01.
a man like me
02.
landslide baby
03.
you're only king once
04.
my side of the city
05.
hovering
06.
me and jesus don't talk anymore
07.
fooled with the wrong guy
08.
your mother loves you son
09.
don't forget to breathe
10.
wipe those prints and run
01. a man like me,
top?
i've been waitin' all night long
i've been waitin' to sing your song tonight
if you help me, just help me find your key
i run my hands down your neck
across your back to another fret,
i know
you're fragile
you're bound to self destruct
and i can see right through your skin
your bones are hollow,
they're paper thin tonight
you're weightless
i know the way you feel
so try, try lifting all your weight
for a man, a man gone wrong
and try, try wasting all your days
on a man, a man like me
my love is a lot like yours,
it's been crippled by the wars we wage
we're hopeless
we're on the losing side
we never speak when we're making love
you never mean it when you come to me
with your arms stretched
defenseless and alone
so try, try lifting all your weight
for a man, a man gone wrong
and try, try wasting all your days
on a man, a man like me
i taste you on my fingers
and i smell you on my lips
i don't know where you're goin'
but you're goin' to slip
hey honey, better save yourself
you're never gonna make it
hey honey, honey better save yourself
you're never gonna make it
so try, try lifting all your weight
for a man, a man gone wrong
and try, try wasting all your days
on a man, a man like me
02. landslide baby,
top?
baby says i'm tearing her down
shoulder to shoulder i hold her too lightly
and baby says "baby, your kiss don't do anything."
oh sweetness
all i need's a brand new heart
it's old and it's cold and it's no longer golden
and baby says "baby, you're right -
but that's no excuse."
and my baby says
it's a lie, it's a cop out
and i know you know i know why
you won't try
'cause you're scared and you're weak
and you don't give a fuck about me
and i do believe that you hate yourself
and i knew you'd never stay forever
holding it together
making songs for me
and all right, forever's on your side
oh it's only time
it's longer than you think
and baby says "this house was a home -
it's worn and it's torn and it holds only your ghost"
baby says "baby, you're cursed -
oh, why can't you see?"
oh sweetness
all I need's a brand new head
clear without fears and it knows only your name
baby says "baby, you're right -
but you'll never win."
and my baby says
it's a lie, it's a cop out
and i know you know i know why
you won't try
'cause you're scared and you're weak
and you don't give a fuck about me
and i do believe that you hate yourself
and i knew you'd never stay forever
holding it together
making songs for me
and all right, forever's on your side
oh it's only time
it's longer than you think
and i knew you'd never stay forever
holding it together
making songs for me
and all right, forever's on your side
oh it's only time
it's longer than you think
and she says, "it's a cop out and i know you know"
(i know )
(i know you know)
(i know you know )
03. you're only king once,
top?
have you seen that moon faced kid
that burned out halo hangs right above his head
it's so hard not to be crushed
when you're prayin' for too much
and the stars refuse to shine for you
they do it just to spite
they know you're tryin' too hard
hopin' for a little more than just another kiss goodnight
your face is full and paved with lines
your hair's receding fast,
so is your mind
and that lazy eye won't budge
'cause you're prayin' way too much
and don't take that pill,
your head will swim
you'll only be king once
just once, you'll only be king
smile, please smile
i just want you happy
smile, please smile
i just want you happy
and the stars refuse to shine for you
they do it just to spite
they know you're tryin' too hard
smile, please smile
i just want you happy
smile, please smile
i just want you happy
i just want you happy
i just want you happy
04. my side of the city,
top?
the children all slum on my side of the city
they all act so tough, they're lookin' so pretty
they hide in the dark cause bright lights are so deadly
the radio screams, their friends are never on time
they're never on time
and mexican boys are holdin' down the corners
heart beats away and make your mother mourn ya
girlfriends pace quick from one side to another
they're holding their own
the trouble's never on time
it's never on time
well there's nothin' in this world that i wanna see
there's nowhere, oh nowhere that i'd rather be
than here with you
oh, holdin' me near
and all the girls sell on my side of the city
they look a little rough, they're lookin' so pretty
the shift is a drag, the weather's always shitty
they get what they can
the men are always on time
they're always on time
and undercover cops are looking for a sucker
always wanna trade for a little treasure
they only ask once, they only kill for pleasure
they'll give you a lift
the trains are never on time
they're never on time
well there's nothin' in this world that I wanna see
there's nowhere, oh nowhere that i'd rather be
than here with you
oh, holdin' me near
so make your way to the ocean
let the warm, cool breeze just soak into your bones
05. hovering,
top?
watchin' the planes land
over the bay
i wish they
would hang in the air forever
holdin' their patterns for days
i hope they
(hope they, hope they)
will be delayed, forever
standin' alone at the gate
she's late
she's miles above
somewhere, hovering
why won't you write?
write me a word to save
tell me you miss my ways
tell me you miss my face
i never meant to clip your pretty wings
oh, your'e pretty, oh your pretty wings
you always knew it, you saw right through it
so why'd you
have to go?
