- Anjela
Standing in the kitchen
Wondering where Anjela's gone
She didn't even drive here
She couldn't have gotten very far
But what does it matter anyways
I didn't like her anyways
I only let her crawl into my arms
I wasn't trying to lead anyone on
- Birds Dont Sing
She said "How could you joke
At a time like this?
I know why, cause this is what
You wanted all along now, isn't it?
I think that all you ever really ever
Wanted was a reason to complain
That never stopped you before
Don't let it get in your way"
- Cigarettes out the Window
My girl Liddy used to always smoke
Cigarettes when she couldn't sleep
She'd disappear for an hour and a half
And when she'd come back she'd brush her teeth
But I could still smell it on her raggedy tee
And I could taste it on her lips when we kissed
Poor little Liddy used to always quit
But she never really quit
- Come When You Call
The sound of mass confusion
Reverberated down the hall
Into the ears of a stoic roommate
Who put her headphones on
But in the space between the songs
(That's where she paid the most attention)
Beneath the crack on the door
- Cynical One
I like looking at your eyes
Playing piano and staring out your window
In the middle of the night
From your house on the hill i was hoping
Hoping that you wouldn’t forget me
But I know you will
So don’t go around saying
- Daughter of a Cop
Sneaking the pillow under the sheets
I know a place where everyone meets
But she knows a place
Where the cops don't go
And she'd be the one if anyone knows
If half the fun was to cut and run
And the other half was getting caught
- Death of a Party Girl
"She was found wandering through the
City clothed in night
Apparel she drank and raved over her broken
Hopes she was found groping
In the dark through
The halls of public buildings and one day
She was no longer young"
- Drift Down
Face it kid she never really did
And everything you said
Fell like spit into her drink
And while you were sleeping
She was lying there awake
Just wondering how long it would take
Till she could get back to her place
- Easier to Cry
Cigarette between her fingers
And a drink in her hand
She thought about the days
When her looks were still in demand
And wondered where the time had gone
When did everything go wrong
No more flowers at her door
- For You
(Dating Courtesy: A girl is right to
Assume her date will perform little
Acts of courtesy which are his
Privilege if you are smart
You will allow him to open doors and
Hold chairs don't barge on ahead like
A baby elephant you'll get
Attention all right
- Girls Like Me
They got a name for girls like me, they got a name, but no one wants to say it.
They write songs about girls like me, when im around, no one wants to play ‘em.
It's always ???? for a girl like me, ????
They resent a girl like me 'cuz i dont even have to try.
Girls like me, dont even have to try.
It takes a nation of angry young men, and that ???? pretension.
- Hate Yourself
You, you'd fall in love with anyone
I think you'd fall in love with anyone
Who fell in love with you
And they frequently do
So take comfort cruel comfort
Before you start to wonder
How you got locked inside your room
- Heaven Is a Bedroom
And I remember how the
Pillows felt like clouds
Or was it the other way around
And how your neighbor came in to yell at you
When the party got too loud
And when I snuck into your living room
And I wished that you would follow
- Her and Her Friend
I think it's funny how you
Could find yourself alone
With someone else in an ideal situation
Without a shred of good
Intentions between you
Much less a decent explanation
I couldn't tell you why she summoned me
Sometimes you get lucky
- If You Want It
“Hello it’s me
You wander into the bedroom
You’re drunk, we’ve done this before
You stumble over, like three seconds later
And kick your boots off to the floor
I can hardly see your eyes, you’ve forgotten to put your hair up,
I can see you learned some tricks from those boys over in Europe,
But still it kind of makes me like to see,
- It Almost Worked
Everyone looks the same in this town
You can hardly tell the difference
She stayed at home and figured out how
To will herself out of existence
She gave it a try she closed her eyes
She didn't know how it'd feel
She just hoped that it wouldn't hurt
- It's Not Something
This isn't something
i could feel I had it coming
And you ain't saying nothing
No, nothing
At least nothing new
You can touch me all you wanna
I ain't gonna try to stop ya
- King of Echo Park
As the sun sets on Sunset
It reflects against a can
Wet with condensation his baby left
She’s going back to school again
And learning fifty ways to
Kill the conversation
'Cause if you can’t be good
You drink in the name of art
- Laura
Well I’ve been sitting on this couch
Feeling kinda bored and uninspired
Writing thinly veiled fiction for the soul
And feeling like a liar
I’ve been thinking about you, Laura
And thinking about the songs that you sing
- Lines to a Different Play
Here's another ending static on a page
Foregone conclusions
Just the faces aren't the same
Back in the apartment
She isn't what she seems
Words got blurted out
And fell like spit into my drink
- Lonely Girls
From the moment that he looked at
You and walked your way
Until the second when you knew
There'd be no second date
Maybe your heart felt fine
It was your head that ached
But still you kissed him in the
Sprinklers but it felt like rain
- Lovers Rock
Are you sick of me?
