August
August left us stuck with troubles in our hands
we made trails in the sand
someone thought of reasons we would make two high demands
for the truth they can't stand

who is she with this power in withering hours
and rules so useless
cry for the referee I don't know why you'd be
dying to compete when there is no game to defeat

broken seashells pieces were remaining on the ground
remnants they never found
castles made of sand were quickly broken at our feet
hoping they'd never see
what the tide took away
made the children go play in the muddied puddles
cry for the setting sun I am the one who's now dying
to retreat since there is no game to defeat

(bada ba ba....)
cry for the referee I don't know why you'd be
dying to compete when there is no game to defeat

Beautiful Mess
Oh beautiful mess
I wish you could see
'round here souls are dark
troubled as you and me

all the tattoos fall to a nameless sea
beautiful mess come call apart with me

Oh haphazard love
with dirt beneath our nails
youth don't seem to mind
when fear turns us pale

I'd find the rose
grown amidst all your weeds
beautiful mess come fall apart with me

I like the clouds and the rain
that tend to loom above
proves that through all the gloom
some people still fall in love

Oh bottomless glass
I do care what they think
My mother knows best
even the irish sink
I'm but a fool
to have this selfish need
beautiful mess come fall apart with me

All the tattoos fall to a nameless sea
beautiful mess come fall apart with me
 
On Your Own
Navigating all these unknown roads
flying solo's always best when not too far from home
while making all these brand new friends
I realized my old life had to end but I found one soul, one soul I had to mend

Cuz you're out of breath your chest seems tight
I know something isn't right doctor doctor, won't you go?
You're spread too thin it's not just stress
baby baby you're a mess You'll die like this trying to live
your whole life alone working on your own.

Some misnomer that's no hardened heart
your blood is boiling from what you're enjoying
that's how you live your art
well rumor's say you drown in drinks
that's not what this young nurse thinks
don't worry, don't worry I won't let you sink

Cuz you're out of breath your chest seems tight
I know something isn't right doctor doctor, won't you go?
You're spread too thin it's not just stress
baby baby you're a mess You'll die like this trying to live
your whole life alone working on your own.

Angels won't regret it, postpone a trip to heaven
Kids at home don't turn off the phone take your troubles off the shelf,
hand them off to someone else you won't regret it share a life with someone else

Cuz you're out of breath your chest seems tight
I know something isn't right doctor doctor, won't you go?
You're spread too thin it's not just stress
baby baby you're a mess You'll die like this trying to live
your whole life alone working on your own.

Not Leavin'
Consequence is at your back
I think we know there's no good reason
I am always on your side although I think this life has meaning

Speak truth, don't lie never shut me out for no good reason
Up here, so clear you have finally found a friend, so I'm not leavin'

Wonder why the bad things have to happen to you but aren't you thinking of me?
I am always here to help, I only ask that you find a way to love me.

Speak truth, don't lie never shut me out for no good reason
Up here, so clear you have finally found a friend, so I'm not leavin'

When your worst hour comes (not leavin)
I'll stay at your bedside.
When the angels light your way I'm here, I'm here for you.

The Bayou
You wanna go tap dancing on the moon
how 'bout to Jamaica with baby Jesus in June?
What tickets are for sale? \We need to shake things up cuz this town is gettin' stale

On the bayou where nobody knows our name
we can play guitar lookin at the streets
underneath a crescent moon with dangling bare feet

You say good weather's not enough
So go cry about it in the corner with a pudding cup
What tickets are for sale?
We need to shake things up cuz this town is gettin' stale

On the bayou where nobody knows our name
we can say hello to everyone we meet
sittin' on a balcony with dangling bare feet
dangling bare feet

What tickets are for sale?
We need to shake things up cuz this town is gettin' stale
The only thing on the map that's left 
it is it is the upper right and left yeah

Take me to crescent city baby
take me to crescent city baby
take me to take me to Crescent city


Craptastic
I broke a bone this week, my laundry's in a heap
telemarketer's a-callin' my cel phone up at work
Ow my back hurts. My boyfriend argued with me
when his friend said to me out of the middle of nowhere,
"you never look happy. you never smile at all."

