Goin' Down B y The Water

Goin down by the water

Goin’ down for to get me a drink.
It's been so long, man
I just could not think.
But I'm thinking now
don't like some of the things I'm hearing.

Goin’ down by the water.
Gonna chill down by the cliffs.
Where I had me some good times.
There I opened my eyes
sang me some riffs.
I took one look around
I don't like some things that I found.
Goin’ down by the water.

Put a building up and a dream comes down

Cover one hole up

another's put in the ground.

You think all it needs is a

good coat of paint.

But the facts you hide

just prove that it aint.

Head on down to the water

A baptism of touch & go

Head yourself to the water

See a light & then you’ll know.

 
Goin down by the water
Goin’ down for to get me a drink.
It's been so long, man
I just could not think.
But I'm thinking now
don't like some of the things I'm hearing.
Goin’ down by the water.

Head on down to the water

A baptism of touch & go

Head yourself to the water

See a light & then you'll know

Gonna chill down by the cliffs.
Where I had me some good times.
There I opened my eyes
sang me some riffs.
I took one look around
I don't like some things that I found.
Goin’ down by the water.

Pots and Pans

The last I heard, you’d said you were safe

But now my heart is filled with hate

What I was brought up to believe

Was stolen from me

By some men all diseased

And now they left me with pots and pans

All that’s left is pots and pans

All the dreams we were to have

Got washed away by anothers’ hands

In a visit to my door

What of the dreams that we hoped for

And now all I have are pots and pans

Read this world

Read this aloud

Read it all day…all night

See my tears

See my lines

see why I want to die

And all because they lied

They lied

They lied

Twenty years they’ll build a wall

On your name will all be scrawled

How you were brave

How you were strong

But nothing will be written of

How they were all wrong

And all I’ll have is my pots and pans

All that’s left is pots and pans

All the dreams we were to have

Got washed away by anothers’ hands

In a visit to my door

What of the dreams that we hoped for

And now all I have are pots and pans

Read this world

Read this aloud

Read it all day…all night

See my tears

See my lines

see why I want to die

And all because they lied

They lied

They lied

Oh, and I’ll have some pictures

So to show all my friends

But no kids, no holidays, no drinks

Just what you looked like

As you boarded the plane

And dead plans

All I’ll have are my pots and pans

Sanctuary

When it’s dark out, when it’s cold out
That’s when it begins to close in on me
I have to have you, here to cling to
And to hold me down so I don’t freak
What I say here, when I stay here
Is that I need my sanctuary
Sanctuary.  Sanctuary.

First they defeat you, then they eat you
And there’s nothing left, no skin it’s just bones
Oh they mock me, then they shock me
But they see that I am always exposed
I need some cover from a lover
Which is you and all your sanctuary
Sanctuary.  Sanctuary.

I want to come out, look at the sun

Want to walk a bit, try to have fun

But dilemmas I cannot escape

So it’s back inside my sanctuary, sanctuary

Sanctuary, sanctuary

I let my walls down, then I fall down
It seems to happen to me time after time
Then they stand there, and they laugh there
I feel another bout on the rise
First the fever, then the shakes
Then a quake, a break from my sanctuary
Sanctuary. Sanctuary.

I want to come out, look at the sun

Want to walk a bit, try to have fun

But dilemmas I cannot escape

So it’s back inside my sanctuary, sanctuary

Sanctuary, sanctuary

I wanna come out (sanctuary!)
I wanna walk around (sanctuary!)
I wanna come out (sanctuary!)
I wanna go outside (sanctuary!)
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Pale Insanity

A cold wind blows down from the north

with a fast & furious incantation.

Down here I'm standing getting colder

as the wind just blows on bolder.

And I wonder when - will it subside

I could get reckless and go right back at it.

I will not go back inside.

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

Hide behind your self righteous stance

hide behind good looks and skin tight pants

But when you finally come out in the sun

I'm gonna stand here again

I'm not gonna run, no more

Just not gonna run   no more.

Look all pretty waving to the crowd

act all tough with that gun in a cloud

Shoulda practiced what you preached.

all your bullshit & lies

now have all been breached

Can't put lipstick on a pig

Cant cover up what's bald with a wig

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

Hide behind your self righteous stance

hide behind good looks and skin tight pants

But when you finally come out in the sun

I'm gonna stand here again

I'm not gonna run, no more

Just not gonna run   no more.

They're Taking Everything

Some thoughts about the hate & fear being spewed by media outles athe the politicians they fund.

Circle, circle, circle up.

Listen here, and don't interrupt

The sky's gonna get dark pretty fast.

We have to take steps so that

we can last.

 The bang, the boom is what you hear.

But what you'll see will likely disappear

The flash, the smoke will go away

Don't back down or else

there's a price you’ll hafta pay.

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

if it ain't nailed down,

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

Yes they’re in then they’re out.

Dig on in, speak on up.

Don't sit down, don't pass the cup.

The music stops/the chair is gone

And you’ll be cryin’ unless you get

really strong. 

The pack it travels low at night

it comes on in at dusk and

ducks away from your flashlights.

Then it springs; you turn & look

Doors are open; mind is shook.

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

if it ain't nailed down,

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

Yes they’re in then they’re out.

This Is Me

This is me sittin' on the front porch.
This is me crossing the street.
This is me sayin' something.
This is me in full retreat.
Here I go gonna start it over.
Here I go very indiscreet.
Here I go trying to hide me.
Here I go sweating in the heat.

I don't care about

what people do or say now

And I don't care that I may die alone.

You can take

or leave me; it's your issues.

Just don't say I never tried

I tried & tried & tried & tried

but it never seemed to catch some attention.

So I sat & cried & cried

And not a soul came by.

Here I go gonna start it over.
Here I go very indiscreet.
Here I go trying to hide me.
Here I go sweating in the heat.
This is me sittin' on the front porch.
This is me crossing the street.
This is me sayin' something.
This is me in full retreat.

I don't care about

what people do or say now

And I don't care that I may die alone.

You can take

or leave me; it's your issues.

Just don't say I never tried.

I tried & tried & tried & tried

but it never seemed to catch some attention.

So I sat & cried & cried

And not a soul came by.

This is me tryin' to thumb a ride home.
This is me drinking up my tea.
This is me bein’ wrong once again.
This is me as quiet as I can be.

Cinderella's Off The Hook

Cinderella woke up wrong
Wondered where her prince had gone.
Wasn't home; no where near
She had his kid & then he hid.
She sat up in bed thinking how'd this happen.
The baby cried & she started packing.

"home, I just want to go home.
I feel so alone.
I feel so alone.
I just feel like I'll never be wanted."

Princesses aren't dressed like this.
Or on food stamps or on welfare bliss.
She then got up, like she does.
Fed the kid & got her game face on.

"home, I just want to go home.
I feel so alone.
I feel so alone.
I just feel like I'll never be wanted."

Sick of guys who promise her the moon.
Slippers don't fit & they move on way too soon.
Carriage ride was in some Dodge.
He was in some band singing old rock songs.

She picked up her kid & ran
Cinderella needed a plan.
Now she knows it's all about her.
Got new clothes & crazy-fierce look.
She'll now take on the world & publish her book.

Cinderella's off the hook
Cinderella's off the hook.
Cinderella's off the hook.