1. Intro

When I see you smile
I become a walking day dream
Oh and how I wonder what you are

 

2. Drink It Down

My life played on TV would star Halle Berry, Angelina
My life, plain as it seems, it is full of drama, so uncommon
So far, far from the rest, being so austere creates some fear
So alone, swallowed and gone, so I know the safety of the bottle

We swallow the fear 'cause it's all that we hear 
And we don't know what else to say

Chorus:
So we drink it down, we drink it down

We know what we're frightened of and oh brother, this is the one

I learn all that I need from my trusted sources, world reports 
And I know, I've seen it all, I've seen every angle, it's no fandango
Believe all that you read, trust your neighbor's motives or send some votives
Believe no matter what, 'cause you'll never know 'less they tell you so

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And they slide us the truth like a bottle of brew
And we don't know what else to say

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Chorus
We don't know whose truth it is, but oh brother, this is the one

Don't fear the dread disease, they've got every license so trust in science

And if they let you down, it was lack of funding, misunderstanding 
But this, this, this is the one, this will never fail to cure what ails you
Relax, just drink it down, open up those lips for once last sip

And they slide us the cure like a shot, clean and pure
And we don't know what else to say

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Chorus
We don't know who measured it, but oh brother, this is the one

 

Oh the truth, it eludes us
Attitudes us, it confuses

In confusion we don't know what to do
With our attitudes
We don't know it confounds us, we think we control it all

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And they slide us the truth like the new Absolut
And we don't know what else to say

Chorus
We don't know whose truth it is, but oh brother, this is the one
This is the one
 

3. Change My Mind 

I can always change my mind
I can always improvise
I am thrilled you came to see
I am thrilled but I can't see

I can live without regret
I can live but not just yet

I am only seventeen
I am only seventeen

And all the leaves will fall
All the leaves will fall
All the leaves will fall away
Winter is here again

I've been aiming a little high
I've been aiming far too wide
This is only for a while
This will only last a while

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This is all they've got to give
This is all, but it can't miss
I am ready for the fall
I am ready for the fall

And all the leaves will fall
All the leaves will fall
All the leaves will fall away, will fall away.

Already on your own two feet
Your own two feet, your own two feet
He is but a spy, he is but a spy
She told you to lie

We'll save you again if you ask us to
Nothing more for free
Nothing but the leaves
Falling down

4. Homo Song

Dear old Mrs. So and So,
I thought I'd call and let you know 
Your daughter is a big HOMO
And she's lying next to me 
 
She came here of her own volition 
No doubt wasting her tuition
Still it's true and now you're wishin'
She weren't here with me
 
She's been acting out this way
Since long before the fateful day 
I brought her home so she could stay 
Lying next to me
 
No matter how you sulk and fret 
It's only girls that make her wet 
And since it's true, well you can bet 
She's lying next to me
 
Dear old Mr.. So and So,
I thought I'd call and let you know
Your daughter is a big HOMO 
And she's lying next to me
 
She loves you still, she always will
But you can't fix her with a pill 
Or try to take away the thrill 
Of lying next to me
 
She wants your love and your respect
But if you push, she'll push right back 
'Cause she's got friends and you've got JACK 
If you don't let her be
 
For the apple of your eye
There must be something you can try
'Cause I can't stand to see her cry 
Lying next to me
 
Dear old Mrs. So and So,
Just call her up and let her know
She can be a big HOMO 
And you'll still love her so.

5. I Get By 

How will you remember me
Will you even remember me
Am I only a memory
Am I a sinking stone, oh

I take these memories, all jumbled words 
and mysteries and
I just try to get by, yeah, I just try to get by

You say it's wisdom, I say 
It's healing bruises, it's just
Caution and apathy and
Dramatic flair, oh

I take these bruises with me hoping 
time is all they need and
I just try to get by, yeah, I just try to get by

Chorus: 
And I get by, yeah, I get by

With a mournful sigh , I get by
Oh, I get by

You ask what moves me, I say
The eyes, they move me but it's
Otherwise emptiness 
And dramatic flair, oh

I take this emptiness, I add a 
rhyme and chorus and I 
Just try to get by, yeah, I just try to get by

You ask what moves me, I say
It's always the eyes
You want to know what scares me
It's the fear of being left behind
You want to know what makes me laugh
It's being taken by surprise
You want to know what makes me cry?
Everything. Everything makes me cry.

6. I'll Smile 

It's like I've searched my face
Only to find each line in the wrong place
Apparently the mirror has cracked 
And now it seems it's, now it seems it's, now it seems it's stabbing back 
 
It's a long time past
But the reflection stays the same
And try as I might I just can't get the scenery to change
 
So come draw the curtains tight
It's time I told my secret, time I told my secret
You smiled, you smiled, you smiled
 
Every time you smiled
I used to think I'd be all right
But now my next few tomorrows
They don't seem so, they don't seem so, they don't seem so bright
 
Maybe later, maybe later 
We'll piece it all together 
Maybe later, maybe later
We'll figure this out
But for now every step, every sip, every slant I take the longer I feel from heaven
 
So come draw the curtains tight
It's time I told my secret, time I told my secret
I'll smile, I'll smile, I'll smile
 
Trust me when I say that it doesn't mean a thing
Now that happiness has lost its sting
And now the sun has set 
Casting shadows where it once was, shadows where it once was light
And I'll smile, I'll smile, I'll smile
Not even my best smile can make it all right

7. Jesse James 

Oh I'm a man of legend and the tales they tell are tall 
I'll be riding into your town before night
I may not be the wisest but my team won't let me down 
We will find a way to take it all
 
Prechorus:
Try to catch me, I don't care 
I'll be riding high
I'm the reigning outlaw and you'll never tie me down
These loose associations get me by 
You'll see that I know nothing if you try
 
My seasoned team of outlaws will come right through your front door
We don't let the daylight slow us down
Nobody dares question a man with a smoking gun
And no one dares mess with Texas anymore

 
Prechorus 
 
Chorus:
We will rob you blind as sure as we're able 
We will rob you blind and leave you no trace
In this life of ours, baby don't nothin' come for free 
Unless you're riding with me
 
Well if you live in fear, hey I'm the only one to blame
Fear won't save your hide when I ride through
No fear is but a weapon meant to weaken your resolve 
Meant to make you swing my way when they call my name
 

Prechorus 
Chorus

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8. Sing to the Moon

You see, people have come, people have opened everything 
You say people become what they have feared and focused on  
Here it is, you have me all to yourself 
All to yourself, nobody else 
What would your fears say to sell 
If everyone else did as well 
 

Chorus: 
You sing to the moon 
You sing out of tune 
Do you know how lucky you are 
The pleasure is mine 
But baby in time 
I will wither and wander away 
I will wither and wander away 
 
You see, people have stayed, drunk from our jokes and atmosphere 
You say people just stayed because their habits already formed 
 
Here it is you have me all to yourself 
All to yourself, nobody else 
We could be perfect this time 
Frequently I play the mime 
 
Chorus 
 
And the jokes will come, and the beer will flow 
And the puppets will dance when they're told 
And everyone leaving will smile in their turn 
And this story will never grow old 
 
Places people have gone give them their shapes and storytales 
But when people have gone you have your thoughts and weaknesses 
 
Here it is you have me all to yourself 
All to yourself, nobody else 
We could be perfect this time 
Frequently I play the mime 
 
Chorus

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