Nellie's Discography

Lyrics

Cupcake (4:44)

Do you know you're always on my mind?
I know we seek and we shall find
Somewhere to go
Mother, please
I'm feelin' low as can be
When will they see?

Do you know you're always in my thoughts?
I know protection can't be bought
Somewhere to hide

Mother, please
I wanna cry
What a tease
When will they see?

Come on
Now you got some time
I wanna hear it
Cuz I need an answer
I know youth dies young

But our youth's just begun
And ain't it a beautiful day?
Cuz it's true
Baby
I need you
And damned if I say I do
Gertrude would approve

I need you
In the mornin'

I need you
In the silent afterglow
Won't you let my lovin show?
Baby

Oh
Anyone can tow the line
Except for me
Cuz I'm a disco dancer
All my life I've been

A gopher with a grin
My smile is fadin' away
Cuz it's true
Baby
I need you
To shatter the status Q
Truman would approve

I need you
In the mornin'

I need you
In the sunshine
Rain
Or snow
Won't you let my lovin' show?
Baby

Otherwise I don't want to hear it
You got me talkin' talkin' talkin'
Well it's better than you

Cuz I say
I don't wanna fear it
That look that says
Exactly what you think of me
Cuz that's when you would be free
From my love
My love
Baby baay-bee

Come on

Honey
Stop denyin'
Or I'm forever gonna be a bachelor
Leave the steps of your house
Get down to the courthouse
Gimme a G and an A
Y
Cuz it's true
Baby

I need you
I'm damned if I say I do
Jesus would approve

I need you
In the morning
I need you
In the scarlet afterglow
Won't you let my lovin' show?
Baby

I need you
I need you
To sustain my sorry soul
Won't you let my lovin' show?
Baby
I need you...
I need you
I need you
I don't wanna hear it...

You got me talkin' talkin' talkin'
Well it's better than you
I need you...
I need you
I need you
I need you
To get over the rainbow...
Won't you let my lovin' show?
I need you

I need you
To get over the rainbow...
Baby
I don't wanna hear it
I don't wanna hear it
I don't wanna hear it
You got me talkin' talkin' talkin'
Well it's better than you

Pink Chandelier (1:38)

Fuzzy are the lights
Fuzzy like your smile
Fuzzy really nice
Suzy likes your style

Hello stranger
Fellow stranger
Hello stranger

Walkin' straight in a fog
Blue chandelier
Where you go
Tonight

Dizzy is the trance
Dizzy leads the dance
Dizzy goes the fan
Lizzie likes romance
Hello stranger

Fellow stranger
Hello stranger
Stay out late as a dog
Pink chandelier
Where you are
Tonight

(Dance break)

Penny for your thoughts
Penny really cares

Penny from the block
Jenny likes your hair
Hello stranger
Fellow stranger
Hello stranger
Hello stranger...

There You Are In Me (2:47)

Every single thing
Will only bring
Another sad solution
Every single hurt
Will only curse
Another substitution
Everyone you meet
Secures a wretched seat
Within your memory

Wipe their filthy feet
Upon the yearning of your soul

There you are in me

No one ever loved me
Not at school
And home was so sadistic
I don't wanna be
Another fool
Another sad statistic

Everyone you know
Secures a wretched glow
Within your memory
Wipe their filthy toes
Upon the yearning of your mind

There you are in me

Mother, mother
Why you tear away?
Countin' up the stars like any other

Brother, brother
Can you hear me say
Not long far
I've just gone undercover

Selfish
Stupid
So self-serious
Bawlderdash, I got no money
Shellfish

Cupid
So delirious
Leave me 'nuff alone

Uptight
Upright
Long nights furious
Darwin asks, You got the money?
Big cry
Big guy

Fish eye curious
Can this be my home?

Everyone you tell
Secures a wretched hell
Within your memory
Wipe their filthy smell
Upon the yearning of your mind

There you are in me

Mother, mother

Why you tear away?
Countin' up the stars like any other
Brother, brother
Can you hear me say
Not long far
I've just gone undercover

Dumbass
Smartass
So self-serious

What disgrace
I got no money
Well-read
Dopehead
So delirious
Leave me 'nuff alone

Frothin'
Coughin'
Right ridiculous

Face to face
You got the money
Upset
Inbred
White trash glorious
Can this be my home?

Everyone you touch
Secures a wretched crutch
Within your memory

Wipe their filthy mush upon the yearning of your soul

There you are in me

Yodel (1:36)

Standin' in the break of a yawn
Where you done left me alone
There's nothin' happenin' to hide
Sittin' in the shade of the lawn

As everybody goes home
There's nothin' left here to find

Standin' with my back to the wall
Mindin' the sky as it's fallin' all around me
Listenin' for a break in the rain
For it's not drownin' my pain
Anymore

Standin' in the shade of a yard
Where everybody works hard

And everybody is dyin'
Walkin' to the temple of art
Where I'm found out as a fraud
And there's nobody who's buyin'

The Big One (4:02)

As you're walkin' down the street
Might wanna skip a beat

And think it over
Walkin' to the corner store
But it ain't there no more
If you wanna loaf of bread
You try a pharmacy instead
Another chain will set you free

When you go to pay the rent
You see it's all been spent
The purse is empty

Money, money make a buck
But you're all outta luck
This town ain't friendly now
A thousand faces stare you down
Each one's afraid of what you seek

Slither in your suit, can't deny it
Hide behind a view, gentrify it
Take a life or two, the revolution's comin' round
Clingin' to the door, quiver, cower

Profit off the poor, fight the power
Hurt 'em even more, that's why they took Bruce Bailey down
Took Bruce Bailey down

Lookin' like the jack is back
But he ain't gonna attack
His hands are flippin
Druggies dyin in the halls
They're bangin' on the walls
Your ma ain't trippin now

It ain't a home if you ain't allowed
What time's the ceasefire?
Where's the heat?

