Chill light on my sight as my ego becomes A funky child with some words onmy tongue Be like intake of breath and my mouth gets loose While I scatter myspit I dream of juice Have you ever made out in dark hallways Displayed a kissthat made your day or say Played a track from your record collection It's yourmix, congratulations We've changed a lot and then some - some You know that wehave always been down - down And if I ever don't thank you - you Then just letme do it now Come back in I bet you light up when we start the show Follow menow very closely 'cuz I told you so You know we glow because we throw sun-raysWe be freaky and we wanna stay We've changed a lot and then some - some You knowthat we have always been down - down And if I ever don't thank you - you Thenjust let me do it now Lightning strikes yo we be in that violent force of lightGuaranteed to turn it out as bad as dolemite Cuz we're dope kid change like achameleon and the Channel whenever that wack show real world is on You know wedazzle like ghetto box boomin' battles Rattle inside your head feel redeemedlike cola bottles Fall in love with your teachers on the wax We are self madecheck the technique, 311 in LA We've changed a lot and then some - some You knowthat we have always been down - down And if I ever don't thank you - you Thenjust let me do it now Keep my feet on the ground Keep my head in the cloudsElectrified by the sound Comes from the down - and We've changed a lot and thensome - some You know that we have always been down - down And if I ever don'tthank you - you Then just let me do it now

Sound boy proceed to blast into the galaxy Go back rocket man into the skyyou'll see Hear it all the time, come back rewind Aliens are watching up in thesky Sound boy proceed to blast into the galaxy Sound boy when you come roundSound boy won't you stay No one gonna harm you They all want you to play I watchthe birds of prey that hunt the canyon below my house Looking for a meal like alizard or a mouse I wonder if they appreciate the setting like me To controlyour own direction choose to be free And I reserve the right to be as trite as Iwant And you can lick but don't bite I toss you here to Vermont I kick itlickety split and hand it to the man in the tan van And as for you and your crewI don't hate you peace is my priority 'cuz Marley said for sure-ity Just what doyou think I'm doin' I'm not just here for screwin yo And if it's sore take careof it perhaps from too much stucking But anytime your aware of it then keep onfucking You know we cool Hey hey isn't that random? When we come boutpeople get ready Hey hey isn't that random? Gonna freak do it nationalSound boy gonna rock you People rock steady Hey hey isn't that random? Tobe the one who has it all is not that hard And I'll be that type of dude in afunky car I dream of a suit that will fit my rhyme When I recognize my girl froma former life I love it when the only sound that I hear Is your infectiouslaughter I will hear you again in 800 years If I'm still lucky Go north onOutpost then take a left on Mullholland To me that's where I like it and MacapaDrive is callin' I get up to the sun and then I stretch out Beginning to looklike summer And i'm down with no doubt swing You know we cool Hey hey isn'tthat random? When we come bout people get ready Hey hey isn't that random?Gonna freak do it national Sound boy gonna rock you People rock steadyHey hey isn't that random? I break a silly peace for offering rap weasel ThenI'm boffering I'd give you an exclusive on my playlist The thought and styles Ikick are from a random hat pick That's why most radio will never play this Tell'em again Me a rude boy from Omaha, Nebraska Sick as a porno flick yet gold asprecious laughter Many don't agree but we can't care about that 'Cuz we're nevergonna wear the old hat. Spoken

