You say your every day,
Is a bad dream that keeps repeatin'.
Maybe you should've thought about that,
When you were cheatin'.
How do you like that furnished room?
The bed, the chair, the table?
The TV pictures comes an' goes:
Too bad you don't have cable.
How do you like that paper plate,
An' those pork-n-beans you're eatin'?
Maybe you should've thought about that,
When you were cheatin'.
How do you like that beat up car?
I think it's fair we traded.
Your pick-up truck is running fine:
It's a cosy ride for datin'.
Yes, I've been out a time or two,
An' found the comfort I've been needin'.
Maybe you should've thought about that,
When you were cheatin'.
You made your bed an' you're out of mine.
You lie awake an' I sleep just fine.
You've done your sowing,
Now you can do the reapin'.
Maybe you should've thought about that,
When you were cheatin'.
Now, what became of what's her name,
After she spent all your money?
Did she leave you just like you left me?
Well, sometimes life is funny.
Yes, I'll be glad to take you back,
Just as soon as I stop breathin'.
Maybe you should've thought about that;
Oh, maybe you should've thought about that;
Maybe you should've thought about that,
When you were cheatin'.
When you were cheatin'.
Codependent With You - John Forster
I'd sing you an old-fashioned love song
But our relationship is too complex.
I'm compulsive. You're obsessive.
And we're both acting out through sex.
Since none of the old songs fit,
Here's a new song that is more appropriate:
You hold your breath, dear,
And I turn blue
'Cause I'm so co-dependent with you.
How sublime it feels
To be head-over-heels
Co-dependent.
Your life was screwed up.
Now mine is, too
'Cause I'm so co-dependent with you.
You're unstable, you.
I'll enable you.
I'm co-dependent.
Abusive? Huh!
You're way off the curve.
But darling, that's fine.
You're all I deserve.
So kick me around
Like a dog at the pound.
I will still fetch your slippers on cue.
You're my albatross,
But you're still the boss.
I'm co-dependent with you.
Addicted!
I'm so addicted to all your allures
That when I die
The life that flashes before me
Will be yours.
Sick as it is,
I will stick like glue,
Though a snake gets more love in the zoo.
I'm no garter, dear.
I'm a martyr, dear,
Who is oh so co-dependent with you.
Color Out of Colorado - from "When Pigs Fly"
In state after state the legislature
wants to regulate human nature
in short from sea to shining see
they'd like to tell you who to be
they can pass all the statutes that they please
acorsn won't grow into apple trees
besides those diff'rences they hate
are the strength that make this country great
Only fools would write those laws
they simply can't succeed because
you can't take the "color" our of Colorado
you can't take the "mary" out of Maryland
as John Phillip Sousa said
"I can't march if I can't hear the boys in the band."
you can't take the "sissy" out of Mississippi
he's there and he's going to stay
and so Q.E.D. it's as plain as ABC
you need "us" to make the U.S. great
you can't kick our asses out of Massechusetts
or subtract the ten percent from Tennessee
Utah could never be the bee-hive state
if the hairdressers went absentee
you can't drive the "homos" out of Oklahoma
it's their home and they won't go away
In the land of the free diversity's the key
you need "us" to make the U.S.A.
who will never be pase in old El Paso?
who will always know what's new in New Orleans?
Chicago with no "chic" would be boring in a week
and you can't have New York City without "queens"
you cannot replace those Staten Island ferries
and who'll always keep Santa Fe?
yes we're proud to state
we help make the country great
you need "us" to make the U.S.A.
go on take the "virgin" out of West Virginia
take the "orgy" out of Georgia if you must
you can take the "rvil" out of Wisconsin
and leave Illinois' "ills" in the dust
you could try to take the K.Y. from Kentucky
though I doubt that you'll get very far
but you'll never take the "color" out of Colorado
don't you realize who we are?
we're the friendly teller at the bank
we're the teacher at your Sunday school
we're the guy who fixed your water tank
we're the cute new lifeguard at the pool
we're the nice young man who bought your car
we're the lady singing on the radio
we're you're fav'rite day-time T.V. star
all kinds of people you already know
we're doctors, lawyers, movers, shakers
friends of neighbors, policy makers
and remember this about us:
America couldn't do without us
think of Provincetown, Key West, and San Francisco
without us they'd be a lot more like Fort Wayne
we're part of America the Beautiful
remember her fruited plain
we're all marching to a master orchestration
so please let all the instruments play
just to leave no doubt one more time we'll spell it out
you need "us" to make the U.S.A.
