The Softies

Lyrics

Holiday in Rhode Island

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Sleep Away Your Troubles

If I beg you will you smother me
Just to put me out of my constant misery
This is too much for me to bear
You'd know this too if you ever had been there

I hope you have sweet dreams
And I hope you will never leave me
I hope you have sweet dreams
And I hope you will never leave me
I hope you never leave me

I wander through these empty halls
As the moon casts shadows of just me upon the walls
My time wasted in endless regret
While you sleep away your troubles and forget

I hope you have sweet dreams
And I hope you will never leave me
I hope you have sweet dreams
And I hope you will never leave me
I hope you never leave me

I hope you have sweet dreams
And I hope you will never leave me
I hope you have sweet dreams
And I hope you will never leave me
I hope you never leave me

The Places We Go

When I left there was nothing to see
Nothing to cherish and nothing to be
These days it's alright to me
Maybe I'll stay awhile

The northern air
Still carries the sound of my prayer
Hearts break and time takes it toll on
The places we go

This tiny piece of blue sky
I can see from where I lie
Is bluer and brighter than I
Ever thought possible

The northern air
Still carries the sound of my prayer
Hearts break and time takes it toll on
The places we go

Is it merely the moon in the sky
That is making my heart misbehave
Taking back what I gave
Pieces are once again whole
What was broken is mended
That story's ended

When I left there was nothing to see
Nothing to cherish and nothing to be
These days it's alright to me
Maybe I'll stay awhile

The northern air
Still carries the sound of my prayer
Hearts break and time takes it toll on
The places we go

These Sad Times

Your hand is mine so suddenly
What do you find so new in me
It's just today that makes you think you care
Tomorrow will bring you a new affair

You don't need me like you say you do
It's just these sad times we're going through

Your heart can see what it missed before
I'm still just me, nothing less or more
It's just today that is bewitching you
I think tomorrow you will see that too

You don't need me like you say you do
It's just these sad times we're going through

Your hand is mine so suddenly
When did you find this good in me
It's just this day that you don't want to end
Tomorrow you'll fall out of love again

You don't need me like you say you do
It's just these sad times we're going through

The Beginning of the End

Are you loving how you're living
Is it treating you well
Do you greet the early morning alone
Are you leaving who is loving you
In spite of it all
Are you closing it down
To get away from it all

Goodbye my friend
Can't see you again
It's the beginning of the end

Are you spending time around
All the new kids in town
Never a moment alone
It seems so easy for you
But what am I to do
I'm all closed down
Don't want to start anew

You were my best friend
I'll start over again
It's the beginning

Are you loving how you're living
Is it treating you well
Do you greet the early morning alone
Are you leaving who is loving you
In spite of it all
Are you closing it down
To get away from it all

Goodbye my friend
Can't see you again
It's the beginning of the end

Just A Day

I wish I could draw a line
Through all of nineteen ninety-nine
All except that moment in the spring
When I had everything
I had everything

It's funny how a year can make
So much of only one mistake
All I wanted was the life I planned
But now I understand

Now I understand
I wish I had never known
A heart that beats just like my own
How can one so close become so far away
In just a day
In just a day

Me and the Bees

Take it downstairs
No one here cares
Take it outside
Find someplace good to hide

Now it's just me and the bees
In a cyclone of fallen leaves

Go for a ride
The road opens wide
Nobody knows
These trials and woes

Now it's just me and the bees
In a cyclone of fallen leaves

Caught in the wind
Coldest I've ever been
Too bad it's true
I'm still in love with you

Now it's just me and the bees
In a cyclone of fallen leaves

Holiday in Rhode Island

In your letter you didn't say that
The weather would be so dreadful

But I'm so glad to be here
It's just you and me now honey

Far from the west coast
Where you've never been and
You long to see someday

Who'd have thought I'd really visit
A holiday in Rhode Island

I'm so happy just to see you
You're all I dream of honey
Now we can be together
For a few days I am the only one

Favorite Shade of Blue

I have a yellow and navy sundress
Maybe I'll wear it today
It reminds me of you
Your favorite shade of blue
Now the hem is coming out

I think I'll walk to town today
I'll go the long way
The pavement meets my shoes
I'll go anywhere I choose
I imagine you are right behind

