ALAMEDA APARTMENTS

I’m moving to Alameda Apartments 
She took all my things and left our place in flames today 
As hard as I tried to keep the old place 
In the end she wouldn’t let me stay 

When I look back at the picture 
It’s clear to be seen that everything would end this way
And as much as it hurts it remains to this day that I love her
And that stays just the same

Into the Alameda Apartments
Outside from the pouring rain

They tell me that my new place is haunted 
The walls move in the night and I lie awake waiting for the day
It remains to be seen if the ghosts are alright
 Or if they want me to move away 

I’ve built up my life round the pretense
 That belief in a God could save me from this ruin
And as much as it hurts it remains to this day that I love her
And that stays just the same

And people ask if it hurts
That I’ve stooped so low
And in the end I let it go
And as much as it hurts it remains to this day that I love her
And that stays just the same

Into the Alameda Apartments
Outside from the pouring rain

PROBLEMS

They say timing is everything
They weren’t fucking around
Feels so good I can finally say
I can show my face ‘round town

But fate sent you here to me
With plans of tying me down
You know you got everything
Going on just right it’s just not right right now

Lord knows I’ve got enough problems
I don’t need one more, one more

If you ask me to stay with you
Let’s say I play along
Though there’s nothing I’d rather do
With only half my heart it all just feels so wrong

Lord knows I’ve got enough problems
I don’t need one more, one more

All this crazy talk
Kinda got me thinking
Maybe I’m the only one I’ve been cheating
What I need to do is open up my arms

Someone like you deep inside my heart
‘Til I come to my senses and remember that

Lord knows I got enough problems
I don’t need one more, one more
I don’t need one more

CAN’T STOP THE RAIN

The hardest thing to do
Is hard for me to say
If I only knew
I would take your pain away

I can’t stand the truth
You knew me all along
I can’t hide from you, girl
‘Cause you’re in every song

Take a look around
Tell me what you find
The problems that you have
Aren’t the ones on your mind

You can’t stop the rain
It’s always coming down
It’s always gonna fall
But you’re not gonna drown
No no no

Your friends all in the city
They don’t give a damn
They all think you’re pretty
But they don’t stand a chance

When you look in the mirror
Do you see someone you know
Or are you just a stranger
Buried in the snow

Take a look around
Tell me what you see
The beauty of the world
Shines through you and me

You can’t stop the rain
It’s always coming down
It’s always gonna fall
But you’re not gonna drown
No no no

PROMETHEUS

When I’m down in the dirt is the day that I’ll take your advice
Run ahead of the Devil and try not to wallow in vice
It’s not in my nature to try to do better
When the birds have enough is when I’ll ask you to make it stop

I can feel the fire getting hot
Cause I sold the only soul I’ve got
For how long will I have to stay chained to this rock?
Have mercy on me

Well I fought and I stole from the gods and I rolled the dice
I was banished to earth now I’m bound as a slave to the tides
You can’t see my tears while my head’s underwater
How can I be sincere when I’m out for the slaughter

I can feel the fire getting hot
Cause I sold the only soul I’ve got
For how long will I have to stay chained to this rock?
Have mercy on me

Have mercy on me

SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE

I must be vain ‘cause I look at my reflection all the time
And when you’re telling me your story I’m just waiting to tell you mine
I wish I loved you baby the way I loved myself
It’s just as well we’re together cause it’d be the same with anyone else

I’m so sorry I missed you
I couldn’t hear you with the radio on
This is hard to get used to
Won’t be long before it’s time to move on

It was the first day of classes when I met you Freshman year
You offered me a joint to be polite but I stuck with my beer
Then I showed you that band for the first time and it turned you on
And we went upstairs during half time and I got you off

I’m so sorry I missed you
I couldn’t hear you with the radio on
This is hard to get used to
Won’t be long before it’s time to move on

Sing me that sad song

ASLEEP

Asleep in the arms of another
Dreaming that we were still lovers

Not a single person gets to choose
What they have or what they lose
Our lives became so intertwined
Out of your control or mine

In our time we did our best
Took with the good with all the rest
It’s not our job to ever know
When it’s probably time to go

Asleep in the arms of another
Dreaming that we were still lovers

My brain is broken I’m now convinced
I can’t push these thoughts away
It’s not some ordinary pain I feel
But an existential dread

And so now it’s 3 a.m.
I won’t pick up the phone again
Feels like I wanna take a drink
But instead I stop and I think

