kill me again
let me die slowly in your hands
kill me again

bring me back to life
bring me back liza
make it all alright

then kill me again
let me die slowly in your hands
kill me again

bring me back tonight
it's just blood, liza
make it all run right

then kill me again

it dropped hard and fast
i turned just in time to see it pass
bright red in the summer sun
down it came, around it spun
my my, well, well

she didn't even try to catch it as it fell
she didn't even try to catch it as it fell
she didn't even try to catch it

'long the towers, coming through the trees
down down running down my cheeks as well
aw, hell

she didn't even try to catch it as it fell
she didn't even try to catch it as it fell
she didn't even try

and some day it may rise again
but now it's lying in the dirt
some day it may rise again
but oh boy this one's gonna hurt
oh boy this one

she heard a sound as it passed her head
was it just the wind singing or a wedding bell
and where was i as it cut the air
lost in thought riding on that carousel
by myself

all i know is
she didn't even try to catch it as it fell
she didn't even try to catch it as it fell
she didn't even try to catch it
as it fell
as it fell

fri, sat, sun, mon to thursday
how's that? each one's her birthday
the last fun as the first day
each one, the best and the worst day, hey

let her laugh and play
let her have her way
everyday is your baby's birthday
when you're both brand new
when you're old and gray
everyday is your baby's birthday

same sun the day baby landed
may none be taken for granted
sea, sky, everyday's earth day
wet, dry, digging the dirt day

let her laugh and play
let her have her way
everyday is your baby's birthday
let her make mistakes
give the girl a break
every cake is your baby's birthday cake

there's no catch, scratch that itch
light that match, make that wish

fri, sat, sun, mon to thursday
hap, happy, hap, happy birthday
the last fun as the first day
each one an unrehearsed day

let her laugh and play
let her have her way
everyday is your baby's birthday
when your love's brand new
when she's old and gray
everyday is your baby's birthday
everyday is your baby's birthday
everyday is your baby's birthday

coulda been a million moons or more before in this very same strange place
cuz time's wider, time's wider than, time's wider than space
coulda been long gone fifteen minutes from this one, 'nother flower, 'nother face
cuz time's wider, time's wider than, time's wider than space

of all the places it could be, kids, luckily it's here, no doubt
but of all the endless moments out there, it's a miracle it's now

someone flew a small plane around the whole wide world in only a few short days
but time's wider, time's wider than, time's wider than space
someone tried to circle back to summers past couldn't even find a trace
cuz time's wider, time's wider than, time's wider than space

so of the places we could be, si, luckily, we're here, somehow
but of all the endless moments out there, by the grace of god it's now

spring it stepped all over winter
summer fell to fall

so let us now recall the man back to his wall, and the mouse back to his maze
though time's wider, time's wider than, time's wider than space
cuz these strings that stretch & wind, we'll finally find, are just borrowed anyways
so time's tighter, our time's tighter than, some time time cannot replace
though time's wider, time's wider than, time's wider than

my heart, please - that is, if you're through
and if i'm never ever near a woman again
let that woman be you

girls & boys, you can blame your losses on the wrath of god
but desire destroys everything that crosses in its path, uh-huh
all the choir boys took his name in vain just to tell me
you taste simply too good to be healthy

didn't believe'm, tried to adam and eve'm
said "don't worry boys, the lord won't forsake me"
but they apple and snaked me

girls & boys, you can blame your losses on the wrath of god
but desire destroys everything that crosses in its path, uh-huh
all the flower girls said you're like dessert from a deli
you taste simply too good to be healthy

girls & boys, you can blame your losses on the wrath of god
but desire destroys everything that crosses in its path, uh-huh
yes m'am you may be many things i want so god help me
but you taste simply too good to be healthy
you taste simply too good to be healthy
you taste entirely too good to be healthy

month-to-month, one bedroom, heat, hot water
yes, i was living like a po' man, like a pauper
til you opened up that door, said you're not po' you're so much more
and you deserve more for your wife and baby daughter
and as ya promised, ya found a palace, and we bought her

now all is changed, yeah all is new
and i owe it all to you
you kindly shined a light when i was in the black
now i'm in the red, white, black and blue
and i owe it all to you
and if i live to be a billion
maybe i'll pay it all back

bubble popped, bye bye job, hey, no problem
we were long off your sheets when that sweet music stopped
come what may, hip hip hooray, who could have known it'd end this way
and when the banks can't help ya through, well you can rob them

cuz all is changed yeah all is new
and i owe it all to you
you bet, you set us free when we were in the black
now we're in the red, white, black and blue
and we owe it all to you
and if we live to be a billion
maybe we'll pay it all back

still i must apologize
mighta told a few white lies
when you winked at me and whispered not to tell them
might've fudged the numbers a bit
forgot to count a coupla kids
but if it gets to be a problem
we can always sell them

and we'll all watch with great sympathy
as those poor banks bleed helplessly
and pray for each hedge fund someone comes to its rescue

