Do What You Want
You say, “No way, never again”
I say, “Ok” and just give in
Try to move on, find someone new
Succeed, you plead for a redo
A year goes by without a word
The blame, I take, the higher road
You write and say, “Hey, I miss my friend”
Put myself out and you’re gone again
This coming and going, it’s not your best showing
Leaving me out in the cold
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Do what you want cause I’m back on the shelf
Say what you will, I found someone else
Take anything you feel belonged to you
But take it to heart when I tell you we’re through
Do what you want, say what you will but we’re through
A year goes by and not a word
This time it’s real … or so I’ve heard
I write and say, “hey I miss my friend”
Put myself out, you’re gone again
Tugging my heart strings, whispering sweet things
Thinking you’re back in the fold
Eyes So Blue
Yeah, it’s true
I get lonely, too
Ya never would’ve known it from my eyes so blue
But it’s true . . . I’m lonely without you
I get sad, when I think bank
Our time together was the best I had
Such a drag
To be livin’ in the past
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Oh, it’s true, it’s true
I get lonely, too
Ya never would’ve known it from my eyes so blue
But it’s true . . . I’m lonely without you
I’ve grown thin, feel loose in my skin
Friend’s tell me I’m as tiny as I’ve ever been
Yet, I feel like I’m carryin’ a wagon wheel
I go to work, the minutes tick
The passing of time just makes me sick
And it hits
I’m so fuckin’ over it
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Getting’ by and just enough
Seem to be the only effort I was capable of
And with age …
Seems to be catchin’ up
Lafayette seems so long ago
Lost are the summers I knew in Chicago
Where they’ve gone
Pissed away while pissin’ on
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Fight On
Through east bayou marshes and west Texas skies
New Mexican deserts and Montana nights
I bunched all my blessings and launched a grenade
Determined to walk away
From things I had loved and from those who loved
To loosen the grip of this pre-destiny
Searching for answers to the question why
We’re gifted only to die
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Yet we fight on, like soldiers at war
As if it’s an oath that we swore
Fight on, defending the pain
As if there were something to gain
Making the most of a deck that’s been stacked
Crossing a border and being sent back
Losing a child and turning to hope
For reasons why we should cope
With the weight of the world when you’ve outlived your dreams
Knowing you’re stung, overlooking the sting
Watching your dog as he runs towards his death
But still, in that last breath
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Grasping for control
Over mind, body, and soul
Nowhere left to go
I think of my daughter who’s new to this world
I think of my sisters when they were just girls
I failed as a brother, made no difference
Lord, give me another chance
To right all the wrongs I have done in my day
To live with the consequences I have made
The bed it was mine and my hands bear the blood
I ask before you judge
Let me fight on, like soldiers at war
Who know what they’re now fighting for
Fight on, defending the pain
Cause we’ve all got something to gain
I Know You’re Gonna Haunt Me
(lyrics by Levi Petree - Music by Sean Novak, Levi Petree, John Salgado, Tony Sancho)
It’s happened again
I couldn’t say exactly how these things begin
Love’s all fun and games
Til broken hearts are on the mend, torn and frayed
Don’t be sad, you were the best I ever had
Don’t be cruel, my love
It’s not the kind of thing it’d suit you to become
I’ll see you again
I couldn’t say exactly where, or let you know when
Time’s a funny thing
You think you’ve got it figured it out, it’s a rubber ring
but time enough
You’re still the one I’m thinking of
If we never meet again,
I know you’re gonna haunt me til the very end
Don’t be sad
You were the best I ever had
Don’t be cruel, my love
It’s not the kind of thing it’d suit you to become
I’ll see you again
I couldn’t say exactly where, or let you know when
Life’s a funny thing
You think you’ve got it figured out, it’s a rubber ring
Time’s up, you’re still the one I call my love
If we never meet again,
I know you’re gonna haunt me til the very end
Lover’s Cove
Drown yourself in Lover's Cove
We've still got an hour til that last ferry goes
Drown ourselves in Lover's Cove
Let the ocean drag us round
Hear the waves grow bigger from the storm
hear'em crash against the banks and make the rocks reform
they're pullin' on the stones, you can hear the heavy sound
but the earth can't seem to keep them on the ground
Oh, let's just stay the night in Lover's Cove
We can wake up in the mornin' and walk along the unpaved road
If the rangers come a'callin' we'll hop in down below
And keep each other warm in Lover's Cove
I can see the last boat leavin' and it won't be comin' back
If we wind up here forever, Honey I'm alright with that
And we'll find a place in Lover's Cove
We can laugh at all the tourists, watch the locals all grow old
We'll buy a boat, something small to suit our load