Someone else can be magical too
Like when our love was still brand new
But then you get to know the stranger
And you find that you’re in danger
Of doing it all again

Asleep in the arms of another
Dreaming that we were still lovers

BNYLV

I feel I’ve known you all my life
And so begins for me another sad sad story
You’re unlike anyone I’ve known
Such a pretty thing to see
And so so good to me

I tried to want you from the start
I’m maladjusted
I won't know how to love you know

Once again I’ve tried to change
So I may keep you for myself

We had a good thing in the past
Why can’t good things last forever
True love never lasts
Why can’t this love last forever

They told me just to leave you be
It’s easier said than done, so I do forget you
I want to take you like a drink
And never ever put you down ‘til they make me

Please don’t ask me what I’ve learned
I’m only human, that’s all I know, I’d love to what what you think
The good news is I’m on the mend
So every day we spend apart

We had a good thing in the past
Why can’t good things last forever
True love never lasts
Why can’t this love last forever

SAY YOUR PRAYERS

All these pills
Never cure my ills
I’ve been down for days
It always comes in waves

Looking through my mind
To another time
Wasn’t long ago
Was I really there?

One foot tall
Going through withdrawal
Didn’t read the news
It never tells me nothing

On my knees
Begging softly please
Morning won’t be long
Morning won’t be long

Take time
Say your prayers
Take time
Soon the morning will be there

Times are rough
People had enough
Counting down the days
Now we hide away

Bet your life
You can end your strife
Tomorrow’s made of gold
If you sell your soul

Feeling small
Should be standing tall
Be above at all
But I’m locked in bed

Whispered pleas
Bring me to my knees
Morning won’t be long
Morning won’t be long

Take time
Say your prayers
Take time
Soon the morning will be there

THIS TIME

Let me get it this time
I won’t fool around
Let me get it this time, lord
I won’t let you down

I know you’ve seen me trying
And only causing pain
But I’ve got one more in me, lord
To try and break the chain

Give me one last chance to turn this thing around
It ain’t gonna be
Like the last time

Or the time before that
I’ll be a good man
Can you picture that?

Let me get it this time
I don’t need a plan
Let me get it this time, lord
Now I understand

I’ve been out there running
Trying to play the game
Every time I think I get it, lord
Things just stay the same

But now I’ve got my feet back on the ground
It ain’t gonna be

Like the last time
Or the time before that
I’ll be a good man
Can you picture that?

SHE’S A WINNER

Now I wouldn’t write a song about you
If I didn’t think you were sweet
And I must have done something to please the lord
‘Cause he introduced you to me

When we met you had another man
But now I’ve got you in my hands
Now I’m telling all my friends about you, baby
I say catch her while you can

Pony up cause she’s a winner
And I want to ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
Pony up cause she’s a winner
And I want to ride, ride, ride, ride, ride

Now that I’ve got my shit together
I gotta think up a plan
I’m gonna need some company
As I travel all across the land

If someday I meet my demise
Just wipe the tears back from your eyes
You know I’d never talk bad about you, baby
Cause that would just be lies

Pony up cause she’s a winner
And I want to ride, ride, ride, ride, ride

HOW HAVE I LIVED

Wolf in the night on a long night out
And you warned me about them before
Gave you a kiss before I walked out
And I told you, “Please lock the door”

How have I lived my life this long
Without you getting through to me?
How have I lived my life this long
Without you getting through to me?
‘Cause I’ll keep getting high if it’s up to me

Was out with a friend he said don’t look now
When I saw her laying next to you
Was done for the night but you grabbed my arm
And you stoned me until my face was blue

I asked you if anything gets better
You said it’s up to me
But that’s just not true

‘Cause when it’s up to me, I always pay the price
And when I listen to him
Everything seems to turn out nice

How have I lived my life this long
Without you getting through to me?
How have I lived my life this long
Without you getting through to me?

THESE ARE THE DAYS

These are the days
When your good graces have left and gone
You’re left counting the ways
That I’ve done you wrong

They’re gonna hang me high
For my crimes
I’ve got nothing to lose now
But these tears I’m crying

It’s high time that I paid the price
So that the next time maybe I’ll think twice
Does it matter to you, girl
To know that I’m in misery?

