there's no time like the present
for dwelling on the past
there's no time like the future
for moving on again
i think about you now and then
now and then
you've always been a dancer
who spins out of control
crashing into women, falling into men
but i think about you now and then
now and then
i heard the sirens
i felt the sun
i told my feet
feet, run run run
i heard the sirens
you never found religion
you barely found the door
you told me you'd be thinking
but you didn't say when, you didn't say when
so i'll think about you now and then
i think about you now and then
i think about you now and then
now and then
the whore of heaven and the prince of pain
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
went to bed crazy and woke up sane
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
all over her clothes
there were lilacs and roses
and i just stopped to smell them
isn't that what you're 'sposed to do
isn't that what you're 'sposed to do
karen i broke down for you
karen i broke down
to an age of reason from an age of rain
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
they shook & trembled like a hurricane
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
out their bodies and down the drain
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
karen i broke down for you
karen i broke down
in the gutter
where all the spirits meet
it sounds like a river
but it smells like your feet
and deep in the bushes
where all the lovers run
it looks like a hassle
but it tastes like your tongue
now you can read my lips or pick my brain
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
wrap my heart in cellophane
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
but i've been in heaven and i've been in pain
and they're both eternal and they're both profane
all over her clothes
there were lilacs and roses
and i just stopped to smell them
isn't that what you're 'sposed to do
isn't that what you're 'sposed to do
karen i broke down for you
karen i broke down for you
karen i broke down
he was sleazy, she was vain
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
lyin' in the path of a runaway train
if you cut the track then you cannot complain
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
pushing 60 in the breakdown lane
it's halloween, we're in the kitchen
i'm the devil and you're a witch and
you're angry we didn't dress up for the holiday
cuz we never have any fun anymore
but what about that lunch at wendy's for your birthday
you seemed awfully grateful at the time
that doesn't count, you say
that doesn't count, you say
we were much younger then
but i say
no matter how old
no matter how gray
from the wailing wall to the need to drop the ball
we are all a bunch of big babies anyway
your cheeks are red, your eyes are blue
your hands are cold, your words are few
and i don't know if we'll ever get married
i don't know if we'll ever be true
and i'd pimp you to the neighbors if i knew them
and you'd shoot me in my heart if you could find it
just to keep me from loving you
to keep me from loving you
to keep me from loving you
no matter how old
no matter how gray
from the wailing wall to the need to drop the ball
we are all a bunch of big babies anyway
there's no sense in going outside
it's shining cats and dogs
kittens and puppies
hippies and yuppies
can't see through the fog
we've all lied inside the u.s. senate
but i said i loved you and i meant it
i made a motion on the floor
if i could stand up i'd be an astronaut
but anyone who ever lifted off descended
not even lawyers can prevent it
some days they may lock us up
some days they may let us out
but every night we'll twist and shout
no matter how old
no matter how gray
from the wailing wall to the need to drop the ball
we are all a bunch of big babies anyway
if i just heard your voice tonight
if i just heard your voice tonight
if i just heard your voice tonight
i'd be satisfied
if i just saw your face tonight
if i just saw your face tonight
if i just saw your face tonight
i'd be satisfied
with all the shadows hanging on the wall
you shouldn't be hard to find at all
if you just held me close tonight
if you just held me close tonight
if you just held me close and tight
til the end of time
i'd be satisfied
lust is a movie that never begins
just previews and credits, then gone with the wind
the script needs a doctor, the plot needs an arc
and now i'm just sitting alone in the dark
there is nothing to do with a gun
love is a novel that young people buy
but the words quickly fade and the characters die
so why can't we skim it just to see how it ends
what's disappointment and pain between friends
there is nothing to hang on a string
and all of god's children go mad
ha ha, ha ha
and mary didn't know what she had
baah baah, baah baah
life is a painting that's never complete
some sticks to the canvas, some falls at your feet
and someday we'll leave it to dry in the sun
but it won't be by choice and we still won't be done
there is nowhere to fly in a room
baah baah boom
where is my rosetta stone
i checked the cradle
and the temple and the grave
i can't pick up the phone
i wouldn't know what to say
how 'bout hello
no - that would never do
could be a politician
could be you
what if i can't tell the difference
when the night is through
won't you please please please
leave a message for me
where is my rosetta stone
i checked the dryer
and the washing machine
just a bunch of spinning bodies
i don't know what they mean
a long time ago
in a land far far away
someone hoped that i would
understand her today
but time has scarred me
and i can hardly
recognize her face
won't you please please please
read her message to me
dear john
i'm leaving
the past behind
meet me in the bathroom
with a bottle of wine
dear jane
i need you
to put me down
leave me in the bedroom
for a night on the town
where is my rosetta stone
it's on the highway somewhere
close the door and drive
i woke up before noon today
and i'm feeling alive
are you ready to go
no - i'm feelin' a bit blue
could be i'm dying
and it could be the flu
i can't read this prescription
and i don't know what to do
it's just a message in a bottle
another message in a bottle
where is my rosetta stone
an ancient girl is calling
someone answer please
nights will fall
winds will blow
i need you
more than you know
so we howl at the sky
and when we hear no reply
we cry
i'm sorry oceans
i'm sorry trees
i'm sorry stars
won't you forgive me, please
i'm sorry boys
and i'm sorry girls
for breaking up your world
breaking up your world
but i don't want it to rain again
i don't want it to rain again
i don't want it to rain
suns will rise
hearts will sink
you need me
more than you think
so you howl at the sky
and when you hear no reply
you cry
i'm sorry oceans
i'm sorry trees
i'm sorry stars
won't you forgive me, please
i'm sorry boys
and i'm sorry girls
