[1991]

Let Me Sleep

cold wind blows on the soles of my feet
heaven knows nothing of me
i'm lost, nowhere to go
oh when i was a kid, oh how magic it seemed
oh please let me sleep, it's christmas time
flowered winds was where i lived
thought you burned, not froze for your sins
oh i'm so tired and cold
oh when i was a kid, oh how magic it seemed
oh please let me sleep, it's christmas time
oh when i was a kid, oh how magic it seemed
oh please let me sleep, it's christmas time
oh oh when i... if i was a kid, oh how magic it seemed
oh please let me dream, it's christmas time

 

Ramblings

but i think your drums are
no cheap ones
hey everybody uh this is eddie from pearl jam
and jeff
and me too
and mike
and it's me mike
and i'd talk to you if i could fucking see you if i talk i'd fuck up the song so sorry
and he cusses too every time he talks
and dave
dave's here
dave's not here and
dave is in the house
dave is here
i am the chief who undress in a green prom dress
he's not a quiet percussion one he's the new not quiet hard hitting one
i'm not the grinch cuse i didn't have a drink
anyway we all thought we'd wish you a merry christmas
and we're very happy right now cause we're on tour with the chili peppers
and that's them playing in the background and a happy new year
and god bless everyone everywhere
that was mike he's tiny tim now
and this is eddie saying i'm a rhino and my skin is two feet thick
so we'll leave you with this song and thank you again bye
see you, merry christmas
merry christmas, woo, no cheap ones
happy happiness is good
yes we like that
happy is good
you think the slayer tour is out or what
the slayer tour's not happpering this year
we should probabley rap this up cuz
see ya
being payed right now
bye merry christmas
bye slayer, happy new year
that was meant to blow up your speakers
this is my it's actually the devil in santa clause's suit
all if you switch the letters around in santa it spells satan
you gotta switch em around and change a couple of them
i just saw that last night on the news you know those little...

 

 

[1992]

Sonic Reducer

(Dead Boys)

don't need anyone, don't need no mom and dad
don't need no good advice, don't need no human rights
i got some news for you, don't even need you too
i got my time machine, got my 'lectronic dream
sonic reducer, ain't no loser
got a sonic reducer, sonic reducer
people out on the streets, they don't know who i am
i watch them from my room, they are just passing by
i'm not just anyone, said i'm not just anyone
i got my time machine, my little 'lectronic dream
sonic reducer, ain't no loser
sonic reducer, sonic reducer
nothing left here, there's not really nothing left here
i'll be your bearer soon, love on some cotton doom
things will be different then, the sun will rise from here
then i'll be ten feet tall, then you'll be nothing at all
i got my time machine, got my 'lectronic dream
sonic reducer, ain't no loser
sonic reducer, sonic reducer
sonic reducer, sonic reducer

 

Ramblings Continued (Who Killed Rudolph?)

let's do this thing, it's doing right now hey
merry christmas we thought we'd give you a little insight into our band psychology
which one of us is really fucked up? that's the question we pose to you
is it eric johnson or it'll be the guy on the next album not wearing shoes?
eric is dead
we just looked at the artwork for the christmas single and it's pretty damn good
it's been a really fun year and
we're a little more relaxed at this little
we're much more relaxed right now
thank you guys very much for supporting us so much
say something nice to the people edward
"hi"... he's doing the shy routine right now
"i'm not shy, i'm just pissed"
he's pissed and shy
merry pissmas
alright bye see ya

 

[1993]

Angel

like an angel, fly over your house
like an angel, pass out wishes
like an angel, i will move the arrow
like an angel, i live alone
i'm not livin' what was promised
i am close but can't enjoy
oh i'm not dyin'
oh i'm so tortured cuz i see all
tortured, and all i cannot do
tortured, all i should have done
tortured, while i occupied a man
i'm not livin' what was promised
i am far from glorified
oh i'm not dyin'
oh i'm not alone
mind is not a celestial state with idle hymns of praise
time is short, i have an appointment at noon, at noon in hell
across the waste of space and fields of air, i glide alone at night
oh please please think of me cuz i'm, i'm by your side
i'm by your side... i'm by your side oh
i'm... i'm right in front of you... i'm by your side

