FLY THE COOP See
I once was more responsive
But now I do what feels okay
Since the girls
are more pensive,
I guess, the birds all fly away
As they spoke without
their jargon,
I felt the confidence to choose
I guess we all are quickly
changing,
I guess the birds fly the coop
YES-YES He
tapped his foot while you were working
His eyes were darting back and forth
Like
a lie detector needle jerking
You were not sure of south or north See,
I once was more responsive, (Oh, we know it's true)
But now I just do what
feels okay (Oh, we see that in you)
Now that the girls have lost their luster
(Oh, that's what they do)
I feel the confidence to choose
We all are quickly
changing
While the birds fly the coop I
said, "I love the way you look at me"
She said, "So just take
a picture quickly"
Then she grabbed another's hand and rode away
And
left me standing solo the on the motorway See,
I once was more responsive
Now I just do what feels okay
The girls have
done away with trust
The birds like to fly the coop
Yet as they spoke without
all of their bird-like jargon
I finally felt the confidence to choose
And
we all are quickly changin'
I guess the birds fly the coop
Oh, we all are
quickly changin'
I guess the birds fly the coop Fly
the coop, the birds fly the coop
Fly the coop, the birds fly the coop
OUT UNDER DIAMONDS Her
soul's in the horse barn come hell or high water
Like many Mondays where she
played perfect daughter
In a pale fall evening by the back door she cried
and
smoked a long cigarette. She cast her eyes
upon the street full of symbolic cars
She felt weak beneath a roof of boulevard
stars
and he came to her through the foggy woods,
he carried a pail full
of regret. He said, "You can kick at
the dirt and throw rocks in the ocean
You can stare at the highway and mimic
the motion
but I don't see the reason for grasping
at things that you cannot
get." The scars are your arms are from
faraway winters,
Like a man who builds houses get hands full of splinters
The
home keeps you warm but you're stuck
by the fireplace dripping with sweat. I
know, Amy, you been bruised and fell down in the trenches
With able magicians
and compassionate wenches
Stuck on park benches under rain
Wonderin' how
you got so wet. So I've had just a taste of
your Jupiter shuffle
You been out under diamonds, now you're done with the
hustle
but the scars on your heart stick around
to remind you to never forget. RASPBERRRY
ROW Felt
the floor below my feet,
Felt a pain in my head that wouldn't leave
Took
a sip from my coffee and felt better,
But it put a stain on my sleeve
I
was looking through the papers
To find some news that I could believe
Took
a shower and got washed up,
Walked out on the sidewalk and into the sun A
ton a bricks hit me quick,
I felt my heart pumpin' once again
I'd been out
late, been on a date,
And somehow I got sucked in by the sin
My lungs are
tired and my throat is dry
Don't know when I lose and when I win
But being
with someone new is enough
To feel good about having begun Walkin',
talkin' of my evenings,
When the day has just arrived
I'm not thinkin' 'bout
tomorrow,
You gotta live today before you die
I know we're gonna get there,
To
the place we need to know
But now I'm walkin', talkin' nothin'
Early mornin'
at Raspberry Row There's a tree in the park,
There's
a river and a boat that floats along
There's a bell in the church
There's
a choir belting out a perfect song
Crumpled number in my pocket,
Can't find
a place where memories belong
The sound is fading as I'm walkin'
But I
try to trace the melody until it's done Walkin',
talkin' of my evenings,
When the day has just arrived
I'm not thinkin' bout
tomorrow,
You gotta live today before you die
I know we're gonna get there,
To
the place we need to know
But now I'm walkin', talkin' nothin'
Early mornin'
at Raspberry Row La la la la la la la la,
La
la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la
TURNING
YOUR WHEELS
Fields
were flowing,
Just like blankets
They kind of looked like clouds
It made
us weep
And covered all the dirt The neighbor
told me he watched you
Tracing the turns of the swing
On your parents' front
porch
Turning your wheels
And saying goodbye I'm
a drifter
With a secret
I'm not the only one
But I saw the pond
It
rippled when you jumped in The neighbor told
me he watched you
Tracing the turns of the swing
On your parents' front
porch
Turning your wheels
And saying goodbye So
just leave it
By the window
The sill will keep it cold
When the seasons
change
And the confusion begins The neighbor
told me he watched you
Tracing the turns of the swing
On your parents' front
porch
Turning your wheels
And saying goodbye
SING ALONG Many
days I have scribbled on the floor
Many days I have knocked on the door
Please
let me in
Time and time again I can't fake it
Here's my soul, here's the
naked
Emotion that you've got to believe I
see what they all see
You for you and me for me
I see that things are in
the way
It's easier to be good than to be great All
these hours
Are measured by a minute
All these plans
Could change when
we're in it
It don't make sense
All the dreams that came and went I
gotta song, so won't you sing along
I want to hear ya sing at the top of your
lungs
I gotta song, anyone can sing
Who knows what tomorrow might bring I
gotta song, so won't you sing along
I want to hear ya sing at the top of your
lungs
I gotta song, anyone can sing
Who knows what tomorrow might bring Sing
along, sing along, sing along
Sing along, sing along, sing along
Sing along,
sing along, sing along
Sing along, who knows how long you'll be able to sing?