cuz all is changed yeah all is new
and we owe it all to you
we spied your bright white smile while idle and alone
and now we're tight as tight can get
in the united states of debt
and though it may sound silly
still it's really one hell of a home

from AIG to fannie M
once we owed it all to them
sure did, they lit us up when we were in the black
well hello china, how d'ya do
now we owe it all to you
and if we live to be a billion
maybe we'll pay it all back

our silhouettes
soft and fair
black on white
in the light
in the air
calm and free
silently
standing there

our silhouettes
strong and clear
no regrets
make no threats
show no tears
don't ask me
what they see
or what they hear

no expressions
on their faces
no old scars
just open spaces

our silhouettes
close and tall
simply dressed
gently resting
on the wall
could they be
you and me
after all

gather round, friends
i've come to drop some knowledge on ye
only the ugliest people
are what they appear to be
i have sailed almost every sea
been far, baby, i've been wide
and i've learned that one simple thing can't be denied
everybody's ugly on the inside
everybody's ugly on the inside

some are frozen, some are fried
but everybody's ugly on the inside

you may be a model, you may kiss the bride
but everybody's ugly on the inside
everybody's ugly on the inside

hear ye hear ye, you can't fool me
underneath the covers we're all ugly as can be

there there, so soft & so fair
there there, there there
such shiny hair, so rich and so rare
the mirror may care, but i don't

there's no make o' make-up ya haven't tried
but everybody's ugly on the inside

what with blood and guts and pride
everybody's ugly on the inside

the first time i saw you, i cried and cried
cuz everybody's ugly on the inside
everybody's ugly on the inside

you can go, friends
i hope this talk we had helped you see
only the ugly among you
are who you appear to be

if i had to pitch my history to a hollywood producer
have to add a long lost dad, yeah half lothario, half loser
yes sir i would change my best friends' names and our nice, clean neighborhood
if i had to pitch my biopic to hollywood

i'd insert danger and dirt, i'd sexify the corporate sector
if i had to draft my adulthood for a hollywood director
i'd make each girl i kissed so glamorous and so misunderstood
if i had to pitch my biopic to hollywood

there's no money to be made in my lil' band, my job, my home
hollywood if holly could but holly can't so holly won't
and i'm not wedded to nonfiction it's a drama that i'm pitching
so don't be shy, sir, scriptwriter, i could use a few revisions
doctor me, rock a me, hithcock a me from head to foot
and then help me pitch my biopic to hollywood

i'll make my cat a chimp, my wife an ex-street girl done good
and i'll pitch my flick, my biopic to hollywood

when they rent the final version my peeps might be judgmental
cuz any resemblance to persons living or dead are purely coincidental
and when the credits roll over my soul, i myself might admit
i'd rather've had a good life than a big box office hit
if i had to pitch my biopic to hollywood

i have moments of strength
moments of joy
moments the weight
of the world couldn't destroy me

i have moments of trust
of learning, of peace
moments when being
a good boy is easy

eyes on the falling sun
backs on the grass
knowing that moments pass

i have moments of faith
moments i give a damn
and at times i am grateful
for friends and for family

i have moments of kindness
others of fun
moments when i don't find
all i love slipping from me

eyes on the falling sun
backs on the grass
knowing that moments pass

no i'm not a cold robot
programmed to act human
in fact i feel a lot more than i did
before my flesh and bones were hidden from view

still it's true my hips don't move
my eyes avoid unknown androids
my lips can't smile convincingly
my words repeat repeatedly i feel you

but deep in my circuitry
there's a soul in me you can't see
oh but it's alright when i let it be

sure i know your low times show
your cheeks get wet, your hair's upset
your phrases tend to bend and break
your body curls your whole shape shakes like thunder

so what if you have not learned
to hide the side that breathes and burns
to shield your parts from user error
never let the air out there get under
like me

deep in my circuitry
there's a soul you see, hopefully
and if you sit tight it just might break free

then my lights, my knobs, my levers
all yours to turn forever

no i'm not a cold robot
programmed to act human
in fact i feel

after awhile, it's easy not to see
the mountains and valleys that sit outside your window
after awhile it's easy to believe
the towers and the trees that rise have always done so

can take a stranger vision can take a stranger's eyes
to show you all the beauty by your side
cannot remember how now, cannot remember when
but you could see it clearly once, so you can see it once again

after awhile, it's easy not to see
the places and the people who silently surround you
after a while it's easy to believe
the blessings you've received, you were always bound to

can take a stranger vision can take a stranger's eyes
to show you all the beauty by your side
cannot remember how now, cannot remember when
but you could see it clearly once, so you can see it once again

after a while, it's easy not to see
the point of you and me, moving through together
after awhile, it's easy to believe
we were just deceived when we vowed forever

it took a stranger vision, it took a stranger's eyes
to show us all the beauty in disguise
can't remember how now can't remember when
but we could see it once now we can see it once again