1.
Daphne
2. If You Were The One
3. One Of Shakespeare's Dreams
4. Lover
On A Log
5. I Want To Treat You Well, Right Now
6. One Shot
7. Lost In
Translation
8. The Unexamined Life
9. Awkward Meeting In A Restaurant
10.
It Sucks To Be In Love
11. You Can Always End Up Alone
12. Isn't This Better
Than Being Alone?
13. The Future
14. Spider Web
15. Atlanta
16. Tigers
On Tuesdays
17. Strawberry Sundress
18. 30 Ladies You Might Love
19.
Julia In July
20. I'll See You In Paris
21. Run With The Buffalo
PART
ONE DAPHNE Daphne, baby, don't get mad at me
Street
signs, road maps - just a bunch of crap
We've looked at them already
We don't need to again
I wonder if you like me less
Now that you know
who I am
I used to spend time worrying
But now I've accepted it
We
still are stuck in this together
Feel the tether
Oh, Daphne, we both hurt
so much inside Daphne, darling, can I stay at your place?
Let's make
up, let's forget the disgrace
I've got tons of grand plans
And they're
slipping out of my hands
We were scared when I didn't have any money
Skipping
rent is not all that funny
But we can come together, it seems
And if you're
driving home to your parents
I understand
But Daphne, I think we can make
it again IF YOU WERE THE ONE What comes after this, I can't say
I'll screw things up tomorrow like I did today
Where will I go without you,
who will I meet?
Were you the highest point, were you my peak?
If it
comes to that I'll be devastated, you'll see it in my eyes
But we all end
up somehow marginalized
And I will carry my thoughts of you wherever I go
And I'll love you so much, you can hardly know If you were the love of my
life
I'm sorry you're not my wife
If you were the one and time was the
thief
I'm sorry that life is so brief You already knew what I just discovered
When I never could understand another
Now we share this common bond
We're
on a ship that only allows the confused and broken-hearted on
When we find
peace, we'll reach the land
And at that point we'll never see each other again
Who knows how we'll feel when we reach tomorrow
But we have what we have and
that's all we know If you were the love of my life
I'm sorry you're not
my wife
If you were the one and time was the thief
I'm sorry that life
is so brief I went to church this evening, babe, where they weep
And I
felt so much love I could hardly speak
I bought the story that salvation awaits
But I'm sure we'll be disappointed when we reach the gates
You gave me your
heart; you gave me your life
For so many women, there is so much pain
I feel so in love yet so alone
Especially as you remove your stuff from my
home
And I'll love you so much, you can hardly know If you were the love
of my life
I'm sorry you're not my wife
If you were the one and time was
the thief
I'm sorry that life is so brief ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S DREAMS
It has been said so many times before
By poets, bards, and troubadours
of yore
So much that all the meaning and passion
Seem common and trite
and without resonance
They spoke of fate without apology
They feigned
death in the face of rejection
The moon meant so much
The songs gave them
wings
Even though these are common things
Their force is quite strong
Princesses hidden by their evil queen
Stepmothers forcing Cinderellas to clean
And although I identify with the heartless notion
Of New York City, beside
a dead ocean
I know that when we can be one together
And hold ourselves,
it can last forever
And when we both let love unfurl
There is no better
feeling in the world LOVER ON A LOG My lover is balancing
On
a log above a stream
And I am reading
From an ancient log of dreams
She is waiting for me to catch her
Because she might fall, she wants me there
And though what I feel is adoration
I'm not sure she's what I need, ultimately
Things will be so desperate
If she falls and all is gone
If the image
of her begins wilting
Like a flower under too much sun Dying, because
it isn't needed
And isn't essential to existence
But maybe that should
be my role
To catch my lover when she falls Maybe that is all I
WANT TO TREAT YOU WELL, RIGHT NOW So many songs have been recorded
Critics say that you can't write well
Unless you have a tragic tale to tell
But I want to write something simple
A song, free of irony, just for you
To tell the world the simple truth I looked at our photos last night
Can't
stop thinking of the sight
I want to treat you well, right now Sometimes
you seem like a fault of mine
Like bad food, cigarettes, well drinks, and
wine
How can something that feels so good be OK?
I know that you are
special, but you confuse the mind
All good things can turn bad
All
good things have a price So, I will put these fears aside
And just be
happy to be along for the ride
I want to treat you well, right now ONE
SHOT As the sky began to go gray
He looked out to the lake
His
heart began to ache
From the one great mistake The one shot he did blow
He won't get another one of those What have you gotten from pride?
Time
goes by and you try to hide From the one mistake you truly know
And, oh,
it haunts you from so long ago The one shot he did blow
He won't get another
one of those LOST IN TRANSLATION Why did it seem like a waste?
What made me realize too late?
