1. Maxwell Murder
2. The 11th Hour
3. Roots Radicals
4. Time Bomb
5. Olympia, WA
6. Lock, Step & Gone
7. Junkie Man
8. Listed M.I.A.
9. Ruby Soho
10. Daly City Train
11. Journey To The End Of The East Bay
12. She's Automatic
13. Old Friend
14. Disorder And Disarray
15. The Wars End
16. You Don't Care Nothin'
17. As Wicked
18. Avenues & Alleyways
19. The Way I Feel
Maxwell Murder
Maxwell can't tell he's in hell he just wants you
to visit him there same old game that he's playin' his rules are never
fair nobody want to look back evrybody wanna get high tonight before they
run outta time where's the felon the chargible felon the name of the crook
who committed the crime dial 999 if you really want the truth dial 999
if you can't see it through he ain't jack the ripper he's your ordinary
crook calling maxwell murder for you maxwell got a hand in his plan he
knows who you are in this plan chop the rock before you bought it sick
maxwell knows you got it.
The 11th Hour
Hey sister do you know what time it was when you
finally seen all your broken dreams come crashing down your door they demand
an answer and they demand it quick or the questions fade and the wasted
days come crawling back for more do you know where the power lies?
and who pulls the strings do you know where the power lies it starts and
end with you the face of isolation well well this one you recognize well
you can't get staright it's a lonely place and it's one you do despise
boredom is for sale now and helplessness you feel it's a wounded dove and
the hawks are above blood splattered on a reel to reel I was almost over
my world was almost gone in a sudden rush I could almost touch the things
that I'd done wrong my sungle's made of concrete through silence I could
feel my aim is true I will walk on through these mountains made of steel.
Roots Radicals
Took the 60 bus out of downtown Cambell Ben Zandito
he was on there he was waitin' for me all the punk rockers and the moon
stompers are out on the wriers where they sparing for change I started
thinkin' you know I started drinkin' you know I don't remember too much
of that day somethin' struck me funny when we ran out of money do you go
now when your only is with the music execution and the talk of revolution
it bleed in me and it goes give 'em the boot the roots the radicals give
'em the boot you know I'm a radical give 'em the boot the roots the reggae
on my stereo the radio was playin' Desmon Dekker was singin' on the 49
bus as we climb up the hill nothin' incoming but the reggae drummin' and
we all come from unloving homes why even bother I pick up the bottle hey
mr. bus driver please let these people on rude girl Carol was a mini-skirt
girl my blurry vision saw nothin' wrong.
Time Bomb
If you wanna make the move then you better come
in it's just the ability to reason that wears so thin living and dying
and the stories that are true the secrets to a good life is knowing when
you're through black coat, white shoes, clackhat, cadillac the boy's a
time bomb he's back in the hole where they got him living like a rat but
he's smarter than that nine lives like a cat take him to the youth authority
home first thing you learn is that you got to make it in this world alone
now he's gotten out he's gotten free he's gotta go gotta car 21 years old
he's runnin' from the bar his pager's beepin' he's got in deep in what
ever he can move on in you know that kid's a creepin' in tears come from
the razor that's been tattooed below his eye his mother cries she knows
that he is strong enough to die he's rollin' in the Cadillac it's midnight
sunroof is down three shots rung out the herd's deal the new king is crowned.
Olympia, WA
Hangin' out with Lars on 6th street he knew I was
in trouble I was feeling much like the devil there was something burnin'
deep inside of me ran into three Puerto Ricans these girls took us to the
funhouse where we played a lonely pinball machine hangin' on the corner
of 52nd and Broadway cars passin' by but none of them seem to be goin'
my way New York City well I wish I was on a highway back to Olympia...
I'm having a hard time understanding it gets all too demanding she's all
gone and I'm stranded something burning deep inside of me all I know it's
4 o'clock and she ain't never showed up and I watched a thousand people
go home from work how many times will it take me before I go crazy before
I lose everything something burning deep inside of me ran into three Puerto
Ricans those girls took us to the funhouse I don't wanna be alone again.