Summertime falls from the trees
Autumn is here and you're not
I've made you a ghost
I miss you the most
Of anyone that's gone

Life without you is second best
I guess I'll get by
I'm lonelier today
Than I'd dare to say
To anyone who asks

I have a yellow and navy sundress
It reminds me of you

You and Only You

Your eyes are like poetry
Your lips are so sugary
You're altogether wonderful to behold

I never thought that I would hear
You say that I'm who you hold dear
More than anyone else
Or at least not in the same way

I've been thinking about you and only you
I've been thinking about you and only you

You are like the morning time
Full of promise yet to find
I'm dazzled every time I realize you're mine

I never thought that I would see
The day that you would come to me
And ask forgiveness
For the time we let go by

I've been thinking about you and only you
I've been thinking about you and only you

Did you find a four leaf clover
Did you hope that I'd come over
Here I am and I might never leave again

I never thought that I would be
So close to you that I could see
The way your hair goes wavy
When you wake up

Sturdies Bay

[Vocalizations]

Saint Agnes

[Instrumental]

If You Stayed

I felt so close to tears today
I had to take a walk
To make it go away
Wrapped up in your coat last night
I hooked your arm in mine
All in my mind

You're so close
You tell me something good
It's so hard to hide this like I should

I'm still so close to tears today
This walk is only taking me
Further away
To make you see me in a different light
I'd have to leave without saying goodbye

You're so near
You tell me something dear
It's only all the good things you fear
Maybe I should
Move away
You would only love me if you stayed

Write It Down

I wrote it down
And hoped that you would find it
Long after I had gone
As far away as I could get
From those words I couldn't say
You'll be better off the day I go away

We were almost in love
So close but never close enough

You wrote it down
And put it in my pocket
I didn't find it 'til
It was too late to change my mind
We'll be happier this way
I would only let you down if I should stay

We were almost in love
So close but never close enough

My Empty Arms

I'm catching on to all the symptoms that you feign
Another shot of something warm to numb the pain
Lets just be honest and admit we can't go on
You can begin to be yourself once I am gone

Your kiss was sweet like an apricot
I guess I'm the girl you thought
When you said this would never be undone
Your heart was pure like youth and all its charms
Now my empty arms are of no use
To me or anyone

I always knew that you deserved much more than me
You are more interesting than I'll ever be
Somehow our whole world has gone spinning in reverse
I hope this heartache of mine won't get any worse

Your kiss was sweet like an apricot
I guess I'm the girl you thought
When you said this would never be undone
Your heart was pure like youth and all its charms
Now my empty arms are of no use
To me or anyone

Will you forget the scent of violets on my skin
I'll never know the safety of your arms again


Winter Pageant

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Pack Your Things and Go

Where are you off to this time
I promise I'm not chasing you
No one's demanding your loyalty
I just thought that maybe this time
I'd come too

Just when I need you
You pack your things and go

You made promises you didn't always keep
But I guess that's what youth is for
I give you presents but you throw them all away
I've been under the impression
That I mattered to you more

Just when I need you
You pack your things and go

So Sad

No one notices such a slow decline
I used to be yours and you used to be mine
You used to be mine
You used to be mine

You and me alone here
Is just a memory

Nothing grows here and nothing ever will
It all died a while ago but I wait here still
I wait here still

You and me alone here
Is just a memory

I can't help you
And you can't help me
It's so sad
So sad

No one notices such a slow decline
I used to be yours and you used to be mine
You used to be mine
You used to be mine

You and me alone here
Is just a memory

Over

Watching the insects devour
The last of the summer flowers
Listening to the same old thing
But nothing is the same
Watching the only thing I ever really wanted
Slip away

Feeling the heat, I'm suffocating
Well aware that no one's waiting
Here or there or in between
Desperately holding onto what I think I need

Everything's over
Everything's over

You say nothing could be wrong
But I know things don't take this long
If they're okay
Nothing's okay

Wasted all my time again today
I'll never amount to anything
If I go on this way

Watching the ocean take back
Every wish I make
Throwing sand back to the sea
Watching the sun go down and
Wishing that the waves would take back me

Everything's over
Everything's over

But I know things don't take this long
If they're okay
Nothing's okay
Nothing's okay