Spittin' on the old, sister, brother
Shittin' on your soul, welfare mother
Profit is the goal, the revolution's comin' 'round
Payin off a loan, mass eviction
Elevate the zone, ain't no fiction
Breakin up a home, that's why they took Bruce Bailey down

Took Bruce Bailey down

No more tokens, take a train
You swipe a piece of plastic paper
No more smokin' on the plane
You gripe, they'll take you to the jailer
Bide your time, it's all in vain
They tell you, as you meet your maker
Grief's the mother of invention
Pain's the midwife to your labor

Turn it, burn it, cure it, endure it
If you are able, sucker

People standin' in the park
It's gettin' mighty dark
The kids are scowlin'
Shutter up the windows tight
This is an evil night
The wind is howlin fast
Another tragedy has passed

Another stain on you and me

Slither in your suit, can't deny it
Hide behind a view, gentrify it
Take a life or two, the revolution's comin' 'round
Clingin' to the door, quiver, cower
Profit off the poor, fight the power
Hurt 'em even more, that's why they took Bruce Bailey down
Took Bruce Bailey down

Spittin' on the old, sister, brother

Shittin' on your soul, welfare mother
Profit is the goal, the revolution's comin' 'round
Payin' off a loan, mass eviction
Elevate the zone, ain't no fiction
Breakin' up a home, that's why they took Bruce Bailey down
Took Bruce Bailey down

G.E.S. (1:42)

There you are
There you're good and gleaming
There you are
There you're bold and beaming
There you sit
Every bit built to last

There you were
There you traveled slowly
There you were

You were life unfolding
Now you've quit
Now they've broken the mast

Doo...
The town's for sale
Doo...
It never fails

And I can make it happen
And I can make it fun

And I can watch it flatten out
And I can make it run

I Will Be There (2:56)

Been workin' a long long time
See her in the news
Calling her on her crime
But she can't refuse

Cuz she'd quit it
If she could
Knowing that she should
But admit it
She's all right
Gotta keep the fight on
And so she cries
Through weary eyes we see

I don't have to have you

But you know I want you
And you know I love you
And so I care
But if you won't have me
And if you won't see me
If you ever need me
I will be there

Been workin' a long long day
Now it's gettin' dark

April is on the way
See you in the park
Cuz she'd make it if she could
Knowing that she should
But she's taken up above
Keep on fightin'
Love on
And so she cries
Through wary eyes we see


I don't have to have you
But you know I want you
And you know I love you
And so I care
But if you won't have me
And if you won't see me
If you ever need me
I will be there

I don't have to have you

But you know I want you
And you know I love you
And so I care
But if you won't have me
And if you won't see me
If you ever need me
I will be there

The Down Low (3:36)

I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing

It isn't bad to know your limitations
That we know can come to good
But if you had to know your situation
I see no reason you should
You don't have to know


If you're in the clear
It's on the down low
And don't you find it
Anything you hear
It's on the down low
And don't you mind it
Hold your head up high
That will see you through
Dry your little eyes

Don't mess up your life by seeking truth

It isn't hard to get an education
Know you want to come to good
But you can hardly bet on imitation
And I see no reason you should
You don't have to know

If you're in the clear
It's on the down low
And you won't find it

Anything you hear
It's on the down low
And don't you mind it
Walk right down the stairs
That will see you through
Drive the thoroughfare
Don't mess up your life by seeking truth

You, you should live in flowers where the sun does shine
Chingata chinga chinga chinga

Chingata chinga chinga chinga oh ho lay
I spend all my idle hours bidin' time
I know it ends some day

It isn't bad to diss your situation
That we know can come to good
But you'd be mad to miss your coronation
And I see no reason you should
You don't have to know

If you're in the clear

It's on the down low
And don't you find it
Anything you hear
It's on the down low
And don't you mind it
Hold your head up high
That will see you through
Dry your little eyes
Don't mess up your life

You're overreaching
Trying to find to seek the truth...

I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing

I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing
I don't see nothing

I don't see nothing

I don't see nothing...

Long and Lazy River (3:47)

You're supposed to have a laugh
And have a lot to say
You're supposed to have a gas
And make your getaway

But do you know you can't be wrong?
How do you know you can't be wrong?
You've got a long and lazy river to your soul

I wasn't sure about anything
No
I was secure in a rendering
Headed west now I guess I'ma wanderin'
No
Wishing I weren't good at squanderin' all I had


You gotta lot that's lame and royal alibis
I gotta lot of shame and things are dead inside
But do you know you can't be wrong?
How do you know you can't be wrong?
You've got a long and lazy river to your soul

I know I wear you down
You're lookin' awful bored
But if you're skippin' town
And say you'll take no more

Well do you know you can't be wrong?
How do you know you can't be wrong?
You've got a long and lazy river to your soul

Color me damned
Feeling petrified
Yes
Tear up my plans
Leave me weatherblind
Guess it's past

It's a flash
From the other side
Fadin' fast
Goes the mast
It's a bitter climb
All I had

And now I know you're mad
I know you're filled with hate
I know that as I stand here you know I'm too late

But do you know you can't be wrong?
How do you know you can't be wrong?
You've got a long and lazy river to your soul
To your soul...
To your soul...
To your soul...
To your soul...

I Am Nothing (1:47)

You
Traffic on the line
Strangers all around
Nothing here but time
I don't see a sound
Floating high above
Every little town
People who can love

Please don't leave me now

I am nothing
Please don't leave me out
I am nothing

You
Coursing through my veins
Pulsing every pound
Panic on parade
Cutting through the crowd
Music fills my brain

I know I letcha down
Take me back again

Please don't leave me now
I am nothing
Please don't leave me out
I am nothing

You
Footsteps on the floor
Do they make a sound

Open up the door

Please don't leave me now

Beecharmer (ft. Cyndi Lauper) (4:02)

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Sewed everything he said
Together with a thread
Repeatin' in my mind

Each word like a rhyme
Like a penny serenade
Liltin' through a song
He says the record's overplayed
Where did I go wrong?

[Nellie McKay:]
He never stayed at first
Could not commit the time
Ignored all the quirks but he still did the crime

And when he goes away
I know you'll call and cry

[Cyndi Lauper:]
And when he calls back today
I know I'm gonna try

[Nellie McKay:]
But I know you're mine
When you're on the line

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Is it somethin' I said?

[Nellie McKay:]
Won’tcha let him walk away?

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Got it stuck in my head

[Nellie McKay:]
Don'tcha hear a word I say?

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Is it somethin' I said?

[Nellie McKay:]
Every night the same old moan it's
Eeieeieee
Am waiting 'til my Joe comes home

[Nellie McKay:]
I'm the queen of QVC
You're leanin' on my ear
You mean the world to me
Though the connection isn't clear

Like my inkspot seventy-eights
Convenient when you're low

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Feel like an antelope on a nature show
I guess I gotta go

[Nellie McKay:]
But I know you're mine
When you're on the line

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Is it somethin' I said?

[Nellie McKay:]
Won'tcha let him walk away?

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Got it stuck in my head

[Nellie McKay:]
Don'tcha hear a word I say?

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Is it somethin' I said?

[Nellie McKay:]
Everytime we're on the phone it's
Eeieeieee
Am waiting 'til my Joe comes home

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Hey

[Nellie McKay:]
Castaway romance

[Cyndi Lauper:]
What's it gonna take?

