The Best of What's Around Hey my friend It seems your eyes are troubled Care to share your times with me Would you say you're feeling low and so A good idea would be to get it off your mind See, you and me Have a better time than most can dream Have it better than the best And so can pull on through Whatever tears at us Whatever holds us down And if nothing can be done We'll make the best of what's around Turns out not where but who you're with That really matters And hurts not much when you're around If you hold on tight To what you think is your thing You may find you're missing all the rest She run up into the light surprised Her arms are open Her mind's eye is Seeing things from a Clearer side than most can dream On a better road I feel So you could say she's safe Whatever tears at her Whatever holds her down And if nothing can be done She'll make the best of what's around Turns out not where but what you think That really matters And hurts not much when you're around What Would You Say Up and down the puppies' hair Fleas and ticks jump everywhere 'Cause of original sin Down the hill fell Jack and Jill And you came tumbling after 'Cause of original sin Rip away the tears Drink a hope for happy years And you may find A lifetime's passed you by What would you say If you a monkey on a string If you a doggie on a chain What would you say I was there when the bear Ate his head, thought it was a candy Everyone goes in the end Knock knock on the door Who's it for, nobody in here Look in the mirror my friend I don't understand at best I cannot speak for all the rest But you may find a lifetime's passed you by Every dog has its day every day has its way Of being forgotten- "Mom it's my birthday" What would you say (Dont' drop the big one) If you a monkey on a string (Don't cut my life line) If you a doggie on a chain (Don't bite the mailman) What would you say Satellite Satellite in my eyes Like a diamond in the sky How I wonder. Satellite strung from the moon And the world your balloon Peeping tom for the mother station Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasing Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down all around, hey satellite Satellite, headlines read Someone's secrets you've seen Eyes and ears have been Satellite dish in my yard Tell me more, tell me more Who's the king of your satellite castle? Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasing Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down all around, hey satellite Rest high above the clouds no resrictions Television we bounce 'round the world And while I spend these hours Five senses reeling, I laugh about the weatherman's satellite eyes. Satellite in my eyes Like a diamond in the sky How i wonder. Satellite strung from the moon And the world your balloon Peeping tom for the mother station Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasing Everything good needs replacing Look up, look down all around, hey satellite Rest high above the clouds no restrictions Television you bounce from the world And while I spend these hours Five senses reeling I laugh about this world in my satellite eyes. Rhyme and Reason OH WELL OH WELL SO HERE WE STAND BUT WE STAND FOR NOTHING MY HEART CALLS TO ME IN MY SLEEP HOW CAN I TURN TO IT 'CAUSE I'M ALL LOCKED UP IN THIS DARK PLACE - AND I DO NOT KNOW I'M GOOD AS DEAD MY HEAD ACHES - WARPED AND TIED UP I NEED TO KILL THIS PAIN MY HEAD WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD ALONE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL 'TIL I'M DEAD AND GONE MY HEAD WON'T LEAVE MY HEAD ALONE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL 'TIL I'M SIX FEET UNDER GROUND HOW LONG I'M TIED UP MY MIND IN KNOTS - MY STOMACH REELS IN CONCERN FOR WHAT I MIGHT DO OR WHAT I'VE DONE IT'S GOT ME LIVING IN FEAR WELL I KNOW THESE VOICES MUST BE MY SOUL I'VE HAD ENOUGH I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF BEING ALONE I'VE GOT NO PLACE TO GO CHORUS... IN MY GRAVE LYING WIRED SHUT AND QUIET IN MY GRAVE LEAVE ME HERE LEAVE IT TO ME TO WASTE HERE SO YOUNG HERE I AM AGAIN TALKING TO MYSELF A T.V. BLARES OH MAN OH HOW I WISH I DIDN'T SMOKE OR DRINK TO REASON WITH MY HEAD BUT SOMETIMES THIS THICK CONFUSION GROWS UNTIL I CANNOT BARE IT ALL NEEDLE TO THE VEIN NEEDLE TO THE VEIN TAKE THIS NEEDLE FROM MY VEIN MY FRIEND CHORUS....IN MY GRAVE LYING LYING COLD IN MY GRAVE REASON - MY REASON TAKE MY HEAD OFF THIS TERROR I'M FEARING I'LL COME BACK I'LL SEE MY MIND'S ALL WIPED CLEAN THE NEEDLE MAKE MY GREAT ESCAPE I'LL SEE THE COLD IN TIME MY HEAD LEAVES ME BEHIND LET ME FADE AWAY I SEEM CAUGHT IN TIME MY HEAD LEAVES ME BEHIND BODY FALLS COLD AND I SEE HEAVEN Typical Situation Ten fingers we have each Nine planets around the sun repeat Eight ball is the last if you triumphant be Seven oceans pummel the shores of the sea It's a typical situation In these typical times Too many choices Everybody's happy Everybody's free We'll keep the big door open And everyone'll come around Why are you different Why are you that way If you don't step in line We'll lock you away Six senses keeping Five around a sense of self Four seasons turn on and turn off I can see three corners from this corner Two is a perfect number But one Everybody's happy Everybody's free We'll keep the big door open And everyone'll come around Why are you different Why are you that way If you don't step in line We'll lock you away It's a typical situation In these typical times We can't do a thing about it Dancing Nancies Could I have been A parking lot attendant Could I have been A millionaire in Bel Air Could I have been Lost somewhere in Paris Could I have been Your little brother Could I have been Anyone other than me Could I have been Anyone other than me Could I have been Anyone other than me Could I have been Anyone He stands touch his hair his shoes untied Tongue gaping stare Could I have been a magnet for money? Could I have been anyone other than me? Twenty three and so tired of life Such a shame to throw