No One At All

Side by side they're beautiful
And yet I let them go
Now there's no one at all

Make my bed and lie in it
Gleefully I will steal covers
From no one at all
Everyone knows
Unrequited love's the best way to
Stay alone

Watch me chase the bad one
Yearning for the worst one
Laughing as I end up
With no one at all

Tracks and Tunnels

Way too far away
Two days
Have another drink on me
Now you're finally free

I wish I could make this train
Go faster than it does
I wish I could make this train
Go faster than anything

Tracks and tunnels covered in snow
I should have gone home a long time ago
This seemingly endless fight
Ends tomorrow night

I wish I could make this train
Go faster than it does
I wish I could make this train
Go faster than anything

You and me both abandon all of our hope
We leave it for somebody else to find
I raise my bow and aim
Missing every time the same
No use being angry at anyone
Like we've already done

I wish I could make this train
Go faster than it does
I wish I could make this train
Go faster than anything

I wish I could make this train
Go faster than it does
I wish I could make this train
Go faster than anything

Excellent

You say that nothing is better than this
I feel the same and let you know with each kiss
That I love you
This thing is bigger than you or me
From here to heaven or across any sea
It's true

Oh sweetie everything's excellent
Oh sweetie everything's fine

I know I've said it already before
But every time means even more
I swear it's true
I'll never go back to how I was
I don't have to now because
I have you

Oh sweetie everything's excellent
Oh sweetie everything's fine

How did I get so lucky
Or when will someone wake me
From this dream
It's much too good to be real
I can't believe the way I feel
But it's true

Oh sweetie everything's excellent
Oh sweetie everything's fine
Everything's fine

My Foolish Way

Hide and seek
Now I'm fast asleep
Once again I missed my turn
I feel so naive next to her

But maybe I'll get better
Maybe then I'll never ever ever again
Disbelieve when you say
You love my foolish way

She knows you
So much better than I do
I toss in my sleep
And I fret all day long
You find it charming
That I'm always wrong

Maybe I'll get better
Maybe then I'll never ever ever again
Disbelieve when you say
You love my foolish way

The Best Days

I wanted to see boats, so you took me to the sea
I felt like I could fly in this new sky you showed to me
Airplanes passed above us, so only I could hear
When you whispered "I love you" so sweetly in my ear

These are the best days
These are the best days

Night time on an empty shore, foggy like my head
Drifting off to sleep to all those silly things you said
Waking for a moment to say that we'd be fine
You hid your smile with one hand and with the other you held mine

These are the best days
These are the best days

Fortune

Burden overcomes
Even the best of us
But I forgive you
I forgive you

Fortune finds
Even the worst of us
But I forgive you
I forgive you

Jealousy overtakes
Even the best of us
But I forgive you
I forgive you

Splintered Hands

Maybe you tried but I know better
Than to hear your side
I'd feel better maybe if you cried too
Eyes teary and sore
I'm ringing the bell and I know you hear it
But I can't tell if you're laughing or crying
You hide it so well
You've done this before

With splintered hands
I keep knocking on your door
With splintered hands
I keep knocking on your door

You offer your help but I don't want it
Keep it to yourself
I'd rather die than do that again
I've made that mistake before

You just stand there
You see I'm bleeding all over
But I don't care I'm used to this
There's broken glass everywhere
I'm cold and sore

With splintered hands
I keep knocking on your door
With splintered hands
I keep knocking on your door

With splintered hands
I keep knocking on your door
With splintered hands
I keep knocking on your door

About You

I thought you were nice
I'd like to tell you twice
Hey I like your band
Come and take my hand
We'll travel to a distant land

I thought you were too cool
I feel like such a fool
Well I live two hours away
I'll be back another day
Maybe we could take guitars and play

I don't really know you
I've heard things about you
About you

Anywhere But Here

Too shallow to see
The damage is already done
You can no longer count on anyone

There's never enough time
To make it all disappear
You'd follow me anywhere but here

Two weeks and six days
And seven hours late
Practicing saying goodbye
While I wait

There's never enough time
To make it all disappear
You'd follow me anywhere but here

Winter Pageant

Was it really so long ago
We were taking photographs
Of each other in our winter pageant clothes
Skipping school going home
Running for shelter from a sudden thunderstorm
Kissing raindrops on your nose

What part did I play
In making you the way you are
What more can I say to convince you
You didn't have to go so far
You didn't have to go so far

