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Brand New Hairstyle
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Innoculator and 1991-1998

Lyrics
I'm looking for a brand new hairstyle
One that I can call my own
One that says I'm not afraid to be my own man

One that makes you glad to see me
One that makes me glad to be me
One that I can wear with pride when I go outside

I'm tired of caring about
What other people say
My hair is on my head
My hair is mine

I need a brand new outlook
To face a brand new day
I need a brand new hairstyle in a big way

I'm looking for a brand new hairstyle
One that I can call my own
One that says I'm not afraid to cut my own hair

One that makes you glad to see me
One that makes me glad to be me
One that I can wear with pride when I go outside

Missing Out
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Inoculator

Lyrics
Some people really make me sick
And here's another reason why I don't lift weights
I don't talk about it in the locker room
But I don't like football
So I just keep my mouth shut

Can't respect myself if I don't respect her
Can't respect her if she doesn't say wait
Some people think that I'm missing out
But their idea of fun written in a poem
On the door of a bathroom stall

No Time For Your Lies
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Inoculator

Lyrics
It's not evil
But it's pretty bad
Don't sell your love
It's not totally unheard of
But it's not something
You'd want your dad to get word of

No time for your lies

My little sparrow
Without a home
Don't fly tonight
I can tell by that look in you eye
And the bruise on your thigh
You're not really a registered nurse

No time for your lies

Lyrics
I didn't think that I'd be man enough
For Sandra Bernhard
But then I thought I might be
Just that kind of sensitivity
Which appeals to her

I know what's going on
Behind those doomed and sultry eyes
Only the one man who understands her
Can fill the hole she has inside

All I want is one picture of Sandra
Getting her mail
In an old bathrobe
Without any makeup
Without any shoes

I'm so close I can almost
Feel her hand
I wonder if she can
Feel my eyes
She'd have no right to turn me away
I had no choice but to come here

If she could see me now
If she would open her blinds
Would she be afraid to come outside
And look me in the eyes and say:

I want you to show me
I want you to open me up
I want you to sing for me

And then I would say

Sandra

Theme From Cheerleader
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Inoculator

Lyrics
Proud to wear the uniform
Of a man who won't conform
Learning how to fit the mold
Of a man who can't be told

Climb aboard that tour bus
Down the road less traveled
Every song sounds like the last one
Let's make this next one a fast one

I don't think the way to see something
Is to stand behind somebody else
I don't think the way to say something
Is to be a cheerleader

Writing a Letter
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Smoking Popes 2 and 1991-1998

Lyrics
I'm writing a letter to my baby
My baby so far away
I'm writing a letter to my baby
And this is what it says

Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da

I'm writing a letter to my baby
I'm sending it today
I'm writing a letter to my baby
And this is what it says

Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da

I'm writing a love song to whomever
Tends to look my way
I'm writing a love song to whomever
And this is what it says

Ba da ba bop be dop bop ba da
be dop bop ba da be dop bop ba da

Stars
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Smoking Popes 2 and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Your dreams of love would come true
If you'd only dream that I'm in love with you

Look up at the stars tonight
And guess which one I wished upon
If I were the lucky guy
I don't think I'd know what to do

Your eyes, your smile, your hand
Maybe someday I won't have to pretend
But how do I know that I have even got a chance with you?
What can I lose if I won't end up with you anyway?

So I'll follow the moon back home
Maybe this is all too soon, I don't know

Look up at the stars tonight
And guess which one I wished upon
If you can find it will my wish come true?

Can you see something in the stars tonight?
Can you see something written in the stars tonight?
Written in the stars tonight

Under the Blanket
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Smoking Popes 2 and 1991-1998

Lyrics
I try to hold on, hold on, hold on to you
You keep turning away
And when you turn back, turn back, turn back to me
You never seem to be the same

You say things are looking better already
But I can't see a thing
Underneath the blanket
You say things are looking better
Let's spend the night together
We can share the blanket
But I don't want to

You look outside and decide to get back into bed
Cover up your head
You should be reaching for something to pull you out
You reach for the blanket instead

I don't have to

First Time
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Smoking Popes 2 and 1991-1998

Lyrics
She's got a new boy
I guess that's good for her
I know she'll have more in common with him
Than with me anymore

It's just the thought
Of another arm around her shoulder
Where my arm used to rest
So comfortably

She'll probably never be again
As happy as I made her then
But then I'll never really know for sure
Will I?

