still want you with everything you've made me do
you almost taste like hate and i can't stay away

self destruction, no pain
character reduction, slow fade
lazy reflex, no feeling
hand to mouth, tightly bound
remember when we met seemed so innocent
but i was different then now i know how the story ends

i'm the one with the unreached goals
never thought i could sink so low
i believed everything i was told
save me from the undertow
big on suckers bets placed my soul in debt
looks like from where i'm at there's no coming back

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She found you

what the hell have you got to look forward to
i don't hear anybody knocking at your door
your life has been a message in a bottle
dumped in the ocean, never reaching any shore
at the point where nothing makes you happy
these days seem darker than they've ever been before
here it comes again, that old familiar feeling
get sick and leave your troubles on the floor

just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down, she found you
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down
you're shuttin people out has become more like a reflex
they used to be your friends, but they don't know you anymore
don't mean to hurt you, but it's my only self defense
i make myself a mystery, so they don't know who to look for
look at yourself, have you noticed your complexion
looks like you've been spending too much time indoors
in the mirror can you see your reflection
or am i the only one who's noticed that you look bored

just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down, she found you
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down
i watched you fall apart
and never made a sound
what the hell have you got to look forward to
i don't hear anybody knocking at your door
your life has been a message in a bottle
dumped in the ocean, never reaching any shore
at the point where nothing makes you happy
these days seem darker than they've ever been before
here it comes again, that old familiar feeling
get sick and leave your troubles on the floor

just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down, she found you
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down

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Factory

Old steel factory casting shadows
What it meant to me no one could know
Kept him away from me and I was greatful
And to the bar across the street where he made last call (Chorus)
Big man
Beer can
Back hand
My last stand
Late night
Fist fight
Black eye
Who's right Minor tragedy family outing
Major catastrophe two week vacation
Long year seventeen birthday coming
July 5th I can leave no more running
Old steel factory casting shadows
Come July
Please come July

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Ordinary Life

she's always restless, just over medicated
any kind of emotion, feels out of place
never give your opinion, they've got all the answers
follow the leader, and remember where you've been

don't leave, it's not me you know
i can't control, what goes through my mind
so stay, please understand
i don't mean all i've said tonight

haven't slept for days, and my words don't seem to come out right
it's just a phase that you're going to grow out of when you die
it's allright, you know everything is going to be just fine
is it too much to ask for, some kind of ordinary life
two weeks clean, a vague reality
from a lifetime clouded, lost details of your dreams
the will to eat, the pills you need to sleep
things you never think of, until their always on your mind

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If you say so

wonder if i'll ever get ahead, i wouldn't mind, it's only fair
don't know how much longer i can walk around pretending i don't care

just a little bit, to feel at ease again
no more belly ache, no more humbling

if you say so
wonder why i worry so much all the time, if i can make my rent
guess you've never seen what i'd come home to if i had to move back in

just a little lift, to feel on top again
no more phony grin, no more stumbling

if you say so
wonder if i'll ever get ahead, i wouldn't mind, it's only fair
don't know how much longer i can walk around pretending i don't care

if you say so

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Good enough

i don't care if it aint that great, it's all the same
it's good enough for me
if you don't dwell on the details, you might even like it
it's good enough for me
good enough for me x2
can you go anywhere without a host of preconceptions
you never been there before, nothing is going to surprise you
if you give somebody a chance, they might give you something better to do
you think you've seen it all because you've got a room with a view
five minutes and you've got your keys in your hand
it's good enough for me
you always seem to be a little bit better
but it's good enough for me x3
can you do anything without shooting everybody down
you know you affend me, but it never seems to bother you
if you give somebody a chance, they might give you something better to do
you think you've seen it all because you've got a room with a view
i guess i don't know my place x8

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Mr. Walker

the old man is out by nine
his wife died a year ago
always wearing his sunday clothes
never seen him talk to anyone
liquor stores and churches
there's one on every corner
thanks for all my daily bread
a can of food, bottle of wine, and a 99 cent pack of cigarettes
he's a solid piece of stone
he aint got much backbone
he's a solid piece of stone
and he's got to get back to the ghetto
a dusty old bone
for the dogs to swallow whole
he likes to go his way alone
watch them pick apart this old lone soul
he's a solid piece of stone
he aint got much backbone
he's a solid piece of stone
and he's got to get back to the ghetto
so it goes, he's alone, they pick apart his old lone soul x2
so it goes, he's alone, my life, my hole
he's a solid piece of stone
he aint got much backbone
he's a solid piece of stone
and he's got to get back to the ghetto
he's a solid piece of stone
and he's got to get back to the ghetto

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My convenience

i don't like the way you touch me
you hurt me once again
something about you irritates me
some things break before they bend

i can't remember the last time, i saw your face without that frown
and would you believe there's people who like having you around
had to be a time when there were good things on your mind
there's got to be something in your life that's worked out right
the only time i need you
is when you've gone away
i just want somebody to talk to
i don't need you getting in my way

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Charity

down by the racetrack waiting with their signs
the ugly broken people got no place to go
and a guilty boy scout with his conscience in his hand
buys some reconciliation

aint going to be me, no, thinking
aint going to be me, no, thinking
aint going to be me, no
only 29 years left on my loan

you stand there freezing on the side of the road
to remind me of all the good things that i'm so glad i own
the only reason i leave you in the cold
is if i took you home to feed you, you'd be somebody i know
and on the corner you tell me the same old lies
like i believe you gas can guy
every single dollar that i gave you and you drank
how many gallons are in your tank

the only reason i leave you in the cold
is if i took you home to feed you, you'd be somebody i know
the only reason i leave you in the cold
is if i took you home to feed you, you'd be somebody

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While you were waiting

get off the tracks, always the same things on your mind
everything that you deserve, and how you've been denied it
you want it all so bad, no matter what you have
can't be satisfied, with anything less than more

think you've made it, close your eyes, and open up your hands
while you were waiting, someone left footprints in your back
your white leather couch is with that wallet full of cash
and gold plated egos shine up nicely with some class
don't care how you get it, and you might regret it
as soon as things get brighter, you cram your head right up your ass

you want to be the one that does the telling what to do
so people like yourself will wish that they were you
you want it all so bad, no matter what you have
can't be satisfied with anything less than more

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Nothing new

so far ahead of us all, you got boy george on your wall
just admit it, you watch too much t.v., you went to your prom
and every year you went to summer camp
my girlfriend told me you liked it too
i've seen you dancing with the hippies in peoples park
wearing a tie-died skirt, without any shoes

you're nothing new that's all x4
i really don't care
when you see me on the street
i know i make you sick
cause we're all on the outside
i guess that means you're in
so just pretend that you don't know me
what would your real friends say
just keep on walking, talking about me, behind my back
i've only got one thing to say

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Out of my mind

how did you get this far, understanding nothing at all
you're nothing but small talk, is there anybody home
is there a secret plan that you follow, do you do any thinking of your own
make up your mind, flip a coin or something
just say anything but i don't know
you do so much sneaking around, is it some kind of a stupid little game
let's pretend that you're the master mind, and i'm your little blind dope

stay out of my sight, i'll put you out of my mind
don't even want to know you anymore
stay out of my sight, i'll put you out of my mind
out of my mind
don't even want to know you anymore
stay out of my sight, i'll put you out of my mind
how did you get this far, understanding nothing at all
you're nothing but small talk, is there anybody home
transparent, simple mind
just hold your hands over my eyes
unless you're trying to insult me
you'd better work harder on those lies

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