 

Rambling Again

fuck me in my brain
fuck me in my brain
you fuckin' little cunt
you're drivin' me insane
fuck me in the brain
fuck me in the brain
you're drivin' me, drivin' me, insane
fuck me in my life, hah
you wanted to be my wife
fuck me in my brain...fuck
fuck me in the brain
i'm ready for you
i don't believe nothin' even if it's true, no
fuck me, fuck me in my brain
fuck me, my ears are open in my brain
fuck me
you think i care 'bout those emotions you wear
you think i care 'bout the way you wear your veil
you think our love huh
is so far above
fuck me
fuck me
fuck me
fuck me

 

[1995]

History Never Repeats

(Split Enz)

history never repeats
i tell myself before i go to sleep
don't say the words you might regret
i lost before, you know i can't forget
there was a girl i used to know
well she dealt my love a savage blow
i was so young, too blind to see
but anyway, that's history
and i say, history never repeats
i tell myself before i go to sleep
and there's a light shining in the dark
leading me on towards a change of heart
you say i always played the fool
i can't go on if that's the rule
better to jump than hesitate
i need a change and i can't wait
i say, history never repeats
i tell myself before i go to sleep
and there's a light shining in the dark
leading me on towards a change of heart
never repeats
history never repeats
history never repeats
deep in the night it's all so clear
i lie awake with great ideas
looking about in no man's land
i think at last i understand
history never repeats
i tell myself before i go to sleep
and there's a light shining in the dark
leading me on towards a change of heart
yeah...

 

Swallow My Pride

(Green River)

she looked at me with dignity said
"there's one thing you gotta see if you know we're headed for war
this country's prouder than ever before
yes there's a spirit in the air, we're more american than anywhere"
well i just smiled cuz i could tell this little girl's going to hell
now i wouldn't mind if you swallowed my pride
would make me feel alright, deep inside, feel alright
all the warmth in her heart can't keep my blood from running cold
keep my blood from running cold
first i fell for her looks, now i just wanna go for the throat
i tried to tell her a hundred times, this little girl didn't understand at all
pride comes before a fall
now i wouldn't mind if you swallowed my pride
make me feel alright, deep inside, feel alright
this ain't the garden of eden
this ain't the summer of love
things ain't what they used to be
there ain't no angels above
ain't the garden of eden
ain't no angels above
things ain't what they used to be
this ain't, this ain't the summer... of love

 

My Way

(Frank Sinatra)

and out isn't perfect
my friends i'll say it to
state my case of which i'm certain
i've lived a life as full
i've traveled at every highway
oh and more as more gets
i did it my way
regrets i've had a few
but they're too few to mention
i did what i had
it's all through without exemption
i play each charted course
i've traveled each and every byway
and more much more than this
i did it my way
well twice i'm sure you knew
when i bit off more than i could chew
i knew it all without a doubt
i ate it up and i had to spit it out
i passed it on and i stood tall
and did it my way
i took a look, i took a blow
and did it my way

 

[1996]

Olympic Platinum

(Nick Didia)

olympic dream, olympic dream...
if i could reach to the sky and touch it for my country
get some on my finger and take in its smell
the smell of victory, land of the free, olympic dream, olympic dream
olympic theme
my olympic dream
my promotion scheme
how hard can it be
how high can i jump
how high can i throw
how high can i run (i'm running very fast)
how long can i hold my breath and stay underwater
and wave my legs around in perfect unison with my partner who doesn't really understand me
for my olympic dream, my olympic dream
i'll be like dwight stone
i'll be like bruce jenner
i'll be like that girl who trained all her life as a distance runner and then tripped with a quarter mile to go
but i...i will get up and i will run
i will run with the georgia peach breeze and i...i will win
i will win my...my olympic dream
my olympic dream
the gold's just not good enough
and i don't even think of the bronze
i'm living my life for olympic platinum
olympic dream, my olympic theme
i'll sing like whitney (sing like whitney)
my olympic dream