it all away The images grow darker still Could I have been anyone other than me? Then I Look up at the sky My mouth is open wide, lick and taste What's the use in worrying, what's the use in hurrying Turn, turn we almost become dizzy Iam who I am who I am who am I Requesting some enlightenment Could I have been anyone other than me? Sing and dance I'll play for you tonight And thrill at it all Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes But I'll work it out then I Look up at the sky My mouth is open wide, lick and taste What's the use in worrying, what's the use in hurrying Turn, turn we almost become dizzy Falling out of a world of lies Could I have been dancing nancy Could I have been anyone other than me? Ants Marching He wakes up in the morning Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling Never changes a thing The week ends the week begins She thinks, we look at each other Wondering what the other is thinking But we never say a thing These crimes between us grow deeper Goes to visit his mommy She feeds him well his concerns He forgets them And remembers being small Playing under the table and dreaming Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die Driving in on this highway All these cars and upon the sidewalk People in every direction No words exchanged No time to exchange And all the little ants are marching Red and black antennas waving They all do it the same They all do it the same way Candyman teasing the thoughts of a Sweet tooth tortured by the weight loss Programs cutting the corners Loose end, loose end, cut, cut On the fence, could not to offend Cut, cut, cut, cut Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die Lover Lay Down Spring sweet rhythm dance in my head Slip into my lover's hands Kiss me oh won't you kiss me now And sleep I would inside your mouth Don't be us too shy Knowing it's no big surprise That I will wait for you I will wait for no one but you Look please lover lay down Spend this time with me Together share this smile Lover lay down Walk with me, walk with you Hold my hand your hands So much we have dreamed And you were so much younger Hard to explain that we are stronger A million reasons life to deny Let's toss them away See you and me we Lay down look see She and he By my lover's side Together share this smile Each other's tears to cry Together share this smile Lover lay down Oh please Look please lover lay down Oh please lover lay down And you weep Lover lay down Cause it's over Lover lay down Say lover, say lover, say lover, say lover, say lover Could I love you Could you love me (4x) Darling it's All the same (4x) 'Til we dance away (4x) Chasing me all around Leading me all around Leading me all around in circles (2x) Say... Jimi Thing Lately I've been feeling low A remedy is what I'm seeking Take a taste of what's below Come away to something better What I want is what I've not got But what I need is all around me Reaching searching never stop And I'll say... If you could keep me floating just for a while 'Til I get to the end of this tunnel...mummy If you could keep me floating just for a while I'll get back to you Take a Jimi Thing Just to keep me swingin' I'd like to show you what's inside I shouldn't care if you don;t like it Brother chaos rules all about Sometimes I walk there Sometimes, God knows, I take a bus there I should't care I shouldn't care bereaved as I'm feeling Day is gone I'm on my back Staring up at the ceiling I take a drink sit back relax Smoke my mind makes me feel Better for a short time What I want is what I've not got What I need is all around me Reaching searching never stop And I'll say If you could keep me floating just for a while "Til I get to the end of this tunnel...mummy If you could keep me floating just for a while I'll get back to you Warehouse Hey reckless mind Don't throw away your playful beggining You and I let us fumble around in the touches And be sure to Leave all the lights on So I can see the black cat changing colors And walk under ladders And travel my eyes over you Hey we have found Becoming one in a million Slip into the crowd This question I found in the gap in the sidewalk Keep all your sights on The black cat changing colors I can walk under ladders And swim as the tides choose to turn me And here I sit Life goes on, end of tunnel, TV set Spot in the middle Static fade, statistic bit And soon I fade away, fade away This I admit Taste so good, hard to believe an end to it Smell touch feel How could this rhythm ever quit Bags packed on a plane Hopefully to heaven Shut up I'm thinking I had a clue now it's gone forever Sitting over these bones You can read in whatever you're needing to Keep all your sights on The big bad black cat that's Changing colors It's not the colors that matter But that they'll all fade away This I admit Seems so full Hard to believe an end to it Warehouse is bare Nothing at all inside of it Walls and halls have disappeared My love I love to stay here In the warehouse Pay For What You Get Work ourselves, fingers to the bone Suck the marrow, drain my soul Fingers to the bone Pay your dues, and your debts Pay your respects, everybody tells you You pay for what you get You pay for what you get Everybody asks me how she's doin' Has she really lost her mind? I said, I couldn't tell you I've lost mine Words, words, words, have you heard A bird in hand is much better than, Any number free to wander Fly away... Stay You pay for what you get You pay for what you get Everybody asks me how she's doing Is she really all she says... Everybody asks me how she's doing Since she went away I said I couldn't tell you I'm OK I'm OK (I'm OK) Surprise, surprise You pay for what you get You pay for what you get Everybody asks me how she's doing Has she really lost her... Everybody asks me how she's doing Since she went away I said I couldn't tell you I'm OK I'm OK I'm OK (How are you?) Pay for what you get Pay for what you get...oh... Pay for what you get Pay for what you get oh... Oh...