1. |
Excuses
02:56
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Verse 1:
Making up excuses, why it would be useless
To take any chances, or show any interest.
My pride won't let me let you reject me,
So I found a remedy, I'll let the obvious protect me.
Chorus:
You're too pretty, to pretty for me,
And I'm just an average s.o.b.,
Who's just too blind, to blind to see that
You're too pretty, too pretty for me.
You're too pretty, too pretty.
Verse 2:
Let down my defences. Now I'm defenseless.
You're crowding out my senses, making me senseless.
My time's too precious to waste on pretenses,
So let's just be honest, I can't avoid the obvious that
Chorus:
You're too pretty, too pretty for me,
And I'm just an average s.o.b.,
Who's just too blind, too blind to see that
You're too pretty, too pretty for me.
Too pretty, too rich, too young, what a bitch.
You're too tall, I'm too short. You've got class I don't.
Coda:
Too pretty. Too pretty.
You're too pretty, too pretty for me,
And I'm just an average s.o.b.,
Who's just too blind, too blind to see that
You're too pretty, too pretty for me.
Too pretty, too pretty, too pretty for me,
And I'm just an ugley s.o.b.,
Who's just too blind, too blind to see that
You're too pretty, too pretty, too pretty,
Too pretty, too pretty, too pretty for me,
And I'm just an ugly son of a bee,
Who's just too blind, too blind to see that
You're too pretty, too pretty, too pretty,
Too pretty. Too pretty.
Too pretty. Too pretty.
Too pretty.
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2. |
No Milk Today
02:51
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Verse 1:
No milk today, my love is gone away.
The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn.
No milk today, it seems a common sight,
The people passing by don't know the reason why.
Bridge:
How could they know just what this message means,
The end of all my hopes, the end of all my dreams?
How could they know, a palace there had been,
Behind the door where my love reigned as queen?
No milk today, it wasn't always so,
The company was great, we turned night into day.
Chorus:
But all that's left is a place dark and lonely
A terraced house in a mean street back of town
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only
Just two up two down.
Verse 2:
No milk today, it wasn't always so,
The company was great, we turned night into day.
As music played the faster did we dance
We felt it both at once, the start of our romance.
Bridge:
How could they know just what this message means,
The end of all my hopes, the end of all my dreams?
How could they know, a palace there had been,
Behind the door where my love reigned as queen?
No milk today, my love is gone away.
The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn.
Chorus:
But all that's left is a place dark and lonely
A terraced house in a mean street back of town
Becomes a shrine when I think of you only
Just two up two down.
Bridge:
How could they know just what this message means,
The end of all my hopes, the end of all my dreams?
How could they know, a palace there had been,
Behind the door where my love reigned as queen?
Coda:
No milk today, it wasn't always so,
The company was great, we turned night into day.
No milk today, my love is gone away.
The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn.
No milk today, it wasn't always so,
The company was great, we turned night into day.
No milk today, my love is gone away.
The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn.
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3. |
Wallflower's Lament
04:19
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Verse 1:
Leave me room to get in,
Been in line since a quarter to ten.
Band's warmin' up 'bout to begin.
Don't wanna be left out again.
Verse 2:
Breath deep and suck it in,
Make room for me to get in.
Hot women rhythm and gin.
Don't wanna be left out again, because
Bridge:
Every time I reach that door
They close it in my face,
The place won't hold no more.
All my life again and again
I'm on the outside just looking in.
I can't win.
Verse 3:
Almost through that door.
Can smell the sweat coming from the dance floor.
Feel a shaking starting in my toes,
Earthquake gonna rattle my bones
Bridge:
Finally the line moves in.
Find a barstool and sit down at the end.
Vodka Martini please, not stirred, shaken.
My cold feet tapping with the rhythm.
Verse 4:
Oh my God look at all the single women
Dancing together for the lack of men.
Don't quite know where to begin.
Guess I should have taken dancing lessons.
Verse 5:
So I breath deep and let out a sigh,
Nurse my martini and watch from the side.
Maybe next time I'll get up and try to dance,
But for now I'll just sit here and cry.
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4. |
Get Out of my Way
03:07
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Chorus:
Hey you, get out'a my way.
You're drivin' too slow and I ain't got all day.
