I guess I’m just a Cold War kid
The worlds always getting ready to end
Ronnie Regan and the Soviet bloc
If those bombs start falling they’re never gonna stop

Duck and cover in the second grade
The final blow to our naivety
Forgive them father, they know not what they did
Another day in the life of us Cold War kids

I believed, you can only stay scared so long

I guess I’m just a cold war kid
Even making love felt like Russian roulette back then
Just looking for a little respite in this human race 
If the bombs don’t get you your sins might anyway

Wishing on a star and praying for peace
But most of those stars were satellites, armed to the teeth  
We ain’t got weapons up there man, even if we did
Why we gonna aim them at a bunch of Cold War kids

I believed, you can only stay scared so long

I guess I’m just a Cold War kid
I’ve got things I’m proud of and things I’ve hid
Sometimes I wake up in a cold cold sweat
Feels like I’m paying for someone else’s regrets

Ronnie bluffed hard and Leonov gave up ground 
Blew his horn and the walls came crashing down
They were cheering in the streets yeah for the work they did
Streets mostly full of us cold war kids 

I believed, you can only stay scared so long

I guess I’m just a Cold War kid
The worlds always getting ready to end
Somehow, it feels like, we’ve lived this all before
Hoping for peace, preparing for war 
  
Lessons went unlearned now they're at it again
A brand new generation of them Cold War Kids 
Repeat 

I believed you could only stay scared for so long

but I was wrong

Cold War Kids

Paper called her Corpus Christine
Said she’s as pretty as she is mean 
and she owned the building where 
they found all the bodies 

One a doctor, one a judge
Every single one of them was in love
And none of them, even saw it comin’

Did your mama never love you Christine
Did daddy maybe love you too much  
If you had a conscience, you’d want to come clean
What kind of monster can kill a man with love
Corpus Christine

She never said a word at the trial
Smillng at the jurry like she didnt have a care
She was prolific, in her way  
killed all the men held in her sway 
Nothing to decide cept the chamber or the chair

Did your mama never love you Christine
Did daddy maybe love you too much
If you had a conscience, you’d want to come clean
What kind of monster can kill a man with love
Corpus Christine

Little did we know, Chistine had some new boy friends
You’d think they’d of seen it comming but love is blind
Prosicution thought everything was comming up aces
Til hey found half thre jury floating face down on the Nueces

Did your mama never love you Christine
Did daddy maybe love on you too much
If you had a shred of conscience, you’d want to come clean
What kind of monster can kill a man with love
Corpus Christine

Corpus Christine

Got a pickup truck with the sexy lady mudflaps
If trouble comes knockin’, You know I’m gonna knock back
I can’t pick out my own clothes
Or decorate my abode
Look like the straight guy in a queer-eye episode

I wanna be sippin’ on Mai Tais
Overdose on sunshine
Close my eyes and try not to think 
Wanna go where the bars only sell umbrella drinks
I need some toes in the sand time
Checkin’ out tan lines
Hate my job, my boss is a jerk
Gonna send my body on a long vacation
And put my liver to work

Tequila is my Kryptonite, whiskey just makes me sour
Got a fridge full of Natural Lights, in case the boys stop by for happy hour
I need somethin' that comes in a coconut shell
Brings its own shade so the ice don’t melt
A curly straws and a bartender that won’t judge me

I wanna be sippin’ on Mai Tais
Overdose on sunshine
Close my eyes and try not to think 
Wanna go where the bars only sell umbrella drinks
I need some toes in the sand time
Checkin’ out tan lines
Hate my job, my boss is a jerk
Gonna send my body on a long vacation
And put my liver to work

I don’t mind a few beers out with the fellas
When I ain’t home I like the drinks with umbrellas
When we ain’t we like the drinks with umbrellas
When we ain’t home we like the drinks

I wanna be sippin’ on Mai Tais
Overdose on sunshine
Close my eyes and try not to think 
Wanna go where the bars only sell umbrella drinks
I need some toes in the sand time
Checkin’ out tan lines
Hate my job, my boss is a jerk
Gonna send my body on a long vacation
And put my liver to work

Umbrella Drinks

I ain't never lept over no tall buildings
I damn sure can‘t outrun no speedy trains
I cant even save you from yourself babe
Hell, I cant even save me from myself

I think I may have a Spandex allergy
I'd probably trip over my own cape
But in my fingers, behold a dexterity
I guess to fret is just my destiny

And I can fly for a little while
But I'm bound to make a big mess where I land
I know I'm not the hero you were looking for
but I can bend steel with my bare hands

