I said, "I'm drinkin' up.
Would you like a belt yerself?"
You said, "Thanks, but no thanks,
I don't drink, myself.
But you go right ahead, my friend,
I'm not the sort that minds."

"That's good to hear," I said
"Because I think you'll find
that I don't care that you don't mind."

I said, "I'm lightin' up.
Would you like a puff?"
You said, "Thanks, but no thanks,
I don't do that stuff.
But you go right ahead, my friend,
I'm not the sort that minds."

"That's good to hear," I said
"Because I think you'll find
that I don't care that you don't mind."

I said "Let's do the nasty,
I like it when it's rough."
You said, "Well, I'm not so sure
I like that kind of stuff.
But I'll roll over just for you
And take it from behind."

"That's good to hear," I said
"Because I think you'll find
that I don't care that you don't mind."

Come with me down this ol' road
Where I got stuck and later towed
Listen to the sound of the falling rain
We just might end up stuck again

The little bird can sing and sing
The little bird knows everything
But the little bird don't bother with song
He knows that it just goes on and on and on and on

Climb up in this tree with me
The branches are big and there's plenty to see
Listen to the sound of the blowin' leaves
Feel that breeze goin' through your sleeves

The little bird can sing and sing
The little bird knows everything
But the little bird don't bother with song
He knows that it just goes on and on and on and on

Don't go followin' me no more
I'm sick of your face at my back door
Don't you listen to the bird in your head
Just remember what I said

The little bird can sing and sing
The little bird knows everything
But the little bird don't bother with song
He knows that it just goes on and on and on and on and on

Come with me down this ol' road
Where I got stuck and later towed
Listen to the sound of the falling rain
We just might end up stuck again...

I thought of you and made believe
Until I made you real
You played with me
You stayed with me
And knew just what I'd feel

The lips I never kissed
Are lips I can't forget
The dress you never wore
On the day we never met
The name I never whispered
As it echoed in my mind
The man I never was
The sweet thing that's not mine

I drink to you and toast your name
A name that I don't know
I think of you and see a face
A face that never shows

The lips I never kissed
Are lips I can't forget
The dress you never wore
On the day we never met
The name I never whispered
As it echoed in my mind
The man I never was
The sweet thing that's not mine

The lights are out, the moon is up
I'm calling out my plea
But all I hear is my own voice
Echo back to me

The lips I never kissed
Are lips I can't forget
The dress you never wore
On the day we never met
The name I never whispered
As it echoed in my mind
The man I never was
The sweet thing that's not mine

Rise up on your feet again
Wake yourself from your sleep
Seems it never ever ends
Like an ocean cold and deep

Let it feel like something else
Let it be a breeze
Let me be like someone else
With something else to see

Out here on the sea again
The waves are rolling high
The stowaways are laughing
And the children want to cry

Let it feel like something else
Let it be a breeze
Let me be like someone else
With something else to see

Deep inside this dream again
And searching for the tracks
Sitting by that window then,
Where now you can't go back...

Let it feel like something else
Let it be a breeze
Let me be like someone else
With something else to see

Just don't tell the things you know
Never show the things you see
Let's keep this little secret with you and me

First come outside here with me
I know it's night, but I can see -
That's right, step out, take my hand
And I'll help to make you understand

Just don't tell the things you know
Never show the things you see
Let's keep this little secret with you and me
Let's keep this little secret with you and me

I like nights when there's no moon
I like suckin' on snakebite wounds
I like thinkin' bout you and me
Twined up in the grass by the apple tree

Just don't tell the things you know
Never show the things you see
Let's keep this little secret with you and me
Let's keep this little secret with you and me

Bite my lip and make it bleed
My heart is running twice the speed
If you wanna know just how I feel
Listen to the sound of my spinnin' wheels

Just don't tell the things you know
Never show the things you see
Let's keep this little secret with you and me
Let's keep this little secret with you and me

Listen to the grass that's out there blowin'
Look at that tractor just there sittin'
It's my name that the bottle's callin'
Listen to the goddamn song I'm singin'

Drink your wine, listen to the crickets
It's so fine out here in the thickets
Sittin' on a tree stump, that's the ticket, uh-huh

Look at that doggy sittin' on the stairs
Look at that star shinin' way up there
Think of all the things that they're doin' in jail
Think of all the rich ones out on bail

Drink your wine, listen to the crickets
It's so fine out here in the thickets
Sittin' on a tree stump, that's the ticket, uh-huh

Look at the TV, it's all crappy
Look at the bald spot on yer pappy
Listen to his wheatfield out there blowin'
Hope its doin' better than his hair at growin'

Drink your wine, listen to the crickets
It's so fine out here in the thickets
Sittin' on a tree stump, that's the ticket, uh-huh

The rain on the ground
The empty town
Nothing is left in the lost and found
Hot sun, buzzin' flies
Hurtin' head, squinty eyes
Look at me and how I've done
Shootin' tin cans with my daddy's old gun

And the army is strong
And the navy's at sea
As I sit on my porch and watch TV
Hot sun, buzzin' flies
Hurtin' head, squinty eyes
Look at me and how I've done
Shootin' tin cans with my daddy's old gun

I'm too weak to fight
I can't get to sleep
The ocean outside is cold and deep
Hot sun, buzzin' flies
Hurtin' head, squinty eyes
Look at me and how I've done
Shootin' tin cans with my daddy's old gun

Don't let a crawdad bite yer toe
The dirty little thing will never let go
Don't let your car go off the road
Remember that your haulin' a heavy load