 

Smile (live)

"como se dice smile? smile?"
don't it make you smile
don't it make you smile
when the sun don't shine
don't it make you smile
don't it make you smile
don't it make you smile
when the sun don't shine, it don't shine at all
don't it make you smile
i miss you already, i miss you always
i miss you already, i miss you always
and this is how feel
i miss you already, i miss you always, always
three crooked hearts and swirls all around
i miss you always always
don't it make you smile
three crooked hearts and swirls all around
don't it make you smile

 

[1997]

Happy When I'm Crying

è per noi un piacere augurarvi insieme [it is a pleasure for us to wish you, together]
ai r.e.m. un buon cetriolo [with r.e.m., a merry christmas]
i need a song to help along
when it feels wrong it seems so long
to get to the light
we live in homes talk on phones
hear the tone can you hold
moving fast as light tv's on at night
does peace come out of fighting?
can truth come out of lying?
i'm happy when i'm crying
if reality is what i see newspapers magazines tv
tell us what's going on leading us along
it's not absurd to all get heard
put our feelings into words
you have to reach inside no feelings to hide
does peace come out of fighting?
can truth come out of lying?
i'm happy when i'm crying
bring children into the world
we couldn't have done it by ourselves
stop and wonder why
there's more than meets the eyes
somewhere inside i did believe
i can't belong i was wrong
i have gained insight
i will see the light
truth isn't lying
peace isn't fighting
love isn't dying

 

[1998]

Last Kiss

(J.Frank Wilson)

oh where oh where can my baby be
the lord took her away from me
she's gone to heaven so i got to be good
so i can see my baby when i leave this world
we were out on a date in my daddy's car
we hadn't driven very far
there in the road straight ahead
a car was stalled the engine was dead
i couldn't stop so i swerved to the right
i'll never forget the sound that night
the screaming tires, the busting glass
the painful scream that i heard last
oh where oh where can my baby be
the lord took her away from me
she's gone to heaven so i got to be good
so i can see my baby when i leave this world
when i woke up the rain was pouring down
there were people standing all around
something warm flowing through my eyes
but somehow i found my baby that night
i lifted her head she looked at me and said
hold me darling just a little while
i held her close i kissed her our last kiss
i found the love that i knew i had missed
well now she's gone even though i hold her tight
i lost my love, my life, that night
oh where oh where can my baby be
the lord took her away from me
she's gone to heaven so i got to be good
so i can see my baby when i leave this world

 

Soldier Of Love

(Arthur Alexander)

lay down your arms and surrender to me
oh lay down your arms and love me peacefully
use your arms for squeezing and pleasing the one that loves you so
oh there ain't no reason for you to declare war on the one who loves you so
so forget the other boys because my love is real
come off your battlefield
lay down your arms and surrender to me
yeah lay down your arms and love me peacefully
use your arms for squeezing and pleasing that's the way it's got to be
the welcomes you're using are hurting me bad
but someday you're going to retreat
cause my love baby is the truest you've ever had
a soldier of love that's hard to beat
lay down your arms and surrender to me
lay down your arms and love me peacefully, yeah...
use your arms to hold me tight...baby i don't wanna fight no more
use your arms to hold me tight...baby i don't wanna fight no more
oh baby, lay down your arms
oh baby, lay down your arms
oh baby, lay down your arms
oh baby, lay down your arms
please baby lay down your arms

 

[1999]

Strangest Tribe

it's five below in evidence
the winded eves and sideways snow
his eminence has yet to show
follow the ageless tide
follow the angled light
follow the strangest tribe
i... i... i...
it's 6:00 AM...you're waiting for...
you've had your feast...you're wanting more
follow the wayward mile
follow the distant high
follow the strangest tribe
i... i... i...
follow the ancient stripe
follow the angels try
follow the strangest tribe
i... i... i...