[Nellie McKay:]
No knights with shiny armor

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Hey

[Nellie McKay:]
Try a different dance
Oh, I'm a real beecharmer

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Well I scold and I scratch to make him stay
But he don't wanna know from me
Why that old alley cat he runs away

[Nellie McKay:]
Lock the door and lose the key

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Is it somethin' I said?

[Nellie McKay:]
Won’tcha let him walk away?

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Got it stuck in my head

[Nellie McKay:]
Don'tcha hear a word I say?

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Is it something I said?

[Nellie McKay:]
Every night the same trombone it’s
Eeieeieee
Am waitin' 'til my Joe comes home

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Hey

[Nellie McKay:]
Last car wreck romance
What’s it gonna take?
No knights with shiny armor

[Cyndi Lauper:]
Hey

[Nellie McKay:]
Try a different dance
Oh I'm a real beecharmer

Swept Away (1:53)

I’m swept away
Yes, I’m off the ground flyin'
Swept away

Yesterday’s all but gone
Like a hurricane
You are tossin' me round
Find I’m swept away
And today you’re the one

For society
Shimmy shimmy shimmy
And you go
Oh no

For propriety
Shimmy shimmy shimmy
And you go
No no


But now I’m swept away
Yes, I’m past the sound barrier
Swept away
Yesterday’s all but done
Like a novocaine

Shootin' up through my arm faster
Swept away
And today you’re the one

(Banjo solo)

For society
Shimmy shimmy shimmy
And you go
Oh no
For propriety

Shimmy shimmy shimmy
And you go
No no

But now I’m swept away
Yes I’m past the sound barrier
Swept away
Yesterday’s all but done
Like election day
You are robbin me blind, mister

Swept away
And today you’re the one

Real Life (2:49)

Don't ask me what I'm thinking
I can't handle it
Didn't plan on this
Don't ask me what I'm drinking

Hey hutt hey wassup
Nothin' doin but

If I had a real life
I could break my hands
And maybe feel life
Not understand it
As if I had a real life
Not a bland and broken false reality

Sign up for lie detection

They'll examine me
Shine a light and see
Won’t fight a slight depression
Say it can't be done
Nothing comes from fun but

If I had a real life
I could break the mold
And maybe steal life
From those who stole it

As if I had a real life
Not an old and smokin' false reality

Girl gone crazy
Ridin' the wave
Ridin' it way out
World don't faze me
Nothin' to save
Nothin' to save us now
Anyhow


Buy me a billionaire
And maybe I'll forget
Maybe I'll accept
Write me a Beaudelaire
And sign me up a cut
If you're going up cuz

If I had a real life
I could break it down
And maybe feel a life

Not just drown in it
As if I had a real life
Not a Town and Country false reality

(Instrumental Verse)

Girl gone crazy
Ridin' the wave
Ridin' it way out
World don't faze me
Nothin' to save

Nothin' to save us now
Anyhow

Destroy the government
And set me up as king
I've been wonderin'
About the precedent
Of pushin' me around
Goin' underground cuz
If I had a real life

I could break the rules
And maybe feel life
Instead of foolish
As if I had a real life
Not a cruel and chokin' false reality

Tipperary (2:56)

We will have a house in Tipperary

A cottage by the sea
A cottage on the prairie
A home for you and me
A house in Tipperary
A house in Tipperary
Where we can go
Out to our cottage on the sea

You may be wack
You may be intrepid

You pray a lot
You stay on track
You may be accepted
You may have thoughts
But try to make it happen
And try to fight it out
Just stick around
You're down for the final count

We will have a house in Tipperary

A cottage by the sea
A cottage on the prairie
A home for you and me
A house in Tipperary
A house in Tipperary
Where we can go
Out to our cottage by the sea

You may be wack
You stayin' intrepid

You play a lot
You take a tack
You may be accepted
You may have thoughts
But try to make it happen
And try to fight it out
Just stick around
You're down for the final count

Get down Get down

Gladd (3:06)

It's been a long time coming
But I know you are the one
Here at home at last the days have ceased
It's been a long time coming
And I know we've just begun
All the pain has passed and there is peace


If the breath was warm and tender
Now the breath becomes a yawn
And I've been returned to sender
And I'm better since I'm gone

It's been a long time coming
But I know you are the one
Here with time erased I'm at my best
It's been a long time coming
And I know we've just begun

Without a pretty face I can just rest

But the march is still ongoing
I can hear the drummers roll
And it can't show signs of slowing
It is too dear
It's my soul

It's been a long time coming
But I know you are the one
Here at home at last the days have ceased

It's been a long time coming
And I know we've just begun
All the pain has passed and there is peace

For Gladd Patterson (1931-2003)

Food (3:00)

We're gonna get some food in the house tonight
Get some food in the house tonight

We're gonna get some food in the house tonight
Get some food in the house

For to starve is to hate
Is to kill
Is to sin
Brooo…
Better love's on your plate
Get your fill
And dig in

Brooo…

We're gonna get some food in the house tonight
Get some food in the house tonight
We're gonna get some food in the house tonight
Get some food in the house

We're gonna get some food on the table tonight
Get some food on the table tonight
We're gonna get some food on the table tonight
Get some food in the house


(Musical interlude)

Hell is strife and confusion
Be frightened or fine
Brooo…
Well if life's an illusion
We might as well dine
Brooo…

We're gonna get some food in the house tonight
Get some food in the house tonight

We're gonna get some food in the house tonight
Get some food in the house

(Piano break)

Well now we're feelin' full in the house tonight
Feelin full in the house tonight
Oh yeah we're feelin' full in the house tonight
Feelin full' in the house

We're gonna go to sleep in the house tonight
Go to sleep in the house tonight

We're gonna go to sleep in the house tonight
Go to sleep in the house

We Had It Right (ft. k.d. lang) (2:20)

[Nellie Mckay:]
Watchin' you glide towards me dear
Oh ho ho it's clear
Rumor was wrong
We were right

[k.d. lang:]
Swathed in all white as if a dove
Oh ho ho my love
They heard it wrong
We were right

[Nellie Mckay:]
Though your ears may hear it all my friend
Rumor has it
Rumor has it wrong

[Nellie Mckay & k.d. lang:]
And though your eyes may see it happenin'
Rumor has it
Rumor has it wrong

[k.d. lang:]
Watchin' you walk towards me sweet
Oh ho so complete
Rumor was wrong
We were right

[Nellie Mckay:]
Clutchin' your coat as we depart
Oh ho ho my heart
They heard it wrong
We’re all right
Rumor had it wrong

