Lyrics
Sack Lunch
This is an earthquake, shaped like a bottle rocket
I keep a train wreck in my back pocket
Kicking my feet like I needed to,
running my mouth like I’m supposed to
Mom says “Son I taught you better” But I know, that I know better
Mom says “Son, I taught you better” But I know, that I know better, right now
I’ve been thinking, about thinking less
Holding my cards, close to my chest
You’re my, one good thing, even if thats not such a good thing
Mom says “Son I taught you better” But I know, that I know better
Mom says “Son, I taught you better” But I know, that I know better, right now
Put my faith, into good luck. Close my eyes until they’re shut
Put my faith, into good luck. Close my eyes until they’re shut
Out on the streets I don’t avert my eyes. Like I’m a bad ass, some kind of tough guy
Got a punch like a sack lunch and I’m not afraid to run and hide
Mom says “ Son I taught you better” But I know, that I know better
Mom says “Son, I taught you better” But I know, that I know better, right now
As It Comes
I had my bags packed
I had that road map
Its still hanging on my wall
I had them big plans
I hit the detour
But I’m still standing after all
And its no sweat off my back. It aint no sweat off of my back
Taking this one just as it comes. Hell It aint no sweat off of my back
You like my eyes and I love your smile
Hell, I’ll be at your place in a while
You like to push and I like to shove
Well, Maybe we can have some fun
And my friend he says, “now hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait”
Everything I do, I do it way too much. I fold every time
Cannot keep this up
And it’s no sweat off my back. It aint no sweat off of my back
Taking this one, just as it comes. Hell, it aint no sweat off of my back.
Sharp my brain like a razor blade, and on the wrong side you’ll get cut
Run all day just to sleep and night. I’ll get this started ‘fore I’m done
And it’s no sweat off my back. It aint no sweat off of my back
Taking this one, just as it comes. Hell, it aint no sweat off of my back.
Cryptic
Its a road trip stopped by gridlock. Its the disconnect between my heart and my head
Its a roundabout way to the finish, and I did not think I’d get there
They say loose grips, well they lose ships, but I’m standing on dry land
And as.. As cryptic as.. As I can be, well, your still a little hard to read
As cryptic as.. As I can be, well, your still a little hard to read
As cryptic as I can be your still a little hard to read (x3)
Its a right turn on a one way. Its a sure thing on a sunday
Its that time you spent, being out of town
Its the way home and the honing stone
hey, baby I’ll follow you down.
And as.. As cryptic as.. As I can be, well, your still a little hard to read
As cryptic as.. As I can be, well, your still a little hard to read
As cryptic as I can be your still a little hard to read (x3)
Lightning just above the roof and thunder just after the
Lightening just about the roof and thunder just after the
Well, its one time back on two times, but not three times after four times
And this time around this, Aint no heavy task
Its five time but not six times
And this time around this... I don’t have to ask
And as.. As cryptic as.. As I can be, well, your still a little hard to read
As cryptic as.. As I can be, well, your still a little hard to read
As cryptic as I can be your still a little hard to read (x3)
Hell Hound
Never mind the photgraph or the last half
From the grand scale to the junk mail
Got the fine line? Get the road to go
From the long distance to the short mile
From the smooth ride to the hard times
You got the fine line? Get the road to go
Had a hell hound on my trail so long, forgot what walking was like (x3)
From the fine line to the blue line
Sidestep detours that’ll get you lost
If I wasn’t so hungry I’d’ve stopped
From the test run to the last one
Side step detours that’ll get you lost
If I was a little lighter I’d come out on top
Had a hell hound on my trail so long, forgot what walking was like (x3)
Try not to think back to that failed attempt
Thoughts like that just distract from what you’re up against
Try not to think back to that failed attempt
Thoughts like that just distract from what you’re up against
Witchcraft
I aint got the time, and I aint gonna give you mine
I aint gonna stand for this and now I aint gonna quit
You got a lot of, some nerve, just running your mouth like that
You better watch your, your back
Aint nothing wrong with a little witchcraft
If it helps you stand taller in your shoes
Aint nothing wrong with a little conflict
If it gets you where you’re going to
Find me where I am, but leave me where I stand
I wanna scream and shout, but the words never leave my mouth
When are we going out tonight. When are you coming back, back home?
Feels like enough aint too much
Aint nothing wrong with a little witchcraft
If it helps you stand taller in your shoes
Aint nothing wrong with a little conflict
If it gets you where you’re going to
(Third verse... same as the first!)
