Recorded and Mixed by Mr. Kurt Bloch at Egg Studio, Winter 1993
Released March 22, 1994

Don't think I want to know
where all my time will go
I've got enough to worry about as it is
Don't think I want to go
everywhere I know
I've got enough to do right here where I live

I'm afraid of being lame
I always want to play the game
my fears they are always colliding
I find myself sliding
tonight you're sitting at home
watching TV by the phone
wasting time once again
I'm not coming in

Don't think I want to know
where all my time will go
I've got enough to worry about as it is
Don't think I want to go
everywhere I know
I've got enough to do right here where I live


Beam Me Up, Denny
Beam me up Denny, I've got to get away,
things are getting weirder and stranger every day,
there's problems with this planet that no one's gonna fix,
and I'm thinking that we could be making it
if we were to be taking off really quick

It's the end of the world and I think we'd better blow,
maybe Seti 7 to Romulus we'll go

What are you gonna say when we get away?
If the situation comes will you rise to the day?
Or will you kinda be wishing that we would have stayed?
What are you gonna say when we get away?

Beam me up Denny I really gotta go,
things are getting hairy and you're working kinda slow,
I hope the transporter is something you can fix,
and I'm thinking that we could be making it
if we were to be taking off really quick.

It's the end of the world and I think we'd better move,
maybe Seti 7 or a Romulan moon

What are you gonna say when we get away?
If the situation comes will you rise to the day?
Or will you kinda be wishing that we would have stayed?
What are you gonna say when we get away?
What are you gonna say when we get away?
What are you gonna say when we get away?


Your Wake
From the first time that we met
I thought you were so innocent
I didn't understand what you could do
now I see that you will never be
a human being

And you're still running over people
like they're no big fucking deal
stepping over all the bodies looking for stuff to steal
you're just building bridges with everything you take
and burning them behind you with the carnage in you wake

What makes you tick I can't conceive
flat out refuse to believe
your marginal propensity to consume
and now I know
that everywhere you go
you're making enemies

And you're still running over people
like they're no big fucking deal
stepping over all the bodies looking for stuff to steal
you're just building bridges with everything you take
and burning them behind you with the carnage in your wake

Now you're finding it's getting harder
to maintain treading water
and never look back to see what's there
but it's welling up behind you
and one day it's going to find you...

and you won't be running over people
like they're no big fucking deal
or stepping over all the bodies looking for stuff to steal
no more building bridges with everything you take
I hope they all enjoy themselves at your wake


Wisdom Tooth Weekend
Wisdom tooth weekend and we can't play tonight,
Josh says his teeth'll hurt, no way we’re alright

Wisdom tooth weekend,
it complicates the company we're keeping,
it's now, it's now,
wisdom tooth weekend,
it's now, it's now,
wisdom tooth weekend,
it's now

Wisdom tooth weekend and we can't play a show
Josh says his teeth’ll hurt, no way we can go

Wisdom tooth weekend,
it complicates the company we're keeping,
it's now, it's now,
wisdom tooth weekend,
it's now, it's now,


My Son
I feel sinking on the rise,
and the faith shines from your eyes,
my son how could you ever know?

My own fear of failure,
seems to surround your life
life to you is nothing,
to me it's fear and burden
Prophesy

And the devotion she once gave to me,
is gone and laid at your feet,
and I am left to sit and think,
on the greatest thing we...
we ever did

You've got my eyes

My own fear of failure,
seems to surround your
life to you is nothing,
to me it's fear and burden
It's a prophesy

You've got my eyes


The Sprinkler
Looking out my window
I see some old friends riding down the street
on the bikes we used to ghostride on the playground
but I broke my bike last fall
and my parents were appalled
at my lack of respect for personal property

Sitting in the basement
eating Peanut Butter Captain Crunch
watching "Flipper" and building models
but that stuff wears out faster than my All-stars
lock myself in my bedroom and play with my Hot Wheels Cars

Layin' in the back yard
playin' like a rock star
wish that I could forget
running through the sprinkler
until I'm soaking wet

I forget whatever happened to
me and all my white-trash friends
they got sick of me or I grew out of them
but they must have felt betrayed
when I stopped seeing things their way
lost all interest in the stupid plans we made

But I can still see them skating down the steepest hills
we were all fearless and our parents feared the doctor's bills
just having fun was our excuse
just being cool was the truth
don't try to stop us 'cause it ain't no use...