I said hey, get out'a my way.
You drive too slow, c'mon I ain't got all day.
Verse 1:
I've got places to be. I've got bills to pay.
I've got'a show in court or they'll put me away
Hey, get out'a my way.You drive too slow, c'mon I ain't got all day.
Verse 2:
Got'a get to work, got'a get back home,
Got'a call my booky on the telephone.
I said hey, get out'a my way.
You drive too slow, c'mon I ain't got all day.
Verse 3:
I've got'a catch a plane, I've got'a mow the lawn
I've got a dentist appointment at a quarter 'til one.
I've got'a take the wife to the beauty salon
I've got'a meet the press on the White House lawn
I've got a million things that I've got'a do
So, tell me why I had to get stuck behind you?
Hey, get out'a my way.
You drive too slow, c'mon I ain't got all day.
Coda:
Hey get out'a my way.
I said hey, get out'a my way.
You drive too slow, c'mon I ain't got all day.
I said hey, get out'a my way.
You drive too slow, c'mon I ain't got all day.
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5. |
Better Off
03:13
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Verse 1:
You'd be better off with someone else who would come when you
Call and lie at your feet like a faithful dog.
You'd be better off with someone else who has no life of their
Own and will follow you everywhere you go.
Chorus:
'Cause I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck and if you hang there
I'll cut you loose and drop you like a wet sack of cement.
Verse 2:
You'd be better off with someone else who would treat you like a
Queen and grovel at your feet hopelessly enthralled.
You'd be better off with someone else who would put you on a
Pedestal and worship you like a goddess from above.
Chorus:
'Cause I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck. I don't need your weight around my neck and if you hang there
I'll cut you loose and drop you like a wet sack of cement.
Verse 3:
You'd be better off if you'd just get lost and leave me
Alone before I lose it and say something I'll regret.
You'd be better off with someone else who would take all your
Lip and never disagree with all the stupid things you say
Chorus:
'Cause I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck and if you hang there
I'll cut you loose and drop you like a wet sack of cement.
Coda:
I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck.
I don't need your weight around my neck and if you hang there
I’ll cut you loose and drop you like a wet sack of cement.
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6. |
Borrowed Time
02:41
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Verse 1:
I've got a reason that rhymes.
I've got a to the crime.
I'm gonna give you my last thin dime, 'cause
I've got plenty of borrowed time.
Verse 2:
I'll look the horse in the mouth.
I'll roll stones in my glass house.
I'm gonna give you my peace of mind 'cause
I've got plenty of borrowed time.
Chorus:
I'm gonna spend my whole life dreaming.
You can't stop me, no, you can't even
give me a reason to think I should.
Don't mess with me my credit's good.
Verse 3:
I've got the bull by the horns.
I've got a rose with no thorns.
I'm gonna give you a star for trying, 'cause
I've got plenty of borrowed time.
Chorus:
I'm gonna spend my whole life dreaming.
You can't stop me, no, you can't even
give me a reason to think I should.
Don't mess with me my credit's good.
Verse 4:
I've got uncommon sense.
I've got green grass on my side of the fence.
I'm gonna give you the sign of the times 'cause
I've got plenty of borrowed time.
Verse 5:
I need another hole in my head.
I'm gonna sleep in my unmade bed.
I'm gonna give my best line 'cause
I've got plenty of borrowed time.
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7. |
Dr. George
02:46
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Verse 1:
If you've got an ailment,
Broken bones and broken toes,
Please fill out a statement,
Home address and your phone.
Money is no object,
We don't care how much you make,
But it sure would help to find a cure
And help to ease your aches.
Verse 2:
Heaven help his patients.
He heals there wounds in salt.
And you can't get sick on Wednesday
'Cause, Doctor George is playing golf.
Waiting is no problem,
I'll read that magazine once more.
I've been here two hours, That's not bad for Doctor George.
Bridge:
Waiting is no problem,
I'll read that magazine once more.
That copy of the "Wall Street Journal" from 1984.
I've been here two hours,
So what's a couple more?
Verse 3:
I've been studying Miss Crandall's problem
That she has with her feet.
I'm not quite sure what she's got,
But in the nude she looks real neat.
