Lyrics

Arrivals & Departures

Crazy
Feels like spring has wandered in
And I’m just hanging with my friends
Til I get a glimpse of you
You make me nervous you make me smile
While we talk for a while
Can I sit next to you?

I think I’m crazy about you
I think I’m crazy about you
There’s nothing that I can do
Cause I’m so crazy about you

I feel a storm in the air
But I no longer care
Cause I’m sitting next to you
It’s crazy and it’s sane
Nothing to lose so much to gain
As I’m sitting next to you

The night is young, drunk on life
My cheeks feel warm and I feel alright
Cause I’m sitting next to you
Conversations, I look in your eyes
It’s all crazy, wonderful night
I like sitting next to you

La Ti Da
Things are lookin alright today
The sun is shining I’m feeling okay
My chin is up , my spirit is high
Pretty sure that I could fly

So I sing la ti da ti da

Things are finally right for me
The sun is shining, I’m feeling free
My heart is whole and I can finally breath
The horizon I can finally see

Things are finally going swell
The sun is shining, I’m feeling well
My mind is totally clear I can feel the happy coming back to me

Things are looking brighter and I’m feeling better

Regret
Please don’t look at me that way
I’ve got nothing left to say
We’ve gone through it everyday
It’s finally time I’m on my way

You had your chance and you lost it fast
I told you a hundred times what it’d take to be mine

When you look back you’ll have regrets
But I don’t regret it once you’ve left
I’ll just regret the day we met
That I didn’t play better defense

Look at me I’m feeling free
Feels pretty good takin care of me
Don’t need no one to help me be
Now that I know what I didn’t see

I won’t play the fool for you
The only fool here is you

Gedge’s Song
Why do you keep me cooped up all day
When you know I want to go out and play
I want to run in the yard and chase the birds away
Oh won’t you just let me out today

I promise that I’ll come right back
And I promise I won’t go on a critter attack
It’s just there’s so much adventure to be found
And I just can’t seem to find it when I’m in the house

Oh won’t you let me out for the day
I promise to be back and I mean what I say

I just can’t wait to go out and make friends
With the other little creatures around the bend
You’ll see how well behaved I am
When I’m out in the neighborhood with my friends

I wait patiently everyday
Hoping you’ll realize it’s better this way
You see I’m not meant to be an indoor cat
I want to go out where the action is at

Nights Like These
Rain falls on a summer’s night
Cigarette smoke and wet grass fills the air
Memories fading in and out
I miss nights like these

I looked in your eyes tonight
And I saw something crazy
The way they drew me in
And I wondered where you came from

Stars fill a summer’s night
Warm breeze across my face
Oh how the music cleansed our souls
I miss nights like these

I can smell the water on a summer’s night
The sand between my fingers
The saves crashing in and out
As the days go by

Snowbird
Another week of inclement weather
Got happy lights but I don’t feel any better
It’s been 16 days without even a ray of sun
And I’m not sure which way to run

Oh I need summer, please bring me summer
Carefree sunny days, warm breeze across my face
Oh bring me summer, I need summer
Carefree sunny days, warm breeze across my face

Sad think is it’s only January Fourth
And we’ve got at least two months more
And actually since we’re in Michigan
Summer may never begin

Had as much of this weather as I can take
Book me a plane to the sunshine state
Cause it’s been 16 days without even a ray of sun
And this snowbird is ready to run

Chasing Fireflies
Sun has set it’s getting kind of dark out here
The moon is rising a soft breeze comes over me

I hear the crickets singing their night song
The wheat grass sways and tries to sing along

Chasing fireflies in the dark oh yeah
Their blinking lights shine so far away
Running free under the starts oh yeah
No one can ever catch me out here

We sit side by side pondering the things of life
Watching them blink quickly and fly off into the night

Fireflies so pretty Fireflies making me happy
Look at this night, beautiful here, dreamy as can be
This is what its all about

Day Dreaming back to my days of youth
evenings spent on Maple Street
Running through the neighborhood

Whirling
Whirling falling under your spell
I’ll try not to show it so you can’t tell
I first got to know you than I noticed you
Your mannerisms blended with mine and took over

