The sky cried out on the little town when Old Willy lost his groove He put the moves on a Lazy Mary with his pants long gone Clean it up, Willy, watch where you're going You've shaken many trees So get out while you can, take a trip and stay a while I saw water in the woods while driving westward bound Old Willy set up camp far off the woodland sound Keep it up, Willy, watch where you're landing It's permanently pressed The rocky strip is gently hammered, it's falling out of time Oh Willy, you're climbing a lost mountain Can't you tell? It's all you got Oh Willy, you're insulating your wildest dreams Speak slowly, you're off the tracks And when it starts, tears will shed Disaster rears its pretty head Old Willy would tell midnight tales of far-off getaways He put the moves on a way of life to stay away Keep in mind, Willy, the punks walk in order They listen to your creed The women love you, the nightlife owns you, where's your karma now? Oh Willy, you're climbing a lost mountain Can't you tell? It's all you got Oh Willy, you're insulating your wildest dreams Speak slowly, you're off the tracks And when it starts, tears will shed Disaster rears its pretty head Old Willy was scalped last night His heart of gold cost next to none The war was never over, the war was never won He's a colonel bastard, master disaster With a criminal smile Old Willy picked his chin up, and out came his last words: I never left another mother I'm sorry Willy, they never really understood They took your head, they took your soul I'm sorry Mama, Willy never really got the point When he loves, he loves a lot But in the end, what was it worth? Disaster lifts up its skirt

She steps on my back He's a closed book not intact It's not that cool to be old When you feel that arid wrath He wakes up the sun She's no good on her own now, baby Split right down the seems I can't take out another loan I can't stop so I read between the lines Can't keep up so I fall behind I can't stop so I read between the lines They go on on their own time It's all in her head He's got his sword drawn instead Down and dirty on the floor Wearing blue when they're wearing red I can't stop so I read between the lines Can't keep up so I fall behind I can't stop so I read between the lines They go on on their own time I'm an angry young man, put my head back in the sand Walls made out of stone can never be atoned Not black or white, only brown, you can see them on the ground I'm on the losing team, things are exactly as they seem I can't stop so I read between the lines Can't keep up so I fall behind I can't stop so I read between the lines They go on on their own time

You fell asleep by the water's edge You can close your eyes but you can't play dead There's something in the words you wrote that tells me You're really listening You feel uptight when the winter's gone The spring arrived but it won't stay long It's like a dove from up above When it's you I'm missing Darling, you can count on me And I know it's hard to believe Cause you're cold and you're tired and the house was lit on fire But there's nothing in this town you wanna leave You can have your pie, you can eat it too But America put a spell on you The plurality of morality It hides inside your suitcase You can take your check, you can take your pills I always promise to pay your bills I left tonight to climb the heights And to smell your toothpaste Darling, you can count on me And I know it's hard to believe Cause you're cold and you're tired and the house was lit on fire But there's nothing in this town you wanna leave I went down to the county store I see the birds, I see the bees, you spilled the honey on the floor And no, I can't hardly wait Until I see you in the sun it will be one year to the day One year to the day And I can't hardly wait You fell asleep by the water's edge You can close your eyes but you can't play dead There's something in the words you wrote that tells me You're really listening You feel uptight when the winter's gone The spring arrived but it won't stay long It's like a dove from up above When it's you I'm missing Darling, you can count on me And I know it's hard to believe It's been weeks, it's been months I saw you waiting for the bus But after all we both will end up in the sea

Looking out the window at a precious little girl Black and white her parents, as she wondered at the world As the engine started, his heart did turn to stone And this begins the story of the bus rider, alone...

All the broken cities pile in his dreams His time is running out, it's falling with the leaves I wonder if he ever waited for the day The little girl would come to him and this is what she'd say Please, bus rider, please Take one last look at the picture and run away with me Please, bus rider, please Take one last look at the picture and run away with me But the day never came Non-stop, no destination, circling round the drain In the sky a silver lining better unexplained I can't explain the dream I had last night The bus tumbled off the tracks and I awoke with a fright Please, bus rider, please Take one last look at the picture and run away with me Please, bus rider, please Take one last look at the picture and run away with me But the day never came The police observed the wreckage, and Deputy Roxanne Stepped outside the cop car and gave the man her hand I could never imagine those giant steps he took Cause you have all the time in the world to read the rest of my book Please, bus rider, please Take one last look at the picture and run away with me Please, bus rider, please Take one last look at the picture and run away with me But the day never came

The Queen of Corolla lost her way, oh no The Queen of Corolla lost her way She took a wrong turn, now she's here to stay, oh no The Queen of Corolla's really high, oh no The Queen of Corolla's really high I fell down the steps but I don't know why, oh no The Queen of Corolla's really high, oh no I took her picture and she disappeared, oh no She gives me chills, her plastic skin is cold I keep saying yes when I should be saying no The Queen of Corolla broke the mold, oh no The Queen of Corolla broke the mold She's getting younger while I'm getting old, oh no The Queen of Corolla broke my heart, oh no The Queen of Corolla broke my heart She took my money and she took my car, oh no The Queen of Corolla's really high, oh no I took her picture and she disappeared, oh no She gives me chills, her plastic skin is cold I keep saying yes when I should be saying no (Take Me Down)

Your skin's so tough but your brain's an apple Keep your helmet on or the air will get in Carving in the backyard Rolling in the front Walk on down to the store and don't care about stupid Something in the air is filling up the room How much can we take? Call to action, make an argument How much is more than enough? Climb up so high and go back to the tower I heard you had a conversation on a turtle's back Stumble on your words Break your father's legs Make up your mind or it will make it up for you Something in the air is filling up the room How much can we take? Call to action, make an argument How much is more than enough? Do you love me, Seamus? (Time to wake) Do you love me, twenty inches? (Time to make) Do you love me, Moo-moo? (Time to bake)

You packed your bags, you packed your car Your mind's been packed for weeks You're going out into the world Out into the streets You feel as though you're all alone And you just wanna shout I know it's rough, I feel it too We both have our doubts So all i can say is You don't need to be nothing by yourself You don't need to be lonely on your own I'm scared that you might take it all apart But I'll still be here for when you come home There's not much left that I can tell you For now I've said it all You have to go, it's for yourself That's where you belong So all i can say is You don't need to be nothing by yourself You don't need to be lonely on your own I'm scared that you might take it all apart But I'll still be here for when you come home And while you're gone I'll think of more to say I'll write it all down for you to read when you come back I'm holding up the fort, so don't give me that look Cause you have all the time in the world to read the rest of my book So all i can say is You don't need to be nothing by yourself You don't need to be lonely on your own I'm scared that you might take it all apart But I'll still be here for when you come home