[Nellie Mckay & k.d. lang:]
Rumor had it wrong

[Nellie Mckay:]
And we had it right

[k.d. lang:]
Quit talkin' 'bout it

[Nellie Mckay & k.d. lang:]
Rumor had it wrong

Columbia Is Bleeding (3:41)

Another day begins
And there you are
The mother sways her shins
Here comes the footstep of the man who'll make your dreams
The tube is fitted in
And there you are
The tepid sedative
Then a scream

Hold your placard up

Cold and coffee cup
After go to a bar
Hand your flier out
Must admire how
Dedicated you are

I don't wanna know
If you're havin' fun
Or your Maddens are on sale
I don't wanna know

If you've got a gun
Or a new stepson
Or you think you're gonna bail

Chris Hougan
She had to run
Last night been a lot of fun
But now it's French
A little tense
She hadn't done the reading

There she sat
Hoped to pass
Didn't think to face the fact that
Oh by gosh
Alas, alack
Columbia is bleeding
Walkin' down
Off the bus
Vickie Lucas crossed campus

Was thinkin' how
She's made it now
That successful feelin'
Walked by fast
Hailed a cab
No clue that she'd passed a lab
And while she's sittin in lit class
Columbia is bleeding

The surgeon is in town

And there you are
The clamp is comin down
Then a scream

Everybody knows
Protestors are those
Schmoes who don't have a life
See these scientists
Seekin' differences
Have to suffer such strife


I don't wanna know
If you're havin' fun
Or your Maddens are on sale
I don't wanna know
If you've got a gun
Or a new stepson
Or you think you're gonna bail

Generalize
Proselytize

Words were spillin' out their sides
As Charles Eise
Buys his supplies
Gets ready for a feedin'
Tried for track
Hit the mat
Didn't think to face the fact
That while he's thinking
Man that's wack

Columbia is bleeding

Quite a snob
He didn't tip
Nice guy Rob watched the eclipse
Then looked around
I've made it now
I'm just so glad to be here
Made a pass
Got hand slapped

Didn't think to face the fact
That while he's mackin' on that ass
Columbia is bleeding

You don't have a religion
But you have fingers ten
They clutch at your incision
You roll them up and
Then a scream

They're just animals

Make good edibles
Fester filth and disease
Check the Bible, son
We got dominion
We can do as we please

I don't wanna know
If you're havin' fun
Or your Maddens are on sale
I don't wanna know

If you've got a gun
Or a new stepson
Or you think you're gonna bail

Tee Tee Green
Mezzanine
Ended up beside the team
Then gave a cheer
Got some beers
With friends who started streakin'

Back with Zach
Said “I look fat”
Didn't think to face the fact
That while she's under self-attack
Columbia is bleeding

Rodney J
Began to pray
His mama lost her life that day
Had been a year

It wasn't clear
If he was safe or screamin'
As he jabbed the Bible flap
He didn't think to face the fact
That barbarism killed the cat
Columbia is bleeding

This is the Ivy League

Columbia is bleeding...
Columbia is bleeding...

Lali Est Paresseux (2:33)

Avez-vous de la glace ce soir
Il est temps de partir ce soir
Oui apportez une chaise ce soir
Je n’aime pas beaucoup cela ce soir

Ecoutez s’il vous plait ce soir
Il est temps de partir ce soir

Est-ce que vous fumez ce soir
Je n’aime pas beaucoup cela ce soir

Ooo…
Oui montrez-moi
Le chemin ce soir
Lali est paresseux
Ooo…
Oui montrez-moi
Le chemin ce soir

Lali est paresseux

Est-ce authentique
Je ne sais pas
Montez-moi le chemin vers la boutique
J’adore ce soir

Avez-vous de la glace ce soir
Il est temps de partir ce soir
Oui apportez une chaise ce soir
Je n’aime pas beaucoup cela ce soir


Ooo…
Oui montrez-moi
Le chemin ce soir
Lali est paresseux
Ooo…
Oui montrez-moi
Le chemin ce soir
Lali est paresseux

Happy Flower (2:27)

You and me
We sweat
We slave
We gamble recklessly as if a dagger in the dark
Me and you
We misbehave
We trample fecklessly upon the bladder of our hearts


But it's a happy flower in the mornin' sun
And it'll keep perfumin when the mornin's done
This ain't no tacky flower in a masquerade
And it'll keep on bloomin' 'til it steals the shade
Of the garden 'neath our windowpane

You and me
We leave
We lie
We're running through the ramble off the road of sad goodbyes

Me and you
We tease
We try
We're cutting off the ample charms put forward from the skies

But it's a happy flower in the mornin' sun
And it'll keep on glowin when the mornin's done
And though our happy flower doesn't make a sound
Well it'll keep growin' 'til it fills the ground
Of the garden 'neath our windowpane


Happy flower
Happy flower
Happy flower
Happy flower

Happy flower
Happy flower
Happy flower
Happy flower

Mama & Me (4:11)

It's just my mama and me
And though I know it may be
Hard to be mama and me
Well we got time
Time time
With my mom by my side

I know I'll always survive
We'll never give up the fight
'cause we got time
Time time time

I didn't wanna go
So far from home
But it was time, you know
Children got to roam
But now I need her so

She's my mom

There's a lotta things that I'm proud of in this world
I got a pinch of Shirley Chisholm
And a sprinkle of That Girl
Are you lookin' at me
Cuz there's no one else here
I'm a Legally Blonde 3
The Curse Of The Big Hair
And now the critics've weighed in

Well it's time to give credit
To the person who's the limit
Although she's never said it
To whom I am indebted
Who cuts the final edit
She's my mama mama mama and I want you all to get it

It's just my mama and me
And though I know it may be
Hard to be mama and me

Well we got time
Time time
With my mom by my side
I know I'll always do right
We'll never give up the fight
Cause we got time
Time time time

So hold on
Hold tight

This meetin's adjourned
For people with degrees
You got a lot to learn
We been earnin' jack shit, man
Feelin' the burn
Lost the girdle
Jumped the hurdle
So now it's our turn
See I been livin' with my mama

Since I was an embryo
Never had Nintendo
Saw a lot of Brecht though
I only knew you since Jewel went techno
You think I'm gonna listen and write you a check
No

I felt so small
Barely big enough to crawl
My mother would call me

As I stalled by the wall
Of the daycare I was placed in
While she's making low wages
And my granny's tracin' those crazy sad faces
That I taste in my soul
Old as coal in the mountains
Movin' over me slowly
Scoldin' me when I'm lonely
And waiting for mama