And sink, or swim for life in Lover's Cove
Rockaway
Tell your Dad you’ve gone to Rockaway
Say it’s someone else you’re spending the day with
We don’t wanna bring up questions, or second thoughts
I’ll pick you up outside the corner store
You bring the parasol you did before
We don’t want you turnin’ red like I seem to do when I’m with you
I remember the first glimpse I caught of you, Hayley girl
What I thought were only dreams could be true
You lay your blanket out across the sand
You fill my heart with just the touch of your hand
I’ve picked the ring and I hear the bells start to chime with you in mind
We feed the birds, it causes such a fuss
Those people pissed at us use hurtful words
You make me sweat so much that I’ve tripped up my best rhymes
It happens now and then
It’s the only thing in me confused, Hayley girl
I’m as sure as sure can be when I’m with you
All my friends know that I’m in love with you
Yes, they do
And they say they see it, too, in you
All my friends know that I’m gone, gone for you, Hayley girl
And they say they see it, too in you
Now we’re headed back from Rockaway
I’m grateful for the time we spent today
I’ll drop you off and be on my way, keepin’ my promise to you
I can’t wait to spend my life with you
The Habanero Do-Si-Do
She caught me lookin’ up her skirt
I played it off like no big deal
She wasn’t threatened by a glance
In turn she asked me for a dance
I was the one to give a squeal
I offered scotch to loosen up
But, she insisted on Modelo
Her hair was done in skull-crossbows
She took my hand and here we go
The Habanero Do-Si- Do
And she sang the song so sweet
In the style of old vaqueros
We step in time to my heartbeat
Skin so brown it made her eyes glow
Her accent music to my ears
A smile that told me all I need to know
Now we’re dancin’ toe to toe, pickin’ up words as I go
Habanero Do-Si- Do
She took me home to meet the fam
Nobody cared I was a gringo
Brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts
All takin’ turns, we did the dance
And partied til the sun had rose
And they sang the song so sweet
In the style of old vaqueros
We shared a love for Morrissey
“Oye Esteban, Pendejo!”
We crossed the border in the night
Wouldn’t stop until I got her home
Hoppin’ fences in the cold, pickin’ up words as we go
Habanero Do-Si- Do
Now she’s the singer in my band
And every night’s a different story
As for what that song’s about
Haven’t got that figured out
But I can tell it’s meant for me
And she sings the songs so sweet
In the style of old vaqueros
She’ll melt your heart right off its sleeve
Just don’t tell me where your mind goes
Settled down on First and Boyle
Had a baby named Fernando
Now he dances toe to toe, pickin’ up words as he goes
Habanero Do-Si- Do
You never try, you’ll never know
Just comes to you as you go
The Habanero Do-Si- Do
The Rapture
How can you swim with your head under water
Your head under water and the rapture sinkin’ in
How can you have faith when your heart says you’re gonna
Heart says you’re gonna be the first to give in
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Today is the day we all say goodbye
Let’s clear the air that’s between you and I
If I had a choice how I would die
It’s with you right by my side
I know where you are and where you wanna be,
But maintain your honesty
When you walk away at the end of the night
Are you living honestly?
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Now, if we should outlive this prophecy
You might mean a little less to me
I can live for the end if I know that it’s near
But, I can’t live any longer with your fears
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What’s It Gonna Take
Well, it finally came to my town
And with it came the Governor
Who did his best to tell us we'd all persevere
And be there for each other
If this all seems to familiar
And we've heard now's not the time
Well, it's getting harder to swallow, my friend
When the blood's not yours, but mine
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What's it gonna take?
Whatcha gotta learn?
Is a thought just so off limits to your talking points it just
sits there in some urn?
Whatcha gotta feel?
Who've you got to lose?
Should it mean anything less because it hasn't happened
yet to you?
I know about tradition
I understand protection
My Daddy showed me where the safety was and to point in which direction
First time I heard the shot ring out
I didn't get a thrill
And it stayed with me the only reason it exists is meant to kill
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Twenty kids nothing to show,
Every day in Chicago and in the Southland
Chattanooga, Baltimore, down to Charleston,
That same story we've all heard,
Word for word, word for word, word for word
What's it gonna take?
Whatcha got to lose?
Would a conversation hurt you any more than what it is we're going through?
Whatcha have to see
With your very eyes?
Cause I have a friend whose mother's wishing she could u see what she saw tonight
Yeah, I have a friend who's mother's wishing she could unsee what she saw tonight
With You By My Side (Rapture Reprise)
See “The Rapture”
“Chorus”