 

Driftin'

drifting, drifting, drifting away
i got myself a mansion, then i gave it away
it's not the world that's heavy, it's just the things that you say
and i'm drifting, drifting away
drifting, drifting, drifting along
i rid myself of worries, and the worries were gone
i only run when i want to and i sleep like a dog
i'm just drifting, drifting along
the suitcoats say, "there is money to be made"
they get so damn excited, but i guess it's their way
my road it may be lonely just because it's not paved
it's good for drifting, drifting away
all the suitcoats say, "there is money to be made"
they get so damn excited, nothing gets in their way
my road it may be lonely just because it's not paved
it's good for drifting, drifting away
drifting, drifting, drifting, uh huh
i feel like going back there, but never for long
i sometimes wonder if they know that i'm gone
i'm just drifting, drifting along
drifting, drifting along...drifting, drifting along
merry christmas...

 

[2000]

Crown of Thorns

(Mother Love Bone)

you ever hear the story of mr. faded glory?
say he who rides a pony must someday fall
i was talkin' to my alter
says life is what you make it
and if you make it death well rest your soul away
away, away...
it's a broken kind of feeling
she'll have to tie me to the ceiling
a bad moon's comin' better say your prayers
i wanna tell you that i love you
but does it really matter?
i just can't stand to see you dragging down again
again, again...
so i'm singing
and this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves you alone, yeah
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone
i used to treat you like a lady
now you're a substitute teacher
this bottle's not a pretty, not a pretty sight
i owe the man some money so i'm turnin over honey
ah mr. faded glory is once again doin' time, yeah
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone, yeah
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that, it's the kind that...
leaves me alone
like a crown of thorns, it's all who you know
so don't burn your bridges cause someday, yeah
so i'm singing
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that leaves me alone, yeah
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's the kind that
leaves me alone
don't burn your bridges...

 

Can' t Help Falling In Love

(Elvis Presley)

wise men say only fools rush in
but i can't help falling in love with you
'til i stay, would it be a sin
if i can't help falling in love with you
like a river flows surely to the sea
darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
oh take my hand, take my whole life too
cuz i can't help falling in love with you
and i can't not help falling in love...
with... you

 

[2001]

Last Soldier

my number's up, my time has come
sounds like they're playin' my song
on the altar, my picture...
will be there while i'm gone
there'll be time for laughin'
there's no time to cry
soon i will be leavin'
look me in the eye
no matter what's in front of me
it's your face that i'll see
and the future of our young ones
yeah this is what fuels me
there's no time for laughin'
there's no time to cry
soon i will be leavin'
look me in the eye
the oath i took not so seriously
the world's gathered steam and caught up with me
and my decision's been made, from some other place
by someone i don't know and they don't know me
this is no time for laughin'
there's no time to cry
soon i will be leavin'
look me in the eye

 

Gimme Some Truth

(John Lennon)

i've had enough of reading things
from neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
i've had enough of watching scenes
from short-sighted, narrow-minded, momma's little hypocritics
no short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-tricky-dicky's
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
no short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-tricky-dicky's
gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hope
money for rope
covered in hopes
i've had enough of reading things
from tight-lipped, condescending, momma's little hypocritics
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
i've had enough of hearing things
from schizophrenic, egocentric, momma's little chauvinists
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
no short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-georgy-porgy's
gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hope
money for rope
money for hope
no short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-georgy-porgy's
gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hope
it's money for rope
a corporate hope
i've had enough of reading things
from tight-lipped, condescending, momma's little chauvinists
all i want is the truth
ahh, all we want is the truth
i've had enough of reading things
from pig-headed, tight-lipped politicians
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
all i want is the truth
just give us some truth
just give us some truth...

