Lyrics
Credits
produced and recorded by: Todd Johnson
mixed by: j.hall
mastered by: Brad Blackwood // Euphonic Masters
recorded at: Dick Jack Ed // Lawrence, Kansas
all tracks written by: Todd Johnson
performed by:
Todd Johnson: gtr/vox
Thomas Barletta: drums
Greg Barry: bass/horns/vox
Kevin Powell: keytar/vox
Josh Basnett: gtr/vox
Hank Rischar: keys/vox/horns
©2008 Trucker. all rights reserved.
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
A recorded copied record plays
Slow
Go ahead and try to break my heart
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
You’re lying to us everyday lord
Go ahead and try to break my mind
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to change mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
Why we live so poorly
As we work our lives away
Bred right dues you’re only
A rushed tax slave you had your youth
Come on
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were trying to say
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were gonna be
And i know
I know i will
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
just tell me what i wanna hear
She grew up midwest
Her parents taught her best
And showed how good her life could be
With lots of money
Then she got a little older and moved to california
Ignored all advice
Ignored all the warnings they gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
Its nice and sunny
Soon you’ll see my pretty face up on the silver screen
Posing in the pictures of magazines
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
He grew up on his own
Some people called him strange
The kids thought crazy
Parents thought deranged
They’d say
That poor family
Then he got a little older and joined up in the service
And made his mother proud
Made his father nervous
He gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the blood death that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the booze drugs that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
You’ve learned to cool your own nerves
A skill you practiced
Perfected
But don’t deserve
You wake from your mind fucked haze
Taking things for granted each and every day
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one smiles when the snow falls down
No one breathes the air in
They’re running before their feet can even hit the ground
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
A crack down
Killer crime wave
Take out all the others for the ones you’ll save
A rip stop and round’em all up
We’re going round in circles and I’ve had enough
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one cries when the sun goes down
No one breathes the air in
It’ll kill ya before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Paying for it
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
I’ll take you on your parents bed and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll throw you in the back seat and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
A Thursday or a Friday
Man it doesn’t really matter
There’s one thing for sure
You know what I’m after
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
You say we need to find a good time to meet
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll see you after show in a motel suite
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Tommy’s got a red-head
And josh’s has got a blonde
The brunettes been dancing
Without a stitch on
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
I’ll go deep down right now
A ditch is on the left
I’ve done this fourteen times in my head
I’m lucky to escape
And this is how I feel
It may be a mistake
Truck on the hill
I’ll go deep down right now
I’m laying in a bed
My hair is falling out
And I’m getting thin
My friends don’t come around
They’re scared of what they’ll see
It’s hard for them
But fuck it’s hard for me
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
I’ll go deep down right now
A warm and hallowed eve
I head out back
I’m playing in the tree
The ambulances blare
A neighbor cuts me down
I’m hanging by my neck three feet from ground
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
All the girls in the back room say
“Hey man, she’s bad news”
She looks really good on stage
But you know its only part of her ruse
Still you head on back to her
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
Got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
And I woke from a haze that next foggy sunday
Made a promise in the mirror
I’m gonna grow
Change
Stay away
From that dusty
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
I got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
If only parts of parts they prove true
It means I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
The birds are flying with their tar in tow
Ignoring people living far below
The rivers running from a blue to brown
They dream it
Build it
Then they tear it down
The people gather to announce the blame
They cry and scream ignoring all their shame
The air grows thick and then its hard to breathe
A life of wanting
What you want you need
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
The sky will burn and then the sea will boil
The plants will all choke on the poison soil
The fish will float then the animals die
That’s just a step away from you and I
You lay your head upon a pile of ash
You feel the thunder and you hear the crash
You hope and pray that when your savior comes
That he’ll forgive you for what all you’ve done
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
I need a trip
To clear the baggage
To stay ahead
Above the average
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Make a plan
And then you go there (you go there)
But then you’re stuck
You’re going no where (no where)
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Hunt them
Try them
Hang them in the square
Soowee
And no one thinks
That they’re affected
Till it’s too late
And they’re infected
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
You’re so kind and patient
When the world is turning your way
You’re so cold and vacant
When the words they lead you astray
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
(It’s a matter of choices)
(Right, wrong, who knows)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Baby I need your love
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey your only mine
Baby I need your touch
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey you’re only mine
