Tight Purple
Gitup (brewer)
well
ya know that I love ya
when we’re underneath the covers baby
ooh
girl, drivin me wild
all
this provocation leaves me no concentration baby
ooh
girl drivin me wild
I’d never tell ya never in a thousand
years
but
no need to be clever with that tight purple gitup
ooh
girl, drivin me wild
yer so fine for datin but ya don’t like a waitin baby
ooh
girl, drivin me wild
I’m hidin in the cellar cause it’s
so frustratin baby
ooh
girl, drivin me wild
my
best friend’s talkin bout a boys night out
then
you come a knockin with your tight purple gitup
ooh
girl, drivin me wild yeh
well
we all love attention but ya gimme
much too much to mention
ooh
girl, drivin me wild
spend
your waking hours just exploitin dr. Freud’s intentions
ooh
girl, drivin me wild
ya oughtta be workin
for the FBI
you’d
always get your man with that tight purple gitup
ooh
girl, drivin me wild yeh
shoo
shoo shoo tight purple
gitup
shoo
shoo shoo tight purple
gitup.
Beautiful
Thing (brewer/woodworth)
who
coulda told
me
time
creeps up & kicks you in the head
didn’t
know much at all
lovers
abuse you
drag
you round & leave ya out for dead
you
was my wake up call
truth
came down when
the
girl got round and
baby
bound then
woh ah beautiful thing you are
heavenly
mother
shuck
my pride how does it make you feel
tell
me where I begin
extra
terrestrial
seen
that kick from clear across the room
witness
the alien
one
side me and
one
my best friend
whole
new person
woh I never will hurt you
I’d never deserve to
ah
beautiful thing you are
beautiful thing you are
you
I will run to
and
I’ll haunt you
cause
I want you
woh I never will hurt you
I’d never deserve to
ah
beautiful thing you are
beautiful thing you are.
The Curious
Decline of Miss Iris Tgaux (brewer/woodworth)
oh
dear the worst has come true
all
of my efforts have left me alone
dear
what will I do
baby’s
forgotten my name
I called up this morning
asked
if I could see her
they
told me she’d suffered
from
social amnesia
I ran down to find her
in
the arms of her doctor
now
I’m not sure if this is goodbye or hello
dear
the worst has come true
all
of my efforts have left me alone
dear
what will I do
baby’s
forgotten my name
oh
dear it’s over I fear
I could have sworn we were closer than this
dear
it’s perfectly clear
baby’s
forgotten my name
I looked in her mirror
I looked on the shelf
I got so I couldn’t remember myself
she
must have been thinkin
of
somebody else
when
she leaned up and kissed me goodbye and said
hello
dear nice to meet you
all
of my efforts have left me, and so
dear
the worst has come true
baby’s
forgotten my name
baby’s
forgotten my name
baby’s
forgotten my name.
Soul Jerky (brewer/woodworth)
ain’t talkin bout the come-hither-type-look
no
lessons in the harlequin
it’s
just the harsh reality
like
a kiss between the knees
like
a nectar thick or brick against the balls
it’s
like soul jerky baby
soul
jerky yeah yeah
ain’t suckered by the lipstick invitation
don’t
dick me with compatibles vicar please
cuz it’s the juice between the jaws
of
the hound in heat
a
true crash course in courtship spare the
cordialities
it’s
like soul jerky baby
soul
jerky yeah yeah
and
you could have a massive heart attack
the
shit could send ya sprawlin
on your back
make
your wife widow just like that
brother
take ya homeward
soul
jerky baby
soul
jerky yeah yeah.
Tales From
the Couch (brewer)
just
the other mornin I got up early
shaved
my arms and called my sister shirley
when
a thought provoked me & ran upstairs
it
was the weirdest thing I ever seen
everyone
was lookin as I chased it down the street
in
my bright red pyjamas (with the bunny feet)
man
I was scared clawin for air
but
that was the only suit I had that was clean
can
you see why I’m gone
the
sky was much too orange
will
it still be without me to pin it on
am
I right that I was wrong
I’ve stayed here much too long
will
it still fall without me to fall upon?
baby
bottle fell hell I let the dog lick it
now
it’s buried in the back & I’m sittin naked
on
the couch with the pizza stain
and
the rains just comin down inside
it’s
different out here than people seem to think
I was just sittin round the kitchen
watchin the kitchen sink
while
underneath the table these vicious little demons
were
chewin me up inside
(chorus)
people
in the dark without a television
tellin me they smell the smell of supervision
when
the ground breaks open it don’t matter
who’s
got their handkerchief, son
grabbed
a paper bag tryin to save my face
as
I was talkin to the chinese
about the
they
were sendin me lemons & pilgrims for my trip
all
lemons & pilgrims and it was so out
everything was upside-down
can
you see why I’m gone
the
sky was much too orange
will
it still be without me to pin it on
am
I right that I was wrong
I stayed in bed too long
will
it still fall without me to fall upon?
Diesel (brewer/woodworth)
two
million cups of coffee
ya won’t hear it anymore
once
you let the diesel drag you down
once
you let the diesel drag you down
godzilla’s on the red phone
but
ya don’t really give a damn
once
you let the diesel drag you down
once
you let the diesel drag you down
lined
up lambs unto the slaughter
with
your ears still wet
primed
up applauding for the author
that
you ain’t read yet
son
it’s got a sobering effect
now
the kid sees ya on the weekend
there’s
no muscle in your mouth
once
you let the diesel drag you down
once
you let the diesel drag you down
I’m booked up clowning for some vultures
in
a slow cold sweat
crapped
out beggin for the ulcer
but
I ain’t dead yet
tell
me how much deeper does it get?