Would you like to be?
I'm tryna tell you something
Something that I already said
You like the pretty boy
With a pretty voice
Who's tryna sell you something
Something that you already have
- Loving Machine
Here she comes walking down the street
Maddie Klein and her fabulous loving machine
In the place where I used to be
He almost looks like a human being
And here she comes walking down the street
Maddie Klein sure loves her
Little loving machine
Sometimes he holds her hand too tight
- Melanie
Melanie looks a lot like Stephanie
She looks a lot like Jane
Who looks a lot like Amy
Who looks a lot like Emily
Melanie i wonder what she's tellin' me now
How she's twenty grand in debt
Or someone famous that she slept with
- My Girlfriend
My girlfriend gets so depressed
She never leaves the house
She doesn’t even get dressed
My girlfriend always leaves a mess
She says she’s gonna to clean
But she always forgets
- Natalie Wood
(We have a very absorbing story of
A girl who was forced into
A game of terror in which
The dice were loaded with)
No one knew if her face was black
And blue when she hit the water
But it was when they dragged her out
- Pantyhose
Boys marching to war to certain defeat
They were younger than me
Guns poke through the trees death on a whim
They were aiming at him
And when the bullets came he didn't duck
He wrapped her pantyhose around his neck
And he could feel their magic working
- Pretty Boy
If it were up to me
I’d turn you into a stone
And turn the lights down low for effect
And I’d steal your cigarettes and I'd be
Softer than I am through cigarette smoke
And if anybody asks, I'll say I
Did it as a joke, so
But how about his loneliness
- She Smokes in Bed
Mary’s wiping ashes from her clothes
Blackened matches strewn across the floor
The smoke rose slowly and was pushed out by the vent
The guiding light was just the tip of her cigarette
She smokes in bed
Mary doesn’t care about herself
So what chance is there for anybody else
- Sleeping with the Enemy
Don't go sleeping with the enemy
I know we said we'd be true
I know you're stranded in the
Forest if you don't abandoned if you do
So don't go sleeping with the enemy
If my imagination is getting ahead of me
Then let it be known that
- Taking What's Not Yours
Thievin', stealin', takin' what's not yours
That's thievin', stealin'
Takin' what's not yours
I don't really know if she cares or not
All I know is she left a lot of
Stuff in my apartment
She's never getting back
- Talk to Strangers
There's a beautiful girl and a handsome guy
She's sitting all alone
He's giving her the eye
They approach one another
They don't realize the danger
What will they say what do you think
- The Blonde
Who's gonna pay attention
To the redheads of the world
Who's gonna call them up at night
When they're naked and alone
And who's gonna kiss the brown haired girls
Who's gonna wipe away their tears
And what about the black haired girls
- The Desolation Tango
I remember when I saw her
Her skin was soft like water
And I remember when I met her
She was lighter than a feather
And I remember when I kissed her
She was living with her sister
Not a single word was spoke
I guess she did it as a joke
- The Getaway
("You are very young you are clever and you
Are very beautiful because of your youth
You should be exceptionally valuable to us")
("And I was very lonely so I thought
Tonight I will have an adventure")
("If I'm never to see you again I can
Forget you in a minute! You'll see!")
- The Night in Question
I'll beg for mercy if you let me
It shouldn't take too long
You've got a lot of cases to get through
I'll try to keep it moving along
And I know that the dice are loaded
If I were you, then I'd be on your side
Dreaming up all the accusations I won't deny
- Till You Tell Me to Leave
I'm just gonna stay till you tell me to go
I only wanna hear what I already know
But I just wanna hear it said out loud
"Leave me alone god damn you, get out"
I'm just gonna stay till you tell me to leave
I'll climb onto your bed and
I'll get under the sheets
- Valerie
She walked into the room
Like people tend to do when they show up
She was only twenty-two
And sick of people telling her to grow up
It just gets worse the more you wait
And you could easily find a date if
You only wanted to you're such a pretty girl
From your lavender hair down
- Your Friends Are Calling Your Name
Why don't you go home?
Everyone can tell you’re in pain
All the make up you own
Couldn't hide that your eyes are inflamed
You strategically waited till the end
Of the night when decisions are made
And the timing's right