Up in Pocahontas, near the Cranberry Glades Ain't got bars, nor the charge to call her anyways My mind's a mile a minute, and my thoughts they bark like hounds I focus on my breathing and the universal sound I think about my darling girl sleeping all alone I pray the stars will shoot her all the wishes she can hold On the day that I return, I aim to lay her down But right now, I am focused on the universal sound I think about tobacco juice and Mason jars of 'shine I think about the vices I've let take me over time I recall when I was a baby, I didn't need nothing around But a little bitty rattler and the universal sound I'd close my eyes It was all so clear It was all right then It was all right here I focus on my breathing and the universal sound I let it take me over from the toenails to the crown Of the body that I'm in 'til they put me in the ground And I return to the chorus of the universal sound I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen His wondrous grace I've sat there on a bar stool, and I've looked Him in the face He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow Him down He was humming to the neon of the universal sound

Peter said to Paul, "You know, all those words we wrote Are just the rules of the game and the rules are the first to go But now talking to God is Laurel begging Hardy for a gun I got a girl in the war, man I wonder what it is we done" Paul said to Peter, "You got to rock yourself a little harder Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire" "But I got a girl in the war, Paul, the only thing I know to do Is turn up the music and pray that she makes it through" Because the keys to the kingdom got lost inside the kingdom And the angels fly around in there, but we can’t see them I got a girl in the war, Paul, I know that they can hear me yell If they can’t find a way to help her, they can go to hell If they can’t find a way to help her, they can go to hell" Paul said to Peter, "You got to rock yourself a little harder Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire" "But I got a girl in the war, Paul, her eyes are like champagne They sparkle, bubble over and, in the morning, all you got is rain They sparkle, bubble over and, in the morning, all you got is rain They sparkle, bubble over and, in the morning, all you got is rain"

The house is quiet since you left But it’s me here feeling like the guest I’m pacing back and forth again Chewing on a broken pen We lasted longer than most I guess Earning a B+ on the final test I thought I’d be fine with you gone Now I’m having trouble sleeping past dawn This isn’t what I signed up for When you walked out the door Leaving me here on my own Saying that you needed more Than what we had in store Making choices that I never could I thought I’d thought contingencies through But I can’t cancel out the thoughts of you So I’m drinking by myself for fun Fixin’ daggers on the midday sun Cuz this isn’t what I signed up for When you walked out the door Leaving me here on my own Saying that you needed more Than what we had in store Making choices that I never could So if it’s alright with you I’ll say I was the lucky one Who sorted our equation And saw only variability And if it’s the same to you I’ll pretend I was the clever one Always knew that we’d be zero sum In constant competition

Please, baby, can't you see My mind's a burnin' hell I got razors a-rippin' and tearin' and strippin' My heart apart as well Tonight you told me That you ache for something new And some other woman is looking like somethin' That might be good for you Go on, and hold her 'til the screaming is gone Go on, believe her when she tells you Nothing's wrong But I'm the only one Who'll walk across the fire for you I'm the only one Who'll drown in my desire for you It's only fear that makes you run The demons that you're hiding from When all your promises are gone I'm the only one Please baby can't you see I'm trying to explain I've been here before and I'm locking the door And I'm not going back again Her eyes and arms and skin won't make It go away You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow That holds you down today Go on, and hold her 'til the screaming is gone Go on, believe her when she tells you Nothing's wrong But I'm the only one Who'll walk across the fire for you And I'm the only one Who'll drown in my desire for you It's only fear that makes you run The demons that you're hiding from When all your promises are gone I'm the only one Go on, and hold her 'til the screaming is gone Go on, believe her when she tells you Nothing's wrong But I'm the only one Who'll walk across the fire for you And I'm the only one Who'll drown in my desire for you It's only fear that makes you run The demons that you're hiding from When all your promises are gone I'm the only one And I'm the only one Who'll drown in my desire for you It's only fear that makes you run The demons that you're hiding from When all your promises are gone I'm the only one

Writing songs about the national debt Over a demitasse and cigarettes Twisting fingers to hit that fret Watching the girls in class Going nowhere fast One for the stick, one for the bouncing ball A third for sketching that face on the wall Slowly walking down the hall The days seemed so vast Going nowhere fast And when the lights went on we'd wonder at the change Like birds peeking out after falling rain Heading downtown for the show at Toad Mountains on Fire and Seaside Joe You'd never imagined so much snow Skidding, short on gas Going nowhere fast My hands were humming on the wheel Do you remember that youthful zeal Crackling like an electric eel Who's caught a spark at last Going nowhere fast They sing a song to say hello Keep your eyes on that goal Should still believe in rock and roll Even at half-mast Going nowhere fast And when the lights go on we'll wonder at the change Like birds peeking out after falling rain How does it feel to be past your prime? What's so great about peace of mind? We're finding out one day at a time I'm just proud we've passed Going nowhere fast

All along, it was a fever A cold sweat, hot-headed believer I threw my hands in the air, said, "Show me something" She said, "If you dare, come a little closer" 'Round and around and around and around, we go Oh, now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know Not really sure how to feel about it Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can't live without you It takes me all the way I want you to stay It's not much of a life you're living It's not just something you take, it's given 'Round and around and around and around, we go Oh, now, tell me now, tell me now, tell me now you know Not really sure how to feel about it Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can't live without you It takes me all the way And I want you to stay Ooh The reason I hold on Ooh 'Cause I need this hole gone Well, funny you're the broken one But I'm the only one who needed saving 'Cause when you never see the light It's hard to know which one of us is caving Not really sure how to feel about it Something in the way you move Makes me feel like I can't live without you It takes me all the way I want you to stay Stay

Take a breath, it's been a long, long day There must be something you've wanted to say Parallel lives, led by parallel minds Always waiting for calmer times Don't be a stranger You're all I need Let's not be strangers Are we agreed? Don't be a stranger You're all I need Let's not be strangers Are we agreed? We're mathematicians doing our best to count All the assets, God put on our accounts But this world is crazy so I'll hide inside Our love is perfect but I'll never tell you why Don't be a stranger You're all I need Let's not be strangers Are we agreed? Don't be a stranger You're all I need Let's not be strangers Are we agreed?

Oh Little Isabellie, why so yelly yelly yelly? Little Isabellie, why so yelly yelly yelly? You're bundled up so tight, you've got food in your belly Why so yelly, Little Isabellie? Oh Little Chunky Monkey, why's your diaper smelling funky? Little Chunky Monkey, why's your diaper smelling funky? You were cooing nicely, now your face is looking grumpy Diaper's funky, Little Chunky Monkey Oh Little Columbinie, what's this mess upon your heinie? Little Columbinie, what's this mess upon your heinie? How does so much poo come from a body that's so tiny? Messy heinie, Little Columbinie Oh Little Chickadee, what'd you get on me? Little Chickadee, what'd you get on me? We both now need baths, my beautiful baby What's on me, Little Chickadee? What's on me, Little Chickadee?