1. Turnpike Gates
2. Young, Loud, And Scotty
3. Francie Nolan
4. 25 Cent Giraffes
5. Hey Catrine
6. Bringin' It Backwards
7. How We Are
8. Theme Song For A New Brunswick Basement
Show
9. Cut The Tension
10. The Truth About Lars
11. The Boy's No Good
12. The Verona Kings
Turnpike Gates
In order for you to play with this record, you
must tune your guitar to ours. We will start with the first string...
We would drag ourselves to bed. And sleep took everything I had.
I kept it up till he would call. You made me feel like a criminal.
And then there's you, you kept a smile though I would always walk the wire.
You gave it all. I gave you reason to have doubt. I had to
get out of there. I took the stairs. I don't wanna fight with
you if I can't be the one to have you. You sat in that chair like
a queen in the kitchen. I memorized the lines your eyes made at every
squint you shot my way. We would drag ourselves to bed. And
sleep took everything I had. I kept it up till he would call.
You made me feel like a criminal. And then there's you, you kept
a smile though I would always walk the wire. But you're miserable
and I'm useless, always making up excuses. I made you cry too many
times. So I'm hanging up that line. I'm throwing rocks at your
floor. I'm knocking down your front door. I'm desperate tonight
and I just wanna fight. It's my confusion that lets me act so cold.
So now I'll go, go, go. And you wanna be just left alone. Put
down that phone, cause if you want me just call out "hey boy".
Young, Loud, And Scotty
Is it silly to think that this will never happen
again? But of course I'll call you tonight. Did you know you
missed my birthday? The loneliest it gets is when the wind begins
to chill. And when I stand at the top of your old street, the church
top brings a stillness to me. And I can't think of anything I'd rather
do than have my heart broken by you. Could we be saved by inventions
and hopes? Cause I'm not all right. Yeah. The night seems
to swallow me whole and spits out second guessing. I remember ever
since that first day that I saw you on the street. I've always wanted
you in the worst way, but now I can't compete. And I'm so... and
you're so... we're both so all fucked up. I don't know but what to
do. It just makes me want to scream. Isn't it about time that
we try and get it right. Cause I can't sleep on no more floors and
I can't stay up no more nights. I'd like to know what's going on.
Could you please pick up the phone? I started one million letters
to you but I couldn't finish any of them... Dave's alright.
He's doing fine.
Francie Nolan
I know you're just confused. And I know I
ain't the best. But why put my heart to the test? Can you turn
the light on now? I'm gonna grab my coat. I'm not sticking
around to watch you gloat... this time. Cause it gets only close
enough so you'll know you'll never have her heart. Just sometimes
words and long waits inbetween, when she tries hard to be mean. You'll
never have her heart. But you'll probably hate her now. You
know she's just a name. But with smoke in her hair, I could still
smell how sweet she would be to kiss. And we talked about nothing
until she had to go where second chances and small talk could have kept
me up all night. Cause it gets only close enough so you'll know you'll
never have her heart. Just sometimes words and long waits inbetween,
when she tries hard to be mean. You'll never have her heart... this
time.
25 Cent Giraffes
1, 2, 3, 4. It was too loud to hear what
you were thinking. And somehow I knew I would be sleeping alone tonight,
but I figured that's alright. Could you still walk home with me?
I don't wanna be wondering. You couldn't keep me here. It's
you or two months on the road. Just two months waiting by the phone.
She grew wings and I grew wheels. And now the dust covers my heels.
You couldn't keep me here. It's you or two months on the road.
Just two months waiting by the phone. She grew wings and I grew wheels.
And now the dust covers my heels. I sent your letter next day air.
No-dozed a lot and sat and stared. I couldn't make it fifty pages
in that book. I'll pull into town when the saddest sun sets down.
And I'll see you at the show. I hope you'll go. You'll be there
just waiting for me. Just waiting for me. I'll pull into town
when the saddest sun sets down. And I'll see you at the show.
Hey Catrine
Hey Catrine I know it's true when I'm sitting in
my room. But sometimes knowing is not enough, when time is what we've
lost. Hey Catrine I know it's true when I'm sitting in my room.
But sometimes knowing is not enough, when time is what we've lost.
Hey Catrine I know it's true when I'm sitting in my room. But sometimes
knowing is not enough, when time is what we've lost.
Bringin' It Backwards
No one's stabbing you in the back and no one's
gonna take away the feelings you got. Stop creating misconceptions.
