Speak of the Devil: the lost songs...
Before Chris Isaak layed down tracks for his latest album, he and his band tried the new songs out on a few crowds in mid-1997. Here are some of the "original"(allegedly) lyrics to album tracks, and tracks that never made it.......
From an anonymous source.
These lyrics are opinion based.
Like The Way She Moves (97)
I met a dancer and she didn�t even ask my name
She only smiled and said that you guys are all the same;
And I see guys like you almost every day
I shoulda walked out but I like it when she talks that way
She had a tattoo on her hand that said �True love�
And on the other hand it just said �I give up�
She�s real smart and when she talks you know she knows the score;
Later on you gotta think of what she said some more
Now she�s the kind of girl you never really get to know
And when she walks out she always stops the show
She said �Keep smiling when you walk out on that stage�
Love�s the only thing they really want, anyway.
And I like the way you move
I like the way you bring it to me
I love the way you know what�s on my mind
Yeah I like the way you shake it
Like the way you don�t have to fake it,
I love the way you know what�s on my mind
She said she�s heard every line that a guy could use
Then she smiled and said �I never heard a word from you�
The funny thing is, sooner or later everybody goes;
Before you do though, there�s one thing you outta know;
I was watching you and you was watching me
You�re kind of different and I like what I have seen
Yeah I like the way you move me
Like the way you bring it to me
Love the way you say you could be mine
Yeah I like the way you shake it
I like the way you don�t have to fake it
I love the way you say you could be,
People see you say we should be,
Don�t you think that we two could be fine?
Missing You (97)
Music was playin�, it�s a real sweet song
I didn�t know the words but I try to sing along
In my heart, I�m missing you
Young folks are laughing and the old one�s smile
I stood on the outside of the crowd a while
There I am, missing you
Alone again, missing you
Well it�s hard now to laugh, if you knew how I cried
I feel so lonely and torn up inside
I�m on my own, still missing you
Calliope is playin�, it�s a real sweet song
I stand with the crowd and I try to sing along
Somebody asks, �What�s wrong with you?�
People are laughing and passing me by
Kids ask their parents, �Why is a grown man crying?�
Cause in my heart, I still think of you
In my heart, I�m still missing you
And it�s hard now to laugh, if you knew how I cried,
I feel so lonely and tore up inside
But that�s okay, that�s what I do
Spend each day, just missing you.
In the First Place (97)
In the first place everything you said, was a lie
In the second place the words you use, seemed fine
In the third place every time I close my eyes I realize
That it�s hard, for you
In the first place everything you said, was a lie,
But now I finally see
Even when I sleep at night
You�ve been doing things at night
Baby you know how I feel
I close my eyes and see,
What a fool you�ve made of me
And it�s hard, for you
You say it�s hard, for you
Well it�s hard for me to understand
The way that you could use a man
There�s nothing more for me to say
I never thought we�d end this way
Well, it�s hard for you
You say it�s hard for you
In the first place everything you said, seemed fine
In the second place the word you used was a lie
In the third place every time I close my eyes I realize
That it�s hard for you
You say it�s hard, for you
Well it�s hard for me to understand
The way that you could use a man;
Nothing more for me to do
I never thought that we�d be through
Nothing more for me to say
I never thought we�d end this way
And it�s hard for you
You say it�s hard for you
Picture in the Paper/Dream Deferred (97)
There�s a girl I think about her
Doesn�t know how much I love her
Doesn�t know I feel this way
Cause she�s never heard me say
I love you, I love you
There�s a face I can remember
Every night I think about her
Doesn�t matter what I do
Cause I�m so in love with you
I love you I love you
And I would never let you go
No nothing won�t mean nothing �til you�re mine
Doesn�t matter what you say
Know I�ll always feel the same
Forever. Forever
And I would never let you go
No, nothing won�t mean nothing �til you�re mine
(inaudible)
�Til then I�ll just have to say
I love you, forever
I love you.
Flying (97)
Told me she loved me and we walked a while,
She told me she loved me and it made me smile
I never met a girl like that before
Every day I miss her more
Monday was the day we met
Tuesday caught me flying
We talked and we talked and we sat on the bed
And I can remember every word she said
She said that love was a funny thing
She didn�t believe in wedding rings
Monday was the day we met
Tuesday I was flying
Wednesday she was far away
Friday caught me crying
And if I ever find that girl again
I�m gonna tell her that I love her
If I ever find that girl again
There�ll never be another
I know Monday was the day we met
Tuesday I was flying
Flying Flying
Ba-dum ba-dum.