Anything good for me should have been
good for you
Only when it's tragic does it seem true All the beautiful
words have no truth reveal
I don't want to hear you try and conceal
Your
emotions, by circumscribing them with your pen
Something gets lost in the
translation THE UNEXAMINED LIFE So he walked outside his house
On the green grass, it needed mowing He walked along the trail to the woods
And he smoked a cigarette This was a habit he'd taken up
To fill the
void deep inside Since they broke up 9 months ago
There's no logical reason
for it He said, "She gives me everything,
But it's not enough" This
is a lifetime's problem
Maybe those scientists and philosophers That think
the institution is outdated
Are thinking too much It does them no good
Their lives are no better for it PART TWO AWKWARD MEETING
IN A RESTAURANT I showed up at the restaurant
We met in the lobby
and embraced We walked in and sat down
The table cloth was patterned in
lace You said that I looked so different
You kept looking at my face
I didn't know if you thought
I looked better or worse In my mind I wondered
If you kept secrets in your purse I thought you might think
I wasn't
as good looking as before It is funny how one's perspective changes
You
kept on looking at the door I still think you're so pretty
But you've
got your bad days, too Do you even feel like eating
When you feel that
all of this is fleeting? Whenever two souls need some healing
They have
to endure this awkward feeling IT SUCKS TO BE IN LOVE So, you have
to break it off
You have to say goodbye And I guess we could fill up buckets
With all of the tears we've cried
I think we'll probably get over
it
And you'll find someone better suited to you But it sucks to be in
love I won't have the question
Looming over my head It'll be gone
from here on out
I'll be alone and free I can't seem to say
I love
you enough It sucks to be in love I mean it
I've always meant it
I give so little, so little
You've meant so much to me It sucks to be
in love YOU CAN ALWAYS END UP ALONE People don't like to be alone
It sucks to be stuck with yourself We always want what we don't have
This
is essentially bad for our health We always take things for granted
We
don't understand our wealth We could be out in the gutter
We could be
high up in the castle We think we need someone else
And they are worth
all the hassle So we have our relationships
To try to get away from something
To avoid loneliness
To avoid ourselves Enduring great frustration
Resenting our present situation Don't you wish there was a better way?
Don't you wish you had the key? The fear drives us
The fear we've always
known The fear of the idea that
You can always end up alone ISN'T
THIS BETTER THAN BEING ALONE? Sometimes it's hard
To be with someone
else To find an ambassador
To represent you when you're not there
But I've seen the other side
And I like it better here Isn't it better
than being alone? Even though we fight I love you and I am fortunate I'm
thankful for what I have
Even though it's not always a happy home The
pain I felt before I met you
Is a pain I wish I'd never known Isn't this
is better than being alone? THE FUTURE He says, "You seem to love
me less and less
As I become more and more myself on the outside" She
says, "That's not true, it's just a trick
You pull on yourself to keep you
gagged and tied To your station in life" She wanted to know about the
future He says, "I don't know anything different
Than this land on which
I stand" She says, "This is just an excuse
You can always take my hand
And walk out into the night" She wanted to know about the future SPIDER
WEB After you've had some time
Away from my spider web Those
dim recesses
Of my big, brass bed I'd like to know what you think
Spider web, spider web, spider web Do you wonder why you cared so much
About us in the first place? You thought I was looking around
You wanted
to get out and take a look But you were stuck Spider web, spider web,
spider web ATLANTA You've said you don't value me
Unless I
am gone
Well, my value is gonna go up I can't help but pull away
There's
nothing more to say
I'm catching a flight, I'm draining my cup Oh, I'm
moving to Atlanta Whatever you want, it isn't me
And if it is me, someday
It's not worth it to stick around and see I'm not pulling away
You
are pushing me away
There's a job in Georgia waiting for me Oh, I'm moving
to Atlanta TIGERS ON TUESDAYS That confirms it
No one can ever
truly
Commit to another person Because there is always
A point where
they could pull away
And that is what is happening today Oh, the week
is slipping away
We were dead on the weekends
But we were tigers on Tuesdays
I'm in this, babe
I'm gonna buy some paint
And put a bright coat of
orange over the gray I'm making plans for the future
I'll be in my house,
like a meek little mouse
Writing goals from Friday to Sunday Oh, the week
is slipping away
We were dead on the weekends
But we were tigers on Tuesdays
STRAWBERRY SUNDRESS Susie said, "Am I not the one you want?
Are there others who you'd prefer?" Tom couldn't speak,
He did this sometimes
He said, "I don't know what to say
I can't answer your question" But
one thing I know
One thing I don't doubt I love your Strawberry sundress
Her blood began to boil
She said, "How can I invest in this When you
can't say you want me forever?"
He said, "Forever is a long time" But
one thing I know
One thing I never doubt I love your Strawberry sundress
30 LADIES YOU MIGHT LOVE She thought he might
Go out that night
And see someone
From the old world Maybe a flame
Maybe a crush
Maybe some
Tantalizing girl There are 30 ladies you might love
She'll waltz up
To him and say, "What the hell
Were you looking
at?" "We break up,
We get back together, Each of us deserves
So much better" There are 30 ladies you might love JULIA IN JULY
Look at the happy couples
And how together they seem to be I've always
had a goal
To live in perfect harmony You have that look in your eye
I love you, Julia, in July Look at your parents
Look at your brothers
Then look at you and me
It's just an illusion of security You flew
away, now you're landing
I'm glad we've reached this understanding You
have that look in your eye
I love you, Julia, in July I'LL SEE YOU
IN PARIS I guess having a relationship
Forces you to know yourself
It causes you to grow
To learn about things you didn't know Now you
know you're afraid
Even after you get laid You can't commit to anything
in life
But we made some plans Don't be afraid
We'll afford it after
we get paid I'll see you in Paris RUN WITH THE BUFFALO We are
so different, you say
You thought these differences
Would just work themselves
out You thought love was something
That would just happen someday
But what happens when it doesn't come about? I'm sorry
But I'm fixing
to be
Someone who lives crazy and carefree
When there's no place else
to go
I run with the buffalo Well, it might happen eventually
I can tell that, in a way, you feel
You've wasted your time with me You
say there is no future
For the people we grew up with
But there is a
future for you and me I'm sorry But I'm fixing to be
Someone who lives
crazy and carefree
When there's no place else to go
I run with the buffalo
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