for breaking up your world
breaking up your world
but i don't want it to rain again
i don't want it to rain again
i don't want it to rain
we were children on parade
and to every note they played
we danced
but nights will fall
and winds will blow
and i need you
more than you know
the only thing that ever changes
is the color of your hair
the color of your hair
the color of your hair
the only thing that ever changes
is the color of your hair
let it down
i'm not going anywhere
and the only thing that ever changes
is the place you call your home
the place you call your home
the place you call your home
the only thing that ever changes
is the place you call your home
step outside
you will never be alone
the water is always blue and the land green
tomorrow's in front of you; nothing's between
the sunset is always red and the night black
the past is inside your head; you can't go back
and the only thing that ever changes
is the love you had before
the love you had before
the love you had before
the only thing that ever changes
is the love you had before
that was then
now i love you even more
i never could whistle
i never could sing
i never could tell what the future might bring
i never could swim
i never could fly
i never could turn once they catch my eye
but i can hurt people pretty bad sometimes
and make them lose their minds
and act like maniacs
yeah i can hurt people pretty bad sometimes
and make them spill their drinks on me
apparently
but i never could read
i never could dance
i never could tell how to pick the right pants
i never could shut up
i never could sleep
i never could say when to laugh or weep
but i can hurt people pretty bad sometimes
and make them lose their minds
and act like maniacs
yeah, i can hurt people pretty bad sometimes
and make their gentle voices scream
or so it seems
but i never could whistle
i never could sing
i never could tell what the future might bring
(whistling solo)
but i can hurt people pretty bad sometimes
and make them lose their minds
and act like maniacs
yeah i can hurt people pretty bad sometimes
well i can hurt people
lurking in the shadows
the man you once were
eyes of an orphan
mouth of a kisser
kind of a blur
in the shadows
nobody goes
in the shadows
nobody goes
in the shadows
nobody goes
creepin' down the crickety staircase
the girl you once were
i never meant to
hurt anybody
please, officer
in the shadows
nobody goes
in the shadows
nobody goes
in the shadows
look above
only rainbows, no more rain
you say love
i say cosmic joke again
reflected in the windows
of a cross-time bus
first a strong army
then a small family
now it's just us
lurking in the shadows
the man you once were
eyes of an orphan
mouth of a kisser
kind of a blur
if you are an angel
go back to heaven
go back to heaven
you're not wanted here
if you are an angel
go back to heaven
go back to heaven, dear
and if you are an outlaw
go back to prison
go back to prison
and do your time
if you are an outlaw
go back to prison
go back to prison
cuz i'm done with weapons
and i'm done with wings
yes i'm done with weapons
and i'm done with wings
if you are a woman
take off your coat, love
buy me a drink, love
i'm dry and i'm cold
if you are a woman
take off your coat, love
we're getting angry and old
she came to me from a billion miles away
i tucked my shirt in, walked up to greet her
smiled awkwardly cuz i didn't know what to say
but she did: "take me to your leader"
i laughed a bit out of nervousness and pride
"i'm my own man; i don't have no master"
"please help me, sir; it's been a real long ride"
"well maybe you should have traveled faster"
look for me where the ships come in
an upright man with an evil twin
who's holding a sign that says "give in"
but you just can't win with an alien
no you just can't win with an alien
i touched her cheek but she pushed my hand away
"i know not love; i am here to gather data"
"can't I love you, be that as it may?"
"you don't understand: zorxon is in grave danger"
guess you just can't win with an alien
no you just can't win with an alien
"that's it!" i cried, "now you're really on your own
you're lost in space, and i don't even care"
"i came in peace; i guess i'll just head home
with words of war for all the troopers there"
she lifted off and i dropped my head in shame
out-of-this-world, i thought my eyes would turn to salt
and that weekend planet earth blew up in flames
and what's worse, it was all my fault
look for me when the bombs begin
an evil man with an upright twin
a little unsure as to where he's been
but you just can't win with an alien
no you just can't win with an alien
everything's gonna be much better
when i get my shit together
rich as a rose and free as a feather
when i get my shit together
don't know the year, don't know the date
but i'm gonna throw a big party; it'll start around eight
there'll be dinner and dancers and a dixieland band
and everybody who comes is gonna shake my hand and say
"it was a question of when, not a question of whether
i knew you'd get your shit together"
every song'll be sweet, every joke'll be clever
when i get my shit together
the ladies will love me forever and ever
when i get my shit together
the white house will send me a real nice form letter
the one they send every man who gets his...
and i'll frame it and hang it in the hall
of my quaint victorian mansion by the waterfall
and it'll hang as a reminder for the rest of my life
which i'll spend in the arms of some wonderful wife
and we'll make some children and they'll make some more
and the kids'll tell stories about grandpa before
he got it together
yes, everything's gonna be much better
when i get my shit together
oh oh so oh so much better
when i get my shit together
until it all comes to a terrible end
when i fall apart again
if it's snow, it'll melt
if it's smoke, it would rise
so don't be alarmed
if you see something falling from my eyes
i'm really very well constructed
otherwise
so don't be concerned
if you see something falling from my eyes
it happens on occasion
dropping by with no invitation
you say i should have it looked at
i must be treated
but whatever i've lost
i found what i needed
the touch of your hand
might've caught me by surprise
so don't be afraid
if you see something falling from my eyes
you say you've touched me before
but i've been a little tender since the end of the war
i know everybody fights
and it's just the summer heat
but never raise your voice again
just toss me in the street
cuz your lips are worth too much
and they taste so bittersweet
they can read me bedtime stories
they can sing me lullabies
but they cannot stop
if you see something falling from my eyes
you can love me forever
that's my compromise
but don't step back
if you see something falling from my eyes
don't run for cover
if you see something falling from my eyes
if you see something falling from my eyes