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1. Lager Drinkin' Laggard

2. Flight 101

3. Lloyd's Eyes

4. Bill Burroughs Blues

5. Ain't Got No Friends

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	Lager Drinkin' Laggard (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	I wanna be a double-fisted lager drinkin' laggard, Haggard style Ticket to heaven in a big brown bottle, takin' the scenic route straight through Hell The world can be such a cruel place People can be hard to be around Time etches lines into my face And someday it will lay me down I'm gettin' tired of all this workin' just to keep pretendin' everything's fine Nobody cares about my problems, and when you get down to it, neither do I The stone grinds away illusion The wheel spins round and round Time etches lines into my face And someday it will lay me down There's a man sittin' at my table - He's got a voice like a cajun band I got some questions maybe he could answer - I bet he knows where the aliens land The light does battle with the darkness The embers glown on the ground Time etches lines into my face and someday it will lay me down Storm clouds gather on the horizon A cold wind blows across the Sound Time etches lines into my face And someday it will lay me down And someday it will lay me down... Back to Top

	*Flight 101* (DiMartino/Cusumano/DiMartino)
	You've seen me from a distance You'd like to take a closer look You might wear down my resistance But you won't hang me on a hook I'm a slow train coming, but I'm leaving like an outbound plane I appreciate persistance And curiosity But love is not consistent With my philosophy If you need some assistance I can surely lend a hand I got some time before my flight leaves I'll do whatever I can Love is an illusion Don't wait for me to fall I don't need all this confusion I hear that flight attendant call I'm a slow train coming, but I'm leaving like an outbound plane Back to Top

	*Lloyd's Eyes* (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	Better be careful walking down the street Late at night he's lurking beneath Lloyd's hanging out and he's picking his teeth Waiting for the gaze of a victim to meet His eyes...His watery eyes...It's no surprise...He likes their eyes... Down in the sewer where the rats congregate When the sun goes down and the hour's getting late Lloyd's got a mission and he won't hesitate As he sets up his trap and he lays out his bait For eyes...He wants their eyes...It's no surprise...He likes their eyes... Just last week someone else disappeared People all around are living in fear It's been going on for seven years No trace is ever found, not even a tear From eyes...They're missing eyes...It's no suprise...He likes their eyes... He uses lights; he uses charts He checks for cataracts and retinal scars Is the vision good to the sides In his work he takes great pride Lloyd's got some glasses that are one of a kind The eyes that see through them would surely be fine He could leave his troubled past behind He's an optometrist that's lost his mind Over eyes...He loves their eyes...It's no surprise...Perfect glasses, perfect eyes... Back to Top

	*Bill Burroughs Blues* (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	Hang on to your good cheer The good Doctor Benway's here On the corner all alone With a ticket to the Inner Zone And it's all so pedestrian but you Standing alone in the cold moonlight With the Bill Burroughs blues Well, life can be a bitch Even if your daddy's rich Lovers lying on a bed of jade Looks to me like the choice has been made And it's all so predictable but you Standing alone in the cold moonlight With the Bill Burroughs blues And the night seems so long Everything is dead and wrong No pleasure, no pain With the bug juice in your veins And it's all so slightly askew Standing alone in the cold moonlight With the Bill Burroughs blues Back to Top

	*Ain't Got No Friends* (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	Better watch out, better take care Check in the mirror, make sure you're still there Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Better watch out, you'll confuse yourself If you don't hang on, there'll be nothing left Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Feeling anxious, your breathing's erratic Are you about to die, or are you just asthmatic Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends It seemed so easy when you came in Now you don't even know where to begin Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends No one has to know you're losing your mind If you don't leave it out there for them to find Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Don't lie to me - you ain't got no friends Back to Top

	*Between the Lines* (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	She walks through time She reads between the lines She's become a mystery She says she belongs to me Yes she does... Yes she does She goes where she goes Anywhere I suppose She never falls for petty lies She sees all with her blue eyes Yes she does... Yes she does Crazy to believe All my fantasies Yes she does... Yes she does Back to Top

	Gator Walk (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	Gator walkin' down the trail Gator walkin, got the rhythm in his tail Gator walkin' the gator walk He's in the cattails down by the swamp Doin' a thing called the gator walk Gator walkin' in the shade Gator walkin', he knows he's got it made Gator walkin' the gator walk He's in the cattails down by the swamp Doin' a thing called the gator walk Back to Top

	*Lucky Ones* (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	Won't be jumping off no buildings Won't be blowing out my brains I'll keep on doing what I'm doing And I'll die just the same CHORUS: We'll be the lucky ones Pass me that bottle, I'll put down my guns I'll drink to you, you'll drink to me What lucky ones we'll be Busting down doors, kicking out teeth Life's so expensive when death comes so cheap Oh, but my love gives me sweet relief I'm lucky that way Repeat CHORUS I took your advice, I eat read beans and rice I bought me a dog and I got me a vice Oh, I guess that's just the price The lucky ones pay Repeat CHORUS Rain falls in sheets on these grey streets It starts and it stops and it always repeats There's a parade coming and I got great seats I'm lucky that way Repeat CHORUS 2x Back to Top

	*Stairwells* (DiMartino/DiMartino)
	I've slept on stairwells, I've slept on roofs And baby, I'm bearing all the cars as proof I've been lonely, and I've had my lovers And it gets so hard to tell one from the other Then there are the times You think you'll lost your mind, but you don't And then you're walking through the world with your heart in your hand Free once again You've got your troubles, and you've got your pain And you know something, baby, you'll see them all again You'll have good times, and you'll have good luck You'll turn around, and the down side of life comes up Then there are the times You think you'll lost your mind, but you don't And then you're walking through the world with your heart in your hand Free once again You might have money now, but you know Money comes and money goes I don't care what they say The sun's gonna shine in my back door some day Then there are the times You think you'll lost your mind, but you don't And then you're walking through the world with your heart in your hand Free once again Free once again Free once again Free once again Back to Top