(2008) The Red Album - 01 - Troublemaker

TROUBLEMAKER


Put me in a special school 'cause I am such a fool
And I don't need a single book to teach me how to read
Who needs stupid books? They are for petty crooks
And I will learn by studying the lessons in my dreams
So turn off the TV 'cause that's what others see
And movies are as bad as eating chocolate ice-cream
They only sicken me, don't let me play football
I'll sack the quarterback and jack the brother of the ball

I'm a troublemaker, never been a faker
Doin' things my own way and never giving up
I'm a troublemaker, not a double-taker
I don't have the patience to keep it on the up

I picked up a guitar, what does this signify?
I'm gonna play some heavy metal riffs and you will die.
You wanted arts and crafts, how's this for arts and crafts?
Wuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh, that's right
I'm growing out my hair, I'm moving out to Cherokee
I'm gonna be a rock star and you are gonna bear with me
'Cause I can't work a job like any other slob
Punchin' in and punchin' out and suckin' up to Bob

Marryin' a beeyotch, havin' seven keeyods
Givin' up and growin' old and hopin' there's a God

I'm a troublemaker, never been a faker
Doin' things my own way and never giving up
I'm a troublemaker, not a double-taker
I don't have the patience to keep it on the up

I'm gonna be a star and people will crane necks
To get a glimpse of me and see if I am having sex
And studying my moves, they try to understand
Why I am so unlike the singers in the other bands
I'm such a mystery as anyone can see
There isn't anybody else exactly quite like me
And when it's party time, like 1999
I'll party by myself because I'm such a special guy

I'm a troublemaker, never been a faker
Doin' things my own way and never giving up
I'm a troublemaker, not a double-taker
I don't have the patience to keep it on the up

(2008) The Red Album - 02 - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn)

THE GREATEST MAN THAT EVER LIVED
(VARIATIONS ON A SHAKER HYMN)


You try to play it cool like you just don't care
But soon I'll be playin' in your underwear
I'm like a mage with the magic spell
You come like a dog when I ring your bell
I got the money and I got the fame
You've got the hots to ride on my plane
You've given me all that I desire
Cuz down with me I'm takin' you higher

I'm baddest of the bad
I'm the best that you've ever had
I'm the tops, I'm the king
All the girls get up when I sing
I'm the meanest in the place
Step up, I'll mess with your face
I don't care where you are
Look up and follow this star

I, I'm gonna tear down the wall
I may not be here when you call
So best be givin' me your all, oo hoo

After the havoc that I'm gonna wreak
No more words will critics have to speak
I've got the answers
To the tangled knot
Sleep tight in your cot

Oh baby, I've been told that I'm going crazy
Oh baby, well I can't be held down
Oh baby, somehow I'm keepin' it steady
Oh baby, I'm tearin' up this town

Hey, this is what I like
Cut my heart with a modest spike
Hey, this is nothing new
I've got more than enough for you

I can take on anybody
I can do my thing
I don't want to hurt nobody
But a bee has got to sting
I'mma fix it if you mix it up, hoo hoo
Talk smack and I'm-a-gonna shut you up, hoo hoo

I am the greatest man that ever lived
I was born to give
I am the greatest man that ever lived
Oh radioactive

"Somebody said all the world's a stage and each of us is a player.
That's what I've been trying to tell you.
In act one, I was struggling to survive. Nobody wanted my action dead or alive.
In act two, I hit the big time and bodies be all up on my behind.
And I can't help myself 'cause I was born to shine.
If you don't like it, you can shove it.
But you don't like it, you love it.
So I'll be up here in a rage until they put the curtain down on the stage."

(I am the greatest man that ever lived)

I am the greatest man that ever lived
I was born to give and give and give
I am the greatest man that ever lived
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I am the greatest man that ever lived
I was born to give
Ho

(2008) The Red Album - 03 - Pork and Beans

PORK AND BEANS


They say I need some rogaine to put in my hair
Work it out at the gym to fit my underwear
Oakley makes the shades to transform a tool
You'd hate for the kids to think that you've lost your cool

I'mma do the things that I wanna do
I ain't got a thing to prove to you
I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans
Excuse my manners if I make a scene
I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like
I'm fine and dandy with the me inside
One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink
I don't give a hoot about what you think

Everyone likes to dance to a happy song
With a catchy chorus and beat so they can sing along
Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the charts
Maybe if I work with him I can perfect the art

I'mma do the things that I wanna do
I ain't got a thing to prove to you
I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans
Excuse my manners if I make a scene
I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like
I'm fine and dandy with the me inside
One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink
I don't give a hoot about what you think

