Firecracker firecracker sis-boom-bah One for the shitholes one for the bars Volume at 11 sounds about right For the drunken motherfuckers looking for a fight Casa Cantina and The Union too Jackie O’s pub where they make their own brew Head down to The Skull for heavy metal night Leather-clad bikers on PBR highs CHORUS: The walls are shakin’ this forsaken hole is gonna burn down We’ll light the fuse you can’t refuse the power of this town A hand grenade serenade it’s like a firecracker Alcoholic smokin’ chronic breakin’ the law Move on through the night we’re gonna wait for the dawn Lunar light is shinin’ gonna make my own way Portion of distortion ‘cause rock n roll pays CHORUS Where do lies go once they are told First our thoughts are bought and then sold Drowning sorrows celebrate Amplified in altered states CHORUS

Goodbye good riddance it’s your time to go Goodbye good riddance you’ve worn out your welcome as you know An object at rest just can’t be stopped Lazy motherfucker just can’t be taught Goodbye good riddance to your melodramatic show Goodbye to the pittance that you threw my way Goodbye to the annoyance of your presence everyday Acrimony I must confess I won’t miss your constant mess Goodbye good riddance

It feels like I’ve been run down It feels like I’ve run aground Preoccupied lovers so into each other Like no one’s around Standing alone here endangered and stoned Fearing the worst is now CHORUS: Bow my head down hide behind my collar Cannot see right cannot see kind Shuffle away wish I could remember The feeling I felt when you were mine It feels like I’m slipping away It feels like the night is the day Preoccupied lovers so into each other There’s hardly a sound Standing alone here and growing weary The future’s now CHORUS Water is pounding on my metal roof tonight Cannot sing I cannot fight Water fills my eyes Destination still unknown forever I’ll be all alone

FALLING DOWN The stains are fading from her face Ashen lines from blank and black eyes tonight The pain still shows it’s hard to hide If only there was somewhere to go Woods so dark road so far Run so hard follow the stars Follow the stars CHORUS: Falling down face down in a field Clawing up the steep rocky mountainside Out of her bondage and into the dark Out of her prison gotta make a new start Falling down face down in a field Clawing up the steep rocky mountainside Out of her nightmare and into the dark Out of her prison gotta make a new start Line was drawn it was crossed Beaten by a callous man Crimes were done in plain sight Ain’t nobody gonna choose that plan Losers and abusers do what they do only ‘cause they can Silence equals violence it’s like blood on everybody’s hands ½ CHORUS Morning light melts away the frost Curving road leads the stricken and the lost for now The pain still shows it’s hard to hide If only there was somewhere to go Road so long road so far Follow the signs follow the stars Follow the stars SHE'LL PAY Robin thinks she can get away But when I find her She’s gonna pay She won’t get far she’s got nothing but her feet No brain in her head no money she’s stupid and weak She thinks she can get away CHORUS: She’s mine for all time She’ll pay someday My gun is her fate My rules my way She took my key and unlocked the door She took everything I got nothing more She’s got my gun and my cash That bitch has got guts and my only stash She thinks she can get away CHORUS FIST TO THE WALL My head feels like lead My hand bloody and broken My fist to the wall She’s gonna suffer she’s gonna crawl My safe violated She snagged the key while I was blacked out She’s armed but with my rage I’m gonna throw her back in her cage Where’s she’s gone I can’t imagine She’s got no family nowhere to run to She’s lost her mind but she will see She can’t live her life without me ‘Cause I’m the man and she’s the girl She’ll come back ‘cause I’m her world By the time I get sober her little vacation will be over HEADLIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE I’ll put my thumb out and I will see If someone can finally help me See some headlights in the distance Coming toward me as the day A car is slowing and I’m growing anxious will I catch a break Out of state plates and two women driving for two more long days Oh my god girl get in the car what happened to you How long you been out here My name is Rachel this is June Where do you need to go Do you need something to eat We’re going a pretty long way all the way to the California beach BREATHE AGAIN Now that I’m away from him I feel I can breathe again So long a prisoner of his cruelty Sisters have taken me where I can break away Where I’ll sing like a bird at the break of day Here I’m alone alive Feeling like a fallen leaf Out on a windy day But not a fool of anyone Not a fool of anyone

All these mornings feel the same Got no one but me to blame Stuck in a spillway At the start of a new day All my life just seems like a waste Playing makes my fingers hard Shuffling this deck of cards Needing a new place Wanting a new face All my life seems like it’s slipping away CHORUS: Smooth walls leading to a barbed wire fence It’s just a sign of the times Sign of the times Chain link wrapped around the legs of tables It’s a sign of the times Sign of the times All this time lost in the dark There’s no finish there’s no start Ruts getting deeper Climbs getting steeper All my life seems like it’s starting to fray Hanging in and hanging on Blinds are closed and curtains drawn Needing a new place wanting a new pace All my life the colors fading grey CHORUS Flowers fade away Witness the decay Breaking down perfection No nothing lasts forever With the sun we’re one Set and risings come Still it seems like it’s always dark How do we get the hell out of here CHORUS

Between the rain and the coming dark The road still wet to reflect the stars Time to myself cold to the bone Time to myself just free to roam CHORUS: Do do while I can Flow like the water does Do do while I can And harden these muscles Do The light still shines in the western sky Orange to peach and then the colors die Remember when this is ever gone Enjoy the sound of my body’s song CHORUS

How many more times will the curtain arise in this pageant of contradiction Hot air blowin’ so free there’s nothing to see but a race of consolidation How many more times will the rich man’s cries drown out all of the desperation Marching claiming the streets ain’t much of a feat without a party of revelation Given the choice I pick none of the above How many more times will our hopes arise despite all the complications Promises starting to fade showing a charade to chip away at our foundations How many more time do we swallow the crimes the ritual fabrication Smiling shaking of hands ain’t enough to defend a systematic degradation Given the choice I pick none of the above CHORUS: In this pageant of false impression Self-fulfilling prophecy Lesser of two evils struggle A mockery of democracy In this game of blame denial Self-delude and advertise Distorting facts taking credit Swinging lies to hypnotize Hawks disguised as doves Long ago we had enough The decision ain’t so tough The box to check is none of the above CHORUS

I can feel the rainwater seeping into my clothes I can see the fog forming on the glasses upon my nose It’s been raining all through the night and all the morning besides And if I need to take a drink I’ll tilt my head up and open wide CHORUS: I’m on a grey road under a grey sky It don’t matter ‘cause I’m gonna ride I’m on a grey road under a grey sky It don’t matter ‘cause I’m gonna fly Gotta do what I gotta do ‘cause I ain’t taking no SAG Grab my gear I get up and go you know it ain’t that bad I’m soakin’ wet with a smile on my face rolling out of the Natchez Trace Down to Chickasaw in Tennessee and that’s where the sunshine is gonna be CHORUS

No I’m not afraid of dying My deepest fear is not living at all So in my time gonna keep on trying Gonna swing this hammer til I break down this wall No there ain’t a point in trying To alter facts nobody can stall So in my time gonna keep from sighing Gonna turn this axe into a wrecking ball

Who needs conspiracies When there are eyes in the sky watching for you and me Heat-seeking trouble with economy Pre-emptive signals pulsing will decree We’re all guilty Time lost and time forgot The powers of perversion will not ever stop Insecure and powerful are at the top People of the street are running from the cops We’re all guilty Moon silver black barred window No water and no fire White temple floating in the darkness Stoning victims higher Fragile circles are gone Through golden mountain fields Drowned in lakes and burned on high Evil ancient always revealed