There's nothing like the first time
You fall in love so strong
At least this is the last time
I will ever say so long
To my first time

Well I can't sleep tonight
I'm thinking about when you said yes
That was the last time
Either of us will mean it that much

You've got a new boy
I could have picked
Someone better for you
Not that it matters much
But we used to have the same taste

There's a first time for everything
And all of mine were with you
I guess I'm lucky for that
But it just makes things harder for me now

Waiting Around
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Break Up and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Everyone's running
Everyone's running out of smokes
Nobody wants to leave the house

I'm not waiting around
Till the sun comes out of the clouds
I will jump into the sky and shine down

Everyone feels
Everyone feels like Sammy Davis
Not even Old Blue Eyes can save us

Everybody tells me
Everyone tells me not to worry
Everything will work itself out in the end

Down The Street
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Break Up and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Walking with you down the street
I feel much taller then I ever thought I'd be
You don't have to cry
Just tell me that I'm the only guy who can
Touch you, touch you

Writing your name on an overpass
Maby I wanted things to move much too fast
You don't have to run
Just tell me that I'm the only person who can
Touch you, touch you

Everything good comes to an end
I know you'll say that we still can be friends
I will understand
Just tell me that I'm the only man who can
Touch you, touch you

Breaking
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Break Up and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Breaking, breaking up
Breaking, breaking up
Breaking up with you

Breaking, breaking down
Breaking, breaking down
Breaking down without you

I saw you standing in line at Sbarro's
I should have known but who could have guessed
And when we kissed I felt like a woman
And I was shocked as you can imagine

Now I'm smoking
Smoking till I can't breathe
Smoking till I cannot breathe your name

Smoking, smoking till the smoke gets
In my eyes and I can't see your face

I was walking in your shadow
Until you turned out the light
I stumbled around
I was lost but now I'm crying

Let's Hear it For Love
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired, Destination Failure and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Let's hear it for heartache
Let's hear it for pain
Let's hear it for poison tears that wash your dreams down the drain
Let's hear it for sleepless nights
Let's do it again
Let's hear it for love

Let's hear it for
Let's hear it for love
Let's hear it for
Let's hear it for love
Pick your heart up off the floor
This is what you've been waiting for
Let's hear it for love

Let's hear it for promises
Something to seal with a kiss
Let's hear it for big mistakes
That you just couldn't resist
Let's hear it for bucket seats
Let's try it like this

Let's hear it for letting someone totally ruin your life
Let's hear it for love
Let's hope it's everything you hoped it would be

Let's hear it for jealousy
Let's hear it for hate
Let's hear it an apology before it's too late
Let's hear it for cigarettes
Baby you were great

Let's hear it for love

Let's hear it for
Let's hear it for love

That's Where I Come In
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired and 1991-1998

Lyrics
I just can't get enough of my girlfriend
I'm glad I'm so in love with my girlfriend
She just wants to be somebody's baby
That's where I come in
Helping her get through the grey skies and the blue

I can't get out of bed with my girlfriend
I'll just stay here instead with my girlfriend
She just wants to be in somebody's arms
That's where mine come in
Holding her so tight, morning noon and night

She just wants to be somebody's only one
That's what I have done
And I'm so glad that she is glad to be with me

She just wants to be somebody's baby
That's where I come in

Let Them Die
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired and 1991-1998

Lyrics
They're too big or way too small
I say let them die
They don't seem to care at all
I say let them die
Let them die

I know they're not happy with their lives
Let's do them a favor
They feel just like you
Oh no, that's not true
That could be you someday, that's why I say
Let them die

Double Fisted Love
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Double fisted pleasure, double fisted pain
Double fisted love is driving me crazy
Double fisted shots, doubles on the rocks
Double fisted love is dragging me down

It's an underhanded game
I don't know how to play
And I'll never be the same
I never wanted it to be this way

I've been dreaming of a single handed love
One that I can buy over the counter
Singing in the shower, crying in my sleep
Double fisted love has got me in way too deep

It's an ugly little game that nobody can win
Now I wish I hadn't played
Love will never be the same again

Patent leather shoes and my double breasted blues
My heart goes up in flames and I douse it with teardrops
Double with a twist that I could not resist
Double fisted love is more than I can swallow

It's an underhanded game
I don't know how to play
And I'll never be the same
I never wanted it to be this way

Don't Be Afraid
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired and 1991-1998

Lyrics
The bluest summer skies cloudless in your eyes
A little out of focus here
And the rain belongs to all the tender songs
That I might not ever sing to you