Flying
Ba-dum, ba-dum.
She gave me her hand and we walked a while
Told me she loved me and it made me smile
Never met a girl like that before
Every day I miss her more
Monday was the day we met
Tuesday I was Flying
When I meet that girl again I�m gonna tell her that I love her
When I find that girl again I�ll put my arms around her
I know Monday was the day we met
Tuesday I was flying
On the day she�s by my side,
I know we�ll be flying
Flyyyying
Flyyyyyyyyyyyying
Yeah I�ll be flying
Yeah I�ll be flying
American Boy
I�m the original American boy
Pride and joy
I�ve got everything you�ll ever need
Love that�s free
Heart that bleeds
Don�t you know I love you?
Don�t you know I care?
Don�t you know that I want you?
I�m always here
I�m always here
Don�t you know I love you more each day?
And every night I drop down and I pray,
That somehow you�re gonna feel this way
I�ve got every thing you�ll ever need
Heart that�s free
Love that bleeds
Easiest thing that�s there to love
Tell me that that�s not enough
I�m no James Dean, baby
But I�ll always be there
Tell me that you love me
You know I care
I�m always here
I�m the original American boy
Love�s sweet, baby
Love�s no toy
I�ve got everything that�s good for you
Tell you what, I�m gonna do;
Give you real love baby
�Til you are all tired out
Don�t you know I love you?
I�m the original American Boy
Yeah, I�m the original American Boy.
Talkin� �Bout a Home (97)
Pretty girls, they go walkin� by
They don�t even catch my name
Pretty girls strolling talk to me
There�s no use to even try
Since I met you you changed everything
I�m a brand new kind of guy
I keep looking at these wedding rings
I get all choked up and cry
Yeah I�m talkin� �bout a home
I�m talkin� �bout me and you and the things we�ll do,
I said a home
I�m not talkin� �bout a one-night-stand
I wanna be you�re man
Talkin� �bout a home
Talkin� �bout a home
Yvonne, you are the sweetest woman
And Suzanne you could please any man
But I hope you understand what I am trying to say to you
I�m a brand new kind of man
Sorry Jennifer, Miss Tyree, what a team we made
But now all those days are in the past
With deep regrets I say goodbye
I found a brand-new love that�s gonna last
Yeah, I�m talkin� �bout a home
I�m not talkin� �bout a one-night-stand
I wanna be you�re man, I said a home
Yeah, I�m talkin� �bout me and you, and the things we�ll do,
I said a home
Yeah, I�m talkin� �bout a home
Pretty girls, they go walkin� by
They don�t even get a glance
Too much in love for me to care
Won�t even take a chance
I�m Talkin� �bout a home.
Yeah I�m talkin� �bout a wedding ring and the whole damn thing,
I said a home
I said I�m talkin� �bout a home
Talkin� �bout a home
"What is this thing called escrow, baby?"
Talkin� �bout a home
Walk Slow
Somebody must have told you
Let�s start with what you heard
It really doesn�t matter
I don�t believe a word
You�re friends are talking to you
They tell you you should go
But darlin� I still need you
There�s something you should know
Walk slow
Stop you�re leaving
Don�t go
Think what you�re doing
There�s nothing I can say now
There�s nothing I can do
You tell me that you�re really leaving
Does this mean that we�re through?
Well don�t go
Stop you�re crying
Walk slow
Stop you�re leaving
There�s so many many times I wanted
To hold you
There�s so many many things I want to say
There�s so many many time�s I lay here crying
And I got down on my knees and I prayed
�Cause I still think of you
And I still call you�re name
And I know I would cry
If you came back again
There�s nothing I can say now
There�s nothing left to do
I guess you mind is made up
I�m sorry that we�re through
There�s so many many things I want to tell you
There�s so many many things I have to say
There�s so many nights I lay here thinking of you
And I got down on my knees and I would pray
�Cause I still think of you
And I still call you�re name
And I would cry
If you would come back again
Walk slow
Stop you�re crying
Walk Slow
Stop you�re leaving
Walk Slow