1. Breakdown
Don’t you ever get the feeling you’re falling apart?
Don’t you ever get the feeling you don’t know where to start?
This coffee tastes like cigarette, feels like I’m drinking nicotine
I think you know what I mean
I broke down on a highway, I screamed out to my city
But she kept on walking by, like she’d never seen a guy breakdown.
My heart is beating so fast it’s going to jump right out of my chest
My heart is beating so fast I’m certain he needs a rest
I’m in the gutter of a street that I don’t know the name of
What was I thinking of?
I broke down on a highway, I screamed out to my city
But she kept on walking by, like she’d never seen a guy breakdown.
Little things in your mind build up with time
Little things in your mind build up.
Come on over Alice, put that smile back on my face
Come on over Alice, my home is your place
This coffee tastes like cigarette, feels like I’m drinking nicotine
I think you know what I mean
I broke down on a highway, I screamed out to my city
But she kept on walking by, like she’d never seen a guy breakdown.
Little things in your mind build up with time
Little things in your mind build up
2. I Don’t Belong Here
I belong in a coffee shop
I belong in your heart
I should be on your stereo
Play me nice and loud
I believe in right over wrong
I believe it takes however long
What was once fuzzy is now clear
I don’t belong here.
I learnt my lessons hard
Every word I did hear
I long to be beside you
But I don’t belong here.
I belong in a coffee shop
I belong in your heart
I should be on your stereo
Play me nice and loud
I believe in right over wrong
I believe it takes however long
What was once fuzzy is now clear
I don’t belong here.
I learnt my lessons hard
Every word I did hear
I long to be beside you but I don’t belong here
I learnt my lessons hard
Every word I did hear
I long to be beside you
But I don’t belong here
3. Until Sunrise
I’m in a bar tonight
I want to drink it dry
No glass is too tall
Give me something old, for something that is blue
There’s a girl in the corner wearing the same shirt you wore the first night that we met
And it’s sad that she’s not you
You are the best
I’d love the to see you right now,
But you’re first asleep and I’m way too drunk to drive.
I get bored, I get high
I get shy, so I drink and I smoke
The words come easier you know
Take my mind and give it sunshine
And give it hope and joy and dreams that come true.
There’s a girl in the corner wearing the same shirt you wore the first night that we met,
And it’s sad that she’s not you
You are the best
I’d love to see you right now,
But you’re first asleep and I’m way too drunk to drive.
Have you heard about that guy who couldn’t sleep at night?
So he thought all about this girl who really spun his world
And he substituted sleep for a simple fantasy
And he held her through the night until sunrise
4. Out Of The Question
She said “Forget everything, I know what you’re thinking Sam and it’s out of the question…
No more love songs, don’t send me letters…
I know what you’re thinking Sam and it’s out of the question.
I don’t blame you
I would never name you
Your secret is safe with me
But why can’t you see
That this scene is old
And now that I’ve told you…â€
I guess I won’t be seeing you much anymore.
Please remember
I always meant to brighten up your day…
Even though it wasn’t always that way
5. My Friend and a Free Day
Every afternoon a delight
Looking back into your eyes
You look so beautiful
May you always shine in my mind.
A train leaves from the south
I look on from the staircase above
You look so beautiful
May you always shine like today.
So don’t you try and see her through my eyes
Because you can’t, you won’t, you never ever will.
Every evening a sweet, sweet night
I’m looking forward to the times
We drive through suburban streets
It’s you and this moment I need to keep.
Let’s stay up to meet the morning
Beneath the bridge in all it’s glory
You look so beautiful
May you always shine like tonight.
So don’t you try and see her through my eyes
Because you can’t, you won’t, you never ever will.
Every morning I’m close to empty
I wake without you and you wake without me
But I think of you all the time
May you always shine in my mind.
The morning air wakes me up
I walk to the station without my love
I visualize you amongst strangers all the time
May you all always shine in my mind.
So don’t you try and see her through my eyes
Because you can’t, you won’t, you never ever will
6. Scotty Come Home
Every time I hear Natalie Merchant or the 10,000 Maniacs I think of you.
And it takes me away to a place I need to be
But only you, only you have the key.
I close my eyes on lives that won’t stand still and it kills me…
Scotty come home
Hey Scotty come home
The little kids are growing every day now.
Everything’s changing and I really could do with a word or two.
An earthquake surrounds
I’m underground a road that goes and goes…
A special little song
Some words that linger and inspire
A reminder
Scotty come home
Hey Scotty come home
The little kids are growing every day now
7. The Drifter
I get onto a bus heading into town
I sit down on a seat next to this girl I’ve seen around
And I make eyes at her, she’s got pretty eyes
I make eyes at her but I’m not usually one of those guys.