Don't be afraid of anything that faces you today
You might not know this but I'm with you all the way

If I could read the lines that find your smile to hide behind
I wonder what encouragement I'd find
If you could only see this photograph of you and me
That's always out of focus in my mind

I only want to know if it could happen
I really want to know if it could be worth anything at all

The bluest summer skies cloudless in your eyes
A little out of focus here
And the rain belongs to all the tender songs
I'll be singing only for you

I am with you all the way

Can't Find It
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired, Destination Failure and 1991-1998

Lyrics
It's hard to be yourself with somebody else
I practice a lot when I'm alone
There was something I really wanted to show you

But I just can't find it
I can't find it
I can't find it anymore

We can say all the things we used to say
I recall when we felt that way
There was a time
When you were a part of me

I'd come over tonight
But I just can't get over you again

And sometimes
We forget why it ended
And then we have this problem again
There was a place in my heart
Where you once belonged

I can't find it anymore

Off My Mind
Written by Josh Caterer and Matt Caterer
Released on Get Fired and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Baby, I just can't get you off my mind
I'd hang out with you all the time
If I didn't have to work

Maybe I should think about giving that up too

Baby, you're all that I need to live
And I've got so much to give
Let's throw the world away

Close your eyes
It's too late to say any goodbyes

Baby, now you are the only thing
That every morning brings
So don't let me down

Lyrics
I can see my life stretching out before me
And it isn't really mine
There's so much that I have yet to experience
There's not much time left

I don't wanna be held down
I don't wanna think about you when you're not around
Listen to the crazy new sound
It's the beat of a heart that is bigger than you now

Not that kind of girlfriend

I can feel your arms tightening around me
And I can't breathe
Don't know who I am or what I believe in
And you're not helping

I don't wanna wear your ring
I just want to meet people that I find interesting
And here's another thing
I don't wanna fall in love till I'm 35

Not that kind of girlfriend

Days Just Wave Goodbye
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Get Fired and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Bother, I don't bother
Bother, I don't bother
Days just wave goodbye
As they ride into night

And then they're gone, gone, gone...

Sorry, I'm not sorry
Sorry, I'm not sorry
To kiss today goodbye
I've got no tears left to cry
C ause they're all gone, gone, gone...

For the first time in a lifetime
I can keep my eyes closed all day long, yeah

Happy, I'm so happy
Happy, I'm so happy
So happy now that I'm gone, gone, gone...

Midnight Moon
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
Midnight Moon I owe you for this perfect night
Love is born to linger in your magic light
With that girl beside me and you above
You must also be in love

Midnight Moon believe me
She's got an angel's face
Meet us here tomorrow night
In the very same place

Midnight Moon
Midnight Moon
Don't go off to bed too soon

Wait until she knows how I feel about her
You and I simply can't go on without her

With that girl beside me and you above
You must also be in love
In love, in love, in love

Rubella
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
I'm inflamed with desire and its spreading like wildfire
She doesn't know it but she'll soon be mine
Its just a question of time
Rubella

I'm insanely obsessed and I simply will not rest
She doesn't know it yet but she's the one
And I won't stop until I'm done
Rubella

And the heart that she has stolen
Has now swollen to twice its natural size
I've lost six pounds since I laid eyes on her
Rubella

I'm in love with a girl she's infected my whole world
She doesn't know it but she's inside me
And now I've gone completely
Rubella

She explodes like a fist and she burns from the first kiss
I haven't told her but she's all mine now
I knew somehow I'd catch her
Rubella, Rubella, Rubella

Gotta Know Right Now
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
If I told you that I really, really liked you a lot
I've wanted to for a long, long time but I've never had the guts

I wonder what you would say
I just can't go on this way
I gotta know right now
Today

I call your name from the window of my car as I drive
I wanna do something half insane to prove to you that I'm alive

As I walk by your house for the third time tonight
And I stand in your driveway hypnotized by your bedroom light

I gotta know right now
I gotta know right now

Mrs. You and Me
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
I'm thinking about asking you to be
Mrs. You and Me
I'm taking my time trying to find out
If there's any doubt

They say, we're too young
But I never listen to what I've been told
And I'd rather be too young, than too old
To feel the way I do about you

I'm taking a long look at all the things
Life with you might bring
I'm taking a good look inside my heart
I think I'm ready to start

Today, could be the day
But I'm waiting for the perfect time and place
And I'm scared what you might say, baby please
Please don't turn me away
I need you

They say, we're too young
But I never listen to what I've been told
And I'd rather be to young, than too old
To feel the way I do
About you

I'm thinking about asking you to be
Mrs. You and Me

Lyrics
Just broke up with my girlfriend

I let this thing get out of hand
She needs me more than I can stand
It didn't work out like I wanted
She started holding on too tight
So I let her go tonight
I've got no regrets at all

Just broke up with my girlfriend

I thought I'd have some fun with her
For awhile there we were, having so much fun
Until I realized once more
She's not the one I'm looking for
Will I ever love again?

