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Lucky Stiff
04:13
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LUCKY STIFF
SHE DROVE A BRIGHT GREEN CAMARO
WITH A CONVERTIBLE TOP
TRAFFIC LIGHT SAID GO
BUT HER EYES SAID STOP
WELL ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER
AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW
SHE HAD ME CRYING UNCLE
NOTHING THAT I COULD DO
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR
CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I SEE
THAT LUCKY STIFF LOOKS A LOT LIKE ME
I HAD TO WORK FOR A LIVING
I AIN'T NO DIFFERENT THAN YOU
PUNCHED A CLOCK FOR TWENTY THREE YEARS
UNDERNEATH A THUMBSCREW
IT WAS A FRIDAY MORNING
I GOT A CALL FROM THE MAN
HANDED ME MY SHINY PINK SLIP
I TOOK MY PAYCHECK AND RAN
CHORUS
WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR LIFE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
DID YOU SIT WHEN THEY SAID OR DID YOU GET UP AND RUN
DID YOU FOLLOW YOUR DREAM OR WATCH IT FLOAT AWAY
ARE YOU STILL ROLLING SEVENS ON YOUR DYING DAY
WHEN THEY ALL LAUGHED AT YOU DID YOU HANG YOUR HEAD
WHEN THEY CALLED YOU A JOKE DID YOU BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAID
WHEN THEY TOOK YOU FOR GRANTED DID YOU GRIT YOUR TEETH
DID YOU TOWER ABOVE OR DID YOU FALL BENEATH
... WHAT A LUCKY STIFF
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2. |
What About Me?
05:38
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WHAT ABOUT ME?
ONCE UPON A LIFETIME
NOT SO LONG AGO
THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR
JUST KNEW SHE HAD TO GO
WHERE TO DIDN'T MATTER
NOW WAS ALL SHE KNEW
IN THE DUST SHE LEFT ME STANDING
WONDERING WHAT TO DO
WHERE WILL YOU GO?
WHAT WILL YOU SEE?
HOW WILL I KNOW?
WHAT ABOUT ME?
POOR GIRL LEFT FOR NOWHERE
SIGHTS SET ON THE PAST
SUITCASE THROWN IN THE BACK OF A RENTED CAR
DRIVING NOWHERE FAST
THE DAWN SLOWLY CRAWLED OVER HER
HER BRAIN BEGAN TO MELT... IN THE SUN
HER MIND STARTED SPINNING JUST LIKE A HURRICANE
WHAT IN THE WORLD HAVE I DONE
WHERE WILL I GO?
WHAT WILL I SEE?
HOW WILL YOU KNOW
WHAT ABOUT ME?
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3. |
I Ain't Sayin'
04:34
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I AIN'T SAYIN'
I have known you for a minute
I've got you all figured out
With that hair and them clothes that you wear
Ain't going nowhere there's no doubt
Time you growed up
Stop your playin'
I ain't sayin'
I'm just sayin'
She's got a wallet
As big as any bank
She drives a Cadillac
As big as any tank
She don't need nothing
That a fingersnap won't get
She don't know no one that
She needs to know just yet
She keeps busy
Out sashayin'
I ain't sayin'
I'm just sayin'
Hear people talkin'
Each and every day
Everybody's looking
For a way to stretch that payday
Don't know about you
But I know about me
No happy ending
Not one that I can see
Ain't no end to
All these bills I keep payin'
I ain't sayin'
I'm just sayin'
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What Are You Waiting For?
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See the man up on the mountain
He's looking down at me
Don't know why he even bothers
Don't know what he wants to see
Sittin' here for quite a long time
Don't know what I'm waiting for
Got the things that I'll be needing
Can't expect to need much more
What am I waiting for?
The load is always the heaviest
When you sit and watch it wait
I must've missed the starters pistol
Still standing in the gate
The well is just as deep as ever
But the buckets never full
Time will slip if you let it
The years will surely take thier toll
What are you waiting for?