You may as well live a universe away now
I'll probably never see you again
I wonder where you went
Where do you go what do you see
And do you ever think of me
And California
And all that time we spent

What part did I play
In making you the way you are
What more can I say to convince you
You didn't have to go so far
You didn't have to go so far

Make Up Your Mind

I see that you're still wearing my ring
I stopped wearing yours
Don't you have some decency
But if you didn't care then
Then why should you care now

So you manage still somehow
To make a fool of me

But I'm alright this way
And though you seem okay
The truth is showing through
I'm just another disaster

You managed to avert
Nevermind how much it hurt
Or do you ever feel that too

Or is your mind already made up?
Or is your mind already made up?


The Softies (Slumberland 10”)

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Snow Like This

Lately the sun's been hiding
There's nothing much exciting
About all these dreary days
I miss you in so many ways

Bears are hibernating
Freezing cold is understating
This morning weather
I wish we were together

So I'll rub away the window frost
In snow like this I could get lost
But I'd tunnel through to get to you
Then I'd never say goodbye
Oh it keeps on coming down
And I write your name there on the ground
But it disappears in frozen tears
That are falling from the sky

Outside the snow keeps falling
If you're cold then I'll come calling
These winter days I find
Seems you're always on my mind

Oh if you only knew
Just how much I think of you
I might not be so cold
If I had your hand to hold

So I'll rub away the window frost
In snow like this I could get lost
But I'd tunnel through to get to you
Then I'd never say goodbye
Oh it keeps on coming down
And I write your name there on the ground
But it disappears in frozen tears
That are falling from the sky

Selfish

I know it's hard for you to show
That you love me
I can see when you look at me
You want to tell me

You say you don't know how
But you don't have to
‘cause I know
You say you don't know how
But you don't have to
‘cause I know

When you say you’ve always been this way
I believe you
You tell me this selfish tendency
Will never leave you

You say you can't change now
But you don't have to
‘cause I know
You say you can't change now
But you don't have to
‘cause I know

I don't doubt you know all about
How I adore you
And if you can't say I love you
I'll say it for you

You say you don't know why
But you don't have to
‘cause I know
You say you don't know why
But you don't have to
‘cause I know
You say you don't know why
But you don't have to
‘cause I know

All In Good Time

When I was running around trying to get kissed
And throwing myself at anyone who'd have me
You were one half of one thing with one girl
And this seemed to go on somewhat endlessly

But now that's all over for you
I think it's time I had something just like that too
I say my timing's bad, you say it's fine
Good things will come dear, all in good time

Softly the days slip by without making much sound
I wonder if you have noticed I'm not around
Stifling these feelings of wanting to hold you
And thinking of things that I shouldn't have told you

Will this true love ever come into being
I'm used to passion not waiting and seeing
I say my timing's bad, you say it's fine
We'll fall in love someday, all in good time

Blue christmas tree lights are hanging in place
I am waiting to stun you with all of my charm and grace
Planning and scheming on when to steal kisses
And tallying up all my grand hits and misses
Taking it slow doesn't sound so appealing
Say it again now this time with more feeling
I say my timing's bad, you say it's fine
I don't believe this should take so much time

I can't wait much longer, short attention span
Want you to sleep over, at least let's hold hands

Half As Much

Would you walk across the sea just to come and talk to me
Will you think of me today, and do I take your breath away
When I look into the sky I know I'll love you 'till I die
Do you ever feel that way, what can I do to make you stay

How much do you love me
Is it half as much as I know I love you
How much do you love me
Could you tell me 'cause you don't have to love me too
If you don't know like I do then tell me quick
Before I make a fool of myself and of you

Pocket full of pennies and a paper plate that's full of sand
Blow a kiss aimed at your cheek
And dream of you each day this week

How much do you love me
Is it half as much as I know I love you
How much do you love me
Could you tell me 'cause you don't have to love me too
If you don't know like I do then tell me quick
Before I make a fool of myself and of you

Is this going nowhere
Do you laugh when I think that you care
Should I believe them when they say you're not there

Would you walk across the sea just to come and talk to me
Will you think of me today, and do I take your breath away

Sixteen Months

Sixteen months just wasn't long enough
To change your mind
But I'm sure you knew that all along
I was much too young
And you were much too far away to think
That I might think about you when you're gone

