1. |
Aftermath
01:07
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used to drink coffee with half & half
have a pizza party
we’d laugh and laugh
but then, kid, you did what you did
and I’m still dealing with the aftermath
saw you from my cave
and I had to crawl out
try to be brave and ignore all doubt
but then you tore my heart in two
and I’m still reeling from the fallout
and all my friends
I should have listened to them
when they said “you know,
she isn’t really a gem”
but how you shone
standing on your front lawn
working on your Vespa
yeah, I guess it’s for the best
but I don’t know
used to watch TV cuddled up on the futon
now you don’t want to see me
and I hate it here with you gone
don’t feel right in this endless night
I’m still waiting for a new dawn
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2. |
Going Wrong
02:46
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I love you more than any other guy
sometimes I accidentally make you cry
I never mean to be mean to you
I’ve tried to fight my nature for so long
I don’t know where I’m going wrong
I love you more than twenty other guys
I’ve been the source of plenty of your sighs
but I’ll keep trying to curb your sighing
and I know for sure our love will be so strong
I don’t know where I’m going wrong
I’m fucking up and I can see
but before you get rid of me
try to nudge me in the direction
of where I should be
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3. |
I Need To Hear It
02:36
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I spend too much of my time
waiting for apologies from you
apologies go a long way with me
I get the feeling that I’m
being foolish hoping you’ll just
tell me the reasons why you stay with me
I know you’ve got feelings for me
I know you do
can you express them vocally?
that would be cool
I need to hear it
I need to hear it from your lips
I need to hear it
I need to hear it from your lips
and sometimes I feel it
coming right through your fingertips
but I still need to hear it
I need to hear it from your lips
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4. |
Mixed Signals
01:55
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first it seems like you really like me
and then I feel like you don’t care
one minute it’s like you’re all over me
then the next minute you’re nowhere
so hard to read you
I really need to
figure out where I stand
mixed signals, all I get from you
mixed signals, got me so confused
mixed signals, don’t know what to do
I don’t know if you do it just to torture me
like, I don’t know if it’s deliberate
hey, maybe figure out the message
that you’re wanting to deliver
and then try to deliver it
so hard to pin it down
my head keeps spinning round
wondering where I stand
I might have sent a mixed signal
or two in my life
but if I did, I’m sorry
I surely regret it now
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5. |
Vowelerie
02:42
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Vowelerie ay, I gotta say
that you’ve really got a way
of bringing out the
romantic in me
every day
Vowelerie, I gotta see
is there a chance that maybe we
could go on a ride
I know that I’d
be so happy
you’re working at the donut shop
down the street
I’m working on my speech
somebody must have put you here
to torture me
you hover just out of my reach
Vowelerie I, I gotta find
out if I ever cross your mind
with such allure
I know that you’re
sure crossing mine
Vowelerie oh, I wanna know
did you maybe wanna go
to Italy, Spain, Germany,
or out to a show?
Vowelerie you certainly do
have a quality or two
that I’d like to see
rub off on me
you know that it’s true
but Vowelerie why, why would I try
when I know you’ve got every guy
in the whole town
chasing you round
trying to catch your eye
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6. |
Back on the Ride
01:45
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You take me to the top
up to the summit
and then the bottom drops
my stomach plummets
oh, I know that I have got to try
to save a shred of pride
I can’t get back on the ride
you’re sweet as funnel cake
but now I’m cautious
this round and round will make
my poor heart nauseated
is the thrill worth the million
tears that I have cried?
