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I Wait And I Wait

I watch the caterpillar weave its cocoon
I see the falling rain turn into snow
I sit on the edge of my seat
Wondering when we're going to meet
I'm forever hopeful

As I wait and I wait and I wait and I wait

I stand and watch the kettle until it steams
I count the passing seconds to myself
I sit on the edge of my seat
Wondering when we're going to meet
I'm forever hopeful

As I wait and I wait and I wait and I wait

I taste the milk and honey turning sour
I sense it when an hour becomes a day
I sit on the edge of my seat
Wondering when we're going to meet
I'm forever hopeful

As I wait and I wait and I wait and I wait

Raging At the Moon

If you're looking for a way to unravel
Stop all the tension and quiet the noise
You're wound like a slinky--your day is insane
Come out beside me and do what I do

(Chorus) I'll be raging....I'll be raging...
I'll be ra-a-aging at the moon

Let out the weirdness that comes with the day
Blow off the anger that's gathered inside
If life is frightening, don't be afraid
Come out beside me and do what I do

(Chorus)

Stop holding your breath--it'll kill you some day
Pull out the thorn that's wedged in your side
Let loose the wolf that cries out inside you
Come out beside me and rage at the moon

(Chorus)

Runnin' Naked

I need space --lots of space
To run around--without my clothes
The only way to be
Completely loose and free

(Chorus) Ya gotta be
Runnin' through the woods Runnin' naked
Runnin' through the woods Runnin' naked
Runnin' through the woods Runnin' naked
If you don't run with me I'll find someone who will

To be free--and still tied in
Just let it all--hang out
The only way to be
Completely loose and free

(Chorus)

I like the wind--in My Face
And in every--other place
The only way to be
Completely loose and free (Chorus)

In the Middle Of

In the middle of the bed
In the middle of the room
In the middle of the house

In the middle of the yard
In the middle of the block
In the middle of the neighborhood

(Chorus) Why am I am I am I am I
In the middle of in the middle of
in the middle of The universe

In the middle of the moment
In the middle of the day
In the middle of life

In the middle of the pack
In the middle of the world
In the middle of the universe

(Chorus)

I Like Summer

I hit a wall when it comes to the fall
If you like it cool, take a walk in the mall

Don't get up your hopes, I don't hit the slopes
I hate the cold and snow is for dopes

Spring is insane unless you like the rain
And falling in love s'gotta be a pain

(Female Chorus) I like summer oo-oo-oo-ooh
Oo-oo-oo-ooh, I like summer

(Male Chorus) Playin' in the park Swimmin' in the lake Runnin' in the sun Raging at the moon

Summer's number one it's all of the fun
I love to get sweaty, and run in the sun

Call me a fool, but summer's the jewel
When you stop and think, the hot is the cool

(Chorus)

Love Is A Crime Scene

Wrap the yellow tape around
The broken heart that's at the scene
A crime has been committed here
We know the victim's name is me

The fingerprints are everywhere
From head to toe and in my hair
You left behind the scent of you
A criminal is never fair

You can't deny the evidence---it's never a coincidence
A clue can be significant---You talk about your innocence

(Chorus) Love Is a crime scene
And you'll never get away

Where did you put the total love
You said you'd never steal from me?
The lab'll check the DNA
You know it's there but never see

Your footsteps were recorded when
They stomped a path across my very soul
You'll never get away with it
The world is all a grassy knoll

You can't deny the evidence---it's never a coincidence
A clue can be significant---You talk about your innocence

(Chorus)

White Fear In America

The sound of the boombox car driving by
makes you crazy
Knocks the dishes off the wall --drives you to the mall
Are you scared boy?

You live on the corner of Chicano and Black
It's a heart attack
It's owned by a gang It's where they all hang
Are you scared boy?

(Chorus) Why you so afraid of all
The colors in your neighborhood
You live behind the window bars
And leave it all misunderstood

Every other house on the street has a basketball hoop
You hear 'em playing after midnite
you think it's all a big fight
Are you scared boy?

You see the writing on the walls But you can't read it
While the neighbors are havin' fun You keep a loaded gun
Are you scared boy?

(Chorus)

You can't build a fence high enough To keep the kids out You're sure they rob you blind They're not your kin or kind
Are you scared boy?

Your closest neighbor zips his lips When you walk by
You're sure he's out to get you
He's part of the neighborhood zoo, too
Are you scared boy?