Sing
along, sing along, sing along
Sing along, sing along, sing along
Sing along,
sing along, sing along I gotta song, so won't
you sing along
I want to hear ya sing a the top of your lungs
I gotta song,
anyone can sing
Who knows what tomorrow might bring
I gotta song, so won't
you sing along
I want to hear ya sing at the top of your lungs
I gotta song,
anyone can sing
Who knows what tomorrow might bring SINCE
YOU FOUND ME I
looked through a wine glass
I saw you bending while you danced
I knew that
you would need another
I only hoped I had a chance There's
the moment that it matters
When something inside just clicks
The gravity
of all these changes
Make you say that this is it Of
all the things I've had in life
I only value the few
So many years pass
But I remain with you
You have my heart
This I can see
Everything
is right
Since you found me The party was
always moving to the next stop
Always changing as the temperature dropped
People
always running, always running away
We finally found ourselves on a beach So
many winds shake the foundation
So many storms rattle the walls
I filled
my cup and we just stayed there
The sun changed the color of your hair Of
all the things I've had in life
I only value the few
So many years pass
But I remain with you
You have my heart
This I can see
Everything
is right
Since you found me SWIVEL
HIPS
Swivel
hips
Swivel hips
You drink and you think
you know what to say
You sink and you think you threw it away
Make a short
leap off a long, long dock
I'll meet you baby at the end of the walk Your
boyfriend looked like a race car pilot
I saw his hair and I knew you'd styled
it
The lipstick you left on the note you wrote
Made me remember how you
use your throat Swivel hips
Swivel hips The
boozers were lookin' for a new transport
The Buick Lesabre was a last resort
They
crashed into the curb when they arrived
You tried to cover up but I knew you
lied Shake, shake, shake your swivel hips
I
know you can give me a kiss
I love the way you talk of the riot
I know you're
not sure but it can't hurt to try it Swivel
hips
Swivel hips
THIS
IS HOW YOU ROCK
Cleo
and Clarice were stuck in their seats
And the postman rang twice in a day
He
said I'm bringin' you a package
And I'm doing a little damage
I'm wipin'
candle wax away
I met a girl with a brisket and she handed me a trinket
And
I walked on the water slide
She read me her rhymes and then spun on a dime
And
I knew that I was tannin' a hide
Open wide! Schoolyard
heroes were pummeling the zeroes
They were amped in an agro way
They were
playing hum drum
With a humpty dumpty son
In the park tryin' to make 'em
pay
I dipped my pen in the ink by the bathroom sink
And I looked for a
message to sell
I had a fever and a cure
And she looked so demure
So
I said I've got a story to tell This is how
you rock! This is how you roll!
This is how you rock! This is how you roll!
This
is how you rock! This is how you roll!
This is how you rock! This is how you
roll!
Can you feel the flow?
Here we go! I
was skippin' with the sweetie, I was bein' kind of meaty
She had candy hearts
stuck in her sleeve
I said it tastes kind of tart but you rode in on the Bart
I
knew the tram train was full of thieves
With the Queen of Spades we played
charades
I was dicin' like a spice in the mix
I said I need a speedy remedy
She
said it was calamity
Vanity got the best of the fix This
is how you rock! This is how you roll!
This is how you rock! This is how you
roll!
This is how you rock! This is how you roll!
This is how you rock!
This is how you roll!
Can you feel the flow?
Here we go! ALL
THE ONES O'VE LOST All
the green leaves have turned to brown
Birthday's done, the candles are blown
out
All the presents are unwrapped,
Torn paper is scattered all about
I
hate second-hand stores and junk shops
They make me think about the cost
I
can't allow them to remind me
Of all the ones I've lost Faded
photographs are cheap
But to me there is no price
For irreplaceable experience
We
can't live those moments twice All the paint
begins to chip
The colors start to fade to black and white
It is hard to
see the difference
Between the morning and the night
Got a box of unfinished
birthday cards
I can't seem to figure out their cost
I would throw them
out, but they remind me
Of all the ones I've lost Faded
photographs are cheap
But to me there is no price
For irreplaceable experience
We
can't live those moments twice
STARS Live
loose
Don't fret
Wake up
Go get, get, get
Go get, get, get
Go get,
get, get
Go get, get, get
Go get, get, get Take
all that wasn't theirs to give you
Take all that wasn't theirs to give you
Sta-a-a-a-a-rs stop!
Take all that wasn't theirs to give you Step
soft
Be firm
The virtue's in
What can't be earned Hold
tight
Push play
The virtue's in
What you don't say Take
all that wasn't theirs to give you
Take all that wasn't theirs to give you
Sta-a-a-a-a-rs stop!
Take all that wasn't theirs to give you
Take all
that wasn't theirs to give you
Sta-a-a-a-a-rs stop!
Take all that wasn't
theirs to give you
Stop! That wasn't theirs to give you
Stop! That wasn't
theirs to give you
Sta-a-a-a-rs stop!
Take all that wasn't theirs to give
you
Stop! That wasn't theirs to give you
Sta-a-a-a-rs stop!
Take all
that wasn't theirs to give you
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