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
A recorded copied record plays
Slow
Go ahead and try to break my heart
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
You’re lying to us everyday lord
Go ahead and try to break my mind
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to change mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
Why we live so poorly
As we work our lives away
Bred right dues you’re only
A rushed tax slave you had your youth
Come on
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were trying to say
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were gonna be
And i know
I know i will
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
just tell me what i wanna hear
She grew up midwest
Her parents taught her best
And showed how good her life could be
With lots of money
Then she got a little older and moved to california
Ignored all advice
Ignored all the warnings they gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
Its nice and sunny
Soon you’ll see my pretty face up on the silver screen
Posing in the pictures of magazines
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
He grew up on his own
Some people called him strange
The kids thought crazy
Parents thought deranged
They’d say
That poor family
Then he got a little older and joined up in the service
And made his mother proud
Made his father nervous
He gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the blood death that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the booze drugs that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
You’ve learned to cool your own nerves
A skill you practiced
Perfected
But don’t deserve
You wake from your mind fucked haze
Taking things for granted each and every day
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one smiles when the snow falls down
No one breathes the air in
They’re running before their feet can even hit the ground
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
A crack down
Killer crime wave
Take out all the others for the ones you’ll save
A rip stop and round’em all up
We’re going round in circles and I’ve had enough
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one cries when the sun goes down
No one breathes the air in
It’ll kill ya before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Paying for it
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
I’ll take you on your parents bed and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll throw you in the back seat and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
A Thursday or a Friday
Man it doesn’t really matter
There’s one thing for sure
You know what I’m after
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
You say we need to find a good time to meet
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll see you after show in a motel suite
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Tommy’s got a red-head
And josh’s has got a blonde
The brunettes been dancing
Without a stitch on
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
I’ll go deep down right now
A ditch is on the left
I’ve done this fourteen times in my head
I’m lucky to escape
And this is how I feel
It may be a mistake
Truck on the hill
I’ll go deep down right now
I’m laying in a bed
My hair is falling out
And I’m getting thin
My friends don’t come around
They’re scared of what they’ll see
It’s hard for them
But fuck it’s hard for me
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
I’ll go deep down right now
A warm and hallowed eve
I head out back
I’m playing in the tree
The ambulances blare
A neighbor cuts me down
I’m hanging by my neck three feet from ground
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
All the girls in the back room say
“Hey man, she’s bad news”
She looks really good on stage
But you know its only part of her ruse
Still you head on back to her
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
Got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
And I woke from a haze that next foggy sunday
Made a promise in the mirror
I’m gonna grow
Change
Stay away
From that dusty
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
I got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
If only parts of parts they prove true
It means I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
The birds are flying with their tar in tow
Ignoring people living far below
The rivers running from a blue to brown
They dream it
Build it
Then they tear it down
The people gather to announce the blame
They cry and scream ignoring all their shame
The air grows thick and then its hard to breathe
A life of wanting
What you want you need
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
The sky will burn and then the sea will boil
The plants will all choke on the poison soil
The fish will float then the animals die
That’s just a step away from you and I
You lay your head upon a pile of ash
You feel the thunder and you hear the crash
You hope and pray that when your savior comes
That he’ll forgive you for what all you’ve done
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
I need a trip
To clear the baggage
To stay ahead
Above the average
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Make a plan
And then you go there (you go there)
But then you’re stuck
You’re going no where (no where)
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Hunt them
Try them
Hang them in the square
Soowee
And no one thinks
That they’re affected
Till it’s too late
And they’re infected
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
You’re so kind and patient
When the world is turning your way
You’re so cold and vacant
When the words they lead you astray
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
(It’s a matter of choices)
(Right, wrong, who knows)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Baby I need your love
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey your only mine
Baby I need your touch
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey you’re only mine
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
produced and recorded by: Todd Johnson
mixed by: j.hall
mastered by: Brad Blackwood // Euphonic Masters
recorded at: Dick Jack Ed // Lawrence, Kansas
all tracks written by: Todd Johnson
performed by:
Todd Johnson: gtr/vox
Thomas Barletta: drums
Greg Barry: bass/horns/vox
Kevin Powell: keytar/vox
Josh Basnett: gtr/vox
Hank Rischar: keys/vox/horns
©2008 Trucker. all rights reserved.