With all these patients in the waiting room
A doctor's work is never done. It's always,
"Help me this" and "Cure me that,"
"Please make operating much more fun."
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8. |
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Verse 1:
I can't make myself love you as I did once before.
And to know you still love me makes it hurt that much more.
Well, you may not believe me, but it's best his way for you
I know you don't want to leave me, but in time you'll love someone new.
Verse 2:
So, what am I to do if I no longer love you?
I know it wouldn't be fair if only one heart were there.
So, don't think your life is over just because of this thing
'Cause there's always a new clover with each new coming of spring.
Bridge:
And once I did love you gave you all that I had
I meant to spend my life with you that's what makes this so sad.
Verse 3:
I can't make myself love you as I did once before.
And to know you still love me makes it hurt that much more.
Well, you may not believe me, but it's best his way for you
I know you don't want to leave me, but in time you'll love someone new.
Verse 4:
So, what am I to do if I no longer love you?
I know it wouldn't be fair if only one heart were there.
So, don't think your life is over just because of this thing
'Cause there's always a new clover with each new coming of spring.
Coda:
I don't know what to tell you darlin'
People fall out of love just as easy as they fall in love.
Now don't blame yourself it just happens sometimes.
Now dry those tears, chin up, you'll get over it.
P.S. Don't forget to let the cat out.
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9. |
Don't Lose Your Sleep
04:05
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Verse 1:
Don't look too deep when you look at this song.
Don't lose your sleep when you're thinking along.
No, don't lose your sleep
When you're thinking along.
Not everything's a puzzle with a key in the end.
Not everything's a riddle with the answer my friend.
So, don't lose your sleep
When you're thinking along.
Verse 2:
Don't you go thinking more than I did say.
Don't you go thinking there's a better way.
No, don't you go thinking there's a better way.
Not everything's a rhyme, not everything's a crime,
Not everything I say has an answer all the time
So, don't you go thinking more than I did say
Bridge:
Not everything's a rhyme, not everything's a crime,
Not everything I say has an answer all the time.
So, don't you go thinking more than I did say,
Verse 3:
You're staying up way too late at night. You're keeping up thinking if it'll turn out right.
You're keeping up thinking if it'll turn out right.
You're thinking way too much
It's going 'round in your head.
You're thinking, thinking, thinking
About everything I said.
Don't you lose your sleep,
No, don't lose your sleep.
Don't you lose your sleep,
No, don't lose any sleep
Keeping up thinking if it'll turn out right.
Coda:
Don't you lose your sleep,
No, don't you lose your sleep
Don't lose your sleep, no, don't you lose your sleep
No, don't lose your sleep, no, don't lose your sleep
No, don't lose your sleep
No, don't lose your sleep
No, don't lose your sleep
No, don't lose
Your sleep.
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10. |
I'm Still Sane
04:13
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Verse 1:
Words come down like the rain.
All the answers seem so plain,
Yet on deaf ears they remain,
But who will save us from the same.
Verse 2:
I lay my head down at night,
And my spirit takes flight with
No more fear of the light,
But who can say for sure what is right?
Chorus:
In the hills will we laugh
When all this comes to pass,
Like the stones that were cast,
But will we really know all at last?
Chorus:
In the hills will we laugh
When all this comes to pass,
Like the stones that were cast, But will we really know all at last?
Verse 3:
When I hold you so near,
We cease to see clear
All those words that we hear,
But we know it's just from fear.
Verse 4:
When the world seems so strange,
From within I'll remain,
And we all seem to change, but
Who will know if I'm still sane?
Chorus:
In the hills will we laugh
When all this comes to pass,
Like the stones that were cast,
But will we really know all at last?
Coda:
Will we really know all at last?
Will we really know all at last?
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11. |
Big Brother
03:05
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Verse 1:
Big brother pays all my bills.
Big brother cures all my ills.
Big brother puts food on my table.
Big brother's hand rocks the cradle.
Big brother teaches right from wrong.
Big brother's arm is strong.
Verse 2:
Big brother shows me how to speak.
Big brother shows me what to think.
Big brother provides me with work.
Big brother never lets me shirk.
Big brother knows where I belong.
Big brother's arm is long.
Chorus:
Big brother,
Big brother.
Verse 3:
Big brother persecutes the greedy.
