Leave for the country let the day begin
I carry my share of original sin
I'm writing you a letter from a telephone
Sign it messenger man in the great unknown

And I wanna be like Mercury
With the wind blowin' through my hair

Swim up the river to the cedar trees
Follow the sun and catch a nice cool breeze
Bicycle trail only runs so far
This is a place you can't get by car

And I wanna be like Mercury
With the wind blowin' through my hair

Walk through the woods on a moonlit night
I carry a compass and a small flashlight
Deliver my message in a mason jar
Planting my seeds they're growing star to star

And I wanna be like Mercury
With the wind blowin' through my hair

Brand New

Man I’m goin home tonight Wanna see that full moonlight A million roads lead out of here Success and failure, happiness and fear But I’ll find my own way back, across that railroad track Like a baby at your breast In your arms I’m at my best I said hello C’mon let’s go

I been goin back and forth One day south the next day north This road that I’ve been traveling is littered with confusion, doubt and sin But I’ll find my own way home, tonight I stand alone Like a lover in your arms Full of promise, full of charms I said hello C’mon let’s go

Honey dance for me nice and slow Sing it darling way down deep and low C’mon kiss me once again Be my lover, be my very best friend Do do do do do do do We’re gonna feel brand new
Over Me

The sun broke the haze for the time in days I’m feeling no pain I suppose it’s old news a little boy with a bruise a little girl with new shoes Nobody knows where loneliness grows I don’t care if it shows You’ll get over you over me

The rain fills the creek for the first time in weeks I’m getting some sleep I suppose it’s good news you’re a hard thing to lose so I’ll just have to choose Nobody knows where happiness goes like a river it flows I’ll get over me You’ll get over you over me

It’s hard for you to see That you left me here to bleed As the years roll by It gets harder to find the answer to the question why

I’m leaving today gonna make my own way I don’t care what they say I suppose it’s for real so you’ll just have to deal with the pain that you feel Nobody knows why friends end up foes I don’t care if he knows You’ll get over you I’ll get over me You’ll get over you over me
Now and Then

Days pass and the weeks go by
Dream for hours 'bout the future
See the faces and the names go by
Between now and then...
These days

Years pass and your life goes by
All the while you stop to wonder
Brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers lie
Between now and then...
These days
Between now and then...
These days
Do you walk all the way?
Carry all that weight
Do you walk all the way?
Now and then

Days pass and the weeks go by
Dream for hours 'bout the future
See the faces and the names go by
Between now and then...
These days
Between now and then...
These days
Between now and then...
These days

Penny on the Floor

there's a penny on the floor and you're gone
the television's on
have you found another man to take my place
there's a penny on the floor and i'm wise
i try to see in your eyes
but all i see is a reflection of my face
there's a penny on the floor and you're gone
i'm trying to right what's wrong
a stronger man might do it with more grace
there's a penny on the floor and i'm wise
i look up to the skies
i cry and pray and i stare out into space

there's a penny on the floor and you're standing at the door
turn around and say goodbye
a woman like you comes around just once a life

there's a penny on the floor and and i'm strong
i'll try to carry on
realizing no one can take your place
there's a penny on the floor and and i'm fine
i know it's gonna take some time
before i look at you without looking at my own face

penny on the floor i'm tired of the war
penny on the track are you coming back

there's a penny on the floor and it stays
as a tribute to the days
that were spent with you no one can take them away
there's a penny on the floor and it stays
as a tribute to the ways
you filled my soul with courage hope and grace

there's a penny on the floor and you're standing at the door
turn around and say goodbye
a woman like you comes around just once a life

there's a penny on the floor and you're standing at the door
turn around and say goodbye
a woman like you comes around it won't bring me down

If I Can't Have You

Hey now listen you've been on my mind,
I think about you too much of the time.
I hear you calling but I don't know when,
My arms are open and my hair is thin.

If I can't have you.
If I can't have you.
I'm gonna find someone new.
I'm gonna find someone new.

I'll buy your flowers and I'll mow the lawn,
I'll even go shopping with your mom.
Your phone machine knows me more than you,
If you think about me now how bout a clue.

If I can't have you.
If I can't have you.
I'm gonna find someone new.
I'm gonna find someone new.

When I can't get a hold of you,
I'm just gonna find someone new.

Someone to spend their precious time with me,
Precious time, some one who will, share some laughs and stay with me,
Won't be too proud to wait for me.

If I can't have you.
If I can't have you.
I'm gonna find someone new.
I'm gonna find someone new.

It's gonna be east to find someone now.
If I can't have you…

Courtney

Everyone's gonna look at me, confounded by my decency
I've got no tales of personal tragedy
Everyone's gonna know my name, they'll talk about my new found fame
Alluding to my functional family

She said she liked a simple melody
She brought me onstage for a bow
I stood there laughing all I said was wow
Courtney loves me now

Now my friends they all want to know, is this for real or is it just a show
They're taking bets on when I'm history
All her friends are gonna tell her things, shared apartments, diamond rings
And how that car phone's an absolute necessity

She said she liked the way I kissed her cheek
She brought me upstairs, grabbed a towel
I stood there laughing all I said was wow
Courtney loves me now

Courtney's fond of telling me, I'm everything she used to be
Bridget Fonda's telling her, let's go for steaks baby, you could wear your fur

Then I'll ask to have her hand, and hold it as she quits the band
She whispers playfully you can open up for me
Buy a house, maybe hit the road, share a joint, maybe share the load
And laugh about our plans they're history

She said she liked the way I licked her feet
She brought me upstairs, showed me how
I stood there laughing all I said was wow
Courtney loves me now