Just broke up with my girlfriend

My Lucky Day
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
That settles it
This is my lucky day
That's what they always say
This is what they mean

I'm looking up
Into a cloudless blue
Ever since I met you
It's been my lucky day

And I still don't know what it's all about
But without a doubt today I just don't care
I'm telling you
It's never been this way
And all that I can say is this is my lucky day

And I still don't know what it's all about
But without a doubt today I just don't care
I'm looking up into a cloudless blue
Ever since I met you
It's been my lucky day
And all that I can say is this is my lucky day

Need You Around
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
If I could see into your heart
Then would I know just where to start?
Because I'm lost and I need to be found
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

If I could stand to be on my own
Then I would probably just leave you alone
But I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

Turning, tossing and turning
My love is burning me down

If I could change one thing in this world
I'd change your mind and make you my girl
Because I'm lost and I need to be found
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

I'm gonna feel this way till I'm six feet underground
Crazy as it sounds
I need you around

Can't Help The Teardrops (From Getting Cried)
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
Each day is darker than the last
They lead me lonely into the night and sink into the past
But I can't stop the sun from going down, down, down
I can't stand it when you're not around
And I can't help the teardrops from getting cried

Each night grows cold and colder but still
I'm waiting up for you to come home
But you never will
I can't stop the coming of the dawn, dawn, dawn
I can't stand myself now that you're gone
And I can't help the teardrops from getting cried

My skies goes from grey to black
Nothing in front of me but lonely times
You won't come back

The days go by so slowly now
I've got to get you back by my side
But I don't know how
I can't stop the sun from going down, down, down
I can't stand it when you're not around
And I can't help the teardrops from getting cried
From getting cried

Adena
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
Untaken pictures of the two of us in love
With an unspoken word
Adena
Tell me how to feel
I can't convince myself you're real

Unwhispered promise lies
Between the lines behind your eyes
But I can't make it out
Adena
You moved me with a kiss
And now I'm drinking till you don't exist

I can't be someone without you
I'm just crazy about you

I can see that I'm getting nowhere
I don't care about anything

I wake up dreaming about days
We could have thrown away
I can hear myself say
Adena

On The Shoulder
Written by Josh Caterer and Eli Caterer
Released on Born To Quit

Lyrics
My life passes me on the shoulder
And leaves me nowhere
I know a place that I can go
Please take me there

That voice says take it to the bridge
I'm falling, falling
And when I almost loose my grip
That voice keeps calling

Day in, I'm out of patience
Punch in, day out
I'm wasting my time
I know what I want
Stand up and it's mine, mine, mine

I slide my hand around the back of your neck
You tell me you love me
And sing with me

Lyrics
Evening star struck one
Wondering how come
Suddenly becoming completely undone

Just as I looked into your eyes for the first tine
I was already in love with you

Nothing in my dreams
Could possibly have braced me
For the feeling that faced me on

Just as I looked into your eyes for the first time
I was already in love with you

My heart tapped me on the shoulder
And whispered in my ear
Don't be a pussy all your life

No More Smiles
Written by Josh Caterer and Ken Knowka
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
No more smiles
It's just teardrops falling to the ground
Now it's around
That I don't love you anymore
And I'm sore about it
When did my heart change its mind?
M ust have been during the changing of times

No more smiles from now on
They are all gone
And I'll never understand what went wrong

No more lies
Now the hard part's over so they say
There's no way that I could take another day
Let's not talk about it
When did my love for you die?
Kiss me once and it's time to say goodbye

I Know You Love Me
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
This world is freezing cold
I long for you to hold me in your arms
This world is burning and
I'm waiting for your hand to lead me home

I know that you love me
Oh, I know you love me
Oh, I know you love me

This world is frightening
I hear lightning in the sky
I hear the wind howl
Please help me to be strong
I know it won't be long
Till I'm with you

Well here I am
Wandering down a darkened road
Your love shines
Always in my heart
Always in my heart