To enfold me and hold me
As she told me
We were gonna be okay

It's just my mama and me
And though I know it may be
Hard to be mama and me
Well we got time
Time time
With my mom by my side

I know I'll always do right
We'll never give up the fight
'cause we got time
Time time time

I think back to those days
It makes me so mad
Can’t even fathom
The chasm she had to collapse
I'm an educated woman

But I wanna attack
Wanna slap my granddad
Wanna wack my dad
Where were you
When we were at the welfare office?
The atmosphere's toxic
The clerks are obnoxious
The kids nosh on chocolate
Chompin' their losses

Can't even charge the clothes
So play with osh b’gosh boxes
Those bruises
Short fuses
Of bad guys
And black eyes
The losin'
The oozin'
Of blood down your right thigh

The wantin' to die
With your nose broken
Heart chokin'
Hitchin a ride with a
Chain smokin'
Plain-spoken
Gent who's gonna drive you
As far as he can
But he ain't got the rent

And you ain't got a man
What now mama?
Tell me you got a plan
We're gonna make little darlin'
With a government grant

It's just my mama and me
And though I know it may be
Hard to be mama and me
Well we got time

Time time
With my mom by my side
I know I'll always survive
We'll never give up the fight
'cause we got time
Time time time

I didn't wanna go
So far from home
But it was time, you know

Mom needs time alone
But now I need her so
She's my mom

Pounce (0:56)

I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce


I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce
*Meow*
Like a pussy cat


I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce


I'm gonna pounce
*Meow*
Like a pussy cat

You're feelin' hollow for the deal is done
You hear a rustle but you pass on by
I'm gonna pounce, I'm gonna pounce, pounce
You see a shadow stretchin' over the sun
That's when the cutest little kitty comes and hits you in the eye

I'm gonna pounce

Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce
Pounce
I'm gonna pounce

I'm gonna pounce

*Meow*
Like a pussy cat

Old Enough (1:45)

Never thought I'd live to be old enough
To be old enough to feel like this and
Never thought I'd figure it out enough
To be loud enough to make you listen

On and on the meadows sing
They ring out merry the view
On and on my conscience blared
And shared my longing for you

Never thought I'd live to be old enough
To be bold enough to make a difference
Never thought I'd figure it out enough
To be proud enough to take my mission
Never thought I'd live to be smart enough

To have heart enough to find a better way

Never thought I'd live to be old enough
To have soul enough to pass perdition
Never thought I'd count up the years enough
To be clear enough on my convictions
Life ain't all it claims to be
It clings to me when it’s blue
Life brought all its pain to me
And shamed my longing for you


Never thought I'd live to be old enough
To be told enough to lose the bullies
Never thought I's able to learn enough
To be firm enough to live life fully
Never thought I'd live to be strong enough
To be young enough to find a better song
Then you came along
Never thought I'd live to be old enough

Lyrics

David (2:47)

look at you you're young
havin' so much fun
gonna be a star
blah blah blah
and click there goes the phone
I don't wanna know
what my
horoscope's predicting

just pour me a drink
cuz I need a kick
I don't wanna think
I just wanna sip

(chorus)
david don't you hear me at all
david won't you give me a call
waitin' here not makin' a sound
david come around

mister bushie says
I'm your president
I have lots to say
hey hey hey
and click goes the remote
there you have my vote
catchin' the next boat out of here

just pour me a drink
cuz I need a lie
I don't wanna think
I just wanna die

(chorus)
david don't you hear me at all
david don't you hear through the wall
waitin' here not makin' a sound
david come around

(bridge)
chaos pervades the world outside
days offer spades of hurled outcries
gone is the fair and five and dime
but he is there
he's so fine

listen to her play
has somethin' to say
even has a rap
clap clap clap
but click there goes the lid
sorry 'bout the fib
I ain't got a grip on nothin'

just pour me a drink
right outta the can
I don't wanna think
I just want my man

(chorus)
david don't you hear me at all
david dear I'm just down the hall
waitin' here not makin' a sound
david come around

Manhattan Avenue (3:38)

Send a breeze
A pitbull's yelp
A tender squeeze
A cry for help
Make it now
And make it fast
Such memories
Can never last
I long for the days
Music and mayhem
Mama's a smilin' friend
In the scuzzy hue of the sunlight
Manhattan avenue

Lionel please
Watch o'er our door
The children tease
I beg for more
Chipping paint
The ceiling's spent
Aw ain't it great
Can't make the rent
I long for the days
Kittens are meowling
Junkies are prowling
Deep in the jazzy hue of the streetlight
Manhattan avenue

[instrumental break]

How wild it is
What strange a vice
That a mugger and a child should share the same paradise
Oh but dreams come true on
Manhattan avenue

Sari (3:27)

Sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t apologize so much
that it’s jive it’s a crutch
I just used when I’m judged
bein’ fudged by a face I can’t erase and can’t see
cuz I misplaced a dossier or Monty Python CD
or somethin’ stupid like that
but jesus is that so bad
to make my ego go splat
like a tire goin’ flat
or fat on a big mac
I’m bein’ attacked
tit for tat
you fuckin’ bureaucrats
you can just apologize back

(bridge)
But I don’t know when it comes and it goes
all the highs and the lows
in this motionless psychosis
ieeieei and I die fadin’ straight away
ieeieei and I cry every waking day
I don’t know what else to say

(chorus)
I’m sorry for the mess
the stupid way I’m dressed
I guess I failed my test
oh don’t you know I’m sorry for my views
I musta been confused
and yet you know that really I’m sorry for you

Well now I don’t mean to offend, much
just comprehend
when you’re female and you’re fenced in and
phen-phened to no end
and no zen guide to men will help you fend off the brethren
and then the pen appears
and better than the oxygen network
or the sword or the spear or the fork
or the bored pork-fed horde
it’s a mooring post
the whore you’ll miss the most when you’re away
when you’re in Snowshoe PA
doin’ some play from Backstage
that deals with AIDS and race and gays and
relationships and ballet
and then you’re like “hey yay what’d you say?
I can just sing my troubles away?”
but then you’re fucked
‘cause you gotta make a buck
and the whole world sucks
and you’re like a lame duck
that’s lyin’ dyin’ tryin’ to sell out
but there’s no one buyin’ and there’s all this doubt
and you can preen and dream and scream and shot
but your life’s affliction is the fiction of Faust

(bridge)

I’m sorry for the time
the stupid way I rhyme
I knew I shoulda chose a life of crime
I’m sorry for my blues
I know it’s all old news
and yet you know that really I’m sorry for you