Layin' in the back yard
playin' like a rock star
wish that I could forget
running through the sprinkler
until I'm soaking wet

I forget, what you said, not yet


Kenny
Kenny you almost made it,
I'd say you were halfway there
Kenny your hands are frozen,
and this is so unfair

What would you do,
given a chance to meet God?
Where did you go, why did you die,
I was a doctor, so where was I?

Kenny the moment's passed us by,
moments turn to days
Turning confidence away,
self assuredness to shame

What would you do,
given a chance to meet God?
Where did you go, why did you die,
I was a doctor, so where was...

Where was I?


Ouch
Agonizing over every word I want to say
Controlled by fears and consequences of feelings I betray
flinch because I wonder when
elbowed in the head again
minding my own business on the couch
and I'm ashamed that all I ever have to say is ouch

Forgetful, regretful, I'm feeling your head full of doubts
"why do you like me?"
but I like to complain my low threshold for pain doesn't help
darling get off my knee
flinch because I wonder when
poked me in the eye again
minding my own business on the couch
and I'm ashamed that all I ever have to say is ouch

Well it doesn't bother me quite as much as you think
I'm just extra sensitive after my second drink
and there's nothing I can do because I'm constantly annoyed
these heavy conversations, abrasions I avoid
flinch because I wonder when
kicked me in the shin again
minding my own business on the couch
and I'm ashamed that all I ever have to say is ouch


Pain in the Ass (Vinyl Only)
If I could just be nice to you
would you believe it was true
I just can't imagine what you'd say
and if you respect the way I act
then I've got to figure that you're cracked
Either way it's probably neither way

I don't understand I thought you'd never last
and all the questions that I thought you'd never ask
and all my tolerance it disappeared so fast
it's not my fault I'm just a pain in the ass

I wonder if you understand
the truth behind an unkind hand
a blow to let me know I made my point
that my loss for words left unclear
answered strikes a note of fear
appears my visions left you out of joint

another time I kept my cool
lost within a world of fools
remained content in calling you a clown
it's not like we have full control
it's not like we're responsible
and lashing out can only let you down


Me and Carl
Yesterday, I tried to complicate my life,
I said, I thought that you'd make a pretty wife,
and then dreams, of an intergalactic guy,
pointed, my thoughts to the sky
And now, Carl Sagan's on my mind,
Oh God I hope, I really think I hope he's right
I don't have the time to baby-sit your lonely spine,
I'll just drink my beer and watch for spaceships in the sky...

You don't want to know,
about me and Carl and the cosmos show

And if I, start to miss your turned up nose,
I'll call you up, we'll speculate on UFO's
Because today, close encounters of another kind,
on PBS made me so happy I could cry...
I don't have the time to baby-sit your lonely spine,
I'll just drink my beers and watch for spaceships in the sky...

You don't want to know,
about me and Carl and the cosmos show


On The Clock
This place is always hiring a brand new bunch of morons
It must be rather tiring, squeezing blood from doorknobs
This is your life and you're going nowhere
and it's your fault you're here, it's not our place to care

I don't get paid enough for this, the stress might break my back
Working with idiots will give you a heart attack
'cause this is your life and you're going nowhere
they don't pay me enough to pretend that I care

And all we do is sit around and talk
And dream about the day we're gonna walk
Smile, you're on the clock

Here comes Jim the supervisor, everyone look busy
don't forget to smile at him, he thinks it's a conspiracy
'cause this is his life and he's going nowhere
they don't pay him to think, they don't pay him to care

And all we do is sit around and talk
And dream about the day we're gonna walk
Smile, you're on the clock

Resent the upper management, they treat us like children
If it weren't for the free doughnuts,
we'd probably have to kill them
'cause this is our life and we’re going nowhere
they don't pay me enough to pretend that I care