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
A recorded copied record plays
Slow
Go ahead and try to break my heart
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
You’re lying to us everyday lord
Go ahead and try to break my mind
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to change mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
Why we live so poorly
As we work our lives away
Bred right dues you’re only
A rushed tax slave you had your youth
Come on
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were trying to say
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were gonna be
And i know
I know i will
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
just tell me what i wanna hear
She grew up midwest
Her parents taught her best
And showed how good her life could be
With lots of money
Then she got a little older and moved to california
Ignored all advice
Ignored all the warnings they gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
Its nice and sunny
Soon you’ll see my pretty face up on the silver screen
Posing in the pictures of magazines
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
He grew up on his own
Some people called him strange
The kids thought crazy
Parents thought deranged
They’d say
That poor family
Then he got a little older and joined up in the service
And made his mother proud
Made his father nervous
He gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the blood death that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the booze drugs that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
You’ve learned to cool your own nerves
A skill you practiced
Perfected
But don’t deserve
You wake from your mind fucked haze
Taking things for granted each and every day
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one smiles when the snow falls down
No one breathes the air in
They’re running before their feet can even hit the ground
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
A crack down
Killer crime wave
Take out all the others for the ones you’ll save
A rip stop and round’em all up
We’re going round in circles and I’ve had enough
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one cries when the sun goes down
No one breathes the air in
It’ll kill ya before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Paying for it
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
I’ll take you on your parents bed and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll throw you in the back seat and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
A Thursday or a Friday
Man it doesn’t really matter
There’s one thing for sure
You know what I’m after
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
You say we need to find a good time to meet
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll see you after show in a motel suite
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Tommy’s got a red-head
And josh’s has got a blonde
The brunettes been dancing
Without a stitch on
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
I’ll go deep down right now
A ditch is on the left
I’ve done this fourteen times in my head
I’m lucky to escape
And this is how I feel
It may be a mistake
Truck on the hill
I’ll go deep down right now
I’m laying in a bed
My hair is falling out
And I’m getting thin
My friends don’t come around
They’re scared of what they’ll see
It’s hard for them
But fuck it’s hard for me
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
I’ll go deep down right now
A warm and hallowed eve
I head out back
I’m playing in the tree
The ambulances blare
A neighbor cuts me down
I’m hanging by my neck three feet from ground
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
All the girls in the back room say
“Hey man, she’s bad news”
She looks really good on stage
But you know its only part of her ruse
Still you head on back to her
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
Got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
And I woke from a haze that next foggy sunday
Made a promise in the mirror
I’m gonna grow
Change
Stay away
From that dusty
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
I got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
If only parts of parts they prove true
It means I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
The birds are flying with their tar in tow
Ignoring people living far below
The rivers running from a blue to brown
They dream it
Build it
Then they tear it down
The people gather to announce the blame
They cry and scream ignoring all their shame
The air grows thick and then its hard to breathe
A life of wanting
What you want you need
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
The sky will burn and then the sea will boil
The plants will all choke on the poison soil
The fish will float then the animals die
That’s just a step away from you and I
You lay your head upon a pile of ash
You feel the thunder and you hear the crash
You hope and pray that when your savior comes
That he’ll forgive you for what all you’ve done
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
I need a trip
To clear the baggage
To stay ahead
Above the average
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Make a plan
And then you go there (you go there)
But then you’re stuck
You’re going no where (no where)
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Hunt them
Try them
Hang them in the square
Soowee
And no one thinks
That they’re affected
Till it’s too late
And they’re infected
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
You’re so kind and patient
When the world is turning your way
You’re so cold and vacant
When the words they lead you astray
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
(It’s a matter of choices)
(Right, wrong, who knows)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Baby I need your love
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey your only mine
Baby I need your touch
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey you’re only mine
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
A recorded copied record plays
Slow
Go ahead and try to break my heart
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
You’re lying to us everyday lord
Go ahead and try to break my mind
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to change mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
Why we live so poorly
As we work our lives away
Bred right dues you’re only
A rushed tax slave you had your youth
Come on
You’ll never get a dime from me
No
Go ahead and try to break my arms
Living in a quiet way
No
Someone’s always trying to take mine
Race it in
Phase it out now
Here it is
Drink it all down
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were trying to say
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
I should’ve known by now
All along
What you were gonna be
And i know
I know i will
I should’ve known by now
All along
That things were going your way
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
But your words always move like the wind