There is a gloom coming over you
I didn’t hear you and it’s not that I meant not to
Your lips smell like honey when your face is close to mine
I think I could make you happy at least for some time

Raspberries Strawberries
I’ve got you here with me
How could I be so lucky

You came into this world laughing
How strange that must have been for who brought you in
Around every corner you run into me
You walk through the backgrounds of all my dreams

We found a house on a hill
That we will completely rebuild
All the walls and floors and hallways
I want you with me all of my days

Fall Day
There’s something about a cool fall day
Reminds me of football games
Cold bleachers and popcorn
Blankets to keep me warm

I still don’t remember any plays
Don’t remember if we won that day
I just remember everything felt right
Even the artificial lights

Boy crazy even then
Looking for attention
Hoping you will notice me
See what no one else can see
Boy crazy even then
Looking for attention
Hoping you will notice me
See what no one else can see

Under the bleachers you stole a kiss
I looked up to the stars and made a wish
That this moment would never end
And we’d be together til the end

Young love comes and young love goes
Exciting and new passion filled woes
As the screams and cheers fill my ears
I remember it after all these years

Somewhere
Somewhere between pleasure and pain
Awaits a shelter from this toxic rain
Somewhere between real and pretend
A voice calls us back from our dead end
Guiding and healing our injured souls

Somewhere between right and wrong
Is a quiet place where we belong
Somewhere between friends and lovers
Our guardian angel hovers
Watching and waiting to guide us home

Unspoken words
Louder than sirens
Blaring into our ears

Unfinished deeds of reassurance
Eclipsed by unfounded fears

Dormant dreams
Tragically silent
Floating in a stream of tears

Somewhere in the chaos of love
Is a clearer vantage point above
Somewhere in our heads and hearts
A new path to friendship starts

Follow it with me
And let the journey take us
Where we’re meant to be

Snappy
Always got something snappy to say
Doesn’t matter how good it is anyway
You want everything to go your way
But you can’t have it this time, no not today

This is me, if you want it
This is me, I won’t change it
This is me, no excuses
So keep your judgments to yourself

Thing is if you were more perfect
I might be convinced to change I guess
But you’re not even close
So clean up your own mess and leave me to mine

You don’t know anything about me
You think everything is about you
I see through all of your white lies
Will you ever realize
Just who you are
You’re not a movie star

Your head is so big I swear
I wonder how it made it through the door
I don’t want you coming round no more
Cause I’ll never add up to what you want and that’s just fine

A Hundred Patterns

Rock n’ Roll Girl
i’m gonna be a rock n roll star
gonna play my electric guitar
and i’m gonna finally quit my job
show the world what i got
i’m gonna travel around the world
gonna be a rock n roll girl
and i’m gonna get out of this town
cause this place is bringing me down
me and my guitar baby we’ll go far
i’m gonna go where the music is
gonna hang with the rock n roll kids
i’m gonna walk down the street
and the boys will throw flowers at my feet
i’ll be on top of the world
gonna be the rock n roll girl
i’m gonna be greater than you thought i could be
and you won’t believe that it’s me

I Wanna Know
i wanna know i wanna know
what you think about me
am i number one on your list or am i thirty three
cause i wanna know what goes on in your head
are we heading for forever or is this already dead
and i wanna know what you’re feeling inside
is this really happiness
or do you have something to hide
i wanna know i wanna know
what you think about me
will i be your forever girl or will you just replace me
i wanna know i wanna know
what you think about me
will you hold my hand in public
or be embarrassed of me

Forever & A Day
i miss you, you’re so cute
been gone an hour and i feel sad
i’m glad you’re coming back, wish it was today
and i want you to stay, with me forever and a day
it’s just me and the kitties
bella’s asleep, purring next to me
turn on the tv, the house seems empty
friday night all alone, i don’t want to stay home
can’t wait for sunday, only two more days
you’ll be back home, i won’t be all alone