No, I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care

I'mma do the things that I wanna do
I ain't got a thing to prove to you
I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans
Excuse my manners if I make a scene
I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like
I'm fine and dandy with the me inside
One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink
I don't give a hoot about what you think

(2008) The Red Album - 04 - Heart Songs

HEART SONGS


Gordon Lightfoot sang a song about a boat that sank in the lake at the break of the morn
and a cat named Stevens found a faith he could believe in and Joan Baez
never listened to too much jazz but hippie songs could be heard in our pad
Eddy rabbit sang about how much he loved a rainy night
Abba Devo Benatar were there the day John Lennon died
Mr. Springsteen said he had a hungry heart
Grover Washington was happy on the day he topped the chart

These are the songs
these are my heart songs
they never feel wrong

and when I wake for goodness sake
these are the songs I keep singing

Quiet Riot got me started with the banging of my head
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Slayer taught me how to shred
I gotta admit though, sometimes I would listen to the radio
Debby Gibson, tell me that you think we're all alone
Michael Jackson's in the mirror
Gotta have faith if I wanna see clear
Never gonna give you up, this new love a wishing well
It takes two to make a thing go right, if the fresh prince starts a fight
Don't you worry for too long 'cause you know

These are the songs
These are my heart songs
They never feel wrong

And when I wake for goodness sake
these are the songs I keep singing

Back in 1991 I wasn't having any fun
'til my roommate said "come on" and put a brand new record on
Had a baby on it, he was naked on it
then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me
got together with my bros at some rehearsal studios
then we played our first rock show and watched the fanbase start to grow
Signed the day
Made a record all our own
a song comes on the radio and now people go "This is the song"

These are my heart songs (these are my songs)
They never feel wrong (never feel wrong)
And when I wake for goodness sake
these are the songs I keep singing
(these are my heart songs)
These are the songs I keep singing
(they never feel wrong)
These are the songs I keep singing
(these are my heart songs)
These are the songs I keep singing
These are the songs I keep singing

(2008) The Red Album - 05 - Everybody Get Dangerous

EVERYBODY GET DANGEROUS


When I was younger
I used to go and tip cows for fun yeah
Actually I didn't do that
'Cos I didn't want the cow to be sad
But some of my friends did
They were all just a little bit wicked
They'd blow up mail boxes
With a baseball bat
Go for direct hits

I know how to win you can forget it
They throw rotten eggs into traffic
Toilet paper the fences
Throw the tables, chairs, and the benches
After practice
Sometimes we would break into mad fits
Causin' damage
(Burnin' amplifiers and mic stands)

Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous

I've got a confession
That I will make if you will listen
Late in the nighttimes
We'd drive around with hairspray and sharp knives
Lookin' for road kills
Lightin' things on fire for cheap thrills
Stab the corpses
And lick the knives like we're evil forces

Hockey games on frozen ponds
No safety pads were ever put on
Drivin' home on country roads
Sixty-five in a twenty-five zone
In my parents Tercel
How did we survive so well
Throw the keys and the wheel locked up
I almost killed every one of

Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous

There must be
A guardian angel
Or some kind of destiny we have
'Cause we should have died
A long time ago
The way that we were livin' in our paths

What will we say when our kids come to us
And ask, with a smile on their face,
"Hey Dad, my friend's got some new ninja swords!
Is it cool if we slash up his place?"
Hey
Hey
Hey ("Is it cool if we slash up his place?")
And get dangerous

Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous

(Ow)
Ow
Ow
Gow
Gow (Yee, hee ha!)
Gow

(2008) The Red Album - 06 - Dreamin'

DREAMIN'


I'm dreamin' in the mornin'
I'm dreamin' all through the night
And when I'm dreamin' I know that it's all right
I'm dreamin' in the evening
Dreamin' all through the day
And when I'm dreamin' I know that it's okay

Daddy says I gotta pay some bills
So I can learn to be responsible
Someday I'll have a family of my own
And they will need for me to be full grown

But I'm dreamin' in the mornin'
I'm dreamin' all through the night
And when I'm dreamin' I know that it's all right
I'm dreamin' in the evening
Dreamin' all through the day
And when I'm dreamin' I know that it's okay

Teacher says I gotta learn some facts
So I can make it in the Widener stacks
These are the days that will define my life
I shouldn't waste 'em on these friends of mine

But oh, I gotta' be a big boy
Whoa, I gotta' pick up my toys
When I start to feel the feeling comin' over me
I soon forget all about responsibility
I walk around in a wide-awake daydream
Things are better out here than they might seem

There are blue birds in the meadow
And the bees are flying around
And the goslings at the river
Paddle out so far from the ground

I am running through the meadow
And the sun is shining on me
I am singing, my voice is ringing
I can sing so loud

And the angels in the heavens
They are wondering
Why am I so glad?