I can’t get back on the ride
what did I expect?
it’s gonna wreck
oh, what the heck?
maybe one more go around
anyway, no one can say
that I haven’t tried
I can’t get back on
I won’t get back on
I can’t get back on the ride
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7. |
Saving You a Place
02:08
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Is there anything that I can say
to get you to my place tonight?
for so many nights you’ve been away
let me see your face, all right
every night I’m all by myself
because I don’t want anybody else
I’m saving you a place
inside my broken heart
a perfect little space
to make a brand new start
staring at the the stupid sofa seat
thinking about the promises you made to me
I hesitate to call them lies
but they have yet to materialize
so take your time
I hope you’ll find
your love’s still there for me
when you’re ready to find me
you know where I’ll be
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8. |
Baby, It's a Shame
02:05
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baby it’s a shame
that I can’t kiss your lips
since you’ve given me the slip
baby it’s a shame
we have to be apart
since you went and broke my heart
baby it’s so lame
you started telling lies
that really came as a surprise
but baby it’s a shame
even after all of that
I still just kinda want you back
but if we were to take that path
I think we both can do the math
and pretty soon the honeymoon’s a blur
and then we’re where we were
baby it’s a shame
that I can’t hold your hand
since you canceled all our plans
baby it’s a shame
I have to be alone
since you went and blocked my phone
oh baby it’s insane
you slandered me online
man, that really blew my mind
but baby it’s a shame
even after all of that
I still just kinda want you back
but if we were to go that route
can there still be any doubt
about the way it all would play out
and I’m sure that you’ll concur
but if we go through this once more
will it end up like before?
and pretty soon the honeymoon’s a blur
and now we know just how it goes
and now we’re where we were
baby, it’s a shame
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9. |
I Could Tell You
01:51
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I could tell you that I haven’t slept in days
but I don’t want to give you the pleasure
I can tell you aren’t even slightly phased
if even moved,
not far enough to measure
and there’s a part of me
that wants to beg and plead
to keep you by my side
the other part of me
says it’s smart to be
a bit more dignified
I could tell you that my life’s a total mess
but I don’t want to give you the satisfaction
I can tell you could not possibly care less
if even moved,
you’re sure not moved to action
and there’s a part of me
that wants to kick and scream
to keep you by my side
the other part of me
thinks that I ought to keep
a little shred of pride
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10. |
How Are Things With You?
02:32
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I spend a lot of time wondering
wondering what went wrong
I spend a lot of time wondering
what goes on, what goes on, what goes on
I spend a lot of time blundering
stumbling behind
it’s always lightning and thundering
in my mind, in my mind, in my mind
is there a chance I can be cured?
and that I day could be a thing
to be enjoyed and not endured?
will I ever find some peace
before I find death’s sweet release?
I spend a lot of time wondering
wondering what to do
I spend a lot of time underthinking
and overthinking it too
always racking my fucking brain
for the missing clue
going over it all again
like you do, like you do, like you do
but it never becomes clear
I never figure out whose bright idea
it was to leave me here
out of sorts and ill prepared
bitter, sad, and scared
it isn’t very fun living inside my head
on a precipice and hanging by a thread
drowning in the swamp
and wishing I was dead
how are things with you?
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11. |
I'll Keep You Satisfied
01:51
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(Lennon/McCartney)
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12. |
So I Wait
02:42
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day after day
I sit around and I just wait
don’t go to work or church or school
or on a date
night after night
I wail and I bemoan my plight
can’t let the telephone escape my line of sight
any minute you might call
so I wait and I wait and I wait and I wait
waiting for a call from you
I sit alone
me and the cobwebs that have grown
around my chair, and in my hair
and on my phone
can’t leave the house
can’t take the risk of missing out
when you finally call my number
ending this long drought
reach out and touch someone
oh I wait...
but the call won’t ever come
and I end up feeling dum
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13. |
Victoria
01:48
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pushed you away
when you got close to me
something inside of my brain
was not how it’s supposed to be
but I’m ready to try
to the be the guy
who is worthy of you
Victoria, how did I ever let you get away?
Victoria, won’t you stay?
I’m ready to try to the be the guy
who is worthy of your kiss
oh, how I miss
all the times we used to share
road trips in your car
how I want to be back there
Victoria, how did I ever let you get away?
Victoria, won’t you stay?
ain’t that the story of my life?
I blew it
now I hope and pray,
Victoria, it’s not too late
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