I dont often change in a telephone booth
I was cited for indecent exposure that time I tried
Never had the opportunity to see if bullets bounce right off of me
but after just a few drinks, you know I think they might

And I can fly for a little while
But I'm bound to make a big mess where I land
I know I'm not the hero you were looking for
but I can bend steel with my bare hands

I know I aint no Superman. Not even one little bit
Thats ok from what I hear, he cant sing or play a lick
It's time I use my abilities, to make you understand
I'm gonna write you love songs with my bare hands

And I can fly for a little while
But I'm bound to make a big mess where I land
I know I'm not the hero you were looking for
but I can bend steel with my bare hands

Steelbender

To my friends that are dead and gone
To my friends that are dying
I will see you on the other side 
If there's another side to see you on
and that preacher wasn’t lyin’

You can guide me ‘round that river bend or welcome me to Valhalla then
Vouch for me when St. Peter says I’m ain’t aloud inside
Let this be your epitaph you helped the world to sing and laugh
You’ll live in our hearts as long as we're alive

You get to an age where you loose friends 
faster than you can make them
Even if I’m a lucky one and die a lonely old man
it still comes to an end
Legacy is just the way that you are  remembered

To my friends that are dead and gone
I will do my part to carry on 
It’s not the destination, it’s the ride
Let this be my epitaph, I helped the world to sing and laugh
I hope to live in your hearts as long as you’re alive

Epitaph

What if I’m wrong, about everything
What if I’m on the wrong side of history
What if were too far gone that were never gonna see
The clouds for the sky
What if God is just the buzzing of a honeybee
And we let him die

What if there is only gray and there is no black or white
What if Jesus was the only one to really get it right
When he said love can build a bridge that can span a great divide
If we could put away our pride
What if sin is just a word that keeps us alone tonight
Will it be alright

What if dawn is hiding just out of sight
It always comes back around even after the darkest night
And I’m sure come the next one were gonna get it right
Learn to get along
And we’ll be holding hands and singing songs
But, what if I'm wrong?

What If I'm Wrong

He loved her so damn much, he thought it went without saying
Turns out that aint how women work
His ex best friend used to tell her she was pretty
and they left there him writhing in the dirt

And I don’t really know why anyone tries anymore
Headlong for the heavens just to wind up on the floor
Begging for forgiveness as you walk right out that door 
maybe nobody did anything wrong, we just got bored 

She said I love everything there is about you
There’s just a couple things I maybe you could change
I said fine by me, I’d do anything for you baby
and continued being exactly the same

Bored

Pictures decorate your skin 
I bet I could find God in them
If you let me trace my fingers where I choose
I watch you turn the lights down low
You put Elvis on the radio
I guess you've got an old soul too 

I want to read your tattoos
I want to study your moves
Every line it tells a story, of tragedy or glory
I need your help to uncover every clue
I want to read your tattoos 

A heart thats wrapped up in a rose
A phoenix rising from the coals
Underneath the surface, I see you
Let's talk about those angel wings you ain't got yet
I want to kiss the ones that you regret 
The stories written there might pull me through

I want to read your tattoos
I want to study your moves
Every line it tells a story, of tragedy or glory
I need your help to uncover every clue
I want to read your tattoos 

I want to memorize you, till I know them all by heart
Every line, every curve, a place where we can start
Some cover up scars, maybe just like you planned it
And baby, you make for a beautiful canvas 

I want to read your tattoos
I want to study your moves
Every line it tells a story, of tragedy or glory
I need your help to uncover every clue
I want to read your tattoos

Canvas

When in Rome, you’ve got to do as the romans they do
Try to look all tough in your mini skirt, and feed the lions a Christian or two

When in Nashville we sleep in our cars
The songs in our heads ain’t makin us bread
But our eyes are full of stars
When in Nashville

I went punk in up in New York City, grew my hair out in LA
But when I went glam in ol’ alabam’ they escorted me right out of the state

When in Nashville, we all get along
The hippie’s the hicks and the hypocrites
Spinning lies in to songs
When in Nashville 

Every waitress has a demo
Every barman's got a band
Even the outlaws have a song to sing
So they brought them to the promised land
They say dreams come here to die
But they just change shape under neon light
Maybe the story's in the struggle
and maybe that alright 

When in Nashville, I think I found where I belong
Spinning daydreams in to stories, 
and heartbreak in to songs
When in Nashville

When in Nashville

I couldn’t help but notice her there
All legs and long blonde hair
I was a man besotted 
And it felt like she stole all of the air
From that room, from my lungs 
I was a lamb to slaughter

If you carry my heart, I will carry your water
If you carry my heart, I will carry yours