Now quit cryin that you’re crazy
they
ain’t buyin till you are
once
you let the diesel drag you down
don’t
you let the diesel drag you down.
Turning Into
Elvis (brewer/woodworth)
my
hair got bigger yesterday
piled
up all by itself but it seemed to fit my face
I find myself in wild regress
while
chasing existential bounds
it
scares me some I must confess
the
times I feel I’m turning into elvis
turning
into elvis
tacked
on some weight but I don’t care
odd
times I catch myself karate chopping air
bought
my mama a cadillac
credit
bureau took it back
seems
I overlooked the fact
that
I was broke whilst turning into elvis
turning
into elvis
mashed
potatoes black eyed peas
kiss
my ass what’s wrong with me?
Shot up my tv
yesterday
some
fool on sellin me commemorative plates
through
no illusions on my part
I’ve come to dig the guy I am
I sneer inside a jiffy mart
and
when a woman screams I call her ma’am
paint
my rec room green & red
and
vanish in those hallowed halls
and
just when they’re convinced I’m dead
I’ll reappear in shopping malls
& find myself a manager
who
understands the fix I’m in
and
make me lots of ill got cash
to
comfort me while turning into elvis
turning
into elvis.
You Were
the Days (brewer/woodworth)
you
were the days when I fell in a crowd
and
was sure no one would kick my face
you
were the days I kissed the girls and ran away
all
you could catch from lust was just a cold sometimes
never
had the strength to say I love you
but
if you think I think of you I do
you
were the days
and
when there was rain in our hearts
we
did not cry
we
would look to the sky and be sure
that
our love could save the world
you
were the voice in the car overturned
round
the bend that I always took too fast
and
you were the call on the phone down the hall
from
the gig when nobody answered
ever
in a hurry to be nowhere
now
late at night sometimes the time runs out
you
were the days
a
flair that was raised as I passed
in
my flight clutching tight to these dreams in my head
all
these years to save the world
and
come home my baby home
you
were the days
the
years did not phase me at all
only
now as I gaze through this fallout
and
pray for our tribe to return
and
come home my baby home
you
were the days
take
the picture turn the page
tell
the story write the book
keep
the faith keep it alive
keep
it alive
would
you do that for me?
My Big Mouth (brewer/woodworth)
sometimes i wanna
get outside
cut
the cord not say goodbye
just
leave
wanna disappear
old
lady yappin on the telephone
dirty
little town gonna beat her bones
it’ll
bang your bones to dust
she
don’t raise no fuss
downed
in a glaze of boredom
must
somewhere higher be
misunderstood and scorned
this
town ain’t big enough for me & my big mouth
my
big mouth
sometimes i wanna
bite the hand
turn
the tables on a master plan
say
wake up brothers
wake
up y’all
no
sense beatin’ around the bush
when
i’ve got something to say
you
better just wait a minute
i’ll put my foot right in it
all
lemons come up cherries
given
the power to be
might
be your visionary
come
to speak with angels, me & my big mouth
my
big mouth
all
lemons come up cherries
given
the power to be
i’ll be your missionary
give
you all the strength you need
to
find the truth and
chase
the violence
may
they never silence
me
& my big mouth
my
big mouth
Ain’t Enough Booze (brewer)
the
doctor told me to settle down
stop
trickin bad luck into givin
you more ground
I said there’s a tougher thing than suicide
drawin lots with the lawyer is like a bullet in my hide
cuz I laugh just a bit too loud
and
I smile just a bit too wide
and
to keep it bottled up inside
well
there ain’t enough booze
there
ain’t enough booze in the world
the
counselor told me ya gotta let it ride
just
give her love and everything’ll be all right
I looked at him and I had to laugh
six
years of bad road and now you’re tryin to light
my path
cuz I stayed just a bit too long
and
I gave just a bit too free
but
to make it like it used to be
there
ain’t enough booze
ain’t enough booze in the world
ain’t enough booze in this life to imagine
these
things to be true
and
maybe I could wake in vegas with a weddin ring
but
I could never keep a bad love just suffering
no
there ain’t enough booze
my
buddy told me to come along
got
a gig for good bread playin other people’s songs
well
I picked up a guitar and I played the part
sang
from the gut but I never used my heart
and
I laughed just a bit too loud
and
I smiled just a bit too wide
but
I could not get satisfied-
yeah
I laughed just a bit too loud
and
I smiled just a bit too wide
but
ya couldn’t keep me on that ride
there
ain’t enough booze
no
there ain’t enough booze in the world
ain’t enough booze in this life to imagine
these
things to be true
ain’t enough booze.
Little at
a Time (brewer/grahame)
and
don’t we know it’s love
the
big blue world’s ahead of us
but
with eyes still drying from a lie
that
left my soul bare
there’s
a voice sound and clear
first
the past must disappear
just
a little at a time
just
a little at a time i’ll be with you
i’m a little out of luck
but
everything will turn out fine
just
a little at a time
i know what’s past is done
and
still i’m fast to turn and run
with
my heart spinning out of control
trying
hard not to fall
so
i’ll live day to day
and
hope this pain slips away
just
a little at a time i’ll be with you
just
a little at a time this will come true