I don’t know where they will stop or will end
But as long as you are near
Just tell me what i wanna hear
just tell me what i wanna hear
She grew up midwest
Her parents taught her best
And showed how good her life could be
With lots of money
Then she got a little older and moved to california
Ignored all advice
Ignored all the warnings they gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
Its nice and sunny
Soon you’ll see my pretty face up on the silver screen
Posing in the pictures of magazines
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
He grew up on his own
Some people called him strange
The kids thought crazy
Parents thought deranged
They’d say
That poor family
Then he got a little older and joined up in the service
And made his mother proud
Made his father nervous
He gave
Those good warnings
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the blood death that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
Well things were never worse
Things were never better
No complaints here
How about that weather today
It’s nice and sunny
Soon I’ll head on back home get to my routine
Forget all the booze drugs that I’ve seen
Yeah
Who knows what life may bring
You’ve learned to cool your own nerves
A skill you practiced
Perfected
But don’t deserve
You wake from your mind fucked haze
Taking things for granted each and every day
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one smiles when the snow falls down
No one breathes the air in
They’re running before their feet can even hit the ground
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
A crack down
Killer crime wave
Take out all the others for the ones you’ll save
A rip stop and round’em all up
We’re going round in circles and I’ve had enough
Cause no one waits for nothing
No one cries when the sun goes down
No one breathes the air in
It’ll kill ya before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before your feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Before their feet can ever hit the ground
Paying for it
You came in what you’re after
Now you’re paying for it
I’ll take you on your parents bed and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll throw you in the back seat and make you scream
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
A Thursday or a Friday
Man it doesn’t really matter
There’s one thing for sure
You know what I’m after
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
You say we need to find a good time to meet
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I’ll see you after show in a motel suite
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Tommy’s got a red-head
And josh’s has got a blonde
The brunettes been dancing
Without a stitch on
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oo waa
Oh no, no, no, no
I’ll go deep down right now
A ditch is on the left
I’ve done this fourteen times in my head
I’m lucky to escape
And this is how I feel
It may be a mistake
Truck on the hill
I’ll go deep down right now
I’m laying in a bed
My hair is falling out
And I’m getting thin
My friends don’t come around
They’re scared of what they’ll see
It’s hard for them
But fuck it’s hard for me
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
I’ll go deep down right now
A warm and hallowed eve
I head out back
I’m playing in the tree
The ambulances blare
A neighbor cuts me down
I’m hanging by my neck three feet from ground
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
I think of all my brilliant thoughts
All the means I have to escape
The way things all came about
So many
Of life’s lucky breaks
And some roads may end
Some circle back
The raiders can’t wait
To plan their attacks
Cause the timing is crucial
When troubles abound
And there’s no guarantees
Each time around
Don’t want to think about it now
Because the echoes so loud
All the girls in the back room say
“Hey man, she’s bad news”
She looks really good on stage
But you know its only part of her ruse
Still you head on back to her
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
Got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
And I woke from a haze that next foggy sunday
Made a promise in the mirror
I’m gonna grow
Change
Stay away
From that dusty
Sexy
Seedy
Side of town
I got a hundred in ones
The same chances of her going down
If only parts of parts they prove true
It means I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
Cause in my hearts of hearts I stayed true
You know I never should’ve trusted you
Oh baby
The birds are flying with their tar in tow
Ignoring people living far below
The rivers running from a blue to brown
They dream it
Build it
Then they tear it down
The people gather to announce the blame
They cry and scream ignoring all their shame
The air grows thick and then its hard to breathe
A life of wanting
What you want you need
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
The sky will burn and then the sea will boil
The plants will all choke on the poison soil
The fish will float then the animals die
That’s just a step away from you and I
You lay your head upon a pile of ash
You feel the thunder and you hear the crash
You hope and pray that when your savior comes
That he’ll forgive you for what all you’ve done
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
But it’s too late
It’s gone
It’s too late
(Always waiting)
(Always waiting)
It’s too late
I need a trip
To clear the baggage
To stay ahead
Above the average
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Make a plan
And then you go there (you go there)
But then you’re stuck
You’re going no where (no where)
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Kill all the pigs
Everything’s rigged
Hunt them
Try them
Hang them in the square
Soowee
And no one thinks
That they’re affected
Till it’s too late
And they’re infected
But time doesn’t stop with me
No no
You know I can’t live enough
Oh no
You’re never gonna set me free
No no
I might as well self-destruct
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
You’re so kind and patient
When the world is turning your way
You’re so cold and vacant
When the words they lead you astray
And so long I’ve waited
For my love to carry me home
I’m so tired and faded
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
(It’s a matter of choices)
(Right, wrong, who knows)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ahhh
Ohh
Baby I need your love
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey your only mine
Baby I need your touch
Honey I need your time
Baby you’re all that I want
Honey you’re only mine
From my life not being my own
From my time not being alone
And now my one good Saturday’s gone
produced and recorded by: Todd Johnson
mixed by: j.hall
mastered by: Brad Blackwood // Euphonic Masters
recorded at: Dick Jack Ed // Lawrence, Kansas
all tracks written by: Todd Johnson
performed by:
Todd Johnson: gtr/vox
Thomas Barletta: drums
Greg Barry: bass/horns/vox
Kevin Powell: keytar/vox
Josh Basnett: gtr/vox
Hank Rischar: keys/vox/horns
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