I never was one to let my fancy take flight
To believe in love at first sight
It was too much bother
But there I stood under the spell of the night
And the moonlight‘s favorite daughter

If you carry my heart, I will carry your water
If you carry my heart, I will carry yours

It can’t hurt you what you don’t know
That’s why I gave up on love along time ago
And I know soon she’s gonna be gone 
with the night that brought her
And I don’t wanna be left here 
Last of the lovelorn martyrs 

If you carry my heart, I will carry your water
If you carry my heart, I will carry your water
If you carry my heart, I will carry your water
If you carry my heart, I will carry yours

I couldn’t help but to notice her there
All legs and long blonde hair

Carry Your Water

I met a girl
who fell off the world
she refused to believe 
in gravity

the rest of us stayed
as she floated away
she smiled and she waved
goodbye

I read about a guy
and the science he decried
he froze to his death
on the 4th  of July

His family cried
the cops looked for alibis
even I felt a little chill
so pervasive was the lie

I know faith can be
a beautiful beautiful thing
but there comes a time when you're just laughing in
the face of reality

I met a girl
feet panted firmly on the world
She made me believe
in gravity

She never promised not to leave
but I chose to believe

Gravity MP3

Now that America is great again
Safe for us straight white god fearing men
Gonna shoot my guns up in the air and then
Think I’m gonna buy myself a Mexican
I’m gonna grab her by the pussy (Hell yeah!) Grab her by the pussy (Oh yeah!)
they have gone and sanctified all my favorite sins
Now that America is great again

Back in the day, do you remember the time
A man could get a little hands on to keep his woman in line 
A marriage was sacred it couldn't be redefined
Daddy use to paddle to his secretaries  behind and then
Grab her by the pussy (Hell yeah!) Grab her by the pussy (Oh yeah!)
they have gone and sanctified all my favorite sins
Now that America is great again

I cant recall the book its in, I cant recall the verse
The lord helps those that help themselves. Yeah, I’m talking my net worth.
May not want to believe me but you know that it’s true
Greed and pride and ignorance we made them all virtue

Good luck to you America but this might be all she wrote
If you think this is an anthem you didn't get the joke. Im gonna 
grab you by the pussy(Hell yeah)Grab you by the pussy(Oh yeah)
They’ve gone and sanctified all your favorite sins 
Now that America is great again
For you

Now That America Is Great Again

Are you a doctor or am I being molested?
All up in my business maybe I should protest it.
He said, I've seen your condition before in this very room.
That man had been freebasing naked with a plastic spoon. 
(Were you?)

Freebasing naked with a plastic spoon
(Freebasing baby)
Freebasing naked with a plastic spoon
(Freebasing baby)

I just wanted to get loaded
I just wanted to get locked

I remember a few beers with the boys on the town
I remember puffing something being passed around
I saw a bum on the corner with his face painted blue,
You know, come to think I might have had a huff on that too.
(Then I was)

Freebasing naked with a plastic spoon
(Freebasing baby)
Freebasing naked with a plastic spoon
(Freebasing baby)

The doctor said I've had a few of those nights too.
It’s all in good fun, but here comes the bad news.
Remember how the ladies used to stir your cup?
Remember how you used to pee standing up?
(Not any more man!)
 
Freebasing naked with a plastic spoon
(Freebasing baby)
Freebasing naked with a plastic spoon
(Freebasing baby)

I just wanted to get loaded
I just wanted to get locked
Not quite understanding the thermodynamic properties of polystyrene
that spoon melted in my lap and they sent me home half cocked.

Freebasing Naked With a Plastic Spoon

I’m not going to lie and say you that you look half your age
And I hope that you don’t take this the wrong way
I love every little line that’s on your face
And the way you carry yourself with dignity and grace

Sometime the words I mean aren’t the words I say
I’m just trying to wish you a happy birthday
For a second there I thought I might have read you wrong
You said I know you love me now but for how long

Until all the politicians get their hands out of the till
And Sysiphus gets his rock over that hill
You know I always have and always will
Love you

You say the children are the cause of all the gray
But I know that I shoulder most the blame
For a house too full of guitars and a fruitless quest for fame
And the empty space in your California king

Until all the politicians get their hands out of the till
And Sysiphus gets his rock over that hill
You know I always have and always will
Love you

When the stars all fade in to that endless night
I will hope and pray on the last sattalite
That we made it though and that you love me still
Because I will

Until all the politicians get their hands out of the till
And Sysiphus gets his rock up that damn hill
You know I always have and I swear I always will
Love you

Darren Ramey

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