standin' still at the gate
and i ache
(i ache, i ache)
my palms are like lakes risin'
the wheels drop
and she starts to descend
and the runway will light her way
as she stops hovering
and when she lands
i brace for the crash and grab
the oxygen from the mask
the only words i let pass
i never meant to clip your pretty wings
oh your'e pretty, oh your pretty wings
we'll be alright
we'll be alright
we'll be alright
we'll be alright
you always knew it
you saw right through it
so why'd you have to
06. me and jesus don't talk anymore *,
top?
don't be sad but i'm goin'
don't be sad but i'm goin'
don't be sad but i'm goin'
'cause i leave tonight
can you get me there friend?
without a soul to sell along the way
the devil rides with me again
he always says everything's okay
and maybe i'm losin' sleep over nothin'
maybe i'll just be fine
he tears me away from all those little things
that seem so important when i knew you
and though we are falling stars
we feel just fine
and though it seems we're not far
we need more time
and can you get me there friend?
you know the devil only holds a lease
and he's so hard to kick, man
it's been twenty years since i've been clean
and maybe i'm losin' sleep over nothin'
he tells me i'll be just fine
he's in my blood, he's thicker than love
he seems so important and you keep fadin'
and though we are fallin' stars
we feel just fine
and though it seems we're not far
we need more time
woke up today just called to say
you're body's cold and you're goin' nowhere
woke up today just called to say
you're body's cold, you're goin' nowhere
oh, you're goin' nowhere
oh, you're goin' nowhere
oh, you're goin' nowhere
woo hoo hooo
a ha
woo hoo hoo
a haa
(oh)
07. fooled with the wrong guy,
top?
how did you get so big?
did you eat too much
did you bite off more than you could prove
so hollywood,
riding with the stars
and all the regulars know
just who you are
ive got the biggest heart
you've ever torn apart
you fooled with the wrong guy
you fooled with the wrong guy
you fooled with the wrong guy,
fooled with the wrong guy
how did you get so drunk?
i guess you had enough
you swallowed more than we all knew
so many friends
only hold you when
you got dreams for them to sink,
their teeth into
but it don't mean a lot
when it's all been bought
you fooled with the wrong guy,
fooled with the wrong guy
fooled with the wrong guy(u-uy),
fooled with the wrong guy
when you fooled with me
08. your mother loves you son,
top?
you've been countin' on a sunday
oh the world, the world
the world has gone insane
over something, over nothing
you get excited over everything that's said
(ow!)
you've been countin' on a savior
hide your feelings, oh you gotta keep them safe
once a Baptist, still a menace
just one long shot, everything you feel is spent
last night's a loaded gun
you'd better hope that the world won't end tonight
all the mothers love you son
you'd better hope that the world won't end 'cause
you've been bettin' on yourself again
you better leave, at least you still have a friend
when you're bankrupt and you're out of luck
the odds are dropping, it's about time you duck
last night's a loaded gun
you'd better hope that the world won't end tonight
all the mothers love you son
you'd better hope that the world won't end 'cause
you've come too far
think of all the people you'd hurt
you'd only make your mother cry
it's not okay, alright
last night's a loaded gun
you'd better hope that the world won't end tonight
all the mothers love you son
you'd better hope that the world won't end 'cause
you've come too far
think of all the people you'd miss
09. don't forget to breathe,
top?
your last words will not be heard
there are too many of them no one deserves
i don't need your love
landmines hide in your lines
there's too many maps and not enough signs
i don't need your love
so lie awake,
so wide awake
'cause in my dreams i'm dyin'
we wait for light
to kill the night
but is it worth me trying'?
a deep breath out on the steps
it's only air that you feel in your chest
i don't need your love
okay you staked your claim
it's only blood you have in your veins
i don't need your love
so lie awake,
wide awake
'cause in my dreams i'm dyin'
the sun will rise
and the moon will die
but is it worth me tryin'?
and it's so late
where will you stay?
it makes no difference
'cause it's all a dream
and tomorrow i'll wake,
tomorrow I'll wake
it makes no difference
it makes no difference
wide awake
time will take
all the dreams, we're dyin'
close your eyes
and the moon will sigh
is it worth me tryin'?
10. wipe those prints and run,
top?
so it's time for us to run
grab your things, lock the doors and run
home is such a dirty word
no matter what you've heard,
it's a lie
wipe your prints and run
fame (fame)
it means a lot to us (to us)
wash your little hands all by yourself
dawn
it breaks your back, so run
don't look back, no don't look back
just run
beyond every lonely mile, there lies another mile
just for you
you won't be coming home
fame (fame)
it means a lot to us (to us)
wash your little hands all by yourself
if it breaks your heart
it won't take your soul
watch the country fade from the road,
you gotta believe
hold onto somethin' strong that won't move
on your own,
your'e settin' forth, but you're still free
you'll always, you'll always be free (e-e)
i sold my soul for rock and roll and a case of beer
i think i would trade it all for another year
(hold on, hold on, hold on)
oh, slow it down
(hold on, hold on, hold on)
just slow it down
i don't believe
i don't believe in anything
i don't believe in anything 'cept you my friends
...
before the sun come up
before the sun
before the sun come up
(whistling)
* the earlier version of this song (circa 2001 when the coast is never clear was released) was entitled "waiting for sunset" and did not mention jesus at all. the lyrics for that version can be found on the "other releases" page, top?