What did you wear, how steep was your climb
What did you have in your pockets at the time
How long did it take, how much did you care
What side of the street did they find you waiting there

Sixteen months leaves little to remember even though
I have the photographs to prove that you were there
Now and then I think about the way you might have been
But other times I'm just so angry I don't care

What did you say and who did you tell
What could I have done
That might have saved you from yourself
How did it feel and what went through your mind
What did they do with all the things you left behind

Count To Ten

Let's finally stop this endless chase
Take that smile from your face
This isn't funny anymore
I don't know what you're waiting for

So I'll close my eyes and I'll count to ten
And I'll never feel that way again

Do a favor to us all
Just go away don't write don't call
This couldn't possibly get worse
If you don't leave then I'll go first

Always someone to take you in
Your weakness proved to be my win
'cause if I'd never known this ache
There might be something left to break
Someday

Now when I cry it's not so bad
Compared to all those fights we had
Just don't remind me of that time
When all I wanted was to die

And I'll close my eyes and I'll count to ten
And I'll never feel that way again

Postal Blue

Special delivery postage due
You've returned me to sender, haven't you

I know better than to fall for you
But you're so much in your postal blue
If I were smart I'd stay away from you
I can't stand you in your postal blue

I know I never cross your mind
I know I'm not really your kind
Misreading signals all the while
Reading too much into your smile

Special delivery postage due
You've returned me to sender, haven't you

Pedestal

Driving the same road not much to see
Going toward weather more suited to me
Ending this whole thing by waving my hand
I hope that you don't forget what we planned
For years down the road
When we both grow old
But we don't have time for that now

So you stay here and I'll go on
But I'm leaving this pedestal empty to put you upon

Dates and persimmons are filling the room
Not leaving space for my sorrow and gloom
I'm glad you're not here so don't try to be
I like you just how you are around me
Even though I don't have much time
We don't have to finish this now

So you stay here and I'll go on
But I'll think about us playing house everyday
That I'm gone

You say what she said it sounds just as wrong
Maybe it's best that I didn't stay long


It’s Love

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Hello Rain

Packing boxes all night
Reading letters from you for the last time
For real
Leaving you behind was easy
Now I know how little you feel

Now I wasted all my wishes on you
I have nothing left to gain
So goodbye wishing well and hello rain
I made a paper boat and watched it going down the drain
So goodbye wishing well and hello rain

Thought I'd thrown them all away
Finding one last souvenir behind
My bureau drawer
Feeling sad all on my own
I don't need you for that anymore

And I wasted all my wishes on you
I have nothing left to gain
So goodbye wishing well and hello rain
I made a paper boat and watched it going down the drain
So goodbye wishing well and hello rain

You can't stand to see me losing
All my precious sinlessness
Now my heart is out of your hands
You couldn't possibly want it back
Any less

Now I wasted all my wishes on you
I have nothing left to gain
So goodbye wishing well and hello rain
I made a paper boat and watched it going down the drain
So goodbye wishing well and hello rain
Goodbye wishing well and hello rain

I Love You More

There's no competing with him
I can't keep you warm like that
I can't love you the way he does
I can only love you more

There's no convincing me
That you'll still talk to me like you did
I can't bear to see you like this
It makes me love you more

And more than anything ever
You're beautiful and always so clever
You're everything good, I hope that I might be
I hope he sees even half of what I see

There's nothing keeping you with me
You can go away with him
There's no sense in rubbing it in
It makes me love you more

I can't compete with that boy
I can't make you feel like that
I can't love you the way he does
I can only love you more

And more each time you ignore me
This jealousy is starting to bore me
You can have him and I'll have my own
Or maybe I'd just rather end up alone

Charms Around Your Wrist

I've been away and suddenly
You're a poet musing my return
What I did while I was gone
Is none of your concern
You can write that I have changed
From how I was back then
Just don't think that you can ever cry to me again

You can add this to your growing list
Of heartfelt disappointment worn
Like charms around your wrist

You're taking pictures every time I turn away
Cutting pasting and making fun of everything I say
You can tell the whole wide world I don't know anything
Just remember that everything I say I might not mean

You can add this to your growing list
Of heartfelt disappointment worn
Like charms around your wrist