My day is craptastic!
Bad magic
Too tragic - only god's to blame
bad karma has been leveled
I am unsettled Craptastic - gonna laugh it away.

This is not a situation
Think that I'm doin' fine
tell a lie for how I'm feeling.
All the good ones shouldn't mind.

Somebody died today
at least my bills are paid
looks like trimming the Christmas tree can wait. Family calls.
Yea the best surprise is to realize the most kind supporting people
are right before my eyes

My day is
craptastic!
bad magic
too tragic
only god's to blame
bad karma has been leveled
I am unsettled craptastic,
gotta laugh it away (til it hurts)
craptastic, gonna laugh it away (something better can work)
craptastic, laugh it away.

Sound
You like, I wake. The steps she takes. Sorrow is at your feet.
Hardly breathing - secrets we're keeping. No, she doesn't want to stay around.

We're not gonna lie about it no more we're not gonna let her down
it's time to let her sleep in a while.
She won't make a sound.

Dawn is breaking, people waking driving our white car to the coldest of doors
greet with faces, somber waiting take her in open arms.

We're not gonna lie about it no more we've got to let her down
sedated - feel pain no more she won't make a sound.

Sunshine
What's wrong with the world today when there is no sunshine
I don't understand how you can live without sunshine
maybe you'd smile if you opened the door - to see the sun shine
I know the world has so much more if you would wash the grey.

If only for a moment
let the daylight in

What's the matter with your smile
it's been gone so long sunshine.
Haven't you heard, even angels fall?
Seems you could use a little rain
let the rainbows in
I know you've got
such love to give
give the world a chance

If only for a moment
chase the blues away

Sunshine, sunshine
let the daylite in.

Won't Let me Love You

Indifference / Dont want to violate that space
/Put a false heart in /In a lover you cant take /
People always ask/ Forbidden to have that

Wont let me love you /Those eyes look straight ahead
/Wont let me love you /Ignore good things that we did/
But time has made us older/ Looking over your cold shoulder
Were no longer kids /Wont let me love you /I'll place the highest bid.

A fruedian slip/ And a midnight haze /A weekend far away Is all that it takes /
The one thing you cant show /Is the future that you know

Wont let me love you /Those eyes look straight ahead
Wont let me love you /Ignore good things that we did/
But time has made us older /Looking over your cold shoulder/
We're no longer kids /You wont let me love you /Ill place the highest bid

Your smiles memorized I can trace it well
(Slam The Door)
It is hidden by secrets that you cant tell
(Slam the door)
Like the string wrapped around loose teeth
(Slam the door)
Makes the space That is keeping you from me
(Slam the door)
Fill the holes With old loves With old hollow friends
(Slam the door)
With the life and the space that has never been
(Slam the door)
And the one thing Ive always known/
(Slam the door)
Its hard to be alone
(Slam the Door)

Wont let me love you /Those eyes look straight ahead
/Wont let me love you/ Ignore good things that we did
/But time has made us older /Looking over your cold shoulder/
Were no longer kids /Wont let me love you Ill place the highest bid.
My love cant be hid /Wont let me love you /Ill place the highest bid. 

Deal With the Devil
I made a deal with the devil today
the angel over my shoulder looked away
I made a deal with the devil today
I'm not compromisin' any longer
I made a deal with the devil today
cross my fingers I am so sincere
it's hot as hell but damn, it's good down here

I made a deal with the devil today 
the angel over my shoulder looked away
I made a deal with the devil today
the angel begged but I just wouldn't pray
I made a deal with the devil today
cross my fingers I am so sincere
it's hot as hell but damn, it's good down here

He said, 
"how, how much is your soul worth - 
do you want something so bad it hurts?
I'll make your life an art - but I'll need your blood" 

I said, 
"I would do anything 
for one ounce of the magic that you bring. 
Take my soul, take my heart, 
anything to make my mark." 

I made a deal with the devil today
the angel over my shoulder looked away
I made a deal with the devil today
I'm not compromisin' any longer
I made a deal with the devil today
cross my fingers I am so sincere
it's hot as hell but damn, it's good down here
It's hot as hell but damn its good down here. 
It's so good.