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Mow the Lawn
04:07
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Mow The Lawn
c. '16 Vlayman
Gettin' married at the happy new year
wasn't the best decision we coulda made
And even tho' I really loved you my dear
mostly I loved gettin' laid
I think we met, tho' I'm not really sure
But it's probably true, in one or another bar around town
And I recall you liked one of them sugary drinks
But the Cosmos couldn't keep you around
I'm sorry yer gone
I'm so sorry yer gone
I'm sorry yer gone
I reckon I'll mow the lawn
Daily life together wasn't really for us
And promises of forever din't bring enuff trust
And I'm so sorry yer gone
I reckon I'll mow the lawn
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I hope yer happy wherever you ended up
I hope you got everything you wanted, or at least just enuff
And I'm so sorry yer gone
I reckon I'll mow the lawn
2-cycle oil and unleaded gasoline they make the daze go b y
I know you probably don't know what I mean, but then I never learned how to cry
And I'm so sorry yer gone
I reckon I'll mow the lawn
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Arrested
04:10
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Arrested
c. '16 Vlayman
All my life I been running towards some kind of resolution
It ain't like I got on board with any kind of ultimate solution
I tried me this and that both alone and then with some collusion
It ain't nothing really grabbed or started no fuckin' revolution
I been standing here screaming, No more will I be tested
I always been well-meaning even when I couldn't get arrested
Saved my life to understand that a man gotsa have a goal
It ain't enuff to hold yerself in yer hand and that's something you oughta know
And i f I'm gonna make a demand I'll be sure to talk real slow
Because I need y'all to understand that I'm about ready to go
I been crying and dreaming, screaming as I protested
I 'm gonna have to be leaving here now I know I can't get arrested
You wanna steal early and often and say you made a fine decision
You always smoke and choke and start coughing,
not sure you wanna keep on living
You got thoughts you always talk about and some thoughts that you keep hidden
You took yer shot so now look what you got, you ain't about to be forgiven
I been standing here screaming, No more will I be tested
I always been well-meaning even when I couldn't get arrested
I been crying and dreaming, screaming as I protested
I 'm gonna have to be leaving here now I know I can't get arrested
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When I Arrive
c. '16 Vlayman
If you see me coming, step aside, step aside
If you see me coming, step aside, or die
If you see me walkin', run and hide, run and hide
If you see me walkin', run and hide, or die
If you hear me talkin', let it ride, let it ride
If you hear me talkin', let it ride, or die
If you see me coming, just abide, just abide
If you see me coming, just abide, or die
When I arrive,
Nothin' else matters
You wanna stay alive, run and scatter
or die
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Headache w TomS
03:20
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Headache (for Tom's wife)
c. '16 Los Martoonies
Sometimes it's too cold in here
And usually I'm a little too loud
You gotta speak right up my dear
and not be so goddamn proud
I, didn't mean to do it, that thing you hate
Sometimes I get excited
I turn it up, shake the walls
I'm easily delighted, you know
Until the police get called
I, didn't mean to do it, that thing you hate
Sometimes it's too hot in here
And that's when I might get a little loud
That's when you gotta yell in my ear
And tell me to turn it down
I didn't mean to do it, that thing you hate
Didn't mean to give you no headache
Yeah, I know I play too loud
Screaming solos like it's metal
It ain't to piss you off, y'know
I just love my edals
I, didn't mean to do it, that thing you hate
Didn't mean to give you no headache
I, didn't mean to do it, that thing you hate
Didn't mean to give you no headache
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Desperate (Reason to Be)
c. '16 Vlayman
I ain't never thought me to be the kind that looked for the worse
I always see the reasonable side of things
Like, a glass half empty has never seemed a curse
And I don't need no diamonds on my rings
But living like this is a reason to be desparate
Because living like this is a reason to be desperate
You ain't never exhibited no suicidal thing
I never expected to see you wanna go that way
And if sometimes you'd really rather cry than sing
I still figured you'd be around today
But living like that was a reason to be desparate
Because living like that was a reason to be desperate
Many is the man or woman felt they couldn't go on
Their belt was tightened almost to their spine
Laments and funeral dirges had become their song
And I confess it's now that they are mine
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6. |
Eat Your Dreams
04:12
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Eat Your Dreams
c. '16 Vlayman
There ain't no accounting for taste
Everything ain't used is waste
You have to take it as it comes
Swallow hard, my lttle one
Listenin' to yer fantasies I know just what you mean
I want to eat your dreams
There ain' no sense in moderation
It's a sin to have last call
If you don't give into yer frustration
You'll get it all
Lookin' at your motor rev I bet you keep it clean
I want to eat your dreams
Speaking in tongues is sompin' you do well
I like yer eyeliner also
Ain't much about you ain't make me swell
I ain't mean to hassle
Listenin' to yer pillow-talk I know just what you mean
I want to eat your dreams
Every thing about you makes me have to get obscene
I want to eat your dreams
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7. |
Build It There
04:38
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Build It There
c. '16 Vlayman
Gonna erect a marble tower
I started thinking of it in the shower
It's gonna reach right to the sky
at least that's something I'm willing to try
I wanna get that high
Gonna erect a marble tower
Build it there
Gonna pave over the dry desert
Use all my brains and my best effort
Gonna make a truth out of the lie
at least that's something I'm gonna try
I wanna get that high
Gonna pave the desert
Build it there
Holes and cracks and meaningless acts
are never something I get tired of
Holes and cracks and meaningless acts
are what the best parts of life are made of
Holes and cracks and meaningless acts
Aaah-aaah
Solo
Gonna dig a fearsome ditch
Gonna be a sunofabitch
Gonna fill it in then bye & bye
at least that's something I'm gonna try
I wanna get that high
Then fill it in bye & bye
Build it there
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8. |
How You Do
03:57
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ow You Do
c. '16 Vlayyman
You know I can't
depend upon learning
all the facts from you
I know how you do
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I know where yer comin' from,
I know what you done
I know where yer comin' from,
how you get yer fun
I know where yer comin' from,
I know what you done
I know what you done 3x
I know how you do
There are them what say
no way
to you
they know how you do
they know how you do
There is nothin' left to say
to you
I know how you do
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9. |
I Can Tell
03:56
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I Can Tell
c. '16 Vlayman
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I could sit down and talk about everything that makes me wanna be with you
It won't do no good
I can tell
I can tell
I could lie back and confess everything that
makes me wanna run from you
It won't do no good
I can tell
I can tell
I could get up and dance about everything that
makes me wanna boogie witch you
It won't do no good
I can tell
It won't do no good
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It won't do no good
I can tell
I can tell 64
I could stand here and sing about everything that
makes me wanna get witch you
It won't do no good
I can tell
It won't do no good
I can tell
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10. |
All On My Own
03:37
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All on My Own
c. '16 Vlayman
I started worrying about you
the first night you didn't come home
I started growing fearful
right after I realized I was alone
I ended up freaking out
All on my own
All on my own
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Vlayman Chicago, Illinois
Fat, bald and old - could I be anymo' rock-n-roll?
I play guitar, bass, some keys and percussion, and I try to
vocalize. I write and record, and I do so obsessively. Also, I like martoonies, a lot, and I raise my kids, whom I also like, a lot.
Look for me at the TapeOp and TalkBass forums, where I'm vvv, or in various bars in the Loop.
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by The Hungry Drunx
I'm onnit, too.
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