I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry
I also mirror this apology
this idealogy of sorry
in part of the liberal theology that’s leading us to hari-kari
it’s like a mythology, almost
like a malingering ghost
as we slowly decompose
writing in the grave of the polls
cryin’ for Senator Wellstone and then proceeding to moan
at our own supposed sabotage of the elections at home
“oh somebody phone home!
the American people have spoken!”
now is that certain?
maybe those nice Midwestern folks were just jokin’
in any case there’s no use in dopin’ chokin’ mopin’ and sobbin’
come on you disheartenin’ dobbins
sayin’ sorry is my problem
so to conclude
I’m a little of a prude
so it’s difficult for me to have to allude
to all this rude crude verbal baggage
but I manage cuz I’m a savage inside
I may listen to Enya’s greatest hits
and try to control my hissy fits with pride
won’t get my hair dyed
but oh the onus of lyin’ all the time
I don’t wanna say, “diiiie motherfucker!”
but I wouldn’t mind if you did
sometimes even the nice girl’s ego has to override the id
and so before I flip my lid my crib
and get myself out of this bind
you can hear what’s on my lips but you don’t know
what’s in my mind

(chorus)

I’m sorry for you I’m sorry for you
I’m sorry
waaaah

Ding Dong (3:11)

My cat died and I quickly poured myself some gin
Did she die from old age or was it for my sins
God I loved her oh so much
Miss her little kitty touch
Does she miss me does she care
Oh I miss her kitty stare
Do you have a little time
Would you like to ease my mind
Talk for hours and never stop
Chop your head off
Be a lighter person
Brighter person nicer
But you've heard it all before

[chorus]
So ding dong
There's the doorbell hello man in white
He's gonna make you all well
Getcha through the night
But hey now
You don't feel better
As you take your fresh bromide
Maybe this man of letters lied

Let me tell you 'bout a dream I had the other night
You were in it boy you sure gave me a super fright
I was walking down the street
Downtown by the DMV
You popped out behind a door
It was odd you were on all fours
Do you have some time to spare
You were barking at a bear
It said hey you'd better stop
Chop your head off
Be a lighter person
Brighter person
Nicer
But you've heard it all before

[chorus]
So ding dong
There's the doorbell
Hello man in red
He's gonna make you all well
Getcha into bed
But hey now
You don't feel better
As you wake and slowly rise
Maybe this smooth jet-setter lied

[instrumental break]

Stick around one minute more
I'm smarter than you think
Do I sound like an old bore
Oh man it's just the drink
I didn't always hit the gin
There were times when I fit in
They'll never know how much I tried
Did I tell you my cat died
Do you have a little time
Would you like to feel sublime
Run away and never stop
Chop your head off
Be a lighter person
Brighter person
Nicer
But you've heard it all before

[chorus]
So ding dong
There's the doorbell
Hello man in black
He's gonna make you all well
There's no going back
But hey now you don't feel better
As you drift off in the tide
Maybe this jack the ripper lied
And you died

Baby Watch Your Back (3:28)

Baby watch your back
Baby watch your back ...
I watched you come and go and never noticed
Like daily papers, faces, knick-knacks
But now I've seen you
And you are my focus
Baby watch your back
I went my days and nights
Not knowing of you
But now you fill my every minute
And I can't stop myself for my thoughts
Of you are infinite

I watch you
You hate me
I don't like you
But I want to have your baby
You ain't got no soul
I don't really get you
You ain't got no soul
Like I've never met you

[chorus]
You ain't got no soul
But I'm gonna let you in
For a big surprise
Baby watch your back
Baby watch your back
Watch out

Now you walk down the street and I follow
Wearing my wig and funny glasses
And I will follow you wherever you go
Baby watch your back
I'll catch you one day in the rain or the fog
And then you'll realize how I care
And I'm invincible for I am like smog
I'm everywhere
I touch you
I feel you
I brush you
Soon I'll steal you

[chorus]

Baby watch your back!

The Dog Song (3:04)

I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
Yeah it's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong

My life was lonely and blue
Yeah I was sad as a sailor
I was an angry 'un too
Then there was you
Appeared, when I was entangled
With youth, and fear, and nerves
Jingle jangle
Vermouth and beer
Were gettin' me mangled up

But then I looked in your eyes
And I was no more a failure
You looked so wacky and wise
And I said, lord I'm happy
'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
It's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
And I don't care what the politicians spout
If you wanna companion
Well just go right to the pound
And find yourself a hound
And make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about

My life was tragic and sad
Yeah I was the archetypal loser
I was a pageant gone bad
Then there was you on time
And wagging your tail
In the cutest mime
And you was in jail
I said woof, be mine
And you gave a wail
And then I was no longer alone
And I was no more a boozer
We'll make the happiest home
And I said lord I'm happy
'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
Singin' my song
Strollin' along
It's just me and my dog
Catchin' some sun
We can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
And I don't care what the politicians spout
If you need a companion
Well just go right to the pound
And find yourself a hound
And make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about
That's what it's all about
That's what it's all abow-wow-wow-wout
That's what it's all about

Waiter (4:15)

oh waiter bring me my check soon
I have a hectic schedule
I'm saddened by the news that we won
I wonder what I'd say to the bomb

where are you now
where are you going
do you mind
and do you care
that you will die
do you despair
and do you allow
for what you are choking
do you know
just what you do
the fickle snow
it's cuz of you

(chorus)
waiter
I need my change I need it now sooner not
later
it may seem strange but have you seen the paper
maybe it's victory
maybe it's history
maybe it's you

the scuds drop down like butterflies
they're loved and round and very wise
they're just like you and me
as they tend
their incandescent need for a friend

where are they now
where are they headed
do they see
the little ones
and do they flee
or do they run
and do they feel proud
as they are embedded
do they ask
or do they tell
to mask the fact
they're going to hell

(chorus)
waiter
I need my change I need it now sooner not
later
it may seem strange but have you seen the paper
maybe it's erotic
maybe it's despotic
maybe it's you

waiter
I need my change I need it now sooner not
later
it may seem strange but have you seen the paper
maybe it's victory
maybe it's history
maybe it's you
nothin could be finer than to be in Carolina in the mornin

I Wanna Get Married (4:01)

I wanna get married
yes, I need a spouse
I want a nice Leave it to Beaverish
golden retriever and a little white house
I wanna get married
I need to cook meals
I wanna pack you cute little lunches
for my Brady bunches
then read Danielle Steele
I wanna escape
this rat race I’ve created
I’m feelin’ enervated
I don’t care if I make it
I just want to bake a sugar cake for you
to take to work in the morn
and I’ll stay home cleaning the dishes
and keeping your wishes all warm
I wanna get married
that’s why I was born