 

I Just Want to Have Something To Do

(The Ramones)

hangin' out on 2nd avenue
eating chicken vindaloo
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna have something to do
tonight, tonight
tonight, tonight
wait now
wait now
wait for me now
hangin' out all by myself
i don't want to be with anybody else
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna have something to do
tonight, tonight
tonight, tonight
alright
tonight, tonight
tonight, tonight
tonight, tonight
alright
tonight, tonight

Indifference

i will light the match this mornin', so i won't be alone
watch as she lies silent, for soon light will be gone
i will stand arms outstretched, pretend i'm free to roam
oh, i will make my way through one more day in hell...
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...
oh i will hold the candle till it burns up my arm
oh i'll keep takin' their punches until their will grows tired
oh i will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind
but i won't change direction, no i won't change my mind
oh how much difference does it make, yeah
how much difference does it make..
how much...
oh i'll swallow poison, until i grow immune
i will scream my lungs out till it fills this room
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make
how much difference...

 

[2002]

Don' t Believe In Christmas

(The Sonics)

well mom and dad said we could
so i did what i should
i hung my stocking on a wall
i didn't get a thing at all
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
'cause i didn't get nothin' last year
well stayin' up late
to see santa clause fly
well sure enough don't ya know
the fat boy didn't show
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
'cause i didn't get nothin' last year
well i tried to get a little kiss
from a pretty little miss
she slapped me down and said "you jerk,
mistletoe doesn't work"
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
'cause i didn't get nothin' last year
oh right!
well wakin' up the reindeer
makin' little kids cheer
the reason that his nose shine
santa gave him moonshine
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
'cause i didn't get nothin' last year
ah decorate the street light
people lookin' to get right
one hand will slap ya back
the other one will take ya back
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
'cause i didn't get nothin' last year
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
i don't believe in christmas
'cause i didn't get nothin' but fear

 

Sleepless Nights

(Everly Brothers)

through the sleepless nights, i cry for you
and wonder who is kissing you
these sleepless nights will break my heart in two
somehow through the days, i don't give in
i hide the tears that wait within
but through these sleepless nights, i cry again
why did you go? why did you go?
don't you know, don't you know, i need you...
i keep hoping you'll come back to me
oh let it be, please let it be
my love, peace in these sleepless nights for me
why did you go? why did you go?
don't you know, don't you know, i need you...
through the sleepless nights, i cry for you
and wonder who is kissing you
these sleepless nights will break my heart in two
these sleepless nights will break my heart in two...

 

[2003]

Reach Down

(Temple Of The Dog)

i had a dream the other night
you were in a bar in the corner on a chair
wearing a long white leather coat
purple glasses and glitter in your hair
and you said hey this is where i wanna sit
and buy you a drink someday
well you were going to the dog shows
but you kinda lost your way
now you say now i got all this room
and no money to decorate it
said you got some local customer who can put me in touch with the man upstairs
but he said little man you got no business being all frustrated
you gotta rest, you gotta rest, you gotta rest
you gotta reach down and pick the crowd up
you gotta reach down and pick the crowd up
carry back in your hands
to the promised land
to the promised land
now i had some angel shine my wings
she said nothin' but the best for the golden boy
she made me promise not to tell i had her under a spell
singing golden words in a broken voice
and i caught a blessing on the wind
i'm feeling lighter than a whisper from a dove
i've got no hands to tie behind my back
and i'm sparking like a heart attack
and now i've got room to spread my wings and my messages of love
yeah, yeah... love was my drug but that's not what i died of
so don't you think of me crying louder than some million dollar baby
i wanna rest, i wanna rest, i wanna rest
i wanna reach down and pick the crowd up
i wanna reach down and pick the crowd up
carry back in my hand
to the promised land
to the promised land

 

 

I Believe In Miracles

(The Ramones)

i used to be on an endless run
believed in miracles 'cause i'm one
i have been blessed with the power to survive
after all these years i'm still alive
i'm out here kickin' with the band
suddenly i'm a solitary man
every day my time runs out
lived like a fool, that's what i was about
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
hey i believe in a better world for me and you
tattooed your name on my arm
i always said my girl's a good luck charm
if she can find a reason to forgive
then i can find a reason to live
i used to be on an endless run
believed in miracles 'cause i'm one
i have been blessed with the power to survive
after all these years i'm still alive
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
i close my eyes and think how it might be
the future's here today
it's not too late
it's not too late, no!
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
alright!