Seems like a hundred years ago
Swore you'd made up your mind
Seems like a lifetime ago
But you still
You still wait
You still sit
You still wait
Excuses pile up next to teardrops
Shed for what you could've been
Ain't no one can call you a loser
You had to play to win
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AIN'T AS OLD (AS I USED TO BE)
MY BACK IS ACHING
GOT A RINGING IN MY EARS
MY HAIR CHANGED COLOR
SHOWING WAY TOO MANY YEARS
MY WALLETS BUSTED
ALL THE MONEYS GONE
FEELING RUSTED
STANDING STILL FOR WAY TOO LONG
BUT I FOUND A GIRL
THATS WAY IN LOVE WITH ME
I AINT AS OLD AS I USED TO BE
SHE WALKED IN
OPENED UP MY EYES
LIKE AN OLD MOVIE
BLACK AND WHITE GOT COLORIZED
ROLLING SEVENS
GOOD THINGS ALL AROUND
EVER SINCE MY ANGEL
PICKED ME UP OFF THE GROUND
RIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE
MY ANGEL FLOATED DOWN
TOOK MY HAND
TURNED MY WORLD AROUND
FEELING LIKE A BRONCO
I'VE GOT TO RUN ALL DAY
EVERYTHING THATS HAPPENING
COMES THE EASY WAY
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6. |
Tell The Truth
03:21
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TELL THE TRUTH
You got money
You got style
You got it beat by a country mile
Ain't no thang just leave it to you
Got no worries, you got no blues
Got a strut makes the men turn around
You're the one, you're the queen of this highbrow town
Wake up
Yeah you
Got to
Tell The Truth
Deep in debt your look it's cheap
Worried mind haunts your sleep
Everythang is a great big deal
Can't let on how you really feel
Hiding worry
In your eyes
Judge and jury
Yeah you're living a lie
Why do you want to
Be someone you're not
Why can't you see girl
All that you got
Make up your mind startin' today
Take off that mask girl and throw it away
Wake up
Yeah you
Got to
Tell The Truth
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7. |
Omar Comin'!
05:39
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--- Instrumental ---
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8. |
Marvin
05:31
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Marvin
Woke up late this afternoon
Another day on the dole
It's an every other Wednesday
Time to get Marvin on the phone
He said to punch in your Social Security number
and your four digit secret code
Press 1 for yes and 9 for no
Let's get this show on the road
Are you back to work?
Are you claiming both weeks?
Were you able and available?
Did you quit? Get fired?
Did you seek? Maybe retire?
Is this the truth unassailable?
9111 9 9 9 1
That's all you've really got to know
9111 9 9 9 1
And the state'll send you your dough
Well now Marvin he's a listener
But only to the tones
You've got one chance to get 'em right
Pressing buttons on the phone
Laying back on my couch
watching them Detroit Tigers on my TV
You know that I think that I finally found
The perfect job for me
Now my 26 weeks are over
Marvins cupboard is bare
Ain't no work to be found
Bill collector don't care
I wandered out to my mailbox
Thinking 'bout my job huntin' technique
My mind was blown when I opened my mail
Marvin gave me 13 more weeks
Are you back to work?
Are you claiming both weeks?
Were you able and available?
Did you quit? Get fired?
Did you seek? Maybe retire?
Is this the truth unassailable?