You with the beady piggy eyes
Go and live yer devil ways
Just don't come 'round here no more
Temptin' me with yer devil days

You with the beady piggy eyes
Go and live yer devil ways
Just don't come 'round here no more
Temptin' me with yer devil days

Don't let a doggy bite yer leg
Whup him on the ass and tie him to a peg -
Don't tell me that your shit don't stink
It's worse than the puke in the kitchen sink

You with the beady piggy eyes
Go and live yer devil ways
Just don't come 'round here no more
Temptin' me with yer devil days

Put up your dukes or stop that talkin'
That's my woman so quit yer gawkin'
Keep yer fingers off my truck
Remember that it's mine, you fuck

You with the beady piggy eyes
Go and live yer devil ways
Just don't come 'round here no more
Temptin' me with yer devil days

A friend is a need
Like a gauze when you bleed
And you're layin' and cryin' away
And the dozen or so
Of the friends that I know
Aren't worth the time anyway

The tree can be a hangin' tree
The rose a thorny stem
The wind can blow across the field
But it's always us or them
Yeah it's always us or them

A song is a thing
That you you write and you sing
When you're layin' and cryin' away
And the dozen or so
That I wrote long ago
Don't sound good anymore anyway

The tree can be a hangin' tree
The rose a thorny stem
The wind can blow across the field
But it's always us or them
Yeah it's always us or them

A prayer is a thing
Like a kite on a string
That can snap and get lost in the sky
And a dare is a dare
So you better beware
'Cause soon you'll be saying goodbye

The tree can be a hangin' tree
The rose a thorny stem
The wind can blow across the field
But it's always us or them
Yeah it's always us or them

I get up every morning
I'm mean to everyone
But you just you ignore me
You seem think it's fun

And I need to get away
And you need to get away from me
And you see it's the right thing
And that is why you're right for me

I watch the girly dancers
Passing one by one
I'll never have to meet them
I have my dance and we're done

And I need to get away
And you need to get away from me
And you see it's the right thing
And that is why you're right for me

I've got a book of special pictures
I take a peek off and on
When I'm alone in the morning
I get my own thing going on

And I need to get away
And you need to get away from me
And you see it's the right thing
And that is why you're right for me

You said that you were getting cigarettes
It¹s been a week and you're not back yet
Your ashtray sits, empty, unused
I sit waitin', empty, confused

What could I have done
To make you feel this way?
What could I have said
To make you walk away?
If only I could know,
If only I could see
But you're not ever comin' back to me

You said I was the only man for you
But now it seems you've got another view
And is it someone else, or was it me?
Who is it with whom you'd rather be?

What could I have done
To make you feel this way?
What could I have said
To make you walk away?
If only I could know,
If only I could see
But you're not ever comin' back to me

I go to bed at night and dream of you
But in my dreams you're not just one, but two
And arm in arm you walk the beach
Just far enough to be out of reach

What could I have done
To make you feel this way?
What could I have said
To make you walk away?
If only I could know,
If only I could see
But you're not ever comin' back to me

You could be away for quite some time
But you'd never leave my foolish mind
You can step right on my foolish heart
You had me hooked, you had me from the start

Put me in a corner of your mind
Think of me and you from time to time
Take me to a place I'd rather see
Show me someone I would rather be

You could step into my open door
I never felt this crazy way before
Just the way you walk right down the street
You never ever miss a single beat

Put me in a corner of your mind
Think of me and you from time to time
Take me to a place I'd rather see
Show me someone I would rather be

You can fall asleep and I won't mind
You can dream the dreams deep in your mind
I will lie awake and hear you breathe
Just promise me that you will never leave

Put me in a corner of your mind
Think of me and you from time to time
Take me to a place I'd rather see
Show me someone I would rather be

I shot an ol' bottle with my favorite gun just last night
It shattered and the sound made me feel like the king I am
The neighbors all heard and got scared
Thought it was a gunfight
But hell, it was fun, so I did it again
'Cause that's the kinda king I am

I shoot 'em up, I shoot 'em down
I shoot the lost, I shoot the found
And if there's someone I can't find
Well, then I shoot 'em in my mind

I turned on the radio and listened to the ol' songs playin'
And things started feelin' good and right again
So I shot up a crow in a tree after dinner this evenin
Its good to keep yer trigger finger nimble,
I'll tell you what, my friend

I shoot 'em up, I shoot 'em down
I shoot the lost, I shoot the found
And if there's someone I can't find
Well, then I shoot 'em in my mind

I shot my daddy in the arm, with morphine
He said he never felt so good in all his goddamn life
So I shot him up just once more, fer good measure
He never woke up, and ever since,
it's been a mighty peaceful life

I shoot 'em up, I shoot 'em down
I shoot the lost, I shoot the found
And if there's someone I can't find
Well, then I shoot 'em in my mind

Watch that spider in the bathroom sink
He's a better friend than you might think
So let him spin his web in peace
He catches creepy crawly things

I never fall asleep at night
I never get the chance
My thoughts won't stop spinning round
They dance and dance and dance

Watch each hair on your head turn gray
Look out the window and count your days
One two four five six seven eight
There ain't much to love and there's plenty to hate

I never fall asleep at night
I never get the chance
My thoughts won't stop spinning round
They dance and dance and dance

Look at that bone-yard over there
You can see it out the window from the kitchen chair
I wanna see my name carved in one of them stones
I wanna be part of them rottin' bones

I never fall asleep at night
I never get the chance
My thoughts won't stop spinning round
They dance and dance and dance