And it's so sad if I was all you had
That wasn't how I planned it
It doesn't help you to demand it
If it's not there

You can add this to your growing list
Of heartfelt disappointment worn
Like charms around your wrist
You can add this to your growing list
Of heartfelt disappointment worn
Like charms around your wrist

Could I

How could I let you do this again
How could I let myself be sucked into this thing
Called friends
How could I let you hurt me this way
Torturing myself day after day after day

You'd have thought I'd learned by now
Want to let you go but don't know how

How could I let you kiss me like that
All of my hopes up only to be squashed flat
How could I think that you'd love me too
You're just a scared boy, the only kind that will do

I hope you'll soon lose your charm
That might save my heart from harm

Until You Tell

Since you asked me not to go I won't
But if you asked me if I know why
I'd have to say I don't

So silly me I thought you were the one
Silly me are you having fun
And a promise is a promise still
If I have to stay up all night I will
Waiting here in the dark until you tell

You're stumbling over what you say
And if I haven't hurt your feelings then
Why do you act this way

So silly me I thought you were the one
Silly me are you having fun
And a promise is a promise still
If I have to stay up all night I will
Waiting here in the dark until you...

Tell me when did this get old
When did you get so cold
I'm losing trying to figure how
And please don't try to spare my heart
It's much too late to start
Caring what I'm feeling now

Excuse me if I've lost my smile
I'm a little disappointed and this
Might take me a while

So silly me I thought you were the one
Silly me are you having fun
And a promise is a promise still
If I have to stay up all night I will
Waiting here in the dark until you tell
Until you tell

An Awful Mess

Somewhere beneath her taffeta dress
I think I see a heart shaped scar
Somewhere inside her tiny wave
I think I see a tiny star

She's saving it up, it's pulling her down
She's saving it up, it's pulling her down
Into an awful mess if you loved her any less
She would go

I know that she's done this before
With someone else, another place
That must have been the last time
That I saw a smile on her face

She's saving it up, it's pulling her down
She's saving it up, it's pulling her down
Into an awful mess if you loved her any less
She would go

If you run away then she'll go there too
She'll be with you 'til the end of the world
And beyond

Somewhere beneath her taffeta dress
I think I see a heart shaped scar
Somewhere inside her tiny wave
I think I see a tiny star

She's saving it up, it's pulling her down
She's saving it up, it's pulling her down
Into an awful mess if you loved her any less
She would go

This House

[Instrumental]

It’s Love

You're a sure sign of heaven above
And you're past the line between I like and I love
But I'm trusting you to always be mine and be true

And there's no reason we can't call it what it is
It's love it's love, it's love it's love

There's a good chance any time of the day
I'll be thinking of you in the nicest way
I haven't slept in days and I know that I'll feel this always

And there's no reason we can't call it what it is
It's love it's love, it's love it's love

I can't help but tell everyone
This is the best thing I've ever done
I owe you everything
You turned my winter to spring
This must be love

Alaska

I don't want to move to Alaska
I won't marry you there or any place
This country life you've been talking about
Won't fancy your much too pretty face

Oh, Alaska
I won't be seeing that soon
You can go without me
And do whatever you want to

In time I'd surely grow lonesome
You would no doubt become bored
Desperate for company other than mine
And luxuries I can't afford

Oh, Alaska
I won't be seeing that soon
You can go without me
And do whatever you want to

It might have been a nicer place to be
If you'd been nicer to me

Oh, Alaska
I won't be seeing that soon
You can go without me
And do whatever you want to
Do whatever you want to
Do whatever you want to do

Fragile Don’t Crush

Last time I wrote you I meant to say sorry
I didn't mean for your eyes to get starry
Trying to say it got stuck in my throat
But I meant every word that I wrote

Next time I see you I'm sure you'll be better
Easily past the effects of my letter
It looks not so sad written down
And it lessens with each passing town

It's fragile
Fragile like you
Like you

Breaking your heart was not what I hoped for
I've said too much and can't possibly say more
Maybe that's not being fair
So it's lucky I'm here and you're there

Put it inside your cigar box forever
And maybe someday you'll forgive me for never
Doing what you wanted most
But you can't send true love through the post

It's fragile
Fragile like you
Like you

Heart Condition

Fireworks the night that we were going
To meet Tiffany
Flashbulbs popped and all the stars
Fell into the sea
Or was it a river you were walking
Single file with me
Oh my goodness what a charming personality