9111 9 9 9 1
That's all you've really got to know
9111 9 9 9 1
And the state'll send you your dough
9111 9 9 9 1
Don't you hang up before he says goodbye
9111 9 9 9 1
You'll have your money in two days time
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9. |
Headin' Up North
06:20
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HEADIN' UP NORTH
GONNA LOAD UP THE CAR
PACK A COOLER WITH BEER
THROW SOME CHAIRS IN THE BACK
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE
GONNA CATCH ME A BASS
JUST TO LET HER GO
GONNA WALK INTO TOWN
FOR THE WEEKEND CAR SHOW
GONNA WALK THROUGH THE FOREST
JUST TALKIN' TO YOU
WE'LL BE TAKIN' OUR TIME
AND A SUNSET OR TWO
GONNA BUILD ME A BONFIRE
YOU CAN SEE FROM SPACE
GONNA STARE AT THE WAY THAT THE FLAMES LIGHT UP YOUR FACE
I'D JUMP IN THE LAKE
BUT THE WATERS TOO COLD
I'D SLEEP IN THE ROCKER
BUT I AIN'T THAT OLD
I'D LIVE HERE FOREVER
IF THE TRUTH BE TOLD
I'M HEADIN' UP NORTH
GOT A PLACE ON THE WATER
IT'S MORE LIKE A SHACK
BUILT BY MY GRANDPA
'BOUT A HUNDRED YEARS BACK
SURROUNDED BY HOUSES
PETS, KIDS AND CARS
REAL MAPLE SYRUP
AND SNOWMOBILE BARS
BUT YOU'LL SEE MORE STARS
THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED
WHEN YOU HEAD DOWN STATE
YOU'LL WONDER WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED
WATER SO CLEAR
AND SKIES SO BLUE
AIR SO FRESH'LL MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU
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10. |
Trashman
04:59
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TRASHMAN
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY
I HATED SCHOOL
I USED TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
THINK IT'D BE SO COOL
GET A JOB IN THE FRESH AIR
MAYBE HANGIN' ON THE BACK OF A GARBAGE TRUCK
JUST MY LUCK
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
YOU MIGHT END UP A TRASHMAN
COME MONDAY MORNING
I GO TO WORK
I PULL ON MY OLD JUMPSUIT
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A JERK
GOTTA CRUISE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
PICKING UP ALL OF THE STUFF YOU WANNA THROW AWAY
EVERY DAY
I PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE
BABY I'M THE TRASHMAN
I WENT TO MY CLASS REUNION
EVERYBODY LOOKED FINE
I SAW MY OLD GIRLFRIEND
I'VE GOT TO MAKE HER MINE
I WANNA GET NEXT TO HER
BUT SHE WANTS TO SEE MY RESUME
O K
SHE SAYS THERE AIN'T NO WAY THAT
I'LL BE STEPPIN' OUT WITH NO
TRASHMAN
COME SUNDAY MORNING
I GO TO CHURCH
YOU KNOW I GOTTA LOOK MY BEST
BECAUSE I SMELL LIKE A DAY OLD PERCH
EVERYBODYS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME
LIKE I JUST FELL FROM OUTER SPACE
WHAT A DISGRACE
IT'D BE STRANGER THAN RARE
IF THEY'D ALL SAY A PRAYER FOR THE
TRASHMAN
NOW I'M PUSHING SIXTY
I GOT ME NOTHING TO SHOW
I GOT NO LAMBROGINI
I GOT NO VACATION HOME
WHEN MY STORY IS OVER
AND THEY LAY ME TO REST IN A WHITE PINE BOX
WITH A CLEAN PAIR OF SOCKS
THEY'LL SAY
HE LOOKS FAMILAR
I THINK HE WAS OUR TRASHMAN
HE LOOKS FAMILAR
I THINK HE WAS OUR TRASHMAN
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11. |
Cookie Crumbles
07:44
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COOKIE CRUMBLES
WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
RUB THE SLEEP FROM YOUR EYES
TAKE A LOOK OUT YOUR BACKDOOR
SLOWLY START TO REALIZE
ALL YOU SEE HAS ALL BEEN BORROWED
EVERYTHING IS A MIRAGE
PAID FOR WITH ALL YOUR TOMORROWS
SPENDING SMALL LIVING LARGE
DREAMS ARE GONNA TUMBLE
THATS HOW THE COOKIE CRUMBLES
HOW COULD THIS EVER HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU?
WATCH IT ALL UNRAVEL
FROM FACE DOWN IN THE GRAVEL
NO ONE COMING TO SAVE THE DAY
WHAT THEY DO IS NEVER WHAT THEY SAY
THE MAN SAYS UNCLE JOE IS BANKRUPT
YOUR AUNT K HAS BEEN FORECLOSED
HONEST HARD WORKING PEOPLE
GOT NO PLACE TO CALL THEIR HOME
THE MAN SAYS WE SHOULD'VE SEEN IT COMING
WE JUST HEARD WHAT WE WAS TOLD
KEPT RIGHT UP WITH THEM DAMN JONESES
DIDN'T KNOW OUR SOULS BEEN SOLD
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