I wanna partake in bake sales for the classroom
I wanna hear the sweet tune
of Sally’s little vroom-vroom
as she zooms around my broom
as I exhume the gloom
of my shallow life
I wanna be simple and honest and dimpled
‘cause I am your wife
I will never tarry
I’m not even torn
I wanna get married
that’s why I was born

Change the World (3:58)

I wake up
I am bored
to my pictures I implore
should I go or stay
what should I be today
make a leap
go to sleep
should I cry or should I weep
where should I go from here
am I hetero or queer
oh, self discovery
what joy it is
I need recovery
caffeinated fizz
should I run
should I hide
happy pill or suicide
contribute or refute
have a kid
then call it cute
oh, self-esteeming, in suburbia
my shelf is teeming
a pet named Chia

(chorus)

oh what should I say
what should I pray
who would care if I went ahead
and punched the wall
oh what do I care
what should I wear
what do I care
what does it matter
if I change the world at all

I listen to some rap
I give myself a slap
come on use the pain
drink up from the rain
just arise unsupervised
healthy wealthy you know wise
dance around
make a sound
let yourself become unwound
god, I’m so German
have to have a plan
please Ethel Merman help me out this jam
ding a ling
ring a ding
anything just do something
feelin’ dense
on the fence
civil disobedience
come on now’s the hour
go and deviate
can’t you feel the power
hope you appreciate

(chorus)

OK Dr. Phil
ready for my pill
flex my psychic muscle
guess we’d better hustle
people are dying now
do something you ugly cow
sorry for myself again
me, my wallet and my men
Jesus I love you
Frank I love you, too
hit the road together
get out of the zoo
no exit
just a pit
apocalyptic and a zit
hurry now
pack your bags
adieu you mall scallawags
got my sneakers velcroed
snap my bookbag on
goodbye little zipcode
how can I go wrong

(chorus)

what does it matter
if I change the world at all

It's a Pose (3:30)

Jimmy, you know my love is true
and Davy, you know I love only you
and Mitchie, you give meaning to every day
and Nathan, hold on I got somethin’ to say
menfolk they need their women
but women don’t need their men
ladies can walk away grinnin’
but guys act surprised
I thought I was your man
why’d you leave me baby
well sir here’s a maybe
maybe it’s because we can
“what the hell do you mean?”
well for instance
you get a one you want twofold
“and what else?”
you’re a fiend, you’re tight-fisted
got no moral molars
shrug your shoulders
sell your soul to get your gold
but hey hey hey
that ain’t nothin’ to do with you
you’re a sensitive Joe I’m forgettin’
but every woman knows
it’s a pose, just a pose

You’re preenin’ in your armchair
and I’m steamin’ at your knee
go on pontificatin’ like I care
Peter Lorrie, then a story about AC/DC
Harvard-educated, frustrated dictator
tyrant with a PhD
“what the hell do you mean?”
well for instance
you have started every war
“and what else?”
you’re obscene, a coincidence
get your pornos from Time Warner
who is fornicatin’ foreign shores
but hey hey hey
that ain’t nothin’ to do with you
you’re a sensitive Joe, I’m forgettin’
but every woman knows
it’s a pose, just a pose

Sammy, oh let me put away the kettle
oh no honey
your arrogance is what makes you special
and Manny, of course
when you leave you are missed
fellas can’t you see I’m pissed
tryin’ to enjoy my readin’
but you insist on interpretin’ text
oh go on **** off I’m pleadin’
every sentence is a pretext for sex sex sex sex
god you went to Oxford
head still in your boxers
but you’re male so what should I expect?
“what the hell do you mean?”
well for instance
you’ve committed every rape
“and what else?”
I won’t heed your insistence
Mr. copulatin’ populatin’ masturbatin’ denigratin’
Birth of a Nation instigatin’ violator of my escape
but hey hey hey, that ain’t nothin’ to do with you
you’re a sensitive Joe, I’m forgettin’
but every woman knows
it’s a pose, just a pose
heaven knows
the world’s your ho
but she’s gettin’ too old
for your pose
oh, there she goes

Toto Dies (4:02)

And when the dawn breaks through the drums start
beating the morning to the farm
your grimace widens and your lips part
sounding the silent alarm
and when the bells explode they scatter
hitching a hand unto the breeze
the grand bureaucracy grows fatter
whistling the old melodies

oh-ee-oh goes the Buckingham jewel guard
oh-ee-oh goes the cop on the beat
oh-ee-oh goes the kid in the schoolyard
oh-ee-oh goes the kid on the street
Hey man what’s happenin’ with you?
I watched that episode too
maybe I’ll get some Chinese
I’ll have the dumplings
no MSG please

And when the night breaks through they wonder
if all they lost was self-respect
they pass the homes of greed and plunder
still, ling’ring on, the disconnect

oh-ee-oh sittin’ down for the evening
oh-ee-oh through the civil earthquake
oh-ee-oh safe in bed and they’re dreamin’
heaven knows if they’ll ever awake

Yeah I’ll have my coffee black
hey look we’re bombing Iraq
I guess that’s the only way
oh did I tell you we got Fifi spayed?
and when they get to work they hear drums
the boom fills all the empty space
they file papers lada-dee-dum
trimming their shoebox with lace

oh-ee-oh but there’s somethin’ a growin’
oh-ee-oh through the bustle and hiss
oh-ee-oh **** the lawns that need mowin’
oh-ee-oh there is somethin’ amiss
oh-ee-oh oh-ee-oh oh-ee-oh
oh-ee-oh-ee-oh-ee-oh

Won't U Please B Nice To Me

If you would sit
oh so close to me
that would be nice
like it’s supposed to be
if you don’t I’ll slit your throat
so won’t you please be nice
if you would hug your arms right around me
that would be snug
like it’s supposed to be
if we part I’ll eat your heart
so won’t you please be nice

Oh don’t you love this romancing
know that it’s your life you’re chancing
isn’t it nice
now you’ve married me
sugar and spice
like it’s supposed to be
if you go i’ll get your dough
so won’t you please be nice

Stop with your jazz oratory
I only listen to top forty
N’Sync rules
isn’t it nice
together we’ll always live
no sacrifice
we’ll vote conservative
if you run I’ll pull a gun
give me head or you’ll be dead
salute the flag or I’ll call you a fag
oh won’t you please be nice

Inner Peace (2:53)

In high school it was cool to say
you look funny
you’re a retard dummy
a retarded dummy
yeah you suck out of luck
you’re no Playboy bunny
hee hee
so you laugh, it’s a gas
they’re right on the money
they’re just being funny, hysterically funny
yeah i’m stupid it’s true
now can we be chummy?
Maybe

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize you’re not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you turn the other cheek
don’t wanna think about the schools in Bosnia
don’t wanna sing about food in Somalia
I don’t need this, I don’t see this
all I want is inner peace

Graduate but too late
college will just hurt you
soon they’ll all desert you
get your just desserts you
all essays MLA format they’ll convert you
Could they?
so you try it’s like pie
get just more alert you
they’ll not try to hurt you
only you can hurt you
so you say, so you play
they would not subvert you
Would they?