This world is freezing cold
I long for you to hold me in your arms
Please help me to be strong
I know it won't be long
Till I'm with you

Oh, I know you love me

You Spoke To Me
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
I was at the lowest point of my life
I couldn't talk to anyone
Truly alone
There's no telling what I might have done
If it hadn't been for you
You pulled me through

I don't know if you actually saved my life
But you changed it that's for sure, yeah
You spoke to me, yeah
You spoke to me, yeah

I drove all the way from Carpentersville
To see you here tonight
And it was worth it
You didn't play my favorite song
But that's all right
I love the new stuff too
I'm just glad I got to see you

Paul
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
With all the simple times behind me
I can fail without regret
If I have to try then I will never
Be able to forget
Bottoms down
And out of reasons to hang around

And when the sun is over Hong Kong
I can tell you where she'll be
Floating in a soft and lonely melody
Directly over me
Chocolate eyes at one time melting in mine
But not tonight

She'll say I love you Paul
I love you Paul
I love you Paul
Hey, hey

And now everything is riding
On a bet that I can't win
If she's not the answer I've been looking for
I'll never ask again
Some say that the answer comes from within
Meanwhile

Can you tell me where to find me?
Have you seen me hanging around?
I'm looking for myself each night till sunrise
But the only thing I've found
Broken dreams and a heart that's stuck to the ground
And with a smile

Capital Christine
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
I'm in trouble with a Capital Cristine
I mean what I say
When I say that I love you

I'm thinking of a number
Between one and two
You know what to do with a kiss girl
When you kiss me

I'm in trouble with a Capital Cristine
I mean what I say
When I say that I love you

I know I done you wrong
But baby you're as much to blame
I'm in no mood for games
Please stop screaming my name

I stole myself a moment
But I'm paying for it now
I wasted it somehow
And it's gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

I'm in trouble with a Capital Cristine
Trouble with a Capital Cristine
Trouble with a Capital Cristine
I mean what I say when I say that I love you
Love you

Before I'm Gone
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
Pictures of you
Slow down everyday
Slow down my life

I know you'll be here before I'm gone

Pictures of you
Speed up every heartbeat
Speed up my life

Pictures of you
Slow down everyday
Slow down my life

Pictures of you
Speed up every heartbeat
Speed up my life

Speed up my life

Megan
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
I'm butter on a summer day
When she's around
I was on the tracks
When the gate came down
Suddenly I recognized
Those bloodshot rearview mirror eyes as mine

I heard that whistle call my name
I almost drove away
But Megan I had a feeling that you would be on that train
So I just waited there for you

Caught a ride to another town
Where the air was clean
And the sun never goes down
Everyone was standing in a line
Between the landing and the stairs

I heard somebody call my name
I almost climbed the stairs
But Megan I had a feeling that someday you'd meet me there
So I just waited there for you

I'm butter on a summer day
When I hear that name
It's a dream that never came true
Sat down on the tracks
And waited for a train to take me back to you

Somebody came and took my hand
I finally had to go
But Megan I just want you to know
That I waited as long as I could

I'm butter on a summer day when she's around

Pure Imagination
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
Come with me and we'll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination
We'll begin with a spin
Traveling in a world of my creation
What we'll see will defy explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there you'll be free
If you truly wish to be

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there you'll be free
If you truly wish to be

I Was Right
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
I wasted so much more than time
And the one with whom I was as one
Has now undone what came to be known as our love
Which could not contain all that which she'd become

I have been outgrown
And with both hands on a day gone by
Lying with my eyes wide open
Because I can't sleep at night
The world is much too cold
Without someone there to hold me or to hold
That's the way it goes

And I always thought I would die
If you ever told me goodbye
But it wasn't until tonight
Tonight, I found out I was right

I wasted almost all my life
Being so afraid to fail I hardly tried
I found a place to hide
I dove into you
I swam around and drowned inside

But I'm not the boy that you destroyed
I'm stronger than he was
I had to be to survive
I'm lucky to be alive
The me you left behind
Is still lying there
With his eyes froze open wide

And I always thought I would die
If you ever told me goodbye
But it wasn't until tonight
Tonight, I found out I was right

They Lied
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
They lied about the way
Things were gonna be
They lied about the things
They wanted from me

They lied about the reasons
They wanted me at all
And now

I sit around and lie to myself
About how great things were way back when
I keep forgetting why I was so willing to believe those lies

End Of Your Time
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
They seemed like innocent words
Maybe I heard them wrong
I never knew what they were
I was singing a different song

This could be just what we need right now
Tell me how it feels to be
The living end of your time

The stupid things that they say
About what he's supposed to be
This kid believes what he reads
And he's taking them seriously

This could be just what we're looking for
Tell me more about how you became
The living end of your time

And when you look into the bathroom mirror
Can you see an entire generation
Crying through those eyes?

