full, A penny full, I break my mind, And bring me around. You don't know where you're coming from, And you must think that you're ten feet tall, Since you came around, And broken dreams are what you're running out, Since you came around, Second chance is better left without, Since you came around!

Crash (cover song)
Here we go, Way too fast, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, So watch your step, Don't go back, You're gonna break your neck, So shut, Shut your mouth, Because I'm not listening anyhow, I've had enough of you, Enough to last a lifetime through, So what do you want from me? I got no words of sympathy for you, For you. Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash. Here we go, Way too fast, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, You don't know what's been going down, You've been running all over town, So shut, Shut your mouth, Because I'm not listening anyhow, I've had enough of you, Enough to last a lifetime through, So what do you want from me? I got no words of sympathy for you, For you. Na Na Na Na Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash. Here we go, Way too fast, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, You don't know what's been going down, You've been running all over town, So shut, Shut your mouth, Because I'm not listening anyhow, I've had enough of you, Enough to last a lifetime through, So what do you want from me? I got no cure for sympathy for you, For you. Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash, Na Na Na Na Na, Don't slow down, We're gonna crash.

My Style
Left my baby standing, Left her all alone, Left her standing in the middle of the night, Right down by the liquor store, And that's alright, Maybe it's just my style, Left her standing in the middle of the night, Whoa! That's what I like. My baby left me standing, She left me all alone, Left me standing in the middle of the night, Right down by the liquor store, Well that's alright, Maybe it's just my style, Left me standing in the middle of the night, By the... Whoa! That's what I like. Left my baby standing, Left her all alone, Left her standing in the middle of the night, Right down by the liquor store, And that's alright, Maybe it's just my style, Left her standing in the middle of the night, Whoa! That's what I like.
 

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