And I’ve heard stories you wouldn’t believe
I’ve heard stories you wouldn’t believe.
Take this one guy…about my height…
He had what you might call the perfect life
Take this one guy…about my height…
He had what you might call the perfect life.
I step off the bus into the street but she doesn’t follow me
I’ve got some music on and it’s carrying me
Max Weinberg’s in my ear and I’m walking to the beat…
I look up at the buildings and they look back at me
You were here for a while now I drift around aimlessly
You were here for a while now I drift around aimlessly
The days are rolling by
It’s hard to keep up
The days are rolling by
It’s hard to keep up.
I get on the bus…it’s heading home south
The night is falling
It’s strange how strangers are ignoring strangers
And I’ve heard stories you wouldn’t believe
Take this one guy…about my height…
He had what you might call the perfect life
I used to be a pilot and I’d fly to wherever you’d be
Now I look out the window of a bus and I’m indifferent to what I see
You were here for a while now I drift around aimlessly
You were here for a while now I drift around aimlessly.
The days are rolling by
It’s hard to keep up
The days are rolling by
It’s hard to keep up
8. A Night For Remembrance
A night for remembrance falls through
We’ve come so far
Like a shooting star I fall every time.
When something is so special
Its stays that way forever.
Every time I open…you close
My mind is clever
It can hear everyday
And leaving is not an option when you feel this way.
Every time I open…you close
I’m falling…can’t you see?
I’m waiting patiently
And sometimes I see…
I see you in a million dreams
I see you in brilliant scenes
You’re the star and you’re my dream
You’re the star and you’re my dream
9. Wyoming
We went walking
Through Wyoming
Not Wyoming USA
But the Central Coast…Australia.
Our girlfriends looked so pretty
I wondered what they were doing there
With me and you
With you and me.
Its wintertime therefore it’s freezing…
But I never felt more alive than that night
Me, Scotty, Janice and Alice
Went walking through Wyoming…
Not Wyoming USA but the Central Coast…Australia
10. Game Over
I awoke to the sound of you leaving
That’s not true, I was awake I wasn’t sleeping.
There was a guy on your arm…you’re deceiving
You’re like a book I once read but it wasn’t worth keeping.
Take that chip off your shoulder
It doesn’t suit you and somebody ‘ought to tell you.
Take a life and cut it into pieces
Take a knife and cut open my stitches.
I don’t need a key ‘because I don’t need to be
With someone as soul destroying as you.
Take that chip off your shoulder
It doesn’t suit you and somebody ‘ought to tell you.
Go ahead and laugh it up with some guy
Laugh it up…I’m telling you enough.
I’ve got a guitar and I’ve got some chords
I’ve got a million words and I’ve got a voice
I’ve got a voice.I awoke to the sound of you leaving
That’s not true, I was awake I wasn’t sleeping.
There was a guy on your arm…you’re deceiving.
You’re like a book I once read but it wasn’t worth keeping.
Take that chip off your shoulder
It doesn’t suit you and somebody ‘ought to tell you.
I declare game over
11. Getting Too Old
I’m getting too old for this shit
I’m getting too old for this shit
I won’t beg anyone for anything
I won’t suck no dick
So go ahead and try to come on your own
Because we’re all alone.
It’s you and me and the guy down the street
The girl with gum stuck to her feet
A lady with a knife
A man who has no life
But oh how they tried
They tried their whole life.
So I went solo and I am fine
Nobody hurts me and nobody lets me down.
I know it’s hard sometimes being on your own
But don’t let anybody let you down.
I’m getting too old for this shit
I’m getting too old for this shit
12. Trying Not To Think About It
I’m trying not to think about it
But every single second has a life of its own
And I don’t know how I ended up this way
And I don’t know why I turn to you each and every day
If it’s something you don’t want
If it’s something you can’t feel
I’m trying not to think about it
And time won’t stand still no matter how much you want it to
It doesn’t stop me falling through the cracks
It marches on regardless and it won’t let me turn back
If it’s something you can’t see
If it’s something you can’t feel
Why worry babe?
Why worry like you do?
I’m trying not to think about it
Moments come and go but I hold onto them you know
It doesn’t stop me falling through the cracks
Time marches on regardless and it won’t let me turn back
If it’ something you don’t want
If it’s something you can’t need
Take the time…accelerate…get a move on…it’s ok
Take the time…accelerate…get a move on…it’s ok
Take the time…accelerate…get a move on…it’s ok
Take the time…accelerate…get a move on…you’re ok…you’re ok…you’re ok
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