A certain kind of despair
Pompous and terrified
This fish jumped out of the bowl
Flopped around for a while and died

This could mean anything we want it to
I wish I knew just how I might become
The living end of my time

They seemed like innocent words
Maybe I heard them wrong
I never knew what they were
I was singing a different song
This could be just what we're looking for

Pretty Pathetic
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
You should have heard me sobbing
As I drove home that night
Got into bed and stayed there
For days I just laid there
Having been permanently changed
But we won't get into that now
Let's take it from the start

You should have seen me smiling
Like the world was mine
She used to call me baby
Softly sometimes
But if I dwell on those days too long
I feel like my life is over
And that's no good
So let's move on

To the part where I begin to sense
Her distance
I panic and hold on tighter
But that makes it worse
How am I supposed to take it
When she says
This is something I'm going through
It's got nothing to do with you

I had a special evening all planned out
Desperately determined to reignite
Some spark between us
She had to feel something for me
A love as strong as ours
Doesn't just go away
You can't just turn it off
Unless she was lying all those times
But I don't think so
I really don't think so
The way she used to look at me
Made me a thousand feet high
The meaning of the word cool
Not the same geek
Who fumbled with his words that night
The ugliest night

I said some pretty awkward things
I got the feeling that she felt sorry for me
I should have seen it was hopeless and left it alone
But I had to go on embarrassing myself

I miss what we had I need you so badly
I miss what we had I need you so badly

I must have sounded pretty pathetic, I know
That's why I don't blame her for what she said
But listen to me rambling
We don't know each other that well
But you're so easy to talk to
I feel I can tell you almost anything
I hope I haven't put you off
I have a tendency to do that
Why don't I just be quiet?

Follow the Sound
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Destination Failure

Lyrics
If we hold on to each other while we die
Then together through the heavens we will fly
Maybe we could share a place somewhere beyond
Maybe I'll wind up Chinese and you'll be blonde

We should figure out a signal we can find
If the light we're heading into makes us blind
If at first it seems as though I'm not around
Follow the sound, follow the sound

If we're wrapped around each other as we die
We'll be married in the world beyond the skies
We can share whatever path we're traveling on
And the nightmares of this world will all be gone

But if we get separated in between
And not one familiar face can there be seen
If at first it seems as though I'm not around
Follow the sound, follow the sound

Leather and Lace
Written by Stevie Nicks
Released on Groovy Love Vibes Split 7"

Lyrics
Is love so fragile?
Is the heart so hollow?
Shatter with words
Impossible to follow

You're saying I'm fragile
I try not to be, I search only
For something I can't see

But I have my own life
And I am stronger than you know

Still I carry this feeling
When you came into my house
You won't be walking out the door
Still I carry this feeling
When you came into my house
You won't be walking out the door

Lovers forever
Face to face
My city your mountain
Stay with me, stay
I need you to love me
I need you today
Give me your leather
Take from me my lace

You in the moonlight
With your sleepy eyes
Could you ever love a man like me?

And you were right
When I walked into your house
I knew I'd never want to leave

Sometimes I'm a strong man
Sometimes cold and scared
Sometimes I cry

But that time I saw you
I knew with you to light my nights
Somehow I'd get by

Hang
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Groovy Love Vibes Split 7"

Lyrics
I know there's nothing worth going outside
When we got everything down here
Some people try so hard just to have a good time
With funny cigarettes and beer

Now I'm the one who's falling down
Laughing till I cry
You'll never know the reason why

Tonight I'll hang around in the basement
Until the sun comes up again
I tried the party scene
I just got into fights
You know where I'll be at tonight

Tonight I'll hang around with my friends

Lyrics
Don't take the hand of the man with the platform shoes
Don't take a ride from the guy with the dancing tattoos
Don't close your eyes when he whispers in your ear
All of the words that you long to hear

You've gotta run away

Between the cracks inthe pavement they sleep all day
Someday the rain's gonna wash them all away
Don't ever think you've got no place else to go
Don't ever think that the world stops at your window

Don't take the hand of the man with the platform shoes
Don't take a ride from the guy with the dancing tattoos
Don't ever think you've got no place to go
Don't ever think that the world stops at your window

Do Something
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on East Timor Compilation and 1991-1998

Lyrics
You and me
Have been together
For a long, long time now
Don't know how we do it
We just do it

The way I feel
About you tonight babe
Is how I felt the first night we met
That is one night that I
Will always remember


I wanted you then, I want you now baby
I wanted you then, I want you now baby
You drive me insane
You make me wanna do something

You and me have made a promise
Not to be stupid and throw
This thing out the window
No way

I believe we'll keep that promise
Just as long as we're both alive
Maybe even longer
Who knows?