 

[2004]

Someday at Christmas

(Jackson Five)

Someday at Christmas men won't be boys
Playing with bombs like kids play with toys
One warm December our hearts will see
a world where men are free

Someday at Christmas there'll be no wars
When we have learned what Christmas is for
When we have found what life's really worth
There'll be peace on earth

Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmastime

Someday at Christmas we'll see a Man
no hungry children, no empty hand
One happy morning people will share
Our world where people care

Someday at Christmas there'll be no tears
All men are equal and no men have fears
One shinning moment my heart ran away
From our world today

Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmastime

Someday at Christmas man will not fail
Take hope because your love will prevail
Someday a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart

Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmastime
Someday at Christmastime

 

[2005]

Little Sister

(Elvis Presley)

Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss me once or twice
then say it's very nice
and then you run

Baby little sister, don't you do
what your big sister done

Ev'ry time I see your sister
She's got somebody new
She's mean and she's evil
Like that old Boll Weevil
Guess I'll try my luck with you

Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss me once or twice
then say it's very nice
and then you run

Baby little sister, don't you do
what your big sister done

Well, I used to pull your pigtails
And pinch your turned-up nose
But you been a growin'
And baby, it's been showin'
from your head down to your toes

Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss me once or twice
Then say it's very nice
And then you run

Uh uh uh
Little sister, don't you do
what your big sister done

Ev'ry time I see your sister
She's got somebody new
She's mean and she's evil
Like that old Boll Weevil
Guess I'll try my luck with you

Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss me once or twice

 

[2006]

Love Reign O'er Me

(The Who)

Only love can make it rain
The way the beach
is kissed by the sea

Only love
can make it rain
Like the sweat of lovers
layin' in the fields

Love
reign o'er me
Love
reign o'er me
rain on me
rain on me

Only love
can bring the rain
That makes you yearn
to the sky

Only love
can bring the rain
That falls like tears
from all high

Love
reign o'er me
rain on me
rain on me

Love
reign o'er me
rain on me
rain on me

On the dry and dusty road
The nights we spent apart alone
I need to get back home
To cool cool rain

I can't sleep and I lay and I think
The night is hot and black as ink
Woo Oh God I need a drink
of cool cool rain

Love
reign o'er me,
rain on me
rain on me
rain on me

Love
reign o'er me
rain on me

Love...

[2007]

Santa God

now and then i remember when
us adults were little kids
and our only worry was
what we get from santa claus

when santa claus was god
when santa claus was god
when santa was... santa claus was..
when santa claus was god

now we're grown and so complex
in a world that can't relax
even though he was a lie
we all were satisfied when

santa claus was god
when santa claus was god
when santa was..
when santa claus was..
when santa claus was god

how i learned from right and wrong
had to be good for santa claus
he made me, stop misbehaving

and once a year if i did my job
i'd be given my favorite toys
so simple, the principles

when santa was...
when santa claus was..
santa claus was god

sleep tight, oh little ones x4

 

 

 

[2008]