Inventing enemies and deceptions. It's you, nothing you say's true.
Nothing you say's true. No one's stabbing you in the back and no
one's gonna take away the feelings you got. Stop creating misconceptions.
Inventing enemies and deceptions. It's you, nothing you say's true.
Nothing you say's true. Stop.
How We Are
The kids won't come around tonight. They're
staying home. And what if we played to only 23. It's how we
are. And I heard you got us figured out. And now there's talk
about the band, but we don't hear cause we don't care. It's how we
are. It's how we are. We'll go our way. We may have changed,
but we're still here and we came to play. We'll go our way.
We may have changed, but we're still here. The kids won't come around
tonight. They're staying home. And what if we played to only
23. It's how we are. And I heard you got us figured out.
And now there's talk about the band, but we don't hear cause we don't care.
It's how we are. It's how we are. Whoa. It's how we are.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Theme Song For A New Brunswick Basement Show
Could it be a stranger night? The basements
filled with kids. I don't know. Not beautiful like your songs,
but all awkward and alone and don't belong. I saw a vacant seat.
I sat down next to you. I thought of all the boys that wanted to.
I laughed out loud. Do you hate this band too? I smiled a nervous
smile, but I warmed up and acted cool standing by the stove. And
your eyes made it strange and I felt out of place. Wondering if you...
if you could take her place. You can't be sly. You can't forget
her. You don't ask why. You can't forget her. Give up.
What hope do you have to save her? Give up. What hope do you
have to save her?
Cut The Tension
When I feel that coming tension I wanna run in
your direction. When panics got me by the collar I need to go your
way. If it feels right I'm gonna stay out tonight. Cut the
Tension. Cut right through. I'm coming straight for you and
it's true. Tonight I'm on my way. She smiles. She holds
her head just right, because she knows she's the one. When I feel
that coming tension I wanna run in your direction. When panics got
me by the collar I need to go your way. If it feels right I'm gonna
stay out tonight. Cut the Tension. Cut right through.
I'm coming straight for you and it's true. Tonight I'm on my way.
She smiles. She holds her head just right, because she knows she's
the one thing I can't touch.
The Truth About Lars
I chose a life of missed callings and lost hopes
of empty trains and railway dreams. Losing fast and gaining steam.
I was born tonight down highway skies. When miles race under my head
I'll remember what you said. And I'll stay out till it's done for
me. And my legacy will be one that keeps pushing me away. So
it's back to engines underfoot and miles of great disdain. They never
understand the way I walk. And it's you that knows it's the way I
talk that keeps me from knowing when I should see the things you're showing
me. And it's you I want to do this to. And it's looks like
that that'll make me stay with you. Keep your cool I'll be home soon.
And know that it's you... it's you... it's you. Hey Scottie.
Come on.
The Boy's No Good
Tune the electric bass to the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and
6th string. The boy's no good. Yeah, he's a fuckin' hood.
He won't treat you like he should. I heard he's making time with
this friend of mine. I heard he's talking trash. I saw that
kid last night. He's starting fights. He's got that nervous
twitching. He's just not the kid for you. He's all dressed
up. He's got nothing to do, but he's got something. He's cool
as anything, but he's not good. That boy's a fucking creep.
The boy's no good. Yeah, he's a hood. He won't treat you like
he should. I said the boy's no good. He's a hood. He
won't treat you like I would. I said the boy's no good. Listen
to what I say. The boy's no good. He'll fuck you anyway.
The boy's no good. I'm gonna have a talk... the boy's no good.
The boy's no fuckin' good.
The Verona Kings
It's when we find the sound we're after.
The record seemed to skip and the singles way too short. The speakers
pounding out the songs we'd love to do without. So I'll drag it down
until it burns and you can practice taking turns. They don't hear
it. They don't feel it. They can't see it. Turn it up.
They don't hear it. They don't feel it. They can't see it.
Turn it up. They can't hear it. Turn it up. They can't
hear it. Turn it up. You keep talking out of tune boy.
And money's still too tight. And the set was way too short.
It seems we're finding out the creeps we'd like to do without. And
they'll drag us down until it burns and we'll be counting lessons learned.
They don't hear it. They don't feel it. They can't see it.
Turn it up. They don't hear it. They don't feel it. They
can't see it. Turn it up. They don't hear it. They don't
feel it. They can't see it. Turn it up. They don't hear
it. They don't feel it. They can't see it. Turn it up.
They don't hear it. They don't feel it. They can't see it.
Turn it up.