[dying days]

Beach Party Tonight

I want to go back
To the time that I was sailing
And if I could just go home
I could go around in circles
??? like before ???

Little Eyes

Took a walk alone last night
Slept inside your head
It was raining hard again,
crawled back into bed
Tried to catch up to you
But you moved too fast
Thought about a million things
Fell asleep at last

Got up again last night
Tore all over town
Skidding tires screeching brakes
Barely make a sound
We were on a winding road
Going 65
Slid along an icy stretch, made it back alive

Little eyes are open but they don't see very far
You can only hurt the ones you love
Not the ones you're thinking of
Little eyes are open but they're sinking back again
Don't you know you're sleeping much too long
Wake up little eyes

Moving but not gaining any ground
Climbing up the escalator as it takes you down

Last night I heard this sound
Echoed everywhere
Like a buzzing amplifier
Burning through the air
It's still raining hard, you said
Have you any clue?
Is it ever gonna stop?
I guess that's up to you

Nothing But You and Me

Well I don't care what's wrong or right
When you're not there by my side
I just wonder what to do
Well if I can't have you
And I think about nothing much at all
Nothing but you and me
And I'm pleading can't we just be
The way that we used to be

Honey wake up, won't you please come to me
Honey think of, think of the way things used to be
If we make up, well I won't ever be that bad
Honey wake up, and give me just one more chance, just one more chance

Well, I don't know how I lost control
But I now know that it's true
That the hurt I aimed at me misfired
And came back to hurt you
I've been wondering where you are tonight
And wondering where you've been
Now I'll walk these lonely streets awhile
And think about it again

Season of the Shark

Do you need someone to hide behind?
I don't mind, I don't mind
Do you need to be alone to unwind?
That's alright, that's alright

Sure I know it's hard
I know that it's that way for everyone
For everyone
Some things go wrong
You sink so low you even blame the sun
You blame it as the cause
Of the shadows on the wall
They're not as bad as they appear
Could it be that it's the season of the shark

Do you need someone to help you through?
Well I don't know, I don't know
Someone to take questions for you?
I don't know, I don't know

I want to be the one to make you feel OK right now
Some way, somehow.
When I fall short
I sink so low I even blame the clouds
For blocking out the sun
And the shadows on the wall
That's why you feel alone
Could it be that it's the season of the Shark

Please don't be afraid
No matter how much out there scares you so, scares you so
Just look around, if it's not me then someone else you know
You're not alone at all
Ignore the shadows on the wall
They don't mean a thing
Could it be that it's the season of the shark
I believe that it's the season of the shark
Could it be that it's the season of the shark

Today is the Day

I followed you foolishly
You were at a smoky bar
You were out till 3
Sat alone inside my car
It was nearly 4
Couldn't wait for you all night
So I broke the door
I was going to spend the night
Could've been OK
We were going talk all night
Till I went away
Remember how we used to say
Can't stay up late
A minute later and I'm older now
I can't stay awake
I'm driving by you parent's' farm
In the Chevrolet
I remember that rusty car
Like it was yesterday

Saw your brother driving by
the other day
Wished that I'd go out to him,
but he drove away
Saw my sister standing there,
accepting blame
And I thought of how nothing
ever feels the same

Another day, come and gone
Don't think I can ever sing that song
Little secrets we bring along
I'm taking my time, trailing behind
I thought of you

Another day, come and gone
Don't think I can ever sing that song
Little secrets we bring along
Today is the day, today is the day
I think of you

Another day, come and gone
Don't think I want to sing that song
It's always trouble that makes you strong
Today is the day, today is the day
I think of you

Tiny Birds

I will go if you say you'll go, do you want to go?
I won't talk at all, but I'll go for a ride
I will go if you just let go, do you want to go?
It all because of the time I took your advice?
I will go if you still want to go, do you want to go?
And I will show what you want me to show, do you want to know?
Until there's nothing left in the world to show you

Only go, but where I don't know, do you want to go?
You don't talk at all, but it's all right
Feeling bold, but your nose is cold, like it's made it snow
Is it all because of the time you took my advice?
If you put your hand in my heart, I won't let it go.
Until there's nothing left in the world to make me