You make me wanna do something
You make me wanna scream
You make me wanna break things
You make me wanna throw stuff around
You make me wanna do something

Pasted
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Marc's a Dick and Gar's a Drunk and 1991-1998

Lyrics
Sky painted on in pastel
I'm pasted on the ground
A world of rooms
All designed to keep you down

One day
I'll fly away
And disappear behind the sky
The sky, the sky
The sky, the sky
Behind the sky

Sky painted around pinholes
I'm planted on the ground
A world of arms
Each one trying to hold you down

Goodbye

I don't wanna come back here
I don't wanna lose you again

The sky painted onl in pastel
I'm pasted on the ground
A world of rooms
All designed to keep you down

Usually Don't Know
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Smokingpopes.net

Lyrics
The reason that I never say hardly anything
I'm not satisfied with myself
The more that you know about someone
The harder it is for that someone to be someone else

I usually don't know what the hell I'm doing
But I know that I'm lovin' you
I know that I'm lovin' you

The reason that I'm so withdrawn
Don't you beleive that's how I wanna be
If you never ask what I'm thinking
I promise I'll never ask why you bother with me

I usually don't know what the hell I'm doing
But I know that I'm lovin' you
I know that I'm lovin' you

I feel like I can trust you
More and more everyday
'Cause you're starting to see
The buffoon I can be
But you stand by me anyway.

Yeah
I usually don't know what the hell I'm doing
But I know that I'm lovin' you
I know that I'm lovin' you

Never Coming Back
Written by Josh Caterer
Released on Break Up and 1991-1998

Lyrics
wake me up on the railroad tracks
dive off into the darkest black
tell me something i can understand
i only wanted to hold somebody's hand
too many gears and they just won't fit
too many holes and the thread is stripped
spinning around and spinning around
i can't stop grinding myself down
grinding myself down

i hope that you know by now
don't think that i'm not trying

i was adrift on an angry sea
i took a look at what was offered me
angry streets full of angry people
there's nothing left for me down here
i took a chance and i lost it all
i turn around and there's nobody to break my fall
dive back into the darkest black
this time i'm never coming back
never coming back

i hope that you know by now
don't think that i'm not trying

i learned alot when you let me down
broke into pieces when i hit the ground
i had a plan that could last forever
i couldn't make it through a day if we were not together
but everything goes just like it came
as much as i want everything to stay the same
and the world keeps spinning around
i can't stop grinding myself down
grinding myself down

Oh, my darlin' I'm cryin', boo-hoo-hoo-hoo
There's no use in denyin' I cried for you
It's your favorite pastime, makin' me blue
Last week was the last time I cried for you

Seven hankies blew I filled with my tears
Seven letters true I filled with my fears
Guess it never pays to make your lover blue
Seven lonely days I cried and I cried for you

Oh, my darlin I'm cryin', boo-hoo-hoo-hoo
There's no use in denyin' I cried for you
It's your favorite pastime, makin' me blue
Last week was the last time I cried for you
Last week was the last time I cried for you

Valentine
Written by Willie Nelson
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
valentine won't you be my valentine
introduce your heart to mine
be my valentine
summertime we could run & play like summertime
story books and nursery rhymes
be my valentine
candy heart
if anyone could you could have a candy heart
you're the sweetest of all sweethearts
won't you give your heart to me
can't you see....
i love you valentine
won't you be my valentine
won't you share your space with mine
be my valentine
candy heart
if anyone could you could have a candy heart
you're the sweetest of all sweethearts
won't you give your heart to me
can't you see....
i love you valentine
won't you be my valentine
won't you share your space with mine
be my valentine

Bewitched
Written by Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
I'm wild again
Beguiled again
A simpering whimpering child again
Bewitched bothered and bewildered
Am I

Couldn't sleep, wouldn't sleep
When love came and told me
I shouldn't sleep
Bewiched bothered and bewildered
Am I

Lost my heart, but what of it?
She was cold, I agree
She can laugh, and I love it
Although the laugh's on me

I'll sing to her, each spring to her
And long for the day
When I'll cling to her
Bewitched bothered and bewildered
Am I.