Dear God - XTC
Dear God,
Hope you got the letter
and I pray
you can make it better down
I pray you could make it better down here.
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer
But all the people that you made in your image,
See them starving on their feet
'Cause they don't get enough to eat
From God
I can't believe in you.
Dear God,
Sorry to disturb you, but
I feel that I should be heard loud and clear
We all need a big reduction in the amount of tears
And all the people that you made in your image,
See them fighting in the street
'Cause they can't make opinions meet
about God,
I can't believe in you.
Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?
Did you make mankind after we made you?
And the devil too?!
Dear God,
Don't know if you noticed, but...
Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book,
Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look,
And all the people that you made in your image,
Still believing that junk is true
Well I know it ain't, and so do you
Dear God,
I can't believe in...
I don't believe in...
I won't believe in heaven and hell.
No saints, no sinners, no devil as well.
No pearly gates, no thorny crown.
You're always letting us humans down.
The wars you bring, the babes you drown.
Those lost at sea and never found,
And it's the same the whole world 'round.
The hurt I see helps to compound
That Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Is just somebody's unholy hoax
And if you're up there you'd perceive
That my heart's here upon my sleeve.
If there's one thing I don't believe in.....
It's you.....
Dear God
Although you see the world
Different that me
Sometimes I can touch upon
The wonders that you see
All the new colours
In pictures you`ve designed
Oh yes sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine
Child of mine, child of mine
Oh yes sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine
You don`t need direction
You know which way to go
And I don`t want to hold you back
I just want to watch you grow
You`re the one who taught me
You don`t have to look behind
Oh yes sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine
Child of mine, child of mine
Oh yes sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine
Nobody`s gonna to kill your dreams
Or tell you how to live your life
The`ll always be people
To make it hard for awhile
But you`ll change their heads
When they see you smile
The times you were born in
May not have been the best
But you can live the times to come
Better than the rest
I know you will be honest
If you can`t always be kind
Oh yes sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine
Child of mine, child of mine
Oh yes sweet darling
So glad you are a child of mine
The Christians and the Pagans - Dar Williams
Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday,
Jane and I were having Solstice; now we need a place to stay."
And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree,
He watched his son hang candy canes all made with Red Dye No. 3.
He told his niece, "Its Christmas Eve, I know our life is not your style,"
She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and its been awhile."
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said,
Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses.
The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch,
Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a wtich?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen,
And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian,"
"But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share,
And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere,"
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.
When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother."
Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father.
He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year,
He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas, and your daughter's here."
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve, saying,
"Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave."
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and
Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold.
Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Chorus: Come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon
Come to my window
I'll be home soon
I would dial the numbers
Just to listen to your breath
I would stand inside my hell
And hold the hand of death
You don't know how far I'd go
To ease this precious ache
You don't know how much I'd give
Or how much I can take
Just to reach you
Just to reach you
Oh, to reach you
Chorus
Keeping my eyes open
I cannot afford to sleep
Giving away promises
I know that I can't keep
Nothing fills the blackness
That has seeped into my chest
I need you in my blood
I am forsaking all the rest
Just to reach you
Just to reach you
Oh, to reach you
Chorus
I don't care what they think
I don't care what they say
What do they know about this love anyway
Chorus
Crossroads - Don McLean
I've got nothing on my mind: Nothing to remember,
Nothing to forget. And I've got nothing to regret,
But I'm all tied up on the inside,
No one knows quite what I've got;
And I know that on the outside
What I used to be, I'm not anymore.
You know I've heard about people like me,
But I never made the connection.
They walk one road to set them free
And find they've gone the wrong direction.
But there's no need for turning back
`Cause all roads lead to where I stand.
And I believe I'll walk them all
No matter what I may have planned.
Can you remember who I was? Can you still feel it?
Can you find my pain? Can you heal it?
Then lay your hands upon me now
And cast this darkness from my soul.
You alone can light my way.
You alone can make me whole once again.
We've walked both sides of every street
Through all kinds of windy weather.
But that was never our defeat
As long as we could walk together.
So there's no need for turning back
`Cause all roads lead to where we stand.
And I believe we'll walk them all
No matter what we may have planned.