I am running through the meadow
And the sun is shining on me
I am singing, my voice is ringing
I can sing so loud

And I'm dreamin' in the mornin'
I'm dreamin' all through the night
And when I'm dreamin' I know that it's all right
I'm dreamin' in the evening
Dreamin' all through the day
And when I'm dreamin' I know that it's okay

I don't wanna get with your program
I don't wanna get with your program
I don't wanna get with your program
Take back the love

(2008) The Red Album - 07 - Thought I Knew

THOUGHT I KNEW


Sorry about my past life
Sorry but we just missed
Sorry it had to end up like this

Sorry if I caused you pain
Sorry I forgot your name
Sorry, but you left me out in the rain

Thought I knew you better than
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have clue
Not a single damn thing was true

Sorry if I caused you harm
Sorry I'm no good luck charm
Sorry you didn't end up in my arms

Thought I knew you better than
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have clue
Not a single damn thing was true

Now that our world's gone dark
We've drained the well, blew out the spark
And now we're left with broken hearts
Trying to find a new place to start

Thought I knew you better than
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have clue
Not a single damn thing

Thought I knew you better than
Thought I knew your intentions
Thought I knew but didn't have clue
Not a single damn thing was true

(2008) The Red Album - 08 - Cold Dark World

COLD DARK WORLD


I've been watching you, girl, from the back of my car
I see you're unsure of the place that you are
Groceries spillin' up out of your bag
Thinkin' you'll end up a penniless hag
But I see the girl that you are deep inside
Won't you allow me to give you a ride
I can console you and give you a kiss
Show you that you can do better than this

Angel girl in a cold dark world
I'm gonna be your man
Angel girl in a cold dark world
I'll make you understand

I know that you're thinkin' I'm tryin' to score
But deep in your heart you know that I'm more
Than a cad or a scoundrel, now that I've found you
I don't wanna lose you, how can I prove to you
That I am sincere, you don't need to fear
I'm not like the others, I'll be like a brother
I will protect you, never disrespect you
But if you need love then I'll be here to sex you

Angel girl in a cold dark world
I'm gonna be your man (I'm gonna be there)
Angel girl in a cold dark world
I'll make you understand

It might take a while to get with the style
Of life at the end of the miracle mile
But you're gonna love the risin' above
All the trash that is sweepin' you under the rug

I'm gonna be there
Angel girl in a cold dark world
I'm gonna be your man
Angel girl in a cold dark world
I'll make you understand (I'm gonna be there)

(2008) The Red Album - 09 - Automatic

AUTOMATIC


How am I going to
deliver you a mountain size of love?
How do oceans connected by a straw
get something through?

I might need some time to remember
Need some time to remember

Hey, It's automatic when you know it
Hey, It's automatic when you feel it

When do I lay down
and get to see the world inside your eyes?
How can I reach out
and hold on to the joy you've got inside?

Hey, It's automatic when you know it
Hey, It's automatic when you feel it

I got some
But I wanna feel it every hour
'Cause I want to give it to you

Hey, It's automatic when you know it
Hey, It's automatic when you feel it

(2008) The Red Album - 10 - The Angel and The One

THE ANGEL AND THE ONE


It's not my destiny to be the one that you will lay with
So many reasons why I have to go but want to stay here
Sometimes I want a taste, but then I don't know what I'm saying
You are the angel and I am the one that is praying

There is another love that I would rather by obeying
I see the ecstasy, and already I'm anticipating

I feel a deeper peace, and that deeper peace is penetrating
I've got the magic in me, I am complete is what I'm saying

I'm flying up so high, my purple majesty displaying
I've reached a higher place
that no one else can make a claim in
I'll take you there my friend,
I'm reaching out my hand, so take it
We are the angels and we are the ones that are praying
Peace, shalom
Peace, shalom
Peace, peace

(2008) The Red Album - 11 - bonus track - Miss Sweeney

MISS SWEENEY


Bzzz.... Bzzz....
Hi, hello, Miss Sweeney
Could you please come in my office for a second?
I'm heading home for the day
And I thought it'd be good for you and me to check in
I met with the gal from expo
And they do have the slab cabinets in white
She thinks we can take the measurements
down at the site
If we do that, we'll be just fine, Miss Sweeney
That's all I got to say to you at this time, Miss Sweeney
Actually there's one other thing on my mind