Big brother claims to help the needy.
Big brother's burden is heavy, but
Big brother needs the taxes he levies.
Big brother protects me from harm when
Big brother sounds the alarm.
Bridge:
Bite the hand that feeds you
Or you'll live to regret...
The other hand it holds your leash
And that's wrapped around your neck.
Verse 4:
Big brother covers his ass.
Big brother forgot the past.
Big brother wants you to follow.
Big brother expects you to swallow.
Big brother's politics are correct.
Big brother's not who you'd expect.
Verse 5:
Big brother's trying to pull my strings.
Big brother wants to clip my wings.
Big brother lies to my face.
Big brother covers up his disgrace.
Big brother better watch his back,
Little brother just might fight back
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12. |
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Verse 1:
You're looking for the answer my friend
To what happens to you in the end.
You say you have a lot of faith
In the New Age pills you take.
Well, here's a warning for you
Something I know for sure is true.
Chorus:
Only the dead know for sure.
Only the dead know for sure.
Only the dead know for sure.
Verse 2:
You obey your TV screen,
Living through every passing scene.
Hoping you can live like them,
Distracted until the bitter end.
Bridge:
You think know the answer,
You think you're in the right,
But you know nothing yet,
You haven't seen the light
Verse 3:
Every day keeps slipping by.
You find yourself still asking why.
Here's a warning for you.
I think you're no more than a fool.
Chorus:
Only the dead know for sure.
Only the dead know for sure.
Only the dead know for sure.
Coda:
Only the dead know for sure.
Only The Bible offers a cure.
Only the dead know for sure.
Are you listening?
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13. |
Mr. Hate
03:14
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Verse 1:
He's an extraordinarily miserable man.
He hates everything he doesn't understand.
He doesn't like people who always smile.
He only likes material amusements for a while.
And anything anyone might enjoy,
Mr. Hate loves to exploit.
Chorus:
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Verse 2:
He's Rich beyond your wildest dreams.
The only happiness he knows is being mean.
He certainly has no time for a wife,
"She'll just get in the way and ruin my life."
Poor, poor old Mr. Hate.
Chorus:
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Chorus:
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Verse 3:
No one understands why he's so mean.
He's a most peculiar man, it would seem.
And when he's buried and gone
No one will ever know he ever came along.
You haven't hurt us with the news of your fate
Chorus:
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate, Mr. Hate,
You've come to know us far too late, Mr. Hate
Coda:
He's an extraordinarily miserable man.
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14. |
The Girl Next Door
03:57
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Verse 1:
There's a girl next door
I've never seen before.
I know it's rude to stare,
But I just don't care,
And I can't explain
How she knows my name,
But I won't complain
I'd have to be insane.
Chorus:
There's a girl next door, a girl next door.
She's the one I've been waiting for, all my life,
For the girl next door.
Verse 2:
Who's the girl next door?
I really need to know her.
She is someone I can't ignore.
How could I when I adore her?
Took me by surprise,
'Cause when she moved in I'm not sure,
But I won't waste any time
Greeting my new neighbor.
Chorus:
Who's the girl next door, the girl next door?
She's the one I've been waiting for, all my life,
For the girl next door.
Chorus:
Who's the girl next door, the girl next door?
She's the one I've been waiting for, all my life,
For the girl next door.
Verse 3:
I met the girl next door,
And nearly lost my mind.
It seems the one I've been waiting for
Has lived there all her life.
So tell me where have I been?
I guess I didn't really pay attention
While the little girl who lived next door
Grew into a woman.
Chorus:
I met the girl next door, the girl next door.
She's the one I've been waiting for, all my life,
For the girl next door.
Coda:
She's the girl next door, the girl next door.
She's the one I've been waiting for, all my life,
For the girl next door.
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15. |
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Sunne of isen!
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Scrap Iron Sun West Springfield, Massachusetts
Formed in 2008 by vocalist/guitarists Scott Cleveland and George Condon and rounded out by bassist Ryan Bell and drummer Dave Condon, Scrap Iron Sun have released two albums (“Getting a Rusty Tan” and their latest, “Recycled”) that both play to the band’s strengths—namely, catchy rock and roll songs with clever lyrics—and stretch the limits of their creativity at the same time. ... more
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