Summer stinks and summer stays too long
Autumn comes and all the sudden it's gone
Tiny birds sit patiently
Side by side on a wire
Darker days and leaves and shade so true
Wind unfolds our night so glad they're blue
Tiny birds fly silently
Side by side in the sky
Don't be sad when it's time to say good night
I'll be there to make sure that you sleep tight

I'm a friend when you need a friend
Till there's nothing left in the world to make you cry

How to make a Baby Elephant Float

I like to hold hands when we walk
I'm not averse to pillow talk
But I prefer a private joke
The memory it evokes
Because it's our punch line

That film we saw from the front row
It means so much to us alone
I love the wrinkled brow
Of anyone else around
Because it's our punch line

And when we're out and you say
"It would appear"
We love and laugh no one else hears
No one at all

And when we're out then we say
"It would appear"
We laugh and laugh no one else hears
No one at all

If you want to be a romantic fool
You don't have to say I love you
Just say what's in your heart
Non-sequiter or not
And without even trying
Find your punch line

Georgia Vs Yo La Tengo

[insturmental]

Don't Have to Be So Sad

You and me
Were at some goldfish pond
And I
I was tagging along for the ride
This ugly big-mouthed fish really made us laugh

And while I stood still
I felt a chill
I thought that maybe you did too
I wanted to feel that way forever

And that's why
If you're looking at me
I'll try
To be what you want to see
And if I
If I'm ever that lucky
You won't have to be so sad
You won't have to be so sad

Last night
I was trying to read in bed
I got to watching you sleep instead
Even when I got tired I couldn't stop
Because I love you so
And I pray you know
But I'm not one for praying
You knew I couldn't say that without making a joke

And that's why
If you're looking at me
I'll try
To be what you want to see
And if I
If I'm ever that lucky
You won't have to be so
Won't have to be so sad (x3)

Winter A-Go-Go

On the beach overseas
Icy water slaps at our knees
And the buoy was signaling
As if it knew we were far from home
And you looked at me
And all I could see
Were the lights that were flickering
And suddenly we were all alone

It's not an impossible thing to do
And I'm helpless to do anything for you
Can't keep from wondering

You were under a spell
Waiting for time to tell
If I could, you know I would,
Accept this moment and sympathize
Then you looked at me
And all I can see
Were the walls closing in again
And the desperation in your eyes

It's not an impossible thing to do
I know there's a better life for you
I can't keep from wondering

It's not an impossible thing to do
And I'm helpless to say anything to you
I want to see a better life for you
I can't keep from wondering

Moonrock Mambo

Like a thumb in a rubber glove
Or a moonrock in the sky above
I'm thinking, could it be
I'm falling in love

Like a Chunky or a Charleston Chew
Like shoe crab soup or chicken stew
Like Cinderella's other shoe
I just want to be next to you
I wanna be, I wanna to be next to you
I wanna be, I wanna be next to you

Like a palindrome, or a friend indeed
Like wow, or Tara Key
It seems I always need remindin'
What a fool believes
Like Horton hearing a Who
Like everything old becoming new
Like looking out for number two
I just want to be next to you
I wanna be, I wanna to be next to you
Yeah, I wanna be, I wanna be next to you

Like Dr. Tom, like Mr. Met
Like Professor Frink, like a Chia pet
Like Eddie Bow, like ???
Like Jill Talley, like Don Cheadle
I want to be next to you (x4)

Like eatin' ribs with Calvin Trillin
Like Timothy Carey in The Killing
Like Steve Coogan and Rebecca Front
Like Jefferson Airplane except no Grunt

Let's Be Still

Let's be still, be still for awhile
There's no place I wanna be
Lose our way and sit side by side
Passing time so carelessly, so carelessly

???
???
Take off our shoes
and watch the sky
Against the moon
the clouds go by
I hold your hand
You start to cry

Lost in our dreams of summer love
The only place I wanna be
Find a spell and hope no one tells
Time goes by unendingly, unendingly

???
???
Take off our shoes
And watch the sky
Against the sun
the birds go by
I hold your hand
You start to cry...

Take Care
(Alex Chilton)

Take care not to hurt yourself
Beware of the need for help
You might need too much
And people are such
Take care, please, take care
Some people read idea books
And some people have pretty looks
But if your eyes are wide
And all words aside
Take care, please, take care
This sounds a bit like goodbye
In a way it is I guess
As I leave your side
I've taken the air
Take care, please, take care
Take care, please, take care