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize you’re not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you get on through the week
don’t wanna think about the new armed forces
don’t wanna sing about no carriage horses
I don’t need this, I don’t see this
all I want is inner peace

You pretend it’s the end
ah yes I’m all grown now
uh-huh I’m at home now
fool, you’re never home now
even this laugh’ll pass
go answer your phone now
you’ll see
see I told you you’re old
now you’re all alone now
look ma how I’ve grown now
ain’t you proud I’m grown now
look this head is all dead
see how much you’ve done now
You pussy

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize you’re not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you find the “om” you seek
don’t wanna think about the fall elections
don’t wanna sing about no vivisection
I don’t need this, I don’t see this
all I want is inner peace
inner peace

Suitcase Song

When it says goodbye
you don’t hear it sigh
does that it mean
that it’s gone far far away
is this your day to
buy a paper
draw a mustache
make the mayor a giraffe
try and tempt fate
get pneumonia
recuperate with soy bologna

(chorus)
Can you hear the rain a ploppin’ slowly
with a soft and soapy thud
don’t you worry about a moppin’, sholy
you’ll only find yourself with mud
mayfalta una maleta
mayfalta una maleta

When you go to bed
lay your fuzzy head
by the nightstand
where you turned off your phone
nobody’s home, now
ride the subway
make graffiti
go to Famous Ray’s
buy ziti
get the paper
no more artwork
make the mayor a dartboard

(chorus)

Work Song(4:08)

Deliver the paper deliver the porn
deliver the baker deliver the morn
A quiverin’ jibberin’ shiverin’ mass
of sunshine and good times that I have to pass
on the way to my job on the way to my work
on the way to that slobberin’ hoverin’ jerk
who’s my boss today
who’s my boss to stay
who’s my supervisor when I’m in my grave
a slave on the run still under the gun
of Attila the Hun with a cinnamon bun
I don’t know son, was there somethin’ I missed
I don’t think Fritz Lang was a fantasist
Metropolis exists is this
if you listen close you can hear the piss

(chorus)
Every day’s another loss
need the pay so please the boss
through the sludge they mingle by the mile
every worker looks ahead
ah the kiddies must be fed
so they trudge along in single file

joo ming boohaaooo

and you turn and you toil
and you burn and you boil
in the tourniquet coil
of the white folks’ soil
spoilin’ with a malaise worse than disses or dope
wakin’ up in a haze
with your wishes and hopes
and your poor little dreams
all wrapped up in burlap
that you carry around
for a sniff or a snack
or a taste in your haste
to get right back on track
outta whack with the pack
but acquiring the knack
of ignoring the rustle
that quietly seethes
the hustle, the buy-it
the air that you breathe

(chorus)

joo ming boohaaooo

Clonie (1:56)

My oh my walkin’ by
who’s the apple of my eye
why it’s my very own
clonie
oh if I should stroll the ‘hood
who knew I could look so good
just talkin’ on the phone to
clonie
we are pals
it’s cool ‘cause we’re not lonely
shallow gene pool
there’s nothing to my only
clonie
me and you, hustlin’ through
holdin’ on through thick and thin
just day by day our DNA
‘cause the Olsen twins got nothin’ on us
we’ll survive
side by side
Mother Nature don’t you call her phony
she’s my clonie

Respectable (4:07)

There's a rich boy
but he doesn't spend
he just drinks his Poland Spring
he's a quick boy walkin' round the bend
or at home alone reading
and he wants to do good
and he wants to do right
so he does what he should
but he's got to subscribe
to the rules of the tribe

now you're
playin' for the team
everybody loves to love a winner
and you're bustin' the beguine
everybody knows you're no beginner
but ah the bums say oh
things ain't what they seem

you're the respectable member of society
but you don't have nothin' on me
you gotcha east side certified pedigree
but you won't have nothin' you'll see
because I warned you
they would scorn you
but you never did a thing

when you go in for the kill
everybody wants to make it happen
and you make a hundred mil
everybody wants to scratch your back then
but ah the freaks say oh
things ain't what they seem

you're a respectable member of society
but you don't have nothin' on me
you gotcha uppercrust dinner tux sanctimony
but you won't have nothin' you'll see
because I told you
they would mold you
but you never did a thing

are you gonna tell
are you gonna hide
are you
gonna join the crowd or split
who are you payin'
ah what are you sayin'
are you gonna sell
are you gonna buy
are you gonna fizzle out or hit
where are you layin'
ah what are you sayin'

he's a grown man
and he wears a tie
and his laugh is hard and fast
he's a old man
far before his time
and his jacket holds a flask
and he tried to do good
and he tried
to do right
so he did what he could
but he had to subscribe
to the rules of the tribe

now you're lookin' for a queen
everybody talks too much and argues
and it makes you wanna scream
don't these little punks
realize who they're talkin' to
but ah the scrubs say oh
things ain't what they seem

you're a respectable member of society
but you don't have nothin' on me
you gotcha caterers and prada and your maitre'd
but you won't have nothin' you'll see
because I warned you
they would burn you
but you never did a thing
you're the respectable members of society
but you don't have nothin on me
you're the respectable members of society
you're so respectable
you're the respectable members of
you're so respectable

Really (3:56)

Am I sad
not sad enough really
am I mad
not mad enough clearly
am I
complacent
completely
lacking in sincerity
yes indeed I am
am I tough
not tough enough really
am I rough
not rough enough nearly
am I lying here
on the ground
watching you get pushed around
yes indeed I am
really

I don't know why
I'm such a wimp
I realize
I'm just your pimp
but what can I do
what can I do

am I small
not small enough really
I feel lame and cirumspect
I feel your pain and yet
I feel sympathy
empathy
it's just that I'm super busy right now
really

I don't know why
I'm such a ****
I realize
this doesn't help a bit
but what can I do
what can I do

am I bad
not bad enough really
I feel angry and upset
I could write you a small check
look I wish you luck
and here's you're buck
it's just that I'm a yuppie ****
yes indeed I am
really