Heart condition, you give me a heart condition

My days are full and nights are planned but I just
Want to be with you
Let's go out and shoplift low top Converse tennis shoes
Hey I heard your favorite colors
Are brown and baby blue
Oh I mean it when I say that
This brand new love is true

Heart condition, you give me a heart condition

My head is in the clouds and I'm not even tall
You're the one for me, boy there's no doubt at all

Heart condition, you give me a heart condition

Follow Me

Something you said is on my mind
I'm the one you thought you'd never find
A sudden coastal holiday makes you see me in a
Different way
Your voice sounds so hollow
I'm glad to have you following me

Listing off my favorite things
You say I have too many dreams
But first I wished and now it's true
I'm becoming awfully fond of you
Your voice sounds so hollow
I'm glad to have you following me

You didn't know me and still you called
I didn't find it strange at all
Seeming like the thing to do
I knew it then and so did you
Your voice was so hollow
I'm glad you've come to follow me
Follow me, follow me
Follow me, follow me

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, Thank God

(Talulah Gosh cover)

You burn with the fiery passion of youth (I can't be satisfied)
You read it in literature so it must be the truth
You certainly know how to have a good time (I can't be satisfied)
I had some fun about eight but I was alright by nine

Obviously you have something I lack
Get out and don't come back

Did you know I'm a pessimist
Have you ever wanted to die
Have you no decency
It's a hard world, that's no lie

All the experiences we have had (I can't be satisfied)
Someday you must let me know how you tell the good from the bad
I just don't care if I get out of bed (I can't be satisfied)
The first sign of apathy then you check to see if you're dead
Some of my best friends are bastards like you
At least they're not neurotics too

Did you know I'm a pessimist
Have you ever wanted to die
Have you no decency
It's a hard world, that's no lie
It’s a hard world, that’s no lie
It’s a hard world, that’s no lie

Perfect Afternoon

On a perfect afternoon
Thinking you would be there soon
By the evening time
It was obvious you were no longer mine

You should have written
You might have called
You should have never led me on at all
But you were always a few days ahead of me
And there was always someone else instead of me
Instead of me

Sitting perfectly still
Barely fighting off the chill
Feeling cold, feeling dumb
It was becoming clear that you wouldn't come

You should have written
You might have called
You should have never made this plan at all
But you were always a few days ahead of me
And there was always someone else instead of me
Instead of me


Best Days 7” EP

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Skittish As Me

You're as skittish as me and I can see
The mirror image of fear in your eyes
As skittish as me and I can see
You're shy and scared and weird, you're so fucked up
You're perfect for me, can't you see
It couldn't be, that's why you appeal so much to me

You're as skittish as me, can't you see
If you show me you like me, it'll give me the creeps
As skittish as me, can't you see
I'm shy and scared and weird, I'm so fucked up
The only way it could be, can't you see
It couldn't be, that's why you appeal so much to me

Things seem so much better now that we're just friends
Although this feeling for you never seems to end

You're as skittish as me and I'd be pleased
If you'd admit you need some therapy
As skittish as me, can't you see

We're shy and scared and weird, we're so fucked up
You're perfect for me, can't you see
It couldn't be, that's why you appeal so much to me
That's why you appeal so much to me


Loveseat 7” EP

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Loveseat

Why are you sitting over there when I'm over here
In this great big chair
Are you afraid of what I might say
That I like you and then you'd have to run away

You don't have to sit so far away from me
When there's this loveseat
'cause it's just me and it's meant for two
And there's a space for me and a space for you
And I think you're sweet

You could ride a bike or you could take a plane
Would you get here faster, would you feel the same
I could draw you a map that gets you here today
But you're only twenty five feet away

You don't have to sit so far away from me
When there's this loveseat
'cause it's just me and it's meant for two
And there's a space for me and a space for you
And I think you're sweet

Cherry red upholstery
It won't mean a thing until you sit next to me
La la la la la

You don't have to sit so far away from me
When there's this loveseat
'cause it's just me and it's meant for two
And there's a space for me and a space for you
And I think you're sweet

That and Everything

I'm crazy for the sound of his voice
I think I found a boy who makes me smile
Let's hold hands for a while