Santa Cruz

headin south my compass reads
look at our speed we're going 63
out the window as the trees go green
i look at them and they look at me
got neil young on the stereo
he comes along wherever i go
but something different as i hear him now
headin' towards his old hangout

i can feel the liftin' of my blues
i can feel the wide horizon new
got the feeling i just can't lose
Pulling Into Santa Cruz

got an old friend he remembers me
from way back when we were just seventeen
we've got kids and we're older now
when i see him we're still seventeen
i need a beach to set me free
i need the wind to make me breath
i need a water to wash my soul
i need my loves ones to let me go

i can feel the liftin' of my blues
i can feel the wide horizon new
got the feeling i just can't lose
Pulling Into Santa Cruz

in the northwest we've got it good
a little soggy but we've got it good
i find it hard not to think i should
move my ass down to Santa Cruz

i can feel the liftin' of my blues
i can feel the wide horizon new
got the feeling i just can't lose
Pulling Into Santa Cruz

got a feeling i just can't lose
Pulling Into Santa Cruz
got a feeling i don't wanna lose
Pulling Into Santa Cruz

 

 

 

THE GOLDEN STATE

(John Doe cover - Ed Vedder & Corin Tucker)

You are the hole in my head
I am the pain in your neck
You are the lump in my throat
I am the aching in your heart
We are tangled
We are stolen
We are living where things are hidden

You are something in my eye
And I am the shiver down your spine
You are on the lick of my lips
And I am on the tip of your tongue
We are tangled
We are stolen
We are buried up to our necks in sand

We are luck
We are ]fate
We are the feeling you get in the golden state
We are love
We are hate
We are the feeling I get when you walk away….
Walk away

Well you are the dream in my nightmare
I am that falling sensation
You are not needles and pills
I am your hangover morning
We are tangled
We are stolen
We are living where things are hidden

We are luck
We are fate
We are the feeling you get in the golden state
We are love
We are hate
We are the feeling I get when you walk away
Walk away
Walk away

You are the hole in my head
You are the pain in your neck
You are the lump in my throat
I am the aching in your heart

 

 

 

[2009]

TURNING MIST

Now all the Sundays seem so blue
Just to change a week it is to blame
Don't wanna open any wounds
I just want to laugh again

Don't feel the Christmas without you
All the lights have turned to gray
The rain upon the passing cars
Blurrs your smile

Was it worth it?
I was gone so long
You deserve this
Just give our love this try
Was it worth it in the long run?

All the sunshine of your smile
Has been turning in the mist
Of my eyes
Tell me, are you leaving
Feel all lies

Was it worth it?
I was gone so long
You deserve this
Just give our love this try

Was it worth it in the long run?
In the long run
In the long run

 

 

HAWAII '78

(Mickey Ioane cover by Ed Vedder, Boom Gaspar & Tavana McMoore)

UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO O HAWAII *
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO O HAWAII

How would they feel
would their smiles be content
rather then cry
cry for the gods, cry for the people
cry for the lands that were taken away
and in it you'll find Hawaii

If just for a day our king and queen
would visit all these islands and saw everything
How would they 'bout the changing of our land
Could you just imagine if they were around
and saw highways on their sacred grounds
How would they feel if they 'bout this modern city life

How would they feel
would their smiles be content
rather then cry
cry for the gods, cry for the people
cry for the lands that were taken away
and in it you'll find Hawaii

UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO O HAWAII
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO O HAWAII

 

* Official motto of the State of Hawaii, meaning "The life of the land is perpetuated in rightousness"

 

[2010]

Falling Down

(Unreleased, live at Red Rocks 1995)

oh something to remember me by
oh something to place in your hand
oh something so you will feel all grown up when you call my name
oh, i'm falling down, down...
i'm falling...
i don't know when i'll be up
before your call, please remember me
frozen like stone, yeah
he'll be flesh and bones
i'll be gone, yeah
oh just a memory passing like pages in a book
i'm falling down...
i'm falling...
i'm falling...
don't know if i'll get up
you're a boy...
you're a boy...
you're a boy...
i know why you'll be...
can't guess your side
oh no, the cry of a newborn child
can't feel the heat
of something fresh coming
can somebody hide
i cannot apolo...
i cannot apolo...
i cannot apologize