Girl, you make the rain clouds disappear
The sun always shines when you're near
I'm waiting until you love me

I'm so sorry Miss Sweeney
I don't know where that came from
I think I was overcome by spontaneous emotion
Anyway,
the cash deposit of $5,000 will need to be sent to the property owner tomorrow
If there are any problems with the deposit or contract
Don't be afraid to holler
I don't want to have to approve each stinking dollar that we borrow
Aww forget it, Miss Sweeney

Girl, you make the rain clouds disappear
The sun always shines when you're near
I'm waiting until you love me

Miss Sweeney, I got to admit the truth
I am totally head over heels in love with you
Every day you come to the office looking fine
Navy business suit clinging tightly to your spine
You ask me if I'm ready to get down to work
Sweeney, baby I'm ready, be my...

Girl, you make the rain clouds disappear
The sun always shines when you're near
I'm waiting until you love me
Girl, you light the skies of my life
I swear I will make you my wife
I'm waiting until you love me

(2008) The Red Album - 12 - bonus track - Pig

PIG


When I was a baby I was so happy
I play with my friends in the mud
Wilbur and Jack and Otis and Beatty
We were a gang, you got to believe me
Momma would scold us if we got too rough
She didn't care, she was proud of us
I ran around and talked to the animals
Tellin' 'em stories of savage cannibals

Then I got older and noticed a girl
At first I was sure I didn't exist to her
I sulker around but I didn't know why
Then she put her cheek on my shoulder and I
Was lookin' at her and she was lookin' at me
We started to smile it was our destiny
Tina was her name, she was my cutie-pie
I forgot about things that I used to like

I spent all my time followin' her around
My friends all made the whip-lash sound
But they understood. They was happy for me
And everyone clapped when I asked her to marry me
And she said "yes" and we felt so fine
We lost track of the passin' time
Before I knew it we had our own babies
Gina and Shannon and Keebie and Gabe

But now I've got to die
I've lived a good life I've got no complaints
I'd like to thank Farmer Pete
For bringing me scraps of food that I could eat
He always had a smile on his face
He didn't want to think of this day
It's finally here
It's finally here, oh

Oo-oo, they called me Pig.
Oo-oo, they called me Pig.

When I was a baby I was so happy
I played with my friends in the mud

(2008) The Red Album - 13 - bonus track - The Spider

THE SPIDER


There's a spider on the drain and he's feeling pain
And he doesn't want to die any more than you or I
He's struggling to live but he doesn't have much time
Any more than you or I, you or I

We've got to die, we've got to live
We got to take what we can get
We sell ourselves for petty change
And when we die we rearrange
It's time to take it back again
It's time to take it back again
I want you to love me like I love you

There's nothing more for me to say
I spoke my piece I'll go on my way
And fare thee well where'er you go
You might need help but I won't know
'Cause I'm up in here in my own cell
It could be heaven it could be hell
We'll never know just who we are
'Cause when we die we become a star
And stars can't talk because they have
No mouth to speak about their past
They simply shine up in the sky
And give their light to you and I
And where would we be without their light
We'd call out names and then start a fight
But then again that's what we do
I hate me and I hate you too
'Cause I'm in pain just like the spider
In the drain, I am a fighter
But I can't win I've got to lose
Give me strength to see me through
And ease the pain that I must feel
As my bones break and I taste the steel
As I go down ...the drain
I'm insane

(2008) The Red Album - 14 - bonus track - King

KING


One night at the disco I wanted to dance slow
I saw a sweet baby, such a fine lady
I walked up to ask her, but some dude just grabbed her
I told him to back off, cut me some slack off
I see you come here, drinkin' that cheap beer
Act like you own it, I can't condone it
You show me now respect, you got to get off it
You got to get with it. Time for a swift kick
You see, I own this town. You best not come around
If you wanna get by, then cool it down
If you wanna start something, know one thing: I'm king
If you wanna mess around like that, that's just how it is
If you wanna get by, then mind your biz
If you wanna start something, know one thing: I'm king

You wanted attention and did I mention
Nobody likes you, except for the losers
You made a whole army, an army of babies
Some of them stupid, some of them crazy
Pick up your action, act like a grown man
Look at the winners, you can be like them
Life is so easy, pleasant, and dreamy
If you get off me, if you get with me
You see I own this town. You best not come around
If you wanna get by, then cool it down
If you wanna start something, know one thing: I'm king
If you wanna mess around like that, that's just how it is
If you wanna get by, then mind your biz
If you wanna start something, know one thing: I'm king

You can't break me
Never take me
That's just how it is
You can't break me
Never shake me
Clear out of my biz