(Chorus)
White fear in America

Flying Signs

Standing under the overpass at the corner
Fighting with a man selling roses for a space
A little piece of cardboard and a crayon
Are all you've got left of your plan

(Chorus) Flying Signs Flying Signs Flying Signs
Flying Signs

Spending all your nights lying awake at the Sally
Wearing your last pair of shoes without holes
What you've got keeps falling by the wayside
If it isn't lost, you know it's been stole

(Chorus)

Two bucks worth of food stamps for a dollar
A shopping bag and the streets are your home
A gang of white boys beats you senseless
and leaves you nothing but a bus card and a comb

(Chorus)

Standing under the overpass at the corner
Living at the bottom of the chain
A little piece of cardboard and a crayon
Homeless, please spare what you can

(Chorus)

Thumbnail Moon

Riding alone on a dark cold night
The man behind the wheel curses at the coming lights
Turn off the brights and give the man respect
You don't know who you're messin' with,
the man's a total wreck
He's bad down deep

His eyes run deep, his soul is all alone
He's hard and he hurts, his heart is made of stone
There's a gun on the seat, inches from his hand,
A knife in his belt, he'll kill you on demand

(Chorus) It's a thumbnail moon in a coal black sky
Where's he gonna be, what's he left behind
If he finds you out on the lost highway
You're never gonna see another day

When he stops for a meal, look the other way
When you're looking at a killer, watcha gonna say?
There's bodies in the past, up in Santa Fe
There's gonna be more - could be any day.
He's bad down deep

Until he leaves the state, you'd better lock your door
The man is on the take and trying to take more
His eyes run deep, his soul is all alone
He's hard and he hurts, his heart is made of stone

(Chorus)

Finding Happiness

Are you trying to find
A little peace of mind
Don't you need something more?

Is this what's suppose to be
A life's a life, is all you see
You're wanting...something more

We try to live from day to day
We learn to love the word 'okay'
Is this what we're living for?
Living for....living for....living for

Finding happiness, finding happiness, finding happiness

Is it just a summer day
Or is it really time to play?
What to do is up to you
If the money's what you need
You may get lost in all the green
And wind up dressed in blue

If you have a chance to chose
Tell me what you've got to lose
Happiness will come to you
Come to you....come to you....come to you

Finding happiness, finding happiness, finding happiness Finding happiness
Let the happiness find you Finding happiness
Let the happiness find you Finding happiness
Let the happiness find you Finding happiness
Let the happiness find you

There's A Monkey In the Church

Father Bob brought a monkey home
To raise it in the rectory
A little bitty baby thing
What trouble could a monkey be?
He kept it in a tiny cage
His brothers thought it all the rage
They'd take it out for fun and play
Especially on a rainy day

(Bridge) The kids all knew
The pope knew too
The only one who didn't know
Was everybody else (Repeat)

Father Bob didn't really know
How big the monkey'd really get
He fed him from the table scraps
They left him at the convent
Before Father Bob knew it
The monkey was too big to fit
The little tiny monkey cage
He started on a rampage

(Bridge)

Father Bob brought a monkey home
To raise it in the rectory
A little bitty baby thing
What trouble could a monkey be?
The problem is the little fella
Grew up to be a big gorilla
Here's the church, here's the steeple
Where are all the little people?

(Bridge)

(Chorus) There's a monkey in the church
Swinging from the crucifix
Playing with the candlesticks
There's a monkey in the church

(Bridge)

YoYoYo

I'm sorry I missed the date last night
I locked my keys in the car
I missed the last train out of town
I swear I tried to call you

Chorus) Yo Yo Yo - you big fat liar
Yo Yo Yo - you lie, you lie
Yo Yo Yo - you big fat liar
Yo Yo Yo - you lie, you lie

I swear I'll make it up to you
I'll buy you anything you need
You know I'd never lie to you
You mean everythng to me.

(Chorus)

Instantness

You look for a shot
Instead of a life
You want it all now
And life is too slow

You can't take the wait
You don't like the work
No matter the cost
No matter the loss

(Chorus) It's gotta be fast—Instantness
'Cause it never lasts—Instantness
You want it today—Instantness
Come what it may—Instantness

You go on TV
In spite of the shame
One minute of fame
The world knows your name

You make a CD
You win as a prize
You're cool for a day
And then you are gone

(Chorus)

As minutes go by
You think they're a waste
You never have time
Life stops on a dime

A year from today
People will say
Wasn't he once?
Wasn't he once?

(Chorus)

Reality Suite: My Tenuous Hold

As I face My daily nightmare
I gotta wonder If I'll ever dream again
Mmmmm reality

At night I'm afraid to go to sleep
Worried that The clowns are going to kill me
Mmmmm reality

What is real What is not
I'm afraid I've lost my perspective

(Chorus) It's my tenous hold (reality)
It's my tenous hold (reality)
It's my tenous hold (reality)
It's my tenuous hold

What I feel And what I don't
just can't seem To tell the difference
Mmmmm reality

Memory fades My eyes look away
I can't tell you If I'm living or dying
Mmmmm reality