Pill she is, still she is
All mine and I'll keep her
Until she is
Bewitched bothered and bewildered
Like me

The Party's Over
Written by Betty Comden
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
The party's over
It's time to call it a day
They've burst your pretty balloons
Taken the moon away

It's time to wind up
The masquerade
Just make your mind up
The piper must be paid

The party's over
The candles flicker and dim
You danced and dreamed through the night
It seemed to be right
just being with him

Now you must wake up
All dreams must end
Take off your make-up
The party's over
The party's over

You've had your fun
Now hear comes the sun
The party's over

It's time to wind up
The masquerade
Just make your mind up
The piper must be paid

The party's over
The candles flicker and dim
You danced and dreamed through the night
It seemed to be right
just being with him

Now you must wake up
All dreams must end
Take off your make-up
The party's over
The party's over my friend

It's time to wake up
The party's over
Take off your make-up
The party's over

Farther Along
Written by Stevens
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living around us
Never molested, rolling along

Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by

Worried of mind
Through this world we wander
Struggling to find the strength to get by
While there are others living in comfort
Never a worried teardrop to cry

Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by

Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Written by James F. Hanely
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody
It haunted me from the start
Something inside of me started a symphony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

'Twas like a breath of spring, I heard a robin sing
About a nest set apart
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again
But keep repeating through and through
"I love you, love you"

I still recall the thrill, I guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear with your lips to mine
Oh rhapsody devine
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

Your eyes made skies seem blue again
What else could I do again
But keep repeating through and through
"I love you, love you"

I still recall the thrill, guess I always will
I hope 'twill never depart
Dear with your lips to mine
Zing! Went the strings of my
Zing! Went the strings of my heart

Stormy Weather
Written by Harold Arden, Ted Koebler
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
Don’t know why
There’s no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my gal and I ain’t together
Keeps raining all the time

Life is bare
Gloom and misery everywhere
Stormy weather
Just can’t keep myself together
So weary all the time

When you went away
The blues came and met me
If you stay away
That old rocking chair’s gonna get me
All I do is pray that the Lord above will let me
Walk in that sun once more

Can’t go on
Everything I had is gone
Stormy weather
Since that girl and I ain’t together
Keeps raining all the time
Keeps raining all of the time

I walk around, heavy-hearted and sad,
Night comes around and I'm still feelin' bad,
Rain pourin' down, blinding every hope I had,
This pitterin', patterin', beatin' and spatterin' drives me mad!
Love, love, love, love!
This misery is just too much for me!

Can't go on,
Everything I had is gone,
Stormy weather,
Since that gal and I ain't together,
Keeps rainin' all the time,
Keeps rainin' all the time.

Wake Up Crying
Written by Burt Bachurach, Hal David
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby I'm lost since you went away
I haven't spent a happy day

I wake up crying
After sobbing and sighing
And wondering what went wrong
Pretty baby I was good to you
Why did you go and make me blue

I need your arms to hold me tight
I need your lips to kiss goodnight
I'm so unhappy on my own
Lonely, lonely never leave me lonely

I wake up crying
After tossing and turning
And yearning the whole night long
Pretty baby oh come back to me
Save me from this misery

I wake up crying

You'll Never Walk Alone
Written by Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein III
Released on The Party's Over

Lyrics
When you walk through a storm hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm there's a golden sky and the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk never walk alone
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone
No you'll never walk alone

Walk on through the wind walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk never walk alone

Why Me
Written by Kris Kristoferson
Released on Josh Caterer's Why Me and The Party's Over

Lyrics
Why me Lord
what have I ever done
To deserve even one Of the blessings that I've known
Tell me Lord, what did I ever do
to deserve love from you
and the kindness you've shown.

Lord help me Jesus
I've wasted it so help me Jesus
I know what I am
Now that I know that I've needed you so Help me Jesus
my soul's in your hands

Try me Lord
if you think there's a way
I can try to repay
All I've taken from you
Maybe Lord
I can show someone else
What I've been through myself
On my way back to you

Lord help me Jesus
I've wasted it so help me Jesus
I know what I am
Now that I know that I've needed you so Help me Jesus
my soul's in your hands
Jesus my soul's in your hands