Well I beat a bad rap when I skip a soul trap Just trippin' and laughin' atthe crap Dap is what I get the best skins that I hit You know we rock thefuckin' joint and we split Singin' an ryhmin's what I'm better for When Idescribe I'm a scribe with a metaphor I use a simile lightly 'cuz that shitsplayed The common way most ryhmes are made, ya know I rock like this I flow likethat But all those comparisons are just that Kickin' different styles I'll beright here Today, tomorrow, next week and next year I always say what I feel andthat is a promise Nothing in life is above being honest Sauna is cool comparedto being on stage But that's how it's gotta go in the stone age The fame in mygame I name rapture Like a polished rock I'll make it shine for sure Word isthat I've travelled become unravelled I been around the world baby gimme anapple I'll be your boogie man rather than son-of-sam What I am is what I amThough we don't have too long to love a day a night We only love those who, loveus right back The kid is smart the kid is clever Stompin' in jack-o-lantern'sweather Backpack strapped 'cuz the world is cold Headphones pumpin' don't yaknow The kid is smart the kid is clever Stompin' in jack-o-latern's weatherRocks his hood and playes it mellow While maple leaves change into yellow And ohshit damn honey at it again Tryin' to beat my high score since the age of tenSee my high score flash on the back glass I was malcontented Doug in giftedclass Now here's the deal we came to heal we gonna rock in Rio Oh no it's not ajoke it's how we feel Put to test like a Sugar Ray scientist I'm always dancingin my Sunday best I'm betting on my bliss and my path is lit' see The microphoneis live and I'm rockin' my body Smooth like Reggie Miller in an airborne freezeframe Funky like the kung-fu that can put you to shame The kid is smart the kidis clever Stompin' in jack-o-lantern's weather Backpack strapped 'cuz the worldis cold Headphones pumpin' don't ya know The kid is smart the kid is cleverStompin' in jack-o-latern's weather Rocks his hood and playes it mellow Whilemaple leaves change into yellow I'm like hey wait a minute Give a check on twothen I'm ready to begin it With a boom boom bap coming outta your trunkies Givea fat shout out to the Phunk Junkeez Striken like a cancer taken chances But Ilove to see the girl windin' like the belly dancer Standin' up front with atight stomach showin Me on stage singin, flowin We just kickin' it live we justkickin' it live 'Cuz if you can't kick it live you gonna die 'Fraid so punk soquit talkin' junk You need a live show like a ball player needs a dunk

You've got to trust your instinct And let go of regret You've got to bet onyourself now star 'Cause that's your best bet Watch me now with a wicked andwild and I said We come with the funky style that gets us known for the show Andwe'll mix the hip hop reggae if we say it is so And fuck the naysayers causethey don't mean a thing Cause this is what style we bring Now it's morning butlast night's on my mind There's something I need to get off my chest And nomatter what may come to shine The dream will always be mine All mixed up, youdon't know what to do Next thing you turn around and find the person is youThought a freak might be the thing But the first could be the last, so just getoff of your ass All mixed up, you don't know what to do Next thing you turnaround and find the person is you Thought a freak might be the thing But youknow this will pass, so just get off of your ass You've got to trust yourinstinct And let go of regret You've got to bet on yourself now star `Causethat's your best bet Watch me now with a wicked and wild and I said Sick sickbit got to have it Like bustin' in on a session but you got to call it quitsSick sick bit just can't quit Fact that you don't even know makes it fully legitNow it's morning but last night's on my mind There's something I need to get offmy chest And no matter may come to shine The dream will always be mine You keepme coming, That is a gal that'll kill dem stunning You keep me coming, That is agal that'll kill dem stunning You keep me coming, That is a gal that'll kill demstunning You keep me coming, That is a gal that'll kill dem stunning You make menervous, throat dry My brain is empty, don't know why But I saw you doingsomething Which is really truly nothing But you could bust me out all day Manymoons since first I saw you Many moons since first we did the do Many moonssince first I saw you Many moons since first we did the do And why did I trywhen I knew it was no and Why did I try when I say it was so But save it forlate we should just let it skate 'Cause the waiting feel is fine