Lock, Step & Gone
The ending isn't here somethin' wrong but it's
comin' real soon I lock step I'm gone I said the feeling isn't fear there's
something wrong it's just telling you to move I lock step I'm gone a fire
on the corner and it's never gonna stop killer in the neighborhood never
got caught I lock up my door step out and I'm gone Waitin' for the buses
but the buses won't come all the docks are quiet there's somethin' wrong
and there's no ships comin' in I lock step I'm gone where there once was
a riot there's somethin' wrong there's a whole lot of nothin' lock step
I'm gone the stop signs broken and the meters goin' down wild dogs are
runnin' themselves into the ground everything was clear for that moment
in time if I don't come back well throw me a line well the docks are quiet
something wrong and there's no ships comin' in I lock step I'm gone where
there once was a riot There's a whole lot of nothin'...
Junkie Man
The common man doesn't suffer pain like this only
the soul that has never been kissed let us adore our beautiful son he's
ridin' on the River of Babylon bootin' up, shootin' up bring on the brightness
see the son of god is comin' up and I see a likeness internalize the lunacy
of the misery is showin' when you're brought up you're caught up in a system
that's goin' no one answers no one takes that call from you junkyman tell
me what your story is... water I despise some parents house is on fire
slowly the house gonna burn to the ground the naighborhood will watch will
someone be a witness please tell me that he's crazy but he's not and they
know that and they can't get him cause he's not crazy beat lock him knock
him take him away his authority hit 'em, ship 'em, club 'em submitted conformity
my hand went blind clairvoyant I make love to my trance sister my trance
sister went on and my trance parents see from the balcony I looked out
on the big field it opens like the cover of an old brief And out come the
wolves their plans trampling the snow the asphalt I stand on my head and
watch it all go away, bootin' up, shootin' up bring on the brightness see
the son of god is comin' up and there's a likeness internalize the lunacy
the misery is showin' when your brough up and caught up in a system that
is goin'.
Listed M.I.A.
Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots I ain't
foolin' I've been pursuing god damn it man I almost had it a way to get
out of these dirty old ruins I'm checkin' out I'm never comin' back I'm
checkin' out I'm listed M.I.A. god damn it man I almost had it threw me
out the door and called me a faggot I ain't done I've only yet begun West
Oakland is the place where I'm comin' from god damn it man I almost had
it well I did it again yeah I do it outta habit well I'm numb it ain't
no fun I'm less than zero when you add up the sum I'm checkin' out yeah
it ain't no doubt yea a courtship built from anger is what it amounts I
almost had it I came so close man I almost had it I almost had it.
Ruby Soho
Echoes of reggae comin through my bedroom wall
Havin a party up next door but i'm sittin here all alone Two lovers in
the bedroom and the other starts to shout All i got is this blank stare
and that don't carry no clout at all Destination unknown Ruby ruby ruby
ruby soho He's singin and she's there to lend a hand He's seen his name
on the marquee but she will never understand Once again he's leavin and
she's there with a tear in her eye Embraces with a warm gesture it's time,
time to say goodbye Ruby's heart ain't beatin cause she knows the feelin
is gone She's not the only one who knew there's somethin wrong Little lover's
in the distance as she wipes a tear from her eye Ruby's fading out she
disappears, it's time, time to say goodbye.
Daly City Train
He was an artist and a writer and a poet and a
friend in a man's life he will take a fall but how low he goes it just
depends he's shooting dope in the men's room at the station daly city train
have you ever seen an angel well I know I have they'll stay here for a
while and then they'll fly away Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time
I seen him when he rolled the dice he never thought twice never thought
twice about being here some grown up and some grow old but what about the
kid who never learned the rules spent all these years on this earth when
you look back it's just a flicker of time Jackyl was one of the one's that
he was one of the one's that was already saved through all the evil and
wreckage he maintained a sense of himself some men are in prison even though
they walk the streets at night other men who got the lockdown are free
as a bird in flight.
Journey To The End Of The East Bay
reconcile to the relief consumed in sacred ground
for me there wasn't always a place to go but there was always an urgent
need to belong all these bands and all these people all these friends and
we were equals but what you gonna do when everybody goes on without you?
to the end to the end i'll journey to the end started in 87 ended in 89
got a garage or an amp we'll play anytime it was just the 4 of us, yeah
man the core of us too much attention unavoidably destroyed us 4 kids on
tour, 3000 miles in a 4-door car not know what was goin' on we got a million
years tourin' out like this hell no no premonition coulda seen this my
friend came from far away from new orleans into the east bay he said this
is a mecca i said this ain't no mecca man, this place's fucked 3 months
go by, he had no home he had no food he's all alone matty said fool me
once shame on you didn't fool me twice he went back to new orleans.