Sunday Song
heavy heart on a sunday morning
the winds are blowing i can feel the warning
leaves are changing there’s a chill in my soul
it’s time to pack my bags, i’m ready to go now
a hundred winters, keeps getting harder
my heart is heavy as the sky gets darker
i know i’ve got to get out of this madness
too many days overcome by sadness
heavy heart on a sunday morning
feeling so alone, i’ve fot no one to talk to
another day and i’m missing you
you were the only one who could ever break through
heavy heart on a sunday morning
hoping that the sun can brighten my soul
cause there’s not much light left in me
the sun’s the only thing that can help me to breath

Ralphy Rodriguez
I love you on tv
you make me wanna scream
i get all giddy inside
seeing your face keeps me alive
maybe you don’t know me
but i feel it just the same
you were meant for me
and i know you’ll feel the same way
i bought every magazine
i know you’re the boy for me
you’re like a dream come true
i just want to be with you
i know you’re the one for me
it came to me in a dream
you’re the one, you’re the one for me
i saw you in concert
just last december
when you sang our eyes met
i knew it was forever

Bat in the Kitchen
413 parker, eating a bowl of count chocula
did your neighbors sell their house yet
they’re the ones with two small dogs as pets
round round and round in a figure eight
don’t know how he got in but it sure is late
we moved the tv downstairs
the only things that’s left is a couple chairs
now we’ve got lots of room to play
we can stretch our arms and legs
you woke me up at 2:38
but now i know i know i’m wide awake
i can see you behind the plastic
i can see him whirling in the air
we don’t want to hurt you
we just want to get you outside
we don’t want to hurt you
we just want to help you fly
crazy bat in the kitchen
take this fabric and get him on his way
crazy bat in the kitchen
he has to know he can’t stay

Happy Place
tell me have you had the day i’ve had
i’m so exhausted i can hardly stand
my eyelids are close to shutting
and i can’t quite remember
what i was saying
so here’s a drink to get me through
cheers my darling, from me to you
i know it’s sad, but what have i left
and god only knows
what will happen next
it’s been a long day, perhaps a long year
yes i know we’re into it two weeks dear
but i’m pretty sure that i’ve reached that point
and i’m about to lose my mind
i’m starting to ramble on merrily
kind of scary what’s happening to me
i’m going to my happy place
where none of this will ever happen again

Porch Swing
i really think i love you
i just don’t know how to tell you
i’m afraid of what you’ll say
every day i think about you
i wonder what you’re doing
are you thinking about me
cause i need a boy who wants to runaway with me
and i really think you’re just the kind of boy i need to be with me
i wonder what you dream of
is it you and me together
holding hands on the beach
or are we growing old together
talking bout the weather on our porch swing
i really think i love you
but i’m afraid of what you’ll say

Snowman
i was playing in the snow today
somehow i didn’t mind the cold
and for a minute thought you’d melt away
and then i started feeling old
a bright sunday afternoon
chasing our cares away
the sun is beating down
and the snow is melting away
we made a snowman then we built a fort
so we could hide out from the world
we drank martinis in our thermoses
and talked until the sun went down
another winter’s day’s got me feeling kind of gray
i look at you and then i look away
maybe winter’s not as bad as they say
spring has come and now the snow is gone
and though the flowers look real fine
the only thing i can think about
is snow reflecting in your eyes

Pretty
i’ve got a hundred patterns
i don’t even know where to begin
putting the pieces together
i’m hoping to make a pretty dress
one that will make me feel the best
but i know that it’s not real
and if i look pretty, maybe then he’ll see me from across the room
pretty, pretty, pretty
maybe if i were pretty, i would be happy
looking through the magazines
maybe if i looked like her
if i had no curves
happy happy, maybe if i were happy
pretty wouldn’t matter

Sugar Sweet
oh baby you’re sugar sweet
and you’re loving knocks me off my feet
baby, you know that it’s true
i can see it when i look at you
oooh, yeah you’re just about my everything
oooh, yeah you’re just about my everything
you make me heart pitter patter
this kind of loving makes nothing else matter
baby don’t you ever leave cause
everything’s cool when you are here with me
oh babe you make my eyes light up
and you’re loving is just enough
baby, you know that it’s true
nothing matters when i’m here with you
oh babe you make my world spin
and you’re loving is where it begins
oh how i need you so
you can bet, i’ll never let you go