Coming like a nightmare word like I'm gonna go for it Fuckin' around what yagot to show for it? Let it be know that I'm in the zone And whatever I need Ijust pick up the phone 'Cuz I'm true with it and you're new with it I just swingthe thing and then I'm through with it I don't need friends to act like foes'Cuz I'm Nick Hexum the one who knows about things 'Cuz it takes two and weswings better than you Then it's time for the dub so we roll out the club Andyou know just what I do I'm hitting in the freak mode Puttin' on a load sippin'on a guinny Then lo and behold una vision from bottom to top And I just can'tstop 311 show them the air is rarified But you don't give a damn 'cuz the grooveis hellafied Grew up punk, listening to funk I'm a hyper type of fella that doesnot touch junk You're the back of the pack and the bottom of the stack That'swaht you get when you're steady talkin' shit Not goin' for self that shit is onthe shelf It's 95 and we go for the hive Listen up this you're gonna bump tothis And if I'm feelin' mean I'm gonna clutch my fist Now when I say mean, Imean I'm gonna rock it You're gonna find out kid I'm bout to shock it When I'mon I'm gone I hear the beat that spawns The way we freak it and we kick up astorm The day we turn to pop the show will stop So feel the beat and get lostnow Back to part 2 the hard way we play Sublime on time to all the fans I'm SAAnd if you don't know I say check the show Do what you got to on the dance floorSome say the style is wack but I say fuck that Get the hell back and watch usrock the set We cast the mold bust it cold explode Megatrendsetters known aroundthe globe Friends takin' you where you never been We done what we wantedcraftin' poems You can rock there is a glow around you Lose control holmes justlike we do Hard to obtain brotha' what's my name Mad to find unlike ya mamma andyour masquerade I drive a mach-1 no dashboard Jesus I hear voices say that'sDoug Martinez You're all up in my mix like fuckin' Betty Crocker You thinkyou're playing me but actually you're a jocker You bad mouth me bitch man yougivin me juice It aint nothin' but a party everybody get loose Notice what Idon't do when stress steps to me Whatever your complaint so sue me I say fuckthe naysayers and keep goin Gotta do what I gotta do to get the people glowin'So let everybody gather the more the better I represent the traveler him he's ashredder At ease with yourself and don't try to please me I'm just here todaythen quickly I'm out On the town one light I'm a glow worm For several hourswiggle jiggle like I'm a huge sperm Can't appreciate a brothers love of funkymusic You think I'm a silly rabbit 'cuz my style has tricks Of the way I feelnow I just got to rock The music be poppin through me like electric shocks Ithink and blink and I wink but that shits not tiny 'Cuz in a blink of an eyelashyou will not find me You're the back of the pack and the bottom of the stackThat's what you get when you're steady talkin' shit Not goin' for self that shitis on the shelf 'Cuz it's 95 and we go for the hive

Here comes the thunder down under, we're natural wonders Night falls when weleave all you feel is the hunger Sunrises of people all shapes and sizes Dig onthe decade and realize it's funky No matter this rude boy stll got that swaggerMy ears have heard all these crews but we're badder Interracial, special,positive beings I am I be a cool awakwening It's getting hectic the metrics thebody electric Everybody in worn out blue jeans or tacky dresses This is the citywe've reached we've come to Go unrecognized on the corner or make moves All thelights are red all the poets are dead A familiar nightmare appears in my headTimes are a changin' myself I'm rearrangin' Dream eight-thousand-five-twelve allblazin' Born to act out, Paranoid with a gat Born to act out, Think you knowwhere it's at Born to act out, But you're lookin' like a sissie Born to act out,Guns are for pussies I'm not from Philly but some say I'm a blunt That's justthe way I am and no I'm not going to front And yes I took a trip to find outabout the ways of big City seedy bars and drugs that make you feel shitty Prettyolder women in skirts conversation frisky Stinking cigarettes and plenty ofbourbon whisky Sad classical music on the jukebox of doom Hollywood Blvd. Barflyfrolic room Tomb of lost souls some beyond salvage Some just having fun openingsteam valvage I was one becoming the other hellbent to discover Had to pull upthe reigns or else smother Take it brother all the way and then you're scared Don't want to be unprepared You're getting paranoid, And then guns are sharedYou guys think you're hard, But you're in fear of getting harmed I fear no manand I am unarmed

