BACK TO THAT
I pulled in the front, looked for my keys
Cuz I knew that you’d be home
Cuz I need you, I wanna feel your hand
From the surface, down to the bone
And I can’t believe it
That I’m going back
Back to that
You’re a cancer, a tease, a plague on my house
But I know that you’d be kind
When there’s something you need, my phone goes wild
With you calling me inside
And I can’t believe it
That I’m going back
Back to that
FAILING
You got me breaking down
But you knew this before
Listen to the sound
Of a new way to bore
And I know
You got me singing out
And I know
That you’d rather hear me shout than say “I want you”
Sit
Down
Watch
Me
And I know
You got me singing out
And I know
You’d rather hear me shout, than say “I want you”
THEY’RE TRYING TO MAKE YOU A WOMAN
You know its not gonna matter
In 50 years what you’ve done
Painting notes in a cave
Confessing sins, ignore some
They’re trying to make you a woman
So brush your hair and paint your lips
They’re trying to make you a woman
But its easier to make a fist
We’re all firing bullets
Straight up into the night they’re sprung
Standing with our heads back
Trying to catch em on our tongue
They’re trying to make you a woman
So brush your hair and paint your face
They’re trying to make you a woman
Well to you, that seems to be the case
PAY DIRT
Pay dirt
Another inspiration tapped
We cater
To minor keys with major gaps
Its harder
To see the money through the trees
For starters
What can you do for me?
Hey there
You got another song to play
Why don’t you
Get your ass up on the stage?
We wanna
Tell the whole world about this
Artist
But gotta pay for word-of-mouth
WHAT THEY TELL THEIR KIDS
He’s a sentence too short
He’s a month too soon
He called her up while wasted
You would have laughed it off too
This is how they met
This is what they tell their kids
This is what they tell kids
I don’t know what I’m gonna do next
I don’t know what I’m gonna do next
I don’t know what I’m gonna do next
So I might as well sit the fuck around
You know its just a picture
But don’t act like its just a date
Cuz if you’re giving it up
They will always be those that take
This is what they tell kids
YES I DO
I know what to say
I know what to do
And I’m gonna walk outta there
With a hella lot more than you
Yes I do
I took the raise
I work the hours
When the boss does a walkabout
I give him all cuz I got the power
Yes I do
I got the Wilkes account
Keeping me awake
Did a line off my daughter’s book
And I’m gonna be working late
Just like you
I know what to say
I know what to do
And I’m gonna walk outta there
With a hella lot more than you
Yes I do
INTO THE HOUSE
1
2
3
Oh baby you’re a bridge to burn
You got me drinking drinks from the colours to the worm
I never once succeeded anything I’ve tried
I’d rather play alone than risk the outside
I didn’t know, I wasn’t supposed to know
That you acted like that
I didn’t learn, I wasn’t supposed to learn
To dance
2
3
4
Oh baby you’re a wagon to paint
You got a busload of years thrown upon that face
And the in to the house is the same as the out
I gotta get up and leave if you’re gonna sit and pout
You didn’t know, you didn’t wanna know
Exactly how I felt
You didn’t cry, you didn’t shed a tear
When they came…
2
3
4
TRY TO WAIT
I’m scared to leave these sheets
I heard gunshots from down the street
They said they killed another 5
Injured 2 cops, now one’s died
You can’t live out your lives
Without being scared to go outside
A brave face, another ribbon
Regressing evolution
All they do
Is beat it with a clean slate
The news will get better
If you try to wait
I hold my love, she holds me
Watching broadcasts on repeat
A brave face, a new resistance
To the idea of coexistence
I worry when she leaves that she won’t come home to me
All they do
Is beat it with a clean slate
The news will get better
If you try to wait
Gonna spin it around
And beat it with a clean slate
It never gets better
If you try to wait