Blue eyes like the sky he makes me dream about a time
When maybe we could run away and hide
I'd always have him by my side

I'm thinking of his name over and over again
I'd like to see him soon
In the light of a shining moon

Blue eyes like the sky he makes me dream about a time
When maybe we could run away and hide
I'd always have him by my side

I dreamed that he was here, a picture I hold dear
A kiss that might have been
Wait till I sleep, I'll kiss him then

Blue eyes like the sky he makes me dream about a time
When maybe we could run away and hide
I'd always have him by my side
And if it's only in my head
This dream is worth all that he said
Saying everything I mean, I cherish that and everything
Cherish that and everything

Goodbye

Both of us know that this romance has ended
But we both pretended it wasn't this soon
I was so young and you swept me away
Now I'm twenty-two and I don't love you anymore
I'm sorry to say, so what do I do when you ask me to stay
I like you enough still, I wish you the best
But I'm letting go now of all of the rest

All of your promises broke from the weight of
Too many mistakes realized it too late
Everything I know I learned it from you
But watching you go what did I know about love
You said it was true, then you left me crying for somebody new
I don't understand and I don't think that I
Can ever forgive you, let's just say goodbye

Goodbye
Goodbye

I won't be angry and you not ashamed
No one needs to be blamed, we just don't love the same
I tried to tell you but you didn't hear
Now it's even true I won't be there for you anymore
I'm sorry to say, so how can you still look at me the same way
Thanks for the nice things and maybe in time
I won't remember you ever were mine
Goodbye
Goodbye

You Don’t Like Me Anymore

Standing in my kitchen we're staring at our shoes
You don't have to pretend anymore
I'm going away today, nothing could make me stay
I guess I'm better off this way

Standing in my kitchen let's suck the coffee down
You're scared to find the words to let me know
But I know what's on your mind, your love for me is left behind
At least you're not being unkind

Standing in my kitchen my heart's all twisted up
I can't believe I've grown so fond of you
But it's time to let you go, why crushes fade I'll never know
This healing process is so slow
You don't like me anymore


He’ll Never Have To Know 7” EP

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He'll Never Have To Know

He put her heart into his pocket
He didn’t think to give it back
She didn’t a thing to stop it
Just one less thing now to unpack

Oh, now she’s home
And since he never calls her
Then he’ll never have to know

He drove away to watch the sunrise
She only saw it set away
He doesn’t think of her
The way she thinks of him
He fell asleep she stayed awake

Oh, she’s home
And since he never calls her
Then he’ll never have to know

She tries to write it in a letter
All she can write is “I love you”
This envelope will never make it to the post box
She’s feeling stupid and confused

Oh, now she’s home
And since he never calls her
Then he’ll never have to know

Nothing Sincerely

You can just my valentine
And throw it away
It never meant anything to me
anyway

I was just trying to be nice

Not suggestive or make you feel
You had to send one too
I just wanted you to know that
I was thinking of you

I was just trying to be your friend

Like I said I would
In the letter I sent
I haven’t heard from you
And I don’t know where you went

I was just trying to be sweet

Like you said I was when
We stayed up all night
Now you never call anymore
But I guess it’s alright

I was just trying to be sincere

Lambretta Boy

I'd like to imagine your kiss is like dynamite
I didn't think that you would call me tonight

I like you
Things you do
You're mod through and through

Let's go for a ride on your sparkly Lambretta
I'll sit you behind you and cling to your sweater

I like you
Things you do
Let's talk about The Who

It's all tight trousers and records to you
Let's wear our parkas and sport good hair-dos
you're only 16 but you seem so much older
I'm 25 now and I can't get much bolder

I like you
Things you do
Wish I wasn't too old for you
Lambretta boy

C.K.M.

Too many kites and our strings got crossed
You touched my hand and my heart got lost

If you'd been watching the things I do
You might have noticed that I loved you

But as it happened you never knew
I hid pictures of you in my room

There by your bedside all winter long
Clutching my heart wishing she was gone

If you'd have woken you might not see
That all I wanted was you for me
So I just quietly let you be
Sending kisses to you in your sleep

Is it crazy to think that
Maybe you wanted me to stay
And just forgot to say

If you've been listening to what I say
You might not love me now anyway
But in ten years I'll still feel the same
Cause I heard that these kind of things stay