Not I'm not the type to just act like I know Puttin on an angle putting on ashow Speaking on nothing makes you a stunt I'll tell you right here yo I don'tfront I cross the t's and skip nonlegitimacies Or else please I cannont handleall the negative vibe merchants Is that all you have in you per chance So muchangst and pain it's so wack You should take a tip from the one Frank Black Playsome pachinko play some parcheesi Cause all the angst shit is just cheesy It'sthe 311 bliss too smooth for pissed Lyrics talkin loud again Yeah we are theparty men Cosmetics that you fretted We sport the high asthetic Here go rapkickin the dazzled crazy mathematic I am what I am mix some old school jams ontotape cuz the Party's in the crates I scan step into the realm What you gonna doGive the party people something funky to listen to Misdirected hostility,that's what you got see Misdirected hostility, that's what you got seeMisdirected hostility, that's what you got see Misdirected hostility, that'swhat you got Bodyrock pop and lock here's an example Boulevard chrome beatsalways ampin' your temple Punks get got in the age of hip hop It's just begunlike stolen bikes on the blacktop Born to sing a lyric immaculately concepted Nostrain in your game if your game is respected Come as you are radio star Drownout the hatred with a rhyme An electric guitar Dispatched when rap shattered theglass of radio access May we turn some soul on their rythmless dances You knowthe time and they'l know the scoop They'l say it was a rhyme and a beat of a rapgroup Your rhymes have been outmoded Your rhymes have been outmoded Your rhymeshave been outmoded Your rhymes have been outmoded Your rhymes have beenoutmoded So just quityourbellyachin' You're saying that your tortured Give me afuckin break and Maybe take out the source Of your disparing what do I mean Kickthe fuckin' heroin I speak from experience Because I didn't see clearly onceActing like I dunce In 1989 I was cocaine and Jim Beam But now it's 95 and I'mginseng Misdirected hostility, that's what you got see Misdirected hostility,that's what you got see Misdirected hostility, that's what you got seeMisdirected hostility, that's what you got

I believe in your purpose baby Coming up to the surface and maybe I'll neversee you again then again who knows Make me quiver hands will shiver Still gotall the things that I woulda give her Yeah, yeah but it's slow going Something'sshowing yeah, yeah Love is a stream that will find it's own course Making dueis a thing a thing I will do no more Whenever you come back I'll be waitingTrifling the slack no head gating This is all pure fiction you know that's rightJust pure fiction That's all right I believe in your purpose baby Coming up tothe surface and maybe I'll never see you again then again who knows Make mequiver hands will shiver Still got all the things that I woulda give her, yeahBut it's slow going something's showing Yeah, yeah

Hey you got to step outside to see what's going on Hey you can't run andhide when the 'psybin trip is on Not like this have you seen such green A spotlike this becomes serene I'm glad your here i have no fear We trip the 'shroomsfantastic And shit gets drastic elbow pull and kick We trip the 'shroomsfantastic And shit gets drastic, check it out Right now my brain is fragile Butyou seem so agile we'll make it in tea And we'll see what there is to see Wetrip the 'shrooms fantastic And shit gets drastic elbow pull and kick We tripthe 'shrooms fantastic And shit gets drastic, check it out Make an instrumentaladd a little vocal Take to the stage and make the people go loco Make aninstrumental add a little vocal Take to the stage and make the people go loco Boom boom you got the spinning of the room Quite right you got the breaking ofthe light Boom boom you got the spinning of the room Quite right you got thebreaking of the light And the sun and the moon and the spinning of the room Itdoes to my sight what the prism does to light You're quicker than me ridiculoussee You come follow me get lobotomy You're quicker than me ridiculous see Youcome follow me get lobotomy We trip the 'shrooms fantastic And shit gets drasticelbow pull and kick We trip the 'shrooms fantastic And shit gets drastic, checkit out Make an instrumental add a little vocal Take to the stage and make thepeople go loco Make an instrumental add a little vocal Take to the stage andmake the people go loco