She's Automatic
The way that she moves well I was aroused impowered,
impassioned by every move it's cold outside we need a place to hide go
into the club to thaw out for the night she's automatic the way that she
moves she asked me if I would stand by her side like glue that I would
till the end of the night my head was spinnin' a million miles an hour
the chance I was takin' I get anxious around her she put her head on my
shoulder I started to hold her swingin' and swayin' the morning began.
Old Friend
Look up you're in Cleveland again a solid line
that never ends I've got stories you'll never realize and I know it I wear
it on my sleeve there must be somethin' about you that I liked but right
here in the rain you know it just don't seem right I always go out I never
hide but in Cleveland I should have stayed inside good morning heartache
your like an old friend come and see me again testify my love for you I
know it runs deep through your body too from the cold blacktop to the hot
concrete the old tan van it ain't so sweet somewhere in America in the
city at night we were far from home but you know it was gonna be alright
the unfortunate get prayed on by vultures eyes 86 cents in these pockets
of mine.
Disorder And Disarray
Business man come shake my hand Show me numbers
that i understand Your my candle i'm burning your wick Two sides comin'
in quick Say goodbye when you see the sign Now I'm crucified! Crucifiy
me The ground is fertile and the grass is green So many things to be seen
So many bands to be heard Just for once can i be ignored?
The Wars End
Little Sammy was a punk rocker you know his mother
never understand him went to his room and smashed his Billy Bragg record
didn't want him to hear that communist lecture you know his mother tried
to take him to war Sammy now the war is over now we're at the wars end
now it's time for you to leave home.
You Don't Care Nothin'
A cat lies awake when it sleeps was she conscious
of her own miseries will the amount of her pain win her to enlightenment
and set conscience free do you really wanna know what's happenin' do you
really wanna know what's goin' on hey girl you better please take a look
around you better explore your heart and find out for yourself Jenny Demilo
you don't care nothin' about me I never realy had a reason never had a
use for one before but now I know that there's now a prize but for the
wise and the unwise do you really wanna know what's happenin' do you really
wanna know what's goin' on hey girl you better please take a look around
you better explore your heart and find out for yourself.
As Wicked
I saw an old man on the street he was in a dumpster
lookin' for somethin' to eat he moved so slow like a dyin' dream like a
machinist who got caught in the machine I saw this lady and she was cryin'
she said it's hard when someone you love is dyin' I saw this kid who was
about 5 years old he was in the park all alone he was cold there's something
coming around as wicked as it may seem as wicked as anything could be I
know this girl she's barely alive she's all haggard she's only twenty-five
she said she never had a friend before I said "hey girl I'll be your friend
but who's keepin' score" I saw this other little girl on the phone her
mother comforts her from far from home the little girl was very hesitant
her best friend lie dead on the pavement I always end up back on the hill
lookin' down at the landfill I always go there when I can my friend Marty
said Tim you're a lucky man.
Avenues & Alleyways
I figured out the problem but you can't take my
heart it's in the city behind yea the problem is you you didn't see us
comin' now there's nothin' you can do times are gonna change, change or
step aside it's my point of view that took you by surprise the sun's comin
up yea the new dawn arrives a new generation standing stand with anger
in their eyes no love in the city because there's no connection been stricken
with disease a racial infection I'm a battering ram comin' through to you
in every alleyway on every avenue actions could erase all the fear that
we suffer people segregated no one understands each other he's a different
color but we're the same kid I will treat him like my brother he will treat
me like his well an eye for an eye yea a tooth for a tooth brother against
brother should be singin' with the group the inner cities burnin' yea it's
screamin' black and blue the power and the passion of a million youth figured
out the problem yea the problem is you you din't see us comin' now there's
nothin' you can do he's a different color but we're the same kid I will
treat him like my brother he will treat me like his all the blood that
spills of all the guts that fly the media paints a picture that stands
pits dogs against cats now who is responsible the power in the issue the
force is unstoppable.
The Way I Feel
Pick me back up just to throw me back down apoogies
too like when you're up against the wall compassion heals while duplicity
kills you say I'm different the only thing different is the way I feel
about you You moved up the ladder at a very rapid speed we mived methodically
and calmly when you got to the top you see enemies if I knew back then
what I know that it would all turn out like this I'd sit back and I'd watch
you squirm cause you say I'm different the only thing different is the
way I feel about you...