These are the days
When your good graces have left and gone
You’re left counting the ways
That I’ve done you wrong

It’s five o’clock in the morning
And I’m not home
I’m surrounded by people
But I’m really alone

I know I’m keeping you waiting, girl
But I don’t care
I’d come running to you
If I weren’t tied to this chair

I’m so tired of hiding, baby
And getting wrapped up in lies

These are the days
When your good graces have left and gone
You’re left counting the ways
That I’ve done you wrong

CHANGES, PTS. 1 & 2

Changes, running through my life
And you get farther, and farther behind me
But I’m not answering
For anything I did anymore

Changes, running through my life
And it gets harder and harder to find me
But I’m not living
The way I did anymore

There’s a lot of people round and they’re saying
That there’s something not right with me
Just sitting here hoping and praying
That you’ll be the one to see

Taken a wrong turn once or twice
And I’m not really sure how to live my life
I’ll just take it slow, I’ll just take it slow

Changes, running through my life
And you get smaller and smaller inside me
And I’m not living
The way I did anymore

There’s a lot of people round and they’re saying
That there’s something not right with me
Just sitting here hoping and praying
I’ll just take it slow

There’s a lot of people round and they’re saying
That there’s something not right with me
Just sitting here hoping and praying
And it gets harder

There’s a lot of people round and they’re saying
That there’s something not right with me
Just sitting here hoping and praying
I’ll just take it slow and it gets harder

LAUREN

Well we’ve loved and we’ve lost
And at such a cost
And it seems you made a fool of me
But that’s the coin I tossed
You've got me wrapped around your finger

I’m at your beck and call
I’m obliged to let you use me
But you don’t care at all

You’re so pretty
You’re like a vision oh my lord
And you don’t hide it
Even though you’re modest with your words

And now I’m crying
‘Cause I’m the fool who chased you here
And If I said I loved you, you wouldn’t even hear
And If I died right now you wouldn’t even shed a tear

Well I chased you down to San Antone
But you weren’t at home
Your mama had enough of you
So she sent you off alone

Up in Austin where I found you
Living in your car
Where’s your boyfriend when you need him
Did he travel far?

Whisper in my ear your excited invitations
About all the fun you’re having and wishing I was here
Lead me down the path of misguided expectations
I thought I’d get to have you but now I’m flying home alone

Oh, what a fool you made me

You’re so pretty
You’re like a vision oh my lord
And you don’t hide it
Even though you’re modest with your words

And now I’m crying
‘Cause I’m the fool who chased you here
And If I said I loved you you wouldn’t even hear
And If I died right now you wouldn’t even shed a tear

CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE

I asked my neighbor about you, baby
I asked him if your love could save me
He said listen to me, brother, I can’t tell you
How to do what’s right

And I don’t want you to hear me singing
Cause then you’ll know just what I’m thinking
God forgive me and remove me from the ashes
Of the life I lived before

I don’t love you ‘cause I want to
I don’t love you ‘cause I have to
I love you ‘cause I need to
I’m lucky that I have you
I love you ‘cause I need you
And I couldn’t live without your love

Now that you have me while you need me
Hurry up because I’m leaving
Lock me up but don’t forget me ‘cause I’m yours
As long as I’m here

I keep asking you for answers
But I don’t like, I don’t like the things I’m hearing
Help me please get some sleep tonight

Don’t read too closely to what I’m saying
I can’t be trusted unless I’m praying
Lord forgive me for the things that I’ve done and the things I’ve yet to do

I don’t love you cause I want to
I don’t love you cause I have to
I love you cause I need to
I’m lucky that I have you
I love you cause I need you
And I couldn’t live without your love

PUT IT IN HIS HANDS

Hey put it in his hands
Who you gonna trust now?
Hey put it in his hands

Now ain’t that strange to you
To listen to your God
It seems like yesterday
That I was lost

And what is happiness
Is to just stop trying
And once you give it up
You’ll have peace of mind

DON’T CALL ME NO MORE

Give the people what they want
I’ll keep telling lies until I make it
You think I have what you want
Everything I have is for the taking

Do yourself a favor
And don’t call me no more
Don’t you try to find me
I always lock my door
I didn’t get your letters
You didn’t get my address right
Worry about your money
And keep your hands off mine

Give the people what they want
I’ll keep telling lies until I make it
You think I have what you want
Everything I have is for the taking

HOW HAVE I LIVED (REPRISE)

These many colored days
And it’s hard for me to show you
I must admit that what we had was amazing
But to keep this going after what she knows is crazy
To not answer your call
And not see you at all
When I think I see your car

A love like ours was never meant to last
But I never thought that it would end so fast
And I know that I’ve had my days
With time to kill
And you wait for me to call you
But I never will
And you’re still waiting