Ooh you know we pepper you With a sonic assault side step a you I cannotthink of a better way That we could celebrate freedom Than make up a set ofgoals and cold beat 'em See dumb verbal tags like audio spaghetti Give a shoutto the one they call Yeti I bet he put the cabash on any foes whatsoever Likeoriginal brodel Trevor Positive vibe merchant grandson of Lord Buckley ScottishRalston shows up if you're lucky Ad Raspler the sweed a friend in deed He'skeeping an eye on the other guy's greed These are 311 characters I dubbedeveryone The story ain't over but my rhyme is done It was the year that I firsttouched ground So I grabbed the microphone and I got down Just like James Browngather round of our sight and sound Pound for pound we throw down ratherprofound I'll put you in another world I can't hear you Like having phone sexwith a deaf girl No doubt we got the jams that'll smack ya I penned three booksof lyrics 2 for action 1 for backup 'Cuz I'm a cold rockin' brother gottransistor tunes And it feels real good to get close to you The brodels is thenazz and the nazz knows where it's at The brodels is the nazz who knows a catwho can feed a cat The goal is to be a poet and a carpenter To be one who lovesto be one who works The nazz not something that can be given The brodel isinside you it comes from within When I feel into the sea When the world came andkissed me Transformed my shit told the shark I was a dolphin Swam quick funnythough Pirranahs chilled and laughed at The way that I took off my polka dots ontop of that The whales know I'm quick watch out And I get funky fresh as for thefishes I'm lit luminous I'm not nouveau techno I glow like a glacial In skinthat swims faster than speed I am I be dropped out of nothing I will return tonothing Rotate my style my rhyme my way magician of a rhythm Lover of animalsdamn I wanna hear 'em Aquatic my way I got soul shape Well I'm 6 foot 3 andlike Mohammed Ali I float like a butterfly but sting like poison ivy Drive a 69lincoln suicide doors Around the town I'm slinking fat subs of course We're thegreatest show on earth You know we turn it out daily In and out of town likeBarnum and Bailey I know that is a simile but I couldn't resist From SolomonRoadie for the PJ's I don't think he'll be pissed I eat a cobb salad, smokedfish, duck, or clam chowder Chill with indica and Guinness Steer clear of whitepowder I run into my brother give him a pound and a yodel They know my word isbond talkin' bout the brodels The brodels is the nazz and the nazz knows whereit's at The brodels is the nazz who knows a cat who can feed a cat The goal isto be a poet and a carpenter To be one who loves to be one who works The nazznot something that can be given The brodel is inside you it comes from within And we're fresh dude just check my man P He said I will not muddle my mind withimpertinency Lost a lot in Vegas plays a lot of Sega Saw a phrase that he likesand put it on his leg And we're fresh dude just check my man D he said Comin'in ruff and tuff all systems are tweakin' People all over the world they must bethinkin' All the shit that we kickin' our shoes must be stinkin'

Life could slip away in absent minded numbness I'm only sayin this 'cuz Iwish for the best When you always stay in self-incarceration I think it's such ashame Don't stay home this time now don't stay home If he don't have to hedon't want to Don't stay home this time no don't say no Oh how I'd like todiffuse your time bomb anger It's screaming danger danger this kind of worldDon't care if you're home so you better get some Don't stay home this time nowdon't stay home If he don't have to he don't want to Don't stay home this timeno don't say no Everything I'm sayin' you can dismiss Because I sat alone onthis past Christmas I deserved to be alone But I guess I should have gone home Hey don't break the mold kid just eat around it Yeah that's what I did I'll berunnin around the block For no apparent reason Somethin' you'll catch me doin'in any given season Gotta break a sweat man gotta go bust out Buddy bye bye byebye Good-bye to the drought - yea Don't stay home this time now don't stayhome If he don't have to he don't want to Don't stay home this time no don't sayno Don't stay home this time now don't stay home If he don't have to he don'twant to Don't stay home this time no don't stay home

Don’t Let Me Down Don’t Let Me Down Again Don’t Let Me DownDon’t Let Me Down Again Don’t Let Me Down Don’t Let Me Down Swelled up eye's oh my the girl got beat And the stupid mother fucker who madeyou so That punk is a coward let that be told I hear voices in the night thatare electric He kicks the shit out of her because he's heartless She won't leaveshe has low self esteem He's got gravitational pull Sucks her body till herheart and her limbs grow cold Hang in there use your head How can I love youafter you're dead Hang in there keep trying How can I love you after dying Here's what you got to tell him I'm thinking of a picture that's keeping me institch You're causing me a mental glitch 'Cause jealousy is such a bitch Ihereby emancipate myself from that You can consider yourself free to flirt andchat With whoever you want It should have always been that way The way that youwant the way that you play My mind is blank slate I'm pretending you're erasedYou cannot let me down when I cannot see your face Hang in there use your headHow can I love you after you're dead Hang in there keep trying How can I loveyou after dying Ode to a beat up girl, I know you're out there Stronger thanyou think, stand up if you care Get up off the ground, don't let me down Get upoff the ground, don't let me down Hang in there use your head How can I loveyou after you're dead Hang in there keep trying How can I love you after dying And you, I'm a let you pass without kicking you're ass Because I'm above it youhurt someone I love It takes two to make a thing go right and that's trite Butone just to sneak and weasel through the night If you hurt her again I'll fuckyou up If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up, fuck you up If you hurt her againI'll fuck you up If you hurt her again I'll fuck you up, fuck you up