Miles Back
My back’s gonna break on this one, this time
My back’s gonna break on this one this time
She keeps on bringing it in, I keep on shoveling it out
My back’s gonna break on this one, this time
Ten miles lost and I’m ten miles gone(x3)
Turn off the news, where’s my Blockbuster card?
She’s just trying to get some relief
I’ve been keeping to myself more and more these days
Think I’m coming up with something..
Make that, going down
Ten miles lost and I’m ten miles gone(x3)
Every police siren is coming for me but
I’ve yet to see the fuzz behind the noise
You might say that I am paranoid but I know that I am right on
Ten miles lost and I’m ten miles gone(x6)
Red Letter
Red letter came again looks like they’re gonna shut it off again
Red letter came again looks like they’re gonna shut it off again
If I had that money I would not be drinking right now
Red letter came again looks like they’re gonna shut it off again
Don’t know how I’m gonna make the rent this time around
They say this shit gonna make you stronger
They say this shit gonna make you harder
I don’t know, I’m trying just as hard as I can
Broken windshield ain’t gonna stop me
This town it ain’t gonna drop me
Don’t need nothing I don’t already have
Don’t need nothing I don’t already have
Its so hard to hold on when you aint got nothing to hold on
its so hard to hold on when you aint got nothing to hold on
She looks right through my eyes, I aint got nothing to hold onto
They say this shit gonna make you stronger
They say this shit gonna make you harder
I don’t know, I’m trying just as hard as I can
Broken windshield aint gonna stop me
This town it aint gonna drop me
Don’t need nothing I don’t already have
Don’t need nothing I don’t already have
Red letter came again, looks like they’re gonna shut it off again
Red letter came again, looks like they’re gonna shut it off again
Don’t know how I’m gonna make the rent this time around
Complications
My mind is racing just as fast as I am driving
I need to close my eyes
Too much thinking on an empty tank tonight
Too much thinking I am running on fumes
Its not what you say that gets me going, no its mostly just what I assume
I own this hole that I got myself into
I own this hold that I dug myself into
The only one to save me is myself
I lift the veil every time I do this but I just cannot seem to stop
you are the photo finish in the big production
You keep me coming back for more
You are the street light, shining in my window
You are the big deal that keeps me up all night
I own this hole that I got myself into
I own this hold that I dug myself into
The only one to save me is myself
Don’t tell me what I want to hear because I do not want to hear it
Shut your mouth now, don’t tell me anything at all
Sometimes truth is better left unsaid
I own this hole that I got myself into
I own this hold that I dug myself into
The only one to save me is myself
Breakfast
Eat my breakfast
Burn my notebooks
I get distracted I cant explain it
Got a one track, two track, three track mind
Got a one track, two track, three track mind
If I cant fix it... I might just rig it
If I cant hack it... I might just practice
Gonna have to face it.... I’m just distracted
Do my dishes
Walk the dog
I’m off the subject.. What was I saying?
Got a one track, two track, three track mind
Got a one track, two track, three track mind
If I cant fix it... I might just rig it
If I cant hack it... I might just practice
Gonna have to face it.... I’m just distracted
Got a one track, two track, three track mind
Got a one track, two track, three track mind
F Train
Chicken scratch upon the tracks, the stereo voice of the rail
Big ol’ bus aint got nothing on it, in comparison it is pale
I wish I was a weightless suitcase under the bed
But I aint Neil Cassidy I’m like Jack instead
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it back
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it back
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it
Back in Chicago I rode the brown line every day
It looped around all downtown but always came back my way
Away from the tracks you know it gets a little crazy
I’ll tell you right now she’s got two answers for ya baby
One if you say yes and the other if you say no
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it back
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it back
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it
Train aint gonna come.. My waiting’s all for nothing
This! This train aint gonna come.. My waiting’s all for nothing
Goodness gracious! Sakes alive! I cannot believe my eyes!
I can see the F train coming. Smell it on the air
Rats scurry from the tracks, the dirty wind in my hair
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it back
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it back
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want it
Erase
Well I, rode my bike home so fast last night- Felt like flying
Felt like love!
Standing on the pedals, my head over the wheel,
wanted to fall head down just to prove that’s what it was
I cant seem to erase you’re face from my mind’s eye
Thought track like a train track headed.. Straight in your direction
She says “I can hear my heart beating in my ear.”
And I know I am not the one she is focussed on
Guess its just as well I slip in just as easy as I slipped in
I cant seem to erase you’re face from my mind’s eye
Thought track like a train track headed.. Straight in your direction
Its days like this after a night like that,
Its days like this after a night like that,
Hits like a cracked whip
and it feels like a brand new start