Help Me Out

You always told me that you'd
Understand if I ever found something else
That I wanted to do
You always showed me right from wrong
You always let me sing my song
That's what I wanted to do

Help me out
I'm just a little down and out
Help me out
You gotta let me scream and shout
Help me out
C'mon help me out

When I find myself alone
Living life without a home
That's where I wanted to be
If I need you in the end
Will you always be my friend
That's what I need you to be

Help me out
I'm just a little down and out
Help me out
You gotta let me scream and shout
Help me out
C'mon help me out

Help me out
I'm just a little down and out
Help me out
You gotta let me scream and shout
Help me out
C'mon help me out
C'mon help me out

Solo

Help me out
I'm just a little down and out
Help me out
You gotta let me scream and shout
Help me out
C'mon help me out

Help me out
I'm just a little down and out
Help me out
You gotta let me scream and shout
Help me out
C'mon help me out

Help me out
I'm just a little down and out
Help me out
You gotta let me scream and shout
Help me out
Hey, c'mon help me out

Apartment Song

Walking down the street honey New Orleans I’m gonna slip my note into the pocket of your jeans How was I to know turning green on red A waitress in the sky still playing in my head

Days like these y’know are no one’s fault A bottle of wine, a loaf of bread, a pound of salt Gimme little time to shake up I’ll meet you when I finally wake up around two Looking for the truth

Walking up the stairs to the second floor I’m gonna slip my note into the keyhole of your door How was I to know honey right from wrong Walk right into this vacant apartment song

Walking down the street honey New Orleans I’m gonna slip my hand into the pocket of your dreams How was I to know turning light on dark Lease it for a year I got a place in Highland Park

Days like these y’know I feel you’re pain A bottle of rhymes a little music box of rain Gimme little time to shake up I’ll meet you when I finally wake up around two Without you, around two, without you or with you

Walking up the stairs to the second door We’re gonna leave our ghosts on the polished hardwood floor How was I to know honey right from wrong Walk right out of this lonely apartment song
Lock and Key

I keep it under lock and key My world is heavy can you hear my plea I’m growing tired of this tear-stained eye Sometimes I wonder why I even try So I keep it under lock and key I guess it wasn’t really meant to be I keep it under lock and key

I keep it behind my front door My ears are ringing and my throat is sore I’m growing tired of lonely place Sometimes I wonder when I’ll see your face So I keep it behind my front door I guess you never really know for sure I keep it behind my front door

I keep it under lock and key My heart is heavy and my legs are weak I’m growing tired of the lonely life I want a child and I want a wife Then I’ll open up my front door I’ll tell you when I know for sure I’ll get down on my one good knee and I’ll ask you will you marry me Then I’ll throw away this lock and key

Caroline

You can scrutinize my actions, you can break me into fractions, you can
walk away
You can polarize my friends, destroy the letters that I send or you can run
away
You can terrorize my neighbors with your Mr. Hyde behavior, you can drink away
You can exorcise your demons, bite and scratch and kick and scream, you can
act away
And if you ever open your eyes, you won't find me standing in line

You can cauterize my feelings with your flaming tongue leave me reeling you
can talk away
You can compromise my passion, call me fake and call me fashion, you can
write away
You can rationalize a purchase with my money and say it's worth it
You can tear me up or tie me down and kick me on the ground
And if you ever open your eyes, you won't find me standing in line
Caroline, it's a waste of time

Don't you want me to come back Caroline?
Don't you want me to fly back Caroline?

You can scrutinize my actions, you can break me into fractions, you can
walk away
You can idolize your drum machine, say the Beatles suck and dis the King
and walk away
You can finalize the ending, break the rules that you've been bending
You can find a brand new lover, run away and then discover
You can't outrun your actions, you can't get no satisfaction
And if you ever open your eyes, you won't find me standing in line
Caroline, it's a waste of time

Cigarette

In a black and far off corner of my mind
There's a box of something I can't quite define
It houses circus freaks, temptation and bad trips
In an isolated corner of the box
There's a trap door covered up with dirt and rocks
It opens to the stairs that lead down to the crypt

Do you know where you're going when you've taken your last step
Do you know what you get?
Cigarette

On a dark and lonely road in my hometown
Stands a house that long ago should've been torn down
It reeks of love gone sour, suspicion and bad debt
On a weather beaten transom in the house
Walks a friend of mine that I call the old king mouse
He dances in the moonlight and sleeps out on the steps

Do you know where you're going when you've taken your last breath?
Do you know what you get?
Do you know where you're going when they've paid their last regrets?
Do you know what you get?
Cigarette

In a black and far off corner of my mind
There's a box of something I can't quite define
It houses circus freaks, temptation and the Fayette County Fair
And it reeks of love gone sour, suspicion and big hair

Do you know where you're going when you've taken your last breath?
Do you know what you get?
Do you know where you're going when the devil starts to sweat?
Do you know what you get?
A cigarette

Last Call

It's a late night in this town
It's time to move on
And our time, it came and went
Find your coat, find your keys
Find the man of your dreams
And how much money he spent

So set down your drink
You've had more than you should
Your last chance has just come and gone
Well she's gone for the door
And she looks all alone
Let me know what she looks like at dawn

Last call, again
Last call, do you know where you're going
Last call, again

There are lovers and fighters
at 2:00 AM
A big girl named Carol,
Well she just left with Jim
And it's hard sometimes
To make up your mind
They're out in the lot
And she's going down on him

So roll your leg over
Take the bow not the stern
And pray before you begin
'Cause this date's not your mate
And it's not where you're going
But more like where they've been

Slip a beer in your coat
Keep your arms to your side
'Cause going home,
That's a pretty good drive
Keep it under the dash
And watch who you pass
For your first DWI