Take a chance on something star you gotta All the live long day If I had toname one thing you think data Be hard pressed to say You can't say I'm gushy, Atleast you know what I think I know that I'm lucky, I know you're on the brinkYou got it good good good, You got it good so good You make up ridiculous wordswhich mean exactly nothing I know just what you mean and that's the funny thingIt's understood, It's understood Buddy buddy buddy I know why you wanderThrough the sweetness on the ground The sweetness of the flowers You make yourway on a cloudy day You've got to move The world you prove is too sweet, yeah We parted much too soon I know but that's how it goes There's someone better outthere for you and me Can't wait to get on the road and feel the shows And belike phenomenon number 1 and 2 and 3 I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boastBut I am the guy that could give you the most It's good good good, It'sunderstood Buddy buddy buddy I know why you wander Through the sweetness on theground The sweetness of the flowers You make your way on a cloudy day You've gotto move The world you prove is too sweet, yeah

People sing about the coming of spring But what is comin' down around it'ssnow or it's rain It's insane and I'm still in the same gang The way the weatheract's it's a shame ok Badder behavior in our shit is flavor Grandiose endeavorsyes the quest is greater Make no mistake I know the time and I wake I slip onlywhen P-Nut gets me baked from that shake Yeah you can't fuck with this You'reWalter Middy don't take it as a dis But the fantasy has got to end this minute Ihad a fucking dream and yo now I'm in it I've been at many function but I knowI'm about the function If someone brings you down keep punching We bunched in alittle house where conditions got squalid But where we at now - solid I concurtime it slurs and it blurs The vision like a drug and yo it's the word Howabsurd deliver us from nerds And funky 40 oz. glass littered curbs Soon thechurch pitted bell will clang Boys on the corner mack with slang play a dicegame When I walk by it some bag lady goes sha-na-na-na Your street time islimited 'cuz this band rocks it Take your whole crew put 'em all in your pocketIf your feelin' sick rub it on with vicks 'N take 2 to 6 of our sweet super mix Your street time is limited 'cuz this band rocks it Take your whole crew put 'emall in your pocket If your feelin' sick we got the elixir Rub it on down withthe sweet super mixer Late night radio players late night airwave invaders Yeahwe got the force late night radio Zooma zooma zooma yeah we got the boomBlowin' up the spot so so give us room We prowl sometimes we howl hystericalWhen we take the stage see a miracle I realize today nothing is more vestigialThan the young space walkin' individual For years and years bubbling up withsoul power To detonate this planet or reach another Yeah we take it up a notchWe diggin' the shit so deep like Ralston digs scotch Botch this and I'll regretit no that's not what I'm saying Remember this instead I'm staying We played ina little house where conditions got squalid But where we at now - solid Wehauled a van with a RV that was a bad call It all went up in flames but Ihaven't seen it all Homey steps to me and say hey where ya goin' Oh just headin'back to where I done my growin' If you must go somewhere over the rainbow Theadventures of a cosmic hero From planet to planet my tags a crater If you're notin the future you're not here either Labeled psychedelic we can play disco Whenthe going gets weird you know the weird turn pro Your street time is limited'cuz this band rocks it Take your whole crew put 'em all in your pocket If yourfeelin' sick rub it on with Vicks 'N take 2 to 6 of our sweet super mix Yourstreet time is limited 'cuz this band rocks it Take your whole crew put 'em allin your pocket If your feelin' sick we got the elixir Rub it on down with thesweet super mixer Late night radio players late night airwave invaders Yeah wegot the force late night radio