And all we do is sit around and talk
And dream about the day we're gonna walk
And laugh about all the clowns we mock
Smile, you're on the clock


Sprawling
Retracing footsteps down the stairs
the words that chase me splitting hairs
down the hallway dimly lit
Stumble on your wit
I know I can't afford to be late again today
I just can't make it there on time to save my life
Maybe I should just slow down
and take my time instead
I don't remember how I got this bump on my head

Starting off with a clean slate
now I don't care if I am late
don't know why it even mattered now
lost all sense somehow
although I can't remember facts
at least I'll finally relax
let me sleep here on the floor, content with nothing more
Maybe I should just slow down
take my time instead
don't remember how I got this bump on my head
I was falling down the stairs
now I'm sprawling everywhere

My depth perception's not enough
my senses never pick it up
leave me floundering in space
falling down and calling out there's no one there
and I'm falling, I'm sprawling


Country
A mirror image of a silver sky,
nests of pines and brandy wines, build this country to the sky
Do you remember now, the oblivion of youthful minds,
caught up in the fashions of their time...

Roll away,
I can see that clearly now, every time I look into this
mirror image of a silver sky,
nests of pines and brandy wine, build this country to the sky
What would they say?
God is here in this country by the sky

A mirror image of a silver sky,
nests of pines and brandy wines, build this country to the sky
Piecemeal of yesteryear,
a stained glass moment marking time,
with full intent on my 22 year old mind

Roll away,
I can see that clearly now,
every time I look into this mirror image of a silver sky,
nests of pines and brandy wine, build this country to the sky
What would they say?
God is here in this country by the sky


Spider
Coming in out of the heat, a spider crawled across my feet
it took my by surprise I jumped so high
it does not understand my fear
I can't explain what I just did
it's been with me since I was a kid
nursery rhymes instilled
along came a spider, sat down beside her
and whispered in her ear

If you've got sense enough to know
you've got somewhere else to go
I wish that you had sense enough
to go there

It's all I can do to not overreact
pick you up in a special glass
kept handy for the occasion
I call it spider transportation
You may not want to go outside
if you don't appreciate the ride
then I wouldn't go next door if I were you
you'll wind up flat on someone's floor

If you've got sense enough to know
you've got somewhere else to go
I wish that you had sense enough
to go there


Attention Span
My attention span has gotten so pathetic
and I can't believe I let it get so short
I can't concentrate
Everything is just a series of jump cuts
it's enough to drive you nuts
until you just get used to it

It's fucking up my sense of vision
could you repeat that once again
I'm stuck on hyperactive rhythm
is it affecting my attention span?

My attention span has all but disappeared
I am everything that's feared
and is finally coming true
yeah that's typical to blame it on T.V.
don't accept responsibility for anything you do


You Gotta
You're feeling like you wanna
your parents say you gotta
your friends all say you oughta
but that ain't you
You're feeling like you gotta
you're reading that you oughta
you're thinking that you oughta
but that ain't you

You're feeling like you wanna
your parents say you gotta
your friends all say you oughta
but that ain't you

You're feeling like you gonna
you're reading that you shoulda
you're thinking that you gonna
but that ain't you

Sing a song of six pence
promise not to die
We won't grow old in here
We'll live the dreams as we devise
We'll live the dreams as we define

You're feeling like you wanna
your parents say you gotta
your friends all say you oughta
but that ain't you

You're reading that you're gonna
you're thinking that you wanna
your parents say you oughta
but that ain't you
We'll live the dreams as we devise
We'll live the dreams as we define


Ya Ya
I'm getting drunk on the summershine,
she's got the glow of gold in the summer of her eyes
And there's something in the way and she looks at me,
in books and written pages that I never thought I'd read

Now, after so much time, I can see the sun
I was wrapped so tight, now, I'm undone
I'm undone

Seasons in the hills o'er the Brandy wine,
emptied me of thoughts that I thought I'd hide
Changing from the man that I used to be,
in books and written pages that I never thought I'd read

Now, after so much time, I can see the sun
I was wrapped so tight, now, I'm undone
I'm undone


Closer to Fine
This song is by the Indigo Girls, and you
can get the lyrics from their 2nd record